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Catpfish

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  1. Looks like they finished strong. I'm assuming they only got #26 correct although it doesn't show an answer beside it
  2. Can't believe Goff threw a touchdown with 3:21 to go up 27-0. We know have to fade a Jordan Howard not getting 11 points. Of course, we outsmarted ourselves by sitting a somewhat crippled Rodgers and playing Luck...would've had 4 more points
  3. I almost got in a fight on a plane less than a month after 9/11. At the time, the policy was that everyone had to be in their assigned seat with the windows open on takeoff. Some jackass and his whore wife just had to move seats before takeoff (the plane was 70% full). They held everyone up until they finally moved back to their seats. I made a loud smartass remark about how it must suck to have to move further back in the plane because they'll get there so much later than everyone else. He glared at me as he moved to his seat. After takeoff, they moved back to the seats closer to the front. Again, I loudly commented that everyone can rest easy since "they" are back in their spot and will get there faster than everyone else. We had a stewardess that was deadheading back to California sitting with us and she thanked me for saying something because she couldn't. Anyway, the plane lands and the guy gets up and takes a step towards me. I had to bend over to get out from under the overhead bin and when I stood up, he took one look and turned around (not that I'm that big, but he was a manlet). I heard a snickering behind me and a soldier in fatigues said that if he had taken one more step, he was coming over my shoulder and would have immensely enjoyed beating the shit out of him. Tldr...some jackasses just gonna jackass. It was weird walking through the airports with National Guard in full combat gear carrying rifles.
  4. Even though the buyer is a realtor, that doesn't mean that they will price their home appropriately and do what is required to sell.
  5. We had it done but it was part of construction. Are you an all electric house? If not, consideration will have to be given to venting gas appliances and having them sealed off from the enclosed space to prevent carbon monoxide and other issues
  6. Most likely in for 4
  7. Straight from the horse's, er, dawg's mouth
  8. Tall stage to help put it on a pedestal?
  9. I actually do not have a fence around my pool. Of course, my nearest neighbor is retired and about 150 yards away with two barbed wire fences in between. Access to the house is through an electric (code required) gate and the house is about 200 yards from the road. My insurance company was fine with me not having a separate fence once I showed them the satellite. Of course, all of that can/will change once grandkids are in the picture (hopefully, not for 7 years or more) and if/when all of the land to the west of me is developed.
  10. Had a mishit overhead spin so much that it bounced back onto my side of the net in a match. That is the only time it is legal to reach over the net. You still can't touch the net, but you can reach over and knock the ball back into the net so that it is unreturnable.
  11. That big of a discrepancy in square footage is really strange. I don't think I've seen the appraisal and builder square footage that far apart based solely on exterior vs conditioned space unless there were additions/add-ons. Are you sure that the garage wasn't included in that number (although 400 square feet would be smallish for a double garage and not a very likely scenario) or is there a bonus room (something like an upstairs gameroom option) that wasn't accounted for in the base plan?
  12. Holy Crap...serious dust storm in my office. And I really don't like Tom Rinaldi all that much
  13. I'm tracking just fine. I'm referring to property taxes
  14. I would offer a large exemption for churches...say $1 million and then tax over that. The church I used to attend is not that large of a congregation (probably averages around 400 attendance through the various Sunday services), but somehow they convinced themselves that they needed a gym for a recreational venue for members. When that got taken in to replace the fellowship hall that they had convinced themselves was too small, they built another gym. There is zero reason for churches to be providing recreational outlets of this type. This is the kind of stuff I would like to see taxed. How much more could be done without having to handle to the upkeep and utilities on buildings that don't really provide for their mission?
  15. I had to go look it up. I don't think they are too concerned about CTE...or much of anything else
  16. Depends on where you are. In Austin, right now, it's hard to get appraisers to give much, if any, value to solar. As it becomes more widespread, that will probably change. It'll also depend on whether you own the system outright (might get some value) as opposed to leased (zero value).
  17. Catpfish

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    We're ready - Darrell Royal (Cotton Bowl, 1/1/1963)
  18. I'm pretty sure I read that it has a private road with a 16' tall stone entrance
  19. We actually had a pretty good soaking east of Pflugerville. 0.56 inches between 11 and midnight last night. Of course, you can still break an ankle in the ground cracks.
  20. Hendrickson, here in Pflugerville
  21. I bought one from him also. He was a great guy to work with. You might check with local high schools and their 4H/shop departments. They are always looking for projects, especially one that will get them some money. I know the local high school has the equipment to custom cut the designs for the sides.
  22. The other thing to be aware of is that you will keep getting new plants growing from the roots for the next 4-5 years (at least that's how long it seemed). You can roundup the new plants pretty easily, but there will be continual supply for a while. I cut the stump to ground level and then dug it out by hand.
  23. To keep the fake cheese from binding the students up
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