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small update. New bit v old bit: It did dig a little better. frame cover: Didnt dig much. Had to do some ranch tasks. Built a box for the tank cutoff and cleaned up cabin loft. Kids want to make it a backup sleeping area, and now.we have a bigger shed we can move junk out.
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it all hangs from the top, like a reverse skyscraper. If I added another set, the next set would probably need to be anchored into the sides. I think I could hollow out niches and cement in some bolts if I had to. But my plan is to try and make it to 20 ft, and then try to concrete it up in lifts (removing sets as I rise up). Once I'm at 20, I might try and go deeper straight down, but more likely I'd start going horizontal. If I didn't concrete up, I would wedge in some supports from the bottom. I think I could source some 48x30 baker scaffolding, and that might work. https://www.idahogeology.org/pub/Bulletins/B-21.pdf
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just a gnarly blister across my palm. I was being dramatic. The depth is still around 18 ft or so.
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May and June have been moist. A couple of times I was up and pretty much did nothing but pull out buckets of water and mud. Finally scout camp is over, kodd sports are on hiatus, and weather drying out. Hope to come up weekly the next 6 weeks or so. Fan set up, new ryobi spotlight (old crap ebay bulb fell and broke): Blowing air. A mouse had died and turned into a puddle of mouse. I scraped it into a bucket with a piece of leftover 2x4. I assume that's sufficient decontamination and I won't die of hanta virus maybe. The layer I'm at is very f'ing hard. I'm committed to knocking this down level across the whole hole. But 3 more feet of this is daunting. I did the jackhammer without gloves, and degloved some of my hand. Annoying. Rubbed some mouse puddle remains in it for good luck. Big red jackhammer got stuck, so I had to get out the small red jackhammer. Annoying. But I noticed the little jackhammer chipped the rock better. I think I need to sharpen or replace the point of the big jackhammer. About to check Amazon on what a replacement costs. Got out about 4.5 buckets in 2 hours of labor. Not great. A good day is 16 buckets. A great day is 24-30. My mask keeps fogging up, too. Might look into prescription sports goggles.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
CleverNickname replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
is this the best twitter day since the 2015 DeAndre Jordan saga? -
Somewhere in Nigeria Gabe Mouneke is watching and calling SGA a punk ass bitch.
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Gold bug / silver bug / numismatic / metals thread
CleverNickname replied to 52-80's topic in Business and Markets
moneymetals.com I'm sure their are plenty of similar providers. I picked them because they had options for low dollar baller cheapskates like me. I do silver buffaloes. -
All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
CleverNickname replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
Anyone else hoping to downsize significantly in retirement? I have the ranch/hole, so I can still live my rural junkyard dreams. But a tidy 2/2 condo we can lock and leave sounds delightful. All I want is a washer/dryer, 2 parking spaces, and not hear the neighbors through the wall too much (well, prjmary on main to age in place). The kids can stay in a hotel or VRBO when they visit. Or if they have kids, we will stay in a hotel while they have the place. We can do yearly vacation rentals over the summers. I'll gladly given the kids the equity amd well enjoy the cheaper insurance, taxes, and upkeep. -
Gold bug / silver bug / numismatic / metals thread
CleverNickname replied to 52-80's topic in Business and Markets
My $100/mo silver buillof plan delivered the 100th buffalo. I bumped it to $125/mo, given current elevated prices. I bought a nice little plastic container that holds 5 tubes. If the silver:gold ratio gets back down to ~80 I'll swap some out. -
Markets still falling like whoa
CleverNickname replied to Llano Estacado's topic in Business and Markets
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My (teacher) wife may get a huge bonus, and it may put us over the Roth cap. A nice problem to have, I guess. But still annoying. For now we are ramping up 403b/457 savings to adjust MAGI lower. Next year we may just skip Roth IRAs altogether and stuff the 457 Roth option, but I hate it's not in Vanguard. I dislike Empower (employers vendor) a great deal. Normally at our income pre-tax savings is the way to go, but we will have pensions so there might not be a super low post retirement income. We hope we can never touch our Roth savings, and thay would be what we plan to pass down or help kods out of.
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Conclave 2025: All of the Smoke, None of the Brisket
CleverNickname replied to GopherRock's topic in Daily Texan
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I'd actually be interested is something like this. My ranch has electric, but no well. I do rainwater collection (1550 gal tank) off about 1000 sq ft of roof. I have a rural electric coop with a minimum monthly charge. Even with a fridge constantly running, my bill often does exceeds the minimum. I think I'd prioritize (1) low low maintenance; (2) cost efficiency. Basically I'd leave it running at the ranch cabin when I'm not there, and capture the drainage like my existing rainwater system. I don't need filtering or UV. I can spike with bleach. I think anything below 1kwh per day is basically free for me. Another thought is a pure 12v system than can run direct on whatever cheap panels I can scrounge up. Even 2 gallons a day would be pretty cool, if the price was right. A little 100 or 200 gallon tank would be easy to set up, and I could find a use for it.
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