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    He can't be in Austin, because he needs working elevators. That's not a slam or a joke, just a practical observation.
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    It's not clear to me if the $6500/yr rollover has to be limited to the kiddos earnings or what. More clarity should emerge soon. If it is limited to earnings, it's not a huge help (rich people have been putting up to annual limit in a roth under their kids name since their first job at the country club since roths began).
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    This was my chinquapin oak. I loved it.
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    I do Ohio's 529. It's just vanguard. And fwiw, the new tax changes allow for 529 to $35k rollover into your kiddos Roth. Needs to be a 15 year old account. Just think of what $35k could be worth after 45 years. 6x is very reasonable.
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    Trees out here (Spicewood & 183) are peeled like bananas. Can't imagine the apocalypse it would have been if '21 hadn't already decimated the ash and thinned out the rest.
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    A few years ago (10?) I was taking the 183 South flyover from 45 after midnight, whilst rocking out (Fun "All Alone") when my glasses flew off my head into the backseat. Things seemed dire but I was able to make a peep with myself fingers on my left hand, slow down, and drive with one near-sighted eye until I could pull over. They never made a second album.
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    The Decker Lake thing is a 20 car pileup. They aren't sure if the 2 who were thrown off the flyover are pedestrians or passengers, but it seems like they at least know where they are. Over on Ben White they've got a 10 car pile up with a dead pedestrian.
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    They shut down 183A. Over on 130 (i think near Decker Lake?) they think two people were ejected off a flyover.
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    Waaaay ahead of you
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    Mills
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    Anyone else having the county trying to fuck them on a wildlife ag plan? Not sure why a plan that was fine for a decade is suddenly no good. They now want >300ac for white tail management. I sort of get it, but if nobody <300 gives a damn about the deer, it's going to screw hunting for lots and lots of folks.
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    Have a a pretty basic Canyon (SLE, v6, tow package). Would totally get a Maverick or whatever future GM/Chevy or Toyota model in thay nich, provided that (a) one was actually available, (b) I'm reasonably convinced that an Escape platform based trucj has 80% of the long term reliability of a ladder frame pickup with an excessively heavy duty transmission & engine. In my experience non-truck unibody SUVs just don't last like a real truck.
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    First set is in! Hanging bolts set. Lagged two short sides.
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    My first generic rounds. Otherwise have eagles and junk. These are... fine? I think I'd prefer a mint mark. I like eagle more, but the current mark up is too painful. Maybe when I have some deep stacks I'll trade for weirder stuff.
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    Fwiw the first batch of coins shipped for the monthly plan thing mentioned above (money metals). Had to sign. Seems to have worked out.
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    Go much wider and mine engineering says you need 8x8s and a spreader dividing it in half. Already I probably should be doing 6x6s, but that starts to get both expensive and too heavy to handle for one person. As it is 2.5x4 ID is attested as workable in hobby drift mines. Just big enough to have a decent haul bucket (maybe 30 gal) and hoist system, with room for a ladder and air/electric. I'm hoping to go down maybe 20 to 24 feet. One nice thing about 30" width is I could put 29" baker scaffolding in, once I get as deep as I'd like. Then I want to go lateral.
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    I think this one has a bullet, but it was fairly straight so I bought it anyway. Ill chop the last 21" or so anyway.
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    Went ahead and bought 4 more 4x6s. Half of them are crap. Such a pain the ass to even fine 4 that I can use part of. Here's hoping they don't twist to hell as they dry out.
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    Modest progress. I knocked out the concrete framing and out in some metal lathe with garden staples. Hoping it will help stabilize dirt. I tried drilling holes for the hanging bolts, but I think I need a portable drill guide (ordered). Deciding if I need to scrap the ones that I fucked up. My progress has been slow, but I think once I get this first set of timbering in, I'll be able move faster. Considering pouring concrete between the frame and the walls. Might help water penetrtion and critters. That would be a hard day. Small batch concrete by hand always sort of sucks. Might put rull rubber or pond liner n the outside of the lagging. A little extra, but might keep the wood from rotting. Another thought is just a shit ton of expanding foam. Maybe foam and pond liner? Suggestions?
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    Just took down Xmas lights with a kn95 mask.
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    Fleshlight Bowl
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    I'm saying after the championship games, the committee gets together and figures it out. Sometimes, like this year, that means just 2 teams. Sometimes it would be more. There would have been no semifinal this year. Like in 2005: only Texas and USC has a good claim to play for it. Some years you'd need more. Maybe one year there would be 4 undefeated teams: obvious 4 team pool. Sometimes there would be an whole mess of 1 loss contenders, so bring it on. But I know that being flexible is no way to negotiate TV contracts.
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    The best system should be flexible (and therefore impossible). Look at all the teams after championship week, and see what you've got. Sometimes that's 2 or 4 or 8. This year it should just be 2: Michigan v Georgia. One loss teams should only get in there are not 2 undefeated conference champions. Sometimes you might need a teams with a loss to pair against another undefeated conference champ (like if USC hadn't choked).
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    I poured a concrete collar all the way around. I'll tie them into the longer 4x6s that I've built up pads for. Probably headlok screws from the side (but maybe regular lag scrolls) and maybe some extra all thread (cut the 72" down to 54" or so) to some 4x6 I'll use as a spreader. I was going to buy 4 joist hangers, but they are like $30 ea. Still might, dunno.
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    Progress! The hole has been damp. Im not sure if that's ground water migrating (probably mostly through the top 20" of clay) or what. Just before Xmas I put down a 10x13 45 mil pond liner with the hope of being a little drier. Covered with cardboard and mulch to protect from boots and uv. I also figured ventation would be good. Put in 4" sch40 through the side and up. Later, when I get deep, I can put a incline blower to move air. Also got some 4x6 cut and tentatively placed. This will be the top of my first set. You can start to see the 30" clear width (after 2 3.5" widths and the space for lagging, the shaft timbering makes the hole cozy. I still need to knock out a little bit in the one corner but I'm pretty close to putting in the first set of hanging all thread and 48" span.

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