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    Pisses me off so much when I see this shit on FB. Sweet tea is not a Texan thing. Only aggy and stupid recent transplants think that shit. 
    When I lived in Dalhart, restaurants brought it to you before they gave you a menu.
  2. 3 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    Yeah, I've been thinking about that for years now.  I always recommend that to homeowners when designing new homes. 

    That's a much bigger project. I've never retrofitted an attic to be conditioned, so not sure what all the steps are.  Closing the soffit and gable vents, an extra HVAC trunk to add some air in the attic ?

    That could start to get more expensive than I'm probably wanting to spend. More ventilation, and a dehumidifier (in a drained pan)  were one my thoughts right now.  Thought I could route a drain line from the dehumidifier thru the soffit so I wouldn't have to empty the collector reservoir.

    To be clear, I'm not recommending that.  It's good advice for the new owner though.  Probably not REAL expensive?  Close off the vents, remove the ceiling insulation then spray foam under the room.  Matt Reisinger is a builder on Austin, and his Youtube channel is great for this kinda thing.

  3. 6 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Not here, Hugo.

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    Texas may have it worse, but most all 15-50 thousand people towns "in the middle of nowhere" struggle with this.  I've lived in those towns since college.  Kids go off to Fargo, Columbus, etc for college and come to enjoy the "scene" and amenities.  They have families and good job offers (as good as in Fargo) but don't wanna give that up.  I don't understand that myself, but I know it's a huge problem.

    There are towns who are doing well at "stretching that gap;" of being a cow town with a micro-brewery.  Good schools, day care and after school options for working parents, and a nice park district.  Even a YMCA.  When Dickinson got our YMCA way back it was HUGE.  A small thing like that is a big think when you don't have it.

    Rural areas tend to have better job prospects for men than women. (Agriculture and manufacturing just simply tip that way.)  I talk to many people who interview great prospects from out of town only to have them say, "I'll take this job if my wife can find a job in this town also."  Too often they can not.

  4. What could go wrong?

    Over 300,000 people have signed on to a Facebook event pledging to raid Area 51 in Nevada in a quest to "see them aliens."
    The event, titled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us," is inviting users from around the world to join a "Naruto run" -- a Japanese manga-inspired running style featuring arms outstretched backwards and heads forward -- into the area.
    "We can move faster than their bullets," the event page, which is clearly written with tongue in cheek, promises those who RSVP for September 20.

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/11/us/alien-march-facebook-event-trnd/index.html

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  5. https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-police-spot-nearly-5-foot-long-alligator-swimming-in-lagoon-in-popular-park

    A nearly 5-foot-long alligator was found living in a lagoon in one of Chicago’s most popular parks Tuesday night and officials are not saying how the creature could’ve ended up there.

    Chicago police received unconfirmed reports on social media early Tuesday that a possible alligator was seen swimming in the Humboldt Park lagoon in the city’s busy West Side.

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    Malik McDowell is in trouble again.

    This time there’s wild video showing the former Michigan State standout and NFL bust with the Seattle Seahawks fighting with a police officer in a convenience store after being hit with a Taser.

    TMZ obtained video that shows the February incident after McDowell was pulled over in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan.

    According to the report, an officer pulled McDowell over after he saw his Jeep speeding and then spinning out.
    Dashcam footage showed McDowell repeatedly asking for the officer’s supervisor after being pulled over in the parking lot of a convenience store.

    McDowell then left his car against the officer’s orders and entered the convenience store, resisting the smaller officer’s efforts to subdue him.

    McDowell was listed at 6-6 and 299 pounds during his playing days.

    Once inside the store, security footage shows the officer warning McDowell that he’s going to use his Taser. After McDowell refuses the officer’s orders to get on his stomach on the ground, the officer followed through on his threat.

     

    https://sports.yahoo.com/video-shows-seahawks-bust-malik-mc-dowell-fight-with-cop-after-being-tased-013730159.html

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