Not that Bob

How much y’all losing to evaporation these 100+ days?

I was just pulling fireman 4's chain when I said "fancy lodge". I spent several years in a college dorm room. I can take less than fancy. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Yeah, we're pretty late getting started on this. I may be asking about the sites in Waco.

No kids. Fancy lodge. End of September first of October 4 days. Easy hiking...olds...but not crippled.

I see Yellowstone and Tetons, but nothing on Yosemite. Please give advice, best entrances, hotels, side trips, etc. Sorry if I messed it.

Please expand on the steam oven comment. I have heard good things, but have no experience.

When it comes to odors in the house I am, admittedly, persnickety. I had dreams of my son bringing home his college friends and me cooking burgers on the griddle. Nope.

Addendum: My Viking had a griddle. Used it exactly one time. It stunk up the house and was a bitch to clean. Get an outdoors griddle.

Give her a break man. Do you know how much energy it takes to waddle 60 feet?

I was disappointed in Viking. Never worked 100% properly, which I expected for that price point. Going with Wolf now. Too early to tell. Gas cook top and electric oven is what all the salesmen and designers say, hell if I know why. My experience is that top vent works better. Downdraft tends to pull the heat away from the burner plus cooking odors/smoke come from the top of the pot, not the bottom. Get as much draft as you can. I suggest the Suck Master 5000. Seriously Vent-a-Hood with dual fans is good.

RIP Paul Sonntag RIP Claudia Rutt

I used to plan my work arrival time around the start of his program. I learned so much about music. His program cost me hundreds in. LP purchases. I still have three copies of The Android Sisters “Songs of Electronic Despair” I wanted to make sure I never wore one out

Having recently "assisted" my parents in their declining years and eventual death, I have told my wife that when the time comes, find the best facility you can find, come see me twice a week, make sure I have a working computer and tv, and bring two handles of Glen Livet each visit. I'm only half joking. Spending 5 years (of my "Golden Years") taking care of declining parents has shown me that one of the horrible things about AD is that the person becomes...an inconvenience...a burden. That's a hard thing to say but it is the truth. As Mo said above, "you've gotta die of something." $20B annually could built some decent facilities...and that's another thing, "decent" doesn't have to be the Driscoll Hotel. Cinder block construction, good lighting, plastic covered mattresses, that is adequate. When someone shits the bed two or three times a day ease of clean up becomes the priority, not Stiffel lamps with crystal bobbles. Over staff the place. Don't use "the minimum required by law." And we've got to get over the notion that *judicious* use of medications is wrong. If a medication can bring a person out of a snit, or a rage, or a hallucination, then use the damn medication. The patient will be more comfortable, and the staff will not get furious with the patient which leads to abuse. I know it would only be a matter of time, a short time, before graft and corruption would set in, but I think it might be 20 Bill better spent as opposed to some medication chase that appears to be going no where. Oh, and when you find the corruption, put the mother fuckers in prison. Not just some bullshit fine. Lock 'em up. They are stealing from the most vulnerable in our society. They are monsters.

Same. I was pleasantly surprised.

I don't find this on the Lucas page. What model is it?

Heart breaker.

Spicewood Rd. at 360. Zip. Zero. Nada.

Screw this take over stuff. Where does one acquire that leather trench coat? I want that coat. I want it. Never be an opportunity to wear it but it would look bitchin' in the closet...or on the coat rack in the entry.

I'm getting conflicting reports. We've just had a major pool rebuild, plaster and everything. Part of the reason is that the skimmer was leaking to the support structure below...the pool is suspended. Replacing the support structure was a major part of the expense so I am anxious to not have chlorinated water on the steel structure again. The builder took out the skimmer saying adequate floor jets and pump pressure would take care of it and no skimmer would be required. What says surl. PS no trees close so no leaves. PPS it is a negative edge pool and the builder says the basin acts as a skimmer since all the water eventually goes over the negative edge into the basin which has filters.

Santana III, aka “The Man with the Outstretched Hand” is a desert island album for me. Get well, Carlos.

Fireworks over the 360 Bridge last night. Happy 3rd of July??

I'm in an acoustic phase right now and I can't bring myself to put aftermarket locking tuners on my Martin. Gotta' admit that the locking one's on my Strat make it much easier. Maybe I'll reconsider putting them on the Martin...naahh...

Storage problem? Pish Posh! Try being an electric guitar and amplifier collector. Now that's a storage problem.

Changing strings. 50 years I've been doing it and I still suck at it...bad. I consider it a blessing if strings don't slip afterwards, and yes I lock them, but I just suck at it.

Apparently going to tunnel under the Colorado River. I've got a bad feeling about this.