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kmac30

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  1. Put down zeon zoysia last summer after pool install. It’s awesome, except for one issue - dog piss. I have 2 female dogs and they are burning my yard out quick. What can I do? Plugs? Where do I get them? Different grass I can seed? I’m frustrated I didn’t figure this happening earlier (like before I put the grass down). In Houston area.
  2. Friend is in his 70s and started going to heart Dr regularly when he turned 50. 20+ years and never did a stress test. Called me after a visit and told me his Dr said he was good for another 10 yrs. Next day he had a major heart attack. Survived it, but was pissed. Other Dr told him if he wasn’t doing stress test nothing else really mattered. I’m 45 and just got my calcium. Nothing. Going for follow up visit with Dr Monday and I’m going to mention the stress test to see what he says.
  3. Pool put in last year. Before I could get grass down we had some big rain and the water drained from the red clay to my pool deck drains. Travertine got stained. Other places also got stained but they have either faded or I was able to clean them. This one area is constant. After rain last week I noticed the area was wet while everything had dried. Water is coming through behind a retaining wall. Figure this can’t be good, but it’s probably also not that bad. Pool builder said he would have deck guy come check it out. Is this just part of the deal or should this not be happening. In the pic, the water is coming out just to the right of the steps. I would sweep it away or dry with a towel and 10 min later it’s puddles again.
  4. Leaning this way. Polaris just doesn’t get the dirt up.
  5. Zoysia went in last year. Half of my backyard is awesome. The other half is loaded with Poa Annua. I used a 2 gallon sprayer with Dimension 2EW and it doesn’t seem to have made a dent. Little crab grass as well. Thinking I missed the correct amount of product. Should I try again and how much should I use?
  6. Got home and all the stains were gone. Thanks for the advice!
  7. Thanks. Out of town this week so hopefully they’re gone when I get home.
  8. All the pollen is in my pool. Cleaned it out. There are about 5 stains of different sizes on the bottom/steps. It looks like a single thing landed and somehow stained. How do I clean that off?
  9. No. He had a group of parents trying to help him (keeping track of $, raise $, set up separate bank account - he’s using his personal account). He thought they were trying to take things over. No one wanted to take anything over from him. He was on board for all of it. Then a parent who he trusts didn’t understand why any of this was a good idea.
  10. This guy was a good coach until he got paranoid thinking parents who were trying to help him were trying to run things. Could not have been farther from the truth. So coach has started a private chat with 3 or 4 sets of parents and created a divide in our team so bad, after the first tournament we already have families talking of bailing. We will definitely be looking for a new team after spring. Sad.
  11. Went with this team in the fall. Slowly I’ve been realizing the coach has some issues. 9U, my kid thought he saw the bunt sign with a runner on 2nd. Laid down a great bunt, almost beat it out but was called out. Kid from 2nd scored. After the inning coach told me he didn’t give bunt sign. Bunt is bill of cap. He touched his cap. 9 yr old got confused. After the game he calls me to tell me how big a deal it was because “he took the bat out of our best hitters hands.” I told him what my kid said - he thought he got the sign. Let’s move on. Missed signs happen at all levels. So this morning I have a text saying “checked the video, didn’t give the sign. Also, after he told me he didn’t get bunt sign”. (I don’t believe the second part. I spoke with my kid about it. He’s a smart kid and doesn’t miss much.) Game is over. We have kids miss signs all day long. I replied to this last one with “ok”. We play at 3 today. Am I crazy thinking he’s crazy? I know he hasn’t mentioned missed signs to any other parent. It’s pissing me off.
  12. Heater is 400KBTU and I think the pool is 24k gallons.
  13. What I’m really wondering, it’s pretty warm out today but the temps are going to drop for the next few days. I’m wondering if I start it up now when the water temp is, say 65, it will be quicker than if it’s at 55. Once temp is met it will just have to maintain the higher temp. Or is it all the same because I’ll be fighting the lower temps? What should I set it at? 80?
  14. Having a swim party Monday. I was planning on starting the heater on Friday but looks like we’re about to see a big drop in temps. Should I start it today while it might be a little warmer before it drops to the 30s at night?
  15. We have a new organization and dues go toward building it from ground up. I guess I asked the wrong question. We are set to play 6 or 7 tournaments. Our team decided to do a fundraiser to cover costs. A couple of us suggested a team bank account with a parent serving as our treasurer (not me). Parents who didn’t volunteer (and never do) are getting bent out of shape over the parents who volunteered not doing a good job (could it have gone better, yes. They volunteered and no one else did, so it is what it is). End of the day, it’s all falling apart and we’re just going to send the coach $. And our happy cohesive team is now fractured. Problem, in the fall we did a fundraiser. I just bought out my part but some parents didn’t do anything, even a minimum. So at the end of fall we ran out of money. Instead of going to parents who didn’t pay/bring in $, the team split the cost. Lesson learned.
  16. For select teams, how does your team handle the money? I think our team is about to fall apart because we have idiots that don’t know when they have a good thing going.
  17. Turo comes with mileage restrictions? Thought about this.
  18. It’s not the distance, it’s the lack of 4wd. We’ll be taking her car - 2019 suburban. I usually get her a new car and take her car, sell mine. I’ll just buy chains and see how things play out.
  19. I don’t need a new car but wife thinks I should pull the trigger. Have a ‘15 suburban with 110k miles. We’re about to drive to New Mexico and she thinks I should go get a new with 4wd. Just seems like bottom is about to drop out of car market and waiting is the wise choice. Am I wrong? Should I just go do it?
  20. Trying to plan a last minute trip next weekend. Driving from Houston. As of now, because we’re familiar with it, leaning Angel Fire. Wife is trying to get us to go presidents weekend but seems like things get busy. Anywhere else I should consider? 3 kids 9,9,10 that have skied once.
  21. Glad you brought this up. This is my first winter with a pool. I’m assuming my generator will take care of everything if power goes out. Guess the pumps need to run constantly?
  22. So we did a gas oven/stove with vent hood. Then built a large pantry and put double electric oven in there. Wife loves it.
  23. Crazy, I have something similar I was just coming here to post. Just out a pool in and got everything graded out. Not as steep as it used to be, but now I have slow moving water that doesn’t seem to dry out. I have some drains, could I just turn one of the drain pipes into a French drain?
  24. Have a ~4 year old TCL that refuses to find WiFi networks. I have reset it multiple times and tried everything I can find online. Have an old fire stick connected for now, but don’t like that set up long term. Need a cheap smart tv. It’s in the kids playroom and runs Disney+, Netflix, Prime and sometimes I go in there for football games. Anyone have a Fire TV? 50” for 250. Hisense for 230? Any other options out there?
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