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  1. 9 minutes ago, EE2B said:

    Everywhere you have a line coming off to a light, is that a splice point also? Also, that looks like a lot of lights. What size transformer do you have and have you calculated the total wattage for the lights?

     

    Edited to add: you may try breaking the splice and using marine grade shrink wrap instead of tape. That would give you more protection from water. I think you can pickup a box of difference sizes from amazon for $10-$15.

    Sorry -- I meant to specify that all the lights are LED, ranging from 20-50W equivalent.  I forget what the transformer capacity is but the total lights on the line are significantly below max b/c I wanted room for expansion at a later date.  And, yes, everywhere there is a line coming off there is a splice point.  

  2. 47 minutes ago, Updawg said:

    Not sure about the melted part but I bet you are getting water in there. Get some outdoor wire nuts (they have grease in them) and wrap well with tape. That's what I did.

    I have those on the double splice, but the triple splice was too big for the outdoor nuts.

  3. I need to jump on the electrician advice. Last year, I installed an outdoor lighting kit. Whenever it would rain, the gfci would trip so I assumed that the connections were loose/got water in them. I finally decided to take a look at it today and repair the splices and use shrink housing to cover them.

    I've attached a rough drawing of the diagram. At splice 3 (green X), I notice that the rubber housing looked slightly melted whenever I took off the electrical tape. The odd thing is that the copper wires do not look melted. Is that normal? Could this be due to the water getting in the circuit or did I make a wiring mistake?

    My handwriting blows. The lights are path lighting, wall wash/spot, and uplight spot.

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  4. I did brakes on both my car and my wife's previous car. I then paid a good mobile mechanic that was recommended by a buddy that is very affordable. Hence forth, I will always use him for brakes. If you're in north Dallas, I'll shoot you his info.

  5. On 12/15/2018 at 7:58 AM, Spur08 said:

    We got some pretty bad news this week.

    One of our closest friends, the matron of honor in our wedding, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. I suppose she was lucky in that she found out by getting a bruise checked out from her daughter kicking her in the boob while playing. A CT flagged a couple of spots in her spine so she's getting a MRI to verify what they are. She starts chemo next week, following by surgery and radiation.

    We have a very closeknit group of about 6 or so couples. We are banding together to provide car packages and what not throughout her treatment. All of us are local DFW folk except for the friend getting treatment, who has recently relocated to Austin with her family.

    My question to this group is - what are some good items to include in care packages? Of course, there are restaurant gift cards and the like but I'm wondering what other things we may not be thinking of. Both of there families are with them right now so we can some time to organize for the following months.

    So a lot has changed in the last few weeks.  The spinal lesions did verify that our friend has Stage 4 METs.  Her oncologist in Round Rock told her that they didn't have a clinical trial for her and recommended she go to MDA.  Jump to this week, a PET scan at MDA showed additional lesions in her pelvis, ribs, and lymph nodes around her heart.  She has started Ibrance treatment this week and will have an appt with a dietitian at MDA in a few weeks. 

     

    It's like an emotional nuclear bomb with each update given.  I'm concerned about her, I'm concerned about her families financial stability, I'm concerned about her husband and their 2 girls.  My wife and I are the go-betweens between all of our friends due to our close relationship with her and their fear/concern of how to react.  I suppose we all feels paralyzed with all of this news and just don't know what steps to take.

  6. 3 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    Except the Big 12 doesn't thump its chest about how much harder the conference is and that it just means more.

    So, again, the only way to dispute that it's not more difficult is by comparison..

    Just looking for the whole picture, folks. Seems ridiculous to have N = 1 regarding conferences.

  7. 6 hours ago, Dutch said:

    Prepare to be disappointed, as I'm not Surly 1%.  Not a Viking or anything really high-end. Just a "Frigidaire Professional Series."  Got last year's model at Lowe's for nearly half off, and my cousin and I installed it. The word "professional" makes it a professional one, right?  It does to me, at least.  Five burners, fully sealed, and all light within two clicks every time.  Gets really hot and holds a very low simmer equally as well.   I really like it, though admittedly this one is my only experience using gas.

    https://www.frigidaire.com/Kitchen-Appliances/Cooktops/Gas-Cooktop/FPGC3077RS/

     

    Did you do a lot of research?  Do any of these newer models have child locks?  Our current one doesn't and my 1.5 yr old is at the curiosity stage.  It makes me really nervous that she's going to turn the gas on one day and blow us all up.

  8. Warm up your neg cannons.....I am prepared for the punishment

     

    When cleaning out my deep freezer yesterday, I found a Costco prime brisket...from 3/17..(for $2.79/lb!)

     

    I'm trying to figure out what to do with it, but I suppose my first question should be - is it still good?  Cryo bag seems to be fine, doesn't look like there is any frost in the bag.

    I was thinking about grinding up some meat for burgers as we are having some buddies over NY day for lunch.  I wasn't planning on doing full brisket but is it possible with this well aged (joke) brisket?  Or will it just taste like ass?

  9. Asking for a friend. What would you do w the leftover bones of a prime rib post cook?

    The new Costco in McKinney has prime beef ribs for $4.99/lb.
    Sounds like we're neighbors. I live right down the road from it.
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