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re: Southern Cal trip

Posted by cassopher on 4/4/24 at 8:05 am
[quote]Take the train from Anaheim to DTown San Diego[/quote] Pacific Surfliner?...

Southern Cal trip

Posted by cassopher on 4/3/24 at 7:32 pm
We are taking a trip to Southern California in June and we are staying in Anaheim for a week. One of the nights we are there I’d like to catch a baseball game but I have no interest in seeing the Angels. Please help me decide between seeing a Dodger game or driving down to S.D. and catching a Padr...
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I ended up getting a room in Kenner for the night but I’m trying to get home this morning. Is taking 90 to Lafayette from here advisable?...
I can get where I need to go without crossing an LC bridge, the only ones I’m worried about are the basin bridge and Mississippi River bridge in BR. Anyone have any info on those 2?...
What are the chances of making it to Lake Charles from New Orleans tonight or very early in the morning? Any potential interstate closures? ...

Getting around airline change fee

Posted by cassopher on 1/5/24 at 7:43 pm
My schedule changed and I have to stay a couple of extra days on my trip next week. Is there anything that can be done to avoid $500 in change fees from the airline....

Long Weekend Ideas

Posted by cassopher on 12/29/23 at 12:12 pm
We are planning a long weekend trip from January 12-15th and have narrowed it down to Vegas, ski trip, or a weekend trip to Disney World. If we take the kids we will choose Disney or possibly skiing, but if it’s just me and the wife it’ll be Vegas or maybe a romantic ski weekend. Any thoughts fr...

re: Breakers randomly tripping

Posted by cassopher on 12/21/23 at 6:58 pm
[quote]I had an electrician friend tell me all new houses have to have the new arc fault breakers to pass inspection. He also said they suck and he replaces them with regular ones when they start tripping[/quote] From what I’ve heard they are very sensitive....

Breakers randomly tripping

Posted by cassopher on 12/21/23 at 5:20 pm
We moved into an 8 year old house in August and last week one of our breakers that powers our kitchen/living room randomly tripped twice. It is a 15 amp arc fault breaker and the only thing it’s powering is TV/soundbar, lights for the kitchen, and a few outlets that have cell chargers plugged into ...

re: I hate the car buying process!

Posted by cassopher on 12/20/23 at 4:26 pm
It’s a 2024 Trax. It’s for my daughter (no pics)....

I hate the car buying process!

Posted by cassopher on 12/20/23 at 3:44 pm
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/yNt5w3XK/Resized-20231220-144105.jpg[/img] I refuse to step foot on a dealers lot until a price has been negotiated online or over the phone. They send me an offer sheet with $2500 of “Value added accessories” so I told him we weren’t interested in that. He responded w...

re: Snow Ski Recommendations…

Posted by cassopher on 12/12/23 at 7:01 pm
If you are looking for a lot of green terrain the Beaver Creek or Copper Mountain would be the way to go. Both mountains have greens greens at the top of the mountain instead of skiing the base of the mountain at Breck....

re: White Lung: the new COVID or nah?

Posted by cassopher on 12/2/23 at 4:35 pm
Stay Home Stay Safe Stay Strong All Is Well...

Gutter installation

Posted by cassopher on 11/14/23 at 6:28 pm
What’s the going rate for gutters and installation in SW Louisiana? ...

How to get grass to grow?

Posted by cassopher on 10/20/23 at 7:07 pm
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/d0yjmrWn/IMG-5678.png[/img] The summer sun and heat did a number on my front and back lawn. What can I do to get this ugly yard back to looking green again? ...

ISO 6 tix for Grambling

Posted by cassopher on 9/6/23 at 10:06 am
Need 6 tix for Grambling game, lower bowl preferably but not apposed to chairbacks in the uppers....
TulaneLSU and mother can be the team mom. It would be great reading to see his list of cleanest Waffle House bathrooms in SEC college towns. ...

Question about lintels

Posted by cassopher on 8/27/23 at 5:32 pm
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/RFPnSj8H/IMG-5380.jpg[/img] To avoid water intrusion should I run a bead of silicone between the window frame and this steel lintel? I’ve gotten conflicting reports with most saying to leave open to prevent rusting, but a brick mason that did work for me instructioned m...

Caulking exterior window frame?

Posted by cassopher on 8/14/23 at 9:11 am
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/fy97zk0F/B43632-CD-CFBB-4-EE3-9-D85-4-FE530-EC8-B81.png[/img] I have a question for contractors. I just purchased a house and I was going over the inspection report and it says the exterior window frames need caulking. I’ve understood that you should leave the bottoms o...