SwampCollie

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Our pool gets direct sun all day and will get to 93-94 in the afternoons.

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What temps are achieved running over night? WIth 2 deck sprayers and a pressure side PVC fountain my pool goes from 91/92 in the evening to 85/86 following morning. Anything above 88/89 feels like bath water IMO.

Given LA's humidity and warm night temps I'm curious if any incrimental performance exists vs built in sprayer. TIA

Impulse purchase of the day... picked up 3.

I use random Amazon headlamps w/ similar feature sets and have been pleased tbh... looking forward to trying these out, seems legit. Thanks!

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least favorite personality

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Borderline

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Past life I worked Sales role for National Accounts - the Auto Channel is baffling.

Their margin expectations are unreal (70-80%), often list above MSRP and constantly nag mfg’s for markdown $, promo support funds, expect full margin product lift on annual assortment refresh. It’s musical chairs they using suppliers to generate an extra turn.

Root cause? Products only turn 2-3x per YEAR. Some items even less. Obviously oil & consumables turn much faster. So, they “have” to be margin hogs.

Autozone & others are same. Take care of their senior employees, though. Buyers and up get outstanding equity & bonus packages. Would blow your mind.

All that said - of all retail channels Auto was by far the biggest headache and lowest $’s. They treat vendors like it’s a privilege to do biz with them. Reality? Very few actually want to.

Agree w/ OP sentiment.

/rant.

No trees near enough to drop junk in the pool.

For anyone who has converted to Salt.... any regrets?

Seems like storing & dumping salt would be easier and cheaper than bleach / chlorine. Perhaps I should give it a few months of DIY before making a decision.

I don't know anyone with salt who regrets it but to be fair the sample size is small

Current vendor comes weekly and adds chemicals as needed - NO brushing, vacuming or empting skimmers etc. Chlorine pool w/ VSP. Paying $170/mo and they're typically here about 5 mins per week.


Not thrilled w/ results and considering DIY.


For those that DIY - what is typical monthly spend on chemicals for similar size pool? Already have a TF-PRO test kit and corded robot cleaner and I can certainly spare the 5 mins a week the vendor spends here.


Will check out trouble free pools for best places to buy chemicals but any recommendations apprecaited.

Couple "atypical" things I've tried and like:

-Blending the lemons and oranges, peels and all, vs just squeezing them. Very noticible flavor diffirence

-Fresh corn vs frozen. Tastes so much better.

-2 pot method. I was a skeptic but it's legit.

-High performance cooker. If you $ to burn these are F'n awesome and perform as advertised. I have the 120qt w/ the XL drain valve.

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Roomba and a housekeeper

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Correct answer.

Golden Retriever hair in my experience is much easier to clean than Lab or cat hair.... it tends to bunch up like a tumbleweed vs scattering everywhere like confetti.

That said, if they're inside/outside dogs like ours a self emptying Robovac is a must IMO.

Anyone notice institutional holders of SLI went from 125, where it's hovered for 18+ months, to 143? Interesting

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probably mid $20's low end

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Seems conservative to me with production, revenue & hype that comes with it. It hit $12 when the company was FAR more speculative than it is today. Obviously lithium prices were higher then but since we've seen Koch investment, Govt grants, equinor investment, DFS completion etc.


$40 is my price target in 5 years.