SwampCollie

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.

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Neighbor's camera is intentionally put on our deck just to be a dick

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Trillis and confederate Jasmine will takeover in no time to block it. In the meantime put up one of those wind spinners that'll trigger the motion detector every 10 seconds. Or a flag, sun sail, mirror etc to obscure the view.

If he keeps fricking around put some clumping bamboo in pots.

So… does Dad get the $1.15M reward $?

He should donate it to CK’s kids or similar good cause

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Fighting is one of those things everyone thinks they can do until they get matched up against someone infinitely more skilled and in peak cardio shape. Most average joes couldn't make it one 5 minute round before falling out exhausted.

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Agree. I started BJJ 3 yrs ago a week or two after running a sub 2 hr half marathon (first and only, not suggesting it's impressive) assuming I'd be decent....wong. I'm chimp strong and athletic.... got my arse kicked over and over again. 6 min rounds are an eternity without grappling skills/conditioning.

It's a blast mopping the floor with trial class "athletes", cops training b/c they should and aggressively overconfident types. The wind leaves their sails, quickly.


TLDR: Punchers chance doesn't really exist with grappling. Do a trial class or two and you'll understand. Lotta fun and great exercise.

37, workout/BJJ couple days a week & decent diet. 5’10 190

Got concerning test results below.

Total Test: 639 NG/ML
Free Test: 9.1 PG/ML

Having another kid or 2 so TRT is likely out of question for 24 months.

Is Boron, diet & exercise my only option? I read all 33 pgs and my free T is MUCH lower than anyone else’s despite “normal” total T. Note this is pg/ml not NG/ml. 9.1 is ridiculous

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“If you have not read the variety of the scientific experience”

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Added to my list.

“Astrophysics for people in a hurry” was a great but short read and made this incredibly complex info/subject very digestible…. Which is to say mind blowing.