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re: What Happened To All The bears ?

Posted by PHNBK on 12/2/25 at 9:41 am to




They are thick at our lease in West Feliciana this year.

re: Hot water heater vs tankless

Posted by PHNBK on 11/17/25 at 12:56 pm to
I had a rheem condensing 200k btu tankless installed this year and 50 gallon tank removed for $2600. All in the attic.

re: Raised Garden Bed Build Info

Posted by PHNBK on 10/31/25 at 9:00 am to


My treated wood ones lasted 2-3 years. Rebuilt a few years back with metal. Much better. They are open bottom and i used steel banding to keep the bottoms from bowing out with the weight of the soil.
I do mine with liquid bleach. A couple cups should be fine. Once i put the bleach in, i run all the faucets till i smell bleach and turn them off for a few hours. After that i run the water till i don't smell bleach anymore.

re: Briggs vs Kohler stand by

Posted by PHNBK on 8/22/25 at 8:40 am to
I have a 13 year old briggs 20 kw on my home. Zero problems with the generator. The way i look at it is that that vanguard motor has been around a long time. Its on practically every mud boat in the country.

re: Best mattress

Posted by PHNBK on 7/15/25 at 2:25 pm to
Sleep Number I-8. Mine is 15 years old and still kicking.

re: Double Pulling behind camper

Posted by PHNBK on 7/15/25 at 2:21 pm to
I used to do that with that exact hitch. Just make sure the rear bumper is strong enough.

Never had an issue...

re: Any RAM 2500 drivers?

Posted by PHNBK on 7/9/25 at 12:17 pm to
I had a 2020 F250 and all previous F250's were ford diesel. I switched brands and now am in a 2022 Ram 2500 diesel.

IMO the Ram pulls better, rides better (has coil springs in the rear not leaf springs) and is quieter in the cab. Ford is faster if your into racing and has a bit better turning radius.

I am very happy with the ram which now has 80,000 miles. Also I average 19.5 mpg when not towing. Mine is a Laramie night edition regular crew cab.

Hope that helps.
We refurbished that back in 2009. 1st time that it was de-watered in like 45 years or so. Corps of Engineers refurbished the gates and seals and we repaired and resealed all the joints. Crews worked 24 hrs a day for 30 days straight to get it done.



I had glass guru do one i had to have repaired. I think they had the cartridge made in New Orleans. Took a few days to get the replacement in.

re: First world problem of the day...

Posted by PHNBK on 4/15/25 at 7:27 am to
Kinda funny this topic came up this morning. As i sat at a light on college this morning i noticed that there were 5 busses almost in line at the same light heading north. Just behind them was one going about 60 on college trying to beat the light and was definitely being driven by a woman.

re: Kimber Micro 9

Posted by PHNBK on 4/8/25 at 7:08 am to
I have an 9mm Evo SP Cusom Shop and an .45 ultra carry II. I love both of them. Can't speak for the micro though.

re: Septic System

Posted by PHNBK on 3/7/25 at 1:00 pm to
I would definitely opt for the concrete tank. I have a poly one that one of the opening has collapsed and fallen in. $900 dollar upgrade upfront is way cheaper than a replacement down the road.

re: Saving for college/car etc..

Posted by PHNBK on 2/6/25 at 8:32 am to
It would be most convenient to have at least $40k at the time they start. This does not factor any vehicle ownership or expenses.

At LSU, after Tops, tuition and books are about $2,000 per semester. Living is approximately $1,000 per month whether you live in a dorm or not. My kid is a freshman living in a condo with a roommate. We live close enough that a dorm is not mandatory.

Don't let LSU fool you into believing you are required to have a meal plan your freshman year, you can have it removed from your fee bill.

I will say that if you have a 529 plan and multiple kids. I would suggest over funding the 1st kids 529 bc you can roll any remaining funds into the next kids 529 without penalty.
Do yourself a favor and go get some floor liners off of ebay motors. You will likely save $200.00 and they are almost the same exact thing. They probably the company that make them for weathertech.

I purchased som for my daughters car and the only thing different is the logo.

re: Hardest day of my life

Posted by PHNBK on 1/7/25 at 7:37 am to
Sorry for your loss. Prayers for you.

re: Lasik Surgery Recovery

Posted by PHNBK on 11/14/24 at 10:07 am to
Lasik was one of the decision i have ever made.

I had an abnormal recovery from what i was told. Everything was great for the 1st few days after, then all of the sudden my vision would get very cloudy after about 2 hours of being awake each day. It was a severe dry eye condition that took about a month to recover from with opening of the tear ducts, Xiidra and lots of eye drops. My Dr. said it was very rare to happen this bad.

All in all, after recovery it was still a great decision and i could not be more happy with my eyesight now.