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I can do that in the crawl space by adjusting the vent against the furnace. not ideal because this cold front isn't going to last forever and it is indeed a "crawl" space that I would rather avoid going into often. I guess the permanent solution would be to add motorized dampers.

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why Track and Field is so damn expensive

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Some meets are multi-day, and even then, they send some teams in groups and return separately. You are also traveling at least 30 athletes on both sides. So 60 minimum athletes competing at away meets. Housing 10 staff (coaches/trainers/admin) and hauling equipment (poles/implements) while flying commercial every time except for maybe the national meet in Oregon, where they stay for at least a full week. Even the conference meets are close to a week long for travel.

Roster sizes are 35 men/45 women max, and all scholarships are full. LSU doesnt have a full roster on both sides and does NOT have full scholarships. Top talent in state is not coming because we have no NIL for track, so we have to go and get visas for international athletes (costs way more) and pay those scholarships out. There are plenty of walk ons and most compete at home meets which help bring the program money. Not having a banked indoor track is why we travel more during indoor, but i am hearing we are getting one with some private boosters. TBD. If so, that will generate revenue and cancel out a ton of our losses so we can host at least 2 more indoor meets vs. the current 2 we have featuring mostly instate/driving distance programs for just one afternoon.

Add up all of that, T&F is actually pretty efficient with its money.

Now look at WBB and tell me why they need a staff member for every person on the roster, travel to Greece/BVI for a cupcake game, have a coach who makes more than the staffs of almost 75% of the teams on campus, have a media rights deal with ESPN, and they don't get looked at further under a microscope.

Indiana has great talent and very likely the Heisman winner, but sure

Shocking moment where an OM grad uses illegible grammar.

Florida Panthers game

Miami Heat game (30-40 minute drive to Miami)

Everglades tour at Holiday Park

Stranahan House tour

Ride the Water Taxi

15th Street Fisheries for dinner

Rocco's Taco's and order guac

Jupiter is almost two hours away from FLL. He would likely fly out PBI because the Jupiter airport runway is a bit short for a PJ.

Long story short:

We can pick up a free slide/playground set from our church that includes just a ladder and slide. There is a beam for a swing on each side but that can be removed easily. I am wondering if anyone has done this without disassembly. I would rather not take it apart as I worry about the strength of the screws going back into the wood which has only a handful of bad pieces i will replace myself. Overall it is in good enough shape to move, but I do not know how much man power I would need to actually move this. We are probably able to get a flatbed to transport.

Proud of this team.

I don't think fans know how much of an accomplishment this is. LSU has had to compete in the South Central region with the likes of Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas, every damn year. It's always a fight between those three to take the two automatic qualifier spots. Teams trying to qualify with an at-large bid don't normally come out of the South Central (the formula favors the schools that are focused on distance programs) and it was always top two or bust.

Really happy for Coach Franks and the rest of the team.

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How many ducks can it fit?