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re: Airline Park neighborhood in Metry

Posted by dr_pootis on 2/16/24 at 10:48 pm
No need to worry about crime or anything, it's a safe middle/working class neighborhood. Do need to worry about the subsidence as others have mentioned. I did not know what I was getting into when I bought a house near here. Holy frick it's a pain in the arse to maintain. People seem to take one of tw...
[quote]I'm surprised if people are actually waiting for these chargers. Most chargers at stores, parks, etc. are slow level 2 chargers. Meaning that in most cases you need to be plugged in for 8 hours or more to "fill up". I would expect them to be full though, because why not. Most places these cha...

re: Cat urine smell solutions

Posted by dr_pootis on 7/18/23 at 7:15 pm
Honestly. Once this problem starts, it is VERY unlikely that it will stop. Our once indoor cat now lives outdoors after many different attempts at medication, different boxes, different litters, sprays, food supplements, lab tests... you get the picture. Had replace rugs and carpet, and even sub...

re: I almost feel sorry for the A/C

Posted by dr_pootis on 6/30/23 at 9:58 am
We spent a good couple weeks in the spring replacing all of the attic insulation and air sealing the attic. Vacuumed all the old nasty fiberglass out (only had about 2 inches) and blew in 18" cellulose. Air sealed all the top plates of the walls and light fixtures, etc with spray foam. Did new doubl...

re: Homeowner's Insurance in Metairie

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/27/22 at 7:41 am
I called multiple brokers who could shop different companies. Most were quoting wind and hail through citizens, roughly 6k/yr for citizens wind and hail + private fire/liability. Finally found a policy through Sure that covered everything at 3.2k. It took a week or so of calling around and shopp...

re: Potential new neighbor owns a pig

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/6/22 at 7:04 pm
It is your typical Metairie yard yeah. Sure it may be against code but that’s not really a concern to me. I don’t intend to tell them to do anything different. If it’s not something I don’t want to live next to I just won’t close on the house. But It sounds fine based on this thread and the neighbor...

re: Potential new neighbor owns a pig

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/6/22 at 7:01 pm
Yeah no shite they don’t have to change anything. I’m not asking them to. I’m asking if there’s things to consider here in my decision to move here. Been living here for quite some time.. appreciate it though. Thank you for your valuable feedback. ...

re: Potential new neighbor owns a pig

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/5/22 at 12:34 pm
Thank you all for the advice. Update here - I spoke with a couple more of the neighbors. The pig owner was not home again. The lady right next to them was really kind, she said that the pig was a pet. She mentioned that she never had issues with smell or noise and had lived there for several years. ...

re: Potential new neighbor owns a pig

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/4/22 at 9:37 pm
[quote]My wife had a pot belly pig for 19 years. It was a clean animal if it wasn’t forced to wallow in its own shite or mud ( ours lived inside and was potty trained). Pigs don’t have sweat glands, they don’t stink unless they are rolling around in stink[/quote] I think that's what it is - it's ...

re: Potential new neighbor owns a pig

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/4/22 at 9:36 pm
Yeah, been trying to catch him while I'm there. I would love to ask about it. Personally I don't care if it's a pet or if it ultimately turns into bacon. More just curious about smell/noise. He's got a tidy backyard and a seemingly friendly little boy. Seems to take good care of his house an...

Potential new neighbor owns a pig

Posted by dr_pootis on 10/4/22 at 9:22 pm
Hello all. I am currently set to close on a new home in Metairie here in a month. Yesterday, I realized that the neighbors have a single pig in a ~8x8 foot pen in their yard. No mud, but it also hasn't rained in weeks. Is this something I should take concern over? I know nothing about raising pi...

re: Home Security System Questions

Posted by dr_pootis on 3/5/22 at 6:34 pm
I have the ring system in my house, only the sensors. Pro monitoring is $14/month. You can either buy their branded smoke detectors, or buy this little sensor that sticks onto the ceiling right next to an existing smoke alarm and listens for it. Zero issues with it. It's all wireless, but going on t...
Do you not have a smart meter? I thought entergy had everyone on them now. I can look in their phone app and it shows my usage down to the hours, only like 15 min behind real time. It's nuts. ...
[quote]And you chose NOLA. Why are you complaining?[/quote] Stupid decision I know. couple years back work relocated me to the area. Never been to New Orleans in my life. Thought it would be cool (like a stupid person.) Haven't moved cause it's not pissed me off enough yet to go through the h...
[quote]They shouldn’t drive a rented RV through the pot hole streets[/quote] Nothing handles like a rental. ...
[quote]New Orleans West Koa. 11129 Jefferson Hwy River Ridge, LA 70123. Drive by it all the time and think to myself it's a weird place for an RV park. Definitely safe.[/quote] Ill drive by and check this out tomorrow, thank you. ...
My folks called me up today and let me know that they were planning to rent an RV - going to take a couple weeks to do some traveling across the country. Great, sounds nice to me. They are dead set on stopping along their way to see me for a couple days. Sounds nice until I mention that I have t...

re: Is This Really Necessary?

Posted by dr_pootis on 1/17/22 at 10:57 am
[quote]Saw that yesterday on one of road work light up signs… “seat belts and vaccinations save lives” [/quote] This has been the entirety of Louisiana as far as I can tell for the past year. All up and down 10, up to Shreveport on 49 (the few that exist there) and 20 until you get into Texas. H...

re: Vacation at a Dude Ranch?

Posted by dr_pootis on 1/17/22 at 10:51 am
[quote]Make sure you bring lube and condoms for the dudes. [/quote] Ram Ranch really rocks ...