Favorite team:LSU 
Location:Oakdale, Louisiana
Biography:LSU alum, father of LSU alum
Interests:sports
Occupation:making little rocks outta big ones
Number of Posts:1116
Registered on:12/18/2007
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re: Black coyote pic

Posted by diablo blanco on 10/9/26 at 9:12 pm to
Met a guy once who was a professional trapper out of Mississippi. Claimed he had trapped several a few years back.
Said the field trial set would pay top dollar for the black ones because they were easier to see during the field trials.
He said some he trapped were pretty sickly. He’d shoot them up with ivermectin to kill the mange or whatever other parasites they had and if they survived the treatment, he made good money on them.
Older models had problems with the solenoid that sends water to the ice maker.
Mom had a stroke back in 2023, had to move in with me and my wife because of progressing dementia. It was fine at first, I could go about my day, run to the post office, dry cleaners, etc. mid morning and then be back for lunch time with mom.
Then, her dementia reached the point where she couldn’t be left alone. Things got tougher. Had to hire sitters to stay with her if we needed to go out of town for anything. Finally hired someone to sit with her three days a week, so I could help my wife with her business.
This lasted three years, until mom passed last month. Didn’t think I’d miss her because I had to put my life on hold for awhile but I do miss her. Just lucky I was retired from my paying job when this all happened.
I saw the ump toss someone in the dugout, but wasn’t aware it was Brown.
Looked like the Chief went out to confirm who it actually was to the home plate umpire.

Lyn Rollins

Posted by diablo blanco on 5/5/26 at 6:58 pm
Got to ride the elevator down with Mr. Rollins Sunday afternoon. He said tonight will be his last LSU broadcast of the year.
Saw a video during training at work. I believe it was from West Memphis, Arkansas. Two deputies pulled over a car with a homemade license plate. Sovereign citizens with automatic weapons, if I remember correctly. The shootout killed the two deputies, one was the sheriff’s son.
They can be extremely dangerous.
For the first half, the alumni band sat in with the Tiger band. They sounded really good together. Volume was better, obviously with more band members.

I only made note of the horrible trap music before the game, during warmups, with the indecipherable mumbled lyrics.

Another Traffic Thread

Posted by diablo blanco on 10/12/25 at 12:55 pm

So, for the last 30+ years if you’re in the right lane traveling north when passing under the new bridge on River Road, you were directed to Nicholson/St. Louis north, then moving to the right lane, quickly, to make the loop onto the I-10 ramp to the bridge.

However, last night, at the light between the Brick Yard and 13th Gate I was directed to turn left and travel back north to River Road, ultimately to I-110 and the old bridge.

My question is, is this something new, or what? This added 20 to 30 minutes to my drive home.
Pretty much sums up our OC’s lack of imagination and ineptitude.
Worked the night shift, logged into the desktop to check fantasy football scores from MNF. Saw where first tower was hit by plane. Turned on TV in bedroom to help me get to sleep when second tower was hit.
Stayed up all day watching news.

I was no good at work that night.

re: Nuss running plays

Posted by diablo blanco on 9/1/25 at 7:01 pm to
It appeared to me on that read play where he ran for a first down, had he handed the ball to Durham, there was no one between him and the goal line.

re: Omaha attendees question

Posted by diablo blanco on 6/23/25 at 10:37 am to
Of course you’re correct, I shouldn’t have an opinion because of my faith.

re: Omaha attendees question

Posted by diablo blanco on 6/23/25 at 12:20 am to
I believe it is, “God Is” by Kanye West.

Omaha attendees question

Posted by diablo blanco on 6/22/25 at 11:36 pm
I did not hear any lyrics during Curiel’s walk up song during the championship series. Did I miss-hear?

Or, do you think the section of the song that included, “Praise the Lord” was intentionally not played because of its religious lyrics?

Great trip, great games and great team!
Geaux Tigers!

re: Replacing appliances…

Posted by diablo blanco on 5/7/25 at 10:51 pm to
My ‘99 Kenmore quit working around Christmas. Tried to fix it, but the first part I replaced (defrost timer) was not the culprit. So, I bought a new one. Went with a no bells and whistles type. No ice or water through the door, etc.
Long story short, figured out the problem with the old Kenmore (thermostat) replaced it and it’s going strong as my backup fridge.
Mine quit awhile back. Changed the defrost timer ($15 on Amazon) because it seemed to go into defrost mode and then not restart. Once I replaced that, it was doing the same thing, but I noticed when I bumped the control panel area with my fist, it would restart, but eventually stop again later.
So, I ordered a $10 thermostat off of amazon and replaced it. Been working fine for the last few months.
Mine is a 1999 model Kenmore with the thermostat and air blend controls at the top of the refrigerator compartment.
Good luck.

re: Bosch or Whirlpool Fridge

Posted by diablo blanco on 12/15/24 at 9:32 pm to
The Kenmore I bought new in ‘99 quit cooling a few weeks ago. Had to order its replacement, so in the meantime, I monkeyed with trying to fix it. Ordered an $11 thermostat and got it going again.

I bought an LG (without the through the door ice dispenser) to replace this tough old dinosaur.
It has a filtered water dispenser inside the door. Good, so far.

re: Help with buying a zero turn

Posted by diablo blanco on 10/31/24 at 5:00 pm to
I bought a Kubota Kommander series 48” zero turn eight years ago. Other than minor issues with sensors, mostly safety features, it has been a fine machine. Regular maintenance always performed and belts and blades changed as needed, of course.
I suggested this earlier as well.

Mine is a two stroke and would pee, but the temperature alarm would sound when it overheated. Upon further inspection, debris from the old impeller was partially blocking the intake port and not allowing enough water to get to the impeller.
Had the same issue after I changed mine a few years back. Check the water intake side screens or ports on the lower unit. My old impeller had some parts that had broken off and those pieces were keeping it from getting enough water to cool the engine.
Go see a dermatologist. They can prescribe some keto shampoo and a minoxidil compound solution.