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A friend has one that looks like an electrical service panel. Even has a "high voltage" sticker on it. He installed in a walk in closet, and I'd be surprised if a thief even noticed it, much less thought it was a safe.
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re: I haven't received my Bass Pro Shops Master Catalog this year
Posted by j_f on 3/10/25 at 10:45 am to Don Quixote
Ah, the paper catalog. Completely unnecessary in 2025. Yet, when the stars align and I purchase a camp, I will absolutely request one that will live on the back of the toilet. Because some things are timeless.
re: Buying tires online
Posted by j_f on 3/10/25 at 9:32 am to LSUintheNW
This is a fair point. The other sticking point at Costco is that sometimes they'll only install the OE tire size on your truck (though not true of all locations/tire managers). This is to avoid lawsuits claiming damage after install, apparently.
I wanted to go up ONE tire size--- no lift or mods required-- and they wouldn't play because their computer told them not to. Obviously not a problem if you're running stock sizes, but my inner south Georgia 16-year-old still likes to stuff as much rubber under the fenders as I can-- old habits die hard, I guess.
I wanted to go up ONE tire size--- no lift or mods required-- and they wouldn't play because their computer told them not to. Obviously not a problem if you're running stock sizes, but my inner south Georgia 16-year-old still likes to stuff as much rubber under the fenders as I can-- old habits die hard, I guess.
re: Buying tires online
Posted by j_f on 3/8/25 at 2:48 pm to Semper Gumby
Do you have a Costco membership? I ran the numbers on all of the online options plus install and Costco was still quite a bit cheaper.YMMV depending on the tires you want.
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Check with Channelside marina. They were supposed to have something like this, but I am not sure if they made it after Ida. Also, call Coco MArina. They have made so many updates, they may have hookups by now.
ChannelSide FB
We have a winner-- just got off the phone with them and they have exactly what I'm after. Thanks!
Cocodrie area campgrounds?
Posted by j_f on 3/5/25 at 5:58 pm
Anybody have any experience with campgrounds out this way? I have a slide-in, pop- up camper w/o a bathroom, so I'd like to find a place that has a toilet/shower. Doesn't need to be fancy--basic "state park bath house" accommodations are more than adequate. Thanks in advance.
re: Tax Deductible Loan Interest On USA Made Cars
Posted by j_f on 3/5/25 at 10:46 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Soccer mom mobile
"Soccer mom mobiles" don't usually come with locking differentials.
re: Basic black suit in Nola - men’s warehouse or somewhere else?
Posted by j_f on 2/25/25 at 9:11 am to BigAppleTiger
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Unless you have a catering gig I would suggest you find the darkest grey you can find- or a deep charcoal or navy blue. Black suits never make anyone look good except for a formal tuxedo. No way to sound non harsh with the advice but it's the truth. Feel free to disregard.
This is the answer. A charcoal gray suit is by far the most versatile, IMO. Save the black for funerals -- and even then, the gray is just fine.
re: 4Runner Mechanic?
Posted by j_f on 2/24/25 at 9:02 am to JustKillinTime
Steve @ Steve's 4WD will be worth the drive across the lake. Encyclopedic knowledge of anything Toyota. Steve's
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Also, when you are looking ideally you want to find something bone stock. There necessarily anything wrong with getting something already lifted, but you never know how they treated it and how hard they off-roaded it. You also don't know what all they have done correctly with regards to lifts or after market parts and/or wiring. If you get a stock you don't have as much to worry about and then can lift/build it like you want.
This advice is spot on for any vehicle, but particularly for older Jeeps. It's really easy to buy someone else's basket case of a project.
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Have a 1993 33 foot airstream excella that I might be wanting to get rid of in the next few months. Couch and Bed have been removed. We were using it as a hang out spot in the back yard, but hardly ever use it anymore.
You don't happen to be in Carrollton, do you? I walk past an Airstream on my way to work.
If I owned some land, which I daydream about but am a few years out from, I think the Airstream would be ideal. I'd rather hunt/fish/whatever than build a place, plus I've always liked them.
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I bought there because it is some of the most reasonably priced timberland within 2 hours of NOLA.
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but is isn't that hard to get a doe every year
This is the appeal for me (and probably a lot of guys).
I'd rather have a marginal place that I could use on a whim than a better spot 5+ hours away.
I'd be in heaven if a place had easy access from NOLA, could yield a few does for the freezer, could provide space to shoot guns/bows, build fires, piss off the porch.. you know, the usual.
I've spent some time on Black Creek and really like it up there. Keep us posted, OP.
re: What are the pros and cons of 6.5 creedmore
Posted by j_f on 1/10/25 at 1:41 pm to saintsfan1977
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6.5CM is still better than a 243 though.
How? 243 has killed tons of deer and still does today. It's not better than a 243 at killing deer. It's only better if you are shooting paper at 1000yds. 98% of people that own one probably won't ever shoot past 300yds. The 243 will kill deer at 300yds all day long just like the 6.5.
Exactly this. The board needs a rubric every time someone makes a subjective claim of "better." Better how? Effective range? Velocity? Flatness? Knock-down? Recoil? Blood trail? Fancy ammo? Ammo availability? Ammo price? Gun Price? Tacti- cool? Cures Erectile Dysfunction?
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They apparently had hostile vehicle mitigation devices in their inventory and failed to deploy them.
Those, when placed appropriately, would have prevented him from getting that truck on the sidewalk where the main body of citizens were.
That’s a pretty big frick up.
This. If your own policy says that you should do x and y, i.e. put up portable barriers or a larger vehicle like a dump truck, and you just roll an SUV in there and call it a day, you're opening yourself up to a gross negligence claim, I'd think.
re: Credit due: the best land management practices in LA county are at the art museum.
Posted by j_f on 1/10/25 at 12:21 pm to KosmoCramer
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The assets contained in there are worth multiple billions of dollars.
Indeed. It's as if common sense kicks back in at a certain (privately held) dollar amount.
Credit due: the best land management practices in LA county are at the art museum.
Posted by j_f on 1/10/25 at 11:57 am
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"Beyond the efforts taken on the day of the fires to mitigate the risk, Getty staff have been preparing for fires for the past year and beyond.
Ground crews have been conducting extensive brush clearing regularly over the past 12 months, and all landscaping that could have been susceptible to fire was pruned.
Tree canopies were well off the ground and any low-lying brush was thinned as much as possible."
re: We Build Levees
Posted by j_f on 1/10/25 at 10:11 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Don't know why everyone is roasting/downvoting this guy.
No, saltwater isn't great for soil, but neither is a metric shitton of ash, which raises the alkalinity of said soil. This is to say nothing of the toxins from cars/buildings and whatever is in that fire-retardant foam they're dropping from planes.
My folks live on the coast in GA, and every so often a king tide will push saltwater into their yard (house is raised for this reason). It recovers just fine, as eventually the salt is flushed back into the marsh. And when I say
"recovers," I mean Southern Living worthy because mom is a retired landscaper.
Coastal areas experience a lot of saltwater corrosion just from dew/fog/mist/general salt air, etc., and everyone *should* take this into consideration when choosing everything from landscaping to deck screws. If it's my house in Cali? Drench it in whatever water you have. I'll take the chance that my pool furniture *might* corrode a little faster as a result.
But the larger issue is that California's gonna California. I don't know what they're teaching in the forestry/ag schools out there, but it damned sure isn't sustainable resource management on any level. That's why they've created a literal tinderbox with no means to extinguish it. Forests are gonna burn, and a good land manager realizes that it's always better to do it on your terms.
ETA: yes, the danger of Hydrogen Chloride gas exists, which is why saltwater is only used to fight fires as a last resort. Does this not qualify? Do firefighters not have respirators already?
See: any fire suppression system on a ocean-going vessel.
No, saltwater isn't great for soil, but neither is a metric shitton of ash, which raises the alkalinity of said soil. This is to say nothing of the toxins from cars/buildings and whatever is in that fire-retardant foam they're dropping from planes.
My folks live on the coast in GA, and every so often a king tide will push saltwater into their yard (house is raised for this reason). It recovers just fine, as eventually the salt is flushed back into the marsh. And when I say
"recovers," I mean Southern Living worthy because mom is a retired landscaper.
Coastal areas experience a lot of saltwater corrosion just from dew/fog/mist/general salt air, etc., and everyone *should* take this into consideration when choosing everything from landscaping to deck screws. If it's my house in Cali? Drench it in whatever water you have. I'll take the chance that my pool furniture *might* corrode a little faster as a result.
But the larger issue is that California's gonna California. I don't know what they're teaching in the forestry/ag schools out there, but it damned sure isn't sustainable resource management on any level. That's why they've created a literal tinderbox with no means to extinguish it. Forests are gonna burn, and a good land manager realizes that it's always better to do it on your terms.
ETA: yes, the danger of Hydrogen Chloride gas exists, which is why saltwater is only used to fight fires as a last resort. Does this not qualify? Do firefighters not have respirators already?
See: any fire suppression system on a ocean-going vessel.
re: Which Truck to Get?
Posted by j_f on 1/10/25 at 9:32 am to WhiskeyThrottle
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I've had 2 tundras[/quote
][quote]I recently bought a 21 RAM 2500
2x Tundra owner here, but company truck is a Ram. I've been very impressed with it-- so much so that I'd have to look at one if I were in the market. I think Ram is probably the best deal in terms of purchase price right now, but folks usually get the "Toyota Tax" back upon resale. Since the OP likes to keep trucks for a couple decades, I'd lean Toyota, but that wasn't on his list.
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Darn, I thought you were talking about long johns ?
In my head: "Well, you've got your polypropylene, you've got your merino..."
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How do you cook your backstrap?
Barely.
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