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Registered on:11/10/2009
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re: ATV tire recommendations

Posted by Volt on 10/17/24 at 7:41 pm
[quote]Itp mud lites[/quote] Can't go wrong with these....

re: Tre'dez Green EATS up grass

Posted by Volt on 10/16/24 at 8:02 pm
Imagine being Nuss when he looks up from the fake hand off. He has a huge 6'7" receiver to throw the ball to. Reminds me of my years playing baseball after fielding a ground ball, quickly looking up, and having a big 1st baseman to throw to....
I saw Garth perform Callin’ Baton Rouge live in Vegas last Sunday and the biggest audience response and participation by far was to this song. It was cool to see people from all over the country react the same way to that song as we do here in Louisiana. ...

re: Final thoughts on Nuss

Posted by Volt on 10/13/24 at 2:01 am
[quote]Pikes Peak Tiger[/quote] [quote]I spent most of the game dumping on him[/quote] You dump on the Tigers every game. It’s pitiful. :geauxtigers:...
You have to go on a whale watching boat. It was one of the best experiences of my life. A pod of five whales came right at the boat and dove under us just as they reached the boat. We also had a pod surface right next to the bow while bubble net feeding. They were so close to the boat that I...

re: I feel kinda bad for Myles Brennan

Posted by Volt on 10/8/24 at 12:19 am
shite happens when you were flip flops out and about ...
He was dumped less than a mile from my home of 15 years. Sold the house in 2019. ...

re: How big pharma keeps you sick

Posted by Volt on 9/26/24 at 1:58 pm
[quote]If you don't actively try to prevent yourself from being dependent on medical care, you are a moron. Eat right, exercise, monitor your blood pressure, glucose. Get lab work done twice a year. Be interested and proactive in your health. The amount of people that are willfully ignorant and r...
Had an ER patient years ago come in by ambulance who had been stung around 100 times. He was in his late 60s, was mowing, and stirred them up. He said he couldn’t outrun them so he just laid down and covered his face until they stopped stinging. He didn’t have any noticeable swelling or red...

re: What truck do you drive?

Posted by Volt on 9/22/24 at 8:48 am
2011 Ford F150 4x4 Ecoboost - 251K miles 2001 Ford F150 4x4 V8 - 330K miles ...

re: Armadillos??

Posted by Volt on 9/17/24 at 3:36 pm
Headlamp and a salmon net I caught 100s of them years ago for research while working at the LSU Vet School Oh yeah, and quick legs...
Turn 52 in 4 weeks The lifts, push-ups and pull-ups I got. The 100m, maybe The 400m, maybe if I focused on running for 1-2 months The mile…best ever was 6:20s in my 20s when I was running all the time. 7min now? Not gonna happen..ever. ...

re: CFB Various Games Thread 9/14/24

Posted by Volt on 9/14/24 at 7:49 pm
UK now up 10-0 on UGA...maybe Just goes to show that you never know in the SEC UK was terrible against USCe last week...
[quote]If you get a new car every 4 years a turbo is fine I question a turbocharged engine giving you 10 years and 150000 miles without significant issues[/quote] I have a 2011 Ford F150 4x4 Ecoboost with 251k miles. One transmission issue @ 155k that cost $1000. No other issues with the e...
2011 F150 4x4 - Ecoboost with 251k miles Transmission problem @ 150k miles. $1000 fix. No other engine issues. You buy what you want and hope it doesn’t end up with a factory issue or that it’s a lemon. I’ve had good luck with this truck and engine. Plenty of power when I need it. P...

re: Top 1% income

Posted by Volt on 9/8/24 at 7:50 am
[quote]best year i had (I sell high capital “equipment”) was in 2022 at around $450k [/quote] People wonder why things cost so damn much. I know that there are a lot of salesmen here, but I have always thought it to be ridiculous the income that you guys make for selling someone items that the...

re: Armadillos

Posted by Volt on 8/26/24 at 7:10 pm
I've caught 100s of them by running them down with a salmon net and a headlamp. I worked in the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center @ the LSU Vet School back in the late 90s. I caught 100s of them in the field for research and to bring back to the animal house where we were attempting to cr...

re: Men vs Women's thoughts at the gym

Posted by Volt on 8/21/24 at 6:20 pm
[quote]I hope they do a video for the a-hole at my gym that took 22 minutes to do three sets of bench, max of 155, with his wrist wraps, at the only normal bench.[/quote] That's when you say, "hey man, cool if I work in?" If he says no, then ask how many more sets do you have...how much longer?...

re: Muscadine grapes

Posted by Volt on 8/19/24 at 6:05 pm
Had some wild ones that grew at my old place in the woods. I had to fight the deer for them. My mom got muscadines from an old friend of hers a few years and she would make jelly. Best damn jelly ever. She even won 1st place at the Tangipahoa Fair. Ha! Been talking about trying to grow ...

re: Medical Emergency Kit

Posted by Volt on 8/11/24 at 7:47 pm
[quote]Don’t some of those things expire or lose effectiveness?[/quote] Many meds are effective for years after their "expiration date". The following was taken from a Harvard study, "Drug Expiration Dates - Do They Mean Anything?": [quote]Most of what is known about drug expiration dates c...