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re: Jefferson Parish Infrastructure

Posted by biggie on 1/24/24 at 9:52 pm

It’s a state highway, not a parish road. ...

re: Unreleased footage of hurricane Katrina from New Orleans fire department documentary

Posted by biggie on 12/28/23 at 11:03 pm

A neighbor and I attempted to help rescue folks maybe 5 days post land-fall. We didn’t get past Destrehan before the national guard turned us around. The boat was loaded with only a case of water and a pistol. Looking back, with all the chaos unfolding, it may have been for the best. ...

re: Snow Ski Recommendations…

Posted by biggie on 12/12/23 at 6:56 pm

Vail is HUGE, almost too big for my tastes. I’ve been a few times with locals who kind of guided the way, so I was able to enjoy it more than I would finding the good runs myself. I’m a huge fan of Beaver Creek, which isn’t too much further away. This time of year, it’s more about how much terra...

Travel Board

re: Any sinusitis/rhinitis/upper respiratory docs out there? What can’t I mix?

Posted by biggie on 8/3/23 at 9:48 pm

If it’s the tail-end of a cold, sounds like you’ve got chest congestion and a cough. The 1200mg of mucinex (guaifenesin) will help the chest congestion, but drinking plenty of water to break up the phlegm will help more. For the cough, use the Bromfed. The Robitussin you have has guaifenesin in it a...

re: New Honda Mower Vapor Lock

Posted by biggie on 6/9/23 at 5:52 pm

I bought one a few months back because I wanted to buy one before they were discontinued. I have the exact same issue with the pull cord basically every time I mow. I learned when that happens to engage the lever and move the mower forwards then backwards a few feet. It always works. Not sure the me...

re: Umbrella Policies

Posted by biggie on 5/11/23 at 2:38 pm

Wouldn’t having the properties in an LLC and a quit claim deed prevent someone from going after other assets if they’re injured on that property?...

Money Talk

re: AC Maintenance Plan Question

Posted by biggie on 4/26/23 at 10:22 pm

I called a “local” company, Surgi’s, when they were advertising an $89/unit maintenance charge. I would have never thought my two 7 year old Trane units could have so many problems. I knew they would try to upsell me, but never thought it would be as blatant as it was. The tech checked amperage ...

re: Car repair - What would you do?

Posted by biggie on 4/26/23 at 8:23 am

Had this exact problem after fill up. It was the purge valve. ...

re: Semaglutide ban in Louisiana??

Posted by biggie on 4/21/23 at 9:44 pm

Since we’re bringing COVID treatments up… I wonder how many non-diabetic people who chose not to get vaccinated due to not knowing the long term side effects, jumped on this bandwagon and ignored that same logic. ...

re: Semaglutide ban in Louisiana??

Posted by biggie on 4/20/23 at 11:16 pm

The primary function of the board of pharmacy is supposed to be to protect the populace by ensuring the safe practice of pharmacy. I’m not sure why they’re involving themselves in this particular “near-equivalency” compounded drug when hundreds more are made to skirt copyright laws. There’s got to b...

re: Identifying single stage, multi stage and variable speed AC units

Posted by biggie on 4/15/23 at 2:15 pm

Please name and shame. I recently had an issue with Surgi’s, so I’d like to know who else to avoid. ...

re: Looking for reccomendations for decent priced 3cm granite for an outdoor kitchen

Posted by biggie on 3/3/23 at 8:51 pm

DL Cabinets in Gentilly has pre-fab 3 cm for about 500 a slab. ...

re: Mexicans outside of Home Depot

Posted by biggie on 2/13/23 at 4:33 pm

I’ve done this a few times for basic labor and honestly each time I wished I hadn’t. The language barrier makes it a bit difficult to communicate clearly, but I think sometimes they may “play dumb”. Twice I’ve shown the guys pictures of whatever I needed done and agreed upon a price. Halfway through...

re: Where can I buy bagged river sand in Metairie??

Posted by biggie on 1/15/23 at 8:37 pm

Delta Sod carries super sacks of pretty much any sand/soil. I think that I paid $60 for a yard sack last year of pumped river sand. ...

re: Los Angeles fire captain tops city’s highest-paid list with $712,000 in 2022

Posted by biggie on 1/9/23 at 7:34 am

I calculated as 1.5 times normal rate for all hours after 40. ...

re: Los Angeles fire captain tops city’s highest-paid list with $712,000 in 2022

Posted by biggie on 1/8/23 at 11:34 pm

Just did some quick math. This captain makes around 81/hr which puts him 4100 hours of overtime a year. That’s an average of 79 hours of overtime EVERY week. California has some very pro-worker labor laws. Only thing that I can figure is there’s some sort of “reporting pay” for each phone call he re...

re: Has anyone converted an old chlorine pool to salt?

Posted by biggie on 11/26/22 at 1:26 pm

The salt water generator was about 2200. You’ll need a 110 outlet and the ability to re-work PVC pipe. Wasn’t too difficult and was the best thing I’ve done for the pool. ...

re: Lee Zurik will be releasing an investigation into teedy and the pontalba tonight

Posted by biggie on 11/9/22 at 10:26 pm

Lee Zurik just went in as deep as the NOPD officer who was serving and protecting her in that city-owned apartment until the wee hours of the morning. ...

re: Plumbing Re-Routing Estimate Price

Posted by biggie on 9/12/22 at 8:57 pm

Tunneling itself ran me $100 a foot and these were 2019 prices. Overall sounds about right. ...