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  1. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    This is what it looks like when the deck guys get sloppy and get wet concrete in the auto fill and overflow lines.
  2. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    Every action that was perpetrated by governments during Covid was absolutely malicious. Why would this be any different? I don't "they" are all in on it. But "they" will damn sure take advantage of any hysteria to increase their own power and wealth. And yes, plenty of retards that will go along...
  3. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    911/War on Terror: governments get to use their new spy toys on their own citizens. Covid: governments test the limits of fear based compliance and draconian authoritarianism. Aliens: governments get to test out their new deep fake/AI technologies on their citizens already knowing how far...
  4. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    Look man, I want to know more. I want to believe we aren't alone. I want to be assured that there is a higher intelligence above our fake and gay species. But testimony isn't proof of anything and "Planet Earth" did not learn that we aren't alone. I hate being such a cynic but for fuck's sake...
  5. TheBeagle

    Ancient Civilizations

    You mean to tell me a 1 km high wall of water wouldn't still be 1km high after travelling a thousand miles?? What are you some kind of water wizard? You probably believe the moon landing was real. Fucking retard.
  6. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    Umm....20 years from 1997 was 2017. Not 2027 as suggested in that tweet. Also that video looked fake as fuck. I love how their treating a "medical emergency" in a sinister, darkened room with flashlights. The more I look into this stuff the more it seems about as credible as flat earthers. That...
  7. TheBeagle

    Ancient Civilizations

    What if Plato writing about Atlantis was just the biggest troll in all of human history? Richat seems like a giant red herring to me. I definitely think there are ancient civilizations we are unaware of and our understanding of antiquity is completely fake and gay but the idea that thing...
  8. TheBeagle

    A fine from Switserland

    Fake and gay.
  9. TheBeagle

    The Hair Era

  10. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    My Dr recommended this for a colonoscopy. Non invasive stool sample. https://www.moncrief.com/colorectal-cancer-screening
  11. TheBeagle

    Dating

    I hate it. Made the mistake of buying a house together and with interest rates skyrocketing am kind of stuck here for now.
  12. TheBeagle

    Texas Hold'em Poker

    Have you ever tried to just sit still for hours on end? Lots of downtime sitting at the poker table. I suck at it but I shuffle my chips a lot. Better than looking at your phone and not paying attention to what's going on at the table.
  13. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    Might be a genital wart from some bad pussy.
  14. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    Lol. It's just a derogatory term nerd gamers throw at each other. No one here actually poops in a sock.
  15. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    10-4. Just got it done and it was as low as it gets. I do a full panel once a year and will probably do a full cancer regimen in 6 months or so. Frenzied's link a few posts up definitely piqued my interest. Cancer is something I think about and want to do everything I can to catch it early if it...
  16. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    Ya, it's an interesting thought that if a species was capable of that level of genetic engineering that "junk DNA" would be eliminated and the genome would look "cleaner" than a naturally evolved organism. Problem is, we are still figuring out what is and what isn't truly junk DNA. Just because...
  17. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    I read the original post. Everything he described is just human/animal genetics, biochemistry, and anatomy with an alien twist. Lots of details sure, whoever wrote that should be writing bio sci-fi, it might be really interesting. But not a single one of those details are at all revelatory of...
  18. TheBeagle

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    I really want to believe but give me a break. 100% unsubstantiated words on a message board that any graduate level biochem student could come up with over a weekend. This isn't some amazing information that's too awesome to be a larp. Let's review a couple things. I know for a fact that Julian...
  19. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    Absolutely yes.
  20. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    Thanks for the heads up. Will be doing follow up blood work pretty regularly. Me and a couple buddies did a couple cycles of Gold's Gym test back in our twenties, I didn't have any bad side effects. Not worried about my sex drive at the moment, I doubt high T is going to make my old lady's fat...
  21. TheBeagle

    Health Problems

    @lurkingdirk Glad you got it caught early and getting it treated ASAP. I'm sure it will be ok in the end. Did my yearly blood work, my total Test was 258 at age 49. I'm pulling the trigger on TRT. Go in for my first butt pellet next week.
  22. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Every pool I've ever built was filled with a garden hose. It's not really as bad as people think in regards to a giant water bill or whatever. Have you ever really examined your water bill closely? 13k gallons isn't that big of a deal for anyone that regularly waters their lawn or has an...
  23. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    You can buy salt at Home Depot or Lowe's. 13,500 isn't going to take all that many bags to start it up. Just read the directions on the bag to calculate how much. I've worked with all three major brands of equipment over the years, I highly prefer Jandy. Easy to work on/repair and reliable...
  24. TheBeagle

    What can I do in Texas or nearby?

    Go to Surfside if you want to hit the beach a little water is way better than Galveston. It's a half hour south of Galveston. Rent a side by side and drive on the beach. Weather is hit or miss that time of year, you might get sunny and 70's or cloudy, windy and 40's.
  25. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    That's the one sticking up out of the tanning ledge. Variable speed pump so it runs at low, gentle speed and Foler speed.
  26. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Five returns, which is standard on every pool. One cleaner line, also standard. The other two or three pipes will be the nicheless lights. *Every pool also gets an auto fill/overflow. So every single pool we do will have 7 pipes in the walls minimum. When we get ready for plaster they are cut...
  27. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Wow, I wish I could dig in soil like that. The guys can really make some precise cuts in that red clay. Looks like they did a nice job. The way they braced the form board spanning the access ramp is weird but there always 5 different ways to do something. Congrats man.
  28. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Yes. Kinda. We have a couple custom home builders that will send their homeowners our way if they are wanting a house/pool combo from the get go. We even had a home builder team up with us for a model home/pool build that got featured in a local DFW magazine. Couple years later one of our...
  29. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    I'm not quite sure I understand the question bro. I only do new construction, custom builds. We have another builder on staff that does renovations but we don't have any kind of pre-fabbed packages. Every project is designed from the ground up to fit the customer's needs and budget.
  30. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Day 5 - finish out the plumbing. Now that we have gunite in I can safely release the plumbers to dig their ditches and set the equipment. Once all the plumbing is in place the plumbers will pressurize all the lines with water at the equipment, about 30 psi. This allows us to detect leaks. As...
  31. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Day 4 - Gunite I didn't get any pics of the guys shooting the gunite since it was a busy day and I wasn't able to get over there until late. I'll get pics of the setup at my next one hopefully. Basically you have a compressor truck with rolls of 6" hose and feeder trucks with the material...
  32. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Fine. Day 3 of our little play pool build. Plumbing. In this particular case the pool is so close to the existing patio that we do a short stub. This means we put in place all the pipes in that are encased in gunite and save digging the plumbing ditch until the gunite is in. The reasoning is...
  33. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    I do love a good construction horror story.
  34. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Adding value to your home is kind of a regional thing but a nice pool in any of the big warm weather states like TX, FL, or AZ will definitely add some value to your property.
  35. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    We do sprinkler re-routes after the job is finished. Our sub that we use is pretty good if you still need work done.
  36. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    These questions are for the sales dudes. I build whatever plan I'm given. FWIW I've never built a pool specifically for doing laps. No one actually builds a pool just to do laps. Most people have families, wives, etc and the idea of spending $100k so dad can do a few laps every week isn't ever...
  37. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Day Two Rebar/Steel. Pretty self explanatory, getting the rebar in to reinforce the gunite. You have to make sure it's all bonded, the city inspector wants to see all the bond clamps nice and tight and 4 of em spread around the perimeter on the rebar sticking up, "sky bars". We will use the...
  38. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Day One of a super simple, basic pool build. It's going to be a little play pool, about 7,000 gallons, 5' in the deep end. This one I think sold for about $65k. When it comes to digs you have four tiers of pricing and it all depends on access. If you can get the trackhoe and dump truck in then...
  39. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    In Texas Leslie's will test your water at no charge, just fill up an empty water bottle.
  40. TheBeagle

    Let's build some pools!

    Yep. I'm crazy busy at the moment. I have 17 pools going right now and by the time I get home the last thing I want to do is more pool shit. I am taking pics and will vomit it all out at some point.