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    The Fishing Thread

    I did some reading on the subject and I thought it would be better to use a soft net rather than my hands. I kept the little guy in the water and my wife was getting ready to retrieve the hook when it popped out of his mouth, so we never had to touch him at all. I know it won't always be that...
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    The Fishing Thread

    Our first fish. My wife caught this guy/gal (?) in the Big Wood River near Ketchum, ID. It measured about 10.5". We took the photo and released it back into the river
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    Home Improvement

    We covered this once before a few years ago. Put a few tbsp. of oil down the drain. It will float on the water in the trap and prevent it from evaporating.
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    Home Improvement

    Do you have a toilet nearby?
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    You know you're getting old when.....

    I think we're talking about two different procedures. You don't sleep through one of them.
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    (G)rape Vanning

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    Motorcycle Thread

    Yes Later this year. It will be a 2019.
  8. lurker

    Motorcycle Thread

    This is what I want, now.
  9. lurker

    FOH Shower Thoughts

    Why not just incinerate it?
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    Your Own Photography

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    Your Own Photography

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    Home Improvement

    You could try, over a long period of time and using a walk-behind spreader, to add small amounts of soil or sand to your existing lawn. Lightly raking it after will knock the soil off the peaks and fill the valleys. You have to do this many times. It's a slow process and can take months.
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    Motorcycle Thread

    I have a mesh jacket for when it's really hot. It doesn't offer all the protection a full jacket offers but it does have elbow, shoulder and back pads. The great thing about it is that it lets air pass through it and in low humidity conditions like in AZ, you can wear a vest under it that has...
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    Home Improvement

    I've done both metal and vinyl gutter installations on my homes over the years. Neither is as good as you will get by having a seamless guy come out and do it. Way too many joints when you DIY and each one will eventually leak because of the excursions the product will go through as it gets cold...
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    FOH Shower Thoughts

    Not if we kill them first.
  16. lurker

    The Fishing Thread

    Lol. I smash the barbs down because I want to release the fish with minimal damage.
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    The Fishing Thread

    Would you put bait on those? Also, I've been smashing the barbs down with pliers just in case.
  18. lurker

    The Fishing Thread

    So this might sound a little silly, but here goes. When my wife and I go camping sometimes we fish a stream or river just to use up time. We would release anything we caught. I say would because we've never caught anything. We are incompetent noobs. We have a collapsible rod. It needs to be...
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    You know you're getting old when.....

    First Bond Girl Dead at 90 Also, the ex-printer in me notices the incorrect usage of "you're" in the article. We used to have proofreaders on staff.
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Who do you pay the fine to? Because I'm not so sure those guys have the authority to enforce that ticket. That parking lot is private property and those guys are private security. If you don't pay there may be fuck all they can do about it. Then again, I might be wrong.
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    Home Improvement

    A sealer will not prevent mildew or mold. Good ventilation will. Put your fart fan on a timer and turn it on before you shower and have it run 10 minutes or so after your done.
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    Home Improvement

    What were you expecting it to do? A good sealer, properly and consistently applied (yes, it won't last forever) will keep most liquids from penetrating the surface of the stone or grout. It will not prevent dirt, soap scum or hard water deposits from forming on the surface. If the grout darkens...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    "doggy dog world" lol
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    Motorcycle Thread

    I hate the wave. Keep your mind on what you’re doing, not on some ritual because some random fucktard thinks he’s your bro. If you must, nod your head but keep your hands on the bars. If you don’t wave back, he’ll get over it.
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    Cheese

    Our local Costco has a Spanish cheese called Manchego. Give it a try if you have access.
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    Home Improvement

    I guess it’s a mindset. I enjoy learning how to do stuff like that. Many times I finish a job and say I’ll never do that again but I know I could and that gives me satisfaction.
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    Home Improvement

    You start by watching other people do stuff, like this video. Or you observe how something was done and repeat it. You ask questions. Will your first ramp be as nice as his? Probably not, but your second one will be damn close. As far as tools are concerned, you could built that ramp with a...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Overweight people who wear football jerseys and long shorts. It's not muscle, dude, you're fuckin' fat.
  29. lurker

    Home Improvement

    Can't say I've ever seen it done that way. Many good lucks.
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    Home Improvement

    All stair risers have to be the same. It’s safer, easier and usually code. So determine the height and set all of them first. Plumb. Use a level. Then using the edge of the tile that is the riser as a edge, screed or fill in the platform behind the riser with thinset or dry pack. Use a level...
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    Home Improvement

    If the floor has that many irregularities in it, level it. It’s not that much work to screed some thinset over it with a metal straight edge. Then you can use the proper notched trowel and not have to lift tiles so often to level your work.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

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    Home Improvement

    Why didn't you buy a stone that was already cut into a pattern? There are tons that come in a Versailles or Lyon or whatever 3 or 4 piece pattern.
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    Home Improvement

    If I had one, I surely would use it as a plus when showing my house and I think most folks would be receptive. As a buyer, and I'm speaking for myself, YMMV, I consider them a negative and here's why. 1)The filters are expensive and proprietary. 2) They consume a lot of water and in some...
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    You know you're getting old when.....

    It was "cload" on a TRS-80. That worked on a cassette or a stringy-floppy.
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    You know you're getting old when.....

    And then, because I needed to bring my work home (the Model 3s I had did estimating and the books for my business) I bought a TRS-80 4p, the p was for portable. It was actually about the size of a piece of carry on luggage, but it was portable. About that time, IBM introduced the PC but I...
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    Motorcycle Thread

    Get some real gear and wear it. Always wear a helmet. Don't do the cruiser thing and get some cheap ass helmet because it looks cool or some "assless" chaps because all the other cruisers out there wear them. That silly shit the loud pipe gang wears is mostly worthless.
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    You know you're getting old when.....

    Fuckin' kids. Ever play Zork on a TRS-80 Mod 3? My first computer, a Model 1, loaded from a cassette and Zork only came on a 5 1/4" floppy. Not even my stringy-floppy would work. I had to upgrade.
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    Your Own Photography

    ^ That turned out to be the last photo I took of Max. I had to put him down last week. Fuck cancer.
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    Your Own Photography