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I guess. Breaking it up seems to be working somewhat on the ramp. Getting rid of it is another issue apparently. The railing is a good 3.5 feet tall there and even then it's over another road and some houses. Not to metnion I bet a sheet of ice 3" thick 4' x 8' weighs a shitload. Speaking of...

Reading that was really depressing. He should have spent the time improving his people skills I guess. I have never tried online match making, a 1000 questions? I don't think I asked my last girlfriend a 1000 questions total. I only clicked on the thread since I moved to a metro area and was...

They have a couple of air compressors on trailers now and are busting ice on the ramps at least with jackhammers. They're all tied up on a lifeline with a yoyo in case they fall, I guess they won't slide 1/2 a mile down the bridge.

Like poor people want a job lol. I'm here all day because we have the contract to support the Exxon refinery (basically we are their maintenance shop) and they never shut down, and even if they wanted to it would take weeks to months to do so. Anyway, was talking to one of the chief DOTD guys...

One one bridge right now they have 30+ trucks spreading salt from the salt domes (where we store strategic oil reserves), sand, and spraying glycol. They've been at it since at 7am when it got light enough for me to see them from my office. Still hasn't made a big enough dent that traffic could...

I'll trade our 3" of ice for 3" of snow or 6" of snow for that matter.

They just went out and measured the ice on the news here. On the I-10 bridge across the MS river on the bridge itself the ice was 2-2.5" thick and where the water ran down onto the on ramps it was right at 3". Guessing that won't melt when it warms up until the sun gets on it. Kinda funny...

It's not snow down here but ice. Even when it snows the humidity in the atmosphere will ice up the road. We have a guy in our shop this week from Canada installing a piece of equpment and he said he's never seen anything like it. We cleaned off some of the driveway outside and even without it...

I can't believe there's even a talk involved beyond "leave and we'll keep the computer". If you told me your work computer had pictures of your kid that were no where else I'm pretty sure I would say you should have thought about that a little more. I guess people nowdays just take it for...

Last Friday was my 43rd birthday which really didn't bother me. However at work one guy I have known all my life (my dad retired from this same company) mentioned that I have been dating the same women on and off for 20 years. It didn't really hit me till on the drive home. Man that made me feel...

Or held for ransom.

Ice, ice and more ice. Every bridge across the MS river is closed due to heavy icing south of Natchez, MS. Turned around and come home this morning. 27F and pouring rain, was OK as long as you could stay off a bridge which is nearly impossible here in flatland/waterland Louisiana.

The only obvious answer is for everyone to email and text each other all the words on the watch list endlessly until the entire system implodes from data overload. We need a contact in the middle east to make millions of throw away emails to bounce them off of as well.

The whole god damn thing sounds like a white guilt deal.

Who wants to buy a nice house and live next door to subsidized poor people?

He got a free place to live lol? He could fix anything except a hole in a boat.

Guess so. If I could see a neighbor I'd move.

I assume they are talking about cedar allergies. I'm not certain on San Antonio but up around Austin and up to and around Waco they can be pretty bad. Other than that I have no idea. Out of all the large metro areas in Texas, San Antonio is the only one I would move to.

I guess I live a sheltered life. I never understood buying a house attached to someone elses house. Looks nice tho, let us know how it goes.

If only all tire slashers were so lucky.

Your boss calls you sir.

People forget Biggio was an all star multiple times as a catcher, 2nd baseman and a center fielder. Not exactly low skill posistions.

I'm sure they make their payments, but if they get a $50/raise they instantly figure out what they fan finance for that extra $50 payment. Their kids both go to private school tuition free so that shouldn't be a major concern. I know kids are expensive but why extend yourself on your house (in...

How about a Lego meth lab from breaking bad?

70F here this afternoon and 17F in the morning and 13F on Tuesday. Not really cold but the last time it got that cold here (the south) many of the plants and refineries had issues including a pretty big pop at Exxon. Will be sitting by the phone the next couple of days.

Yes I live under a rock and never watch TV. Just saw this "kwit Kone" on TV lol.

I asked about it earlier in this thread and eventually bought one. Never done an egg but for stuff like a wild duck they work great. Cooked done on the inside with a crispy skin and not tough. It was worth the purchase price for me on this alone as I cook a lot of wild duck.

You're old when you can remember when legal drinking age in your state was 17 and 15 for a drivers license and 14 for learners permit.

Music that you remember when it was new after you got out of high school now plays on the classic radio station.

I guess so. I would just think with what they make together they wouldn't spend 99% of their time talking, thinking, or worrying about money. They tell me I don't understand because I have no kids. But because of the nature of my work and sometimes getting paid 2-3 times a year I never could do...

How do you help people with finances? I'm not talking about giving them money but getting pointed in the right direction without sticking your nose in too deep. I have a friend who makes pretty good money. Both him and his wife have good healthcare jobs. But everytime I talk to them they are...

I only need the house for 3 months. I'm not really concerned with them selling it. More concerned that they won't fix stuff while I am working 16-18 hour days for 3 months during our turnaround. If they don't have the cash to put in a new AC unit when it's really hot that would suck etc...

Sorry, I'm not sure I could do a condo or an apartment. I would just get a job title change and keep commuting. Part of the problem here is our customer where we are doing the turnaround has rented pretty much all the upper end homes for this big turnaround this year for it's executives...

I don't mind them checking my credit. I would be super fucking pissed if I rented a nice house to live in for 3-4 months out of the year and have to pay 12 months of a lease and they couldn't afford to fix the AC when it's 100F out. It's pretty much a rhetorical question I since the company...

So technically not about home buying but... I've never rented in my life and my company is reimbursing me to rent a place closer to work for February thru April when I might have a call out during odd hours. Anway after looking at rentals I have noticed most are people who are way underwater...

Lingo tip, ask about renting an RV or motorhome. If you say mobile home it conjurs up images of these.

You forgot one thing. The "who gives a shit factor". Most SEC schools really get deep into the who gives a shit when they are ranked in the top 25 (or way higher) and get matched up with another conferences team that is unranked. Double so after you play teams like Alabama, Auburn, Georgia...

LOL @ Spurrier at trophy presentation. Will Thompson's post on Vine

I have a ranger and I really don't see the point of going with a really low delay bow. The limiting factor with headshot will be sitting on your ass (or logging out) waiting for crap to respawn in your zone after you totally clean out all the ones that give exp for you.