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Have you seen those pre-fabbed fiberglass pool shells that are advertised and displayed all over our highways from one end of the state to the next? Forget the name, but there's one right off I-35 just south of the metroplex that I see everytime I drive south. These shipping container things...

The big one I got was in a small shallow oyster marsh near Surfside. Was very surprised.

Yep. Lasso and make sure they have zero fight left. To get the hook out treat em like a shark, 10" needle nose pliers.

That's great advice, I appreciate it. Now that it's been a few days I can start to feel the burning desire to take action wearing off. It's a pattern that I've repeated over the years. It's not like I'm thinking about drinking but I do start thinking I can just power through it on my own. But...

I've caught a 30-40 lb gator gar on 20lb mono before and it was impossible to get him on onshore from all the thrashing. He eventually cut my line with his scales. What people don't realize until they actually handle one are that they are covered in fucking ginormous dinosaur scales that are...

My problem stems from the fact that I've always associated drinking with fun so no drinking=no fun. I do have lots of hobbies and I've always combined them with drinking - golf, fishing, working around the house, all stuff I enjoy doing but enjoy even more with a beer in my hand. its never been...

I'm really struggling with alcoholism. Fucked up really bad last night but somehow I'm alive and not sitting in jail. I deserve worse and the people in my life deserve better. I definitely need help but I don't know where to start.

Yep. I got the warning for a few days and then finally got the three strikes. Noped the fuck out of YT all together for a few days and when I came back, nothing. Back to normal.

After a brutal, hot, dry as fuck 5 month summer we are finally getting some rain and I'm getting out in it. Love it. If not, then I'm jerking off, taking a nap, or playing Xbox. Really need to be installing some ceiling fans around the house and painting though. Meh

Installed gutters on the house this summer. Still need to put rain barrels on the downspouts for watering the garden. Debating going DIY or just buying the ready made shits.

Duh, that's what the title of the thread is. Seriously....yes.

A big nice dry fart after a day or two of liquid shits is like a rainbow after a thunderstorm.

Another out of the ordinary job completed this week. Pavilion with a sunken kitchen, swim up bar, black travertine coping, black granite tops, turf, and a fire feature behind the spa.

People are still financing. It slowed down quite a bit after the initial shock but now that people are getting used to the higher interest rates and realize they aren't coming back down any time soon things are picking back up. We had a pretty brutal summer this year in n. Texas so that helped too.

Correction: grey, white, and buff which is slightly more tan than the white. It goes well with all the Leuders we do. Also those bricks were done at the homeowners request to match the fireplace in their living room. Same brick, same mortar. Homeowner supplied his own appliances so that fridge...

Fridge is on the far left. It was in the $50's. We don't do custom mortar colors. Grey or white, that's it.

Fridge, griddle, egg

Finally finished this outdoor kitchen/patio cover/fireplace.

Trying this out this weekend. Now to decide what flavor ice cream. Probably chocolate

Was kinda hoping it would be a little like Dyson Sphere Program where I could set something up on various planets/moons that would help grow my budding empire/business/whatever the fuck.

Just getting started, screwing around New Atlantis with a couple local quests I picked up from the UC security guy and the jobs terminal. Also playing around with research and crafting. I kinda want to start off focusing on collecting and building stuff before I go guns blazing. Can you pick up...

And that thing ain't built for swimming.

I'm sure the engineering on it is fine. Main thing is the footing and how well it is anchored to it. Definitely a unique application of an old shipping container.

I like the disposable blades style of knife for field dressing. Always have something razor sharp. https://www.outdooredge.com/products/razor-pro

Really dependent on where you live and your soil. Here in N TX we have black clay under everything and shit moves a lot, swells when it's wet and contracts when it's dry. This time of year you can walk a random field and you'll find cracks in the dirt big enough to put your first in. He's in...

They did put roadbase down and then compacted it right?

It's going to move. A lot. I have one that I finished in the spring when the ground was still moist. After this summer and everything shriveling up in the heat it looks terrible. My paver guy just shrugs and says that's what they do. Sounds like you would have been happier with spray deck...

They're doing nice work on those pavers

Not a pizza oven, they just wanted the brick outline to look like their indoor fireplace and that's how it is.

Outdoor kitchen+fireplace+patio cover I'm in the middle of building.

Sounds like a good price to me. The acrylic deck is nice, looks good and is cooler on your feet than bare concrete, but only having 3' around it is unusual where I'm at. Maybe a regional thing. Did you get a bid from Blue Haven by chance? If yes, you should PM me. I heard they used to do the 3'...

$70k for a pool that's about 12k gallons, screen enclosure, and extending out an existing patio cover type thing? That's not bad at all. How many square feet of decking? What exactly do you mean by "built-in" with the spa?

This might be helpful in a year when the kiddo starts her freshman year at college. Ten years ago when I went back and got my Bachelor's I found a few cheap, earlier edition textbooks at Half Price Books, particularly the big one in Dallas off NW Highway for any DFW folks.

They start off with one or two long, powerful runs and if you can weather that then you can start getting them in. Once I got him in the boat he was completely done, he didn't flop at all. Next time I will definitely bleed it out once it's on board. My woman fried some last night, it was...

Man I loved the original and Cheers for what they were; good natured sitcoms that didn't take themselves too seriously but always able to sneak in a nice double entendre without being vulgar. I want this to be more of the same but have serious doubts.

I had a 500 lb dolphin fucking with me once I got the King on board and out of the water. Freaked me out pretty bad, he was doing circles around my kayak and under it. He could have flipped me if he wanted. I have some of that encounter on my GoPro. If it's decent I'll post it. Those boys...

I check the forecast and the swell report before going, that week was pretty flat seas. I also take a marine VHF radio with me in case if emergency I can radio the Coast Guard. Big risks=big rewards. That being said, I was pretty creeped out on those giant, rusted out platforms 5 miles out and...

Best fishing trip of my life. Being able to get off the beach and have some mobility really suits my style of fishing.

Last full day of fishing I got a few snapper; one red snapper, couple smaller Lane snappers. Also another new species- triggerfish.

Padre Day 3 - Hit up a small platform near the shore and caught a mess of spadefish. I kept a few as they are supposed to be good eating. After a couple hours of that I went 4 more miles offshore to a group of four, larger old platforms. Water was spectacular out there, I could see fish 30'...