Author Topic: Hide site, retirement site. (Read 279934 times)

KensAuto · « **Reply #850 on:** March 28, 2018, 09:28:57 PM »

Agree Charles.
.. and it's not the same as 20 years ago. Those guys are charging full price around here, or they work for a contractor that charges full price, then they send all the tax free money back home, spending very little here.

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JR · « **Reply #851 on:** March 29, 2018, 12:44:46 AM »

Yep, no reason they have to teach in 100 other languages. Fast tract to english I understand.

Keep thinking on using some for a couple things, but would rather hire a couple HS students to get their feet wet. There are so many illegals where my kids go to school, they think its normal. When asked how I feel I warn them you are not going to like what I say, but I say it.

If I where in their shoes though I am sure I would do the same, we all want better!

We have a city and a county here in Kali who are fighting back this this stupid santuary crap, Orange ( my birth place!!!) and Los Alomitas. Hammer down AG!!!

rpar86 · « **Reply #852 on:** March 29, 2018, 01:14:18 AM »

Had a bit of a run-in with some (likely) illegal lawn care workers yesterday morning. I live on a culdesac, and you can barely fit 3 cars wide across the end of the street. They show up to take care of some yards and park 2 trucks, one on each side of the street. One of these trucks has a trailer full of bark mulch with a gate that swings open, over a foot into the remaining lane of travel. I had to squeeze through very slowly, dodging the gate. I laid on the horn for a few seconds to make my disapproval known. When I came back a few minutes later, one of the guys was at the trailer shoveling bark into a wheelbarrow, so I rolled down the window and said nicely “you need to park somewhere else because your gate is blocking the lane of travel” and then he responds with something in Spanish. So then I may have lost it a little bit on him. They think they own the place and it just pisses me off. Can’t wait to pull a Charles and get out of the city.

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #853 on:** March 29, 2018, 07:11:19 AM »

Ryan I’m as deep in the middle of Houston as you can get and deal with that all the time. I live in a neighborhood that is undergoing gentrification (original homes built in the 40s that are being torn down. So we have construction all around and deal with the double parked contractors all the time.

I can teach you a few choice words in Spanish that might help

The weekend place is aspirational for when I punch out if the city

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rpar86 · « **Reply #854 on:** March 29, 2018, 12:22:16 PM »

You’re also a lot closer to the source... ;)

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #855 on:** March 30, 2018, 05:02:38 AM »

Well today is an exciting day. Supposed to shoot Pebbltec today on the pool. Have a breakfast meeting, then I pick up a little more sod and head up to the house to watch. Should be filling the pool tomorrow....and the day after

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #856 on:** March 30, 2018, 07:58:30 AM »

So in my area we don’t have a bunch of pools. Swim season is short or something like that. But the guy up the street has always filled his pool from the fire hydrant. What will you use as a water source?

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #857 on:** March 30, 2018, 08:18:20 PM »

Pebbletec done and another pallet of sod down and mowed.

Tomorrow they acid wash and start
To fill

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Nate · « **Reply #858 on:** March 30, 2018, 08:26:34 PM »

Nice.

How are they filling it?

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #859 on:** March 30, 2018, 08:58:53 PM »

Water hoses

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Nate · « **Reply #860 on:** March 30, 2018, 09:06:19 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 30, 2018, 08:58:53 PM

Water hoses

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This guy.....lol

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #861 on:** March 30, 2018, 10:30:01 PM »

Dumb question dumb answer right? Lol

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #862 on:** March 30, 2018, 11:20:53 PM »

No I’m in the middle of nowhere. So two garden hoses and the pool fill is all I can do
In the mean time last fire
Of the season.

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #863 on:** March 31, 2018, 12:01:11 AM »

Why is this the last fire of the season?

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JR · « **Reply #864 on:** March 31, 2018, 01:40:43 AM »

Pool looks great. Can't be that warm yet for no more fires?

KensAuto · « **Reply #865 on:** March 31, 2018, 02:22:47 AM »

Sounds like he might be heading back to the concrete forest for a while, to pay for the pool.

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #866 on:** March 31, 2018, 07:06:42 AM »

No kidding,Ken.

It really is getting that warm here. Lows have been in the 70 range, highs in mid 80s

We just got a little cold snap and it was 52 last night

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Bob Smith · « **Reply #867 on:** March 31, 2018, 01:15:26 PM »

Charles, what did you go with for a pool water heater? We used solar water heaters on the roof to help with the community pool heater. Poor installation or winterizing resulted in freeze damage so we now only use the propane heater. The solar didn't work all that well up North with the trees and so many cloudy days, but they did help.

JR · « **Reply #868 on:** March 31, 2018, 02:16:05 PM »

Solar works great here and no real freezing issues, just a quick frost now and then. If you have the sun, go for it! Plus you can run at night to cool down too.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #869 on:** March 31, 2018, 08:06:09 PM »

Heating is like a gazillion BTU propane heater.

Filling about 6-7 inches every 3 hours.

Kids are getting impatient

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stlaser · « **Reply #870 on:** March 31, 2018, 08:11:34 PM »

Is it ready yet?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #871 on:** March 31, 2018, 08:16:26 PM »

I want one...I want one...I want one

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #872 on:** March 31, 2018, 09:02:01 PM »

Pool party at Charles house. Nate bring the meat, I’ll bring asparagus to tell us if some one pees in the pool.

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #873 on:** April 01, 2018, 07:44:40 AM »

Pool is full. Somewhere around 20 hours to fill. Filling the spa now.

Spa full now too

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KensAuto · « **Reply #874 on:** April 01, 2018, 02:30:18 PM »

As a semi famous fisherman once said, a million times, Booyah.

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Bob Smith · « **Reply #875 on:** April 01, 2018, 02:56:50 PM »

Very nice, am betting heading back to work on Mondays just got a bit harder.

JR · « **Reply #876 on:** April 01, 2018, 06:21:57 PM »

I ran a dedcated 3/4 line to mine. It tops off so fast it is scary.

Sure looks good, tying to get mine clean now, always had an algea issue. Ordered another set of filters.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #877 on:** April 01, 2018, 09:17:17 PM »

Thanks guys. I have to say guys, the stone work was an arm and a leg but now that it’s done it was well worth it. The fire pit and the outdoor kitchen and porches all matching makes a huge difference.

I mulched the beds today (just to keep Don occupied) and power washed the shop front. Got a couple of rockers for the fire pit area but will probably get some Adirondack chairs and put the rockers on the porch of the casita.

They come tomorrow to pick up all the leftover stone and debris and put chemicals in the pool and start the pump

Also having the septic pumped tomorrow.

Making progress for sure. Gonna have dinner with the guy that built my house tomorrow and get the name of the plumber he uses. Probably going to just stroke a check to get the plumbing and sewer roughed in so I can get to insulation and Sheetrock sooner.

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #878 on:** April 02, 2018, 07:49:02 AM »

I like how your rock turned out, weed free, smooth enough to walk on bare foot, doesn’t spread to be slippery when running around the pool edge.

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cruizng · « **Reply #879 on:** April 02, 2018, 09:43:10 AM »

Very nice TRN. Nice place to look forward to spending time!

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #880 on:** April 03, 2018, 07:08:35 AM »

They came yesterday and removed all the debris and started up the pool and worked on some finishing details. Stone guy has to come back and mortar in the skimmer kids and raise up an area that’s holding a little water in the porch.

I’m also thinking about adding the automation equipment. I can see now that the wife won’t want to turn valves and flip switches. She’d rather have a remote control

Now I need about 6 more pallets of sod

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stlaser · « **Reply #881 on:** April 03, 2018, 08:55:29 AM »

very nice

Flyin6 · « **Reply #882 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:46:47 AM »

Which one of you moderators can fis the title of this thread?

I need someone to draw a solid line through the part that says "Hide site" as it clearly has evolved far, far beyond anything like that! ;-))

stlaser · « **Reply #883 on:** April 03, 2018, 12:51:53 PM »

Well, if we start down that slippery slope Don then we would have to change the name on your thread to include something about extreme equipment testing or carnage or destroyer of worlds, you know something along those lines.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #884 on:** April 03, 2018, 01:31:23 PM »

What do we change square D to? Dodge dust bucket?

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #885 on:** April 03, 2018, 02:21:50 PM »

Wow. That escalated quickly.

Don I still have a shipping container. That counts for something, right? It’s emp proof....

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JR · « **Reply #886 on:** April 03, 2018, 02:41:21 PM »

Looks good TRN. My kids love swimming at night with the led doing its thing.

Honestly, I would just get a good solar cover for the pool. It keeps the junk out, keeps the heat in and will help warm it up more than you think.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #887 on:** April 03, 2018, 09:52:05 PM »

Quote from: stlaser on April 03, 2018, 12:51:53 PM

Well, if we start down that slippery slope Don then we would have to change the name on your thread to include something about extreme equipment testing or carnage or destroyer of worlds, you know something along those lines.

Hey, no one asked ya!

;-))

Flyin6 · « **Reply #888 on:** April 03, 2018, 09:53:25 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on April 03, 2018, 02:21:50 PM

Wow. That escalated quickly.

Don I still have a shipping container. That counts for something, right? It’s emp proof....

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Definitely worth some points!

Until you plush it out and add a sound system, 50" flat screen and lounge chairs!

Sammconn · « **Reply #889 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:01:38 PM »

Charles.
This is amazing! Well done, ah that’s all I got.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #890 on:** April 04, 2018, 03:13:13 PM »

Thanks Sam.

Decided to improve the ride quality of the dually.

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KensAuto · « **Reply #891 on:** April 04, 2018, 06:00:11 PM »

Reminds me of my ex, wide hips and a whole bunch in the middle.

stlaser · « **Reply #892 on:** April 04, 2018, 06:27:16 PM »

Quote from: KensAuto on April 04, 2018, 06:00:11 PM

Reminds me of H, wide hips and a whole bunch in the middle.

FIFY

KensAuto · « **Reply #893 on:** April 04, 2018, 08:36:56 PM »

Who said she is an ex?

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #894 on:** April 04, 2018, 08:45:33 PM »

I just threw up a bit in my mouth

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stlaser · « **Reply #895 on:** April 04, 2018, 09:20:28 PM »

Quote from: KensAuto on April 04, 2018, 08:36:56 PM

Who said she is an ex?

I knew it!

rpar86 · « **Reply #896 on:** April 04, 2018, 11:40:05 PM »

Oh Shawn, don’t defile Tex’s sweet ride like that!

Good thing H isn’t a redhead.

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Tommy13 · « **Reply #897 on:** April 05, 2018, 09:54:36 AM »

Looks great Charles! I'm sure your kids are going to love it.

If you don't mind sharing...

How much are you paying for sod in your area? I'm thinking of ordering up to another 10,000 sq/ft. 10k delivered is running $2,500 for me right now, if I return the pallets.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #898 on:** April 05, 2018, 08:22:55 PM »

Tommy I’m paying 135 for common Bermuda per pallet 425 sq ft

Your deal sounds pretty solid.

I get to keep the pallets....they make for a good redneck bonfire.

So here’s the latest taken from standing at the firepit. They finished today and replaced the hardy they broke. I didn’t have them paint it because I’m about to repaint the entire house and casita....as soon as the wife decides on paint.

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cudakidd53 · « **Reply #899 on:** April 06, 2018, 06:58:01 AM »

Looking like an Expedia ad: “Redneck Holiday Texas Style”