Life in Central Texas (New adventures of larrybl)
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I guess I needed a new starting point too with the new place and all, so here it is. Too HOT to do anything right now, and dodging welcomed rain storms. I was able to load the last of the bricks and old steps up using BOH and the calico trailer. Craftsman's are under the pergola for the night. Plan tomorrow to place the wider steps at the back entrance till I can get to building the deck.
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Larry, you need one of these for your pool.
https://www.splashsupercenter.com/Poolmaster-Caribbean-Floating-Lounge_3
https://www.splashsupercenter.com/Poolmaster-Caribbean-Floating-Lounge_3
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We had 16 straight days of high humidity and high temperatures. My nice green grass is burnt brown. Saturday we had 5 inches of rain. Sunday 2 inches of rain. It rain today. 100% chance of rain the rest of week. I haven't cut the grass in three weeks. I use to tell my elderly mother if it gets too hot take a cold bath or shower a couple times a day.
Larry, I need one of those magnetic picker uppers. I had my roof replaced this spring. The roofer ran one of those around the house but didn't get all the nails up. I got a nail in the tractor tire, a nail in the rear tire of my jeep, and a nail in my tennis shoe.
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Larry, You won't believe this. 16 years ago we replaced our washer and dryer at Sears with the cheapest ones they sell. We use them almost everyday and never had a problem with them.
Glad to hear it finally cooled down. Your yard looks nice and green. Are those shade trees you bought that are in the black containers?
Larry, Don't you just hate that. It stops raining and the it's sunny all day and now the ground is to wet to cut. Well at least the grass is growing and its green. Once a month I run the edger to edge the along the curb, sidewalk, and driveway. It takes about an hour to an hour and half. I'll edge around the mulch areas too. My right arm and back hurt so much from using the edger that I pay someone else to do it.
Well Larry, Guess what? we got a new roof and I got a nail in my jeep tire, tractor tire, and my (ouch) tennis shoe.
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Larry, after the roof was installed they ran a magnetic roller was used around the yard and driveway and it picked up most nails. They had a small magnetic wan they used in the mulch areas. A couple days later we had heavy rains and I think these nails were in the gutter and when it rained they came out through the down spout and into the driveway. You think I would see them since my driveway is concrete white and the nails have a rust color. They were suppose to clean the gutters and place a gutter cover on but they did it a month later.
My tractor tire is not leaking so I left the nail in it. That was 6 months ago. I've been using the tractor every week.
That's amazing.
Larry, Looking good.
I don't use my Jeep GPS. I use the phone app WAZE. It even alerts you radar ahead. It's very accurate.
Larry, You don't have comcast cable or fios in your area?
Larry, Here's one made by Alamo out of Texas. Police swat could use this thing. By the way, they cost 50 grand.
Larry, I notice you get that Estrella station 44-3. You ever watch that. Its a mexican station that has some hilarious shows in the evening. I came across scanning channels. Here's a sample of one show on YouTube.
Larry, Years ago before we got cable television we use to have an antenna that rotates 360 degrees to get the best reception for each station. The inside antenna dial when you rotate it, the outside antenna would turn.
Larry, the weather must be nice down there. It must be 70's or 80's. More than half of the country had sub zero temperatures this past week with snow on the ground and your out cutting the grass. Maybe I should move down there. I can deal with the heat, but not the mosquitoes. They would eat me alive.
I wouldn't mine having some of that 85 degree weather, shorts on, laying out in the sun, getting a tan, drinking an ice cold beer, smelling freshly cut grass. Unfortunately, I have to wait another two or three months.
Larry, I agree, this is the time to do it while its still cold out you may be able get a deal on the AC units. Closer you get to spring or summer the price may rise knowing how hot it gets there.
Larry, Buy online from Home Depot or Lowes and if it doesn't fit just take to the store and get a credit on it. I know Walmart and Best Buy sells them.
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