Everything posted by Jiggy-Z
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Religion, weaponized religion, and the separation of church and state
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By all accounts, the "captain" was a devoted husband and father, solid citizen, and recipient of many awards, honors, honorary doctorates and inductions to various halls of fame (not the least of which was the clown hall of fame). So basically nothing like dotard. But damn, that is one candy from a van looking son of a gun.
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Fishing Megathread: Looking For Big Girls Who swallow
What a crock!!!!
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Many custom-built concrete pools in the Austin area installed since 2017 are suffering from "Concrete Cancer"
I am a concrete contractor, not a pool contractor. There is a lot missing from that report. Enough for me to be skeptical. Lots of concrete is poured without fly ash and it is more expensive, not less expensive than fly ash. These pools were not poured with "concrete". They use shotcrete and they are sprayed. There was a fly ash shortage during this time due to demand and a large cement plant in Dallas going down for an extended period which put a stress on the fly ash market since it is a partial substitute for cement in concrete mixes. There are different classes of ash, so not sure which one is best but they are substituted freely. Shot Crete is sprayed on with the water being added at the hose end area so the concrete products are not delivered in a ready mix drum type of truck, but a metered truck which proportions the components through a helical drive for mixing. Cement and fly ash are kept separate in the truck. Most pooll contractors hire out the shotcrete. Shotcrete guys do more than just pools. My guess is that are going to find a single ingredient source or contractor at fault, but I doubt fly ash is the cause of all of it.
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OJ Simpson has died
I will always choose to remember him not as a killer, but as an all pro running back mercilessly slashing through defenders back in the 70s.
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Lake Travis ISD faces $1.5 million lawsuit over peanut allergy incident
I have nothing to back this up, but a couple of thoughts: We are a larger country today by 100 million or so there's that. Also, might have been some undiagnosed fatalities way back then which would have lessened the observed pool of allergy sufferers v today.
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2024 Final Four and National Championship
This and don't pit it on TBS. CBS prime time for the win.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
Yeah? Well my wife's brother went to MIT, so there.... ...but he's also an alcoholic asshole.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
So from the outside, you can't understand it, and from the inside you can't explain it.
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2024 Rain Thread: All Your El Nino Are Belong to Us
My mom left me in that Kroger "on accident" back in the mid 70's, so this hits close to home.
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The Surly Road Cycling Thread
Yes. It is a bit of a commitment for the weekend. Plus fund raising and logistics. I am pretty amazed by the participation this event gets considering that at least 75% of the riders are pretty slow. No big deal and good on them for getting out there, but I just don't see how spending 7+ hours in the saddle on each day with rides lasting into the hot afternoon can be any fun. Even more amazing is that most of that 75% are repeat and multi year riders. Hell, maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I sure do like not waiting in line for a shower.
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2024 Final Four and National Championship
I don't find Hurley arrogant at all. If anything he understates things and gives an honest assessment. Much of his team's success is due to his coaching v. Some guys that just role out waves of talent like the Fab 5 etc. His sideline demeanor is a beating but some of that is due to his punch able Hurley family face and Jersey vibe. Time will tell, but he has a long way to go to be in Bobby Knight, Coach K., Calliperi, Self, Rupp, Richardson etc. asshole territory. The more he wins the more of a dick people will think he is.
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2024 Final Four and National Championship
Wish that douch was our corch.
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2024 Final Four and National Championship
Nothing like getting a face full of Johnson.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
I can relate. I get that a lot.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
Alas, just an energy drink.
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Apple TV- Manhunt - The Chase for Lincolns Killer
I thought it was settled that Booth was a male model being manipulated and brainwashed by the fashion industry.
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Planet of the Apes
Clicked on this thinking it was the thread for the musical staring Troy McClure.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
That was awesome. If only there were a way to predict when and where these things might occur. Ah well, the randomness of nature.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
We live out by the Austin zoo. My boys got up on the roof to enhance the experience. Saw neighbors having sex on their roof. No pics.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
Keep trying.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
I for one, welcome our new moon overlords.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
Some peek through going on in Oak Hill. Feel the heat then put you glasses on.
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2024 Solar Eclipse - never too early to get ready
You can't stop it, you can only hope to contain it.