SmugPrick

will this be the final nail in the coffin for that place? I didnt even realize they were still around honestly. 

deleted all my social media besides LinkedIn. Feels fucking good man. 

On 11/4/2022 at 9:46 AM, Vitalsign said:

I thought DGH was BeerHam?

No but we are forever bonded

8 hours ago, Biggie said:

raced a bmw m8 in seattle, we were up to 185 on i5

19 hours ago, Captain Pickle said:

Hmm. I don’t think it matters what filter. I have sand bty.

 

Pool Maintenance - Pool Pump, Filter & Pool Pump Cleaning

WWW.SWIMMINGPOOL.COM

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How long should you run your pool pump? It all depends on how much water your pool holds in gallons. Find out the correct amount of time to run...

Long story short approximately 8 hours for a full cycle but I would do longer anyway. I basically run it  just before I get home from work until like 3 in the morning. That way it’s always on while I’m home cuz it looks nice. Run it all weekend because I’m likely to run the heater early in the morning. Where I live, electricity is cheaper on evening and weekends so I try to run during none peak hours for the most part

ok last edit:

Should a Pool Pump Run 24 Hours a Day? Advice for homeowners in Sachse, Wylie and Murphy

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A pool pump is necessary in order to help keep your pool clean in Dallas, Texas. Read on for advice on how long daily operation should be.

This one is specifically about de filters and says you shouldn’t run it 24/7

 

i disagree that 8 hours is enough but still

 

and of course u run it 24 hours after shocking 

im  going to wire in a timer next year then. I wish there was some sort of wifi option these days though. Hell my back yard irrigation can be used with an app. 

6 hours ago, sblfilms said:

Traveling during Covid is something I’ll greatly miss. I still think back from time to time about being at the absolute ghost town that was Disneyworld back when they reopened but severely limited daily attendance. No waits for anything ❤️

for sure, I remember my layovers in Detroit, airport was COMPLETELY dead. departure status screens were able to be consolidated onto only one. Eerie but man was it a great time to travel. 

15 minutes ago, Captain Pickle said:

It’s called a tennis ball?

 

also I don’t think it’s all that expensive to maintain. I’m pretty sure I spend even less than you and I don’t use a cover!  I also swim with a skimmer catching all the leaves and swim while vacuuming to make it fun!

 

edit: actually I might spend a bit more

 

$200 chemicals 

$325 for a company to close

 

and I just ignore the gas and electricity bill increases

 

but, running the pump isn’t all that expensive. You put it on a timer so to only run about 10 hours a day. They say you can do 8 hours but I do 10. However I pretty much run it all weekend 

dude at the pool store said I should run it 24/7...maybe its due to my filter type? I have a DE Filter. 

I was in the market for a laptop to replace my 2016 MBP and initially I was just going to get a new model MBP until I realized they got rid of the touch bar. I did a bunch of research and was between the Razer Blade 15 Advanced and this Zeph Duo. I wanted something that was still relatively sleek. I had a gaming laptop back in 2014 and it was an albatross in size. Overall, I am liking this Zeph Duo the more I understand the capabilities of the 2nd monitor. It works VERY well when gaming and you want to keep an eye on your discord, or use Asus's Armory Crate and get all your PC's diagnostics in a handy spot. It has the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX with the 3070 Ti. Ive not been on an AMD CPU since the old Athlon XP 2100 days, but Ive been a bit impressed with this CPU. Overall, Im going to test drive this another week and then determine if I want to just go with the Razer Blade and the i9. 

6 hours ago, Captain Pickle said:

Whaaaat. I’m gonna try that next year. But it will just end up in the skimmer 

its a robot my guy. like the size of one of those old imacs from the late 90s

6 hours ago, Fizzzzle said:

I wouldn't get an in-ground pool unless I truly had "fuck you" levels of money. Like $10k/year to maintain it isn't really a big deal.

10k a year? on what planet? lmao

Minnesota just passed alcohol sales on sundays like what? 6 years ago? MN will be the last on the train to legalizing. 

I have a 25k gallon in ground pool. There is now wifi chemical measuring devices that will send a notification to your phone that your PH is too high/low, chrlorine levels, etc. Its called WaterGuru...well worth the money. In terms of maintenance, if you just keep up on things like backwashing your filter and keeping your skimmer baskets clean, youll be ok.  Avoid dumping your chlorine into the shallow end because itll fade your liner. If you live in a cold winter state, basic winterizing like blowing out your return pipes and adding anti freeze to the skimmer is important to avoid cracking and creating costly repairs.

All that being said, the  only thing I had to replace was the pump motor (500 bucks)…they last about 3-4 years (and when you get to that point, install yourself - super easy - just a motor swap and wiring it in for proper config (240v vs 120). I dont know what folks are talking about "time and money". The only time I waste is plugging in the pool roomba every sat morning and adding chemicals MAYBE once a week. The only money you spend is on a bucket of chlorine and your PH up and down. A decent size bucket of chroline is about $220 (itll last you a season in conjunction  with an inline chlorinator that you purchase pucks for (around 60 bucks for enough to last a season). PH up and Down is like 20 bucks for a bag.  Really the only cost is your increased energy bills for the summer (and occasionally topping off the pool from evaporation). 

Lastly, I highly encourage  your contractor to put screw up anchors in your poured pool deck. Critical for covering the pool. Also a solar cover (around 250-300 bucks). Itll save you on your gas bill should you want to run your pool heater for night swims. 

All In to run the pool this year, it cost me roughly around 1100 in chemicals and a pool motor + an increase of around 300 a month between Gas, Elec, and water. Pool was open from Memorial to late September...so lets call it another 1200...or 2300 all in for a season (minus 500 next year as I wont need to replace the pool pump). It is what you decide its worth. To me, 2300 for some damn fun memories all summer was worth it. 

Last good Far Cry was hunting the jackal 

stick it in your mom

Robert Paulson 

On 10/7/2022 at 10:59 PM, SuperSpreader said:

No

give me a piece of that ass

does it include a TinyChat sex party?

Oh good for you!

-Christian Bale on the set of Terminator Salvation, 2009. 

You should use this one 

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Giger's Predator

Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska

Spent at minimum of 2 days at each. 

Depends, are you talking about simply driving through or having a layover at or legit visiting?

On 11/3/2022 at 2:41 PM, Vitalsign said:

I got a Performance Model 3 in 2019 and I don't think I'll ever own a non Tesla again. The car is still a pure joy to drive and I look forward to every red light and 0-60 feels like a jet plane taking off.

I smoke teslas all day in my GTR 

big fan of reddit. I wish I would have made the transition sooner. 

I only fly first class, but Ill tell you this as someone that travelled 3-4 times a month during covid...IT WAS FUCKING FANTASTIC not being jammed into a plane. Even in 1st class not having someone sitting next to you was glorious. 

All this being said, you missed out. 

of course we are all paying for that luxury now with these terrible flight costs. No reason why a flight I took pre-covid was 300 vs 750 now.