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[bertfan31]

Just heard the news about the school shooting in Texas. My youngest daughter is teaching in an elementary school in Bethesda, Md. and my older daughter is teaching on campus at the University of Kansas. This stuff scares the hell out of me.

I hadn't heard anything. I'm in a great mood right now so I'm not going to look at national news until tomorrow or so.

The press canonizes these idiots because they know for sure that it will feed upon itself and lead to copycat shootings. They give these animals way more press and importance than they could ever achieve by doing something productive. WHY? To ensure we are all kept at each others throats and distracted from the nefarious shit that our government does every day.

What is the over under on school shootings before the midterms? I'm calling it at 6. The riots haven't started yet but you can bet your ass they're on the way.

 

[UK82]

Just heard the news about the school shooting in Texas. My youngest daughter is teaching in an elementary school in Bethesda, Md. and my older daughter is teaching on campus at the University of Kansas. This stuff scares the hell out of me.

Tragic. My niece teaches 2nd grade in St. Louis. Scares the hell out of me as well. Horrible.

 

[UK82]

I really, really hope potential recruits DON'T read RR. Flat out embarrassing and something I want no part of.

 

[BBUK]

I really, really hope potential recruits DON'T read RR. Flat out embarrassing and something I want no part of.

That is why I rarely venture out of this thread now. If not for the D-League I'd have been long gone from this site. (I mostly read the titles but if I see a D-League poster post. I try to support them.)

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Just heard the news about the school shooting in Texas. My youngest daughter is teaching in an elementary school in Bethesda, Md. and my older daughter is teaching on campus at the University of Kansas. This stuff scares the hell out of me.

Tragic. My niece teaches 2nd grade in St. Louis. Scares the hell out of me as well. Horrible.

My oldest daughter graduates Thursday night, and the school was saying to be there early for scanning. At first I was shocked, but I then realized how things had changed since I graduated. Sad times we are living in.

 

[UK82]

That is why I rarely venture out of this thread now. If not for the D-League I'd have been long gone from this site. (I mostly read the titles but if I see a D-League poster post. I try to support them.)

I check out the site because it's a quick way to get UK basketball news. Same with the football forum. But once I start reading the threads I get angry and I'm a laid-back guy. This is not the UK fan base I grew up with. Far from it.

 

[awf]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 72°F and cloudy. More rain on the way tonight. Today's high expected around 85°F.

Repairman fixed AC yesterday: $800. Old fan motor broke. Old AC unit is 21 years old. We replaced it on August 25, 2001, just before 9/11. Wife overjoyed the air flows again. Interior temperatures got up to about 81°F max. We'll get a new unit next winter.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

We had a new HVAC unit installed on 5/3.......$10,900.......we have a 5 ton package unit........our old one was still working......it was 22 yrs old......I had replaced the condensate fan three times.....the igniter fan once....blower motor once.........blower fan cage and housing two years ago.....year before last it was out of sorts twice the first time it took me three weeks to get the parts.....then the second time it was down for four weeks before I got it sorted out.......we decided that it was time to get a new one.....probably our last one.....

 

[warrior-cat]

We had a new HVAC unit installed on 5/3.......$10,900.......we have a 5 ton package unit........our old one was still working......it was 22 yrs old......I had replaced the condensate fan three times.....the igniter fan once....blower motor once.........blower fan cage and housing two years ago.....year before last it was out of sorts twice the first time it took me three weeks to get the parts.....then the second time it was down for four weeks before I got it sorted out.......we decided that it was time to get a new one.....probably our last one.....

Yeah, we were looking at the 5ton package as well and the cost was about the same. It will probably be more if I wait until later this year or earlier next year but...

 

[BBUK]

Yeah, we were looking at the 5ton package as well and the cost was about the same. It will probably be more if I wait until later this year or earlier next year but...

We got our unit in 2020. 6k (We have a townhome about 2600 SF) but not in the areas you are. Had our house A/C whole unit replaced in SA for I think 6800 but that was around 2011. Had a new hot water heater installed in 2021...1g, hopefully all will last... Home built in 2003....

 

[BBUK]

Rain, rain, slowed me down. Still have to stain the front timber. Seven timbers deep in the back and graduated. (Five, four foot 3/8th inch rebar spikes driven through the back timbers along with steel braces at the joints. Four, two and three foot 3/8ths inch rebar on the sides, and four, two foot 3/8ths " spikes across the front.) (You can walk on it anywhere.) Grape arbor above but that is rough. (Does the trick but is rough. Been there a few years, get some good grapes though.) 36 bags of top soil and 10 bags of miracle grow I caught on sale. I'd have taken a picture of the items my Darling planted but the rain.... 12 x 8.... (Yeah I need to cut the grass but I could do it with a weed eater the yard is so small.)

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 61°F and partly cloudy. 12 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. Got over an inch of rain overnight. Much booming and banging around midnight. Today's high expected around 81°F.

Uvalde death toll climbs to 21, including 19 children. Sickening.

Yeah, some crazies inhabit Rafters. One must carefully pick and choose their battles over there.

Happy Hump Day.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning D-League. Still cool in the east, which is a blessing.

My daughter, just turned 25, teaching in a Waldorf School which I describe as a school for the kids of rich former hippies, was real quiet this morning. I hugged her and asked what was on her mind, though I knew. “My kids are all going to be scared today,” she said. She’s very upbeat and will be a strong presence for them, so they are lucky to have her.

Hope you all are having a good morning.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Across street from us. I noticed lots of wind damage throughout North Austin.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

That is why I rarely venture out of this thread now. If not for the D-League I'd have been long gone from this site. (I mostly read the titles but if I see a D-League poster post. I try to support them.)

ditto for me. I love the D-League.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

My oldest daughter graduates Thursday night, and the school was saying to be there early for scanning. At first I was shocked, but I then realized how things had changed since I graduated. Sad times we are living in.

Yep. I graduated in 1964 and every door of the school was open to the world. We, both boys and girls, were taught how to shoot rifles by the conservation guys as a class project once a year.

As you said UK fan 41102 things have certainly changed and it ain't for the better. Now the Dems are going after guns, to hell with any consideration of mental health or hardening the schools.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Rain, rain, slowed me down. Still have to stain the front timber. Seven timbers deep in the back and graduated. (Five, four foot 3/8th inch rebar spikes driven through the back timbers along with steel braces at the joints. Four, two and three foot 3/8ths inch rebar on the sides, and four, two foot 3/8ths " spikes across the front.) (You can walk on it anywhere.) Grape arbor above but that is rough. (Does the trick but is rough. Been there a few years, get some good grapes though.) 36 bags of top soil and 10 bags of miracle grow I caught on sale. I'd have taken a picture of the items my Darling planted but the rain.... 12 x 8.... (Yeah I need to cut the grass but I could do it with a weed eater the yard is so small.)

When you come down to work in my yard I will furnish the beer and food!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Morning good folks of the D. It is a blue sky morning and 74.5°F and we are supposed to get to 82° and rain this afternoon. We lucked up and got .59" of rain in three sessions yesterday, so that bring us to over an inch since Saturday. Maybe my rain dance is effective not not IMMEDIATELY effective.

If the grass dries I may mow it so it will not get too tall. Four days with rain and a lawn service the stuff grows really fast.

You all have a good day and remember those poor parents and friends of the victims in the shooting in Uvalde, TX. They are going through some hard times today. Their lives are changed forever.

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

I have had a joyous morning. Thank you Sir!

I hope all of your days go great for you. Sorry about the dough loss for some. That is tough.

I cannot imagine the hurt many are feeling at this time. I cannot fathom the pain. God's peace and comfort to those who lost their loved ones...

 

[BBUK]

When you come down to work in my yard I will furnish the beer and food!

Sir,

I will work for food and sustenance.

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning D-Legionnaires.

Rain off and on for the last 3 days and cool temperatures. Today's high expected to be only in the high 50's.

Not much else other than prayers for the families in Uvalde Tx. It is a hard thing to fathom. Unfortunately, there will be a lot of bad political posturing for the next few weeks at the expense of some very hurt families.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Late Morning D League

Our weather is typical for this time of the year. We had 68° early this morning and we are up to 74° now, headed to a high of 87°. A few miles inland and to the East, they might hit 90. We are always a few degrees cooler. Our wind is a nice 9 mph coming out of the SE and humidity 57%. No rain is forecast until late afternoon when we will have a 30% chance. Typical for this time of year.

I feel for those who are having to spend hard earned money on house hold repairs. It is a bummer. As of this moment they are working on my irrigation system which has been down since last June. It took months to get a new underground pump and soon after it was replaced the ground caved in and the well was destroyed. But not before it pumped mud into all of my lines and sprinkler heads. So we had to dig a new well and waited for months again. Now that we have a new well we are having to replace 42 sprinkler heads and run new lines. The major problem has been to locate the underground valves and sprinkler heads. Many have been over grown the past year and it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I did not put the original sprinkler system in so I do not have a diagram. We have to hunt through an acre of ground and find them. $$$$$$,

Oh well. When I look at the state of the nation and world I am thankful for what I have and who I am. Life could be a million times worse, especially if I was making funeral arrangements for my little child today. God be with them and they have my sincere and loving prayers.

Take care all

 

[bertfan31]

Good afternoon! If the future radar is correct, I should have a toad strangler come through here in a bit. Just missed a couple of storms at the golf course. They're coming out of the south, one went west of us and the other just east. Plenty of wind today from all different directions. Managed a 79 but Walt didn't fair with the wind so well, 101. He's sad.

Friend coming over tomorrow to hang out back at the bar. He's got about 2 pounds of crappie filets that we're gonna fry and munch on. Plan on using a wok over a fire. Easy to fry in those things. There will be beer.

 

[vhcat70]

AustinTXCat said:
. . . . . .

Repairman fixed AC yesterday: $800. Old fan motor broke. Old AC unit is 21 years old. We replaced it on August 25, 2001, just before 9/11. Wife overjoyed the air flows again. Interior temperatures got up to about 81°F max. We'll get a new unit next winter.

Wouldn't think you'd need AC in the winter.

 

[vhcat70]

Morning D-Legionnaires.

Rain off and on for the last 3 days and cool temperatures. Today's high expected to be only in the high 50's.

Not much else other than prayers for the families in Uvalde Tx. It is a hard thing to fathom. Unfortunately, there will be a lot of bad political posturing for the next few weeks at the expense of some very hurt families.

How do we try to reduce these events

We'd say harden the schools and have officer(s) at all times their open. I'm for no gun ownership under 18, allowing sale refusal to anyone without cause - yes, discrimination, requiring all sales be recorded/maintained but accessible only with a warrant, and for anyone under 18 using a gun in a crime, the owner is responsible.

Criticize me, please.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

 

[MdWIldcat55]

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And 15 minutes after that he got a call from a boiler room in Calcutta trying to convince him they were from tech support and needed him to patch them into his computer so they could eliminate viruses.

You guys ever watch the Mark Rober videos where he sabotages some of these detestable criminals preying on people?

This is way too long, but if you have nothing else to do, this guy is clever as hell and quite the vigilante...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Wouldn't think you'd need AC in the winter.

If you have a heat pump it is the same thing, winter or summer. In summer you remove the heat from the house and put it outside. In winter you take the heat from outside and put it in the house.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Wouldn't think you'd need AC in the winter.

We've experienced 90s during January in years past.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

a funny:

 

[UK82]

Our first cable box by Jerrold. Loved it at the time.

 

[UK82]

And 15 minutes after that he got a call from a boiler room in Calcutta trying to convince him they were from tech support and needed him to patch them into his computer so they could eliminate viruses.

You guys ever watch the Mark Rober videos where he sabotages some of these detestable criminals preying on people?

This is way too long, but if you have nothing else to do, this guy is clever as hell and quite the vigilante...

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Bastards. The pranks should be more hardcore. One of my elderly neighbors got taken by these evil people.

 

[BBUK]

a funny:

The truth hurts too... That really hurts, Sir.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 58°F and clear. Temps climbing to 96°F by late this afternoon.

It's Thursday, which means I'm heading into the office. Keeping it short this morning.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 58°F and clear. Temps climbing to 96°F by late this afternoon.

It's Thursday, which means I'm heading into the office. Keeping it short this morning.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

Good Morning all,

My least favorite pie is cherry pie. BUT, I'd eat it. Any day is a good day to eat cherry pie. On my worst day I'd eat cherry pie. I'd rather have a coconut or apple, or pecan pie but if cherry pie was all there was, I'd eat it. I'd eat cherry pie if it wasn't all there was. "Pie, pie, me oh my, I love pie..." (Catch that line and your good.)

Have a great day all and ..................................have a piece of pie....

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Morning all,

My least favorite pie is cherry pie. BUT, I'd eat it. Any day is a good day to eat cherry pie. On my worst day I'd eat cherry pie. I'd rather have a coconut or apple, or pecan pie but if cherry pie was all there was, I'd eat it. I'd eat cherry pie if it wasn't all there was. "Pie, pie, me oh my, I love pie..." (Catch that line and your good.)

Have a great day all and ..................................have a piece of pie....

I sure do love pie. My least favorite is apple, but I love apple especially with a big hunk of sharp cheddar cheese. My favorite is pecan. Cherry is up there too.

I will take the pie challenge and eat a piece or two today. It would be mighty fine with this cup of coffee I am drinking. Right now.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good morning D League

We have a nice start to the day with a current temperature of 71° with winds SSE at 10 mph. The humidity is 59% which is tolerable for us. The UV Index is 8 of 10 so tourist need to put sunscreen on the babies. We are going to climb near 90° with a high forecast for about 87°. If a few clouds move out it may hit 90. Nice.

Well after a full day of working in the yard, my sprinkler and irrigation system still needs some work to get it back 100%. We found two more valves yesterday and eight more sprinkler heads. They will need replacing along with a couple of hundred feet of PVC. Life has it's surprises and most cost money. If I were the government I could just print it and spread it around like peanut butter. But this ain't the government or the movies. So it comes out of my bank account.

But life is good and my health good for an old timer. So I am thankful. I trust all have a great day.

So to lift my spirits I turn to an old railroad song.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Our church had a baptismal service last Sunday evening. We use the Gulf of Mexico and our favorite spot is Indian Rocks Beach. My mother was baptized in the same spot as this young man in 1921. The man baptizing is my cousin who pastors the church.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 58°F and clear. Temps climbing to 96°F by late this afternoon.

It's Thursday, which means I'm heading into the office. Keeping it short this morning.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

Good morning folks.

And thanks for the reminder on Cherry Pie Austin.

There is a family-owned orchard out our way that sells homemade pies on the side, and they make the best cherry pies I've had in my life, with the of a deep dish cherry cobbler with spongy, sugary crust on top my mamaw made back in the 1960s. But that not being an option, I'm headed for the orchard on Saturday.

 

[BBUK]

Our church had a baptismal service last Sunday evening. We use the Gulf of Mexico and our favorite spot is Indian Rocks Beach. My mother was baptized in the same spot as this young man in 1921. The man baptizing is my cousin who pastors the church.

Magnificent!!! The ocean couldn't be used for a better purpose except, walking on it. (If you get my meaning...) 😍

 

[BBUK]

Good morning folks.

And thanks for the reminder on Cherry Pie Austin.

There is a family-owned orchard out our way that sells homemade pies on the side, and they make the best cherry pies I've had in my life, with the of a deep dish cherry cobbler with spongy, sugary crust on top my mamaw made back in the 1960s. But that not being an option, I'm headed for the orchard on Saturday.

MdW55 drooling all over the D-League.... I've seen it all... dribble dribble, and it "ain't" basketball that is dribbling....