Stoney's Luv Shack

[Love to grow]

Hell yeah Dude that machine is perfect for those sneakers!
By agitator I mean how some washers have a tall plastic mixer thing in the center that can be taken out on some machines but was built in and permanent on older machines.
Yeah that, warm to hot water, and a good powder detergent with oxy is even better and they'll come out looking great.
If you can stop the machine before it goes into a high speed final spin, even better to prevent any warping or twisting from the force then just air dry. Put on your feet wet if they need reshaping then let dry.

That's cool your goretex has held up like that man!
I actually wear out my shoes from the inside out. They can look great from the outside but I have some messed up protruding Achilles that wear out the back insole fast.
I wear out socks faster than normal too, always getting a premature hole on the back of my heel. I found Puma socks hold up for me better than most, even Nike and Puma adds comfort.
Once the fabric breaks on the inside the whole shoe is pretty much done since it will tear up the back of my heels well beyond blisters.
I've had glue fail on old pairs too. I think a lot of shoe glue has something like a seven year time limit as well. Some vintage sneakers cant be worn because of that

Freebird Bomb Pop FTW!!!!

The black ones I haven’t worn yet the white ones only when it’s not raining but I use this stuff on all my new sneakers it works awesome u can literally just hose mud off em I have my daily wearers that are stuffed to don’t worry haven’t cleaned em in over a year mow lawns and all sorts in em also the yellow exit soap cleans em up brand new to its good stuff

 

[Love to grow]

That was a reply to Stoney sorry accidently taggged bandit

 

[Stoneyluv]

Hell yeah Dude that machine is perfect for those sneakers!
By agitator I mean how some washers have a tall plastic mixer thing in the center that can be taken out on some machines but was built in and permanent on older machines.
Yeah that, warm to hot water, and a good powder detergent with oxy is even better and they'll come out looking great.
If you can stop the machine before it goes into a high speed final spin, even better to prevent any warping or twisting from the force then just air dry. Put on your feet wet if they need reshaping then let dry.

That's cool your goretex has held up like that man!
I actually wear out my shoes from the inside out. They can look great from the outside but I have some messed up protruding Achilles that wear out the back insole fast.
I wear out socks faster than normal too, always getting a premature hole on the back of my heel. I found Puma socks hold up for me better than most, even Nike and Puma adds comfort.
Once the fabric breaks on the inside the whole shoe is pretty much done since it will tear up the back of my heels well beyond blisters.
I've had glue fail on old pairs too. I think a lot of shoe glue has something like a seven year time limit as well. Some vintage sneakers cant be worn because of that

Freebird Bomb Pop FTW!!!!

sweet man, thanks for the tips!! i know i have some oxy powder in our laundry room, not something i need to use often with my well water so i always have that on hand. don't have any powdered detergent though, don't think its too much of a biggie though. up until now i have been cleaning them with my car cleaners.. i have a good fabric cleaner and then use my leather clean and conditioner on the suede parts.. that leather stuff makes the white on the back of the air's pop man!!!!! i might pre wash them a little with that fabric clean and a brush and then put them in the washing machine. i'll probably wash the pegasus in there too.. i just looked it up and i bought those in april of last year so this is the second full summer and heading into the second winter. that gortex did hold up better than i ever thought it would, we had quite a few wet days here this year!! i've never used soap on them yet and have only rinsed them off a few times.. they prolly need a solo first washing before i even put them in the machine!!

thats gotta suck wearing out footwear like that, they don't ever put extra material in that section at all.. most of the time mine separate at the sole and sometimes i can glue them and sometimes it's just to far gone to repair. i have two nice pair of boots i bought right before this whole sneaker adventure so i still have them looking all shiny. i should try to wear them more this winter and save my sneakers a bit.

i think our machine has a mode to not run the spin cycle.. now how to find it will be another story!!! haha took me like twenty minutes the other week trying to figure out the steam function on the dryer!!!! hahaha

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so i feel like i've been living under a rock but i did not realize it had been that many years since charlotte ran the oval and not the roval... saw it in trivia today and was like wow really?? thats makes it even more exciting to me this week!!!! such an awesome track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i got mixed up in the schedule and thought next week was dega but there is phoenix in between... still like half the chase left yet and so much can happen!!!!

looks like the football game and the o series race starts around the same time on saturday!!!

The black ones I haven’t worn yet the white ones only when it’s not raining but I use this stuff on all my new sneakers it works awesome u can literally just hose mud off em I have my daily wearers that are stuffed to don’t worry haven’t cleaned em in over a year mow lawns and all sorts in em also the yellow exit soap cleans em up brand new to its good stuffView attachment 136553View attachment 136554

cool thanks man, i knew they had different sprays out there but i had no clue as to whats good and whats not. i had a can of stuff many years ago that worked pretty good but couldn't remember the brand or anything.

i'll get some of that and coat them down good after i wash them.. might just get an extra year of dryness from them!!!

 

[Bandit420]

sweet man, thanks for the tips!! i know i have some oxy powder in our laundry room, not something i need to use often with my well water so i always have that on hand. don't have any powdered detergent though, don't think its too much of a biggie though. up until now i have been cleaning them with my car cleaners.. i have a good fabric cleaner and then use my leather clean and conditioner on the suede parts.. that leather stuff makes the white on the back of the air's pop man!!!!! i might pre wash them a little with that fabric clean and a brush and then put them in the washing machine. i'll probably wash the pegasus in there too.. i just looked it up and i bought those in april of last year so this is the second full summer and heading into the second winter. that gortex did hold up better than i ever thought it would, we had quite a few wet days here this year!! i've never used soap on them yet and have only rinsed them off a few times.. they prolly need a solo first washing before i even put them in the machine!!

thats gotta suck wearing out footwear like that, they don't ever put extra material in that section at all.. most of the time mine separate at the sole and sometimes i can glue them and sometimes it's just to far gone to repair. i have two nice pair of boots i bought right before this whole sneaker adventure so i still have them looking all shiny. i should try to wear them more this winter and save my sneakers a bit.

i think our machine has a mode to not run the spin cycle.. now how to find it will be another story!!! haha took me like twenty minutes the other week trying to figure out the steam function on the dryer!!!! hahaha

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so i feel like i've been living under a rock but i did not realize it had been that many years since charlotte ran the oval and not the roval... saw it in trivia today and was like wow really?? thats makes it even more exciting to me this week!!!! such an awesome track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i got mixed up in the schedule and thought next week was dega but there is phoenix in between... still like half the chase left yet and so much can happen!!!!

looks like the football game and the o series race starts around the same time on saturday!!!



cool thanks man, i knew they had different sprays out there but i had no clue as to whats good and whats not. i had a can of stuff many years ago that worked pretty good but couldn't remember the brand or anything.

i'll get some of that and coat them down good after i wash them.. might just get an extra year of dryness from them!!!

That's why we all have road course aces in the pool this week!!!

I was like WTF? No way I'd pick Zillich on an intermediate!!! Then I saw other RC picks and realized we all thought it was the Roval.
This week sounds really cool to be in that area with so much home cooking and open houses. I'm guessing all family of everybody in race shop will be there this weekend.
Trucksin an hour but I gotta DVR then watch later after some work. Thank goodness for mobile check ins!

BTW...some Freaky inspiration.
The fern stuff is spot on both in leaves but also how they stay low to the ground. After flip, they get their legs.
Yours there, flipped now, will probably finish at about knee high. The longer the veg and more sprawl the more you can expect it to climb vertical after flip

 

[Stoneyluv]

That's why we all have road course aces in the pool this week!!!

I was like WTF? No way I'd pick Zillich on an intermediate!!! Then I saw other RC picks and realized we all thought it was the Roval.
This week sounds really cool to be in that area with so much home cooking and open houses. I'm guessing all family of everybody in race shop will be there this weekend.
Trucksin an hour but I gotta DVR then watch later after some work. Thank goodness for mobile check ins!

BTW...some Freaky inspiration.
The fern stuff is spot on both in leaves but also how they stay low to the ground. After flip, they get their legs.
Yours there, flipped now, will probably finish at about knee high. The longer the veg and more sprawl the more you can expect it to climb vertical after flip

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hahaha man i was so confused when i looked at the pool sheet... i was like wait up did i say the wrong thing again and this week really is the roval and not an oval?!?!?! oh well go SVG!!!!! hahahahaha
i'm still a bit confused and hope to have it figured out by sunday!!! hahaha.... bender time!!! hahaha

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a little freaky friday action!!!!!!!!!!! you were in m head just now and i had already snapped a few pics to post and then saw your reply.. perfect timing!!!!!!!!

gettin freaky with it!!!!









gonna take some cuttings next week and see if i can't clone her!!!!! still reminds me of the curly parsley i have for dinner!!!! hahaha

 

[Stoneyluv]

had a tree fall out back last night.. so glad it fell away from my shed!!!! it was eaten up pretty good... poplar i think, maybe birch...



but get this, some of it fell right in my fire pit!!!! haha burn er where she lays!!! glad it came down safe and i didn't have to cut it down.. i hate felling punky trees... you can see a good 3-4 inches of soft punk all the way around!!!





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went to cut down and harvest my outdoor golden goat and was too late.. should have done it last week when i said. powdery mold all down her back side where the sun doesn't hit much.. i chopped the main cola that looked fine and scrapped the rest.... i'll get one good squish out of her and have a couple dabs i hope!!!

 

[Bandit420]

That tree will recycle itself into compost and biochar!
Looks like you're having some fun with the Freak and really that's what matter most with something like that.

Yeah, shit happens growing outdoors man. Weed can grow almost anywhere but but very few climates get harvest clean. Around here, outdoor tastes pretty bad after all the crap that blows around unless it gets washed. I feel like indoor is for consumable and outdoor is just for making seeds with my weather.
Seems like coastal mountains and high desert is optimal and everything else, just hope for the best.

Didn't expect to be buying diecasts this morning but there I was. Not a typo either. Diecasts as in plural.
I wanted the bomb pop livery but even better now since it's winner and this is the first checkers or wreckers car in a few years. I think Chastain's wall ride was the last and I have it too

 

[Stoneyluv]

That tree will recycle itself into compost and biochar!
Looks like you're having some fun with the Freak and really that's what matter most with something like that.

Yeah, shit happens growing outdoors man. Weed can grow almost anywhere but but very few climates get harvest clean. Around here, outdoor tastes pretty bad after all the crap that blows around unless it gets washed. I feel like indoor is for consumable and outdoor is just for making seeds with my weather.
Seems like coastal mountains and high desert is optimal and everything else, just hope for the best.

Didn't expect to be buying diecasts this morning but there I was. Not a typo either. Diecasts as in plural.
I wanted the bomb pop livery but even better now since it's winner and this is the first checkers or wreckers car in a few years. I think Chastain's wall ride was the last and I have it too

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i had a good feeling you'd be getting that bomb pop diecast!!!!

seemed like clean air was victor in that one.. whoever was in traffic felt different to them. not sure any team at all was able to make a clean and dirty air set up.. seemed like it was one or the other. i wonder if the weather had anything to do with it, no rubber on the track at all, but O series seemed to be the same way, get clean air and look out!!! either way it was great to see some racing on the original track and i look forward to seeing what they do from here. it's gettin kinda old, it could use a state of the art laser refinish!!!

points are tight.. even with this new chase cofig i still think its gonna come down to four drivers at the last race. this week is pretty important i would think.. last week to really grind. i'm just not look forward to this dega race,, anything can happen to anybody and skill is just tossed right out the window, luck is the only thing that matters there... and martisville and miami are both very technical tracks... gonna get interesting for sure!!!

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fast frames today was the very far left answer.. daniel suarez first cup win.

 

[Stoneyluv]

we're set to get our first freeze of the season tonight.. tonight and tomorrow night will be under 32. i guess my veggie garden is done.... i'm hoping the poly keeps it warm enough but i highly doubt it. gonna strip the maters left and that will be it. cucumbers quit like two weeks ago so nothing i can do there. it was a small garden but to me it was totally worth it and i will be doing another next year!!

today i pulled the pond filters out and drained/cleaned them for next year then i stowed the away in the basement, put away some other summer stuff too.. got out some winter stuff and still need to remove the battery from the lawn mower and bring it inside. iguess my last mow was my last mow!!! yippee!!!!!! put one mow on the old motor and five mows on the new motor, won't even have to change the oil!!!

pulled my generator out of its spot to test out and i forgot to plug the battery tender in and it's pretty low, not dead so thats good.. i'll let it trickle charge for a couple days it should be fine. need to start that up and the dodge and put some fresh gas in for the winter..

today in front of my grow doors laying the light i saw this little baby.... i was like where's your momma at? haha



years ago one night i went to move a plant and a snake shot out of it and down my arm and across the floor and never saw it again... that'll wake ya up let me tell ya!!!!!!!!

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forgot to mention i did a change out on veggers a couple days ago.. been going about every two weeks on the change out.. not really topping off or anything either, just check the ph every couple days .. some days its a little high and some it's not.. not really a chore or a hassle at all so i probably won't change anything. i did prep up two blue tubes and fittings to make level sight tubes for filling and topping off but it would only really benefit me if i have all the sites filled. for now i just slip out the front cup and reach in and pull a sample of water out and thats it..

this was like two days ago....



i'm going to bail on those cuttings and try again.. they all rotted on the ends so my water isn't too cold.. i think i need to take a look at my fundamentals on how i actually prep the cuttings, something in my gut tells me this isn't a hardware or environment problem and more of a me problem.. i'll try again!!

 

[Bandit420]

we're set to get our first freeze of the season tonight.. tonight and tomorrow night will be under 32. i guess my veggie garden is done.... i'm hoping the poly keeps it warm enough but i highly doubt it. gonna strip the maters left and that will be it. cucumbers quit like two weeks ago so nothing i can do there. it was a small garden but to me it was totally worth it and i will be doing another next year!!

today i pulled the pond filters out and drained/cleaned them for next year then i stowed the away in the basement, put away some other summer stuff too.. got out some winter stuff and still need to remove the battery from the lawn mower and bring it inside. iguess my last mow was my last mow!!! yippee!!!!!! put one mow on the old motor and five mows on the new motor, won't even have to change the oil!!!

pulled my generator out of its spot to test out and i forgot to plug the battery tender in and it's pretty low, not dead so thats good.. i'll let it trickle charge for a couple days it should be fine. need to start that up and the dodge and put some fresh gas in for the winter..

today in front of my grow doors laying the light i saw this little baby.... i was like where's your momma at? haha

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years ago one night i went to move a plant and a snake shot out of it and down my arm and across the floor and never saw it again... that'll wake ya up let me tell ya!!!!!!!!

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forgot to mention i did a change out on veggers a couple days ago.. been going about every two weeks on the change out.. not really topping off or anything either, just check the ph every couple days .. some days its a little high and some it's not.. not really a chore or a hassle at all so i probably won't change anything. i did prep up two blue tubes and fittings to make level sight tubes for filling and topping off but it would only really benefit me if i have all the sites filled. for now i just slip out the front cup and reach in and pull a sample of water out and thats it..

this was like two days ago....

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i'm going to bail on those cuttings and try again.. they all rotted on the ends so my water isn't too cold.. i think i need to take a look at my fundamentals on how i actually prep the cuttings, something in my gut tells me this isn't a hardware or environment problem and more of a me problem.. i'll try again!!

We dipped down in the 50s the past few nights and yesterday saw a Texas Spiny Lizard basking in a sunny spot once the sun warmed things up again. It looked grumpy AF. Big year here for those guys. I saw dozens in my yards over the Summer. Those and anoles and tiny snakes but nothing big. Bug and worm eaters.

Phoenix man! The track where they don't really race on the track

Brisket running an alternative livery this weekend too but not as good as the bomb pop or the Wix or even the Mobil 1 and Zep for that matter.
So my TV has been acting up for a while with a pulsing dim and bright thing going on. For the most part, unnoticeable but could get bad. It can fuck up most horror movies too. Last week, enough shit piled on one after the other and it decided to do it just enough for me to say enough is enough and headed off to costco for a 75" 4K ultra upgrade




When that cloner is reliable for ya is that what's in store for the freak? More little freaks?
I wanted to pack my sex reversal kit in your box but it got pushed out for the kicks. That and a sparkling freebird didn't make the trip lol.
Lemme know if ya need because I'm not sure I can use it. Lots of timing is involved and I'm still trying to wrap my head around males and collecting their pollen...Haven;t even got to feminizing yet.

 

[Stoneyluv]

We dipped down in the 50s the past few nights and yesterday saw a Texas Spiny Lizard basking in a sunny spot once the sun warmed things up again. It looked grumpy AF. Big year here for those guys. I saw dozens in my yards over the Summer. Those and anoles and tiny snakes but nothing big. Bug and worm eaters.

Phoenix man! The track where they don't really race on the track

Brisket running an alternative livery this weekend too but not as good as the bomb pop or the Wix or even the Mobil 1 and Zep for that matter.
So my TV has been acting up for a while with a pulsing dim and bright thing going on. For the most part, unnoticeable but could get bad. It can fuck up most horror movies too. Last week, enough shit piled on one after the other and it decided to do it just enough for me to say enough is enough and headed off to costco for a 75" 4K ultra upgrade

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When that cloner is reliable for ya is that what's in store for the freak? More little freaks?
I wanted to pack my sex reversal kit in your box but it got pushed out for the kicks. That and a sparkling freebird didn't make the trip lol.
Lemme know if ya need because I'm not sure I can use it. Lots of timing is involved and I'm still trying to wrap my head around males and collecting their pollen...Haven;t even got to feminizing yet.

badass new tv man!!!! you need that today with all these different paint schemes i can't tell who is who!!! hahaha
rough start for the 5.. no stage points.. lap down.. not good.

really nice to get that O series check in bonus yesterday!!

raiders game about to start.. hosting buffalo on cbs..

 

[Bandit420]

badass new tv man!!!! you need that today with all these different paint schemes i can't tell who is who!!! hahaha
rough start for the 5.. no stage points.. lap down.. not good.

really nice to get that O series check in bonus yesterday!!

raiders game about to start.. hosting buffalo on cbs..

Thanks man. Even the sound is better since now it's fed thru the HDMI and not optical.
Looks like the Raiders had the same kind of heartbreaker loss my horns did. So yeah I know how it is and being back to hating our teams and football for at least one more week.

Today's FF answer is Ryan Blaney's burnout to grab that 20 burger. OCTOBERRACING in the promo box is another 10 on the side!
I'm at 12,135 right now thanks to the weekend bonus

 

[Stoneyluv]

Thanks man. Even the sound is better since now it's fed thru the HDMI and not optical.
Looks like the Raiders had the same kind of heartbreaker loss my horns did. So yeah I know how it is and being back to hating our teams and football for at least one more week.

Today's FF answer is Ryan Blaney's burnout to grab that 20 burger. OCTOBERRACING in the promo box is another 10 on the side!
I'm at 12,135 right now thanks to the weekend bonus

our one tv has a bad pixel or group of pixels.. it has a bright spot all the time!! the spot changes color and all that works but it's just brighter. when i first noticed it i went tv shopping and picked a few out and thought well when it goes i'll pick one of these.. well man it's been well over a year now and still the same size!!! if it does go bad i'm gonna have to shop all over again it's been so long!!! hahaha

i notice it more when the background is plain and light colored.. when there is something there or it's darker i barely even notice it. sometimes horizon scenes have two suns!! haha



raiders hung in there but just not enough, same with the horns... WVU was the only winner i rooted for over the weekend. they're 4-3 right now, just one division win.

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thanks so much for those codes!!! thats at least 20 i wouldn't have had.. i'm right there with ya brother!!



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i cleaned my cloner out and refilled it. that in itself might have been the issue, it worked fine for the trop cherry clones and then i never changed the water or anything and just put in the chocolope cuttings. they all rotted the tips in the water.. pathogen? dirty water?.. i dumped it out, cleaned it and refilled. i then used a clean and sharp razor to take the cuttings versus my dirty ol scissors like last always. clean cuts and i dipped them. i don't normally do that with aero because whats the point?? but i did it this time anyway.. cloning gel for about five minutes then a quick dip in great white. the cloner water has GW in it too.. i think i tool six of them.. i marked it on the calendar so fingers crossed and the plan has been to try the fruity freak right after these!!! two weeks has now come and gone on that plan so the freaks cuttings are a little stronger now so there's that!!!

i plan to check everything out later tonight.. my neighbor is about to stop up to help me put some holes in the ground to build a new chicken run for this winter. the one i have now won't last another snow storm so i've been slowly building a new one and i need to get seven posts cemented in the ground yet. it's gonna be like fifteen times or more bigger than what they have now... gonna be a chicken palace!! i'm making the doorway wide enough that i can get my fourwheeler inside if i need to do any cleanup or maintain down the road.. it's something like 25 foot by 45 foot big... plenty of room for seven birds!!!

 

[Bandit420]

our one tv has a bad pixel or group of pixels.. it has a bright spot all the time!! the spot changes color and all that works but it's just brighter. when i first noticed it i went tv shopping and picked a few out and thought well when it goes i'll pick one of these.. well man it's been well over a year now and still the same size!!! if it does go bad i'm gonna have to shop all over again it's been so long!!! hahaha

i notice it more when the background is plain and light colored.. when there is something there or it's darker i barely even notice it. sometimes horizon scenes have two suns!! haha

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raiders hung in there but just not enough, same with the horns... WVU was the only winner i rooted for over the weekend. they're 4-3 right now, just one division win.

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thanks so much for those codes!!! thats at least 20 i wouldn't have had.. i'm right there with ya brother!!

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i cleaned my cloner out and refilled it. that in itself might have been the issue, it worked fine for the trop cherry clones and then i never changed the water or anything and just put in the chocolope cuttings. they all rotted the tips in the water.. pathogen? dirty water?.. i dumped it out, cleaned it and refilled. i then used a clean and sharp razor to take the cuttings versus my dirty ol scissors like last always. clean cuts and i dipped them. i don't normally do that with aero because whats the point?? but i did it this time anyway.. cloning gel for about five minutes then a quick dip in great white. the cloner water has GW in it too.. i think i tool six of them.. i marked it on the calendar so fingers crossed and the plan has been to try the fruity freak right after these!!! two weeks has now come and gone on that plan so the freaks cuttings are a little stronger now so there's that!!!

i plan to check everything out later tonight.. my neighbor is about to stop up to help me put some holes in the ground to build a new chicken run for this winter. the one i have now won't last another snow storm so i've been slowly building a new one and i need to get seven posts cemented in the ground yet. it's gonna be like fifteen times or more bigger than what they have now... gonna be a chicken palace!! i'm making the doorway wide enough that i can get my fourwheeler inside if i need to do any cleanup or maintain down the road.. it's something like 25 foot by 45 foot big... plenty of room for seven birds!!!

Got another for ya worth 25
26MPDV

Elliott has opted out of the most popular driver vote so everybody can vote for Busch

https://www.nascar.com/mostpopulardriver/

I made a donation to NASCAR foundation yesterday to seal the deal and get me over 15K points. It was looking like I'd be short by a few so just to be sure.

That is a chicken palace! You say 7 now but it'll be 17 soon and you'll be selling eggs.

I'm really happy with our new TV. Racing looks great on it!
I was skeptical because it's a samsung and the price was so low but I'm at the point now where I have no brand loyalty and just get the best I can for what can pay at that time because I'll probably be replacing it in 5 years anyways.
Nothing seems to last no matter the brand or where it's made anymore. My old one was a Vizio and I'm not even sure that's a brand now. There's a new one called TCL so maybe that's Vizio today IDK. There was TCL, LG, Samsung, and Sony. Sony was out of my price range by a ton and LG has always been garbage for me so it was TCL or Samsung and I got the sammy.
This tv is amazing picture quality but who knows how long it lasts. I'm betting at least 3 but maybe as long as 7. I pretty much see every appliance and electronic toy the same with a short lifespan. Surprised my home computer has lasted getting close to 10 years.

 

[Stoneyluv]

Got another for ya worth 25
26MPDV

Elliott has opted out of the most popular driver vote so everybody can vote for Busch

https://www.nascar.com/mostpopulardriver/

I made a donation to NASCAR foundation yesterday to seal the deal and get me over 15K points. It was looking like I'd be short by a few so just to be sure.

That is a chicken palace! You say 7 now but it'll be 17 soon and you'll be selling eggs.

I'm really happy with our new TV. Racing looks great on it!
I was skeptical because it's a samsung and the price was so low but I'm at the point now where I have no brand loyalty and just get the best I can for what can pay at that time because I'll probably be replacing it in 5 years anyways.
Nothing seems to last no matter the brand or where it's made anymore. My old one was a Vizio and I'm not even sure that's a brand now. There's a new one called TCL so maybe that's Vizio today IDK. There was TCL, LG, Samsung, and Sony. Sony was out of my price range by a ton and LG has always been garbage for me so it was TCL or Samsung and I got the sammy.
This tv is amazing picture quality but who knows how long it lasts. I'm betting at least 3 but maybe as long as 7. I pretty much see every appliance and electronic toy the same with a short lifespan. Surprised my home computer has lasted getting close to 10 years.

very cool man, thanks!!!! i just voted now!!!
rushed and got home just in time for the race.. and checkin!! i haven't agreed to terms on that third party yet for the app so i have been checking in all via desktop the past couple weeks. just checked in early!! all set till tomorrow.

i've been swamped with overtime and next week and the week after are already booked so i need to get in any time i can on this new chicken run. it's been like an hour or two every night when the sun goes down i get some more done.

it is way overdue and i gotta get that thing done before winter cuz the old run won't last.. i got all seven poles leveled up and ready for cement. my neighbor has a pallet of it left from his last project so he is giving me the cement mix for free, i already bought the wire screen for the outside.. and the border of it is these panels my buddy found at a job site that they were throwing in the dumpsters.. some kind of panels with galvanized roofing panels bonded to dense foam.. they interlock to each other and make an awesome base for the chickens, nothing will be able to dig under this stuff.. more free!! i just had to cut them and screw them together and bury them in a ditch. i have the pieces cut already for the front i just left em out for now so i didn't have to keep stepping over them. the two poles in the front will be the door way.



these metal panels should last forever!!! and most of the posts are cedar... i put a shot of seal in a can on the bottoms just for extra protection..



they currently just have the long skinny run attached to the garage.. now they'll have all this space to hang out in when i'm not home!! they're pumped as you can see... hahaha





even got the old dodge out and running for the winter.. gas was a few years old and wouldn't even start on it's own anymore.. i ran out what was in there, i tried siphoning, no luck. thought about taking the filler tube off the tank and siphon but its a short bed, ya gotta take off the wheel and wheel well to access the filler neck.. fuck that.. thanks dodge!! your engineers are fuckin wonderful!! so i just drove it around the property and ran the last 1/4 tank out.. put good fresh in and some cleaner and now we're right back at it again!! starts on her own and everything again!!!



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new HESS truck alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i guess it;s a garbage truck with a four wheeler inside that has a snow plow on it... yeah like this exists.. i bet dodge drew it up!!! hahahahahahaha




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so about a year ago or more my mom was really having a hard time with her tv and navigating all the apps and installing them. this was right when i cancelled directv and got youtube tv and she was all confused. she had an older samsung at the time. so i bought her a new 4k and did some research on the softwares and hands down everyone said google tv had the best and easiest software to navigate.. well that was the year google tv closed and stop making them, google had bought out TCL earlier that year and moved their software over to it... i bought her that TCL and she has loved it ever since.. never has a problem with anything and easy to find all her shows and i've said for a while now that is the brand i will look at first the next time i go shopping for one.. not married to any brand but that software and home screen are really nice on the TCL's. plus with my old ass vision fading the picture isn't my highest priority like it once was. seems like 8k never took off and we'll be here at 4k for a while yet.

my first hdtv was sony, then an LG, then samsung for the next three only because of price. my old 4k samsung i have in the office is a 57" and i only paid $325 delivered from wish.com years ago... thats the one with the dot in it!! haha if i replace this one before it breaks i'll put it out in the garage. i have the 42" LG out there now.

t's amazing how cheaply delivered a new tv is!!! i see all kinds of ads now if you buy a new tv they'll deliver it/hang it/ and remove the old tv!! just like a mattress!!! haha

 

[Stoneyluv]

did a change out in the tubs tonight.. all is well, no issues... cloning still not going my way so i added a heater and a dome. the two cuttings are the same cuttings i took over a week ago..



fruity freak is still lookin good.... tightest nodes i've ever seen.. i'm gonna snip a cutting or two over the weekend.





have a great weekend everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

Today's and maybe the last ff answer is Joey Logano 2024. Make sure to click 2024 and not 2022 for that sweet 20!!!

Man that freak is looking extra freaky!!! Lots of clones on her!

edit: CHAMPIONSHIP in the promo box for another 10 points

 

[Stoneyluv]

Today's and maybe the last ff answer is Joey Logano 2024. Make sure to click 2024 and not 2022 for that sweet 20!!!

Man that freak is looking extra freaky!!! Lots of clones on her!

edit: CHAMPIONSHIP in the promo box for another 10 points

sweet thanks man, 30 point monday thanks to you!!!! right at 12,715 as of now!!!


i think me adding the heater and dome worked.. i saw a couple roots starting to form last night... i'll check it out again tonight but one might be good to go!! and then the freak is up next!!! i should be able to get at least a good 20 cuttings from her right now!!!

i'm not sure what the actual temp is but in my notes i had with a particular inkbird controller i have it was set to 78° when it was working at it's best. when first hooked the heater up the other day i was seven degrees under that mark on that controller. i think actual is around 75..

i'll check those other cuttings out tonight and see if they got any better..

 

[Stoneyluv]

hey hey hey!!!



still busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest but we're still slowly making progress on the chicken fortress. got all the posts cemented in and support rails to hold the fencing.. gotta make a door yet, thinking a split style barn door...





gonna try to get the wire up on wednesday... once i get it enclosed and a net on top and i start building a whole jungle gym inside fr them.. swings and slides, all kinds of fun stuff!!! maybe a big chicken on one of those springs, that would look funny!!!



have a great week everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stoneyluv]

got my screening on today... i'll tell you guys it ain't easy wrestling around a 100ft roll of 4 foot tall 16awg by yourself... i thought i had a whole roll of 24" for the top and here it was only 16" so i only had enough to cover the backside. that 2ft stuff is quick and easy compared to the four foot stuff. got more coming friday.. along with another tub of screws.. used 250 so far!!! plus a few hundred big upholstery staples.. that air gun is like the most fun tool ever!!!!!!

gonna work on the front door yet today... sun is starting to go down!!






but there ain't nuthin getting in here.. i have it all screwed down strong!!!!!





i got all the netting for the roof.. i need to finish the door and tear out their old run so i can get up against that wall to mount all the hooks...

i wonder if they know it's for them as i'm working on it?? they yap at me constantly every single second as i'm out there... it gets annoying after a few hours.

gonna rain all day tomorrow.. first time in well over a month now.. we were all hoping that we would have a nice fall and not go from summer right to winter and by golly we got it!!! been the nicest autumn in many years now.. so grateful for these awesome temps.. november 4th and we broke 75° today... i mean i was sweating hanging that wire!!!! in november!! freakin awesome!!! but it will be nice to get all the rain collectors topped off.. i pulled the pipe out and will let it run for like an hour before i start collecting it.. theres gotta be a ton of dust and junk on the roof right now!!

i might actually have the off on friday... won't really know till the end of the day tomorrow but there's a pretty good chance of it!!!!!!

for now i need to go out and find a couple four foot 2x4's or maybe even a 4x4 to make a door header and get that leveled and in place so i know how big to make the door!!! well doors.. i'm going split barn door style.. so i can open the top and give them water and treats without shooing them back inside all the time!!

 

[Stoneyluv]

got the doors on!!!!! need to staple some screening on them and put on a couple latches!!! ran out of 3" hinges and had to use one that was 4"... i call that country style!!!

 

[Bandit420]

I'm tired just watching this
You gonna put in a flat screen, fireplace, and sofa for them too? Maybe a popcorn maker. I bet they'd like that!

Welp final weekend and points grab!
I forgot about that sweet champion bonus bumping the 500 to 625 on the fantasy streak. If that keeps up I'll be well above 15K by Monday and just waiting for the new stuff to drop!
13,423 right now ready for check in tomorrow!!! Make it rain points!!!
After this weekend I'll spend my Sundays doing some prep for Spring and set up an outdoor hydro and aquaponics garden and unpack the fleet of rc cars.

 

[Stoneyluv]

I'm tired just watching this
You gonna put in a flat screen, fireplace, and sofa for them too? Maybe a popcorn maker. I bet they'd like that!

Welp final weekend and points grab!
I forgot about that sweet champion bonus bumping the 500 to 625 on the fantasy streak. If that keeps up I'll be well above 15K by Monday and just waiting for the new stuff to drop!
13,423 right now ready for check in tomorrow!!! Make it rain points!!!
After this weekend I'll spend my Sundays doing some prep for Spring and set up an outdoor hydro and aquaponics garden and unpack the fleet of rc cars.

they already got the flat screen!!! hahaha J/K it's actually a heater... still cushy though!!!



but man you're on to something with the popcorn maker!!!! they're favorite snack is when i put an apple and oatmeal in the food processor and make it like chutney.. in the winter i heat it up in the microwave first, they go bonkers for that. not a speck left on the tray!!

i'm within just days of finishing up with it and i can 't wait for them to use it.
today i got the screening on the doors and and hung the camera up for a little eye in the sky...



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hell yeah man i am stoked... it felt a little weird doing trivia and fantasy today for the last time!!!

night race tomorrow!!! semi night race on saturday!!! man am i excited!!! i'm gonna be a nervous wreck all day sunday though!!!
i take it back though, honestly i'd rather have last years format in place.. i like when four teams get to duke it out!!! i feel the only team beating the 5 team is the 5 team!! haha
i hope he locks up those nine points in the first stage and then just goes all checkers or wreckers!!!!

but man that is crazy with all the brake checking penalties!!! and yeah for sure man about the hurricane.. you're on to something there in your thread about maybe unloading the diecast.. might be his highest value right now. anything can happen between now and febuary!!! if he just goes all clown style about it online then it prolly won't end well for him. if we don't hear a single peep from him online the maybe he has a second chance.

but yeah i went in for trivia on tuesday and was like wow!! fines for everybody!! and dodge!!!!!

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i've really been looking forward to some fun RC action as well!!!! i'd like to maybe get a new basher this winter, maybe scale up a little.. dreams of xmaxx of course...

 

[Bandit420]

LFG!!!!!!!!!





I'm hoping Miami gets 2-4-1 on burnouts after this one like it did last night.
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I got the press warmed up and doing some squishing during the first stage then gonna settle in for the long run with some fresh press dabs

 

[Stoneyluv]

LFG!!!!!!!!!

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I'm hoping Miami gets 2-4-1 on burnouts after this one like it did last night.
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I got the press warmed up and doing some squishing during the first stage then gonna settle in for the long run with some fresh press dabs

green flag about to wave!!!!!!!! woooooooooo!!!!!!

man i'm a bit nervous on fan rewards, i never got my fantasy this week. i entered it on thursday like always and still no points. i've checked it like five times now to make sure i really have it locked in. haha

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hope its a great race... i'm all kinds of nervous!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

green flag about to wave!!!!!!!! woooooooooo!!!!!!

man i'm a bit nervous on fan rewards, i never got my fantasy this week. i entered it on thursday like always and still no points. i've checked it like five times now to make sure i really have it locked in. haha

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hope its a great race... i'm all kinds of nervous!!!!

Take a screenshot of your entries because you'll need that when you ask for a points adjustment.
I'm nervous I'll miss the garage experience now that I have the points. COTA tix for next year are already sold out. There's a strong chance we could go to the Chicagoland race next Spring but it's fan rewards tix are gone already too. I'm pretty much all or nothing for the garage now.

Larson's got this man but I'm hoping Brisket wins the race. His car has been so fast this season. Consistent speed too so maybe next year he can add a Cup title to his name. I wanna see him get a short track and RC win too and start feeling better about him winning on any track the way Larson and Bell can.

 

[Stoneyluv]

Take a screenshot of your entries because you'll need that when you ask for a points adjustment.
I'm nervous I'll miss the garage experience now that I have the points. COTA tix for next year are already sold out. There's a strong chance we could go to the Chicagoland race next Spring but it's fan rewards tix are gone already too. I'm pretty much all or nothing for the garage now.

Larson's got this man but I'm hoping Brisket wins the race. His car has been so fast this season. Consistent speed too so maybe next year he can add a Cup title to his name. I wanna see him get a short track and RC win too and start feeling better about him winning on any track the way Larson and Bell can.

i just took a few screen shots... theres been a few times where i didn't get my points till monday so i'm not sweating it too bad yet.

sucks for Brisky... i was hoping those two would be racing it out at the end.

they just told larson he won the championship.. all he has to do is finish now.

 

[Bandit420]

i just took a few screen shots... theres been a few times where i didn't get my points till monday so i'm not sweating it too bad yet.

sucks for Brisky... i was hoping those two would be racing it out at the end.

they just told larson he won the championship.. all he has to do is finish now.

That's at least the 3rd if not the 4th motor blown this year. He had a race win capable car at COTA before it blew there too.
Larson just using this for practice now, dialing it in on that wall.

Cold and rainy champ Sunday here. Pressed this out and getting fuuuuucked up! It's that Romulan. Scored a platter of green enchiladas to go with it today

 

[Stoneyluv]

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That's at least the 3rd if not the 4th motor blown this year. He had a race win capable car at COTA before it blew there too.
Larson just using this for practice now, dialing it in on that wall.

Cold and rainy champ Sunday here. Pressed this out and getting fuuuuucked up! It's that Romulan. Scored a platter of green enchiladas to go with it today

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wow man!!! thats looks so killer... i said holy fuck out loud!!!

 

[steamroller]

 

[Bandit420]

There was Larson and then there was everybody else.
In the old Winston Cup format, Hamlin's the champ. He's on twitter with AI pics of himself claiming 2026 Winston Cup champ holding the old trophy
If it was last years format, Reddick, Byron, Hamlin, and Larson are the final four
IDK which if any format I prefer. Seems with this one that a DNF or bad finish can hurt a lot more than a win can help and I did like the old win and get in thing so I like wins to carry lots of weight I suppose

 

[Stoneyluv]

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i remember some of those old seasons where Gordon and JJ had titles locked up two and three races before the end. i like the newer style formats where more than one or two have a chance. and all those teams had chances too.. larson had his bad weeks in the chase and there were openings.. i think talladega kinda sealed it up though, this will be my desktop wallpapaper for quite a long time.. the back tire is still on fire from the burnout!! haha

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There was Larson and then there was everybody else.
In the old Winston Cup format, Hamlin's the champ. He's on twitter with AI pics of himself claiming 2026 Winston Cup champ holding the old trophy
If it was last years format, Reddick, Byron, Hamlin, and Larson are the final four
IDK which if any format I prefer. Seems with this one that a DNF or bad finish can hurt a lot more than a win can help and I did like the old win and get in thing so I like wins to carry lots of weight I suppose

pretty much it till febuary now!!!

everybody starts out even at zero!!! i'm really excited for some of these tam changes coming up, some real talent that could totally shake things up!!!!

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i like that they at least tried something different with the format. i think this was the one that was popular amongst the drivers and teams... i wonder if the majority still feels the same?

 

[Bandit420]

i remember some of those old seasons where Gordon and JJ had titles locked up two and three races before the end. i like the newer style formats where more than one or two have a chance. and all those teams had chances too.. larson had his bad weeks in the chase and there were openings.. i think talladega kinda sealed it up though, this will be my desktop wallpapaper for quite a long time.. the back tire is still on fire from the burnout!! haha

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pretty much it till febuary now!!!

everybody starts out even at zero!!! i'm really excited for some of these tam changes coming up, some real talent that could totally shake things up!!!!

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i like that they at least tried something different with the format. i think this was the one that was popular amongst the drivers and teams... i wonder if the majority still feels the same?

103 days until Daytona!!!

I doubt there's any perfect way to crown a champ. It's the same in most playoffs where the ones getting left out have something to bitch about and somebody who gets in always chokes and the debate goes round and round.
As long as everybody in has to go thru the same shit I don't mind how it's done at the end of the day.
Larson pretty much carried all of Hendricks and Chevy on his back because this sure looked like Toyota's year.
Reddick feels like the new Byron with dominating starts then late fades.

I'm not so sure Kaulig will be the only Dodge team either. Maybe for '27 but there's rumors Trackhouse and or 23XI could move to Dodge in '28. They're saying Hamlin wants a Gibbs to Toyota type move when he retires and goes full time into ownership. Sounds like big things are coming to the sport for sure!

 

[Stoneyluv]

103 days until Daytona!!!

I doubt there's any perfect way to crown a champ. It's the same in most playoffs where the ones getting left out have something to bitch about and somebody who gets in always chokes and the debate goes round and round.
As long as everybody in has to go thru the same shit I don't mind how it's done at the end of the day.
Larson pretty much carried all of Hendricks and Chevy on his back because this sure looked like Toyota's year.
Reddick feels like the new Byron with dominating starts then late fades.

I'm not so sure Kaulig will be the only Dodge team either. Maybe for '27 but there's rumors Trackhouse and or 23XI could move to Dodge in '28. They're saying Hamlin wants a Gibbs to Toyota type move when he retires and goes full time into ownership. Sounds like big things are coming to the sport for sure!

yeah you're right, there probably no one way that makes everybody happy..

chevy's numbers have been padded by larson for a couple years now. there is only ever one or two chevy's that finish in the top ten anymore. i don't think they've been on top since the old style cars.

good news is i didn't have to file for an adjustment on my fantasy numbers.. i did good man!!!!!



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this week has been crazy for me.. extra work hours on monday and tuesday. and then yesterday my power went out mid afternoon and i think because of the holiday or something the power company took extra long to get it fixed, didn't come on till like 3am.. i only had five gallons of emergency gas and whatever was still in the genny.. i started the generator pretty early, i didn't want my plants flipping and i really wanted a coffee by that point. it ran for about 20 minutes and ran out of gas!!! it was older gas anyway so i wanted it to run dry but i thought i had a little more time than that!! haha so at like 10 last night i went out and bought more gas.. topped off my truck and filled up three cans and it was over $100!!! at least now the geny is topped off and i put some marine grade sta-bil in it so i should be good to go for the winter. it fired right up and ran great so i cant complain there.

got most of the chicken run finished.. pretty happy with the end results.. i feel they are safe. i got the hawk net put up the other day... i really need to get my pressure washer out there though!! damn is that siding cruddy!!!!!



i had helpers.... hahahahaha ... got the old run torn out and cleaned up. got to reclaim a whole bunch of lag screws!!!





hey @GrumpAzz , what do ya think man? been a long time coming to give the chickens a proper size run!!!! they've been completely stimulated ever since the weekend!!!!!



raining the afternoon here.. pretty big storm just passed through. sounds calm now, i got home a little early today and i have a super ez day tomorrow!!!

gonna try to do a change out on my tubs tonight... been a couple weeks now and i see a little hunger going on so i'll give em some fresh food tonight and new bennies. ph hasn't moved in those in over a week so i like my recipe and will continue with the exact same.

pretty ez recipe.. 15 gallons of rain water, 30ml of floramicro, 60ml of floraboom, 40ml of hygrozyme, and two teaspoons of great white. pump it into each tub until the water touches the bottom of the net cup and done!!! the next two days the ph rises up to like 6 or 6.1 so i put in 1ml of ph down in each tub and then after two or three days it stops climbing and i just top off with plain rain water a week later and do a change out every two weeks or so. simple, ez, and cheap AF!!!!!!

my cloning woes still haunt me though... i get like one out of five to root after like three weeks.. still seeing stem rot too... i put the temps back down to 68 and added hygrozyme but it doesn't seem to help, even the new ones turn color in a few days. one issue i may have had was i noticed my nozzle was kinda clogged and over the past couple days it has been working as it should so i might take some new cuttings tonight and see what happens.

i'll keep trying. i got one right now but one does me no good i need two the same...



have a great weekend everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

yeah you're right, there probably no one way that makes everybody happy..

chevy's numbers have been padded by larson for a couple years now. there is only ever one or two chevy's that finish in the top ten anymore. i don't think they've been on top since the old style cars.

good news is i didn't have to file for an adjustment on my fantasy numbers.. i did good man!!!!!

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this week has been crazy for me.. extra work hours on monday and tuesday. and then yesterday my power went out mid afternoon and i think because of the holiday or something the power company took extra long to get it fixed, didn't come on till like 3am.. i only had five gallons of emergency gas and whatever was still in the genny.. i started the generator pretty early, i didn't want my plants flipping and i really wanted a coffee by that point. it ran for about 20 minutes and ran out of gas!!! it was older gas anyway so i wanted it to run dry but i thought i had a little more time than that!! haha so at like 10 last night i went out and bought more gas.. topped off my truck and filled up three cans and it was over $100!!! at least now the geny is topped off and i put some marine grade sta-bil in it so i should be good to go for the winter. it fired right up and ran great so i cant complain there.

got most of the chicken run finished.. pretty happy with the end results.. i feel they are safe. i got the hawk net put up the other day... i really need to get my pressure washer out there though!! damn is that siding cruddy!!!!!

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i had helpers.... hahahahaha ... got the old run torn out and cleaned up. got to reclaim a whole bunch of lag screws!!!

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hey @GrumpAzz , what do ya think man? been a long time coming to give the chickens a proper size run!!!! they've been completely stimulated ever since the weekend!!!!!

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raining the afternoon here.. pretty big storm just passed through. sounds calm now, i got home a little early today and i have a super ez day tomorrow!!!

gonna try to do a change out on my tubs tonight... been a couple weeks now and i see a little hunger going on so i'll give em some fresh food tonight and new bennies. ph hasn't moved in those in over a week so i like my recipe and will continue with the exact same.

pretty ez recipe.. 15 gallons of rain water, 30ml of floramicro, 60ml of floraboom, 40ml of hygrozyme, and two teaspoons of great white. pump it into each tub until the water touches the bottom of the net cup and done!!! the next two days the ph rises up to like 6 or 6.1 so i put in 1ml of ph down in each tub and then after two or three days it stops climbing and i just top off with plain rain water a week later and do a change out every two weeks or so. simple, ez, and cheap AF!!!!!!

my cloning woes still haunt me though... i get like one out of five to root after like three weeks.. still seeing stem rot too... i put the temps back down to 68 and added hygrozyme but it doesn't seem to help, even the new ones turn color in a few days. one issue i may have had was i noticed my nozzle was kinda clogged and over the past couple days it has been working as it should so i might take some new cuttings tonight and see what happens.

i'll keep trying. i got one right now but one does me no good i need two the same...

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have a great weekend everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's so funny with those birds on the ladder! Clever buggers.
Looks good and strong and I like the camera to know your enemy.
Lots of hawks here too and just the other day saw one snatch a dove from a pecan tree.

Looks like there's still trivia to collect so I'm up to 15,513 after today. I think the new drops will be before the end of the month. Last year it was around property tax time and I paid that yesterday so any minute now!!

We locked in for the Chicagoland race dude. I secured air and hotel yesterday and am watching and waiting on the race tix. I want to wait until after Jan 1 so the purchase fan reward points count for '27 but if they start selling I'll buy early.
I cashed in all my credit card travel points and got 4 nights hotel for free, free car rental, and only $500 out of pocket to two round trip nonstop flights. I think I'd been collecting points since like 2010 or something and it took that long to get a free 4 day vacation at a Fairfield Inn in Joliet, Il.
I had cashed in for free flights back in '23 but still funny how they advertise a free vaycay in the Bahamas...nope. Joliet, Illinois mofos!

Brad K has been a little saucy lately. Reminds me of a 40year old cougar just off a divorce and hitting the club. Maybe a new full time truck team and a new ride in Cup with Dodge. Maybe Ty Dillion's seat?