Warm and wet. Fall in Houston. Soon enough it will be cold, but maybe we’ll get a bit of Fall in between. It was nice at the BOL until it got hot. And apparently there was a mini-storm at home yesterday evening, but I missed it. Weather. Bah.
I spent yesterday wrapping up some loose ends, and trying to knock off a few smaller projects. It got pretty dang hot in the afternoon, so I took a short breather. Sat in the shade on the dock and watched the hummingbirds for an hour. On of the things I like doing at the BOL is bird watching. I’m not “into” it, but I do think it’s fun to see who’s around and I’d like to encourage more feathered friends to come by. When I noticed the hummingbirds were back, I refilled the feeders. They were nosing around one of my kerosene lanterns (red, and hanging on the dock) which if you squint looks a lot like a feeder…
So I put a feeder down on the dock. They were chasing each other and running each other off of the feeder. The little bodies slamming into each other in flight makes more noise than you’d think, and they vocalize too. We have a little flock, at least 6, maybe more, all swarming that feeder on the dock. It was quite entertaining to sit there and have them just 5 feet away. I got a better look at them than I’ve ever had before, and I’ve never had a chance to watch them interact.
One lesson I learned years ago when I used to travel 100-250 days a year for work- you take your joy where you find it. It was a lot of fun watching the fierce little birds zipping around.
Today it’s “back to reality, back to life” at Casa De Nick. I’ve got to unload my truck, figure out what to do about the limb on my roof, load up more auction stuff, and generally do two days of stuff in one day, to get “caught up.” I should try to make some progress on getting the new “pantry” setup, setup. Or clean my office, or list some ebay stuff, or test some stuff for ebay, or any of the other 10000 things……. Something will get done, we’ll have to see what.
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The invasion continues, the political shenanigans are just getting started, the war drums are beating, and the people are pulling back and making plans while looking for someone to blame. Stack what you need. Or go hungry.
nick
Please. Again, go read the property tax “reform” initiatives heading for the ballot this fall, particularly #4, and realize that the package will probably pass overwhelmingly.
Texas Republicans will follow any RINO off a cliff as long as they vote for abortion bans and pay lip service to closing the border … but don’t you dare jeopardize the supply of cheap domestic help.
Or roofing crews this fall in Austin. Everyone is getting a new roof here, like in the aftermath of the 2005 storms.
My sample ballot for Nov. 7.
BTW, you did know that there was an election in Texas on Nov. 7, right?
Geesh, I didn’t see Proposition 7 until this morning. Looks like the Lt. Governor got busy on behalf of his lizard benefactor.
https://www.wilco.org/Portals/0/Departments/Elections/SampleBallots/2311/SampleBS5.pdf
Kick the can down the road to the mailing date of the 2026 trim notices.
I have to have my modem on a UPS for phone and internet. I have an additional small UPS where the cable comes into the house as there is a powered amplifier. If I lose that amplifier I lose the cable connection. The computer and the TV are on UPS’s. Mostly because our power outages are less than one hour. Power outages here may happen once a year. Our power is quite reliable.
I don’t notice a lot of changes that affect me in the updates. Yeh, some stuff changes but the core stuff basically works the same. The biggest reason to install the updates are for security changes. Apple stuff does get infected contrary to what the Apple fan-boys like to tout.
He said with a snarky chuckle.
I have only had to clean out a lightning port once in probably ten years of using a phone with the Lightning port.
The new “micro-woven” case is set to arrive tomorrow. I will see if I like it. If I don’t I can send it back at Apple’s expense. The reviews on the new Apple case have been universally negative. Some of the stuff is nit-picking. I will judge for myself. There is another company with leather cases that get really good reviews. That will be my fall back. I really liked the leather case on my iPhone 13. I may even skip that and just carry the phone naked for slightly less bulk in the pocket.
One thing I do like about the new phone is the always on display. I can see the time without touching the device. The night stand mode, on a MagSafe charger, is also a really nice feature but that is an IOS improvement, not the phone.
The case has been changed so the edges are less blunt. Not a big deal but it does make the phone easier to hold.
I still don’t know if I made a good decision. $20.00 a month for 24 months sucks. But getting $830 on a two year old phone with a battery that was at 85% of full capacity was just too difficult to ignore.
71f and sun coming out. Water on the ground from yesterday’s rain, but nothing overnight that I can see. Truck bed is dry.
Tried a new coffee today. Cafe’ Bustelo in the vac sealed can, espresso grind. Tasty. Not crazy strong, but nice and dark. I’ve been buying the cans when it goes on sale, because they store well, and any coffee will be better than no coffee… They also do K cups and vac sealed foil bricks. I like the bricks for long term storage as well, although they aren’t as sturdy as cans.
I guess I better start on something…
n
This is why Moochelle will never run for public office:
Must be nice! Michelle Obama will speak to Germans about inclusion for a SHOCKING fee
She’s not giving up a $700K a pop jet-setting lifestyle. Plus, she doesn’t have Barry hanging around the White House.
– ah, not what I was talking about. Texans will go to war with the invaders when it gets bad enough. The border property owners have already done so in limited areas and limited engagements, and they’ve been punished for it. Once the fedgov loses all semblance of authority the wild west will return and people will start shooting. That genie is still in the bottle, but it will only take a high profile incident to let it loose. Cartel safe houses aren’t fireproof. Neither are police stations for that matter.
Most of rural Texas (ie the vast majority of Texas) has deep ingrained respect for their local law enforcement. That carries over to State and Fed, but won’t always. There are places where ‘everyone knows’ the authorities are corrupt and unworthy of respect, but they haven’t forced the issue. They will at some point, and they’ll find out just how outnumbered they are, and how dependent on the goodwill of those they ‘serve’. In some places, the local law will be on the right side. In some, well, not so much.
Politics won’t matter much in the end.
n
I’ve had to clean debris out of my Pixel usb-c port a couple of times. Tooth picks are too fat but those plastic dental picks with the tiny bush at one end work great.
I used to have this problem. I carried the phone in my pocket with the port facing up. Since I started carrying it with the port facing down, I have never had the problem again. Obviously YMMV, depending on how “fuzzy” your pockets are…
Ah, you’ve got to love government IT infrastructure. I want to get an electronic subscription to a local government newsletter. They only offer physical subscriptions with login as extra. I agreed with a person by email (hey, I got an answer) that they can just not send the physical newsletters.
Fine, so I fill out the subscription form. There are two date fields, one is day-month-year and the other is year-month-day. There are two phone number fields: you can only have digits, no spaces or other characters. It took me a while to figure out these various weird restrictions.
Finally, I can press “send”. I get the blank form back. Did it work? Did it fail? No idea…
I send another mail with this list of problems. We’ll see if I get a second answer…
I understood what you were talking about. A “war” is not going to happen because all it will take is one pregnant woman or child getting shot in a graphic way and both state and Federal authorities will drop the hammer on the border regions, with Abbott peddling his usual “finger in the wind” schtick but still careful not to upset the press lest he end up facing P. Diddly Bush in a well funded media-backed primary challenge in 2026.
100,000 people in the U.S. die every year from fentanyl.
How many are pregnant women?
When the time comes the media will be treated as foreign troops.
Let me channel SteveF here: Isn’t that just bettering the gene pool?
That’s not a very good SteveF impression. SteveF would say “Those are rookie numbers!”
Online gub dealers recommendations? Or local in Houston if they’re competitive in price.
I have a local FFL for doing my transfers. I’m tweaking my EDC and my truck gun. Removing the brace from my AR pistol made its utility go from marginal to unacceptable*, and while I’m pretty sure the brace rule will be stuck down by the courts eventually, I would still end up with “marginal”.
As I move more rural, my requirements will move from “minute of race riot” to “medium distance hog and coyote”. For various definitions of “hog” and “coyote”.
* “unacceptable” is still head shots at 25 yards, but I had to move to a one-point sling to achieve that, with a push-pull technique.
Note: If you’d rather not post specific gub dealer names, feel free to email to:
actual (dot) lpdbw (at) gmail (dot) com
@brad
“Let me channel SteveF here: Isn’t that just bettering the gene pool?”
Fentanyl and precursors being shipped from China largely to Mexico, where the cartels send it north to us along with heroin, illegal immigrants and anything they can make more money on than vhs porno.
The Democrat party and most of the U.S. government fully on board with the assault on our society and our country.
Still not legal to shoot drug dealers, alien invaders, Dems and reporters out of hand.
So, no.
@lpdbw, my buddy has a lot of consignment inventory at the moment, and low prices. He’s got a couple interesting things beyond your normal defensive handgun, like a CZ Scorpion.
n
Subbing today. One of the classes is “Environmental Science”. Uh, nope, not science, propaganda. Environmental brain washing.
Almost everything in my quick glance through the text book is basically man is destroying the planet. We are all going to be dead in 15 years unless we do something yesterday.
Seas are rising, New York will be underwater (is that really so bad?), Greenland will soon be green (apparently was at one time based on the name), the world is hotter than ever based on temperatures from the last 1,000 years. Such temperature determined with an accuracy of 0.01 degrees by using ice cores.
Natural gas bad, electricity good. Nuclear reactors bad, electricity good. Coal bad, electricity good. Solar is the future. Hydrogen is the future (no mention of hydrogen wells). Wind and solar is the solution. Yeh, let’s destroy 100’s of thousands of acres of land to install solar panels and windmills. Electric vehicles are the solution (never mind battery disposal).
In the 900’s, “the Green land” WAS green; the Vikings had cattle and dairy farms there. We know, because we can see the foundations, through the (melting) ice. Climate goes through CYCLES, and it’s been both hotter and colder in the historical past. Romans used to have wineries in London. The Viking “Vinland” has been found; it was in Labrador. When it was a lot warmer than it is now.
—-nice little bit of retconning or gaslighting there DM…
Nothing to see here, move along.
n
The title for the truck arrived today. No lien! The “mailing label flap” on the top of the title has the correct address. The actual title has an O added to the street name.
I don’t think it matters. You don’t get new car titles when you move. But I’ll ask when I renew the plates real soon.
Getting an inspection is a PITA.
Grew up near Gary. Drove thru it when feeling brave or foolhardy. Knew people from there. Have a cousin that was living there 10 years ago, in that little sliver of white on the edge… but most people with any brains avoid Gary like the hellhole it is.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12558267/Gary-Indiana-crime-miserable-murder-poverty.html
He doesn’t see the selection bias.
n
And this–
Or roofing crews this fall in Austin. Everyone is getting a new roof here, like in the aftermath of the 2005 storms.
And there goes our home insurance rates up again. I am guessing that the new roofs in your area will cost $15,000 or more on average.
My roofing guy told me that a composition shingle roof in Texas should last 9 or 10 years with no problems. Even withstand a serious hail pounding. But after ten years of Texas sun, the tar on the composition shingles starts degrading and then the granules start coming off.
ha ha!
In the 900’s, “the Green land” WAS green; the Vikings had cattle and dairy farms there. We know, because we can see the foundations, through the (melting) ice. Climate goes through CYCLES, and it’s been both hotter and colder in the historical past. Romans used to have wineries in London. The Viking “Vinland” has been found; it was in Labrador. When it was a lot warmer than it is now.
Earth is in an Ice Age right now. Ice Age has a very simple definition, one or both of the poles are frozen. In today’s case, both poles are frozen. Geologists think that the Earth has been in this condition for 11% of it’s history.
The Earth will have to warm SIGNIFICANTLY for either pole to melt. Probably the North Pole, it is warmer. But still very cold, deep into the freezing point for sea ice.
In the 900’s, “the Green land” WAS green; the Vikings had cattle and dairy farms there. We know, because we can see the foundations, through the (melting) ice. Climate goes through CYCLES, and it’s been both hotter and colder in the historical past. Romans used to have wineries in London. The Viking “Vinland” has been found; it was in Labrador. When it was a lot warmer than it is now.
BTW, if Greenland melts, the seas will reputedly rise 7 meters (23 feet). If the North Pole melts, no sea rise (the ice is free floating). If the South Pole melts, the seas will reputedly rise 65 meters (210 feet). None is going to happen in our life times, the energy required is immense, millions of nuclear fusion bombs.
I think roof life depends a lot on the color. This house had a white/light gray composite roof and it was looking pretty decent to me when we covered it with metal at almost 30 years of age.
Automation killed the jobs in the steel industry by a factor of 10x. The Clean Air Act killed the steel plants since they had to install air filtration equipment on the open steel pots. Very expensive.
$20,000 is the number I’ve heard from neighbors.
10 years is about right living in a swamp in Houston. That’s consistent with what we saw in Florida.
15 is typical in lower humidity environments like where we are.
The composition shingles have 20 year warranties, but that’s pro-rated for the materials only and does not cover installation labor.
I’m weighing whether to file a claim since I know from experience in Florida whats coming next in Texas for the auto and home markets. I was just backdoor cancelled on homeowners last year when the company started shedding Texas policies.
The Solara got a big enough dent on Sunday night that PDR didn’t want to touch it when I went by for a quote today. Since painting the vehicle would be a marital issue, I’ll cover the exposed metal as best that I can at home and tell my daughter to live with the way the car looks for a while.
I’m kinda bummed about the car. Up until Sunday, it had minor issues which PDR could address along with a bumper scrape from an minor collision at the high school, but the engine and transmission still run like new even after the timing belt. I took care of the vehicle even if it doesn’t look it. 240,000 miles.
The only thing I had to show for a lot of hard work at the Death Star after we got done nearly going bankrupt in Vantucky was the car. Everything else got sold for the move, including some of my collectible things. Sigh.
If it had come down to selling the car, I would have packed my cat and things in the vehicle and left. I had a car line mommy friend who got fed up wither her spouse and Vantucky and headed back to Florida about a year before we finally left.
Of course, the new car dealers at the Interstate got it a lot worse in terms of the size of the hail and the dollar amounts involved. At least my Camry and the Exploder were in the garage.
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/hail-damage-round-rock-texas-dealerships
The car lots are about 10 minutes from my house due east. We only caught the edge of the storm as it tracked down I35.
I spoke too soon about not cleaning the garage, just spent about 5 hours at it.
It all started when I literally couldn’t get to a tool I needed without moving stuff outside. At which point it is stupid to just pile it back in.
About
halfone-quarter done.Done for today though.
Covid vaccines DO cause unexpected vaginal bleeding in women – even if they haven’t had their period in YEARS, study finds
The best fix for menstrual problems for a woman is to have a baby. Delaying the first baby into your thirties causes several problems with that complicated system. Delaying the first baby into your forties is a potential disaster. The women’s system was designed to turn out babies. That rest period of nine+ months is important for the system to reboot.
Women are not having babies or delaying their babies into their thirties and forties. This is not good for them.
This young woman had been drinking, so at least 21 yo. That means high school grad, some college? Probably wonders why she can’t get one of the “goot jobs”….
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12562725/Drunk-girl-Shauntae-Heard-wrecks-street-performers-piano-steals-tips.html
n
The Solara got a big enough dent on Sunday night that PDR didn’t want to touch it when I went by for a quote today. Since painting the vehicle would be a marital issue, I’ll cover the exposed metal as best that I can at home and tell my daughter to live with the way the car looks for a while.
Let the car sit in the hot sun for several hours and use some dry ice on the dent. Sometimes that will pop out the dent.
I had a new 1982 VW Rabbit diesel get hammered by hail in 1982 in West Texas. I took the insurance money and used that for a down payment on a house. I used the dry ice trick on it, over half of the dents went away.
Automation killed the jobs in the steel industry by a factor of 10x. The Clean Air Act killed the steel plants since they had to install air filtration equipment on the open steel pots. Very expensive.
Union demands and foreign steel being dumped into the US market killed the mills. Environmental demands could have been paid for if there was money for upgrades and modern processes, and tariffs to protect pricing.
n
Wizard of Id: Used Catapults
https://www.gocomics.com/wizardofid/2023/09/26
Would you buy a used catapult from the government ?
The paint is gone on the big dent. I can try to pop it out, but the metal still needs to be protected.
PDR won’t touch something that big. We’ve had him do hail damage on the Exploder, but the hail was not nearly as large as what fell Sunday night.
The car is dark green so the dry ice trick may work on the areas where the paint is intact.
Athens. UGA. The semester is still young so she hasn’t flunked out yet.
Ooof! Below 80 today and a PE still at 66.
Look out below!
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DIS/
Inspections go away Effective January 1, 2025 for most of the state.
“The bill does not eliminate vehicle emissions inspections on non-commercial vehicles. Emissions inspections are still required in these Texas counties:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/vehicle-inspection/88th-legislation
Good. That waste of time is going away. When I lived in Austin almost every single time they would screw up my headlights. And charge extra. Sometimes High beams were like Low beams. Sometimes Low beams were like High beams and blinding everyone.
It was nuts. The ‘78 Volare would go one day. The ’81 Imperial the next day. One would be aimed way down, the other aimed into the sky. Same inspection bay. I marked the wall in the garage with what Chrysler said was where to aim the lights.
The the Emissions stuff started. I’m out here in Burnet County by then. The tether on the Stratus’ gas cap broke and they acted like I had cut the cat out of the exhaust system. Never went back.
Automation killed the jobs in the steel industry by a factor of 10x. The Clean Air Act killed the steel plants since they had to install air filtration equipment on the open steel pots. Very expensive.
Union demands and foreign steel being dumped into the US market killed the mills. Environmental demands could have been paid for if there was money for upgrades and modern processes, and tariffs to protect pricing.
Plus all that automation was applied to the Steel Mills in South Korea and Japan by the USA engineering companies that developed it. So the foreign steel mills became more efficient also.
“Harris County has more FEMA-designated disaster zones than anywhere else”
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/fema-houston-communities-disaster-zone-18389304.php
“Fourteen areas in Harris County were selected by the federal government and are meant to highlight parts of the country’s most at-risk communities.”
What do you expect when a city is built on a swamp and we keep on pumping water, oil, and natural gas out of the ground ? The land subsidence in areas of Houston is over ten feet.
I just saw a stat that the average payment for a new F150 at Ford Credit is $1000. That’s more than the principal and interest on my current mortgage.
I got curious about what happened to the Chevy dealer in South Austin who was putting $75k household incomes into Silverado pickups using 80 month car loans and repossession of the current vehicle as part of the finance package pre-pandemic.
Berkshire Hathaway Automotive now.
You’re “curious about what happened to the Chevy dealer in South Austin” ?
I’m curious about what happened to all of the car commercials. Is Charles Maund Toyota still a thing? Lief Johnson Ford? Capitol Chevolet? Lots of sleezy lawyers bragging how “”I’m on top of it!”. Almost zero care commercials.
It seems odd.
“Target closes 9 stores in response to retail theft, adds locked cases at some stores”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/target-closes-9-stores-in-response-to-retail-theft-adds-locked-cases-at-some-stores-190623263.html
“Retail theft is now a $112 billion problem, a National Retail Federation report found.”
I have no idea how to fix this problem. It is a cultural issue and the culture of certain groups sucks.
“I have no idea how to fix this problem. ”
I have a few ideas. Shooting gangs of looters is way up on the list.
I went into a Dollar General store today to buy flip-flops for the pool. I’m not what you’d call a regular customer.
Lots of stuff behind glass. Some locked, some just lets out an audible alarm when opened so the clerk can see who’s taking what.
I tried the pool and sauna at the new gym on my 5 day pass. I’m wicked outta shape. I like the sauna. It’s supposed to be a meditative time, and would have been if Leroy and I had been alone in there, but Shenekia was on the phone the entire time with her USPS co-workers, dealing all the gossip. Now I see why Leroy wore his noise cancelling headphones. I wonder if they’ll help? I wonder if the heat will destroy mine?
@Lynn
I’m in complete agreement on 20 of the 27.
I have no disagreement with the other 7, and in two cases I will go back and read them on the premise that our tastes are too aligned for them not to be worthwhile after all.
I would nominate a few more, none of which would surprise anyone based on past discussions:
“1632” By Eric Flint.
Slam dunk. C’mon, man!
“The Atrocity Archives” by Charles Stross
First book of twelve in”The Laundry Files”. This gets the nod over “The Family Trade”, the first of an alternate-world series that was good but became too mired in the politics.
“Imager” by L E Modesitt Jr.
As with many other authors on the list, this is one of a series and a gateway to a much-published author. Of the twelve books in the “Imager Portfolio”, I would rank the middle sequence books 4-8 (which are largely the origin story) as the strongest and most enjoyable. I’d also recommend the “The Magic Engineer” from “Saga of Recluce”; it is the fourth in publishing order, but like the Liaden Universe the chronological order is much different. Modesitt does tend to be a bit formulaic in the structure of each hero in that series, but there is much to recommend.
“The Hercules Text” Jack McDevitt
McDevitt may be the best hard science fiction writer out there without training in science or engineering. His first novel, “The Hercules Text” (1986) is a SETI story, and comes after some outstanding short stories. He’s produced a lot of good work since, including two major series. I mentioned a couple months ago that I was reading the “Academy” series from start to finish. That series is premised on SETI failing and mankind finding no concurrent space-faring civilizations in the galaxy. but things are not as grim as they seem…
“Monster Hunter International” by Larry Correia
“Dinosaur Beach” by Keith Laumer
“Nine Princes in Amber” by Roger Zelazny
“The Girl, The Gold Watch, And Everything” by John D. MacDonald
“The Witches of Karress” by James H. Schmitz
I noticed yesterday that there is an online listing for The Virginia Edition of Heinlein.
“Lego’s attempt to ditch oil-based bricks is a costly failure; ‘sustainable’ alternative would have created higher emissions: Report”
https://www.theblaze.com/news/legos-attempt-to-ditch-oil-based-bricks-is-a-costly-failure
“In 2021, the company indicated it had found a winning alternative: older oil-based plastics in the form of recycled drink bottles. Lego’s reliance on such a recycled supply would demand the continued primary manufacture of oil-based bottles for their expensive bricks.”
“The company has since blown $1.2 billion on “sustainability initiatives” only to discover that secondhand plastics weren’t all they were cracked up to be.”
Get woke, go broke.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
“1632” By Eric Flint.
Slam dunk. C’mon, man!
Sorry, not a six star book. “1633” might be though. I love the part where they are tearing up the railroad tracks in the village to make metal cladding for the gunboats.
“Monster Hunter International” by Larry Correia
I am thinking about it. Definitely an amazing book and series that I have read three or four times. Which, means it is a six star for me.
“O’Reilly store worker charged with murder after fighting suspected shoplifter”
https://www.fox9.com/news/oreillys-store-worker-charged-with-murder-after-fighting-suspected-shoplifter
If I were on the jury, I would vote Not Guilty.
https://www.kctv5.com/2023/09/23/family-man-killed-by-auto-parts-store-worker-mourns-their-loss/
“The family flew into Kansas City from out of town to begin planning their next steps. Steen is survived by two children with a third on the way. Angela Germany is the mother of his two sons.”
I suspect that a massive lawsuit for O’Reilly Auto Parts is coming. I wonder which lawyer paid for them to fly in to Kansas City.
Sacrificing a useless family member to win the lawsuit lottery is not out of the question. Aided and abetted by the equally useless scumbag lawyer.
Of course the family will describe the victim as an upstanding member of the community who loved his family and was a person with a big heart who would give the shirt off his bag to help others.
I have another accolade, worthless thug.
@Greg Norton
That’s about right for 3-tab (single thickness). 2-ply laminates have 30-year warranties (or better in some cases), but again, pro-rated. If a manufacturing defect shows up in the first 2-3 years (excessive granule loss, curling, color mis-match) it can matter, otherwise it’s effectively moot. Shingle warranties don’t enter into insurance claims.
If you have roof damage and an insurance claim is filed, the claim will be based on the same type of shingle. If it’s not a laminate it is likely worthwhile to pay for an upgrade.
Select the contractor carefully. Check the rep, check their license, look at some of their work in your neighborhood if possible, and get a written submission of the work to be done, including pulling a permit. Specify the shingle brand, type, and color (all from the same lot*). Installation according to manufacturer’s warranty specifications, including how to avoid patterning. Ridge shingles per manufacturer’s spec. Minor repairs to the roof deck should be included (adding the odd nail, re-aligning adjacent sheathing) and any hidden damage must be repaired not covered over.
New flashing around old skylights (they should be replaced) and at sidewalls. New trim around stacks. Check stacks for screens, etc.
Standard is 4 nails. Storm nailing is 6. If you had wind damage storm nailed laminate shingles have higher ratings. The nails have to be in the nailing zone as shown on most shingle bundle wrappers.
Tarpaper is outdated and inferior. Synthetic underlayment applied with special fasteners (nails with plastic washers) breathes, sheds water better, and is more resistant to wind if the shingle layer is breached.
Pay attention to the valleys. If they are open you want new metal to match the new shingles and it needs to be installed properly including caulk to the roof and a double line of caulk to the shingles.
Be aware of two upgrades to asphalt shingles:
Algae resistance refers to shingles that are treated to resist the growth of algae. A light roof in Houston will show algae within a year. The dark roofs have it, but it’s harder to see. If local roofs have lighter streaks downhill from metal roofing features like vents and stack pipes, it’s because metal ions like aluminum and zinc will prevent algae from growing in high enough concentration.
Cool Roof refers to the use of pigments to color the granules that reflect more sunlight and keep the roof deck cooler.
It’s also useful to know where the shingles came from. I know of one facility that went into bankruptcy with pallets of shingles stored outside, where they remained for three years before being sold off.
Get at least one bundle of shingles for future repairs. You’ll never use them, you will curse them each time you have to move them, and if you keep them in the garage in a few Texas summers the seal down strips will glue them into a single massive block.
Take photos. If the contractor flew a drone to document the damage, ask him for the footage and if he takes video to document the job quality.
Note the footwear that the roofers are wearing. They probably sneer at safety lines, but the pros buy special shoes.
*If the lot is not the same the shingle color may match initially. But slight color variations can be revealed when oils weather off in the first 6-12 months.
Hurricand Andrew taught three things:
no staples
240-lb minimum
secure the roof trusses to the sidewalls
Busy day but didn’t get much done. The gasket issue took more time than I wanted it to. The engine overhaul gasket sets had all been opened and none of them were complete. I had the missing gaskets but finding them and getting them into sets took all day. I did throw away a bunch of gaskets including a dozen water pump back plate gaskets. I ordered some loose gaskets since I want to keep the sets for their intended purpose. I could build at least two complete engines (a 390 and a 428) with the parts on hand. Thinking about it, I do need water pumps and fuel pumps, everything else including blocks, heads, internal parts and ignition pieces are on the shelf.
I’m planning to work on the house and yard tomorrow.
@Lynn
I omitted:
“The Cross-Time Engineer” by Leo Frankowski
Highly recommend this first book in the series, sequels 2-5, and the prequel. The sixth book, meh. The seventh and eighth finished by Rodger Olsen after Leo’s death are inferior pastiches.
“Microsoft Wants to Power Its Data Centers Using Nuclear Reactors”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-wants-to-power-its-data-centers-using-nuclear-reactors
Makes sense to me.
“A suggestion for our next election”
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-suggestion-for-our-next-election.html
Trump with RFKjr for 2024 ? I would vote for that combo in a heartbeat.
“Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Liquid-Cooled GPU Server Deep Dive”
https://www.storagereview.com/review/dell-poweredge-xe9640-liquid-cooled-gpu-server-deep-dive
Good night ! Fire up another gas turbine Henry !
“Trump with RFKjr for 2024 ? I would vote for that combo in a heartbeat.”
Only if I can knock some sense into RFKjr about the global warming scam.
California deputy caught with more than 520,000 fentanyl pills may have ties to drug cartel, investigators say
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-deputy-caught-with-more-than-520000-fentanyl-pills-may-have-ties-to-drug-cartel-investigators-say
I’d let him serve ten years.
After finding him guilty, the next step should be to shove all 100-lbs into his rectum for his personal enjoyment.
“FBI Sued After Allegedly Losing Valuable Rare Coins It Seized During Raid”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/fbi-sued-after-allegedly-losing-valuable-rare-coins-it-seized-during-raid-5498174?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=TheLibertyDaily&src_src=partner&src_cmp=TheLibertyDaily
“Coins the FBI still has not given back are worth an estimated $123,419.”
“Donald Mellein was storing 110 gold coins in one of the boxes. The FBI initially said it did not have the coins, but Mr. Mellein’s legal action resulted in the agency acknowledging it did have 47 of them.”
“The FBI returned the coins but still has not given back the other 63, which are worth an estimated $123,419, according to one of the new lawsuits.”
“The FBI obtained warrants to search U.S. Private Vaults, which held more than 1,000 safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, and served them on March 22, 2021. The FBI said there was reason to believe the business had committed crimes.”
Time to shut down the FBI.
@Bob Sprowl
“I could build at least two complete engines (a 390 and a 428) with the parts on hand. “
Just need a pair of T-birds to drop them into.
@Bob Sprowl
“I could build at least two complete engines (a 390 and a 428) with the parts on hand. “
Just need a pair of T-birds to drop them into.
Or a Grand Torino.