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Ceffer
2021 Dec 18, 1:07pm
Ceffer
2021 Dec 18, 1:07pm
just_passing_through says
"It's Florida, Jake". Those are electrified fences to keep the nude, nymphomaniac flesh eaters out. Works for gators, too.
Maybe someone from FL could tell me if that pool screen is for skeeters?
"It's Florida, Jake". Those are electrified fences to keep the nude, nymphomaniac flesh eaters out. Works for gators, too.
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Tenpoundbass
2021 Dec 18, 1:12pm
Tenpoundbass
2021 Dec 18, 1:12pm
ForcedTQ says
The house I bought has a screened in patio, a bird cage sorta like that. Only it's flat and doesn't have that dome roof portion.
No pool though!
Just had to replace the screen door, and frame door jamb.
The house I bought has a screened in patio, a bird cage sorta like that. Only it's flat and doesn't have that dome roof portion.
No pool though!
Just had to replace the screen door, and frame door jamb.
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fdhfoiehfeoi
2021 Dec 18, 1:14pm
fdhfoiehfeoi
2021 Dec 18, 1:14pm
just_passing_through says
My Uncle's house in Orlando didn't have any of that. Just a normal fence.
Maybe someone from FL could tell me if that pool screen is for skeeters?
My Uncle's house in Orlando didn't have any of that. Just a normal fence.
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SoTex
2021 Dec 19, 9:38am
SoTex
2021 Dec 19, 9:38am
Ceffer says
I think they are for skeeters mostly and not wandering kids.
just_passing_through saysMaybe someone from FL could tell me if that pool screen is for skeeters?
I think they are for skeeters mostly and not wandering kids.
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Automan Empire
2021 Dec 19, 11:51am
Automan Empire
2021 Dec 19, 11:51am
The screen room around the pool (thought it was glass this whole time which makes sense in a cold climate) is not only good for mosquitoes if those are a local problem, but DUCKS. If they decide to chill in your pool for just a few, you'll be left with nasty DUCK SHIT making your pool unusable for days, if not provoke a Caddyshack level cleaning event.
My first job in high school was weekend janitor at a chain of preschools. One had a duck in a small fenced area, and I was occasionally tasked with dumping and rinsing the kiddie pool. DAMN that was a fetid sulfurous hell-stank collector! The boss proceeded to get mad at me because the water stank up the whole driveway as it ran deeper and deeper into the property. He didn't say to put the water anywhere else, and there was literally no other option unless his penny-pinching ass were to produce a trash pump and 100' of discharge hose. Still got all mad and flexed on me over it. I quit soon, having aged out of the role anyway. My brother also worked there for a stint, and we called that stanky creature The Fuck.
My first job in high school was weekend janitor at a chain of preschools. One had a duck in a small fenced area, and I was occasionally tasked with dumping and rinsing the kiddie pool. DAMN that was a fetid sulfurous hell-stank collector! The boss proceeded to get mad at me because the water stank up the whole driveway as it ran deeper and deeper into the property. He didn't say to put the water anywhere else, and there was literally no other option unless his penny-pinching ass were to produce a trash pump and 100' of discharge hose. Still got all mad and flexed on me over it. I quit soon, having aged out of the role anyway. My brother also worked there for a stint, and we called that stanky creature The Fuck.
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AmericanKulak
2021 Dec 19, 12:25pm
AmericanKulak
2021 Dec 19, 12:25pm
The Screens keep out mosquitos, they legally count as a barrier against wandering kids, AND they keep the leaves out the pool.
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Ceffer
2021 Dec 19, 12:27pm
Ceffer
2021 Dec 19, 12:27pm
Satan loves the smell of fried skeeters and children in the morning on the electrified patios. They have potential for Globalist shrines.
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WookieMan
2021 Dec 19, 12:30pm
WookieMan
2021 Dec 19, 12:30pm
Automan Empire says
If you chlorinate properly shit isn't an issue. Assume everyone pisses and sharts in your pool. My pool is crystal clear. If there are 5-10 young boys in your pool, they for sure are pissing in it. Adult women who are too lazy to go inside piss in your pool. The Caddy Shack scene was dramatized. There's generally as much chlorine in public water as there is in a pool and you drink that. So yeah, swimming in a properly chlorinated pool is no biggie even if there's a turd.
If they decide to chill in your pool for just a few, you'll be left with nasty DUCK SHIT making your pool unusable for days, if not provoke a Caddyshack level cleaning event.
If you chlorinate properly shit isn't an issue. Assume everyone pisses and sharts in your pool. My pool is crystal clear. If there are 5-10 young boys in your pool, they for sure are pissing in it. Adult women who are too lazy to go inside piss in your pool. The Caddy Shack scene was dramatized. There's generally as much chlorine in public water as there is in a pool and you drink that. So yeah, swimming in a properly chlorinated pool is no biggie even if there's a turd.
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Tenpoundbass
2021 Dec 19, 12:39pm
Tenpoundbass
2021 Dec 19, 12:39pm
Automan Empire says
The Ducks and Pigeons seem to be disappearing from South Florida, I'm seeing less and less of them.
My guess they are ending up on the dinner plate of our diverse foreign imports, that don't see them as any different, than that fowl carcass in the styro crate, at the grocery store.
if those are a local problem, but DUCKS. If they decide to chill in your pool for just a few, you'll be left with nasty DUCK SHIT making your pool unusable for days
The Ducks and Pigeons seem to be disappearing from South Florida, I'm seeing less and less of them.
My guess they are ending up on the dinner plate of our diverse foreign imports, that don't see them as any different, than that fowl carcass in the styro crate, at the grocery store.
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B.A.C.A.H.
2021 Dec 19, 3:18pm
B.A.C.A.H.
2021 Dec 19, 3:18pm
Tenpoundbass says
Do you think this may be related to the global insect-die-off?
The Ducks and Pigeons seem to be disappearing from South Florida, I'm seeing less and less of them.
Do you think this may be related to the global insect-die-off?
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Booger
2021 Dec 20, 3:59am
Booger
2021 Dec 20, 3:59am
Tenpoundbass says
Are they building houses like mad in that part of Florida?
Automan Empire saysif those are a local problem, but DUCKS. If they decide to chill in your pool for just a few, you'll be left with nasty DUCK SHIT making your pool unusable for days
The Ducks and Pigeons seem to be disappearing from South Florida, I'm seeing less and less of them.
My guess they are ending up on the dinner plate of our diverse foreign imports, that don't see them as any different, than that fowl carcass in the styro crate, at the grocery store.
Are they building houses like mad in that part of Florida?
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Inspired by this thread:
https://patrick.net/post/1325185/2019-06-18-the-illinois-california-exodus
Where I mentioned low inventory and not liking most existing houses. Since we all have our preferences and pet peeves, and presumably a number of us are thinking about having something built.
So I'll start.
Deal breakers:
Not enough off street parking.
Lot too small.
House has had additions (IMO, that's never done right. I'm not talking about separate structures like a standalone garage / shed / pool etc. Those can be done right.)
OSB
No basement or crawlspace.
Things that I really hate, but can be rectified:
Vaulted ceilings. I want an attic.
Skylights (because they always leak).
Too many trees. Dealing with that at the GF's house. Constant maintenance item there because of this.
Flex ducting for HVAC.
Wants:
Walk in closet
Walk in pantry
Ideal house is on a 1/2 acre, has a basement (if in someplace like Florida, put in a crawlspace or just make the whole lower floor unfinished (and probably unconditioned) and make that a substitute for your garage / workshop / shed and run all the wiring and plumbing in the ceiling for easy maintenance, and put the water heater / HVAC / electrical panel, stuff there (normal basement stuff). Super insulated with a nice sized attic and a roof that slopes towards the sun to facilitate the installation of solar panels. I would also want some sort of roof access (I have that now and it's nice to be able to easily do all my rooftop maintenance). Probably 2000 sq ft minimum, but with the largish garage underneath it might not need to be that big.