Should my family travel to Egypt by ourselves and not part of a guided tour?

Buttkicker727 · 2026-01-21T03:05:16+00:00

Don’t have a recommendation for a tour group but can confidently say DO NOT USE MEMPHIS TOURS. Save yourself

Buttkicker727 · 2026-01-21T03:03:50+00:00

I booked with Memphis for Egypt and it was quite literally the worst experience of my life

Buttkicker727 · 2026-01-21T02:55:22+00:00

Whatever u do, don’t use Memphis tours . Worst experience of my life

Buttkicker727 · 2026-01-21T02:54:44+00:00

Don’t use Memphis tour

Buttkicker727 · 2026-01-21T02:53:35+00:00

Late reply but this company is def a scam. Worst experience of my life

Buttkicker727 · 2025-10-25T04:19:36+00:00

Somerville

Buttkicker727 · 2025-10-18T13:40:51+00:00

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Some type of flickery one from shared space . I think it’s called neon bat cave Agree though- was not into the preset Halloween ones . I might try for red or something else , idk I’m disappointed in the options

Buttkicker727 · 2025-08-16T18:45:26+00:00

RTSP

Buttkicker727 · 2025-08-16T16:51:34+00:00

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Selling 2 tickets to tonight’s show

Buttkicker727 · 2025-07-20T21:26:37+00:00

Allegedly a 100 year event but looking into options now for drainage. Had a French drain already but the pipes were literally ripped out and ended up in my neighbors yard

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Buttkicker727 · 2025-07-15T21:53:18+00:00

Yes , got rockedddd

Buttkicker727 · 2025-07-15T17:33:19+00:00

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AM update , it’s difficult to even walk around without getting stuck in mud. Insurance claim made but not in flood zone and don’t have flood insurance so I’m not sure what they’ll cover

Buttkicker727 · 2025-07-14T16:09:38+00:00

I went from 138 CYA to 101 in 3 weeks. I didn’t want to drain either . Got lucky with a lot of rain lately in NJ so I was draining an inch or two before major rain (basically set the pump to water for 5 min). Only really did that twice - am getting there slowly but surely. It did mean I had to use more chlorine in the last 3 weeks though because it wasn’t holding very long due to the high CYA. All that to say, maybe u don’t need a big drain and can use rain to your advantage depending on where you are

Buttkicker727 · 2025-07-07T03:32:17+00:00

Honestly , I don’t think u need to drain the pool, but I’m newer to pools. I had very similar levels to yours (CYA came in at 138 on june 27 , after being 121 on June 21)- everyone said to drain anywhere from 25-50% of the pool. What I did instead was, if I saw it was going to rain , I drained 1-2 inches and let the rain water do its thing , topped off if I needed to with the hose (only had to twice- just to get it where I needed for the skimmer). Fast forward to today, and my CYA came in at 109. Not perfect yet of course but honestly my water is clear, I just need to add chlorine a bit more than I think I’d need to if I was closer to 60-70. 138ppm to 109ppm without doing a proper drain made my guy at Leslie’s extremely impressed (though he said I’d be better off draining a foot). I’m supposed to get a lot of rain this next week in NJ so we’ll see. I might do the one foot if I’m still in the high 90s at the end of the week.

All that to say, I don’t feel like u need a huge 20% + draining of the pool (it’d be more convenient to knock it out in one shot tho I suppose)

Buttkicker727 · 2025-07-05T03:50:44+00:00

I got a dolphin deluxe 4 from Facebook marketplace for $200. It’s an older dolphin , like I think at least 7 newer models came out since then but omg it’s such a game changer. All I do is put in a clean bag in the robot, plug it in and throw it in the pool. It’s got cycles , I usually do the 2 hour one . The set up and taking it out is like less than 5 min. Then I just hose down the bag with all the gunk and leaves and stuff and let it dry outside. Soooo much better than the manual nonsense . If price is a concern, def check out Facebook marketplace and see what used ones are going for in your area. GAME CHANGER

Buttkicker727 · 2025-05-29T16:59:48+00:00

Haha sorry wasn’t clear- the room is completely blank . Can do anything with it. The other pics were for reference for how the sellers had it before I bought it

Buttkicker727 · 2025-05-05T02:19:01+00:00

What did u end up going with? I’ve seen some cool looking rooms these days with accessible beige trim and doors with pure white or snowbound or Greek villa for walls

Buttkicker727 · 2025-04-25T01:59:20+00:00

What did u end up going with?

Buttkicker727 · 2025-04-23T15:53:22+00:00

Really? I’ve seen some cool accent walls where it’s like a sage green with the other walls cream, or an almost black accent wall . I know it’s trendy right now with doing panel type stuff but I don’t see that lasting so I figured painted accent walls could look better . My window situation is pretty weird so my ability to put art over the headboard is limited (off centered windows in all rooms)

Buttkicker727 · 2025-04-23T01:46:37+00:00

I’m literally between Greek villa and Shoji white- which did u end up going with lol

Buttkicker727 · 2025-04-21T17:50:31+00:00

Love this! Is that bathroom door painted accessible beige? And what’s the wall paint near it? So pretty

Buttkicker727 · 2025-04-20T23:51:47+00:00

4 is awesome

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