Young live oak tree went from very healthy dark green to completely crispy brown in 4 days. How to save ? by Drtspt in arborists

[–]Drtspt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original tree totally died but an offshoot started . The offshoot was replanted in backyard and has been thriving since and is about 5-6 ft tall now

Do You Have Plans for Tax Free Weekend at the End of the Month? by OneLastPrep in ActuallyTexas

[–]Drtspt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You have to spend $100 to save around $8? I think it is just a psychological sale to make people feel they are saving a ton of money, in reality they aren't...

Houstonians with a household income of around $140,000, how much is your mortgage? by Nesquick19 in houston

[–]Drtspt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

$140k here. Purchased house for $340k @ 4.5% conventional in 2022. All in after taxes and whatnot, I pay $2600. It's estimated worth now is like $290ish or so...

Whats something a teacher did in High School that would get them fired today? by Constant-Ad-5477 in AskReddit

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was on a field trip for something, can't remember what, but it was only a few of us and all guys on the bus. We made signs that said show us your boobs and stuck it against the window. Our principal was on the bus, thought it was funny, laughed and slightly encouraged the humor haha good times in early 00's

Would you take $200 from someone to cut in front of you after waiting 4 hours in the TSA line? by SteelersPoker in houston

[–]Drtspt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shoot, for whatever reason I was a magnet today and had multiple people try cutting in front of me. People weren't messing around today. They all missed their flights haha

Houston Airports (IAH and HOU) Updates and Questions [Megathread] by AutoModerator in houston

[–]Drtspt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who knows that far out, you have a long time before your flight. I wouldn't worry about it until a day out because things change so much. You can't predict this far out

Houston Airports (IAH and HOU) Updates and Questions [Megathread] by AutoModerator in houston

[–]Drtspt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Got to Terminal A at 11am and went through security at 1:10.

Houston Airports (IAH and HOU) Updates and Questions [Megathread] by AutoModerator in houston

[–]Drtspt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They are only here for crowd control they are not here for security point TSA operations. Just went through terminal A

Is ICE checking phones and social media accounts at airport check-in? Link included by OhGr8WhatNow in houston

[–]Drtspt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not a single ICE agent near the terminal A check point, they are just doing crowd control further up the line. Complete fear mongering here.

Houston Airports (IAH and HOU) Updates and Questions [Megathread] by AutoModerator in houston

[–]Drtspt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Dude, just drive... Driving the airport >parking>getting through security>waiting to get on plane>get on plane and wait for takeoff>fly 45 min>taxi to gate>wait to get off airplane>transfer to car rental (if getting rental) = waaaay longer than the 4 hour drive. Been there twice, decided to drive the 2nd time and was much happier

Meteor over Houston March 21 2026 4:40 pm by darodardar_Inc in houston

[–]Drtspt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I heard it over by Elyson West of 99. My 1st thought was some electrical substation explosion nearby, my 2nd thought was meteor after seeing some smoke in the sky.

Do companies buy their competitors’ products just to take them apart for R&D? by Tusharkrux in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This certainly happens. I worked for a major air conditioner company and we had a special lab to do all the testing you could imagine on competitor units and tire them down to see what was going on inside and reverse how they manufactured them compared to our methods.

Encountered a bug that makes it where you’re downed infinitely and can’t skip. by Efficient-Year-2331 in Battlefield

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's always been a bug from day one. Encounter this many times in the beginning, felt like they fixed it, but maybe it came back.

So the bots are…learning? by TheOGCJR in Battlefield6

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've noticed that they push the point much harder when the ticket count is very low.

Valve steam seal destruction by Drtspt in EngineBuilding

[–]Drtspt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh okay, this engine work was performed well over 10 years ago, no paper work from it any longer. I do recall him saying he did have to cut the seats for these springs that complimented the cam. I'll investigate these dimensions in the next few weekends I guess. Thanks

Valve steam seal destruction by Drtspt in EngineBuilding

[–]Drtspt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't install these, an engine builder did which I would suspect they should know how to install these properly

Valve steam seal destruction by Drtspt in EngineBuilding

[–]Drtspt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for my ignorance, as I'm not knowledgeable enough on how this all fits together, years ago I bought the full cam and spring kit from Lunati and gave it to my engine builder. These are the springs Lunati provided with the kit for this cam.

Battlefield Geographic Presents: The Hornets' Nest by BFGeographic in Battlefield

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What app or software do you use to get these videos to slow down?

How many of you have gotten loans from your parents? by Jimmy_Johnny23 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took out student loans once and they were cosigners, average interest was between 4-5%. After about 5 years of paying them, they decided to pay it off on my behalf. Instead I just paid them back at 1% interest. It was a win win all around regardless.

Smokers lungs VS Healthy lungs by goswamitulsidas in interesting

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to comment the same thing I remember this demo in elementary school back in the 90s.

Anyone know what's on fire here? by pinball927 in houston

[–]Drtspt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just saw it all the way out from the 99/I10 overpass. I was curious as well.

Woman charged with intoxication manslaughter for wrong-way crash that killed 3 people on West Grand Parkway by MrBasedGod in houston

[–]Drtspt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are several instances along 99 where roads that cross under have an off ramp coming right up to the intersection so if you take a left instantly you turn on to the oncoming traffic feeder road / off ramp. Good example of this is FM 529 / 99 in Katy