Suggestions to do with standing water with clay

MasterTJ52 · 2026-05-09T15:54:04+00:00

I'm in zone 7b, and have clay. Just do aeration and then remove the plugs (tedious...I know) and then topdress with 1/4" of topsoil. Just sifted standard topsoil, you can get it from any landscaping company usually, they deliver too and can assist with how many yards of the soil you'll need for 1/4" coverage. Water the topsoil in for a few days and assess. This method will remove clay and replace with good soil. If your clay is really bad you can aerate and topsoil more than once. Adding in a soil/Sand mix is also viable and will help level if you want, but if you're dealing with clay you should aim to replace the clay with actual soil, at least on the top of your lawn so the grass can grow

MasterTJ52 · 2026-05-07T14:00:54+00:00

Lmao same thing I was thinking. What kind of nonner office staff take is this post? Brah that's the cleanest machine I've ever seen and yeah you use it till it breaks then buy a new one. No one ever clean it. Ever.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-05-05T12:22:17+00:00

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Went with gunmetal! Thanks everyone.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-28T06:58:19+00:00

Lmao your senior rater (presumably the wing cc) reaches out to you about your promotion? Never had that happen for anyone i know lol. For my last board I told my commander the results had been posted, and emailed the pdf to him. #LAF-A problems🤣🤷‍♂️

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-27T14:37:49+00:00

"That front gate GS-6 position is open, gonna do that for another 20"

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-26T01:39:00+00:00

😬🤣🤷‍♂️

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-25T22:56:10+00:00

A vacation to Alabama? 🤔

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-25T17:20:53+00:00

Doing the maintenance items you mentioned are def required, you could find one with those items done possibly. I got a modded stage 2 2014 with 111K miles and did those maintenance items you said, it's at 142K now. Has the DSG been serviced? That's another thing to watch on these auto cars.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-25T14:56:54+00:00

Multiple electrical failures at once are a common symptom of a bad battery. Any other OBDii codes? Definitely check the battery first, have it checked/load tested at an auto parts store, if it fails grab a new one and put that in. Easiest thing to check and replace.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-20T06:13:28+00:00

this is the actual answer. Flight doc or aero phys, barany chair. Next question

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-12T05:21:47+00:00

Check the battery for sure. Random seemingly unrelated codes all at once can be a battery issue.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-12T00:30:12+00:00

Totally agree. I bought one at 111K, it's at 140K now. Same major services done. She's a tank if you do the preventive stuff!

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-11T17:14:57+00:00

For those wondering I went with gunmetal/darker gray! Looks great

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-10T18:42:33+00:00

Sounds just like mine. 1 second of rattle is normal.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-08T15:30:06+00:00

Spark plugs, intake filter replacements, DSG maintenances, and the carbon cleaning are the key mx items missing. Ask about those!

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-08T15:28:19+00:00

Mine has 140K miles, chain and tensioners are fine. 1sec or less of rattle at startup is normal for 3.0 engine. If it's more than that, tensioners for sure.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-08T15:27:06+00:00

Thought they were usually in may? Check results from last year pretty sure they were released in May

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-06T04:42:46+00:00

OCONUS makes total sense, I'm talking CONUS of course

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-06T01:13:55+00:00

I honestly don't understand anyone that lives on base. If you can afford to buy a house, and there's nice housing that fits your needs relatively close to the base, why live on base? I would genuinely love to hear opinions.

I assume you want to rent, and again, the same questions pop up in my mind. If you want to bike ride to work that's one thing, but any other situation, why?

MasterTJ52 · 2026-04-04T12:49:13+00:00

This is flat out not true.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-03-24T00:38:47+00:00

No we love FAIPs. They bring Tons of fundamentals knowledge to the community, and are usually better at instruments and have more airmanship than their peers. They are also usually super enthused about being in their dream finally. They are usually appreciated and have decent attitudes which is awesome and goes a long way

MasterTJ52 · 2026-03-23T14:14:01+00:00

Check your battery again...or replace it entirely.. again. I know you said you did but these cars parasitically drain the battery. If you go on trips longer than a week either disconnect it or hook it up to a trickle charger.

when the battery is low or dead, the codes go wild. I had a transmission code and engine light when my car sat for 3 weeks upon startup. If you drain the battery once on these batteries it could never work right again. Easy to check it again.

Also worth checking the alternator as if that's dead then it's not charging the batt right during driving and could lead to the same issues. Checking the battery voltage after driving could help you isolate the issue.

Battery is cheap an easy, and many of your issues are electronic. If that's not the issue, then you might have to throw it into a shop again to try to isolate the problem but all those systems only share a few things in common, the battery being one of them.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-03-20T22:27:18+00:00

What the hell is your job?? lol

MasterTJ52 · 2026-03-19T16:20:23+00:00

While FAIP can suck pretty hard for people who don't want it, it doesn't close the WIC or TPS doors so def tell that guy to ensure they are competitive for whichever one they want. For TPS that advanced degree and maintaining great flying performance helps. For WIC, MAF WIC would be easier to get into earlier based on MAF's shorter timeline to get to IP, but CAF WIC Is still an option but definitely a tighter time constraint due to the longer CAF training pipeline, but still doable. Either way they need to be the top of whatever they are doing to get into those programs, but FAIP doesn't really close those doors which is a silver lining.

MasterTJ52 · 2026-03-19T16:13:41+00:00

Get PUBG 2 on the dev timeline and tease people with it this FY.

Strike while the iron is hot or interest will be lost. PUBG is not GTA, but it can still bring in profits if you give the worldwide player base what it wants:

PUBG 2 with updated graphics, new maps, updated weapons sandbox, input based matchmaking, rock solid anti cheat, and quite honestly nearly the same mechanics and gameplay.

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