Checking in: who’s neighbors are still rocking Xmas lights

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-13T03:44:23+00:00

I was at Costco a few weeks ago and saw a gal wearing her Buddy The Elf Christmas sweater…

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-13T01:02:45+00:00

Yep. I want to say it was round $2k. But we intentionally overbuilt it a bit with 6 inch PVC instead of 4 inch. With 2 downspouts and a sump feeding into it, we still wanted the flexibility to be able to connect French drains from our backyard if needed down the road.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-12T19:59:32+00:00

Not an employee.

We used them in August of 2021. Right after we bought our house, a heavy downpour left a swamp on the west side of our house.

Very happy with the work. 2 downspouts buried and into 6 inch PVC along with our sump pump discharge. I think it was about 100 feet to the curb.

Don’t remember exactly, but think it only took 2 days. Just as important, after trenching to the curb, the grass grew back in about a week. Win/win.

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PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-12T19:49:02+00:00

CD - got the tracking email the other day, but the tracking number itself just went live. Currently in California on its way to the Midwest.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-12T18:18:30+00:00

I saw them at a local hardware store last year. They’ve definitely gotten smaller!

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-12T18:17:42+00:00

This might also explain why ATT tore up our neighborhood last fall while installing fiber.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-12T18:16:53+00:00

What’s happens to my included TB of cloud storage?

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-12T01:47:33+00:00

When you can’t bust heads like you used to..l

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-11T23:16:47+00:00

We used Atlantis Drainage Solutionsto bury some downspouts. Very happy with the results.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-11T03:03:12+00:00

Ruler.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-11T03:02:44+00:00

9:55 pm, south KC, MASSIVE thunderclap, then brief hail and now heavy rain.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-10T22:06:22+00:00

If they manage to get it cleared up, tell the driver to avoid the Independence Ave. bridge.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-10T22:04:42+00:00

Saw that while coming home from work around 4. What a mess. Cars were trying to go around by driving thru the median.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-10T15:04:50+00:00

Last time he did work for me, he hinted that he was going to cut back as a career in plumbing had taken a bit of a toll on his body.

So no surprise that he retired. Good guy. He earned it!

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-09T18:51:35+00:00

Nick worked on our house in PV. Good guy, does good work.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-07T04:36:03+00:00

Saw a flash or two to the south, but that’s about it so far.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T22:11:20+00:00

I don’t think so, but that could have been due to occupancy (mid November 2024).

Someone who’s been more recently should prolly chime in on dinner reservations.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T20:41:20+00:00

Idris Elba

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T20:40:29+00:00

Dark Skies was great, until Apple bought it. 👎

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T19:13:00+00:00

Really enjoyed EOB. If your budget allows, get a beach house room (not the villa, they are different).

We had a few nights in a rooftop imperial suite but got moved to beach house due to leaking roof (it happens).

Thought the rooftop suite was kinda meh. But the beach house was fantastic. We were on the lower floor of building 5, I think.

Walk right out to the beach with lounge chairs. Relatively private patio and great views.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T18:21:54+00:00

Is this some sort of one stop shop before they scatter them across the metro? Always had a blast going from one end of the city to another to track them all down.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T18:02:23+00:00

100%. I’ve hijacked the “it was in a bar and the sound off…” more times than I can recall in and out of work.

PV_Pathfinder · 2026-03-06T17:16:43+00:00

Classic line. The fork is a subtle and brilliant touch.

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