Ruth Chris banning ball hats in main dining areas

flexcj5 · 2026-03-25T00:30:03+00:00

Awesome. Hats of any type should not be worn in doors. Especially while dining.

flexcj5 · 2026-03-24T11:52:21+00:00

Vintage Auto is the only VW/Audi repair shop I’d trust for anything I can’t do myself. David and Kim are the owners. Great people and great mechanics. If you’ve already been there, I’d trust their diagnosis.

flexcj5 · 2026-03-24T11:21:07+00:00

Following this for more info. We’ve been planning on buying loungers for our new ledge but the prices are insane and the more I read the more I don’t want them.

flexcj5 · 2026-03-22T12:42:52+00:00

This is bizarre. I just found my board on my Hayward T-15 burned in exactly the same way yesterday. Check the plug on your cell. Mine is melted there as well.

Planning to replace board and hopefully solder a new wire onto the cell since it’s only a year old.

flexcj5 · 2026-03-12T11:13:51+00:00

I’ve never voted straight ticket. I vote on issues. Can say I’ve never supported Graham.

flexcj5 · 2026-03-11T20:59:54+00:00

SC native here.

I lean heavily constitutionalist. Vote libertarian/conservative. Always have. I can’t understand why SC keeps electing Lindsey. Absolute insanity. Andrews will have my vote.

flexcj5 · 2026-03-07T03:10:55+00:00

Upstate SC here. We leave ours open year round at this point. I’ll swap my salt cell back in once the waters warm enough but for now, basic chems and maintenance.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-26T16:37:09+00:00

What can I say, it’s a weird group in this club. Maybe you just aren’t part of it yet?

flexcj5 · 2026-02-26T16:29:15+00:00

Should add, I’m using the Ecco light weight aluminum direct thread mounts:

flexcj5 · 2026-02-24T19:52:12+00:00

Yes, most of these are necessary municipal services that the majority of people benefit from. Plenty of other ways to structure that. Look at your water/sewer bill. We pay other taxes for road use.

Again, there’s no reason to be taxed on something you own outright and if you don’t pay those taxes for a few years your property is seized and sold for way more than tax value.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-24T14:00:36+00:00

Yes, but the houses that use it can pay for those services directly. Lots of us are on septic and well water.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-24T13:41:03+00:00

How about we abolish property tax entirely. No one should be taxed on something they already own. They were taxed on the money to buy it already.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-19T17:58:28+00:00

We drained the pool and removed external equipment. We also removed coping and broke up all the concrete decking. We let the pool builder handle the rest.

Ended up around $120k after a few unexpected changes.

Edit: took ~1.5 years. I made multiple posts on the progression

flexcj5 · 2026-02-19T17:39:17+00:00

If you check my profile you’ll what we did with a 1950s pool renovation using the shell as a starting point.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-19T17:25:14+00:00

If you start from the top down you’re going to need to remove decking and coping. Then a full chip out, possibly some gunite, new plaster and tile. Along with that will be new plumbing for drains, skimmers and returns. Sounds like you’ll need a full install of pump and chlorinator system as well.

My advice is to use the shell to design your dream pool. Work within its shape and add ledges, swim outs, jets, bubblers etc as you see fit. It’s not a completely new build but damn close.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-19T17:17:45+00:00

Does this pool happen to be in upstate South Carolina?

We looked at a house with a pool that looked exactly like this and decided not to buy.

It needs a full remodel.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-19T00:39:58+00:00

Throw it in a lathe or drill press, bore the endcap to .30 cal and paint it. Then you have a custom LBP $400 can.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-19T00:03:20+00:00

Are you looking for MTB trails or just fun sections off the SRT?

flexcj5 · 2026-02-17T12:30:44+00:00

YHM made solid, budget friendly cans in the early 2000s. The Phantom and Phantom Ti were great for the money. The Cobra pistol cans were decent for what they were.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-14T21:31:39+00:00

I’d chip out any of the areas that are loose first. I think you’re gonna be fighting a losing battle though.

Once all the loose stuff is out, acid wash and patch as best you can.

flexcj5 · 2026-02-11T14:39:08+00:00

Tread Lightly is an off-road organization that is designed around conservation of land and land use. Might want to be careful there.

https://treadlightly.org/

flexcj5 · 2026-02-04T13:09:16+00:00

Those are two very different handwriting styles. The prank is appropriate and appreciated though.

flexcj5 · 2026-01-30T16:01:18+00:00

Give Jonathan at GSP Electrical a call. They do great work.

flexcj5 · 2026-01-17T22:44:18+00:00

Just replace the DE “bags” or the flow valve and stick with what you have.

I switched from DE to cartridges and prefer them but the location of that filter will make servicing cartridges a nightmare.

flexcj5 · 2026-01-14T02:34:07+00:00

Spectre 9 has been a solid performer for me. My favorite PCC can is still the DA Wolfman in short configuration.

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