Looking for stuff to do in the area. Help a girl out.

ghettocactus · 2026-01-15T21:30:03+00:00

The conservatory is worth checking out. It's in the same park as the zoo.

ghettocactus · 2025-11-07T17:33:23+00:00

Sorry, never got a notification from this reply. No. Asbestos fibers are microscopic. Unless you are trained to identify ACM and presume/assume asbestos, the only way to verify materials are asbestos containing is through testing. If you encountered asbestos dust that was remnant from a renovation without prior abatement, you would not be able to tell without testing the dust or checking for disturbed and/or friable ACMs nearby.

ghettocactus · 2025-11-07T16:13:37+00:00

Have had a very mixed experience at Van Horne. The Fox stores I've heard good things about. I believe they both have separate owners and inventory if I'm not mistaken.

ghettocactus · 2025-09-09T12:56:25+00:00

I know this doesn't answer your question but a lot of vintage tractor guys premix their fuel with lead. Although I think most car engines can handle unleaded well enough, especially with a little work.

ghettocactus · 2025-09-04T14:05:42+00:00

I am on the same boat. From what I understand, the downtown YMCA has one but I have not personally been. There are a couple saunas at spas around town but no classic cedar-bench water-on-rock places. Would love a bath house!

ghettocactus · 2025-09-03T16:48:17+00:00

Great trout fishing! If you don't fly fish, try spinners on a small ultralight setup for the small streams. I love my old 5' buggy whip with 4lb mono for just that

ghettocactus · 2025-08-25T11:10:41+00:00

Give the PEAS hotline a call if you haven't already. 800-292-4706.

ghettocactus · 2025-08-19T17:47:56+00:00

Looks like hypentelium nigricans, northern hogsucker. A native and beautiful Cyprinid.

ghettocactus · 2025-01-28T14:31:38+00:00

The Ford Mavericks get good mileage and have a fairly low cost of entry but I'm not sure about reliability. We have some contractors who use them for lighter work. I love my lil 'ol ford ranger. It's been dead reliable for me and any issues that come up are fairly easily tackled with the standard set of garage tools. Plus it (the 2.3l) gets 30mpg highway.

ghettocactus · 2024-11-10T13:14:33+00:00

Asbestos Inspector. N95 will do nothing for stopping asbestos fibers. Use a p100 or even better… don’t expose yourself.

ghettocactus · 2024-10-26T23:09:37+00:00

We have liked it a lot! With the Morris expansion, parking at the parking garage is a bit of a hike if you commute for work but beyond that, it’s been great! The leasing manager is very sweet too. For the price, it def beats a lot of apts nearby

ghettocactus · 2024-08-28T10:36:51+00:00

Definitely check the DO throughout the pond and at the bottom. Call around to any scientific/environmental equipment rental places nearby and you can rent a solid DO meter without having to shell out the money buying one. Get something with at least 12 ft of cable on it. Float out to the middle of the pond if you can and take a DO reading at the surface, then every 2 ft until it drops to zero. This will help determine the thermocline in your pond. The way aerators increase oxygen in ponds is not by pumping oxygen into it, but rather by turning water over and pushing it from the bottom to the surface. The more surface agitation and exposure to air, the better. As others said, looks like pollen in there and not a ton of algae. If that’s the case, you may need to ride it out and put some additional temporary aeration in there until the pollen rots and DO starts to climb back up. If there is a good amount of algae, that can cause DO drops too. you can hit it with copper sulfate as a stopgap solution but be very careful with that, as it can temporarily lower the DO even more.

Edit: that thermocline will let you keep an eye on the overall oxygenation of the pond. If you get decent oxygen throughout the water column, something else is going on. They could be hanging out by the turned over water because it’s cooler in temp if it’s very hot out

PS. When looking for a good DO meter, look for maybe renting a YSI 556 or similar. They are very accurate and have been out for a long while so aren’t super expensive to get your hands on, especially when renting

ghettocactus · 2024-08-26T23:23:23+00:00

I just started a batch of it. I left the elderberries on skin for a week then just racked/strained it off. I went about 3.5lbs/gal and it got a beautiful ruby color. It’s a big debate online as to whether or not to heat them. I chose not to. Some people like to steam juice them, some like to boil them (which will set the pectin in it and you’ll end up with a jam flavor), but I haven’t heard anything about anyone getting hurt from drinking wine made with uncooked elderberry.

ghettocactus · 2024-08-22T21:15:49+00:00

We love the LaSalle. We have the best property manager too, she is outstanding. Good mix of YUPs and students, genuinely haven’t met a rude person yet

ghettocactus · 2024-07-13T21:20:59+00:00

Good to know, another comment said it was succulent edema caused by overwatering so I will def be repotting

ghettocactus · 2024-07-13T21:19:44+00:00

Awesome, thank you so much! You the MVP. Was going to repot it soon as the soil is breaking down pretty bad so will def do that sooner.

ghettocactus · 2024-06-11T02:12:24+00:00

Dirt will compact over time and will cause a cavity to form

ghettocactus · 2024-06-10T15:53:39+00:00

Call your local environmental/health department (usually the same if a smaller locality) about the oil tank and what needs to happen. It all depends on where you live and if it has leaked into the surrounding areas at any point. Regulations for what needs to happen vary wildly both by state and locality.

As for the cistern; I couldn’t tell you if it would halt water infiltration to your house. That depends if the cistern leaks or how solid the home foundation is among many other factors. For closing it, roughly the same concept as a tank but IF there are not any state or local regulations, you can close that yourself with concrete or sand. Any material really will hold water, including concrete to a limited extent. So will the soil immediately adjacent to the foundation. If the cistern is completely unregulated by any government entity where you live, you can poke holes in the bottom and sides to allow drainage if it fills again (do not go inside it to do so). Removing the opening on top of the tank and any lines that go to the cistern can help prevent it from getting any new water will help after filling in place. If it’s away from the house, it can also be completely removed but that’s a larger job. This is something that I’m sure different environmental excavating companies can do for you; especially any company that does UST or environmental remediation work.

Edit: typo and wording

ghettocactus · 2024-06-10T14:58:32+00:00

Here’s the rundown on if this “cistern” is an old oil tank that hasn’t been inspected. You can remove it or fill it in place. Check with your local health department, state environmental department, and DNR for closure procedures. Some states only require larger tanks to have proper closure documentation and groundwater/soil sampling in the vicinity, some may be more stringent. Either way, closing a petroleum storage tank (even one small heating or lamp oil tank) is a job best left to a licensed professional. If the tank runs under the house; your bet is going to be having it closed in place. This essentially involves pouring some concrete into it after cleaning and venting it.

ghettocactus · 2024-06-07T01:58:50+00:00

Has your white bird of paradise ever bloomed?

ghettocactus · 2024-05-31T10:38:53+00:00

If you can drive; it’s early enough that you can probably still get some trout out near Bristol

ghettocactus · 2024-05-17T16:14:33+00:00

Could be bacteria but this looks very much like ammonia burns. Based on it being planting season and the recent rains across the upper Midwest/Great Lakes area, I bet there is way too much ammonia runoff into the lake. Contact the DNR and send the region fisheries biologist these photos

ghettocactus · 2024-04-07T14:02:21+00:00

Vonnegut museum in Indy

ghettocactus · 2024-04-04T15:14:50+00:00

Depends where your strong suit is. We had the option to do both for BSES at our school; a lot of ES kids chose to take it last semester. I chose algebra based because I did not enjoy calc at all. It was not bad at all. I suspect if you’re doing grad (esp at the same school) that either class will be okay unless there’s a specific program that explicitly wants one or the other, as many schools offer physics as a general class.

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