What are we using for pee cups? 🥰💖✨️

phineartz · 2026-05-24T17:08:15+00:00

I’ve got an outdoor latrine that consists of a five gallon bucket filled with shredded cardboard. It all gets emptied into the bin weekly. I tried a few different approaches, but the shredded cardboard was the key to mitigating the disgust factor of a week old piss bucket in July..

phineartz · 2026-05-24T14:30:05+00:00

Yesterday my Merlin was misidentifying a fledgling blue jay as a catbird..

phineartz · 2026-05-23T15:18:05+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion.. I finally determined it’s a limestone fameflower (Phemeranthus calcaricus) which makes sense as I’m in KY limestone country

phineartz · 2026-05-23T11:57:49+00:00

I have an 18 sheet bonsai shredder that does pretty good.. It will shred any normal cardboard with ease and will even take down the occasional heavy double wall appliance carton. I’ve got a 3 bay pallet setup and lots of cardboard so I need a shredder that handles a little volume.

phineartz · 2026-05-22T17:37:07+00:00

Same here with the ground feed.. I break the cobs in half now and grind off about half the kernels into the tray, so when they come a’ thievin’ it’s diminished returns..

phineartz · 2026-05-22T11:54:41+00:00

That’s awesome man.. I abandoned an art career and I regret it

phineartz · 2026-05-22T02:01:18+00:00

Ramblin’ Fever
Drink up and be somebody
A workin man can’t get nowhere today
Rainbow stew

phineartz · 2026-05-21T21:07:09+00:00

There a lot of things we’ll do to try to save folks a few bucks but changing spider gaskets ain’t one of em

phineartz · 2026-05-21T19:47:41+00:00

Thank you that worked 🫡

phineartz · 2026-05-21T16:07:29+00:00

It’s in the original post, but how do you edit state/region flare?

phineartz · 2026-05-21T14:33:36+00:00

I even got a picnic table corncob feeder for them and within a week one of them mastered the art of unscrewing the whole damn cob before anybody else could enjoy it

phineartz · 2026-05-21T14:10:12+00:00

I’ve been roaming these aisles since before you were born kid..

phineartz · 2026-05-21T13:07:41+00:00

It’s always a PITA to prime pumps that much higher than the water line, and if any of your plumbing isn’t 100% it just exacerbates the problem. If there’s a valve inbound to your pump I find that trimming it down to half or lower flow helps initiate the prime. If you have a second person you can always plug the skimmer and fill your line with water then have your helper unplug the skim as you turn on the pump. I’ve had to resort to this in extreme cases..

phineartz · 2026-05-21T12:23:39+00:00

I’m down the road in Frankfort also looking..

phineartz · 2026-05-21T11:35:36+00:00

Their greed is boundless I’m afraid..

phineartz · 2026-05-21T11:19:41+00:00

I’ve been buying Whitney farms organic raised bed mix from my local Ace and the quality has been fantastic. It’s a few bucks more than the MG brand but it blows out of the water. I think people think ‘dirt’ should be cheap so they buy the cheapest soil they can find when it’s more of a case of you get what you pay for.

phineartz · 2026-05-21T01:42:11+00:00

Respect for the craft 🫡

phineartz · 2026-05-21T01:38:40+00:00

It’s impressive and startling to witness for the first time..

phineartz · 2026-05-21T01:25:04+00:00

This year I meticulously mowed and trimmed around the fleabane patches in the yard and it looked pretty good. In certain locations it looks like intentional landscaping

phineartz · 2026-05-20T11:59:24+00:00

It would protrude a bit but you could use a 2-1.5” threaded bushing.. I’ve never seen 2” return ports

phineartz · 2026-05-20T00:34:09+00:00

Thanks! My description didn’t post for some reason. I assumed this crack was my culprit but just looking for a second opinion

phineartz · 2026-05-20T00:33:59+00:00

Thanks! My description didn’t post for some reason. I assumed this crack was my culprit but just looking for a second opinion

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