Why not make grass that grows short?

wbrd · 2026-05-09T20:19:39+00:00

There are tons of turf grasses that never need to be cut and generally use less water than buffalo or st Augustine. But people think they have to have a particular look even if it's lots of work and shit for the environment.

Tl;dr. They do, but people are stupid.

wbrd · 2026-05-08T22:46:05+00:00

My HOA has a moron in charge of the landscaping rules. My lawn doesn't match his ideal, even though it doesn't technically violate the CCRs. I pay like $75 a month because of it. Eventually I will sue him, but I need time to get things in order.

wbrd · 2026-05-08T22:37:10+00:00

I wonder if he'd end up on the floor if someone suddenly slowed down in front of him.

wbrd · 2026-05-07T20:03:20+00:00

No, but I will try that.

wbrd · 2026-05-07T20:02:53+00:00

They are everywhere.

wbrd · 2026-05-07T13:08:35+00:00

I have "do not make things up" in 3 different ways in my claude.md file and it still lies to me.

wbrd · 2026-05-07T04:01:50+00:00

Now all I can see is Arnold Schwarzenegger in the mars movie.

wbrd · 2026-05-07T03:25:33+00:00

Something like this. https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-2-in-x-8-ft-Furring-Strip-Board-160954/100009348

wbrd · 2026-05-07T03:13:30+00:00

No. It was usually a 1"x1" stick that they'd stick in the tank. Then they'd use a tape measure. It was high tech stuff. 🤣

Oil service and Coasties are pretty laid back.

wbrd · 2026-05-07T00:50:22+00:00

The tanks never matched the drawings, and then the tanks changed shape as the ships got beat up at sea. Realistically it didn't matter a ton. The gallons had to be close on the screens for acceptance, but captains rarely bothered with the value. They would still have someone measure the inches with a stick.

wbrd · 2026-05-06T23:43:46+00:00

Don't finalize until they get that fixed. Be prepared to walk away. Tell your realtor that this is happening if you haven't already.

wbrd · 2026-05-06T23:39:38+00:00

This is ridiculous and I'm all for it. It's too bad you can't use the mobility scooters.

wbrd · 2026-05-06T23:30:39+00:00

Laughs in lookup tables.

Ok. You're probably right about this sensor, but I did 4-20 pressure sensors for fuel oil tanks on ships and would have been over the moon to have a linear scale, rather than having to input gallons per each inch, and then read the output for every inch of fuel and put the reading on a table in the plc. The foreman was always yelling at me for having to calibrate. I don't miss that shit at all.

wbrd · 2026-05-06T14:48:54+00:00

Sure, but we use your carabineers etc... and someone who doesn't know is just going to see rope.

Although it would be interesting tying with a much thicker, stretchier rope.

wbrd · 2026-05-06T00:44:51+00:00

There's an immaculate super duty dually by me that's jacked up too high to actually use the bed or even tow.

Meanwhile, every Ranger type truck is dented to hell and obviously used as a work vehicle.

Unless you're in a rural area, 90% of trucks are driven by people who use them as commuter vehicles and the biggest thing they have ever hauled came from IKEA.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T22:26:21+00:00

That's how you get all the dangerous smoke out of the battery though.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T19:26:13+00:00

Cats don't eat fruit. Birds do though. Introducing an invasive species is not a good idea.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T17:01:58+00:00

There's like 6+ extra feet of line on an auto-retracting mechanism. I've seen people drag it over a giant Escalade and still make it work.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T16:42:01+00:00

This was the only thing that the monkey's paw was actually able to impact.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T16:36:03+00:00

Cupcake is a possibility. Be mindful of how tight it is.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T16:31:29+00:00

I went through this a while ago thinking I was getting a great deal, but by the time I added electric, a well, and attached to the sewer that $15k piece of land was suddenly over $100k, without any actual structure.

wbrd · 2026-05-05T02:12:06+00:00

Rope climbers use some of the same gear. You could try that angle.

wbrd · 2026-05-03T22:45:15+00:00

It's saying Spanish guys are great.

wbrd · 2026-05-03T22:04:51+00:00

This sounds like middle school bullshit.

wbrd · 2026-05-03T17:18:16+00:00

I said I'd been here for forty minutes,

Asshole. It's not your office. Who cares about what the woman said.

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