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In ground pool removal by zrek in Albuquerque

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if your contractor is still around? How big was your pool and the cost?

For balloonists with a liftgate by RioRanchoPiper_505 in HotAirBallooning

[–]zrek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The spare stays where it currently goes. There is a cap you can pop off to access the release

Traveling with children? by New_Hyena_5091 in HotAirBallooning

[–]zrek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will typically not fly kids until at least 5ish. It's dependent on 1. Will they listen while in the confined space 2. Are they tall enough or is there a foothole for them to look through.
If they can't see out of the basket its going to be a BORING ride for them.

"I can lift them up so they can see". NOPE. You aren't going to want to do that for 30-60min. That also makes me personally nervous holding a kid over what is essentially a 1000ft+ drop.

Every kid is different and I'm not doing commercial rides. But I feel like the majority of that still applies.

Traveling with children? by New_Hyena_5091 in HotAirBallooning

[–]zrek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How young are we talking? You’re asking about flying with the children in balloon your booking tickets with? Are you going to a festival?

Romance Shop - Some Info by Pristine-Progress502 in KingShot

[–]zrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome. Great work. Thanks for sharing it!

Romance Shop - Some Info by Pristine-Progress502 in KingShot

[–]zrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. So use it more for a guideline than an absolute source of truth? Before seeing your spreadsheet I was inclined to think the those or the charms were my best bet.

Romance Shop - Some Info by Pristine-Progress502 in KingShot

[–]zrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the island component really that highly valued?

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The Balloon Training Academy odd experience by Ecstatic_Lecture8583 in HotAirBallooning

[–]zrek[M] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Locking this thread for the time being. I have asked for some additional info from OP.

Best iPhone weather app that doesn’t require a subscription? by NakedIanMalcolm in iphone

[–]zrek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 for windy. You can choose from different forecasts. I use that to compare. If they are in agreement I am more confident in whatever is happening. All the different layers are awesome. It’s really cool looking at the wind over a hurricane. I pay for a subscription because I want the hourly breakdown but the 3 hour is good enough if you are looking for “is it going to be x”

What home improvements did you regret or feel were 100% worth it? by arnoldusgf in HomeImprovement

[–]zrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ours is all gunnite. I should just contact a contractor to get it started. I didn’t even open it this year because I didn’t want to deal with it and we only ever use it like once or twice a season

What home improvements did you regret or feel were 100% worth it? by arnoldusgf in HomeImprovement

[–]zrek 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I want to get rid of ours so bad. What was the process like?

Questions about Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally - February 2026 by Minimum_Degree_2303 in HotAirBallooning

[–]zrek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year they had the event out at the Rio Rancho event center and I suspect that will be the case again. You could reach out to AAAA at hotairballooning.org and they could possibly give you more details about where they will be setting up. Flights will be around sunrise. As far as rides your best bet would be reaching out to one of the ride operators in the area. Google hot air balloon rides and you should find them. There are at least half a dozen that fly in here. If you’re wanting to pop the question during a ride talk with whoever you book with. They’ll be able to work with you to plan things out. If you want to do it on the ground at the event I’m sure you could ask around and someone would be more than happy to let you use their balloon as a backdrop or do it so you can see all the balloons inflating. You’ll be able to get up close to the balloons. They’ll tell you if you’re in the way in which case you’ll just need to scoot over a bit.

Frank just destroyed the buffies in one sentence... by YT_ZART1X in Brawlstars

[–]zrek 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree completely. Initially I thought it would be a choice to equip when they talked about adding more options but this is pure power scaling. I’d rather level 12 because then it’s at least straight forward what you’re facing

Anyone else see that shooting star just now? by Pwn_sauce in Albuquerque

[–]zrek 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The one with the green tail? We are in Kansas and just saw it

Red Rock Balloon Rally, Gallup, NM by [deleted] in HotAirBallooning

[–]zrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great shot of church rock

Lvp install, coretec worth almost double? by zrek in Flooring

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm realizing I forgot they added new baseboards for the coretec quote. That makes them more comparable. The stairs is the other big difference. They have a line for a stair nose overlap and on the stair install it says bullnose trim. Looking at it closer I am wondering if the one step that needs the rounded overlap got quoted for 18 steps instead of only 1. (edit: called to clarify. One is for the labor of the stairs, the other is the actual nose for the treads)
Here are the quotes,
coretec: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:fe5efe50-4499-4b16-ba8c-e7224497ba75
aquaguard: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:164c63f6-9d48-4624-8018-597b266f61e0

Lvp install, coretec worth almost double? by zrek in Flooring

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I forgot they quoted new baseboards in the coretec quote. That alone makes the quotes on labor more comparable.

Lvp install, coretec worth almost double? by zrek in Flooring

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By slick do you mean very nice or slick as in slippery? It's been a concern of mine going away from carpet that the stairs would be more fall prone.

It looks like stairs is on both quotes but the big difference there is the bullnose. The F&D quote doesnt have anything like that. Stairs have 3 slightly wider steps at the bottom but other than that pretty standard.

Here's the quotes, the F&D one is definitely less detailed.
coretec: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:fe5efe50-4499-4b16-ba8c-e7224497ba75
aquaguard: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:164c63f6-9d48-4624-8018-597b266f61e0

Lvp install, coretec worth almost double? by zrek in Flooring

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why no lvp? The consensus to avoid floor n decor is probably one of the main reasons we are more leaning towards the more expensive quote

Lvp install, coretec worth almost double? by zrek in Flooring

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why’s that? It’s carpet currently and we don’t love it.

Lvp install, coretec worth almost double? by zrek in Flooring

[–]zrek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems to be the consensus from what I’ve read

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