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***Official 2025 Weather Thread***
Not sure exactly what you have in mind, but lots of private weather stations sync data to Weather Underground that is publicly accessible. I personally have an Ambient brand weather station... data syncs to their website to be able to look up conditions/history via web, however IIRC part of the... -
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Ames restaurants with a party room?
Dublin Bay used to reserve room sections, or Iowa Stater at Gateway (Iowa Stater was usually pretty quiet whenever I was there, but being attached to hotel I imagine they get all ages and from what I remember their party room is pretty well separated from main dining). I would guess Pizza Ranch... -
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Welders
Lincoln, Miller, maybe Esab if you want quality. Hobart used to be about the same guts as Miller but specific incremental voltage taps instead of an infinitely adjustable knob. I have a Prime Weld plasma cutter that I haven't used much, but seemed like decent reviews and parts availability vs a... -
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Best place to purchase sunglasses in Des Moines Area
If you want cheap and durable, look into safety glasses with tinted lenses. I wear Jackson (now KleenGuard I think) Nemesis VL all the time for farming, outdoor adventures, and everything else... they've held up really well and mine definitely aren't babied. I'm not sure you can get the VL... -
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What's the best opening track of an album?
Enter Sandman was the one that immediately came to mind for me. Any answers are almost certainly going to be music that is 20+ years old, since basically nobody listens to whole albums in track order after music migrated to digital instead of physical record/cassette/CD. -
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Salvage title question
There should be a question on the back of the title with respect to damage--what exactly does that say? Not sure but I think that verbiage (% / $ value you are supposed to disclose) may have changed over the years. If there is fine print with respect to vehicle age that might also be the place... -
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S-Corp LLC Help
Was any rationale given by whomever recommended this to you? Unless there is some wrinkle I don't know about, typically you would be looking at forming an S-corp -or- an LLC if that wasn't made clear to you. There are a few differences (and I think some may vary by state) but to a large extent... -
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Re-siding house
With tearing off the underlying masonite, you will likely need to tear off at least part of the next side from where you're installing to get your corner trim hung. As long as you have a plan to deal with that I don't see a problem spreading out the siding install, though. If you don't care what... -
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DIY workbench
I built this one at my previous house (though I skipped the upper shelf, as I had existing wall shelves): https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/how-to-build-a-workbench-super-simple-50-bench/ It's a fairly efficient design for material use with how cuts are laid out, I use Rubbermaid Roughneck... -
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What is the Greatest Soundtrack Ever?
For top to bottom quality, my vote would probably be Forrest Gump. Tier 2 - Saturday Night Fever, Dirty Dancing, Detroit Rock City, Grease, Dazed and Confused, Animal House, Blues Brothers, maybe Top Gun South Park - Bigger, Longer, Uncut will also always be one that has a special place in my... -
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Why is life worth living?
Strongly agree with this. Regardless of the exact context, if things outside your control are making for a **** sandwich, I think exercise that gets your heart rate up is one of the best easy ways to help yourself physically/mentally. Gives you some solitude to reflect and game plan future... -
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After market wheels
As an extension of this, the website car-part.com will allow you search a bunch of salvage yards at once and see what they have (generally with prices). Then once you figure out who has them, call and ask if they'll give you a better price on a set of 4. -
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I need a Hok joke.
Why does Kirk Ferentz always drive below the speed limit? He’s scared to pass. What do you get if you cross Brian Ferentz and a groundhog? Six more weeks of bad football.- DJSteve
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Need Podcast Recommendations
I tend to like edutainment stuff, with some lean towards financial and behavioral economics topics; the ones I tend to listen to most / find consistently interesting are: Freakonomics Planet Money The Journal (daily, relatively short episodes, from Wall St Journal) Radiolab -
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On That Note: Well Well Well
Not sure if I'll get the phoentic spelling quite right on this, but here goes: WeEeeEeeEeeeeeEeEeEellll... you know you make me wanna SHOUT Oh, well I'm the type of guy who'll never settle down