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    ***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

    Same. I was up a few times and the snow depth was up to the windows of the hotel we stayed at on our last trip. I was glad because the lake I fish on my annual trip was low that summer. Then last summer it was plenty full. Now we'll see how things shake out in June!
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    ***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

    Like it'll be warm enough to pour a needed concrete pad soon weird?
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    ***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

    Wife and I have tried to book two different trips up to MN to ski. We've cancelled both times because of 50's and rain :(
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    Dresser talks gambling investigation

    Someone said it, caught themselves, then tried again without the profanity lol
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    ***Official 2023 Weather Thread***

    This. I work in Johnston and live on the south side of DSM. We can easily see 3" snow variance between the two locations. We'll have no rain at the office and plenty at home, etc. My lawn was doing fantastic due to the wet spring but when the calendar flipped to June it was really struggling...
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    Ash tree replacement

    I was just talking to my wife about this. We have an old fence line in our back yard that is, well, unkempt. I'd like to rip out the honeysuckle and save some of the natives and supplement with some conifers of some sort for privacy. She'd like to just rip it all out and plant a wall of...
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    Random, Useless, Interesting Facts

    What if it was thrown by a university of Iowa QB? What other planet would it hit first?
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    Hilton floor is for sale

    No ****. Cut it up and sell off the pieces at tailgates!
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    Hilton floor is for sale

    My basement would look pretty awesome with that new floor lol
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    TopGolf is coming to Des Moines.

    Income Map Pretty much as expected. 35/80 from Johnston down to WDM is on average some of the highest in the metro. We'll have two of these essentially bookending that targeted demographic.
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    Woodworkers Thread

    I used to work in HVAC as a summer job while at ISU so I at least feel a bit comfortable in that area. Cars - I've done most of the work myself but it's an 8 year old 4Runner that has mostly mechanical everything. As we convert to more hybrid/electric I see that ratio of work I do on it being...
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    Woodworkers Thread

    This is always the big justification for me too. My wife for example got a quote to change her brakes/rotors/spark plugs/filters on her car and it was around 2k if I remember right. I think I was about $400 all in and got to buy a new torque wrench out of the deal. When I built the pergola I...
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    Woodworkers Thread

    I REALLY struggle with hiring people because "I can do that". I wanted to vomit when I hired someone to landscape our yard. But damn...watching someone come in that 1) knows EXACTLY what they are doing and 2) has the right tools for the job is well worth it. This guy knocked out the entire...
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    We Will Collective contributor numbers

    Recently increased my monthly contribution. I love my cyclones and don't get to attend many games in person. Since I'm not buying much in regards to ticket sales I feel like donating to We Will is the most direct impact I can have on athlete retention.
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    ***Official 2023 Weather Thread***

    Cool and wet! My yard/grass/landscaping had an amazing early summer. Then it didn't rain for like 6 weeks. Then two weeks of 70's and rain every other day woke everything up, put it all back to high growth stage, only to then get hit with another 4+ weeks of 90's and no rain. It's been a...