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  1. spierceisu

    The great washing machine debate

    I got the TC5 for the heavier agitation. May be harder on clothes but I think it probably does a better job. It is like an old school washing machine.
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    Ankeny water ban

    I am curious what other areas/states do differently for water. Ilinois, other areas of Iowa, etc use lots of fertlizer and have crops but they don't seem to have the same problem. They grow lots of corn and have drainage tile just like we do.
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    Youth Sports Costs

    My 7 year old son hasn't had interest in baseball yet but he hasn't been very exposed to it yet. He really likes soccer and basketball through parks and rec and I think would like to do flag football soon, but not sure. I was just wondering if parks and rec dies after age 8 or so. I don't...
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    Youth Sports Costs

    Even if I am not traveling far, it seems crazy what some of these schedules are. I am going somewhere on Sunday mornings and see people on soccer fields/baseball fields at 9 or 10 on a Sunday morning. It seems like they could at least wait until noon on a Sunday to have games. It seems like...
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    Youth Sports Costs

    I have 2 young kids, 7 and 5, and am super excited that the young one will be out of daycare and going to kindergarten in the fall so I should be able to save quite a bit more money. I mention this to other people and they say well it just goes from daycare expenses to sports/activities costs...
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    ***Official 2025 Weather Thread***

    I live in NW Ankeny too and had 5.25in from Sunday night into Tuesday morning (had 0.3in on Monday morning). It is crazy the amount of variation that happened.
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    DIY Auto Detailing Thread

    Thought about trying some Turtle Wax spray graphine wax. Graphine seems to be the new thing that tops ceramic coatings. I like the idea of spraying on and wiping off as opposed to liquid wax. I do have a car wash membership so I can wash my truck every two days. I don't feel I really have...
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    A/V setup

    I like having the surround as well. I use this for my rear speakers so I don't have to run wires all the way from the receiver to the back. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/rocketfish-wireless-rear-speaker-kit-black/6254098.p It transmits wirelessly. You just have to have a power outlet and hook...
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    Des Moines Movers

    We used the Approved Movers when we moved from Waukee to Ankeny and they were great to deal with. We moved all of small stuff to a storage unit ahead of time and just had them do the large stuff. Well worth the money. We weren't sure how the closings would go so we had them move stuff to a...
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    The Costco Thread

    I go to the Ankeny one and my favorite time to go is around 7pm or after on Friday evening. It seems like most of the Friday after work people are gone by then and don't have to deal with the Saturday or Sunday busy headache.
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    The Costco Thread

    I buy these all the time. Taste really good and a large can for $8
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    The Costco Thread

    A coworker of mine calls it the three hundred dollar store since you can't get out of there without spending $300 or more lol.
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    The Costco Thread

    I feel like Costco is more consumer oriented and Sams is more Business oriented. It seems like I just like the quality of items and what Costco has more than Sams.
  14. spierceisu

    The Costco Thread

    I love to get the whole bean coffee, Kirkland Laundry detergent, Kirkland Canadian Whiskey (same as Crown Royal to me but way cheaper), and the Kirkland chicken nugget things (chunks of breaded chicken) and these are just a few.
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    Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

    I did dethatch and put some seed down. Hopefully the dethatching will counteract the crabgrass preventer. On Friday I did do some checking of other peoples yards in my area (I live in Ankeny) and in general there were some yards that didn't look great. Mine had some big dead spots but some...
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    Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

    I ended up getting some grass seed today and plan to dethatch (hope this counteracts the crabgrass preventer I put down) and seed pretty heavy in the spots that are brown. Still not sure what caused it since my yard seems to be the only one effected. I did treat for grubs last year and...
  17. spierceisu

    Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

    I had thought about salt but I didn't use any this year. It seems like it is just my yard so seems odd to me.
  18. spierceisu

    Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

    No fuzzy stuff. Just brown. Looks super dead like no green underneath. Thought it might pep up with warmer weather but no such luck so far
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    Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

    I do have an electric dethatcher I could use
  20. spierceisu

    Fertilizing my lawn for initial spring application

    I just put down crabgrass preventer so no grass seeding for a while
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