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  1. hobbes

    I would appreciate suggestions on motels for the 2024 eclipse

    Little Tall Island in Maine.
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    Favorite Movies of All Time (your list)

    Michael Clayton The lives of others No country for old men The counterfeiters Shawshank redemption The girl with the dragon tattoo Rouge one Bridge of spys Magnolia Up
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    On That Note: Accidents Will Happen

    Elvis Costello
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    JTS Improvements - Want More

    I wonder if there are plans to stripe the grass on the hills and plaza like the MLB does. Maybe they try the stripes from 1923 uniforms.
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    can pressure regulator at meter be increased to a larger capacity

    You’d still have to check the pipe sizes with the 2psi scheme, since you are increasing the flow so much. You would also have to vent each appliance regulator to the outside.
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    can pressure regulator at meter be increased to a larger capacity

    380,000 Btuh is about 380 cfh nat gas. If that is on one service, that would probably require an increase in size of the main after the meter. You’re doubling the connected load. Main size depends on the length of your piping system, piping material, pressure drop,etc, and bldg code.
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    Who will be the guest picker?

    The Iowa nice guy, is he still around?
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    Why isn't gas mileage improving for new vehicles?

    Raise the minimum octane rating, and efficiency of IC engines will improve. Also this would help reduce emissions. The article below mentions “One octane rating increase gives approximately a 1 percent fuel efficiency increase.”...
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    Suggestions for a new Hoiberg nickname "Darth Mayor"

    Similar to Herbie Husker. - “Freddie Fusker”.
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    JTS construction webcam?

    Thursday night
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    True Detective: Season 2

    I thought the scene with Colin Ferrell confronting the bully was awesome. Smart move to beat the dad instead of the kid. Smarter than Peter Griffen anyway.
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    SOURCE: Hornacek declines meeting with Iowa State

    I still think CW should should either identify his source or retract the story given the the statement from the agent.
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    *** COACHING SEARCH THREAD: Wednesday, June 3 ***

    So should CW revise/retract his original story? If so, does the original source(s) get identified because of the misinformation?
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    JTS construction webcam?

    Here's a panorama I shot Saturday.
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    JTS construction webcam?

    I emailed the athletic dept about the lower SE seating near the pump/lift station. Got a reply from Chris Jorgensen "Seating will be going in the area you reference. As I’m sure you can appreciate, there are & were a number of factors causing a change in how this area of construction looks...
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    JTS construction webcam?

    Thanks for finding those views. Yeah, I agree that it probably isn't a crawlspace to access the pump. The pump (storm lift station) has access at the top only.
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    JTS construction webcam?

    A nice photo from Alex Halsted http://twitter.com/AlexHalsted/status/601816656730464256
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    JTS construction webcam?

    By the way the framing is going, it looks like they may cover the pump with landscaping, not seats.
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    JTS construction webcam?

    Some nice construction photos from Register. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2015/05/15/19-photos-construction-at-jack-trice-stadium/27373705/
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    JTS construction webcam?

    Another from Alex Halsted on Twitter https://twitter.com/AlexHalsted/status/594290873371729921/photo/1