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  1. Slowpoke

    Hello again, from South Texas

    Hi y'all. I'm Slowpoke, and I live near San Antonio, TX. I work in the oilfield, so I rarely have time for hobbies, but I do enjoy caring for a pet turtle, riding motorcycles, comedy clubs, the beach, and trips to the shooting range. I joined TFP several years ago, but have been taking a...
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    For sale: Cajun Injector smoker $100 OBO

    Hi y'all. I have a Cajun Injector smoker for sale, $100 OBO, located near San Antonio, TX. I bought it new, seasoned it once, and it has been sitting in my garage ever since. It has never had meat in it. P.S. It looks like this: Thanks for looking, Slowpoke
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    Best / worst brands

    Hi y'all. After all the hassle with our old Intex EasySet AGP, I've decided just to buy a spa. Any advice on brands to look into (or avoid) would be appreciated. Do certain manufacturers enjoy a better reputation than others? Thanks in advance, SP
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    Site prep for Intex AGP

    Hi everybody. After last year's fiasco with the EasySet top ring deflating, we've decided to upgrade to an UltraFrame. My question is about site prep. I intend to leave this pool up indefinitely. We live just west of San Antonio, TX. Our soil is hard and dry sandy loam, with San Augustine...
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    For sale: $30 solar heating panels

    Do you think $30 for a solar heating panel is a deal? Somebody on Craigslist is selling 6 of them for $30 apiece. http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/grd/3152395508.html No, it's not my ad. I just saw it while browsing for pumps and sand filters, and thought "wow, what a deal!"
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    Redneck pool cooler: chemical interactions?

    I want to cool the 1500 gallons of water in my AGP from 98 degrees F down to 90 degrees (or less would be even better). I built an aeration system to do just that, but it didn't cool the water down more than about 4 degrees, due to lack of temperature differential between the air and the water...