BIRMINGHAM THREAD (Home of the 2022 World Games & a Better Place to Visit than Serbia)

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  1. je ne suis pas ici

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    but we are only like 2-3 inches above our 365 day average

    :themoreyouknow:
     
  2. double RL

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    So one swimmy penis... Gotcha
     
  3. Long Ball Larry

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    You know what sucks worse than the rain? These mother fucking gnats. I can't remember the gnats being remotely as bad as they are this year.
     
  4. DriveByBBQ

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    Need to take a bath.
     
  5. ElectricDreamMachine

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    it's unnerving to discover a man so devoid of interests that the amount of rain on his land becomes a prime source of satisfaction
     
  6. DriveByBBQ

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    To the contrary, it's reasonable to expect a man stranded in a desert to be in a state of hopeless despair.
     
  7. DaveGrohl

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    Finally got around to cutting my grass this afternoon. Gnats were insane. Made me wish I had goggles.
     
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  8. je ne suis pas ici

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    Off deep woods
     
  9. DaveGrohl

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    ?
     
  10. je ne suis pas ici

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    Off bug spray. The deep woods kind. Could help keep them away
     
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  11. je ne suis pas ici

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    Huge ass peaches and green beans and tomatos at pp

    If eggplant is your thing tons of good ones too.. thx to the RAIN
     
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  12. Savage Rob Chubb

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    Scored a weekend pass to Sloss Fest. Haven't been to Bham since last summer. Ready to get back.

    :rockin:
     
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  13. The Blackfish

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    Birmingham hasn't missed you
     
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  14. Savage Rob Chubb

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    Man angrily throws down cake and spoon.gif
     
  15. DaveGrohl

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    Funny story. My wife has a Puerto Rican friend. She mentioned that we're going there next month and the friend pulled out Off Deep Woods from her purse and said "You'll need this. Take it. I have more."
     
  16. Popovio

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  17. Deuce

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    The ABC is just trolling now.
     
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  18. DaveGrohl

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    Especially the part about mixing it yourself at the table. :facepalm:
     
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  19. DriveByBBQ

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    They finally addressed the citizens drinking margarita pitchers issue.
     
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  20. ramszoolander

    ramszoolander Guess what? Vulcan butt!
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    I always wondered why the Mexican places here don't have Mexican Martinis ala Austin restaurants, but now I know. So dumb.
     
  21. DaveGrohl

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    I had some trees removed today in my backyard. The previous owners had just pushed the leaves into an "island" in the middle of the yard around the trees. The guys found a copperhead in the leaves. The same place my dog always wades through to take a dump. Not sure if I should just let it be (the tree guys also cleaned up the leaves and debris) or call a snake removal service. Also, not 100% sure if it was a copperhead since I didn't see it.
    Owsley
     
  22. DriveByBBQ

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    Build a hawk box.
     
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  23. Owsley

    Owsley My friends call me Bear
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    Let it be. It could be a copperhead, but I'd say 75% of the snakes around here identified as copperheads (or cottonmouths) are simply harmless snakes misidentified out of fear and/or ignorance. Keep your eyes out though, and if you do id it as venomous, wildlife removal is the way to go. If I lived in Bham, I'd be more than happy to help. Hopefully there are some good folks around, though.
     
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  24. DaveGrohl

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    I have a little dog that would probably get eaten
     
  25. DriveByBBQ

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    Get a goose.

    Hawks won't fuck with geese. But then, what about the snake?
     
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  26. Long Ball Larry

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    Have any of you ever got a really high water bill? Our water/sewer bill is $400 this month (usually about $120). Surely something's fucky, right? It says we used 23000gal this period. We've got a toilet that runs, but noway we're using 800 gallons of water/day.
     
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  27. Fred Flintstone

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    You might have a leak. If you have a crawl space look under there. If not call the water dept to come check it out. It could be underground.
     
  28. Long Ball Larry

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    Basement house on a slab, no crawlspace. Yeah, calling water works tomorrow.
     
  29. Sammy Meatballs

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    i'm sure they'll be extremely helpful
     
  30. Long Ball Larry

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    I posted in the homeowners thread, too. I'm already having anxiety.
     
  31. pockets

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    I had it happen in a different county - but I think the answer youll get will be the same. Theyll come out and look at it, but if theyre right youll get charged a ridiculous service fee for them coming - plus the bill you owe. Sounds like youll be alright though.
     
  32. Fred Flintstone

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    If water works gives you the run around get a plumber out.
     
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  33. Deuce

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  34. DaveGrohl

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    Happened to me. Almost the exact amounts too. Call and ask them to send someone for a meter "re-read". Most likely human error.

    Would also love to know the number of people who just pay it.
     
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  35. ramszoolander

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    You can even read the meter yourself. I think they may even have instructions on the BWWB site now b/c so many people complained.
     
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  36. DaveGrohl

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    Oh yeah, Long Ball Larry calling them is going to suck. I got transferred a few times.
     
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  37. Barves2125

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    I called them yesterday and was 20th in line to speak to a customer service representative. After five minutes I had someone on the line though.
     
  38. DaveGrohl

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    And lol at that previous 12 months usage chart. They probably had to scale it down to fit the current month.
     
  39. Merica

    Merica Devine pls stop pointing out my demise. :(
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    Owsley I figured this might interest you. Sounds pretty cool. These guys actually eat copperheads.

    http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2017/07/12/more-indigos-to-be-released/

     
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  40. Owsley

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  41. Long Ball Larry

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    I let my wife handle this first round.
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    This mf is on my door when I get home...
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    I'm pissed. Looks like I'll be calling Monday. Starting off the week shitty. Hooray. Started mowing the lawn and its starts to monsoon. Eat a dick swim.
     
  42. Long Ball Larry

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    But for real, there's no fucking way we using 23k gallons of water last month and that still would explain why our sewer bill would be over $200, by itself.
    Surely I can get someone competent on the phone that can explain this, right?
     
  43. Sammy Meatballs

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    lol
     
  44. DaveGrohl

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    Well now I'm out of ideas. Keep us updated. Maybe the meter itself is fucked up? :idk:
     
  45. Sammy Meatballs

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    I love waiting on hold and hearing about how they're a top 5 water system.

    I'm not even sure the board of the bww would vote them a top 5 water system
     
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  46. southlick

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    Take a picture when this inevitably shows up
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    You could maybe call a plumber to shove one of those cameras snakes through your sewer line
     
  47. Long Ball Larry

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    That storm that came through Vestavia around 3:30 took down about a 70' tree in my neighbor's yard. Utilities came out and got it out of the road and restored power to most affected. Us and several others have been without power since 3:30.
     
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