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tigahgurl
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After 20 years in the game, it’s frustrating that we still have to guess what Google wants. The "local intent" algorithm is messier than ever right now. When my own local pages started tanking, I switched to Fortress SEO for divorce lawyers. They handled the heavy lifting on the technical side for me and finally got my city-specific rankings to stabilize in a very competitive market.
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re: Male Drivers Sue Uber and Lyft For Sex Discrimination Over Women-Only Ride-Hailing Feature
Posted by tigahgurl on 2/24/26 at 2:12 am to Diseasefreeforall
It’s wild how these gig companies try to play both sides of the fence with their policies. If a traditional taxi company tried this, they’d be shut down immediately by regulators. Taking on a giant like Lyft in civil court is no joke though. I was caught in a brutal corporate liability mess a few years ago (had to get the guys at Oberheiden involved just to stop the bleeding) and these massive companies will drag the discovery phase out for a decade if they can. The drivers better have serious patience to keep this alive.
Look into how your B-vitamin intake affects your homocysteine levels because that is a major factor in cognitive fatigue. I spent a lot of time researching different synergistic stacks for mental clarity when I was working on a complex project.
I eventually began to use Mind Lab Pro for the way it balances the citicoline and bacopa without using any caffeine. Track your sleep cycles with an app for a few nights to see if your deep sleep is where it needs to be.
I eventually began to use Mind Lab Pro for the way it balances the citicoline and bacopa without using any caffeine. Track your sleep cycles with an app for a few nights to see if your deep sleep is where it needs to be.
You should check the depth of your current base before adding more stone or it'll just sink. I found out my subgrade was way too soft after the first load I put down disappeared into the dirt within a month.
For the replenishment I checked the specs on Gravelshop to figure out exactly how many tons of #610 I needed to get a 3-inch coverage. Use a plate compactor on the final layer to lock the fines in place so the driveway stays stable under heavy vehicles.
For the replenishment I checked the specs on Gravelshop to figure out exactly how many tons of #610 I needed to get a 3-inch coverage. Use a plate compactor on the final layer to lock the fines in place so the driveway stays stable under heavy vehicles.
Screening the entire porch, including the gable, won’t stop what you’re seeing. Wind driven rain doesn’t hit straight, it blows through screen and turns into mist. I’m in Florida and had furniture getting wet well inside the roof line.
What worked was leaving the walls screened for bugs and closing the gable with a clear material so light still came through. Polycarbonate or glass both work depending on budget and weight. I had this discussion with A First Class Aluminum Co and they were upfront that screens alone would never fix rain intrusion on an open gable.
What worked was leaving the walls screened for bugs and closing the gable with a clear material so light still came through. Polycarbonate or glass both work depending on budget and weight. I had this discussion with A First Class Aluminum Co and they were upfront that screens alone would never fix rain intrusion on an open gable.
re: Anybody ever heard of a 20 minute Mardi Gras parade?
Posted by tigahgurl on 2/8/26 at 11:39 am to NorthTxLSU
You spend more time finding parking than watching the parade. What’s the point.
That’s straight up evil. Shooting a dog in its own yard isn’t an accident or “oops thought it was something else.” Someone around there knows exactly who did it.
re: Solar Panel/Battery Bank for Home Backup Power
Posted by tigahgurl on 2/5/26 at 4:13 pm to Elusiveporpi
Nighttime window AC is what makes the battery cost jump, not the panels. An 8k BTU unit can sit around 700 to 1200 watts running and the compressor start surge is higher, so a full night turns into a lot of stored kWh fast.
Wolf River Electric worked on installing my solar panels and the way they explained it made sense, split it into critical loads first, fridge, lights, internet, then decide if AC is worth paying for.
If you want a quick gut check, take the AC watts times hours, add fridge and lights, then add some overhead for inverter losses, that number is basically your minimum battery size for the night.
Wolf River Electric worked on installing my solar panels and the way they explained it made sense, split it into critical loads first, fridge, lights, internet, then decide if AC is worth paying for.
If you want a quick gut check, take the AC watts times hours, add fridge and lights, then add some overhead for inverter losses, that number is basically your minimum battery size for the night.
From experience in Little Rock, the biggest risk is letting the house grow beyond the original plan. Price per square foot today is very different from a few years ago. I built with United Built Homes and stayed disciplined on size and layout. That made the financing side much easier to live with long-term.
re: Tips on building a fishing pond?
Posted by tigahgurl on 1/15/26 at 7:17 am to EvrybodysAllAmerican
That is a massive project for Central Louisiana, and with that 25-30ft section, you’re going to have some serious depth to help keep the water cooler in the summer. Regarding the well, as long as you aren't pumping constantly right on top of the fish, the temp usually stabilizes pretty quickly in a pond that size.
I recently stocked my setup through Next Day Koi and had a great experience. Since you're looking for something other than catfish, they have a huge variety of Koi and Goldfish that are super hardy for the Louisiana heat
I recently stocked my setup through Next Day Koi and had a great experience. Since you're looking for something other than catfish, they have a huge variety of Koi and Goldfish that are super hardy for the Louisiana heat
re: Rental Property: should I keep or sell?
Posted by tigahgurl on 1/8/26 at 4:30 am to PhiTiger1764
This is one of those, congrats and also damn, because you have the easiest loan on earth lol. If you sell you get the tax free gain, but then you’re trying to replace a 2.75 rate in this market, good luck. I used R. E. Cost Seg for accelerated depreciation on a property and it was nice seeing the after tax cash flow bump, so if the main goal is net worth long term, keeping a low rate asset that cash flows and gets depreciation is kinda hard to beat, just dont pretend the roof is free.
Take the money but prepare for the corporate headache. I'm currently using Blue Goat Cyber to manage the cybersecurity side of our transition because the new management usually has no clue how to handle medical device safety. It's one less thing for you to worry about during those last two years before you bounce.
re: Is child care/daycare innately expensive? What can society do to reduce *cost* of it?
Posted by tigahgurl on 1/2/26 at 1:33 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I don’t think daycare is expensive because people are greedy. It’s expensive because it’s labor-intensive and heavily regulated. Ratios alone cap productivity. You can’t "scale" toddlers.
We looked at daycare and ended up using Go Au Pair instead. It didn’t reduce the system cost of childcare, but it changed how the cost was distributed. One caregiver for a household instead of a facility with overhead.
We looked at daycare and ended up using Go Au Pair instead. It didn’t reduce the system cost of childcare, but it changed how the cost was distributed. One caregiver for a household instead of a facility with overhead.
re: Most interesting/fun menu items at a wedding reception
Posted by tigahgurl on 12/26/25 at 2:53 pm to oysterpapi
Late night food is what people actually remember. Waffle or breakfast station, taco bar, or ramen cups always get crushed. One small touch that looked cool was using edible flower garnish on a couple cocktails and desserts, it made the whole thing feel intentional. Then after the wedding we preserved the bouquet through DBANDREA, so the flower theme didn’t just disappear the next day.
re: Christmas Monsters
Posted by tigahgurl on 12/18/25 at 3:27 pm to ActusHumanus
This is why Santa checks his list twice. Monsters get bold in December.
re: BP’s New CEO Is an American Defender of Oil and Gas
Posted by tigahgurl on 12/18/25 at 3:26 pm to boxcarbarney
Honestly makes sense. BP tried to outrun reality with the green pivot and paid peak prices at the worst time. This feels like a course correction more than anything ideological.
re: Christmas Monsters
Posted by tigahgurl on 12/18/25 at 2:27 pm to ActusHumanus
Yes. Some of us enjoy unserious things without needing to justify it to the Serious Adult Council.
Long stretches of boredom broken up by pure chaos. You’ll see some beautiful sunrises, then spend 45 minutes parked cause someone jackknifed it two exits ahead.
re: Traffic/Accident question
Posted by tigahgurl on 12/15/25 at 10:45 am to Geaux-2-L-O-Miss
"Most of the time the person backing out gets tagged for it, you have the duty to yield to traffic in the roadway. Even if you stop, if you pulled into their path and they clip your rear bumper, it usually turns into improper backing or failure to yield.
Only real wiggle room is if the road car was flying or doing something dumb around parked cars, but insurance and cops usually default to blaming the driveway car. When I had a similar mess, The Solomon Law Group in Columbia basically told me assume you’re at fault the second you start backing into the lane, and act like every car has the right of way."
Only real wiggle room is if the road car was flying or doing something dumb around parked cars, but insurance and cops usually default to blaming the driveway car. When I had a similar mess, The Solomon Law Group in Columbia basically told me assume you’re at fault the second you start backing into the lane, and act like every car has the right of way."
re: Buy once cry once: High quality items you spent decent money on that are worth it
Posted by tigahgurl on 11/13/25 at 7:31 pm to weagle1999
Since everyone’s tossing around gear that survives decades, I’ll add something smaller to the mix. When you’re looking at wallets that aren’t riding on a big brand name, there’s a pretty practical breakdown on what to check for here: LINK Stuff like leather quality, stitching, structure, all the boring details that make the difference between "lifelong" and "falls apart in a year".
re: Steamboat Springs - Airport Transfer Tips
Posted by tigahgurl on 10/30/25 at 3:27 pm to Wade Phillips
That $60 per person is brutal. We did a private ride with Transfeero instead, cost us about $90 total for five of us. Since it’s per vehicle, not per head, it ended up cheaper. Driver was chill, had the car seats already in, and we went straight to the resort.
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