Stuck, have you ever done the drive over Lolo Pass, all the way along the Lochsa/Clearwater, through Riggins, etc? If not, you should see that part of your backyard. Personally, that is the route I...

If you step on the buckled part, does it go back down? If so, I agree with the above two posts. Pull the baseboard and cut the sheetrock so the floor can move or pull the edge pieces, rip so there is...

Yeah, lock the new fuckers out. We got ours, right? :rolleyes:

Hmm....Nelly v. Charley huffing grits or a bunch of nobodies? Tough call!!

Reading comprehension. He won.

Congrats irul.

As ::: ::: noted, there is a lot more to it than utility cost numbers or ideas about being environmentally friendly.

A really well-insulated and detailed home is going to be quieter, more...

Some states (e.g. MT) don't use attorneys for closings. Just send the contract and the earnest money to the title company. They do the closings.

But yeah, lots of attorneys can draft a purchase...

James R. Browning courthouse, and I'll be wearing a suit etc. So getting a ride to the courthouse is fine, no need to be in walking distance, if it matters.

That is a fair call out. No car has been parked in our garage since we moved in 2016.

Yeah get that carbon monoxide directly into the kitchen as quickly as possible.

I have to make a work appearance on a Monday morning in October in the Mid-Market neighborhood. My wife and I are hicks from Montana, and neither of us have ever been to San Francisco, so we roped...

I grew up spending lots of time in Duluth and on the North Shore and have seen some crazy shit on the Lake.

This summer, we are taking the Badger (a car ferry) across Lake Michigan during a golf...

The best finish for cedar decks is no finish and I will die on this hill. Lightly sand (like w/220 in an orbital) if it gets "fuzzy" and embrace the gray.

^^^ winner

#2 (auger) but use crushed rock instead of either dirt or concrete. Is this just for 1-2 days? The 4x4s may deflect, which probably doesn't matter for a day or two, but if it's longer, some guy wires...

Which is pretty funny because different insurers treat structural losses completely differently, especially in the context of roofing and general contractor overhead and profit, and even more...

Just curious about brand you could possibly be a true XL in...? I would guess medium for those numbers in most brands...

No but pretending you are skipping a stone might.

I will never defend insurance companies here but can point out that if your house burns down in Montana and is a total loss, the insurer is on the hook for the full value of the improvements as...

Honestly though:

1. Impossibly hard and you will never be satisfied, but always want to improve, just like skiing/biking/paddling hard whitewater/whatever.

2. But basically zero chance of...

Don't waste your time heading to Snowbowl/LT at this point. It's better than it was two weeks ago but not worth traveling for this season.

Nice pics. Griz Chute is about due for another weed whacking session.

I have seen so many stupid decisions made in the context of 1031 exchanges just to defer a few thousand dollars in taxes. Baffling.

When it's 33 degrees at 7400 feet and there has been no new SWE, you probably don't gotta go to know.

The models almost never work for the Bowl.

Fuck yes, my dude. #lifegoals

Trying to keep up with my 10-year-old on skis and bikes fills that bill for me for now...I figure I've got 3 years at most before it is hopeless.

This is why I have been all-in on golfing for the last 3 years after a 30-year break: because it is infinitely challenging but there is essentially zero risk of catastrophic injury.

It also helps...

Even sketchier now.

Being an apparent PE douchebag, he'd fit right in!

I don't disagree with you about the utter incompetence of the legislature (and the governor, and especially the AG) but I think the mandatory allowance of duplex and larger ADU laws are good,...

Jim Goetz has won a lot of very large cases in Montana but he has also turned his firm into a very expensive boutique for extremely rich people, and they have absolutely zero qualms about fucking...

There is free heated storage from your clubs about 200 yards from your house...and the shop will grab them for you in 5 minutes if you need them during the winter for the sim or a trip.

Also I...

The door on that thing is going to suck. I would also take a look if you can before you buy. Some of these sheds have studs turned to the flat side, I suppose for making the tolerances substantially...

Things are going GREAT in Missoula right now.

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How many people have actually read Ulysses? Come on.

Picked up passes (now with barcodes!) this morning and would just like to congratulate the first failed contender of the season at Bartender's Corner, presumably from last night.

Strong work!

So do the passes have bar codes and shit this year? Are they the same homemade shit with laminate-while-you-wait process and everything?

Good to see that the Bowl still hasn't gotten sign offs...

Kevin and I have probably never agreed on a single thing on this here t g arzzzz but dude, I wish you and your family the best. What a nightmare.

I've been extremely critical of the NAR in this thread but this article has enough significant inaccuracies to convince me that everything else in that rag is not to be trusted.

creased jeans.

Three things. First, if you're really a hick, then you wear a western blazer:

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Second,...

Realtors advising clients about easements and the interpretation of covenants, etc. keeps me and several associates busy. Do you really think real estate agents are qualified to opine on easements?...

Oh you sweet summer children. Most MT counties do not have zoning/permitting outside of municipalities or other highly-developed areas (i.e. resorts).

And MT also does not have statewide...

Flathead County GIS is off by tens of feet, way worse than most other "developed" counties in MT.

Look across McDonald Creek in the above image though. I believe that is Apgar Creek coming in,...

Ddddddddddddddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

Back when I was working for GCs we never let the roofers anywhere near the skylight flashing.

$2000 for three days of lift tickets (no tram) for a family of 4 in January. Fuck right off Big Sky.

That's a lotta fucking deadlifts.

I'd still rather ski at the Bowl than anywhere within a 3-hour drive. And I'd rather drink post-ski beers at the LRI than anywhere within a 20-hour drive.