OnlyPantherFaninMaine

And I’m late. Lock it up. My bad. I’m washed!

https://x.com/throwthedamball/status/1704243969457013191?s=46&t=8D9K3fmhsZfnidjWDjNm9Q Pretty clear to me we are seriously lacking a receiver that can consistently win his one on one’s. I’m taking a patient approach with Bryce and feel there’s been a decent amount to like and build on.

How long until Thomas Brown is calling plays?

Smoking some beef/hot Italian sausage meatballs on the traeger. Putting them in sweet Hawaiian rolls topped with garlic butter and stuffing them with shredded mozzarella and marinara sauce.

The criticism and lack of faith is fair at this point. We currently have a lot more question marks than answers and may be going on the road without our best player and defensive leader against a talented offense on Sunday. I feel like Bryce is going to have to play one heck of a game and elevate this entire team if we want to leave ATL with a W. Not sure that’s a fair ask of him at this stage.

Might get even trickier if he sits out, we get zero pressure on Ridder and get diced up on defense. This front office has no leg to stand on either way. Pay Burns.

I know he posts these types of images to his story often… but that’s a depressed and worn out Spidey right there.

And Brian himself with a somber image posted to his IG…. Fitt. and Co. have totally screwed this one up. Dark cloud over Week 1 is not ideal.

https://x.com/smccloverjr/status/1700220145438695517?s=46&t=8D9K3fmhsZfnidjWDjNm9Q Burns’ brother^

Doing things incrementally as I do not have the liquid cash to drop $50K on the basement at once. Currently struggling to find an electrician that can get things roughed in and wired (recessed lighting + outlets).

So when this whole framing process began, my builder told me his labor costs were directly tied to the cost of the lumber. He quoted me and charged me at 2X the lumber cost. Today I was reimbursed just under $500 by the lumber company for the lumber that was not used and returned. Am I in my right to follow back up with the builder and ask if I am now owed back close to $1000? If his labor costs are truly tied to the lumber at 2X, this seems to make perfect sense to me and is what agreed upon. Yay or nay? @LinvilleGorge @thefuzz @Floppin I don’t want to fracture our relationship but it was his words mine about labor costs being determined by the lumber cost.

Brown’s play calling > Frank’s

Mingo would still be running had he not stopped running. Rookie gonna rookie there.

Ugly ugly ugly. Y’all sure Burns isn’t worth locking up? Cause we generate 0 pressure without him and Brown out there.

@thefuzz@Floppin@LinvilleGorge Thoughts on this quote? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Got quoted today for insulation, drywall, taping, labor and materials down there. Was quoted at $8,800 by my neighbor’s son in law who owns and operates a drywall company with his father. Trust them both and is honestly about what I expected. He came down and measured just about every wall and ceiling down there. Does that sound reasonable or on the high end again? Includes ceiling all all of the soffits.

Basement framing is now done. Lots of soffits built and a bench for additional seating + storage. Took him about 2.5 days in total and I am very happy with the results. Onto the electric work and had another guy out today to measure and provide a quote for the insulation and dry wall.

Also, can anyone tell me the name/style of this type of ceiling lighting? I think LED ceiling lights in the basement like this would be unique and help capture the style I am going for down there. Would try to find some with a warm color and preferable some that are dimmable. I don’t want the standard, circular recessed lights you see everywhere.

Today is a wrap. Will be back Monday maybe some Tuesday to finish.

Will send a few pics when he’s finished today. He said he will be done by next Tuesday morning at the latest but hopefully by end of day Monday. It’s just him currently but he seems to be moving quick and making good progress down there.

Framing has commenced in the basement - he’s here now with one other guy to assist. I am working in the home office above. Let’s hope this goes well. He builds very large and nice houses in this area so figure framing a basement should be easy work for him.

Just noticed the 350 2x4s that were ordered and delivered are spruce. Is that the standard these days? Would have thought pine to be cheaper/more common.

Appreciate everyone’s responses and thoughts on this. Guess I just will not use him moving forward as we agreed on that price. The lumber has already been delivered to my house and he starts tomorrow. If he does great work I am not too worried about it.

Man cave in part, but also will eventually be a play space for kids and adults alike in addition to some home-office space. What are my options other than drywall? I watched him measure things out that day and he proceeded to have the lumber order drafted up. He mentioned that materials not used I could be reimbursed for when returned to the lumber store. New home-owner here so appreciate you talking through this with me. He definitely implied having him order the lumber would save me some cash but now I am annoyed that his labor costs are 2X the lumber cost.

Update: the actual finished/framed space is closer to 1,050 sq. ft.