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DrMaddVibe Offline
#151 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 8:09 AM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Got the stuff on her list, and picked up a handle of blended scotch. Never tried it, love scotch, but at $20 for a handle I'm thinking its gonna be a mixer. We'll see. My expectations are low.


AT 20 bucks I'd say it's most likely top barrel single malt from a pig farm drained through a groundskeeper's sock and cut with Viper!

https://youtu.be/kGV8hodZGC8


ALWAYS go with the single malt!
Ram27 Offline
#152 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 9:19 AM EST
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HHD peeps and......


.....Congrats MACS. 🥂
8trackdisco Offline
#153 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 10:04 AM EST
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Macs,

Reminder. Don’t get shanked today.
danmdevries Offline
#154 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 11:16 AM EST
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DrMaddVibe wrote:
AT 20 bucks I'd say it's most likely top barrel single malt from a pig farm drained through a groundskeeper's sock and cut with Viper!

https://youtu.be/kGV8hodZGC8


ALWAYS go with the single malt!


I dont mind blended scotch. I always keep a bottle of Johnnie black on hand, its my go-to for a glass of scotch with a cigar.

Single malt is great if im looking for scotch, but typically I'm looking for a cigar, and drinking scotch with that.

Also, that video was about my reaction to the stuff.
deadeyedick Offline
#155 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 11:21 AM EST
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Picked a fight with the big mesquite tree in the front yard. I managed to lop off a few big arms but he got me a half dozen times and almost knocked me off the ladder when one limb came down.
Numismaniac Offline
#156 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 11:39 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
are we talking arm pit sweat?



good catch, LMAOOOH! I had to edit that thing for more than that, hehe

I usually double check all my posts because my typing skills are terrible and big, long fingers don't work so well nowadays. That arm sweat water might actually work as well, hehe
Ram27 Offline
#157 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 11:41 AM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Picked a fight with the big mesquite tree in the front yard. I managed to lop off a few big arms but he got me a half dozen times and almost knocked me off the ladder when one limb came down.




" I fought the tree and the tree won " !!!!! Shame on you
Numismaniac Offline
#158 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 11:43 AM EST
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Congrats MACS, I know what your next few days might be busy with, LOL. Now, put all that research to work, hehe. We want to see the results at the Zoom this Saturday. Glad the eye is greatly improved, that had to be like a constant grain of sand in yer eye!




G'Day ALL, DOn't be bad!


danm, life's TOO short to be buying and drinking bad blended Scotch! I would've told them that they should be offering samples for something that cheap!
delta1 Offline
#159 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 12:10 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Wife is sending me to Costco.

I hate that place. Really don't see the appeal, but she does.



she's got the hots for the guy who stocks the meat department...he's really beefy...


yesterday was his off day
delta1 Offline
#160 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 12:15 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Thanks, brother. Wearing jeans, tennis shoes and a collared shirt... orange... I thought it fitting. LOL

Gonna make a cup of coffee and head on in. Eye looks 10x better than yesterday. Doesn't hurt, either... I figured it would. And no black eye, so there goes my "wife backhanded me" story.


orange is the new black...pretty funny way to exit....congrats, Bro!!!
Palama Offline
#161 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 12:17 PM EST
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Congratulations Shawn! Applause

Not too many get to retire twice by the time they’re 50.

Iffin’ you get bored you can find another government job and go for a 3-peat?
RMAN4443 Offline
#162 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 12:30 PM EST
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Congrats Macs...enjoy the moment...Beer Applause
danmdevries Offline
#163 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:00 PM EST
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Wife's gone for the day.

Went for a walk with the boy and the dogs.

A mile into the walk the boy started clenching his cheeks and said "I gotta poop" So we turned around and walked home. Didn't crap his pants, so still won.

Chicken on the smoker, brined it overnight.
rfenst Offline
#164 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:07 PM EST
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Just got hammered by the pool repair dude and the electrician for $665. Say goodby to stimmulus money. UGH!
danmdevries Offline
#165 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:22 PM EST
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Mowed the ditch with the trimmer, edged along the driveway and stuff, and mowed the lawn. Got stuck about as much time as I was moving, and the whole thing's a muddy mess but the grass was a foot deep in many places. Mowed as high as the deck would go and still was bogged down most of the time. Only did half the yard, didn't go out back, still took over 2 hours.

rfenst Offline
#166 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:28 PM EST
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Just got hammered by the pool repair dude and the electrician for $665. Say goodby to stimmulus money. UGH!
Palama Offline
#167 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:33 PM EST
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Received our Stimulus check yesterday so went down to the credit union to deposit it.

Got a call a couple hours later. Apparently the check was postdated for 5/22 so they had to retract the deposit and said they'd hold on to it and re-deposit on Friday.

No biggie but since when does the government send out postdated checks? Think
DrafterX Offline
#168 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:42 PM EST
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Cool Dudes...
DrafterX Offline
#169 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:43 PM EST
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I heard TW gets hammered by his pool guy a couple times a week... think it only costs him about 50 bucks tho... Mellow
danmdevries Offline
#170 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 1:45 PM EST
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Didn't realize how far off the mounted thermometer in my new grill was from actual.

Used my digital probes for smoking and the grill temp is reading 280 while the mounted thermometer is reading 100.

Explains why I was having issues with overcooking and burning stuff.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#171 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 2:48 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
I dont mind blended scotch. I always keep a bottle of Johnnie black on hand, its my go-to for a glass of scotch with a cigar.

Single malt is great if im looking for scotch, but typically I'm looking for a cigar, and drinking scotch with that.

Also, that video was about my reaction to the stuff.


I figured you'd enjoy that vid...it's from a cult classic Street Trash. Low budget and fun to watch!

I hear ya about the booze. I'm at that stage in life where I'm not going to sacrifice quality for a buck. I like a deal like the next guy and will tell my friends about good deals but I've never found a scotch at 20 bucks that's worth it to drink. Maybe to peel paint off the house or oil off garage floor.

That said, I really can't go back to a blended scotch. Used to think Johnnie Walker was that and a bag of chips. Went on a journey that took me through a LOT of single malts and now know the difference. You have to have a REAL scotch to start with for a blended one so...my tastebuds decided that if that's where they're starting I should too! It was a fun ride and interesting journey. Kinda like caviar and champagne was. More fun than rum.

Enjoy!
MACS Offline
#172 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 2:58 PM EST
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Thank you, gentlemen... much appreciated.

I made 2 stops on my way home from the Administration dept... after they made my retired ID. One was at the boat center. They had the boat I was looking at for 58.5k out the door... I offered 50k out the door and will wait to see what they say. They said another guy was already approved to buy it, but I'll bet that was BS. If they don't call with a counter offer... so be it. I'll keep looking.

Stop #2 was Total Wine for a 12 pack of Spaten for the beer fridge. Prolly have me one with a Boli CG later (thanks again, DED!).
Gene363 Offline
#173 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 3:04 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Thank you, gentlemen... much appreciated.

I made 2 stops on my way home from the Administration dept... after they made my retired ID. One was at the boat center. They had the boat I was looking at for 58.5k out the door... I offered 50k out the door and will wait to see what they say. They said another guy was already approved to buy it, but I'll bet that was BS. If they don't call with a counter offer... so be it. I'll keep looking.

Stop #2 was Total Wine for a 12 pack of Spaten for the beer fridge. Prolly have me one with a Boli CG later (thanks again, DED!).


Congratulations! Well deserved and I hope they take the offer.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#174 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 3:04 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Thank you, gentlemen... much appreciated.

I made 2 stops on my way home from the Administration dept... after they made my retired ID. One was at the boat center. They had the boat I was looking at for 58.5k out the door... I offered 50k out the door and will wait to see what they say. They said another guy was already approved to buy it, but I'll bet that was BS. If they don't call with a counter offer... so be it. I'll keep looking.

Stop #2 was Total Wine for a 12 pack of Spaten for the beer fridge. Prolly have me one with a Boli CG later (thanks again, DED!).



=d>


If they call back and say it's available...tell them thanks for calling you back and "would you believe it...I found one with yada yada yada and this that and the other thing"...at 47k. They give any push let them know you've got "another" on the hook and ready to pull the trigger.
Speyside Offline
#175 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 3:59 PM EST
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^ Good advice. Also, remember with this economy they have virtually no sales on the horizon.
deadeyedick Offline
#176 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 4:12 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Thank you, gentlemen... much appreciated.

I made 2 stops on my way home from the Administration dept... after they made my retired ID. One was at the boat center. They had the boat I was looking at for 58.5k out the door... I offered 50k out the door and will wait to see what they say. They said another guy was already approved to buy it, but I'll bet that was BS. If they don't call with a counter offer... so be it. I'll keep looking.

Stop #2 was Total Wine for a 12 pack of Spaten for the beer fridge. Prolly have me one with a Boli CG later (thanks again, DED!).


Enjoy! Hope they are still as good as remembered.
MACS Offline
#177 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 4:15 PM EST
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Speyside wrote:
^ Good advice. Also, remember with this economy they have virtually no sales on the horizon.


Actually... I bet I saw at least 4 people browsing and the guy who I was conversing with via e-mail was with another potential buyer when I got there.

I've done a bit of research. I think what I offered for a 1 year old boat with 187 hours on the engine is good. The hull warranty is 10 years and the Suzuki motor warranty is 5 from original date of purchase. The aluminum trailer looks to be in good shape, too... bunks look good, leaf springs not rusted and it has disk surge brakes. Minor wear on the bolsters, and some gashes in the bait tank lid (from cutting bait, I bet). A few things they need to tighten up and it needs a good scrubbing but if they agree to the offer they'll clean the hell out of it, first.

A brand new one is 41k with a canvas t-top and 150 hp engine. This one has a solid fiberglass top, compass, twin simrad fish finders, a 200 hp engine, bluetooth stereo with 4 speakers and a trailer. So likely around what they're asking brand new.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#178 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 4:17 PM EST
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Congrats Macs
rfenst Offline
#179 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 5:05 PM EST
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Speyside wrote:
^ Good advice. Also, remember with this economy they have virtually no sales on the horizon.

Absolutely. There are some unreal deals right now. Just got a new 2020 honda in exchange for my 2018 honda. Exact same car $68 bucks a month less!

Macs, I thought you were going to wait on the boat until you move away from Cali?
MACS Offline
#180 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 5:08 PM EST
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Well... wife wants to work for awhile more and we'll see how things go. If I gotta stick around, I may as well go fishing.
Ram27 Offline
#181 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 5:21 PM EST
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Tonight at 8:20pm 20 seconds year 2020 >>>>>>>>>>

Military time it will be: 20:20 20 2020.


Have a good evening & enjoy a Ceegar & beer MACS. Beer
tonygraz Offline
#182 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 6:07 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Received our Stimulus check yesterday so went down to the credit union to deposit it.

Got a call a couple hours later. Apparently the check was postdated for 5/22 so they had to retract the deposit and said they'd hold on to it and re-deposit on Friday.

No biggie but since when does the government send out postdated checks? Think




They probable figured you get everything early, so it would be fun to screw with you.
Speyside Offline
#183 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 7:17 PM EST
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Interesting MACS, I would have thought the boat industry would have dried up.
MACS Offline
#184 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 7:44 PM EST
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Speyside wrote:
Interesting MACS, I would have thought the boat industry would have dried up.


You and me, both. The other buyer who was already approved was likely a ploy. We'll see what happens.
frankj1 Offline
#185 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 8:39 PM EST
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Congrats Shawn!
MACS Offline
#186 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 8:51 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
Congrats Shawn!


Thank you, bruddah... feels weird.
teedubbya Offline
#187 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 8:54 PM EST
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Macs was gonna get you some whiskey glasses but the snug doesn’t carry them anymore, didn’t know what they were called and were absolutely no help.

Congrats you brassard.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#188 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 9:01 PM EST
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You gonna join the festivities at the next virtual herf?
MACS Offline
#189 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 9:09 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
You gonna join the festivities at the next virtual herf?


I dunno... but I did go to a dispensary and grab an 1/8 of lemon burst sativa buds. Smells awesome, but it's pretty damn powerful at 21.5%.

teedubbya wrote:
Macs was gonna get you some whiskey glasses but the snug doesn’t carry them anymore, didn’t know what they were called and were absolutely no help.

Congrats you brassard.


Thanks, Tee... I appreciate the sentiment, brother!
Palama Offline
#190 Posted: Wed, May 20 2020, 10:39 PM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
They probable figured you get everything early, so it would be fun to screw with you.


Laugh
Sunoverbeach Offline
#191 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 5:14 AM EST
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Man, everyone went to bed early last night. Morning, peoples. Rounding the corner and into the homestretch for the weekend.
SmokeMonkey Offline
#192 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 5:43 AM EST
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Good morning, y’all
tonygraz Offline
#193 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 6:01 AM EST
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Mornin' Smokey. Started the morning with a touch of frost.
Numismaniac Offline
#194 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 6:22 AM EST
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Morning all, Grandpa's Daycare open early this morning!

Don't be bad
8trackdisco Offline
#195 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 6:27 AM EST
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My company made the decision to gift Friday off for all 1500+ people.

The reasoning being they have found so few people have been taking pto over the last four months, they fear mass burnout is in the offing. I took them up on the offer.

Going into today personally, I’ve used four hours since New Years Day. I’m probably one of the burnouts they are talking about.
rfenst Offline
#196 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 6:36 AM EST
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Good morning fellas.

My new bong gets delivered today! No more of the 6" little acrylic piece of crap with a hairline fx!
Today: 8' tall sliding glass doors are getting new rollers and should glide with one finger says the guy coming to do the repair. Then, my new a/c company is coming to inspect the system and do whatever they need to so we are optimized for the summer.


Macs, be careful with that stuff. It is probably 4-6x more potent than what you smoked 35 years ago. Start with a piece the size of a small pea or BB. Wait a few minutes for you it to hit you and you won't over-use and should have a better experience.

izonfire Offline
#197 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 7:10 AM EST
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G’mornin everyJuan
____

Hey MACS - you should wait to dip into that lemon burst until the herf.
We can watch you blast off and launch yourself into orbit. Would be great!!!

Congrats on your retirement!
Speyside Offline
#198 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 7:38 AM EST
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Morning everyone. Finally some nice weather here. It should be mid 60's and sunny here. Just returned from 2 hours of hill running. Going to do a 1 hour upper body work out.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#199 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 8:10 AM EST
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rfenst wrote:



Macs, be careful with that stuff. It is probably 4-6x more potent than what you smoked 35 years ago. Start with a piece the size of a small pea or BB. Wait a few minutes for you it to hit you and you won't over-use and should have a better experience.




Sunoverbeach wrote:
Man, everyone went to bed early last night.


Pretty sure he already didn't listen...
danmdevries Offline
#200 Posted: Thu, May 21 2020, 8:27 AM EST
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Happy Thursday fellas.
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