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opelmanta1900 Offline
#401 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 10:42 AM EST
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wtf are shoes?
tonygraz Offline
#402 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 10:48 AM EST
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Things that protect your feet from some injuries and toe breakage.
victor809 Offline
#403 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 10:51 AM EST
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goddamn dirty hippies
opelmanta1900 Offline
#404 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 10:53 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Things that protect your feet from some injuries and toe breakage.

Huh... never hear of em... must be a new trend... seems like they'd turn your feet into vaginas...
CarsonTheCat Offline
#405 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 10:55 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Swimming this am. crappy exercise... got a weird cramp behind my right lung and under the shoulderblade... can't shake it all morning.


Dang....I hear ya, Victor. I frakked up my left shoulder and upper back yesterday taking 8 cinderblocks downstairs to the basement. My wife had an old four post queen size bed when we met, and the slats under the foundation were messed up, so we had cinderblocks under them to stop the bed from sagging.

Recently got a new king size mattress and adjustable base, and we moved the cinderblocks to the spare room. Figured it was time to move them. Shouldn't have carried as many as I did...

Hope your shoulder feels better soon.
Speyside Offline
#406 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 11:21 AM EST
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Just returned from a long leisurely walk on the lake shore.
Stogie1020 Offline
#407 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 11:46 AM EST
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Damn Cheno, that's a serious haul. That many hours start piling up in terms of effect on your body (and your paycheck!).
victor809 Offline
#408 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 11:53 AM EST
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CarsonTheCat wrote:
Dang....I hear ya, Victor. I frakked up my left shoulder and upper back yesterday taking 8 cinderblocks downstairs to the basement. My wife had an old four post queen size bed when we met, and the slats under the foundation were messed up, so we had cinderblocks under them to stop the bed from sagging.

Recently got a new king size mattress and adjustable base, and we moved the cinderblocks to the spare room. Figured it was time to move them. Shouldn't have carried as many as I did...

Hope your shoulder feels better soon.

thanks. It'll fix itself... .or ibuprophen will fix it.
danmdevries Offline
#409 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 12:03 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Broke the crap outta my vice pinky toe yesterday... not even in a fun way... i was wrangling the puppies and sent my bare foot into a stucco wall... i didn't think it was broken but during the night it turned black and blue and found a new direction in which to point...


Two days in a row I went to the grocery store.

Two days in a row I took a mini cart instead of the full size.

Two days in a row I kicked the rear wheel/axle cap with my 5th toe, different feet each day. Ripped the nail off one, and bruised the hell outta the other.

Imma just stick to standard grocery carts. Rear axle forward enough to clear my stride.

Eta: I dont ever wear shoes as long as its warm enough to go without. Flip flops at the most, though ill do strap on sandals while hiking and do put on boots to weed whack the ditch - caught my foot with the blade once. Switched to a string head after that, and got my foot twice with that so I just wear shoes doing that.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#410 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 12:19 PM EST
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I'd just let the weeds takeover... i hate shoes that much...
victor809 Offline
#411 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 12:56 PM EST
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yeah... can't use the mini carts without smacking something. I think ours it's the axle hitting my shins or something.
Stogie1020 Offline
#412 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 12:58 PM EST
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I have not been recently due to the Wu-Flu, but EVERY time I go to Costco and push a cart around, I get constant shocks from the cart building up static electricity.
rfenst Offline
#413 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 12:59 PM EST
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Just got home from the cactus and succulent farm. Amazing place. Beautiful plants with every conceivable variation. Anyhow, it was hot as hell going through the different greenhouse/growing rooms. Must have sweated off five pounds. It's time to jump into the pool to cool down, then eat lunch.
delta1 Offline
#414 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 1:18 PM EST
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super hungry this morning, so I had some bacon strips, sausage patties and hard boiled eggs for breakfast, with my usual black coffee...trying to avoid too many carbs to keep my blood glucose levels in check...doctor told me to get my A1C back under 7.0 or he'll have to take more drastic measures, besides the Metformin

not sure I want much for lunch now...

told wife and daughter and SIL I was making pastrami sandwiches for lunch, so I'm obligated...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#415 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 1:29 PM EST
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Kids wrapping up day 2 of virtual class... significantly less hiccups today...

Instacart shopper grabbed ribeye instead of ny strip... sigh... not sure life can get worse...

Seriously though, ribeye sucks compared to strip...
Stogie1020 Offline
#416 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 1:32 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Just got home from the cactus and succulent farm. Amazing place. Beautiful plants with every conceivable variation. Anyhow, it was hot as hell going through the different greenhouse/growing rooms. Must have sweated off five pounds. It's time to jump into the pool to cool down, then eat lunch.

Jeez, you could just walk around my neighborhood...
delta1 Offline
#417 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 1:34 PM EST
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used to eat NY strip all the time...then, my wife and I started going out to dinner with her best friend and her hubby, and they always had ribeyes...we now always eat ribeyes, and I'm OK with that...

the marblelized and fat edged crown is more tender and flavorful...

used to be that strips were more expensive (more popular?) than ribeyes...now it is the opposite
Palama Offline
#418 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 1:57 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Kids wrapping up day 2 of virtual class... significantly less hiccups today...

Instacart shopper grabbed ribeye instead of ny strip... sigh... not sure life can get worse...

Seriously though, ribeye sucks compared to strip...


I’mma Porterhouse guy myself but almost never see it on sale so “settle” for Ribeye. BigGrin

With the higher fat content, I prefer Ribeye over NY Strip.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#419 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:08 PM EST
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Well this one was the best I've had... Pan seared on medium high with a half stick butter and coarse sea salt... 2 minutes per side... 7 minutes in the oven at 375... came out perfectly rare... and buttery af...
Stogie1020 Offline
#420 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:09 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Kids wrapping up day 2 of virtual class... significantly less hiccups today...

Instacart shopper grabbed ribeye instead of ny strip... sigh... not sure life can get worse...

Seriously though, ribeye sucks compared to strip...


I literally have never heard anyone ever say that before...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#421 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:18 PM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
I literally have never heard anyone ever say that before...

Worked in the meat industry for a decent chunk of my career... there are others like me... as Al mentioned, the strip used to be more expensive...

Personally, I don't eat the bigger chunks of fat, so I like being able to cut it away cleanly and easily.... and I tend to like a firmer cut... so the ny is my go to...

But as I said, this ribeye was the best I've ever had... wouldn't hesitate to get another one... but it was twice the cost of Strips...
DrafterX Offline
#422 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:26 PM EST
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Cool dudes...
DrafterX Offline
#423 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:28 PM EST
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definitely ribeye.. on da bone preferably.... but it's got to be a lean one... I hate cutting out fat.... Mellow
danmdevries Offline
#424 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:36 PM EST
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I'm with Opie.

I worked as a butcher's bitch for about 5 years. Didnt do much processing other than chickens and grinding meat, but at that time (late 90s-early 00s) strip was more $$ than ribeye. Iirc it was almost $2/lb difference, I wanna say strip was $8/lb and ribeye $6/lb. Most people wanted a marbled strip, not a fatty ribeye. customers would have us sort through the stack of ribeyes for the leanest ones.

I'm not a big fan of beef in general, but for example if I'm out at a steakhouse with people, I'll go porterhouse. Which is basically a strip and filet with the bone between. I dont do solid meat chunks often, but prefer the bone in when I do.

I've never had a ribeye, even bone in, that didn't have bits that weren't chewable. I think if you got a super lean ribeye it would be alright.
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#425 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 2:48 PM EST
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I guess to each their own, I would take a marbled ribeye any day over a similarly marbled strip. I get the firmness preference though, Opie. Ribeye is definitely not as firm a cut as a strip. I guess I like it more flaccid than turgid.

The ribeye cap is often referred to as the tastiest cut of meat on the cow. My wife (who likes the baked potatoes better than the steak) always asks me why, when we split a ribeye, I take the same end every time. I just shrug and say, I dunno...

I also eat every bite of the steak. Fat, meat, anything else stuck in there. It all goes down the pie hole.
tonygraz Offline
#426 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 3:09 PM EST
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I like beef, but my favorite is chuck steak. I like it better than ribeye, but it seldom goes on sale and it's getting pricey - making me think I'm not alone. Opie sounds like you would like a nice Ruth Chris steak (if they are still around), but I think they require shoes and shirts (and maybe a mask now too).
Ram27 Offline
#427 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 3:14 PM EST
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Prime rib....👍
opelmanta1900 Offline
#428 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 3:21 PM EST
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That's a divisive cut of meat...
CarsonTheCat Offline
#429 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 3:23 PM EST
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I forgot who was talking about cold-brew coffee, or if it was in this thread, but the perfect cold brew coffee, I've found, is 1 cup of Gevalia Medium roast ground coffee, to 4 cups of cold water, put it in the fridge for 24 hours, and the results are stellar.
delta1 Offline
#430 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 3:31 PM EST
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I grilled some bone in ribeyes yesterday for wife, daughter, SIL and his mother...turned out great...perfect medium rare...

only problem..I left the grill on high, to burn off seasonings and pieces of fat that stuck to the grill...wife noticed our remote outdoor thermometer read 104 at 10pm...good thing she did...and of course, I am now suspected of having early onset dementia...otherwise known as Bidentia...
victor809 Offline
#431 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 5:11 PM EST
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CarsonTheCat wrote:
I forgot who was talking about cold-brew coffee, or if it was in this thread, but the perfect cold brew coffee, I've found, is 1 cup of Gevalia Medium roast ground coffee, to 4 cups of cold water, put it in the fridge for 24 hours, and the results are stellar.


That was me.
May give it a try. I'm still less than thrilled with my current results (8 scoops coffee + ~ 9 cups water)....
It's good at day 4... tolerable at day 3.... But day 1 & 2 is not worthwhile.
Ram27 Offline
#432 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 5:17 PM EST
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YIPPEE......WTG victor. 😉
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#433 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 5:44 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
I grilled some bone in ribeyes yesterday for wife, daughter, SIL and his mother...turned out great...perfect medium rare...

only problem..I left the grill on high, to burn off seasonings and pieces of fat that stuck to the grill...wife noticed our remote outdoor thermometer read 104 at 10pm...good thing she did...and of course, I am now suspected of having early onset dementia...otherwise known as Bidentia...

Enjoy the soft food and Jeopardy re-runs...
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#434 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 7:59 PM EST
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Grilled some burgers for dinner. Hand pressed meatballs onto a 700° cast iron plate over a fire. Smash em flat after a minute with a cast iron plate in the coals. Toss some cheese on, let it melt, and scoop em to a plate. Maybe 2 minutes cook time for 4 burgers. No flip.

They were fantastic. Much better than yesterday's project.
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#435 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 9:48 PM EST
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Just caught up with an old member DBII. I'm full of good smoke from a Tat Cohete and a H.Upman Petit Corona.
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#436 Posted: Tue, Aug 18 2020, 11:09 PM EST
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Stupid tooth broke into pieces eating my birthday pizza dinner. I was trying to avoid the dentist during the plague but it looks like I will be there tomorrow for another crown.

Wifey (11 years younger than me) was just telling me I better not start falling apart as I got old and BAM, I litterally fell apart.
rfenst Offline
#437 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 5:23 AM EST
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Good Morning, folks.
rfenst Offline
#438 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 5:25 AM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
Jeez, you could just walk around my neighborhood...

Not like these!

https://floridacactus.com
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#439 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 5:34 AM EST
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cacman wrote:
Just caught up with an old member DBII. I'm full of good smoke from a Tat Cohete and a H.Upman Petit Corona.


How Dan doing? Beer
rfenst Offline
#440 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 5:37 AM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
Stupid tooth broke into pieces eating my birthday pizza dinner. I was trying to avoid the dentist during the plague but it looks like I will be there tomorrow for another crown.

Wifey (11 years younger than me) was just telling me I better not start falling apart as I got old and BAM, I litterally fell apart.

Hopefully, they can reconstruct it w/o a crown. Dental work sucks. Hope you are insured...
Notthe1 Offline
#441 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:04 AM EST
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Good morning Boys!!!

Hope y'all have a good day.
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#442 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:08 AM EST
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mornin' all.

expected to wake up to a new 500, guess 3rd shift called in sick...
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#443 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:11 AM EST
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Good morning.
tonygraz Offline
#444 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:46 AM EST
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Ram27 wrote:
Prime rib....👍


Used to love it, but haven't had a good one since a cruise in the last century. I would cook my own, but it really stinks up the house.
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#445 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:50 AM EST
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HHD Ram n dudes

Back to work tonight
tonygraz Offline
#446 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:50 AM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
Stupid tooth broke into pieces eating my birthday pizza dinner. I was trying to avoid the dentist during the plague but it looks like I will be there tomorrow for another crown....


Tombstone Pizza ?
rfenst Offline
#447 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:53 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
I'd just let the weeds takeover... i hate shoes that much...

Round-Up.
corey sellers Offline
#448 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:55 AM EST
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Morning gents
rfenst Offline
#449 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 7:58 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Well this one was the best I've had... Pan seared on medium high with a half stick butter and coarse sea salt... 2 minutes per side... 7 minutes in the oven at 375... came out perfectly rare... and buttery af...

Ruth's Chris
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#450 Posted: Wed, Aug 19 2020, 8:03 AM EST
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I refuse to eat there because of the name... quite possibly the single dumbest restaurant name in existence...
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