OT - What are you doing right now?

Sea2Ski

dmourati said:

Just put down 1.5 pounds of king crab legs, a side salad, and a piece of home made apple pie. Happy Birthday to me.

Happy birthday to you.

SmokeyLopey

A friend brought a tomahawk and two wagyu for me to cook for my Birthday. All turned out well. Wagyu was exceptional! A little salt and pepper, cooked @ 250 and had as appetizer. 

Sea2Ski

northGAcock said:

kl8ton said:

Sea2Ski said:

Just had a kid born this morning.  When the picture was taken, he looked to be about 4-5 hours old. 

That kid looks like it has attitude right out of the womb. 

Bless her little heart.

So kind of a funny story....  
Right after that was taken, I walked over to the pigs.  “Berk” the big boar was in the pen with one of the small guys.  None of the other pigs were to be seen. Surely I was just not seeing them in the brush. Nope.  They got out.
Nowhere to be found. 
Slight panic sets in.
Walk the fence line...  nothing. 
Give the pig food call... nothing. 

3 hours go by and I give up.  There are acres of woods with all kinds of hickory nuts and acorns falling all over. That stuff is pig candy so why would they come home? 

Finally after seven hours, give the pig food call again and bang on the lid of a trash can and seconds later 10 of the 12 missing come running out of the brush. Was never so happy to see those things come running towards me.  Took another 10 mins to get them in the pen, but in they went. Minutes later, after after getting something to drink, they lay down and did not get up.  Never saw that before. I think they were just stupid full and tired.  

Hoping the other two come back today.  No sign yet as of this morning.  
Hope they did not devour a neighbors or set of neighbors gardens or anything like that, but if they did, we should find out today. 

saluki2007

thetrim said:

Packing for a trip to Lincoln, NE for college visit(s) and to watch the Huskers BEAT the Buckeyes!!!

About that...

lkapigian

Mixed up 25 pounds of Italian Sausage

Legume

@Eoin @CPFC1905

Another case where Europe just isn’t competitive.

#winning #merica

Eoin

Legume said:

@Eoin @CPFC1905

Another case where Europe just isn’t competitive.

#winning #merica

Peanut butter is not really a thing here. Our dogs like it.

CPFC1905

Eoin said:

Legume said:

@Eoin @CPFC1905

Another case where Europe just isn’t competitive.

#winning #merica

Peanut butter is not really a thing here. Our dogs like it.

Mine too,  do you use the 'Peamutt' one?

My wife does partake of the non-dog stuff, accompanied by Marmite on toast.   Draw your own conclusions.    I am not a fan unless it is combined with vanilla ice-cream. 

Anyhoo, @Legume I see your ground extracted plant and diary based talents and raise you the link below.   It's high octane stuff, so - be prepared for a thrill a minute helter-skleter whirl wind of fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqskvM7HAw

which genuinely occupies many many people around my part of the world.

As does competitive bonfires.  I kid you not. 

Check out this mayhem : https://www.lewesbonfirecelebrations.com/lewes-bonfire-societies/

And for a more rationale perspective, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Bonfire_Societies
albeit it does not truly convey the considerable anti-Papist sentiment.  Whilst that has ebbed away recently, it was front and centre for a very long time.

With a bit of YouTubing you will be in awe of our large paper head making & fire starting skills.

alaskanassasin

Logging 

lousubcap

Realized the with the new band set-up for the LBGE the dome does not open as far as the old system.  Not anything of consequence until trying to manage ABT's on the extender with the D-ring on a PSWoo.  I may have to factor that into the supervisory adult beverage flight plan going forward.   FWIW-

JohnInCarolina

Watching the Patriots beat the Bills like a rented mule.

Sea2Ski

alaskanassasin said:

Logging 

Did Some of that myself this morning. But I did not have a dingo to help me. Envious.
Mine was a hickory tree that I cut down in the spring which was standing deadwood. Finally got around to splitting the last quarter.  Not as big as that one but we have plenty of big trees around. What is the fate of that log?

alaskanassasin

 3 years ago emerald ash borer killed 72 ash trees in that 2 acre lot. 

alaskanassasin

Hope you find your pigs btw!

Botch

Sea2Ski said:
Right after that was taken, I walked over to the pigs.  “Berk” the big boar was in the pen with one of the small guys.  None of the other pigs were to be seen. Surely I was just not seeing them in the brush. Nope.  They got out. 

Nowhere to be found. 
Slight panic sets in.
Walk the fence line...  nothing. 

Were you able to figure out how they got out in the first place?  
I remember some cows, once they got thru a fence and ate a half-patch of ripe sweetcorn, were much more likely to "get thru" again.  

Legume

JohnInCarolina said:

Watching the Patriots beat the Bills like a rented mule.

I don’t think 13-3 at half is what that saying was meant to conjure.  Maybe second half will pick up. 

lkapigian

Done..cooking for 170 next Saturday so trying to get a jump on the prep work...Appetizers will be brisket sliders and Italian sausage ....going to get brisket in a bit...Brisket will be smoked for a few hours then Sous Vide 

TN_Egger

Bills over Pats?

theyolksonyou

Nope

TN_Egger

int as i typed...

TN_Egger

Ma-Homey comeback?

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Watching the Patriots beat the Bills like a rented mule.

I don’t think 13-3 at half is what that saying was meant to conjure.  Maybe second half will pick up. 

The score really didn’t represent how the game started.  To Buffalo’s credit, they started playing a lot better and made it into a pretty good game.  Still a loss for Buffalo in the end, but those are the breaks.

Sea2Ski

Botch said:

Sea2Ski said:
Right after that was taken, I walked over to the pigs.  “Berk” the big boar was in the pen with one of the small guys.  None of the other pigs were to be seen. Surely I was just not seeing them in the brush. Nope.  They got out. 

Nowhere to be found. 
Slight panic sets in. 
Walk the fence line...  nothing. 

Were you able to figure out how they got out in the first place?  
I remember some cows, once they got thru a fence and ate a half-patch of ripe sweetcorn, were much more likely to "get thru" again.  

Yes. There Is a place where we let a few trustworthy neighbors dump food and branches and other garden trimmings. Someone was smart and left a really big pile outside the pen. Someone else thought they should push it in.  Well, that created a ramp and out they went.

At least that is the working hypothesis.

Found one more. Still missing one.

My firewood update:  split and stacked. 

Sea2Ski

lkapigian said:

Done..cooking for 170 next Saturday so trying to get a jump on the prep work...Appetizers will be brisket sliders and Italian sausage ....going to get brisket in a bit...Brisket will be smoked for a few hours then Sous Vide 

They looks fantastic!!!

lkapigian

Sea2Ski said:

Botch said:

Sea2Ski said:
Right after that was taken, I walked over to the pigs.  “Berk” the big boar was in the pen with one of the small guys.  None of the other pigs were to be seen. Surely I was just not seeing them in the brush. Nope.  They got out. 

Nowhere to be found. 
Slight panic sets in. 
Walk the fence line...  nothing. 

Were you able to figure out how they got out in the first place?  
I remember some cows, once they got thru a fence and ate a half-patch of ripe sweetcorn, were much more likely to "get thru" again.  

Yes. There Is a place where we let a few trustworthy neighbors dump food and branches and other garden trimmings. Someone was smart and left a really big pile outside the pen. Someone else thought they should push it in.  Well, that created a ramp and out they went.

At least that is the working hypothesis.

Found one more. Still missing one.

My firewood update:  split and stacked. 

Nice wood!......wait

lkapigian

Sea2Ski said:

lkapigian said:

Done..cooking for 170 next Saturday so trying to get a jump on the prep work...Appetizers will be brisket sliders and Italian sausage ....going to get brisket in a bit...Brisket will be smoked for a few hours then Sous Vide 

They looks fantastic!!!

Thanks my friend....Italian has been the longest work in progress for me, I think I have one that I will repeat finally 

lkapigian

SPG and Memphis Dust ready 

theyolksonyou

lkapigian said:

SPG and Memphis Dust ready 

That smokes Memphis dust is da bomb. 

theyolksonyou

Hotter than three hells, but golf lesson time. 

thetrim

saluki2007 said:

thetrim said:

Packing for a trip to Lincoln, NE for college visit(s) and to watch the Huskers BEAT the Buckeyes!!!

About that...

Yeah that prediction didn't really come to the way I hoped.