OT - What are you doing right now?

lkapigian

JohnInCarolina said:

Looking at flights that will get me to Kobe in March for the COMPSAFE 2020 meeting.  The good news is that I’ll get to visit Kobe for about a week.  The bad news is that I need to fly in an airplane to get there.  

The itineraries are pretty terrible.  At least 15 hrs in the air.  Yuck.  

Take a midnight flight, stay up as long as you can and sleep the remainder ...easy peazy

gonepostal

Watched one of those cooking shows awhile back where they were making chicken fried steak. Pretty sure it was Texas based and I filed that thought away for another day. Decided today would be a good day to try something new. 
Not as tender as I had hoped for but can work on that next time. Gravy is always a hit or miss for me but was actually a hit tonight. 

DoubleEgger

I’d lick that plate clean @gonepostal

GATraveller

The payoff. So good. 

YukonRon

Making Pizza in Rome

DuckDogDr

@Botch the old girl doesn't have the speed to catch them anymore.  The youngster I'll be keeping a close eye on.

My real worry is about duckcat entertaining himself while I'm gone. But on the bright side. He's gotten spoiled lately and wants to come in at night and hog half the tempurpedic

AnothaStolenGenrator

YukonRon said:

Making Pizza in Rome

GAWJUS!!!

bangor307

nolaegghead said:

Blackened redfish ...you have to cook this outside unless you have a killer vent hood 

May I ask who manufactures the burner you are blackening on?
Thank you.

alaskanassasin

@bangor307

https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/edelmetall-bru-burner?variant=30231827087404&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImofGoJLl5gIVQvbjBx3XbwMHEAYYASABEgJGnPD_BwE

bangor307

Thank you Sir!

lousubcap

Just finished the annual update to my draft obituary.  Hopefully will get to do it again next year!

lkapigian

bangor307 said:

Thank you Sir!

They are an awesome burner , I would gladly pay double than the asking price 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Just made the last payment on my truck and personal loan.  I just earned myself a nice little raise.  Now if I can just avoid the itch of buying a new truck.  

YukonRon

Boarded a plane in Dublin, heading home. The champagne is awesome.

Jean Pernet Tradition Brut NV.......2014.
50% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay, 10% pinot meunir.

I will be keeping this on hand when I get back to the states.

Botch

Just saw this on the news:
 
https://youtu.be/x8jsMPD7MO4
 
Shanghai used a bunch of computer-coordinated drones as their 2020 NYE celebration (the video shows they did finish with conventional fireworks, wasn't mentioned on TV).  
God knows how much this system cost, but it could be reused and avoids a few problems:  pets going berserk, vets with PTSD doing the same, accidents and fires, and pollution (if there's no breeze, I can have a sore throat for 2 days after the 4th/NYE).  Pretty cool.     

nolaegghead

@botch This is not new....

https://www.wired.com/story/olympics-opening-ceremony-drone-show/

Botch

Oh yeah, coordinated drones have been around for awhile, it was just the first time I thought about them replacing fireworks, for the above benefits.
 
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nolaegghead

Botch said:

Oh yeah, coordinated drones have been around for awhile, it was just the first time I thought about them replacing fireworks, for the above benefits.
 
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The props can chop off fingers and put out eyes like red-ryder bb guns so I think they can be fine replacements for fireworks.

fishlessman

i get a meteor shower of spent fireworks crap on the house and yard when the town does the event over my house, crashing drones may be cool. they need to upgrade them to explode as they crash. 911, we need a firetruck, fire boat, and an ambulance this year, send two of each

GrateEggspectations

lkapigian said:

bangor307 said:

Thank you Sir!

They are an awesome burner , I would gladly pay double than the asking price 

I don’t really need one of these, but am lusting after one based on looks alone. The glowing reviews (no pun intended) are pushing me over the edge. I figure that, at a minimum, it would look nice in my living room. 

nolaegghead

GrateEggspectations said:

lkapigian said:

bangor307 said:

Thank you Sir!

They are an awesome burner , I would gladly pay double than the asking price 

I don’t really need one of these, but am lusting after one based on looks alone. The glowing reviews (no pun intended) are pushing me over the edge. I figure that, at a minimum, it would look nice in my living room. 

Make sure you buy the leg set otherwise it is a table-top rig.

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

lkapigian said:

bangor307 said:

Thank you Sir!

They are an awesome burner , I would gladly pay double than the asking price 

I don’t really need one of these, but am lusting after one based on looks alone. The glowing reviews (no pun intended) are pushing me over the edge. I figure that, at a minimum, it would look nice in my living room. 

Make sure you buy the leg set otherwise it is a table-top rig.

Wow, legs pretty much double the price. Think I’ll hold off until I find a use for one. 

nolaegghead

GrateEggspectations said:

nolaegghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

lkapigian said:

bangor307 said:

Thank you Sir!

They are an awesome burner , I would gladly pay double than the asking price 

I don’t really need one of these, but am lusting after one based on looks alone. The glowing reviews (no pun intended) are pushing me over the edge. I figure that, at a minimum, it would look nice in my living room. 

Make sure you buy the leg set otherwise it is a table-top rig.

Wow, legs pretty much double the price. Think I’ll hold off until I find a use for one. 

Uhhhh...no.

nolaegghead

Note the used price also.

GrateEggspectations

Uhhhh... yes.... for us Canucks.....

Botch

nolaegghead said:

Botch said:

Oh yeah, coordinated drones have been around for awhile, it was just the first time I thought about them replacing fireworks, for the above benefits.
 
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The props can chop off fingers and put out eyes like red-ryder bb guns so I think they can be fine replacements for fireworks.

Okay, I'll take "accidents" off my otherwise-extensive list.  

nolaegghead

GrateEggspectations said:

Uhhhh... yes.... for us Canucks.....

JFC, you poor bastards!  Does camelcamelcamel.com work for you ?

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Uhhhh... yes.... for us Canucks.....

JFC, you poor bastards!  Does camelcamelcamel.com work for you ?

Yeah, we tend to get royally screwed. Our prices go up when the USD gains, but conversely, never fall when the CAD makes some gains - even when they’re big. Oh well, at least we’re Trump-free, which is worth the price of admission. 😉

TEXASBGE2018

nolaegghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

lkapigian said:

bangor307 said:

Thank you Sir!

They are an awesome burner , I would gladly pay double than the asking price 

I don’t really need one of these, but am lusting after one based on looks alone. The glowing reviews (no pun intended) are pushing me over the edge. I figure that, at a minimum, it would look nice in my living room. 

Make sure you buy the leg set otherwise it is a table-top rig.

Have you experienced the coating flaking issue Nola? That’s my only hesitation. 

DoubleEgger