OT - What are you doing right now?

caliking

Flagging. 

JohnInCarolina

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

I do understand the dynamics of the forum, but my point is that it doesn’t have to be that way.  This is a community and we do have some say in terms of how it goes.  Some people see things as they are and just accept them, but I’ve never been one of those people.

And good day to you, sir.

And in a perfect world that would be the case, but here it’s not our house, not our rules. We work within the parameters given.

That’s a perfectly legit point of view, even if I disagree with it.   What I really don’t understand is why your first post about this took issue with me personally and basically asserted that I was being disingenuous, saying I couldn’t help myself, and so on.  

NCSmoky

fishlessman said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

i dont see covid as political, i dont think covid cares. my area got hit pretty hard. i know 6 people now that had it, two are dead, my sister seems to have rebounded from it thank god. there, ive added religion to it

Again, I totally agree but In the wider world that is not the case. I honestly don’t care what people post as I am 100% free speech of any kind but freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. It may surprise people but I am not as big of an arsehole as I come across here.

JRWhitee

Thawing some Beef Plate Ribs to cook this weekend.

Eoin

NCSmoky said:

fishlessman said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

i dont see covid as political, i dont think covid cares. my area got hit pretty hard. i know 6 people now that had it, two are dead, my sister seems to have rebounded from it thank god. there, ive added religion to it

Again, I totally agree but In the wider world that is not the case. I honestly don’t care what people post as I am 100% free speech of any kind but freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. It may surprise people but I am not as big of an arsehole as I come across here.

Same for most of us! Typed content is easily taken the wrong way.

JohnInCarolina

NCSmoky said:

fishlessman said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

i dont see covid as political, i dont think covid cares. my area got hit pretty hard. i know 6 people now that had it, two are dead, my sister seems to have rebounded from it thank god. there, ive added religion to it

Again, I totally agree but In the wider world that is not the case. I honestly don’t care what people post as I am 100% free speech of any kind but freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. It may surprise people but I am not as big of an arsehole as I come across here.

Didn't you recently crow about #cancelYale trending on Twitter in one of these threads?  Where does that sort of thing fall, in your big picture view of the way the forum works?  

YukonRon

Politics and religion.......next thing you know....lump will be discussed, maybe fatside up or fatside down, too.

When will it end?

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JRWhitee

Beef ribs should be thawed by tomorrow.

ColtsFan

I have a whole chicken thawed. Probably going to go with the recent L&S smoked chicken thread. Back on course

JohnInCarolina

JRWhitee said:

Beef ribs should be thawed by tomorrow.

You've inspired me Jim!  I'd forgotten that I had some SRF beef ribs in the freezer.  Thawing my own now!

NCSmoky

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

I do understand the dynamics of the forum, but my point is that it doesn’t have to be that way.  This is a community and we do have some say in terms of how it goes.  Some people see things as they are and just accept them, but I’ve never been one of those people.

And good day to you, sir.

And in a perfect world that would be the case, but here it’s not our house, not our rules. We work within the parameters given.

That’s a perfectly legit point of view, even if I disagree with it.   What I really don’t understand is why your first post about this took issue with me personally and basically asserted that I was being disingenuous, saying I couldn’t help myself, and so on.  

Because you know the dynamics here, some of your posts knowing the expected outcome versus your desired outcome seems disingenuous to me. Honestly though I just enjoy sparring with you.

NCSmoky

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

fishlessman said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

i dont see covid as political, i dont think covid cares. my area got hit pretty hard. i know 6 people now that had it, two are dead, my sister seems to have rebounded from it thank god. there, ive added religion to it

Again, I totally agree but In the wider world that is not the case. I honestly don’t care what people post as I am 100% free speech of any kind but freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. It may surprise people but I am not as big of an arsehole as I come across here.

Didn't you recently crow about #cancelYale trending on Twitter in one of these threads?  Where does that sort of thing fall, in your big picture view of the way the forum works?  

That was a genuine plated pic of my breakfast that morning. I said I wasn't as big of an arsehole as I appear here not that I wasn't an arsehole.

JohnInCarolina

NCSmoky said:

That was a genuine plated pic of my breakfast that morning. I said I wasn't as big of an arsehole as I appear here not that I wasn't an arsehole.

Interesting breakfast pic.  

NCSmoky said:

Having having a plate of Schadenfreude for breakfast. Perfect consistency and tastes great

I think we can at least agree on the arsehole assessment, so I'm glad we're making progress here.

Lit

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

NCSmoky said:

JohnInCarolina said:

thetrim said:

@JohnInCarolina for someone who‘s been flagged almost 800 times, you’re awfully sensitive.  

The flags do annoy me, because if people have an issue with what I post here, I would really prefer they just tell me why, instead of hiding behind an anonymous flag.  For people who care about threads like this, an added bonus is that only one of these approaches draws the attention of the Buffalo.

The thing is you whined about this thread getting locked then drop your little "truth" bombs knowing anything about the Rona is politically charged right now and stand back like



Its really quite transparent and I honestly don't think you can help yourself at this point. And no Im not the "flagger". Never flagged anyone here.

I "whined" about this thread getting locked?  I don't think so.  I'm really not one of the people here who has some attachment to any thread on the forum.  They're just threads on a friggin bbq forum to me.  By the same token, I realize not everyone feels that way, and so here, today,  I am just explaining to people how this works. 

As far as the current discussion around covid-19 statistics, your objection would have more weight were I the one who introduced the topic here.  I'm not.  I'm not even the first to respond to the one who did.  Personally, I think the notion that things like this have become "politically charged" is friggin ridiculous.  If people can't handle discussions of the reality of what is happening in this country right now because they've decided it's "politically charged," then I'm sorry but the problem is with them and not me.  

And the funny thing is that I totally agree with you, discussion about Covid should not be politically charged and the fact that it is is absurd. You know enough about the dynamics of this forum to know that is not the reality here. I just think that if people want threads like these to survive, certain topics should not be posted in them(again, absurd) and relegated to separate threads or in obviously soon the be Buffaloed threads. We're not as far apart in thinking as it may appear, we just see things differently. Enjoy your day

I do understand the dynamics of the forum, but my point is that it doesn’t have to be that way.  This is a community and we do have some say in terms of how it goes.  Some people see things as they are and just accept them, but I’ve never been one of those people.

And good day to you, sir.

And in a perfect world that would be the case, but here it’s not our house, not our rules. We work within the parameters given.

That’s a perfectly legit point of view, even if I disagree with it.   What I really don’t understand is why your first post about this took issue with me personally and basically asserted that I was being disingenuous, saying I couldn’t help myself, and so on.  

With the whole thing that happened recently I have had multiple people message me about how you and your group are ruining this forum. Just to let tou know I havent flagged you or anyone but theres a decent amount of people on this forum afraid to speak up but really want you guys to chill out.

NCSmoky

JohnInCarolina said:

I think we can at least agree on the arsehole assessment, so I'm glad we're making progress here.

See, I give an inch with a conciliatory tone and this is what I get. Please edit that picture out while you are in your 1 hour edit window, not because I don't stand by what I posted but because it is only going to devolve this thread. I'll take it up in PM if you want or another thread. If you want to nuke this thread I'll play but would rather not.

NCSmoky

Seriously, let's nip this in the bud here. This isn't the thread for this discussion. I'll start a burner OT and we can take it up there.

JohnInCarolina

Lit said:

With the whole thing that happened recently I have had multiple people message me about how you and your group are ruining this forum. Just to let tou know I havent flagged you or anyone but theres a decent amount of people on this forum afraid to speak up but really want you guys to chill out.

Well this is an interesting development I didn't anticipate.  Perhaps someone should start a new thread about this.  

fishlessman

today is fun. someone opened a chase card and made 4 purchases for a total of 63 bucks at best buy in my name. thats canceled, transunion has been called, 20 minutes, equifax was over a half hour on the phone, experian is next. cant wait

Acn

Chuck roast is working on the egg.  Love working from home.

Lit

JohnInCarolina said:

Lit said:

With the whole thing that happened recently I have had multiple people message me about how you and your group are ruining this forum. Just to let tou know I havent flagged you or anyone but theres a decent amount of people on this forum afraid to speak up but really want you guys to chill out.

Well this is an interesting development I didn't anticipate.  Perhaps someone should start a new thread about this.  

You asked why you were getting flagged and I told you most likely why. I dont really care either way.

NCSmoky

Lit said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Lit said:

With the whole thing that happened recently I have had multiple people message me about how you and your group are ruining this forum. Just to let tou know I havent flagged you or anyone but theres a decent amount of people on this forum afraid to speak up but really want you guys to chill out.

Well this is an interesting development I didn't anticipate.  Perhaps someone should start a new thread about this.  

You asked why you were getting flagged and I told you most likely why. I dont really care either way.

How about we take this conversation to the Festivus thread?

lkapigian

Ready to pull some more curing projects

fishlessman

apparently you cant talk to customer service at experian, their phone system eventually just says bye and hangs up, all 4 numbers found online

Legume

 lkapigian said:

Ready to pull some more curing projects

Some people are busy sparring, but @lkapigian is sittin’ in the corner quietly pulling his salami.  Truly what are you doing now.

on-point Larry.

Legume

fishlessman said:

apparently you cant talk to customer service at experian, their phone system eventually just says bye and hangs up, all 4 numbers found online

Go online and freeze your credit reports at all three.  Might make the next trip to buy a car a little longer, but worth it.

JohnInCarolina

fishlessman said:

apparently you cant talk to customer service at experian, their phone system eventually just says bye and hangs up, all 4 numbers found online

I’ve seen that before.  It’s incredibly aggravating.

fishlessman

got thru to experian finally, they want me to wait days to get their credit report in the mail, then file an identity fraud report with ftc.gov, then upload that and other info to experian, but i did get an actual tel number reluctantly  for their fraud department

ColtsFan

Making bread

JohnInCarolina

@fishlessman - by the way, glad to hear your sister has recovered.  I meant to mention that earlier, but was too busy taking incoming fire.  

lousubcap

@JohnInCarolina - I have been shot at and missed and $h!t at and hit more times than most.  Just close your mouth and eyes when the incoming starts