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The Cen-Tex Smoker

lousubcap said:

@The Cen-Tex Smoker - yes it is.  They really trim them up nicely before shipping although this one had around better than 1.5 lbs more  of hard fat compared to the previous one.  And let the record show, this cook got underway after the watering hole closed up this AM.  (Fired the BGE fire a few hours earlier).  It does pass the pic test-real judging in a few hours as I lope some of to deliver to my son and some neighbors.  Thanks for asking.  

Can’t wait for the results. The steak I had on my breakfast taco this morning was Heartbrand New York strip that was left over from
last night’s dinner. That stuff is so good. 

Mattman3969

Over the last few months I have figured out if you are related to @lousubcap or a local fire fighter you eat great looking que.  

caliking

@sciaggie i'm afraid to show caliqueen your raised beds. She's been on me to build her some for The Great Yard Makeover of 2020.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

caliking said:

@sciaggie i'm afraid to show caliqueen your raised beds. She's been on me to build her some for The Great Yard Makeover of 2020.

The ones in my pics i posted earlier are one that my wife found online.  They weren’t too expensive and super easy to put together.  Took me like 10 mins to assemble. 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

@caliking I can ask her the name of the website if interested. 

SciAggie

caliking said:

@sciaggie i'm afraid to show caliqueen your raised beds. She's been on me to build her some for The Great Yard Makeover of 2020.

What’s her number again?

caliking

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

@caliking I can ask her the name of the website if interested. 

I’d appreciate it. She wants cedar boxes, and prices online were ridiculous for the quality. I can build better boxes for cheaper. 

But if I can convince her to go with some other kind, I might still win

caliking

SciAggie said:

caliking said:

@sciaggie i'm afraid to show caliqueen your raised beds. She's been on me to build her some for The Great Yard Makeover of 2020.

What’s her number again?

Evil. Pure evil. 

SciAggie

@caliking Finished the two new beds this morning. We’re done for a while (I hope).

The Cen-Tex Smoker

SciAggie said:

@caliking Finished the two new beds this morning. We’re done for a while (I hope).

I have a squirrel looking for a new home. I think he would be very happy there. Loves tomatoes and long walks on the beach.

lousubcap

Here's a poor quality of the money shot.  Somehow, I thought I had edited the pic to get a better view.  F' me as it didn't save. (more learning ahead).  Gotta hit the delivery road.  The beef flavor is every bit with SRF.  

Surprised about the lack of the ring as I used four chunks of post oak and two of cherry.  Until the next time.

SciAggie

@The Cen-Tex Smoker Cool. I have a miniature asado cross that should hold a squirrel nicely. Served with some garden fresh veggies and herbs - yum!

SciAggie

@lousubcap That brisket looks good from where I sit. 

Sea2Ski

Acn said:

Sea2Ski said:

StillH2OEgger said:

Great photos, @Acn! Looks awesome.

Yes they are. @Acn Little to no haze for the win! Loving the pictures-keep them coming!  

Thanks!  I will keep them coming, although today is mostly just going to be driving from Moab up to Jackson, WY.  We’re planning on putting in 10 miles in the Tetons tomorrow.

Careful in there. We were on a small hike not far in and came across this local. 

Wife and I froze where we were and watched her for a bit. She took slow steps toward us as we stood there with little motion. Then out of nowhere, she did a bluff charge for about 15 feet. No clearing of the nostrils, no front hoof stomp, just a look up and a couple quick straps our way.   She was saying “Get the hell out of here” and that is what we did. Scared the crap out of us.  We got out of there and did not even take a stroll the rest of the day.  Enjoy your trip!  

Canugghead

SciAggie said:

@caliking Finished the two new beds this morning. We’re done for a while (I hope).

Those four beds would pretty much take up my entire postage stamp backyard 

Battleborn

The youngest had a friend over, so we took them to the lake for a swim. 

bubbajack

Warming up some Wang's and ribs, taters and onions, corn going on soon.

JohnInCarolina

Setting up a game of Kubb:

SciAggie

@JohnInCarolina Kubb? (Head down checking the google, lol)

JohnnyTarheel

JohnInCarolina said:

Setting up a game of Kubb:

@jo@JohnInCarolina     Great game... we play that a lot at the beach... gets a lot of onlookers...

JRWhitee

Enjoying a breezy night in ATL on the deck. 

Battleborn

Firing up the grill for some burgers and getting ready to order the fights tonight.

Botch

JRWhitee said:

Enjoying a breezy night in ATL on the deck. 

Your mask should be covering your nose, too.  

Acn

Sea2Ski said:

Acn said:

Sea2Ski said:

StillH2OEgger said:

Great photos, @Acn! Looks awesome.

Yes they are. @Acn Little to no haze for the win! Loving the pictures-keep them coming!  

Thanks!  I will keep them coming, although today is mostly just going to be driving from Moab up to Jackson, WY.  We’re planning on putting in 10 miles in the Tetons tomorrow.

Careful in there. We were on a small hike not far in and came across this local. 

Wife and I froze where we were and watched her for a bit. She took slow steps toward us as we stood there with little motion. Then out of nowhere, she did a bluff charge for about 15 feet. No clearing of the nostrils, no front hoof stomp, just a look up and a couple quick straps our way.   She was saying “Get the hell out of here” and that is what we did. Scared the crap out of us.  We got out of there and did not even take a stroll the rest of the day.  Enjoy your trip!  

Thanks for the heads up.  Going to the western mountains in Maine, I’ve encountered my share of moose.  We do have bear spray to keep with us; I kept it hidden so my wife didn’t use it to enforce social distancing in rest areas on our way out.

JRWhitee

The finish! 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Sweating. Currently it’s 104°, pool water is 91°. It’s more like a bath rather than a cool refreshing pool. When is summer over again. Supposed to be in the hundreds until at least a week from this Monday. When is winter again?  

Hook_emHornsfan_74

@caliking here is the link. They are on sale too. Almost 50% off. We are going to buy a couple more for next year. 

https://www.hayneedle.com/product/coral-coast-emery-corrugated-metal-raised-garden-bed-with-lining1.cfm

SciAggie

@caliking @Hook_emHornsfan_74 Just for comparison- my raised beds use 32 concrete blocks and are topped with 64 bricks (I already had them). So that makes the beds around $60 for the cinder blocks plus the bricks. I have no memory what they cost me. This is a 4’ x 8’ bed (exterior dimensions)

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Aggies and their science. lol I kid. Man I really hope we have football this year. @SciAggie. Also, those took me about an hour to put together and fill.  Do back breaking work with cinder blocks. 

SciAggie

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Aggies and their science. lol I kid. Man I really hope we have football this year. @SciAggie. Also, those took me about an hour to put together and fill.  Do back breaking work with cinder blocks. 

You win for sure on the labor issue. Beds like yours are attractive for sure. The main reason we made these beds is because I had enough material on hand for the first two. Raised bed gardening has been fun so far.