OT - What are you doing right now?

northGAcock

Grillin and Blackstonin in Watersound Fla. Hope all is well with you all. 

JohnInCarolina

I just realized that pretty soon the number of pages in this thread will match the current year.  When that happens, do the lights go off?  

kl8ton

I run a campground now.  Had to kick people out yesterday for drug use (police involvement) and put out a dumpster fire.  Hoping for a better day today.  😀

ColbyLang

kl8ton said:

I run a campground now.  Had to kick people out yesterday for drug use (police involvement) and put out a dumpster fire.  Hoping for a better day today.  😀

Sounds like your 2020 is keeping on par with the rest of the world 

Gamecockeggman

JohnInCarolina said:

I just realized that pretty soon the number of pages in this thread will match the current year.  When that happens, do the lights go off?  

Simply put.... Yes.

but at the third day  the Buffalo will allow it to rise again. 

Eoin

ColbyLang

Eoin said:

Wow! What a meal!

johnnyp

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Carnitas, one of my favorites.

@Ozzie_Isaac This looks great.  Will you give a description of what I'm seeing here?

Did you roast in the pan the whole time to let the pork confit in its own rendered fat?  Did you just add to the pan to crisp up at the end?

JohnInCarolina

Editing...

SciAggie

JohnInCarolina said:

Editing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEMOhRWW7x8

JohnInCarolina

@SciAggie ha!  I've never seen that skit before.  It explains a lot, doesn't it?

SGH

Enjoying what was once a southern staple 40 years ago. A RC cola and moon pie. 

lousubcap

@SGH - you need some Planter's peanuts poured into that RC to complete the hat trick  

SGH

About to enjoy @nolaegghead favorite. Sack and testicle cheese. A southern icon. 

If you look carefully you can see slithers of scrotum.  

ColbyLang

SGH said:

About to enjoy @nolaegghead favorite. Sack and testicle cheese. A southern icon. 

If you look carefully you can see slithers of scrotum.  

That’s funny ****. Who made the head cheese?

thetrim

Just cancelled USAA after 27 years of coverage and am now on Team Flo. 

Almost half the price.

Four cars and four drivers (two teens) aren't cheap.

JohnInCarolina

SGH said:

About to enjoy @nolaegghead favorite. Sack and testicle cheese. A southern icon. 

Botch

It must be pointed out, Slivers of Scrotum WBAGNFARB.  

Mattman3969

Cheesy Meatballs n Sketti 

lousubcap

Simple and elegant presentation.  Great cook.  Congrats.

Yno

Hard to top a fine cook from @SGH, but we just finished off some tri-tips. 


24 hour marinade in a homemade teriyaki concoction. Have to do two, as Ynette likes medium and I like rare.

Mine went to 120* and hers went to 145* at a low and slow 225*. Then the afterburners went on a  gave them a sixty second 600* sear. 


Ynette likes haricot vert (green beans to heathens like me!) and I threw some sliced onions in a cast iron pan on the Egg with the meat. Next time I will add some 'shrooms. Served with a local Cabernet Sauvignon. Yum!

GATraveller

Mattman3969 said:

Cheesy Meatballs n Sketti 

That's dirty pool. Dang. 

TN_Egger

thetrim said:

Just cancelled USAA after 27 years of coverage and am now on Team Flo. 

Almost half the price.

Four cars and four drivers (two teens) aren't cheap.

What prompted the change? Other than price! I been a satisfied usaa customer for about 30 years. Just me and the wife now - all 3 kids went USAA as well. 

thetrim

@sgh and foreskin 

Botch

TN_Egger said:
What prompted the change? Other than price! I been a satisfied usaa customer for about 30 years. Just me and the wife now - all 3 kids went USAA as well. 

I'm not @thetrim, and I didn't stay at a hotel last night, but here's my quick reason.
 
I bought my first Saab about three weeks after my 25th birthday (when the rates go down a significant amount); this was about 1 March.  I was quoted an exorbitant price by USAA, and I called them up and pointed out that I'd turned 25 in mid-February; she told me my Saab would be added to my Rustang's policy, which I'd renewed in January (when I was 24).  I said, "Well, I'll just cancel that policy and buy new, for both vehicles, tomorrow".  She replied, in an extremely snotty voice, "Oh, you can't do that, we keep track!"
 
I hung up, with great vigor, and talked to State Farm the next day, hoping I could get a 5-month policy from them to carry me over.  They showed me I could save money by switching, AND they could give me coverage of my musical equipment, which USAA never could.  I signed up.

Got home and called USAA.  By a VERY happy coincidence, I got the same operator!  I reminded her of her previous response, and cancelled my car, and my home, insurance.  With Great Vigor!
 
I've had a few incidences over the years with State Farm, and they've very supportive.  I'm a customer for life.    

lkapigian

SGH said:

About to enjoy @nolaegghead favorite. Sack and testicle cheese. A southern icon. 

If you look carefully you can see slithers of scrotum.  

Scrapple ? Or head cheese...

Ozzie_Isaac

johnnyp said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Carnitas, one of my favorites.

@Ozzie_Isaac This looks great.  Will you give a description of what I'm seeing here?

Did you roast in the pan the whole time to let the pork confit in its own rendered fat?  Did you just add to the pan to crisp up at the end?

I cut up a pork shoulder into large chunks.  I place a single layer in a pan.  I used a paella pan because my large CI needs reseasoning.

I salt the pork and then, not kidding, fill the pan halfway up with Mexican coke (kind with real cane sugar).  Then I cook open top at 350-400 for about 3-4 hours.  Occasionally flipping to get lots of crispy edge goodness.

The water in the coke boils out and the pork cooks in its own fats and some sugar just like you mentioned.  It is probably my favorite way to cook pork shoulder.

SGH

lkapigian said:

Scrapple ? Or head cheese...

🧀 cheese 👍

thetrim

TN_Egger said:

thetrim said:

Just cancelled USAA after 27 years of coverage and am now on Team Flo. 

Almost half the price.

Four cars and four drivers (two teens) aren't cheap.

What prompted the change? Other than price! I been a satisfied usaa customer for about 30 years. Just me and the wife now - all 3 kids went USAA as well. 

The price difference was significant enough that I would be doing my family a severe disservice by not looking elsewhere. 

My 16 y/o daughter got her license yesterday (that could be a thread all it's own).  Four cars, four drivers (two teens) are not in USAA's wheelhouse.  Our 6 month premium was going to raise to right around $5,800.  Our four extravagant cars ('06 Corolla Sport edition; '14 Beetle convertible, '15 Jetta base model, '19 Highlander base model) don't warrant that.  We have one ticket between all of us almost 5 years ago (Thank you Sulfur, LA police department).  Both my kids have taken a driver safety course and qualify for the good student discount.  I wanted to look only at GEICO and Team FLO, so I knew I'd be getting another top tier company and wouldn't be f'd if I needed to file claim.

Team FLO came in just over $3k/ 6 months.  Sorry USAA, it's been real, it's been fun, but it hasn't been twice the price fun..  I am kicking myself I didn't make the change a couple years ago.  I could've bought a lot of SRF briskets w that money.

fishlessman

thetrim said:

Just cancelled USAA after 27 years of coverage and am now on Team Flo. 

Almost half the price.

Four cars and four drivers (two teens) aren't cheap.

my insurance dropped about 3800 switching from allstate to team flo and my experience with allstate was a complete nightmare