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frazzdaddy

lousubcap said:

The Yank version I am familiar with are called pork rinds on this side.  About the same recipe.  
Now we do amp it up a bit with pork cracklings which are pork rinds with some extra fat attached.   This excess fat provides a meatier texture and a more intense flavor than traditional pork rinds.  Supposedly first created in Louisiana.  

My uncle ( a Duke grad ) after a long career as an accountant and business manager for Duke power retired. He called my dad and asked him for my grandads fried pork skin recipe. My dad taught him how to make them in the same woodfired kettle fireplace where my grandad made them for our general store starting in the 20s. My uncle made millions selling them all over the world. You may have seen them around NC under this branding. Carolina Country Snacks
 

Ozzie_Isaac

frazzdaddy said:

lousubcap said:

The Yank version I am familiar with are called pork rinds on this side.  About the same recipe.  
Now we do amp it up a bit with pork cracklings which are pork rinds with some extra fat attached.   This excess fat provides a meatier texture and a more intense flavor than traditional pork rinds.  Supposedly first created in Louisiana.  

My uncle ( a Duke grad ) after a long career as an accountant and business manager for Duke power retired. He called my dad and asked him for my grandads fried pork skin recipe. My dad taught him how to make them in the same woodfired kettle fireplace where my grandad made them for our general store starting in the 20s. My uncle made millions selling them all over the world. You may have seen them around NC under this branding. Carolina Country Snacks
 

That is so cool!

Ozzie_Isaac

frazzdaddy said:

lousubcap said:

The Yank version I am familiar with are called pork rinds on this side.  About the same recipe.  
Now we do amp it up a bit with pork cracklings which are pork rinds with some extra fat attached.   This excess fat provides a meatier texture and a more intense flavor than traditional pork rinds.  Supposedly first created in Louisiana.  

My uncle ( a Duke grad ) after a long career as an accountant and business manager for Duke power retired. He called my dad and asked him for my grandads fried pork skin recipe. My dad taught him how to make them in the same woodfired kettle fireplace where my grandad made them for our general store starting in the 20s. My uncle made millions selling them all over the world. You may have seen them around NC under this branding. Carolina Country Snacks
 

Ordered these just now.  Wanted to try the fat Back, but didn't need 24 bags.

frazzdaddy

Ozzie_Isaac said:

frazzdaddy said:

lousubcap said:

The Yank version I am familiar with are called pork rinds on this side.  About the same recipe.  
Now we do amp it up a bit with pork cracklings which are pork rinds with some extra fat attached.   This excess fat provides a meatier texture and a more intense flavor than traditional pork rinds.  Supposedly first created in Louisiana.  

My uncle ( a Duke grad ) after a long career as an accountant and business manager for Duke power retired. He called my dad and asked him for my grandads fried pork skin recipe. My dad taught him how to make them in the same woodfired kettle fireplace where my grandad made them for our general store starting in the 20s. My uncle made millions selling them all over the world. You may have seen them around NC under this branding. Carolina Country Snacks
 

That is so cool!

He sold the operation and brand to Wise right before covid. 

Ozzie_Isaac

frazzdaddy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

frazzdaddy said:

lousubcap said:

The Yank version I am familiar with are called pork rinds on this side.  About the same recipe.  
Now we do amp it up a bit with pork cracklings which are pork rinds with some extra fat attached.   This excess fat provides a meatier texture and a more intense flavor than traditional pork rinds.  Supposedly first created in Louisiana.  

My uncle ( a Duke grad ) after a long career as an accountant and business manager for Duke power retired. He called my dad and asked him for my grandads fried pork skin recipe. My dad taught him how to make them in the same woodfired kettle fireplace where my grandad made them for our general store starting in the 20s. My uncle made millions selling them all over the world. You may have seen them around NC under this branding. Carolina Country Snacks
 

That is so cool!

He sold the operation and brand to Wise right before covid. 

Hopefully they didn't monkey with the product.

SamIAm2

Tile guys showed up early this morning.  Sideway shower evidently. They decided to use the old floor tiles at the bottom of the bench seat. Fewer seams and it will match the bottom of the shower on both sides. 



Mudded in travertine in the two nooks. Sloped to drain properly now.



Putting in sheets of the new shower floor tiles.



Tray drain tile work.





Travertine added to shower exit opening. Had I known there were enough old floor tiles earlier, I would have asked them to lower the mudpack from the drain to the exit step when they installed it. The old floor tile is thicker than the new tile they were setting today. Too late after it had set. Would have been a nice touch.



The floor tiles from the drain to the step are slightly sloped toward the drain.



Detail of tile on the right of step area. Someone accidentally trashed the tile that was removed earlier. Glad I kept the spare pieces from the original installation.



Shower tiling done!



Grouting tomorrow and I can use the shower on Thursday or Friday

Ozzie_Isaac

@SamIAm2 that is looking amazing. Gonna feel all cosmopolitan with that indoor plumbing up and running.

JohnInCarolina

Had a work-related conversation today.  There's a young star faculty at the University of Chicago who is interested in moving to Duke.  Good chance we'll pull that off.  During the discussion with our faculty, we found out this same star had interviewed at UNC a few years ago while they were just starting out, and UNC had passed.

I commented that this wouldn't be the first time Carolina had blown an easy win... #sorry #notsorry

lousubcap

JohnInCarolina said:

Had a work-related conversation today.  There's a young star faculty at the University of Chicago who is interested in moving to Duke.  Good chance we'll pull that off.  During the discussion with our faculty, we found out this same star had interviewed at UNC a few years ago while they were just starting out, and UNC had passed.

I commented that this wouldn't be the first time Carolina had blown an easy win... #sorry #notsorry

That is cutting to the quick.  BTW- watching the UVA-Duke round ball game?

Ozzie_Isaac

Saving the world one order at a time.

JohnInCarolina

lousubcap said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Had a work-related conversation today.  There's a young star faculty at the University of Chicago who is interested in moving to Duke.  Good chance we'll pull that off.  During the discussion with our faculty, we found out this same star had interviewed at UNC a few years ago while they were just starting out, and UNC had passed.

I commented that this wouldn't be the first time Carolina had blown an easy win... #sorry #notsorry

That is cutting to the quick.  BTW- watching the UVA-Duke round ball game?

Of course!  It’s a good game.  Some cobwebs they needed to shake off, this one will likely go down to the wire.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

JohnInCarolina said:

lousubcap said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Had a work-related conversation today.  There's a young star faculty at the University of Chicago who is interested in moving to Duke.  Good chance we'll pull that off.  During the discussion with our faculty, we found out this same star had interviewed at UNC a few years ago while they were just starting out, and UNC had passed.

I commented that this wouldn't be the first time Carolina had blown an easy win... #sorry #notsorry

That is cutting to the quick.  BTW- watching the UVA-Duke round ball game?

Of course!  It’s a good game.  Some cobwebs they needed to shake off, this one will likely go down to the wire.

You aren’t lying about that. What a shot. 

ColbyLang

Being shocked at the aftermarket price of a top for the wife’s Bronco. Nothing like double the cost of a 4 door wrangler top

JohnInCarolina

Well, F

bucky925

Trying to figure out what went wrong.   Edited to add, when you're retired every day is Friday.

Legume

bucky925 said:

Trying to figure out what went wrong.   Edited to add, when you're retired every day is Friday.

@SGH

Ozzie_Isaac

@CTMike made me an absolutely gorgeous walnut cutting board.  It has been lost in transit (UPS) for about a week.  Finally said it was delivered at 8pm.  Ran out like a kid at Christmas ..... and you all know where this is headed.  No box.  No package.  No cutting board 😭

Checked all the usual places, I live on the boonies so I know it wasn't stolen.  UPS delivered it somewhere else.  UPS says they cannot help me as the receiver.  Totally heart broke right now.


Edit: Drove down the road and found it by a neighbors gate!  I snagged it, so hopefully I don't wind up on the news.  I txt him and told him I grabbed it, but I don't know him real well.

Ozzie_Isaac

Here is the board.  This thing is 10x prettier in person than my photos.

littlerascal56

A work of art. Too pretty to use!  That is some nice walnut there.

ColbyLang

That cutting board…..where’s the damn heart ❤️ emoji when you need it

SamIAm2

Shower remodel is almost complete. I can use the shower tomorrow after the grout sets.  Shower entrance:



Shower nooks. Will hang the mirror on the arm tomorrow before shaving happens again.



Final overall view minus entrance:



Will be replacing the shower controllers from the backside of the shower when the parts show up. The rest of the tile work won't happen until the plumber has finished and the drywall has been replaced. 

nolaegghead

@SamIAm2 very nice. That's a hellacious job.   Makes me thankful I'm on a raised foundation.  I have run pipe and cables all over under the house, it's just tight and dirty.

I guess the tunneling option was going to be more expensive, or there was a reason why they couldn't go that route....

Botch

A few weeks ago I deposited a check in person at my Credit Union, and the clerk told me I had enough of a balance to qualify for "Premium Checking", would I be interested?  I said Sure and kinda forgot about it.  
 
Today paying bills online, I noticed the "Premium Benefits" box and clicked on it.  It gives me:
- Identity Theft protection insurance
- Damage/loss insurance for my smartphone, $850/claim, unlimited claims!
- A lot of coupons for local businesses
- They cover any ATM fees I might incur at other institutions, and
- A few other things that I can't use
 
I just have to maintain a $1,500 balance in my checking account; those first two benefits are certainly worth it!  If you use a credit union it might be worth checking (har!) to see if your CU offers something similar.  

SamIAm2

nolaegghead said:

@SamIAm2 very nice. That's a hellacious job.   Makes me thankful I'm on a raised foundation.  I have run pipe and cables all over under the house, it's just tight and dirty.

I guess the tunneling option was going to be more expensive, or there was a reason why they couldn't go that route....

 
Thanks @nolaegghead. It may not look like cutting the concrete was the best option but years ago I was involved with a friends excavation under his sister's slab where the kitchen had a copper pipe water leak and she couldn't afford professional services. Friend and I dug out the sand, found the leak, repaired, and backfilled the sand.

Trying to manually fill to the bottom of the concrete foundation using a sledgehammer to pack it in was a real issue. Holding a piece of plywood at the top of the layer we built up, adding sand behind the plywood, and then pounding with a sledge hammer with the other hand was not really that successful.  Rinse repeat until all the sand was added back under the slab. Even taking turns working under the slab was very tiring. We were also younger, dumber, and stronger then.

nolaegghead

SamIAm2 said:

nolaegghead said:

@SamIAm2 very nice. That's a hellacious job.   Makes me thankful I'm on a raised foundation.  I have run pipe and cables all over under the house, it's just tight and dirty.

I guess the tunneling option was going to be more expensive, or there was a reason why they couldn't go that route....

 
Thanks @nolaegghead. It may not look like cutting the concrete was the best option but years ago I was involved with a friends excavation under his sister's slab where the kitchen had a copper pipe water leak and she couldn't afford professional services. Friend and I dug out the sand, found the leak, repaired, and backfilled the sand.

Trying to manually fill to the bottom of the concrete foundation using a sledgehammer to pack it in was a real issue. Holding a piece of plywood at the top of the layer we built up, adding sand behind the plywood, and then pounding with a sledge hammer with the other hand was not really that successful.  Rinse repeat until all the sand was added back under the slab. Even taking turns working under the slab was very tiring. We were also younger, dumber, and stronger then.

If I had to do the job, I'd cut through it.  Unless I had some kind of machine that did the tunneling, being in a hole under a slab is a nightmare scenario for me.

One option that I used at my mom's old house was running new pipes through the attic and down the walls.  Obviously won't work for floor drains.

kl8ton

Awesome progress @SamIAm2

fishlessman

ive heard theres a guy in maine that has indoor piping, why hide it

SamIAm2

@kl8ton - Appreciate that. It is a project that was a long time getting to this point. Still have a lot more work to do after all the tradesmen are done. But since every day is Friday for me it will fill my days.

@nolaegghead - the job I mentioned was only from the outside wall of her house to the sink area, about 4 feet. The job for this renovation was almost all the way thru the house. Didn't need to rip out the CI from the original bathroom since it won't backup from the 2 foot distance to the new PVC. Real problem was that from the beginning of the house build, the cast iron pipe was basically a flat sewer line. That was the reason they had to dig down so much.



@fishlessman -  . Not everybody appreciates the industrial look in their abode.

dstearn

Waiting for my XL Base to be delivered. I have had a warranty claim in since 1/18/21.

fishlessman

SamIAm2 said:

@kl8ton - Appreciate that. It is a project that was a long time getting to this point. Still have a lot more work to do after all the tradesmen are done. But since every day is Friday for me it will fill my days.

@nolaegghead - the job I mentioned was only from the outside wall of her house to the sink area, about 4 feet. The job for this renovation was almost all the way thru the house. Didn't need to rip out the CI from the original bathroom since it won't backup from the 2 foot distance to the new PVC. Real problem was that from the beginning of the house build, the cast iron pipe was basically a flat sewer line. That was the reason they had to dig down so much.



@fishlessman -  . Not everybody appreciates the industrial look in their abode.

ive frozen a fair amount of water line, but its a drain that goes under the slab about a foot to a grey water leach that seems to be the worst. it will back up to a second floor sink. the water lines in outside walls are a problem but easily thawed as they are mostly shot runs. i rerouted longer runs under a built in tub away from the walls