OT - What are you doing right now?

fishlessman

Canugghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

ColbyLang said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Botch said:

Hello Darkness, my old friend,
You've come to me at 5 pm.  

I know. Quite a shock. Was a record-breaking 73 degrees here today, so it was nice to have the kids playing outside so long after sundown. 

Met some folks from Toronto in Orlando. They could hardly breathe in the humidity lol

Don’t take that as a measure of our grit up here in Canada. Torontonians can be rather delicate at times. @Canugghead 😂😉😂

agree

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

was that the whole canadian army

Ozzie_Isaac

Kinda sad.  Sold another horse this afternoon.  Did very well, but still not used to selling them.  Like selling a family member.

Ozzie_Isaac

Congratulatory sandwich.  After the sale, I could afford to add Doritos to the sammy!

Gulfcoastguy

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Kinda sad.  Sold another horse this afternoon.  Did very well, but still not used to selling them.  Like selling a family member.

I think my niece is selling her horse and probably the trailer. This economy blows.

ColbyLang

We sweat inside in Louisiana. Humidity is our best friend 

fishlessman

I need to be careful sweating while ice fishing in 15 below so I would probably die down there. My beard will be iced over before I dig the cold weather gear out of the bag

Ozzie_Isaac

Gulfcoastguy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Kinda sad.  Sold another horse this afternoon.  Did very well, but still not used to selling them.  Like selling a family member.

I think my niece is selling her horse and probably the trailer. This economy blows.

Yes it does, feed costs have gone absolutely crazy, and so has every other aspect: vets, ferrier, board, etc.  Tracking my prices, cost per horse, has gone up 70% since 2020.  We are down to four horses now, and will probably bump it to five in a month or so, but I have reduced the number of horses in training at any one time, and moved some to lower cost stalls.  I even leased one out for about 6 months to help defer costs.

The higher value performance horses seem to be holding their prices, but I keep expecting that to change too.

The lower end of the market is getting flooded with horses from people downsizing.  A lot of older horses are showing up.  People are struggling to feed them, and keeping them as lawn ornaments is getting harder and harder.

lkapigian

Finally getting this guy home, many delays but worth the wait, they upgraded the main chamber to a 600 from 5

Thanks @nolaegghead for your help with the firebox badge 

Ozzie_Isaac

lkapigian said:

Finally getting this guy home, many delays but worth the wait, they upgraded the main chamber to a 600 from 5

Wow!!! I think I just fell in love.  That is gorgeous!

lousubcap

I am no metallurgist or high end Q smoker but I have internet access.  The upgrade to 600D and the construction looks like you have an above ground bomb shelter.  That is one rugged and huge rig.  Congrats as that is definitely sending the "my catering gig" is accelerating.  
A replacement or an addition to your impressive lineup?.  

Legume

There’s good money to be had in global warming.

lkapigian

lousubcap said:

I am no metallurgist or high end Q smoker but I have internet access.  The upgrade to 600D and the construction looks like you have an above ground bomb shelter.  That is one rugged and huge rig.  Congrats as that is definitely sending the "my catering gig" is accelerating.  
A replacement or an addition to your impressive lineup?.  

@lousubcapi it is an addition , my stumps will still do the heavy lifting , this more for community events and cook offs , a for looks” cooker lol

GrateEggspectations

fishlessman said:

Canugghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

ColbyLang said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Botch said:

Hello Darkness, my old friend,
You've come to me at 5 pm.  

I know. Quite a shock. Was a record-breaking 73 degrees here today, so it was nice to have the kids playing outside so long after sundown. 

Met some folks from Toronto in Orlando. They could hardly breathe in the humidity lol

Don’t take that as a measure of our grit up here in Canada. Torontonians can be rather delicate at times. @Canugghead 😂😉😂

agree

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

was that the whole canadian army

I don’t think so. Bob had to stay home due to having busted his ankle while curling. 

WeberWho

From a custom reverse flow big box store smoker to now a 600 gallon Fat Stack smoker. Congrats!!! 

Well deserved! @lkapigian

GrateEggspectations

@lkapigian

Congrats. Beautiful rig for a great guy. It may be a FatStack, but I bet it’s acquisition has left your stack a whole lot thinner. 😂 

ColbyLang

Just finished a physical for disability/life insurance policy for the company. Yay

Thatgrimguy

Hell yeah!! That's a rig that can run a whole bbq joint!!

GrateEggspectations

Update: Mission accomplished - in the true sense. 

Some pretty detailed articles about it online. 

SonVolt

lkapigian said:

Finally getting this guy home, many delays but worth the wait, they upgraded the main chamber to a 600 from 5

Thanks @nolaegghead for your help with the firebox badge 

dude

Thatgrimguy

You need an Altoshaam if you don't have one @lkapigian You can cook all day, hold all night and serve the best bbq while having your palate cleared of smoke.  Getting sleep is glorious.

Gulfcoastguy

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2022/tropical-storm-nicole?map=5day&MR=1

Noticed this little present for Florida.

lkapigian

Thatgrimguy said:

You need an Altoshaam if you don't have one @lkapigian You can cook all day, hold all night and serve the best bbq while having your palate cleared of smoke.  Getting sleep is glorious.

@Thatgrimguy , not an Altoshaam , but snagged this off CL a year or so ago for $80.00 , works like a charm , though my cambros usually are good enough 

Thatgrimguy

That'll do it!! Biggest upgrade I've made!

Legume

Thatgrimguy said:

That'll do it!! Biggest upgrade I've made!

pssst.  now see if you can get him to buy an $800 saucepan

lkapigian

Legume said:

Thatgrimguy said:

That'll do it!! Biggest upgrade I've made!

pssst.  now see if you can get him to buy an $800 saucepan

LoL

SonVolt

Thatgrimguy said:

You need an Altoshaam if you don't have one @lkapigian You can cook all day, hold all night and serve the best bbq while having your palate cleared of smoke.  Getting sleep is glorious.

This is 100% my plan for my next cook.  Enjoy the day smoking while avoiding the chaos of getting actual dinner on the table. Save that **** for the next day when your pallet and senses have had chance to reset. On the day of the smoke, use the firebox to cook steaks or something easy. 

Thatgrimguy

SonVolt said:

Thatgrimguy said:

You need an Altoshaam if you don't have one @lkapigian You can cook all day, hold all night and serve the best bbq while having your palate cleared of smoke.  Getting sleep is glorious.

This is 100% my plan for my next cook.  Enjoy the day smoking while avoiding the chaos of getting actual dinner on the table. Save that **** for the next day when your pallet and senses have had chance to reset. 

Pull earlier than you normally would. Or pull it when you would and let it rest down to 180 then put it at 150. I've held successfully for 24 hours before serving with great quality!

lkapigian

SonVolt said:

Thatgrimguy said:

You need an Altoshaam if you don't have one @lkapigian You can cook all day, hold all night and serve the best bbq while having your palate cleared of smoke.  Getting sleep is glorious.

This is 100% my plan for my next cook.  Enjoy the day smoking while avoiding the chaos of getting actual dinner on the table. Save that **** for the next day when your pallet and senses have had chance to reset. On the day of the smoke, use the firebox to cook steaks or something easy. 

That’s the beauty of the gravity feed, very low active cook time, load it and forget it 

Gulfcoastguy

Washing blankets. The dog stole a new bottle of balsamic salad dressing and chewed the cap off. Thus spilling it on two blankets. 

JohnInCarolina

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