Good things you have seen as a result of the Corona Virus.....

caliking

lousubcap said:

Regarding the vertical paper towel feed direction;  Right handers prefer the close right to left feed and left handers the opposite as the first up towel is right there.
That said, given around 10-11% of the population is left handed we (yes, hard over left handed) are screwed from the get-go.  So the challenge is real!  

 Wait... There are still left-handed people ?

THEBuckeye

Yep. The struggle is real. 

GATraveller

fishlessman

vertical paper towel holder, i would be pissed if some one spent my money on something as useless as that. i do have a horizontal one that came with the house where i hang the tongs. the invisible ones are more handy, kitchen counter, coffee table, side table, dining table, bathroom

DoubleEgger

fishlessman said:

vertical paper towel holder, i would be pissed if some one spent my money on something as useless as that. i do have a horizontal one that came with the house where i hang the tongs. the invisible ones are more handy, kitchen counter, coffee table, side table, dining table, bathroom

Try and tear a piece off one handed...

Legume

fishlessman said:

vertical paper towel holder, i would be pissed if some one spent my money on something as useless as that. i do have a horizontal one that came with the house where i hang the tongs. the invisible ones are more handy, kitchen counter, coffee table, side table, dining table, bathroom

Happily married 29 years and it keeps the paper towels out of the counter splash next to the sink.

fishlessman

Legume said:

fishlessman said:

vertical paper towel holder, i would be pissed if some one spent my money on something as useless as that. i do have a horizontal one that came with the house where i hang the tongs. the invisible ones are more handy, kitchen counter, coffee table, side table, dining table, bathroom

Happily married 29 years and it keeps the paper towels out of the counter splash next to the sink.

i sometimes lay the paper towels on top of the tongs over the paper towel holder over the sink, one stands on the butcher block, one next to the stove.   theres probably 8 rolls scattered around the house all in need of a vertical paper towel holder?  maybe thats why im happily single

TN_Egger

Botch

You guys just don't realize how critical this simple appliance is.  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_fcuNbQ_g
 
 

THEBuckeye

https://twitter.com/michael_steel/status/1248261412469735424?s=20

SandyHookEgger

GrateEggspectations said:

dmchicago said:

caliking said:

Cornholio said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Cornholio said:

I’ve seen my wife as an awesome teacher for my four year old. Sure his curriculum is not that stout but she is working from home and still taking care of a lot of the kid’s meals and learning. 

I am very thankful that my family genuinely enjoys hanging out together, been like a long vacation for us and minimal drama. 

Amen to paragraph 2!

Although I must admit that if anything is going to divide us during this it is my wife’s habit of leaving the sponge in the bottom of the sink when we have a rack stuck to the side of the sink specifically for the dang sponge! 

Don’t get me started. There’s one way to load the dishwasher... mine. 

Ray Charles loads the dishwasher better than my wife.

Have you been reading about the host of celebrities claiming Stevie Wonder can see?! 

I say JoLo could easily prove this using a method that I won’t divulge in polite company.

lousubcap

Haven't seen the deep discount with wings but a couple of days ago the local Kroger had chix drumsticks priced at $0.29/lb. Game on!

frazzdaddy

SandyHookEgger said:

GrateEggspectations said:

dmchicago said:

caliking said:

Cornholio said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Cornholio said:

I’ve seen my wife as an awesome teacher for my four year old. Sure his curriculum is not that stout but she is working from home and still taking care of a lot of the kid’s meals and learning. 

I am very thankful that my family genuinely enjoys hanging out together, been like a long vacation for us and minimal drama. 

Amen to paragraph 2!

Although I must admit that if anything is going to divide us during this it is my wife’s habit of leaving the sponge in the bottom of the sink when we have a rack stuck to the side of the sink specifically for the dang sponge! 

Don’t get me started. There’s one way to load the dishwasher... mine. 

Ray Charles loads the dishwasher better than my wife.

Have you been reading about the host of celebrities claiming Stevie Wonder can see?! 

I say JoLo could easily prove this using a method that I won’t divulge in polite company.

That method may or may not have been referenced in another thread.

Legume

I had to go back to page 9 to retrieve this thread.

Great story.

https://apple.news/ASqna8BtHR1i3kFf2BmxhsA

YukonRon

Yesterday, while home, preparing to leave to travel to Michigan, I saw a van pull up to a neighbor's house, covered in the names of people. A man and a woman exited the vehicle, carrying packages laying them on the doorstep, ringing the doorbell. They backed up several feet, and after a brief conversation, school aged children emerged from the house collected the gifts, and when the adults went back to the van, they pointed out the names of the children they had just visited, placed on the van, then pointed out, "We miss you!" also painted on the van.

They were teachers, reaching out and getting in touch with their students. They gave them disposable cameras to use during the isolation, and eventually share with their classmates.

I thought it was a very cool gesture, and a very kind deed. I was compelled to empty my wallet for their gesture as a donation to the cause.

Foghorn

I just took delivery of 100 wagyu ribeyes from a friend who wanted to say “thank you” to health care providers during the pandemic. He has a ranch with a heard of wagyu cattle. They are packaged with 2 steaks per pack so I can distribute them to 50 providers. 

I sent out an email and 90% of them got picked up within 30 minutes. 

YukonRon

Foghorn said:

I just took delivery of 100 wagyu ribeyes from a friend who wanted to say “thank you” to health care providers during the pandemic. He has a ranch with a heard of wagyu cattle. They are packaged with 2 steaks per pack so I can distribute them to 50 providers. 

I sent out an email and 90% of them got picked up within 30 minutes. 

this needs an Awesome button

JohnInCarolina

YukonRon said:

Foghorn said:

I just took delivery of 100 wagyu ribeyes from a friend who wanted to say “thank you” to health care providers during the pandemic. He has a ranch with a heard of wagyu cattle. They are packaged with 2 steaks per pack so I can distribute them to 50 providers. 

I sent out an email and 90% of them got picked up within 30 minutes. 

this needs an Awesome button

Here you go!

Botch

Foghorn said:

I just took delivery of 100 wagyu ribeyes from a friend who wanted to say “thank you” to health care providers during the pandemic. He has a ranch with a heard of wagyu cattle. 

Excellent, Foghorn!  
Gotta ask, does he massage the cattle, or is that strictly a Japanese thing?  

Foghorn

@Botch, I'm not aware of any massaging.  But I haven't visited the ranch - yet.  Waiting for better conditions to visit and probably bring a few eggheads for some cooking/butchering/sausagemaking.  He's intrigued by stories of my escapades with @The Cen-Tex Smoker , @20stone , @caliking.  He wants to learn how to make gourmet sausage from us and has quite the setup that will allow it to be as efficient as possible.

MotownVol

During the virus shutdown the Vols football recruiting has been kicking.   No practice so it’s all about recruiting.

Man I hope we get to play some college football this fall.

caliking

Foghorn said:

I just took delivery of 100 wagyu ribeyes from a friend who wanted to say “thank you” to health care providers during the pandemic. He has a ranch with a heard of wagyu cattle. They are packaged with 2 steaks per pack so I can distribute them to 50 providers. 

I sent out an email and 90% of them got picked up within 30 minutes. 

I checked, but did not receive any email from you today...

Botch

Foghorn said:

@Botch, I'm not aware of any massaging.  But I haven't visited the ranch - yet.  Waiting for better conditions to visit and probably bring a few eggheads for some cooking/butchering/sausagemaking.  He's intrigued by stories of my escapades with @The Cen-Tex Smoker , @20stone , @caliking.  He wants to learn how to make gourmet sausage from us and has quite the setup that will allow it to be as efficient as possible.

If the "better conditions" are good enough, and you could use another pair of hands (even if to sweep, do dishes, and provide huevos rancheros for breakfast,) PM me!  

northGAcock

Botch said:

Foghorn said:

@Botch, I'm not aware of any massaging.  But I haven't visited the ranch - yet.  Waiting for better conditions to visit and probably bring a few eggheads for some cooking/butchering/sausagemaking.  He's intrigued by stories of my escapades with @The Cen-Tex Smoker , @20stone , @caliking.  He wants to learn how to make gourmet sausage from us and has quite the setup that will allow it to be as efficient as possible.

If the "better conditions" are good enough, and you could use another pair of hands (even if to sweep, do dishes, and provide huevos rancheros for breakfast,) PM me!  

Fess up. You had to look up the spellin on huevos rancheros didn’t you. 

DoubleEgger

MotownVol said:

During the virus shutdown the Vols football recruiting has been kicking.   No practice so it’s all about recruiting.

Man I hope we get to play some college football this fall.

Gotta find someone to beat Georgia State...

speed51133

buying all sorts of tools and power equipment due to total boredom at home.

Foghorn

@caliking, I texted you.  But it was "must be present to win". @Botch, this pandemic got in the way of my plan to develop relationships that bring my ranching friends, my egghead friends, and my work friends together for some spectacular cooking/butchering/sausagemaking events.  We took step one with our last sauscutapalooza in January but have been on hold since then. 

When I met with my two ranchowning buddies yesterday and mentioned that over time we could end up growing this to the level of a Burning Man festival (I wanted to compare it to Brisket Camp or Butt Blast but neither of them would know what those terms mean) on one of the ranches, neither of them flinched.  They both just nodded their heads approvingly.  

So, your offer to join us for some of our escapades is noted and appreciated.

With all that being said, when we get to resuming these sorts of activities, we'll probably start small and grow them as we learn the lay of the land (lodging capacity, etc) and develop some trust.

Botch

northGAcock said:
Fess up. You had to look up the spellin on huevos rancheros didn’t you. 

Nope, not that one (probably because I make the best huevos rancheros in the state).  
Now I will admit the Mac OS is constantly correcting my spelling of other words...  

JohnInCarolina

Botch said:

northGAcock said:
Fess up. You had to look up the spellin on huevos rancheros didn’t you. 

Nope, not that one (probably because I make the best huevos rancheros in the state).  
Now I will admit the Mac OS is constantly correcting my spelling of other words...  

Robin's computer tries to correct his spelling too, he just overrules it.  

Foghorn

So, I got another delivery of beef - albeit lesser cuts - for health care workers. 

It turns out that my buddy got his Angus beef up to USDA “choice” standards - then he mixed them with Wagyu - because he liked the soft buttery texture of Wagyu but the flavor of Angus.  He thinks this is the best beef he’s ever tasted.  After eating one of his ribeyes last night I agree. So now I have some really good ground beef, chuck roast slices, etc to give out to health care workers.