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My plans for the day.

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gmac
gmac Posts: 1,814
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So I'm sitting out on my deck looking at my backyard and having a covfefe and Baileys. Just dropped my oldest off at his job. Washing dishes at a higher end restaurant around here. 
Just checked the forum to get all of the latest news (I get all my news and opinions here, it the only place I can trust). And now I'm planning my day. 

Today I need to move this 15 yrd pile of mulch and out it around my trees and flower beds (and its rained here so much that I probably should take the grass but I'm not gonna. 


Then I have to finish this 20 foot fire pit area my wife wants. 


And plant the garden still. 

Some corn is in but nothing else.

Plus I just got a new bag of lump and I can't decide if I want to do steak or pork chops tonight.

Who wants to bet at the end of the day none of this is done, I'm drunk and we ordered pizza? 
Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    I like the way you plan. Stay sober enough for the steak though. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
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    Drunk pizza is a likely end to this story.

    but I'm betting you atleast make it to the fire pit, but planting a garden is out of the question... too much concentration required
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    Decided to start the day with the traditional Canadian breakfast
     
    Leftover lamb rogan josh, beef korma, matar paneer and rice with naan. I can't leave this stuff in the fridge if I know it's there. I LOVE Indian. Ordered twice as much as we needed just to have leftovers. 

    And for dessert. 

    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,332
    edited June 2017
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    Great posts @gmac.  I'm with @SciAggie on pacing to nail the steak.  Everything else gets optioned to tomorrow, especially the wet mulch.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    Making progress. 

    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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    Do nothin until time to fire up the egg. Steak or pork chops; either will be fine.


    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
    Facebook Big Green Egg MiniMax Owners Group


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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    Forgot that I had this. Gonna be a better day than I expected. Wonder if it's time to try out my new sous vide machine too. 

    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,332
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    Great freezer dive outcome right there-go forth and do great things.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    @gmac Nice discovery. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    Relax and hire out the work. Pleasent cooking!
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    I have enlisted help. Now this is how you garden. 

    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,829
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    Ran and went and got my haircut.  Thought I'd check back in on your progress.  Nice to see work is getting done and there is beer involved.  Carry on!
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Looking good, and with a few of those "Pride of Lethbridge" under your belt, the day will fly by, you may not recall the details, but it will fly by regardless. Still one of my favourite beers - just got a set of mugs from a buddy who manages a local pub. 
    Enjoy the steak, chops, pizza or maybe just another Pil, whatever works. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    Making progress. 
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • da87
    da87 Posts: 640
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    @gmac, I like the way you garden!
    Doug
    Wayne, PA
    LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser

    "Two things are infinite:  the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"   Albert Einstein
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    I moved 6 yards if mulch and 2 yards of crusher run and I am wiped out. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,025
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    I mowed and dethatched the last 5 hours. Literally just sitting on the rider. Lazy man work but I'm ready for a few cold ones 


    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
    edited June 2017
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    So about 1/3 of the pile has been moved and spread around trees and flower beds. 48 San Marzano tomatoes planted. 24 long red cayennes for making hot sauce. 20 cabbage for sauerkraut, 2 rows of green beans for pickled beans for Caesars. 8 Old Style Pilsner drank, 8 heads of romaine, some beet seeds, 12 beefsteak tomato plants, approx 300 corn kernels planted and another 300 to go next weekend. 

    Edit. Forgot the impatients 


    Egg is lit so on to round 2. 
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,357
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    Productive bro.  I bet you've moved on from the eight pilsners.   That was a cool looking can.  
    =======================================
    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    Round 2. 
     

     


    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    Yep. Over done. Forgot that dry aged cooks faster and wasn't paying attention.  
    Still with enough garlic and butter I think I salvaged it or at least made it tolerable. 
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Looks OK to me, but then I like rib steaks cooked a tad more, have you lost count of the number of bunnies on the Pil cans yet?
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • bigalsworth
    bigalsworth Posts: 685
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    gmac said:
    Making progress. 

    Can't go wrong with vitamin P
    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Just over $40 for a two four here in Lotus Land, which is why I usually drink craft as it is just under $50 for a two four. Though Ontario was Laker Country... 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,467
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    Let's see, today I, um, cleaned one toilet.
    Except I got distracted and forgot.  
    _____________

    Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'?  Well, we showed them.


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  • bigalsworth
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    @gmac our government run beer is super expensive as well. That's why I brew my own now, half the price as store bought.  I don't really save money cuz I drink more than twice as much now
    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    bigalsworth said:
    @gmac our government run beer is super expensive as well. That's why I brew my own now, half the price as store bought.  I don't really save money cuz I drink more than twice as much now
    Problem for me is now finding time to brew. Definitely cheaper unless you get into it crazy like I did a few years ago. Have 3 fifteen gallon stainless tanks, a dedicated freezer with temp control, yeast culture gear, of course kegs etc. I choose to ignore that sunk cost when calculating cost per batch. 
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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    gmac said:
    bigalsworth said:
    @gmac our government run beer is super expensive as well. That's why I brew my own now, half the price as store bought.  I don't really save money cuz I drink more than twice as much now
    Problem for me is now finding time to brew. Definitely cheaper unless you get into it crazy like I did a few years ago. Have 3 fifteen gallon stainless tanks, a dedicated freezer with temp control, yeast culture gear, of course kegs etc. I choose to ignore that sunk cost when calculating cost per batch. 
    I don't have the setup you have, I use fresh wort kits that a craft brewer in town makes.   All I have to do is pitch the yeast and let it ferment,then keg.  I have been eying the grainfather electric brewer.  When my wife is off mat leave I might go all grain.
    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
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    bigalsworth said:
    gmac said:
    bigalsworth said:
    @gmac our government run beer is super expensive as well. That's why I brew my own now, half the price as store bought.  I don't really save money cuz I drink more than twice as much now
    Problem for me is now finding time to brew. Definitely cheaper unless you get into it crazy like I did a few years ago. Have 3 fifteen gallon stainless tanks, a dedicated freezer with temp control, yeast culture gear, of course kegs etc. I choose to ignore that sunk cost when calculating cost per batch. 
    I don't have the setup you have, I use fresh wort kits that a craft brewer in town makes.   All I have to do is pitch the yeast and let it ferment,then keg.  I have been eying the grainfather electric brewer.  When my wife is off mat leave I might go all grain.
    Going all grain is the best thing you can do and it doesn't have to be expensive at all. Yes the fancy recirculating systems are nice but I've never used one. I batch sparge in a cooler and make award winning beer (or used to). I can talk you through getting into all grain for less than $100. It can be as easy as you want it to be or as hard. But no reason to blow the bank. 
    Let me know if you want to chat more sometime and I will pm you my #. 
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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