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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Generally speaking, maybe half the natives here are into mardi gras.  The other half will vacation to avoid the traffic/madness.  I have one friend in Disney right now, my neighbor (brisket camp lawyers) are in Santa Fe (unfortunately he caught covid a couple days in despite vax, but not too bad). 

    Some families here spend tens of thousands of dollars as royalty in krews.  Just riding as a regular member in a big crew costs a couple thou.  About the cheapest you can get by riding in a parade is a couple/few hundred, and that's for the truck parades...the "wal-marts" of parades.

    Lots of incredibly eclectic groups form for Mardi Gras.  Shopping cart parades, intergalactic crew of Chewbaccus, political parody parades, dog parades, you name it.  It's big big big.  I got trapped in my neighborhood on Sat.  Squeezed out, miraculously, to go to the shop.
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,226
    ColbyLang said:
    nolaegghead said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Prepping for a Mardi Gras ball. Man, I really don’t feel like putting on a tux let alone wearing one for 8 hours 

    It's an elective event, and I have elected to not participate in it anymore.  I've seen it/done it so many times, got all that youthful exuberance out of my system.  We might go walk around on fat Tuesday, but that's a big maybe.

    We went to a ball with @Foghorn and family one year.  Fun, but the Tux's are a lot of work and it's a messy event.
    We did one parade with the kids Saturday evening. More than enough for me. Ball somewhat mandatory as sister in law is royalty. 
    The ball was fun once.  I could do it again and I would embrace the opportunity, but it wasn't something that I have gone out of my way to put on my travel schedule. 

    This year, if I were to attend, I would have had to miss the last night of rodeo here in San Antonio and given that I had first row seats right by the bucking chutes with a friend who is on the rodeo board I decided to stick with that.  Dressing up like a cowboy, driving downtown, dining in the director's club, and sitting in the first row is a lot cheaper than going to New Orleans (although I did invest in a $500 cowboy hat a few years ago so I didn't look out of place when I hang out with the rodeo muckity-mucks...) 

    Either way I'm just faking it and hanging out with rich people courtesy of someone else I know.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    Foghorn said:
    ColbyLang said:
    nolaegghead said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Prepping for a Mardi Gras ball. Man, I really don’t feel like putting on a tux let alone wearing one for 8 hours 

    It's an elective event, and I have elected to not participate in it anymore.  I've seen it/done it so many times, got all that youthful exuberance out of my system.  We might go walk around on fat Tuesday, but that's a big maybe.

    We went to a ball with @Foghorn and family one year.  Fun, but the Tux's are a lot of work and it's a messy event.
    We did one parade with the kids Saturday evening. More than enough for me. Ball somewhat mandatory as sister in law is royalty. 
    The ball was fun once.  I could do it again and I would embrace the opportunity, but it wasn't something that I have gone out of my way to put on my travel schedule. 

    This year, if I were to attend, I would have had to miss the last night of rodeo here in San Antonio and given that I had first row seats right by the bucking chutes with a friend who is on the rodeo board I decided to stick with that.  Dressing up like a cowboy, driving downtown, dining in the director's club, and sitting in the first row is a lot cheaper than going to New Orleans (although I did invest in a $500 cowboy hat a few years ago so I didn't look out of place when I hang out with the rodeo muckity-mucks...) 

    Either way I'm just faking it and hanging out with rich people courtesy of someone else I know.
    As a fellow forum member, who just wants to help others, I will use your rodeo ticket so you can go to Mardis Gras.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Ate pie for breakfast.

    This gives me so much joy. 

    1. I love almost any lemony dessert thing.
    2. I only get around to eating pie for breakfast a few times a year, but its **** glorious.

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,732
    ColbyLang said:
    Prepping for a Mardi Gras ball. Man, I really don’t feel like putting on a tux let alone wearing one for 8 hours 
    The question of the evening-Pleated or non Pleated shirt?? 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    lousubcap said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Prepping for a Mardi Gras ball. Man, I really don’t feel like putting on a tux let alone wearing one for 8 hours 
    The question of the evening-Pleated or non Pleated shirt?? 
    For Mardi Gras it would be whatever is easier to remove stains…
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,693
    nolaegghead said:
    lousubcap said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Prepping for a Mardi Gras ball. Man, I really don’t feel like putting on a tux let alone wearing one for 8 hours 
    The question of the evening-Pleated or non Pleated shirt?? 
    For Mardi Gras it would be whatever is easier to remove stains…
    Food stains, or… the other kind?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    lousubcap said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Prepping for a Mardi Gras ball. Man, I really don’t feel like putting on a tux let alone wearing one for 8 hours 
    The question of the evening-Pleated or non Pleated shirt?? 
    And watch or no watch?  Frank keeps avoiding that question.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    No watch with a tux. A gentleman is supposed to be enjoying himself and not worried about the time. 

    Greensboro, NC
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    Wolfpack said:
    No watch with a tux. A gentleman is supposed to be enjoying himself and not worried about the time. 

    I have heard that, but Bond wore one with a Tux.  Seems like that has softened these days.  A watch a much more refined and subtle than pulling your phone out.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,732
    Definitely a watch but eyed with discrimination.  Of course if wearing a power watch then that gives you license to abandon the discrimination in pursuit of targets.   B)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,911
    Pretty cool, costco in Lancaster PA. The Amish have their own parking area. Well I guess anyone in horse and buggy can park there but I’m sure most are Amish. 


    Snellville, GA


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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,693
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Wolfpack said:
    No watch with a tux. A gentleman is supposed to be enjoying himself and not worried about the time. 

    I have heard that, but Bond wore one with a Tux.  Seems like that has softened these days.  A watch a much more refined and subtle than pulling your phone out.
    Bond only wore a watch to have a place to stash the friggin laser beams he’d need to free himself of various ropes and whatnot.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    edited March 2022
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Wolfpack said:
    No watch with a tux. A gentleman is supposed to be enjoying himself and not worried about the time. 

    I have heard that, but Bond wore one with a Tux.  Seems like that has softened these days.  A watch a much more refined and subtle than pulling your phone out.
    Bond only wore a watch to have a place to stash the friggin laser beams he’d need to free himself of various ropes and whatnot.  
    Are you insinuating it was a plot device, and not recommended as real world etiquette advice?

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,693
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Wolfpack said:
    No watch with a tux. A gentleman is supposed to be enjoying himself and not worried about the time. 

    I have heard that, but Bond wore one with a Tux.  Seems like that has softened these days.  A watch a much more refined and subtle than pulling your phone out.
    Bond only wore a watch to have a place to stash the friggin laser beams he’d need to free himself of various ropes and whatnot.  
    Are you insinuating it was a plot device, and not recommended as real world etiquette advice?
    Yes, you are correct, you are one of us, we are one spirit!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Wolfpack said:
    No watch with a tux. A gentleman is supposed to be enjoying himself and not worried about the time. 

    I have heard that, but Bond wore one with a Tux.  Seems like that has softened these days.  A watch a much more refined and subtle than pulling your phone out.
    Bond only wore a watch to have a place to stash the friggin laser beams he’d need to free himself of various ropes and whatnot.  
    Are you insinuating it was a plot device, and not recommended as real world etiquette advice?
    Yes, you are correct, you are one of us, we are one spirit!
    A true believer!  Whole saying is reserved for us.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,675
    About US$4.80 a gallon

    canuckland
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,911
    ^dislike^
    Snellville, GA


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    edited March 2022
    Canugghead said:
    About US$4.80 a gallon

    Here is mine, both my photos.  I like fueling milestones.





    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,226
    @Ozzie_Isaac, the rodeo finals were Saturday.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,353
    For the mental health folks:
     
    https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/2_ik482sgmcZexr0CBtSyDDYXNRz3sSKiH9atyNxurMnlamhbe5tx87A6qLLH91WnXo

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    Foghorn said:
    @Ozzie_Isaac, the rodeo finals were Saturday.
    Well, since I don't have a time machine, that isn't going to help.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    Homemade lemon meringue for breakfast, and homemade lemon icebox pie for a nightcap.


    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,505

    Bond only wore a watch to have a place to stash the friggin laser beams he’d need to free himself of various ropes and whatnot.  
    I was thinking the exact same thing when reading it.  What gadgets his watch had.

    @JohnInCarolina you going to the game on Saturday?  I saw the ticket prices.  Ouch.
    Midland, TX XLBGE
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Canugghead said:
    mini funnel
    (tried but failed to remove cap)

    Bottle kill!
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Canugghead said:
    About US$4.80 a gallon

    Here is mine, both my photos.  I like fueling milestones.





    Pisses me off when people post misleading trash from the internet because the gullible eat it up and act on it.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,653
    edited March 2022
    nolaegghead said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Canugghead said:
    About US$4.80 a gallon

    Here is mine, both my photos.  I like fueling milestones.





    Pisses me off when people post misleading trash from the internet because the gullible eat it up and act on it.
    These are my actual photos.  Not trash I found online.  Timestamps were on my photos.  I also made no conclusions nor assumptions.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109

    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    nolaegghead said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Canugghead said:
    About US$4.80 a gallon

    Here is mine, both my photos.  I like fueling milestones.





    Pisses me off when people post misleading trash from the internet because the gullible eat it up and act on it.
    These are my actual photos.  Not trash I found online.  Timestamps were on my photos.  I also made no conclusions nor assumptions.
    Well, if it is, I apologize.  My experience, and I buy at Costco which has the cheapest gas in town, was a 3x difference between June 2020 and Feb 2022

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I finished making a custom fence for my old craftsman table saw (with a Delta biesemeyer style fence).  Needed a sacrificial fence and a long fence can act like a joiner for long lumber.


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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I was a little confused by the differences in rabbets, dados and grooves. 

    • A dado is a U-shaped, square-bottomed channel cut across the grain.
    • A groove looks just like a dado, but runs with the grain. A lot of people call a groove a dado I think that’s OK – but imprecise.
    • A rabbet is an L-shaped channel cut across or with the grain. A rabbet is always cut on the stock’s edge.

    (from https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tricks/rabbet-vs-dado-vs-groove/ )

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