Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

1…333334336338339…404

Comments

  • bradleya123
    bradleya123 Posts: 485
    edited April 2024
    Bought the new PXG Black Ops Driver yesterday, wowzer...I was in unfamiliar real estate.
    Retired Navy, LBGE
    Pinehurst, NC

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    Sticker shock. Took my kids to see the latest Ghostbusters yesterday in the theater. 4 tix plus concessions was just north of $100. No wonder these places are closing
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    ColbyLang said:
    Sticker shock. Took my kids to see the latest Ghostbusters yesterday in the theater. 4 tix plus concessions was just north of $100. No wonder these places are closing
    Isn't that about what dinner for four at a basic family place costs?
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    Legume said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Sticker shock. Took my kids to see the latest Ghostbusters yesterday in the theater. 4 tix plus concessions was just north of $100. No wonder these places are closing
    Isn't that about what dinner for four at a basic family place costs?
    Basically. I was naive and thought a matinee would be cheap
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Ah.  Still cheap near me (the matinee ticket) but I think it's limited to just the first show now, not several like it used to be.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    A factory Ford hardtop for the Bronco. They’re finally available and cheaper than the aftermarket ones
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    ColbyLang said:
    A factory Ford hardtop for the Bronco. They’re finally available and cheaper than the aftermarket ones

    Didn't Ford have a bunch of recalls for their hardtop? I'm hoping they got that all squared away by this point. 
    "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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,252
    Hardcore Carnivore's "Heat Pack".
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,504
    Has anyone tried the Hardcore Carnivore sausage?  I saw some at HEB last weekend and picked some up.  It was pretty good.
    Midland, TX XLBGE
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    WeberWho said:
    ColbyLang said:
    A factory Ford hardtop for the Bronco. They’re finally available and cheaper than the aftermarket ones

    Didn't Ford have a bunch of recalls for their hardtop? I'm hoping they got that all squared away by this point. 
    They did. And this one will be covered by warranty. Not worried. We were an original order holder with both tops. Get a call 4 months into the wait that if we scrap the hardtop we get the “truck” quicker. So we 86’d it. Ford made offer to buy hardtops exclusively to Gen 1 orders who didn’t get them 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,627
    More Penzey Spices.  Having a store near my office makes scooping up their specials easy peasey.

    $5 for this popcorn seasoning sample box +free cinnamon

    like all the literature too, not sure what he is alluding too, but my scruples don’t get in the way of a good deal!


    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,627
    Flipped the card over, lol.


    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,627
    Having been a life long conservative, I feel a bit like a whore going to church when I go to Penzeys, but they are so nice and their spices excellent.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • QDude
    QDude Posts: 1,064
    HeavyG said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Gotta love the flat windshield on a Jeep. Same way we love it on the Bronco. About to have our third put on in 2 years 
    Insurance companies are starting to drop people who have too many zero deductible claims in Arizona.  So I have a $250 deductible, saved me $1k/year so if I have less than 4 claims I break even.
    How does that mesh with Arizona state law which requires auto insurance companies to provide free windshield replacements to folks that have comprehensive coverage? It seems that if one person (with company "A") has a rash of windshield replacements and gets dropped they just go with another company (company "B"). Somebody with company "B" gets dropped and goes with company "A". Wash, rinse, repeat. So you end up with this merry go round which I'm not sure how the average insurer really gains a big advantage.


    It may appear to be free in Arizona but the insurance rates are higher as a result.  Nothing is free in the insurance world.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,627
    QDude said:
    HeavyG said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Gotta love the flat windshield on a Jeep. Same way we love it on the Bronco. About to have our third put on in 2 years 
    Insurance companies are starting to drop people who have too many zero deductible claims in Arizona.  So I have a $250 deductible, saved me $1k/year so if I have less than 4 claims I break even.
    How does that mesh with Arizona state law which requires auto insurance companies to provide free windshield replacements to folks that have comprehensive coverage? It seems that if one person (with company "A") has a rash of windshield replacements and gets dropped they just go with another company (company "B"). Somebody with company "B" gets dropped and goes with company "A". Wash, rinse, repeat. So you end up with this merry go round which I'm not sure how the average insurer really gains a big advantage.


    It may appear to be free in Arizona but the insurance rates are higher as a result.  Nothing is free in the insurance world.
    They have to offer it, but not for the same rate as no glass coverage.  Glass claims are tracked and you get dinged when you shop around if you have too many claims.  Windows are no longer $150.  Some of them are over $3k, because of all the integrated sensors and cameras.  I think car companies were incentivized to make them expensive because of glass coverage from insurances.  Instead of having sensors or cameras somewhere else they embedded them in windows.  Then they get to sell a few extra $3k windows for every car they sell.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,141
    edited April 2024
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    QDude said:
    HeavyG said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Gotta love the flat windshield on a Jeep. Same way we love it on the Bronco. About to have our third put on in 2 years 
    Insurance companies are starting to drop people who have too many zero deductible claims in Arizona.  So I have a $250 deductible, saved me $1k/year so if I have less than 4 claims I break even.
    How does that mesh with Arizona state law which requires auto insurance companies to provide free windshield replacements to folks that have comprehensive coverage? It seems that if one person (with company "A") has a rash of windshield replacements and gets dropped they just go with another company (company "B"). Somebody with company "B" gets dropped and goes with company "A". Wash, rinse, repeat. So you end up with this merry go round which I'm not sure how the average insurer really gains a big advantage.


    It may appear to be free in Arizona but the insurance rates are higher as a result.  Nothing is free in the insurance world.
    They have to offer it, but not for the same rate as no glass coverage.  Glass claims are tracked and you get dinged when you shop around if you have too many claims.  Windows are no longer $150.  Some of them are over $3k, because of all the integrated sensors and cameras.  I think car companies were incentivized to make them expensive because of glass coverage from insurances.  Instead of having sensors or cameras somewhere else they embedded them in windows.  Then they get to sell a few extra $3k windows for every car they sell.

    Yup. I just bought two windshields last month because I didn’t want to file a claim. I’d end up paying the insurance company triple the cost of the glass in the long run. 

    I view insurance as a tax more than anything else. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,317
    Yes I have always just paid for windshields. The local glass shop charges much less if they don’t have to file insurance. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,627
    Color looks different, will see if flavor compares to an old bottle I have.


    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,670
    @Ozzie_Isaac - Being a nice guy I will let you draw your own conclusions.  Let us know your impressions.  
    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.  
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,885
    Its fresh @Ozzie_Isaac lol.  Related, I was overflowing with BBQ rubs and whatnot, they spilled over onto the top of my kegerator in the pantry which is close to a window. After a month or so the sides closest to the window was bleached/discolored on all of the plastic containers, those went in the cabinet, and the Oakridge bags remain.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • QDude
    QDude Posts: 1,064
    Gulfcoastguy said:
    Yes I have always just paid for windshields. The local glass shop charges much less if they don’t have to file insurance. 
    Most people would be better off raising their deductible from $500 to $1,000.  Look at the potential premium saving compared to your claim history to determine if this makes sense of course.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,554
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    QDude said:
    HeavyG said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    ColbyLang said:
    Gotta love the flat windshield on a Jeep. Same way we love it on the Bronco. About to have our third put on in 2 years 
    Insurance companies are starting to drop people who have too many zero deductible claims in Arizona.  So I have a $250 deductible, saved me $1k/year so if I have less than 4 claims I break even.
    How does that mesh with Arizona state law which requires auto insurance companies to provide free windshield replacements to folks that have comprehensive coverage? It seems that if one person (with company "A") has a rash of windshield replacements and gets dropped they just go with another company (company "B"). Somebody with company "B" gets dropped and goes with company "A". Wash, rinse, repeat. So you end up with this merry go round which I'm not sure how the average insurer really gains a big advantage.


    It may appear to be free in Arizona but the insurance rates are higher as a result.  Nothing is free in the insurance world.
    They have to offer it, but not for the same rate as no glass coverage.  Glass claims are tracked and you get dinged when you shop around if you have too many claims.  Windows are no longer $150.  Some of them are over $3k, because of all the integrated sensors and cameras.  I think car companies were incentivized to make them expensive because of glass coverage from insurances.  Instead of having sensors or cameras somewhere else they embedded them in windows.  Then they get to sell a few extra $3k windows for every car they sell.

    Window replacement is free here as well but those extras add a deductable of 500 er windshield replacement on a 1500.00 dollar piece of glass for the rover.  Then they skimp out with aftermarket and not all of the features work
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,355
    Nice Mike, any idea why the 420 is in a different type?
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    johnmitchell said:
    Nice Mike, any idea why the 420 is in a different type?

    It's when you or the food is roasted. 
    "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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    WeberWho said:
    johnmitchell said:
    Nice Mike, any idea why the 420 is in a different type?

    It's when you or the food is roasted. 
    Or well baked.


    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories