OT - What are you doing now? (2025)

ColbyLang · July 2

Watching my oldest’s private soccer lessons. 120 minutes every Wednesday evening.

lousubcap · July 3

@BeanHead -That recipe page header is the way to run thru life!

Ozzie_Isaac · July 3

@BeanHead quick question - I did the recipe but only added 2lbs of figs and not near enough liquid to cover? I feel like I am
missing something? 2 cups of apple cider vinegar and 2 cups sugar (cut down because less figs). Should we add water to cover?

(the smells are outrageous!!)

DoubleEgger · July 3

BeanHead · July 3

Sorry @Ozzie_Isaac because they float it never seems like enough liquid. Also when I use larger figs I will double the amount of brine because I don’t want to get to the end and not have enough to cover. Because these rest in the fridge and are not really canned I have used brine from the first jar eaten to cover any other jars that seem low. Also I use this same recipe for watermelon rind pickles (just toss in 5-10 cloves per jar instead of stabbing the rind, and peel the skin off the rind).

BeanHead · July 3

lousubcap said:

@BeanHead -That recipe page header is the way to run thru life!

I agree, it is also the title of a great cookbook of traditional southern funeral foods, and they are all delicious.

Ozzie_Isaac · July 3

BeanHead said:

Sorry @Ozzie_Isaac because they float it never seems like enough liquid. Also when I use larger figs I will double the amount of brine because I don’t want to get to the end and not have enough to cover. Because these rest in the fridge and are not really canned I have used brine from the first jar eaten to cover any other jars that seem low. Also I use this same recipe for watermelon rind pickles (just toss in 5-10 cloves per jar instead of stabbing the rind, and peel the skin off the rind).

Thank you for the clarification! And never thought of pickling watermelon rinds, excited to try that - I enjoy using everything I can and reducing food waste.

Canugghead · July 3

Shopvac anu* for scale...

DoubleEgger · July 3

Be safe out there!

Canugghead · July 3

No ladder, if that's what you meant.

hoosier_egger · July 3

Dog Ross

Botch · July 4

DoubleEgger said:

Be safe out there!

I've seen this meme several times now, and its meaning is flying right over my head.

Buckwoody Egger · July 4

Botch said:

DoubleEgger said:

Be safe out there!

I've seen this meme several times now, and its meaning is flying right over my head.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/05/15/adam-sandler-pays-tribute-to-happy-gilmore-alligator-dead-at-age-80/

Battleborn · July 4

Botch said:

DoubleEgger said:

Be safe out there!

I've seen this meme several times now, and its meaning is flying right over my head.

Please never change Botch.

Botch · July 4

Battleborn said:

Botch said:

DoubleEgger said:

Be safe out there!

I've seen this meme several times now, and its meaning is flying right over my head.

Please never change Botch.

As a guy whose last viewed film in a theater was the original Spiderman, I guess I won't.

Hey, I just watched a video of some weird downbursts in LV a day or two ago; bet you were busy.

DoubleEgger · July 4

Botch · July 4

Botch said:
As a guy whose last viewed film in a theater was the original Spiderman...

For some odd reason I scanned the TV guide before I turned it off, and saw that Independence Day was showing on ABC, I clicked on it and watched the last 1/3rd or so. At the very end, where all of Humanity were celebrating the defeat of the Aliens, they showed some crashed saucers around the planet, including a huge one crashed into the mountains right behind the Giza pyramids.
There are no mountains behind the Giza pyramids. None.

It takes a couple views to remind me why I don't watch movies very much.

Acn · July 4

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/1f/czs845gd3o2i.jpeg

WeberWho · July 4

Mother Nature vs Fireworks last night. A pretty cool combination together!

DoubleEgger · July 5

Battleborn · July 5

I absolutely love that my neighborhood sounds like Fallujah circa 2004. Patriotic neighborhood we have here.

Hook_emHornsfan_74 · July 5

I live in a cul-de-sac where the neighborhood kids were shooting off fireworks. Of course the one neighbor on the street threatens to call the police. We have had monsoonal rains this week. The kids were just having fun. I told him to go back inside. He didn't like that.

alaskanassasin · July 5

Cutting wheat. My favorite thing to hear from a property owner “glad you came over to say hi, I wanted to tell you about an old well in about the middle of that field.”

lkapigian · July 5

A simple cook for a simple party , done with big events until August so this was a nice break

kl8ton · July 5

lkapigian said:

A simple cook for a simple party , done with big events until August so this was a nice break

Nice bark bruh.

lousubcap · July 5

Once again my invite got lost in the ether! Looks great!

hoosier_egger · July 5

Since I have shishito peppers falling out my butt, I’ve experimented with many blistering toppings. I’ve really digging fresh lemon juice, a drizzle of sweet Thai chili and flaky salt.

GrateEggspectations · July 5

hoosier_egger said:

Since I have shishito peppers falling out my butt, I’ve experimented with many blistering toppings. I’ve really digging fresh lemon juice, a drizzle of sweet Thai chili and flaky salt.

Have you tried candied shishitos? I haven’t. Recently did candied jalas though.

Just a thought.

hoosier_egger · July 5

Thanks for the idea @GrateEggspectations

DoubleEgger · July 5

This looks interesting @hoosier_egger

https://www.seriouseats.com/creamed-shishitos

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