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Separate incidents? So @Anastasis, evidently I ordered a case of Fever Tree tonic from Amazon that arrived today. Don't quite know how that happened... How many gin and tonics a day to reach equivalent efficacy? 🤔

Tapped my Irish red last night for a quiet St. Patty's at home. I've got about 20+ gal of homebrew on hand, so I should be good for at least the next 10 days or so.

WELCOME LIBERATORS

Great thead idea. I still gotta work until I get quarantined, but the wife and kids are off for at least a couple weeks. Here's my current pandemic-prioritized watchlist (with 12 and 15yo boys): Finish up what we've started: M*A*S*H* Cheers As much Simpsons as the pandemic will allow We've worked our way up to Diamonds are Forever in the James Bond films Finish off what we haven't seen in the Pink Panther movies New stuff: World's End The Dead Don't Die Revisit: Shaun of the Dead Zombieland 1&2 WWZ (yes, the book is better and we've all read it) Alien/Aliens Open for more suggestions. I'm sure I've left stuff off, but this is a hurriedly made list. Hope I make it through it before I succumb.

Still catching up on this thread, but does anyone have any insight on why the UIL decided to suspend events 3/16 instead of sooner? I ask because my kid's team is in a USSSA baseball tournament this weekend (well, my kid won't be), and evidently that is the rationale for it not being cancelled. I mean, besides USSSA valuing money over all else.

My boys' heads nearly exploded when they watched the Mister Sparkle episode, as I have a propensity to respond, 'There's your answer, Fishbulb,' whenever they piece together the solution to some conundrum. It also explained to them why, when I said that to them on a whitewater rafting trip a couple years ago, the guide almost fell in the river laughing.

I'm at the Anatole for a conference and was pleased to find Peticolas in walking distance, as I've read about it on here but never been around to try it. It's amazeballs, like barleywine heaven. Is Pegasus good, or anything else nearby worth checking out? Otherwise, I'm just coming back here for the next couple nights.

This could also go in the Surly Dad thread, but I've been keeping a list of movies to be sure to watch with my boys as they get bigger. It's been a blast for me to revisit some great films I haven't seen in a while, and to watch their reactions. Last night was Miller's Crossing with the 14yo. Such a damn good movie, and it was fun to watch it twist his head into a pretzel. It's awesome to watch someone's first reaction to the Danny Boy shootout scene.

I never did follow up on our trip -- thanks to all for the great advice. Pretty much everything we did was awesome. @mdmost I don't know what your kids are into, but here are the things my boys (14 and 11 at the time) liked the most (and still frequently talk about): -- Surf lessons from Coronado Surfing Academy. Our instructor could have been Seth Rogen's brother and was awesome with the boys. They had a great time. -- Point Loma tide pools and Cabrillo National Monument. They loved the critters in the tide pools and the view of the naval ships and planes from the top. -- Padres game was a huge hit. -- USS Midway was great, but I was surprised how much they liked the Maritime Museum. The old Soviet sub is cool. -- They are well seasoned in going to brewpubs, but they really liked the Stone Bistro, especially goofing around in the bocce ball court. Could have hung around this area more. -- They liked Donut Bar so much we had to go back one more time on the way to the airport. -- Had a great time eating sushi at Shino. We're not sophisticates, but it was near our hotel and had good ratings so we tried it out. The chef (Kevin) was super cool with my boys and got them to try all kinds of shit. Great meal. -- They also really loved eating at Ironside and Crack Shack. It was a great trip for kids that age. We're going to do another dude trip this summer, and I'll probably let them decide between going back or trying somewhere new like Portland.

This is awesome. Wife is a State grad, so I've loosely paid attention to them in the past, but now I think I'm more excited about this hire than I am our coordinators.

Had to work this evening and missed the game, but enjoying catching up. See you on the other side, assholes.

Rupp got a new scarf for Christmas.

... when HEB is open. These used to be Central Market branded. They belong in the HEB thread, too -- they are outfuckingstanding.

Thanks, y'all. This and the Dublin/Ireland thread have been a great help (speaking of which, anyone seen @MidTexHorn lately?) Looking at places to stay in Galway -- any strong recommendations on areas or specific places? Crane Bar has made my short list for some trad, and it seems like that area or walking distance from it is a good spot. I was looking at AirBNBs in the area, and The Heron's Nest looks cool, but I'd love some thoughts from those with experience.

Thanks, definitely renting a car to minimize shuffling family/luggage through public transportation. Any particular reason to fly into Shannon over Cork? I was just looking for the cheapest destination to the western side, as the drive distances seem pretty similar.

I'm planning a trip for July 2020 (London, Scotland, Ireland), and while I may make a separate post for advice on that trip, right now I'm just trying to get a basic plan, so I thought I'd ask here first. It'll be me, wife, 12yo and 15yo boys, first international trip as a family. 7 or maybe 8 full days in Ireland. Fly into either Cork or DUB, leave from DUB, will be renting a car. I'm to the point of having too many cool things to do and see already, but instead of wearing everyone out Griswold-style, I'd prefer to spend more time in fewer places (probably stay 2 nights at each stop), as I hope this isn't the last time I go, and I'm trying to instill a love for travel in my boys, rather than checking off a list of sights. I'm pretty much set on some time in Doolin for pubs/music and the Cliffs of Moher, and a full day for Dublin before we fly out. Big decisions I'm trying to make: -- Ring of Kerry vs Dingle Peninsula/Sleah Head loop: Leaning Dingle here (my wife is used to that), as we're happier away from crowds, and I see my boys could take surfing lessons at Inch Beach. -- Galway vs. Killarney NP/Gap of Dunloe: Tough choice, as I read awesome stuff about both, and they are very different experiences. I'm leaning toward a couple nights in Galway, as I'm planning on a few days on Skye in Scotland for hiking/outdoors stuff, and it's probably good for us to do something a little more urbane and out of the usual for us. Galway seems like it would fit the bill there. Maybe save Killarney for a future trip which would allow for RoK and Skellig Michael, as I don't see any way to cram that in this time. Any thoughts? This thread has been greatly helpful.

Dammit, assholes, I'm already having to cut shit out of my itinerary, Quit giving me ideas. Appreciate the recommendations. Looked around at other airports, but the best current price seems to be reversing the trip and doing AUS-->LHR then returning DUB-->AUS. Tickets for 4 in Premium Economy (BA metal) are ~4800 (a big drop from 6200 just for flip-flopping). For those with more recent experience, is that decent enough for summer travel season to go ahead pull the trigger, or is it worth watching prices longer?

Yep, I'm looking around at other options, but it may come down to trading money for the most efficient use of time. I'm also trying to simplify things as much as I can since this will be my boys' first trip overseas -- the less time I spend herding cats through the airport, the less my family will hate me.

Stupid question time, I haven't flown overseas in almost 20yrs. Scouting out airfare for the family for AUS --> DUB, then return LHR --> AUS for next July. I've been watching prices for a little while, but for a general reference, is ~$1500 per person in the reasonable range for Premium Economy (AA/BA)? I don't have to hit a home run on the airfare, but I'd like at least a solid base hit. Anyone have experience with the Premium Economy on BA's direct LHR --> AUS flight?