Grimas

My GE expires this month (but my Nexus is still valid for another year). Has anyone done the renewal process? My boss who doesn’t have GE said the new app based entry form gets him through the line just as fast as GE. Anyone have experience with the new app and if it’s not as good, what does it take for the GE rental?

Just bought one to use in The Woodlands where I am 3.5 miles from house to office. Bike trails here say no motorized vehicles so I guess I’ll use my leg to pretend I’m pushing it manually if I happen to pass anyone... usually no one one the trails when I’m riding my bike... Swagtron has this on sale for $300 on their website... Cheaper than a battery for my e-bike...

Mushroom caps, filled with Costco spinach, artichoke and Parmesan cheese dip for 7 minutes... yum...

If you don't want to cut a hole in your cooler lid, here's what I did... After the elections are over, snag one of those political yard signs. Most are made of Coroplast or plastic cardboard. Trim a piece to fit inside the rim of the cooler and a hole for the Anova. The corrugated nature of the plastic makes it a decent insulator and it's rigid enough if you also want to lay a towel over it as a further insulation. (I used this stuff to cover the frame and as the roof of my deer blind and had some left over...)

I have a gluten-intolerant kid so he eats a lot of fries. Easy to toss in a bag of frozen fries and done in 15 minutes with minimal cleanup. Yea, could do the same in the oven but this is more convenient. Makes a hell of a pork schnitzel/pork chops as well... That being said - I got a big one and it takes up a lot of counter space... A nice to have thing in the kitchen but not a must have...

When I saw your original post, I thought you were talking about the "other" Raja's (Rajawongse) as the "good" Raja's was on Soi 4 at the Nana entrance. They've moved to the location by the escalator on Sukhumvit since my last trip there... Raja's Fashions it the one all the expats use - the "other" one is where the taxis will take you if you just say "Raja's"... (avoid)

I've been using Raja's Fashions for years (it appears that have moved since my last visit to BKK as they used to be at the entrance to Nana Plaza). Bobby has a photographic memory and remembers your name even if it's been years since the last visit. I call them every few years and they ship me another batch of shirts as they have my measurements. As mentioned above, the key is to have some time for the followup fittings - that and making sure the quality of the fabric is good...

Holds an ice chest full of beer... We bought this a few years ago when living in Copenhagen to haul kids around town. Now use it to carry lawn chairs and ice chest at outdoor concerts and festivals nearby...

To register a golf cart as a LSV in Texas, you need to have the following on the cart: a normal maximum speed of 20-25 mph (LSV) or 20-35 mph (NEV) seat belts head and tail lights a windshield a parking brake turn signals rear-view mirrors brake lights reflectors a valid 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). State law allows for use of golf carts with a slow-moving vehicle emblem in the following situations: in master planned communities with a uniform set of restrictive covenants in place, on public or private beaches, during the daytime and no more than two miles from where the owner usually parks the golf cart and for transportation to or from a golf course, or to cross intersections, including a road or street that has a posted speed limit of no more than 35 miles per hour. I've been pulled over 2x in my neighborhood where the sheriff wasn't aware of these laws even though my house is on a golf course and in a master planned community with restrictive covenants in place (The Woodlands). Didn't get a ticket but was told to get off the streets... If I'm not mistaken, New Braunfels now allows golf cars on the streets in the city.

That was '85 - I remember seeing her...

It's seasonal (i.e. not in stores now) and even on their website, next to nothing...

Aargh, it was the 13th, not the 18th as I read it wrong and left $300 in my shopping cart...

Unfortunately, Academy doesn't carry skis, wakeboards or wakesurf boards (at least not that I've found...)

Just an FYI that Dick's has most of their towable water sports equipment at 50% until the 18th...

Yup, standard issue Class II orange vests to make boats legal. Didn't look/ask about tow ropes... You also have to take the Texas boater safety course and do a 3 hour check ride before they turn you loose...

Nope, just the boat...

Bit the bullet and joined the Freedom Boat club on Conroe. Was pretty impressed with the boats they had at the dock (all in great shape) and only 2 boats were out when we stopped by this afternoon... Wake/surfwake, fishing and pontoon boats... living 30 minutes door to door sealed the deal... now need to buy some tubes and wakesurf boards...

The deal I have now at Freedom is 3k initial payment to join and 300/month for year round access. I've been on their mailing list for 3 years now so I've seen all their deals and could probably hold out for the same deal in December for 2K membership but I'm ready to go now... It also allows me to get a boat at any other "affiliate" 4 times a year (per location). The real issue for me is availibity... I don't really want to be on the lakes on the crowded weekends where the idiots take over so a Friday off or a mid- week reservation works for me... Having had several boats (sail and motor) in the past, the price is attractive once I factor in what I used to pay for storage, maintainace and insurance alone... Unlike a time share, a 60 day notice before the annual renuwal gets me out of the deal...

I saw one post earlier about Freedom boat club. Looking at joining in Conroe and was wondering if anyone had any experience with boat availibity and maintenance specifically at that location... Also interested in the availibity of getting boats in Clear Lake and Austin as part of the Conroe membership... Google search for reviews has been mostly positive...

Hoity Toit is our happy hour place - usually gone before sundown while we can still legally drive...

Not German and can't spell...

Both already on the "usual" list as well as Pat's Place and the Hoity Toit for beverages and pool... Pour House isn't bad either and the Faust Hotel refills growlers...

Headed to a "boys weekend" to a house on the Comal tomorrow. Understand there is now a ban on beer cans on the river but on the plus side, the thong ban was lifted so hard liquor and thongs should make a good combo... any good places to eat that are new in the past year in town? Krause's opened the beer hall last year which was pretty good...

My 12 year old boys liked the cenotes better than the reef. Colder water but who cares when it's in the 90's...

I think they can't use bulldozers, etc because of turtles laying eggs on the beach...