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Grimas

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  1. I bought 2 black "gate handles" that were 10" between holes for my 22.5 and was able to use the existing bolts. Had to do some creative bending in a vice to make the tip of it to miss the upper lip of the drum and to get the holes to line up. Would have been easier if my golden retriever pup didn't steal one of the bolts...
  2. Kingsford Blue for 5.99 bag at Kroger (in the Woodlands)
  3. 17 days and counting...
  4. Went to my bank (BBVA) to buy some pesos and the rate was crap... 17 peso per $ when the current rate is over 19. Gonna try the place in Memorial City mall as they say the rates are closer to the real rates...
  5. I did a brisket this weekend and pulled it at 204 and I must have overlooked it as it felt like it was going to fall in half when I pulled it off and when I cut into the fatty end 2 hours later, it basically fell apart like pulled pork... still tasted fantastic but we were eating chopped beef rather than slices... it hung around 200 the last hour (fire was dying but still had 235ish at the top rack) but I never tested the meat for "softness" at that point and was just waiting on the probe to get to 204...
  6. Come on Peso - keep dropping... 19.47 to the Dollar - getting close to the 12 month low of 19.8ish...
  7. Ask your bank in the US to order some peso for you before you go. My BBVA branch said they need 3 days notice... Over 19 to 1 this week...
  8. I found a good deal on a nice condo on the northern part of Half Moon Bay which is the next Bay north of Acumel and next to a good cenote... the owner contacted me outside of VRBO and we were able to avoid the $75 "service charge" that VRBO charges by booking direct...
  9. On their website, it says you have a choice of pickup location and one is Pto. Juarez Ferry (but no actual address when you see the list of locations). When I has asked the lady running the chat on their website if I could get picked up by them at the ferry pier and taken to their downtown location (or the one in the Hotel Zone), she said I could just get the car at the pier. Maybe they bring the car to the pier???
  10. 7 days on Isla then headed south to Akumal and Puerto Aventuras for 5 more days... Need a car to get from the ferry to Akumal for the 2nd leg and to have down there to get around. American Car rental has an office at Puerto Juarez and I can drop it off at the airport location. When I tried to book via Chase, it only lists the airport location for dropoff/pickup with American and Chase site says nothing about the rental being "all-inclusive" (Chase Sapphire Preferred provides full coverage as a card benefit that I've had rental companies claim doesn't apply to them...) Trying to decide if it's worth the hassle to save a few bucks per the scenario mentioned above...
  11. Bingo! I bought a roll of the tape rather than the gasket kit as I can use the remaining tape on another smoker...
  12. I just bought some high temp gasket tape off amazon for $15 and put it around my existing door... Tape
  13. I was gonna rent a car from American Car rental with their all in cost of about $50/day picking up from the Isla ferry and dropping off at the airport. I then checked my Chase card and could rent the same car for 10/day but would have to pickup and drop off at the airport. Has anyone here used their miles to rent a car from American? If so, is that lower rate all inclusive? With my Chase card, rental insurance is covered by my card but I know a lot of places try to tell you the card insurance isn't valid... Even if I have to book a transfer van from the ferry to the airport location, I'd still be coming out ahead if I can indeed get the lower rate by booking thru Chase. I just don't want to have to deal with them if the rate isn't all inclusive if I was to book the cheaper rate thru Chase... Anyone have any experience doing this?
  14. That was a good one...
  15. Geese are bad but nothing compares to a pissed off swan...
  16. Saturday night had a bunch of Canadians wanting to do the Paino bar on 6th. Had a hard night on Friday night so bailed on most of my group who wanted to remain on 6th. A few of us walked down to Rainey after having walked past a bunch of places that were pretty dead on W. Congress. Not as happing as Friday night but ended up at Craft at the southern end of Rainey. The beer hall up the street closed at midnight (WTF?) but the guy I dealt with behind the bar knew his beers... he would have easily fit in at the old G&M Steakhouse with his attitude but was a hoot...
  17. So did the Clive Bar on the front deck overlooking the street and saw lots of eye candy with several bachelorette parties moving up and down the street on Friday night...
  18. Fly fish on the San Jaun below the base of the dam. Best fishing ever... rent a jeep and do some mining trails...
  19. Thanks Torn - that's what I'm looking for... I was actually looking forward to going to the Orange and White game but was told I have to attend a dinner at 3 Forks that night. I'd rather see it than the good steak... We booked something like 60 rooms a year ago for e GP as we are one of the major sponsors...
  20. Thanks for the suggestions! I'll send a report after next weekend...
  21. Thanks! When you say West 6th, are to talking between Congress and Lamar or further west between Lamar and MoPac? Last time we did lunch at El Arroyo, it seemed that the area between it and Treaty Oak park had really gotten developed...
  22. Headed to Austin next weekend for a corporate gig (MotoGP) and I was asked where we should go in the evenings (Friday and Sat night) as I went to school there 30 years ago.... Staying downtown at the Omni but understand 6th isn't a place to go... Any suggestions for a bunch of 40-50 year olds to have a few drinks and look at some "scenery"? It's been any years that I've been to Austin without wife and family in tow and have no clue where to go for an evening out. And no, not looking for a titty bar...
  23. Looks like the family that died in Acumal was due to a leaky propane tank. Gonna pack a carbon monoxide alarm in the suitcase for my trip down there in June...
  24. I was all stoked and ready to buy the Old Country vertical yesterday until I actually saw it at Academy. Nothing against it other than the size... I just don't need something that big to feed the family (it's 5'+ tall) and I'll never cook 4 briskets at a time... going to get a WSM 22" instead...
  25. I had the small one (maybe it was a Brinkmann rather than a Weber) 10+ years ago but ditched it when I moved overseas (and upgraded to a Bradley). Had to cut the brisket to get it to fit in both which is why I want something wider. The Bradley has served me well but it's a pain to clean so won't be upgrading to a wider one of those and will be retiring it and selling it when I get the WSM...
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