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    This right here. Spieth already has had an amazing career. What Tiger and Jack have done is amazing.
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    There’s a cord cutter’s thread in the help forum that covers everything pretty well.
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    On letting Saul and Kim go, I assumed Gus sees Saul as being useful (which he ended up being for a time), and while it may be hard to pin anything back to Gus, it might raise some red flags if Howard, Saul and Kim--three lawyers in a relatively small legal market, all go missing around the same time.
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    I love to do blind tastings. The last time I blind tasted Weller SR, W12 and Weller Antique it was clear which was the Antique because of the alcohol content. But I could not tell the SR and the W12 apart. So I no longer seek out W12 and I wouldn’t pay a premium for it. Hell, SR is often hard to find. On the issue of a high quality whisky for an OF, I just use a good quality rye or bourbon I like. So long as it’s not shitty whisky, the bitters and sugar defeat the nuances I might notice in a high priced whisky. Same concept for a margarita. Top shelf tequila margaritas are crazy, but restaurants love to serve them.
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    On the taste and smell thing, as I posted above, my symptoms were mild for the first three days. Two days after my light fever went away and I felt fine, then I lost my smell/taste for two more days. I couldn’t taste my bourbon and that sucked.
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    I was taking extra vitamin D but the rest were new to me. Who knows if they helped because the illness wasn’t a big deal anyway.
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    I had it last month. I've had worse allergies. If Covid wasn't a thing I wouldn't given it much thought. It started with a scratchy throat and developed into a very light fever for a few days easily treated with ibuprofen or tylenol. Never even felt like laying down during the day. Doctor told me to take a bunch of immunity boosters (vitamin D, C, Zinc, and quercetin and Alka Seltzer Cold for cold/flu symptoms), which I did, and said I didn't need the newish anti-viral meds. My wife got it a few days after I did and her symptoms were even lighter than mine. Usually she's a complete lightweight when it comes to being sick--a paper cut ruins her day. Many of my friends and coworkers and their spouses have had it over the last month or so and all have had very light symptoms.
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    Same here. I could even tell that he only had two shots. I assumed he shot his six and just kept pulling the trigger to make sure the gun was empty.
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    Every time I see this thread I wonder if they surrendered again. Note that I’m about a quarter French by heritage.
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    I could have worded it differently. Shortly after it appeared on cable I tried to watch it. I couldn’t get 20 minutes into the film. Maybe I’ll give it another try.
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    I and then II. Casablanca beats them both. I’ll never watch III.
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    Lalo was a great character but I hated that evil fuck. I wanted to actually see him get shot.
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    That, or maybe he just wanted to get into the laundromat to get the proof of the lab and Gus winding up there was a bonus.
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    Did Lalo actually think that Kim or Jimmy would get access to Gus, much less shoot him? I can't imagine he did.
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    Apparently they let the mask mandate expire in February. So five months. That was my point.
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    Not sure when they changed, but Pitkin County had mask mandates in late January 2022 when we were skiing. Many restaurants even required proof of vaccination before we would be seated. We didn't see many masks last week--I noticed a few at the food market, and no one asked to see proof of vaccination.
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    Even Aspen, Colorado no longer has a mask requirement.
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    Re: CYA levels, I was a disciple of TFP when I had my pool. I had a SWG and loved it. Growing up my family had a pool with a sand filter and we always used chlorine pucks and we never had issues. Frequent back washing and enough rain kept the CYA in check. With cartridge filter pools, because you don’t backwash, unless there’s enough rain to dilute the CYA, I would think those pool owners eventually will have a problem.
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    I actually like the part of the spare rib that’s removed to make the STL cut. I like that flap of meat on the underside as well. It’s the first thing I eat.
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    Getting old sucks

    HouTex replied to Hate's topic in Lulz

    Sandman, glad he made it. One of my friends died in his sleep and the other two basically died instantly. One was on a date and dropped dead and the other was driving with his wife and he slumped over and was gone. Luckily, she wasn’t injured. They all were otherwise healthy with no known issues and did their routine physicals and generally took care of themselves. When your number is up, it’s up.
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    Getting old sucks

    HouTex replied to Hate's topic in Lulz

    Sounds like the widow maker heart attack. Often no warning and it’s very hard to detect even with scans, stress tests, etc. I’ve just had my third friend die from one.
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    This. I finally got it last week. Everyone reacts differently to being sick, but for the vast majority of healthy people it’s a light cold now. The main negative for me was the isolation.
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    I agree that mashed potatoes are better with brown gravy.
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    I miss the CFS (and many other dishes) from The Avenue Grill on Houston Ave. near the police station and Knapp Chevrolet. CFS was served cafeteria style but always fresh. Sad that it closed. Someone bought it and tried to turn it into a sit down restaurant. It never really took off and that was pre-Covid. Back in the day you’d see a crowd of downtown lawyers, judges, jurors, reporters and police people. It was known as the HAG. Wednesday fried chicken and Thursday turkey and dressing stood out as well. Sucks that I haven’t had a CFS downtown for lunch in over 7 years.
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    I'm 5 days after testing positive and now pretty much back to normal. I've had allergy spells that have been worse, but it is strange that yesterday (day 5) I finally lost my sense of smell and taste.. I contacted my doctor the day after testing positive and told him I had mild symptoms. He just told me to take large doses of vitamins D3, C, quercetin, and Zinc (immunity boosters), and to take OTC cold/cough medication as needed, and acetaminophen or ibuprofen to reduce any fever.

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