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Posts posted by solamente73
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Earned my divemaster certification at UT in the 90s. Used to help teach students out at Lake Travis - Windy Point. Holla to the SCUBA Club and Starnes Island.
I’ve been fortunate to dive many places. Did a lot of mud diving state-side, but of course the action is in the salt.
Key Largo, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, St. Lucia, Antigua, Barbados, St. Thomas, Bonaire, Curacao, Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Fiji, Mo’orea, Bora-Bora, Maui, Big Island, Eilat, Sharm El Sheikh.
Wreck diving and wall diving rule.
Have spent the last several years having kids, hunting, fishing, farming. Once the boys are old enough, look out, I’m taking them to depth. Can’t wait.
Whale sharks...Truk... liveaboard... Those I think are on my bucket list. GBR wouldn’t suck as part of an Australia/NZ trip.
Love the stories in this thread. Keep at it. Nothing beats a 5 dive day (2 in AM, 2 in PM, 1 night) followed by fresh seafood and an ice cold local beer (or rum drink).
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Not sure where else to ask, so asking here. Would appreciate any recommendations.
When my father retired, his staff presented him with a Weatherby Mark V chambered in .300 Weatherby Magnum, complete with a Zeiss scope. The plan was for him to go elk hunting with it. Sadly, cancer took him before he ever shot it.
Fast-forward 29 years. Along the way, I had the rifle reworked by a master gunsmith to restore it from when I was young and unable to keep it stored properly. See pic below.
My objective is to hunt a bull elk in fall 2022 using that rifle. My initial thought is a guided hunt in New Mexico or Colorado, but I’m open. Don’t want to have to do a lottery - looking for a guaranteed hunt, so I assume private land. Two hunters. Budget not an issue.
Thanks in advance for any and all insight.
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Damnit, out of rep.
I’m with CTJ on Jersey Mike’s Big Kahuna (beef or chicken, depending on mood) for a hot sammich, but give me Jimmy John’s Bootlegger for a cold sammich.
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+rep to many upthread... I grew up on CFS at Cottonwood in La Grange while fishing Fayette County Lake, and when living in Austin, I could walk to Hyde Park B&G for a righteous CFS with Hyde Park fries.
The old Pappy’s Cafe in Houston had a great CFS and CFS sammich, but The Mason Jar (RIP) reigned supreme.
I’m heading to Port O’Connor this weekend for duck season re-opening weekend. Can’t wait for Josie’s to fry up the ducks we shoot. Not pictured is very good cream gravy.
Edit: QE is duck hunting near Cleburn? It’s karma.
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5 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:
For a general hunting boot, Bean Boots might be a better option if you are looking for something that doesn't look like a cowboy boot.
This right here, especially if around mud and water. I spend a lot of time on the Texas coast, at my farm in northeast Texas, and in southeastern Mobilhoma. Lots of mud and water. I can wear my 12” all day, day after day, in comfort. Uninsulated because, well, just doesn’t get cold enough and more versatile. Order with hooks - this is critical
Way more useful/versatile than Muck boots IMO.
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Switches positions. Loyal. Fights harder than most I’ve seen in 30 years. That man will NFL, if he chooses. I’m proud he’s a Longhorn.
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On 5/31/2020 at 2:05 PM, blacklab said:
Try clearing your cache and if you can your cookies for surly.
I had to go to non-private browsing and accept cookies on this new iOS to get it to work (for years I’ve been private browsing and no accepting cookies). Also, I noticed that the usual drop down login isn’t happening; it just redirects to a full login page. Not my area of expertise; just providing data points in case it helps.
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Can't log in using Safari Private Browsing - iOS 13.4.1* - iPad Pro. Keep getting error code 2S119/1
*While drunk a night or two ago Apple tricked me into "updating" to this iOS and it completely sucks (by tricked I mean I thought I was telling it "no" on the update but was really saying "yes"... sneaky bastards). Mail, websites, everything take forever to load and Surly just says fuck off.
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We talked about the Operation America Strong flyovers as wastes of money, already planned and budgeted for the cancelled airshows, pilots needing to log the hours, etc. What I learned yesterday is that WE THE PEOPLE need them.
Family and I went loaded in the truck and headed out yesterday to see the Blue Angels fly over the hospital at which my boys were born. Thought about doing the hospital parking garage roof but wanted to leave that for any workers and patients who might want to use it. So we went to a nearby giant parking lot.
The day before, the parking lot was empty. For the flyover, it was PACKED. Driving around the area, we saw thousands and thousands of people in our little corner of DFW standing in every parking lot, along the frontage roads… everywhere. I was shocked; I had no idea that so many people would be out to see a 30 second flyover.
In our parking lot, there were very few masks, but everyone was very respectful of distances and there wasn’t a single cough or sneeze. 83 degrees and full sun. We hung out in the bed of my truck and jammed some tunes. I may have had a cocktail. High school kids and others were seeing each other for the first time in a long while but couldn’t hug or anything. The Olds were there in force and gave zero fucks.
People everywhere were genuinely having fun. It was like tailgating in a parking lot before a concert, except with distancing.
Then the flyover. I’d never seen them live before. Nothing fancy, just in formation. People started cheering. Then, a “USA! USA! USA!” chant started. My kids joined in and were waving little American flags. Everyone there was One for those 30 seconds.
After being locked down, the community was outside in the sunshine together. We’re all in this together, after all. To everyone there, it was clearly a needed break from the worry and uncertainty of the past few months.
Anyways, some pics.
Empty parking lot now packed:
Flyover:
Making my kids' week:
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4 hours ago, victory88 said:
I just opened my dental office about 4-5 months ago. We’re essentially a startup. We’re rescheduling everyone. Some people are getting pissed and refusing to reschedule some of their surgeries and appts.
As a startup in my field, it takes 6-7 months to reach break even point. If this thing spreads and we need to close for 2-4 weeks, I cannot afford to pay my staff. Our overhead is almost 30k a month as a startup. I have enough working capital in my business account to survive 4 months if I cut all our marketing, 3rd party services, don’t pay myself, and let some people go. I cannot imagine other small businesses that don’t have enough capital to survive more than a month. Landlords still want their rent, banks still want their loan payments, staff still wants their hours and pay. Lots of people are going to be severely affected by this.
Even the banks are freaking out. My banker called me Friday asking me if I needed more credit to get through this. If these small businesses default on their loans...
Best thing right now is if they fed gov allows everyone to freeze their loan payments temporarily with no interest accruing. If landlords don’t have to temporarily pay their mortgage, they can hold off on rent for a month or two so these businesses don’t go under. I don’t have a damn solution but I know my office can survive 3-4 months before we run out of money.
V88, our practice will turn 10 in December - we hope. We were about to ink the deal on a new multi-million $ office. 2020 was going to be ‘our year.’ Now it’s pure survival mode.
Against all advice from CPAs and everyone else, I’ve always hoarded cash in the business for a ‘rainy day,’ which I always thought would be incapacitation of our talent. Instead, it’s coronavirus. For the last month we’re been cutting costs like crazy. Now, if we let go all staff and cut all non-loan/rent/utility expenses, our business can probably, technically, survive a year, but we are without a doubt the 1% exception. Our family can live off savings for a while, but most of our staff are not that fortunate.
Praying for you and all business owners and staff who not only have to face Coronavirus but also financial ruin.
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OP, Key Largo (or Upper Keys) checks all your boxes.
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Mesquite-grilled prime fillets.
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A couple of Saturdays ago, we woke up to it snowing up here in DFW. Kids went nuts. I needed chili, so I decided to make some with what I had on hand.
Chili and frito pie for a few days. Makes for a good New Years cleanse.
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10 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:
According to Whataburger, this is the new store design concept going forward.
5 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:It has a patio and everything. I wonder if this is the first tangible evidence of the new Chicago ownership planting its flag.
Illinois Nazis.
I hate Illinois Nazis.
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Holy shit. We’re planning our annual trek to Galveston, so I thought I’d get caught up on this thread in preparation. Talk about a kick in the balls - Champ, so sorry to learn that you’ve closed. Finally making it to your place was going to be the highlight of my trip. My young boys would have absolutely have destroyed several Yabba Dabba Do plates.
In the Texas BBQ thread, I asked for help airlifting some Texas BBQ to my best friend, an ex-pat Texan living in San Diego, who was fighting cancer. Champ stepped in to offer help. Though we never executed that project, I really appreciated the offer and was really looking forward to meeting him and trying his food in person.
Champ, best of luck and please don’t give up - Texas needs you.
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7 hours ago, Let 'Em Hang said:
"My Nuts Have Become.....Comfortably Numb"
User name checks out.
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14 minutes ago, Armybrat said:
I don’t, but then again I was a history major.
12 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:There was history then?
He wrote the Book of Genesis for his senior thesis - because he was there.
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On 8/27/2019 at 10:17 PM, DeepEastTexas said:
Where did y’all end up last Thursday?
Whoops, sorry for missing this. Actually the event is later this month. Long story short is that, for a variety of reasons, they decided to move this event to the H-E-B area. That said, thanks to the suggestions on this thread and my subsequent research, we’ll have another event in Fort Worth proper once the weather turns cooler. Really like some of the outdoor options.
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20 minutes ago, DeepEastTexas said:
Really depends at what you mean by upscale I guess. Will people continue wearing their jackets, or will it be more laid back?
Ooops, meant to say that I'd look into Pinstripes, too.
People will be coming from work; their choice whether or not to wear jackets. Organizer felt that the online pics of Chimy's portrayed a "Fuzzy's Taco" type feel and they were looking to put forward something a little more "Pappasitos" or "better."
I think the organizer is thinking sipping wine or whiskey. I personally think beer and margaritas are OK but it's not my call; I'm just trying to help out by presenting options.
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Thanks, all, for the recs. I ran the suggestions by the organizers and they are looking for something a little more upscale than Chimy's and Punch Bowl. Also, they are looking more at 20 people now. I'm still going to look into the Marfa Room at Chimy's and Clay Pigeon (Joe T's is interesting but I think would be better in cooler weather), but any more thoughts out there?
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I need help from y'all that know Fort Worth well.
I'm looking for a bar or a restaurant bar in central Fort Worth to have a Thursday happy hour for 20-30 people. Attendees will be professionals aged 25-55 who live and/or work in the greater Fort Worth area.
Need a place that can set aside enough room for us - or not be too crowded - so that we can network, have discussions, etc. Prefer the place not have a "minimum" but that's negotiable. For reference, when on the Dallas side of the Metroplex, we've met at places from Cantina Laredo to Al Biernat's (no need at all to go fancy).
My thoughts initially went to Sundance Square and the Stockyards, but I'm sure that there are other areas of which I'm unaware. Even if Sundance Square or the Stockyards, I don't know the bar/restaurant scenes well enough to pick a place.
TIA for the help!
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What CHIEF recommends is solid, but I need all four seats - YMMV. Works well in a 6 seater for sure. I thought about overhead, but I’m too tall for comfort. Had to go with bed mount. Works reasonably well - I just glass the field before going through. If I see anything of concern, I get out the rifle. Quick enough access for me.
https://www.kolpin.com/en-us/shop/accessories/gun-transport-carriers/rhino-grips/ratcheting/ratcheting-rhino-grip/?pfm=Browse