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PantsTent

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  1. Tailgate gumbo. Got this far at home and taking it down for the rest of the process. 2.5 cup oil and 3.5 cup flour roux done in oven for 2.5 hrs while I relaxed and got other shit ready.
  2. Texas 38 TCU 31 669 passing yards
  3. Forgot to add, I had planned on eating the Ad-Hoc fried chicken at Addendum Saturday lunch before heading back to SFO. Walk over at 11am and it's a ghost town. Find out it had 'closed for the season' the weekend before. Grabbed a pizza at Velo Pizza just a block up, which wasn't bad. Never made it to Gott's either so that's 2 places for a re-visit.
  4. Remember the old debate about whether the students won't come unless they have better seats vs why should they get better seats until they prove they will show up consistently? Maybe we're getting the answer. A few other variables though with the newness factor, plus arena more on campus, a coach who makes student engagement a top priority, and a pretty damn good team. They did always have the upper deck for overflow though. I still think those panels open up one day but it won't be in year one that's for sure. Students were allowed to stand in south upper deck bar area (bar not open), but they have zero effect on crowd noise from there.
  5. OK, back from our first trip to Napa last week. We stayed 4 nights so had 3 full days of wineries plus a couple of travel days. I probably won't have much new to add since most spots we hit came from recs on this thread, but will share some thoughts as a first-timer and who really doesn't even drink wine very often. Hotel Yountville was excellent. Being a special occasion we went for the premium suite. Big room and bathroom with rain shower and separate sex tub (not sure if it's called that in the brochure). Wife appreciated the separate makeup vanity. Private patio/garden to sit outside. Just nice touches throughout. For wine we started after lunch and with 90min tastings and most closing at 4-5pm, you can really only do 2 in an afternoon. Pre-covid was it much more casual free for all where you could show up and drink and be on your way? Anway... Barnett - There were 5 tastings on the menu and dude threw that away after the 2 whites. We ended up tasting 8 including a pinot, cab franc, merlot, and 3 cabs including the rattlesnake (which was not on the menu we originally got). This was our overall favorite and the Rattlesnake was my favorite. The Cab Franc (never heard of it before) was amazing as well although very different. Odette was just a weird experience. We were the only one in the whole tasting room and our host was a bit odd. Wine was fine but preferred most of the Barnett we had just came from. Quintessa - Check your hotel for partner deals. They booked this for us and the normal $160x2 was free. It included a tour through the fields in an all-terrain golf cart thing and chomp on some new growth grapes, etc followed by the tasting inside which included some cheese/fruit/nuts etc. Great experience and wines. Round Pond - Nice patio for the tasting which included some wine food as well. Gave us almost a full glass to go to walk around the grounds and the garden that there on-site chef uses. Was a nice add-on and able to enjoy some different views. Last day was sparkling day...Domain Carneros and Mumm. Pretty much the same experience at both of these where you can pretty much tailor your tastings. We preferred Mumm wines overall. Was a nice change of pace to all the cabs. Bottega lived up to the hype. Excellent meal for our anniversary even though a little loud and crowded. Buchon on the other hand was loud as hell and tables way to close. Waiter was literally shouting to talk to us. Food was good though! Sticking to Yountville and wanting something more casual we tried La Calenda. Obviously Tex-mex it is not, but enjoyed some of what we had. Oakville Grocery is a great spot for lunch before wining. Shit, this is probably the longest post I've ever had. Overall we had a blast and wife already wants to go back. Thanks all for the recs in this thread!
  6. Same for me, but remember he wasn't too good at playing school his sophomore year.
  7. Correct, I meant it was the only happy hour choice for 'craft' Right, but at FEC, the Independence, Celis, Pinthouse, Hi-Sign, etc were just a couple of bucks more and were included in the "happy hour" pricing. Now they are $14-$19. I noticed this and will probably go that route next time as one of those is more alcohol than 3 bud lights at the same price. I still don't like the trend.
  8. Regarding Moody, everything this guy said is bullshit. I mean some of it is available but for 3x the price of the AB beers, which is not the same as last year. Last year FEC, I had a choice of several local craft beer before game for $6. This year, I have one...Love Street.
  9. Well first game was a pretty good crowd, maybe 8-9k. As of now I'm glad I declined the option for Trinity garage parking. The line to get into that thing was all the way to the 15th st left turn on Trinity. I managed to park right by front door of Scholz but won't always be that lucky. Unless you're in Manor garage, all parking is at least twice as far away as FEC. No big deal, yet. Getting in was much quicker that FEC, plenty of gates/scanners. Not much line for the pisser at half. Beer lines were super short, well probably because the beer selection/price is absolute dog shit. The Budweiser partnership is showing up full force. Only reasonably priced beer is bud products. For the $6 craft beer during 'happy hour', the only choice was Love Street. Want a stash IPA or a jelly fish?....$14.50 and $19.50. Hey but you bud light and ultra fans can get your $5 beer before the game. And much like the bitching in the football experience thread, it's full on NBA atmosphere with LOUD music at every opportunity. Basketball viewing wise, it's awesome and so glad not to be in FEC anymore so I'll end on that positive. Students seemed to like it...way more showed up than seats allocated on the floor. Ushers were working to keep the extras from crowding in and many did go to standing room in the south upper deck.
  10. Good to know it’s not just me. I also have to use pocket knife to get these open.
  11. Good god, I just realized I typed "whole". Will punch myself in the dick as punishment.
  12. I have one guy who will do a Hi every 5 minutes up to about 5 times. Enraging...I tried "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" to break him of this but it hasn't worked.
  13. The soles look pretty thin...is there a lot of cushion? My Allbirds are also starting to develop a whole after about 10 months.
  14. There’s only a few Jim’s. If you’re in Oak Hill I’d like to which tacos you speak of. [emoji3]
  15. Replying to all: "Please do not reply to all!"
  16. Texas 37 OSU 24 22 for 269
  17. H‑E‑B making it easy for gringos to be messican
  18. Deck box is the keyword to look for. As with all things pool related, you'll find a huge price range and who knows on quality. 2 yrs and no issue so far on this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HDPY7RG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
  19. She slings the rest of the pack over her shoulder when she walks out...
  20. Sorry, I thought maybe I was taking crazy pills. I'm sure Wulaw is way better at math when it comes to mortgages...
  21. How is closest score determined? In this post alone, the 28-23 from gmr548 has to be closer than 28-27.
  22. Interesting...a couple of monster games (or an extra game for Big12 title) and he could pass Jamaal for #4 in rushing yards.
  23. I make this every Oktober so here’s my annual Jägerschnitzel with German taters and green beans.
  24. Texas 37 ISU 13 39 - Two 69 (nice)
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