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Chico_SA

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  1. That is where the really great houses are. That was one of the neighborhoods ( plus Monte Vista, King William, etc) that I used to drive around dreaming about when I was a college student.
  2. Chico_SA

    Austin FC

    I can't wait to hate this team.
  3. At Monkey Business. My wife is already buying lots of stuff from the little stores. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. I'm not going to lie. I just spent an hour outside watering the grass thinking about how I can do more during these last few months. My neighborhood was a red pocket in a mostly blue area of Northwest San Antonio in 2016, but I'm seeing BETO signs pop up almost daily. Mine was the first about 3 months ago and now it's getting close to 20. I was thinking about how I would react to someone I called saying they only vote R. I came to the conclusion that "thanks" was the way to go, but I also imagined it might be hard not to engage.
  5. I had much better temperature control my second time. Did a Boston Butt and didn't mess with the vents as much. I injected it the night before it it had pretty nice flavor. I still had a spike about hour 6. I'm using minion method and I wonder if its just the way it hits the coals at that time. I also moved my grate temp probe into the center more and it seemed to be more of what I would have expected. So I've done brisket and pork. I'll probably try ribs as my deck upgrade is complete. I hope I don't over do it and burn out, but its really a cool way spend that quite time when the 5 and 3 year old are asleep.
  6. Glad I was patient. New bid came in about 8K less than the other two. He did say he was going to completely rebuild the top 12 x 20 but thought he could use the existing frame on the bottom level, so that is some materials saving. Any red flags with that? All new rails, floors, stairs and skirting will be cedar.
  7. Thank you! Very helpful
  8. I honestly thought every stadium guy was that guy.
  9. I think we have the time. Is it worth it to repair the scrape? It is a scrape and small indention on a door. She rubbed against a gate post : (
  10. We found a used vehicle that we are interested in. We don't NEED to trade are car in to get it and will pay cash. The current vehicle, a 2013 Rouge with only 34,000 miles has a few cosmetic things (thank you wife) that can be fixed by a body shop friend of ours. Is it better to fix the issues and sell our own? I just know if I trade in they will point to the scrapes and knock a shit load down. I've also heard you can just go sell your vehicle at CarMax and get a better deal than you would for a trade in. Thoughts on that?
  11. And that is what I expected. I''ll probably do another this weekend so I'll compare.
  12. Civility in Public Life Award to Beto and fellow Marshall Ram Will Hurd. Oh, and 4 more BETO signs popped up in my neighborhood today.
  13. That sounds like while growing up in San Antonio, we would always say we were from the Northside or maybe Northwest side. We just didn't didn't want to be West side.
  14. So...My first brisket was a little dry. Nice flavor but I definitely left it on too long. Chopped it up and made some chili. One of the potential issues was that my Smoke ambient temperature probe was running about 25 degrees HIGHER than the WSM lid thermometer. I expected the opposite and wasn't quite sure how to deal with it so I ended up adjusting things way to much toward the end. The probe was on the top grate about 2 inches from the brisket. Thoughts? I have the 22.5 . Also, I filled that grate to the top using Minion method and never had to add anything. According to the lid thermometer, it was hitting 275 at 15 hours.
  15. Bumping since I'm trying to decide if I need a few more quotes. Thanks for any input.
  16. Wow. Paul not looking good. He was determined.
  17. Yeah, My Honda variable speed self propel is great. My house is on a pretty gradual slope so the self propel helps a lot. I also think I had way too much thatch build up at my old house so I bag a lot. I have it on the setting where just a little mulching occurs. I've been on a STIHL kick as I get rid of my old corded equipment. Blower is awesome. I'm getting used to edger. It's kind of a beast compared to the old electric one.
  18. Posting from the deck materials topic because at this point I just need input on cost expectations. Cost per sq/ft etc. I will copy from the other post. Two Quotes so far 1st one would demo the existing 2 level 440 sq ft deck. Small business that isn't full time it seems. He proposed Pressure Treated and using existing structure. He would be putting some decking under the 240 sq ft top level so the total new deck would be 760 sq ft plus stairs. He would use the same type pressure treated for the rail balusters. $14,800 2nd one does not ever use Pressure Treated for the actual decking since they wont warranty it. They are a pretty established decking company. They will use Weston Red Cedar. They will not deck under upper deck (400 sq feet) but will instead put skirting between the two levels using the same type cedar. They will also put in a couple of BBQ shelves/bars on each level. They will used black iodized steel balusters. They also put edging on all along the lengths so that plank ends aren't exposed so the product seems to be a little more high end. About 440 sq feet not including stairs. 240 on top and 200 below. They quoted $13, 738 without demo and $16,625 with demolition and haul off. I've pretty much decided against doing the demo myself. Given the materials offered and the extras, it seems like the 2nd is a much better offer. However, is that still an unreasonably high a quote? 
  19. Please see the post a few up. I'm on the budget phase now. Was hoping to get some input on those quotes.
  20. I’m guessing this will be what the rails, skirting, (ours will be 8 ft from top deck to bottom), and edging will look like. I like the clean look. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Two Quotes so far 1st one would demo the existing 2 level 440 sq ft deck. Small business that isn't full time it seems. He proposed Pressure Treated and using existing structure. He would be putting some decking under the 240 sq ft top level so the total new deck would be 760 sq ft plus stairs. He would use the same type pressure treated for the rail balusters. $14,800 2nd one does not ever use Pressure Treated for the actual decking since they wont warranty it. They are a pretty established decking company. They will use Weston Red Cedar. They will not deck under upper deck (400 sq feet) but will instead put skirting between the two levels using the same type cedar. They will also put in a couple of BBQ shelves/bars on each level. They will used black iodized steel balusters. They also put edging on all along the lengths so that plank ends aren't exposed so the product seems to be a little more high end. About 440 sq feet not including stairs. 240 on top and 200 below. They quoted $13, 738 without demo and $16,625 with demolition and haul off. I've pretty much decided against doing the demo myself. Given the materials offered and the extras, it seems like the 2nd is a much better offer. However, is that still an unreasonably high a quote?
  22. Beto back in San Antonio for the England/Belgium game tomorrow morning followed by his campaign office opening at 2pm and a party at Rosedale Park at 5:30. The guy is everywhere.
  23. Thanks guys. And to whomever recommended the SMOKE probe, thank you. I'm being spoiled early. The receiver seems to be spot on, so I can stay inside and binge some Netflix
  24. My wife had this T-shirt made for me for Christmas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Ok. center grate, top grate? Does it matter? I'm only cooking on the top.
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