Everything posted by pearlandhorn
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Destiny
My wife and I still consistently play D2. We’re on PC and play with our original group from D1. Looking forward to witch queen.
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Hey Oil Barons.......
I don’t have a problem answering any questions really. No, I don’t work for SEACOR, Tidewater, or Chouest. They are our biggest competitors though and I know many folks who do work for them. Our industry is so niche that we have dealings and interactions with our competitors often. Hornbeck is another big competitor of ours. My company isn’t publicly traded.
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Hey Oil Barons.......
There’s a difference. The drill ships I believe you are referring to are indeed built mainly in Korea for transocean (example). Some are built in Europe, Singapore. To work in US waters for supers, PSVs must be built in the US and fly US flag. Supermajors only want US flagged vessels providing support to their leased drill ships from Transocean. Federal law requires it as well (Jones Act). The vessel company also must only employ US mariners for work in the GoM which is why our costs are a lot higher than say a company operating in West Africa. They can crew with guys from the Philippines and pay them half of what they pay US mariners. Most PSVs that work in the GoM are build in southern port areas (some in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida). Four that we have built are all identical and were built at BAE shipyard in Jacksonville. One thing a lot of people don’t realize is that if all these cruise ships were built in the US, the cost of cruises would be astronomical given that the vessel would be US flagged, have to employ ALL US citizens, and pay tax based on their home ports. Because they are built outside the US and flagged to say…Panama, they can hire whoever they want and not have to pay US tax. Companies typically flag their vessels in the most tax advantageous country. But to have your main port of call in the US requires a shitton more costs. But that’s all the supermajors in the GoM will contract with and that’s all they can contract with if they want to work in the GoM.
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Texas BBQ
8 years ago…is it still the best in Tyler?
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shit that dissappeared during the great rona supply chain clusterfuck
Noticed this at my HEB the last month as well. Keep telling my kid I’ll get some at the store and end up empty handed. I just tell him “corona” and he understands.
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Texas BBQ
Anybody ever eaten at Stanley’s in Tyler? Thinking of stopping in on Monday. I know they’ve been on the top 50 before but would like a connoisseur’s opinion on the place.
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Hey Oil Barons.......
I work in the offshore vessel industry and we’re only in the GoM. Wages for mariners are getting silly. Thankfully we have cost escalation in our contracts with the supers so we can go back to them for increases in day rates whenever our costs get out of hand. Captain wages have gone up 35%-45% over the last year. Same for engineers. A lot of these offshore guys just left the industry during the downturn and shrink in GoM activity due to wages being deflated. The lack of deep water supply vessels is drastically low due to companies filing for bankruptcy and stacking vessels for the last 5 years while ours have kept humming due to our long term contracts. Costs to activate these stacked vessels is about a million per year out of service. Add in the time it’ll take to activate to service the surge in demand for the vessels and you’ll be entering new build pricing territory by Q2 2023. This is the first uptick in the industry that I’ve been a part of (I’m only 33). I entered the industry at the beginning of the downturn so I’ve never seen the rocket ship before.
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2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
So true.
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Shit HEB Makes (when its open).
I remember there being an HEB catering to Mexican food in the SE Houston area but can’t find it on the googles. Anybody know if it closed down?
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2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
100% this. It was super early when I wrote my reply but should have said this.
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2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
Probably. When I was doing IF, I had coffee creamer throughout the day. Was I truly 100% doing IF? No, but it kept me sane. If eating a banana helps you, do it. There are worse things you could eat.
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Hey Oil Barons.......
Looks like someone already has their order placed at bass pro.
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Hey Oil Barons.......
- Fuk Aaron Rodgers.......
I don't disagree with you. I was just trying to follow the guy's logic.- 2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
Folks that need/want to lose a lot of weight very quickly would really benefit from OMAD or strict intermittent fasting. Just my $.02. Good luck to all.- CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
I care.- Fuk Aaron Rodgers.......
Using this logic and knowing that asymptomatic folks who are vaxxed pass this thing along to anyone they come in contact with, wouldn’t it be better if no one got vaccinated so they had symptoms and recognized that and stayed home for a week?- 2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
At your age, staying limber and flexible can help so much more than high intensity heavy weight exercise. Do stretching/yoga 4/5 days per week for about 15 minutes in the AM. You’re around my mom age and she does this. She has always had issues with her back but through routine stretching, she’s still up downhill skiing with the teenagers and 20 year olds. Thing is, older folks can still do all the things younger folks can do, only to a lesser extreme IF your joints and muscles are stretched appropriately. If you pull a muscle, your body has a harder time recovering than a 20 or 30 year old. You’re really doing what you need to be doing to be successful. Just keep your diet in check and you’re good!- Gym Pet Peeves
- Houston for first time in a decade... With kids
Truth is the best BBQ in Houston. Pinkerton's just isn't that good in my opinion and has gone downhill since they opened their place in San Antonio.- 2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
Depends on how much you weigh honestly. I went from 315 lbs to 210 in about 9 months using IF.- Have you contracted Covid-19 (Jan'22 Omicron Edition)
Had it in Jan 2021. Double vaxxed in April 2021 and not boosted. Tested negative before Christmas from PCR but felt like shit. I’m assuming it was the cron and just had a false negative test. If I had to choose, I’d rather catch omicron than the next variant as this one is pretty mild based on the available data. Give me all the natural immunity.- 2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
Protein absorption. There's no conclusive evidence that points to having to spread out protein consumption throughout the day. So many different studies have been done that have said yes and no that it's inconclusive.- 2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
I would feel like absolute shit if I ate 275g of protein in a day. You realllllly don’t need that much. It’s expensive and unnecessary. Stick to 200g (which is 800 calories) and fill in with 250g of carbs (1000 calories) and the remaining with fat (9 calories per gram).- 2022 Fatass Thread of Dominance
No it doesn’t. This has been proven as “bro science”. People with incredible disciple to count their macros can eat 50g of protein 4 times per day and lose weight. These folks control their fat intake and regulate carb intake up and down throughout the day to coincide with when they hit the gym. 275g of protein per day is an absolute ridiculous amount of protein and not necessary IMO. - Fuk Aaron Rodgers.......
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