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pearlandhorn

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  1. I do PPL as well. It’s a very good and simply program to follow IMO.
  2. I didn’t lift weights for a year. To stay in shape and keep my weight down during Covid, I really buckled down on my food intake and started running. I’m running a 5k in may and my wife is running the 15k. I got up to running about 4 miles 4 or 5 times a week but kind of got worn out from it around Christmas then got rona January 15. I’ve started going back to the gym last month and have hit my pre-Covid squat max after starting back at 135. I hit 205x6 today and it felt good. My squat used to be less than my bench. Bench is coming along nicely post rona as well. I’ve increased my protein intake and can already see definition coming in to my legs, chest, shoulders, and arms. I’m coming up on 3 years of living a healthier lifestyle and have been under 190 for 2 years now. 130 pounds down, 34 waist, 187 pounds. Goals for the next 6 months: bench 225x5, squat 255x5, 193 pounds (gain one pound per month), stay lean. Good job everyone, keep up the good work.
  3. Looks fantastic. Good job.
  4. Oof. Based on username, not surprised. That sucks but like Both Tacos said, talk to the butcher at your Costco.
  5. Costco beef ribs are fantastic. Typically $4.99 per pound. Found some in the freezer this weekend when I was digging out a brisket to thaw out. Will do those after the brisket.
  6. An hour commute each way 5 days a week. That comes out to 22 days per year. Not uncommon at all. I’ve been to the office 10 times in the last year though.
  7. Is it possible to kick California out of the US? Stop using kids as pawns. I’m sure the union will hold the state government accountable to keep paying teachers to stay at home. I agree with the person above that said a lot of people have gotten to really enjoy remote work and some workers are just riding the gravy train for as long as possible and don’t want to go back to the office for the 9-5er. Hell, I’m one of them. I’ve found myself to be more productive at home than sitting in traffic for 2 hours a day. I waste 22 days a year of my life sitting in my vehicle to go to an office of 4 people total. My company is downsizing their office space when our lease is up and will be doing a more work from home type arrangement where we’ll go in once a week or so. It’s all about accountability.
  8. Hey Catholic Church. Stick to religion. Don’t dabble in science. For anybody who hasn’t heard: https://apple.news/AVoIxWU4LTgKLLC2IKySJlw Nevermind that numerous other vaccines use this technology (Hep A, chickenpox, shingles, MMR). Let’s scare the shit out of people by saying it isn’t morally right to take a vaccine to protect yourself and others.
  9. My kid's daycare mandates that all teachers wear them and all kids over 10 wear them (not many, mainly after school care kids that are 10 years old). Literally every instructor/child care lady up there wears it like a chin diaper except the owner. Then one went up there (infant caregiver) on a Friday and ended up testing positive the next Monday. She started feeling ill over the weekend. Whole daycare shut down for 2 weeks. I spoke with the owner of the place when I dropped my kid off the day they started back as she had personally called every parent the Sunday before they were set to open back up and she told me that over half the parents she talked to ended up testing positive and their kids were all positive. No way to tell if parents caught it as a result of the woman who came to work sick and didn't know it. Wife and I got sick. Kid had the sniffles and was lethargic for a day then back to normal. We had 102 fevers and a kid bouncing off the walls for two weeks. It was fun.
  10. Honestly at this point, half the people I see out and about aren't wearing masks. Over half the people at the gym I go to don't wear masks. People are too self absorbed and only care about themselves. Shocking, I know. The mask mandate was just a political play in the first place. Not everyone abides by it. Him opening up 100% and ending the mandate is essentially a pat on the back and gives people the false sense of security that this thing is over. By the end of March, we'll be at 12,000+ new cases per day and in the midst of another crisis in the Med center in Houston. But hey, we beat the thing!
  11. This. I get all my beef from Costco over HEB. Better quality and lower price.
  12. I'm a fan of all the killer hogs seasonings. Just found the Hot rub at Bucee's and put it on a pork tenderloin cook last week. Was absolutely fantastic for pork. For beef (brisket and ribs and steak), I only use kosher salt and coarse black pepper. Kirklands/Costco pepper is very good. Killer hogs makes a brisket rub that I'll put on ribeyes that is 99% salt and coarse pepper.
  13. Much appreciated and thanks for the tip!
  14. It was good. Bark was a bit bitter due to over smoking it but I’ll get better. Wife, kid (and dog) loved it.
  15. First cook on my new ugly drum smoker. FIL and I got a 55 gallon drum that was used to import honey with, burned out the liner, built/welded intake valves, exhaust vent, charcoal basket. Took a while to get the intakes right and get it set at 250-275 but I got it figured out now. Painted it with engine enamel spray paint. It’s called an ugly drum for a reason. Threw a pork shoulder on at 10:15 this morning, wrapped at 2:30 and am about to pull it off and let it rest for an hour and a half or so. Like this method a lot as it allows me to smoke at higher temperatures than the traeger I have. Total cost was about $120. Ordered some Weber kettle grill grates, thermometer from Amazon and used a bunch of scrap metal my FIL had lying around.
  16. That ball just fucking explodes from his arm with what looks like no effort.
  17. Nice job man. Keep it up!
  18. Starting salaries for CPAs in Texas (major markets, big4 firms) are around $55k (I believe). You'll get up to $70k after 3 years. Move to industry and make $85-90k + bonus.
  19. I rest briskets and really any beef product that I've smoked (ribs, briskets, loins, etc.) in a cooler for at least 60-90 minutes. I leave them wrapped in butcher paper. 11 hour rests are kinda foreign to me but when you're doing 150 of them, it makes sense I guess?
  20. #bEASTexas ~Justin Wells
  21. Yes, they’re open in CA. Mainly outside tents (at least at Commerce). Probably one of the biggest action venues in CA. Fuck bicycle casino.
  22. Thinking about making a separate thread unless someone has seen one pertaining to ugly drum smokers. Mine will be finished up tomorrow (painted today) and I'm curious if anybody has used one in the past. I'll post pics when I get it completed tomorrow.
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