Posts posted by Brisketexan
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Just now, utee94 said:
It was popular amongst UT students for obvious reasons-- close to campus, strong drinks, relatively cheap. Then, as those students moved out away from campus, they had other locations where those students gravitated. Atmosphere, drinks, nostlagia-- that's why people kept going.
As far as the food, their standard Tex-Mex was never very good, but they had a few other dishes that were quite tasty. The pecan-smoked chicken enchiladas were my standard for years, then then they brought on the chile relleno I'd get that with fajita beef and chipotle sauce. Then they introduced beef tinga and that, combined with the relleno and chipotle sauce, was pretty freaking great. And the chorizo-stuffed chicken was also really good.
The surprising good dish there was their CFS. It was really good, and you could get it topped with gravy and then green chile sauce, which took it up a notch. But again, I haven't been to one in at least 10 years, and that was only because I was dragged there by an expat Austinite back in town who wanted a plate of nostalgia.
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Just now, Red Five said:
I mean.... they need a fucking flashcard to tell them to say things like "excuse me, I'm on my way to the senate floor"?
Of course, it's the truth, so I guess I can see where that isn't exactly second nature.
Well, "excuse me, you're preventing me from violating my oath and betraying my country and the Constitution" isn't as catchy.
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1) I never got the Trudy's love. It's fine. Whatever.
2) I imagine losing their top-revenue spot (the location by campus) in November hurt revenues like hell. And if they didn't have the right insurance, you end up behind the 8-ball and never catch up. Damned shame, and it's a tough business in this high-dollar, high-rent town.
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1) some folks surely need killin'.
2) but...once said killin' would no longer be in direct self-defense, I have problems with the state -- and thus by proxy, me -- doing it.
3) I ABSOLUTELY have problems with the state killin' people after the fact, because it's indisputable that we sometimes get it WRONG.
4) because we probably shouldn't be in the revenge killin' business, and definitely because once you kill someone, you can't take it back if you turned out to be wrong, we should just use life without parole. Toss 'em in the cage, and never let them out.
Signed,
Someone who supported the death penalty for much of his life, but over time put the first three facts together and reached the conclusion at 4).
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11 minutes ago, Goredho said:
You are both right. In the short term nothing happens. The majority of Americans aren’t aware, those that are aware are concerned but have yet to feel effects their daily life. The GOP is using the economy and tax cuts as dopamine while they consolidate their power and let the opposition neuter themselves. Once impeachment fails, Trump wins this fall and they keep the senate, then we enter a phase where the only outcome is what Brisket describes, and it will get a lot worse before people are compelled to act and it gets better.
You get it. That's exactly how this unfolds.
Hell, here's a simple, horrifying picture: we've seen how little regard Trump and his cult have for the rule of law now. Re-election will be a public endorsement that what they're doing is just fine, and indeed there are no consequences. Imagine how unfettered they'll be THEN.
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1 minute ago, David Dennison said:
I don't underestimate that at all.
Democrats need to do everything they can to get people registered. Then they need to do everything they can to get out the vote. Donald Trump is president because people didn't vote.
And he'll be president again because 1) his people will show out in record numbers, because they are a full-on cult now, and 2) the GOP won't LET people vote in places they need to. Oh, and throw a 3) in there -- the GOP is actually INVITING foreign interference with and manipulation of our elections. So, no....they are going to cheat. HARD. And it will work.
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11 minutes ago, David Dennison said:
Madam Speaker thinks you are underestimating the power of the ballot box.
You underestimate the commitment of the GOP to void/interfere with/disenfranchise the ballot box. The GOP in no sense believes in free and fair elections. They know that free and fair elections would be their doom. They will do anything and everything to prevent them.
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5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:
This is where we part ways. I don't think it's going to involve blood. Americans are so blase about all of this that there hasn't been a single riot. Not one.
Nearly 200 cities saw civil unrest during LBJ's administration. Trump can barely inspire a large gathering of Democrats to make snarky posters.
Your snapshot is of where we are. Mine is of our ultimate destination. Arguing that the house hasn't burned down yet, there's not even a visible fire, is not a rebuttal to "we built a fucking house out of balsa wood soaked in gasoline, surrounded it with dry brush, and turned loose a herd of toddlers with lighters outside." That ends in fire.
The GOP will not let go of power. They will certainly not let go of it quietly -- they have too much to lose. They are all-in on their criminal syndicate, and once you're in, you don't get out.
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Just now, David Dennison said:
It's as simple as that. If Republicans don't break, the president can do whatever he wants. The only thing that will make Republicans break before the election, is their base and that's not happening.
Donald Trump is going to win the final round of Impeachment 2020. That's that.
If he gets re-elected and the Republicans hold the Senate, the strategy of stonewalling and obfuscation will have worked.
Correct.
Quit trying to complicate this, folks. It really is simple. It doesn't matter what the facts are -- and there are more facts every fucking day.
What is 100% clear is that the next fact released could be a video of Trump personally taking a briefcase of cash from Putin, handing Putin our nuclear codes, and promising out loud to use US forces to murder anyone Putin asks us too, while confessing to already having done so with respect to persons X, Y, and Z.....and the GOP WILL NOT BREAK RANKS. It's fucking omerta and total blood loyalty, people. It's nothing new. It's what criminal enterprises do. It's working. And it will continue to work.
They win. Everyone else loses. There's no way to end this that doesn't involve blood. And there's no way it continues without consequence and doesn't result in blood. Pretty nice, huh?
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6 minutes ago, Parliament said:
I have a customer going over there in February for a motorcycle trip, and I want to get him a global phone for the trip. He has a Verizon plan now, and I see their Travel Pass includes Cambodia. But realistically, how good will his coverage be? Verizon uses an entirely difference system (CDMA or whatever) and I'm worried there isn't tower coverage over there? Is there a better way?
TIA
Definitely talk to someone there, or who has been there.
In my experience, even if your carrier SAYS it has coverage in a country, it may well be that they just have coverage in a tiny area in the capital or something. You may end up needing to just get a throwaway phone locally.
I'm speaking from some experience in Armenia. We had "coverage." I got signal in the airport, and a couple of high spots in Yerevan. Otherwise, my AT&T phone was a brick unless I was somewhere with wifi. If he's going to be tooling about the countryside, he will probably need local service, and even then, I wouldn't count on getting it everywhere.
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Seafood gumbo is seafood gumbo, and non seafood gumbo is non seafood gumbo and way less expensive, at least in this house. When I'm making seafood gumbo for a big family dinner the shrimp and crab bill can approach $100, but of course that's cause I only buy from Stevie at seafood lover.
I'll never be able to make a gumbo as good as the Schooner, though.
So now I've got a new smoker, thinking about smoking chicken and using it in gumbo. Anyone done that?
Absolutely. It’s maybe my best gumbo.
Smoke 6-8 chicken quarters. Then, let them cool. Pick the meat, put it in a ziplock. Use the skin, bones, etc, to make your stock. Smoked chicken stock. Chunks of smoked chicken. It’s fantastic. -
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1 minute ago, Buzzrock said:
Get a buttered biscuit from Chick-fil-a and take it to Whataburger and have them put a jalapeño cheese burger on it. Go back and get waffle fries from CFA. Go to Cool River and order a beer, if he offers you a shot to go with it for $5 more know that he means anything on the bar so get the Macallan 12. Finish with coffee from Dunkin for rapid max airport stall blowout.
You’re welcome.That's not what I did....but I like the way you think.
Went with Campisi's. It was okay -- she made the pizza fresh, but put so damned much flour underneath the crust that each bite contained a mouthful of dust. Two of my next three meals were eaten in airports as well. Glamorous life.
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7 minutes ago, HouTex said:
Really? And how do you know my statement is incorrect? Your experience? Do you ask the young ladies about their arrangements, if any? My source is from a woman who works undercover in Houston. While not a cop, she works with cops so i guess she must be lying about her first hand experiences.Is she a cop?
She has to tell you if she's a cop.
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18 hours ago, futureman said:
I started paying cash for most things about a year ago. was a victim of card fraud one time and that was enough. the two minutes to tell the cashier “$40 on pump 2” isn’t a big deal.
My approach is that I only use a card for that gas station. I have two, Chevron/Texaco and Valero, and except on road trips where neither are available (in which case I pay inside), I use either to pay at the pump. They are 1) lower limit, so you can't get cleaned out, and 2) if there are charges on there that aren't yours, you just dispute them and you're done. A couple of years ago, I got a call from Valero -- someone had used my "card" to gas up in Colorado, obviously filling a big vehicle -- it was like $250. That was an unusual charge amount, raised a flag. They called me to ask about it, "nope, not me, shut it down." And they did. I got a new card a week later, never even saw any of the bad charges.
TLDR; if you're gonna pay at the pump, use a gas card only, not a broad-use CC like Visa.
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4 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:
At my in laws hood, it's something like 30 days per year, not more than 10 consecutive days. That's for minors,.or maybe under 25. Adults can stay more. Exceptions are made for a spouse that is under 55.
Well, yeah, because if Grandpa wants to spend his golden years and his nest egg on banging a 25 yr old gold-digger....who are we to judge. right?
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Man....you sound like an economist.