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BottleRocket

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  1. Fun fact. Every Hawaiian word ends in a vowel. "Run you stupid bastard" is "Holoʻoe i ka pupule hilahila"
  2. Chinga taLupas Essays.. all this talk of Mexico has me thirsty for putaQuervo and good times my friends.
  3. The last car I bought was a new Jeep Grand Cherokee for 1% over invoice. I did my homework on the internet and knew the options/packages and the dealer invoice amount. They got their holdback + 1%. Deal was made within a few minutes once they knew I was going to buy a car off of the lot that day and had approved financing in hand. The post sales bullshit still took several hours but the main deal was done under 10 minutes.
  4. My wife uses on of these bed fan things and she seems to like it. $125 or so on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Bed-Fan-with-Wireless-Remote/dp/B00L3EY29C/ref=pd_cp_201_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00L3EY29C&pd_rd_r=N0V3JR58NJWXGCAN5P4J&pd_rd_w=DJqHo&pd_rd_wg=X7eAd&psc=1&refRID=N0V3JR58NJWXGCAN5P4J
  5. I like our Samsung when it works. We've spent as much as we originally paid for it over the course of 3 repairs. I asked the last repair tech if we should just go ahead and buy a new one and he said that everything that could go wrong with it has been replaced so we should be good for a few more years. Don't get a Samsung.
  6. 4/26/18 Anova Sous VIde 2nd gen w/ Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on Amazon Treasure Truck for $94.99 (today only while stock lasts)
  7. Cancun: Five dead bodies are found in a car at the vacation hotspot as drug cartel war spills onto the beaches of the Mexican resort town Five bodies found in a car in Cancun in what is likely yet more cartel murders Car parked in front of a gym that was threatened and near prosecutor's office More than 100 people have been murdered in holiday spot this year alone Escalating gang violence threatens to hurt tourism economy of the beach town Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5659839/Five-dead-bodies-car-Cancun-likely-drug-cartel-hit.html#ixzz5DmpGAxQ8
  8. csb/ I have a friend who grew up really poor in Paris, Tx. His mom worked at the Catfish King. I was having dinner with him in Austin several years back and he ordered something that came with a side dish of tartar sauce. He told me that it was as good as the pea salad that his mom made for him when he was growing up. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him that he was eating tartar sauce and not pea salad. Apparently, his mom had been stealing tubs of tartar sauce from the Catfish King and telling him that it was pea salad.
  9. Amazon Treasure Truck: Ring Spotlight Cam Battery HD Security Camera with Built Two-Way Talk and a Siren Alarm, White, Works with Alexa 30% off Reg $199 - today $139 + tax
  10. 2nd... but you can also buy it in da shops, da gas stations, every da place. And it's da-licious. It's a Hawaiian blue collar worker lunch snack from what I understand.
  11. As someone above said, if you do the road to Hana consider continuing the entire loop. They make a great burger at the Ulupalakua Ranch store and the Maui Wine Vineyards are nearby. We rented a mustang convertible and the drive on the southern portion of the island was like driving on a go-cart track. The landscape reminded me of Whales with the lush green grasses and stone walls. It was awesome. We stayed at The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort and the snorkeling right from the resort beach was unbelievable. If that's the case where you are staying you might consider packing your own facemasks so you don't have to fool with the rentals. Maui really surprised me. It was one of the best vacations we've taken. It had everything. Have fun!
  12. I use LastPass but concerned that getting hacked on that will be losing the keys to the kingdom. Take advantage of two stage authentication whenever available.
  13. I told my son to always take the first punch.
  14. We had to start feeding our dog inside because of the grackles. Once we started doing that they moved along. They haven't been in our trees for a few years and they used to camp there.
  15. There were140 souls and five crew members onboard that flight to Dallas when the engine exploded. There were also 3 gingers.
  16. Thanks for the info Napoleon. I'll check it out.
  17. Looking to buy a refurbished or used unlocked iPhone 6 in the Austin area. I'm having a hard time finding a storefront with one. On-line isn't a consideration for this purchase. This is for someone visiting from Sudan and this is on his shopping list. Anyone have an idea other than craigslist? Thanks!
  18. We just booked a trip to Cancun for August. Wife is not going to be happy about this. She's been going on and on about the Cancun mayor that got whacked by the cartels about 10 years ago. I finally talked her into going because of the recent bombings in Austin. Making the case that you aren't really safe anywhere - even at home. Now this shit. FML. Seriously, she is going to want to cancel the trip.
  19. Hang in there ROLF BOX. I know it's hard taking care of your mom while the life around you doesn't stop and let you catch up. You'll look back on these rough times and you will know that you did everything that you had to do for your mom and your family. Hang tough buddy.
  20. It was okay. Unremarkable but entertaining.
  21. The two on top push the ashes through to the water bowl when it's done smoking. The others probably aren't really doing anything. I did remove several pucks and move the brisket up to a middle rack from the start. I figured at 20 minutes of smoke per puck I'd need 6 for two hours of smoke. Total time in the smoker was 7 hours. I am having an issue with pucks getting stuck and not dropping which means I do have to keep an eye on it until I figure out what's causing that problem. Sorry about the size of the pics.
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