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[stevew]

That Jimmy Johnson in-laws murder-suicide is wild. Didn’t realize “Terry” was the MIL

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Still enjoying Dr. Pepper's Strawberries & Creme Zero.

you should be in a commercial

[Izulde]

Catching up:

City I have the house I own in is anal about mowing and weed removal. Like, they're as bad as HOAs about it.

Speaking of it, current HOA I'm renting in for the other city? They check the front *and* the back for weeds and are aggressive about fining.

Problem is, renting city has HOAs *everywhere*. You can find a few areas that don't (I toured a lovely house recently that didn't), but they're few and far between.

Also, rethinking house selling plan - movers quoted me almost $11,000 to move everything today and in my head I'm like fuck that noise. So talking to realtor tomorrow to figure out what options I have. Lease isn't up until the end of January, so I've got time to sort out what to do.

[stevew]

The speed bumps in this AirBNB subdivision are so awful. Like jarring. I dread going anywhere. Doesn't matter if you hit them at 2mph.

[21C]

The speed bumps in some areas around here have gaps in them. You can drive through a gap with one wheel but hit the bump with the other. I finally realized that they are spaced wide enough for buses to drive through the gaps without going over a bump.

[molson]

The French have the most fun names to say.

Edouard Carpentier.

Great stuff.

[Edward64]

Cooking thin sliced bacon always takes longer than it should in a frying pan.

With all that grease, 2 min

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Cooking thin sliced bacon always takes longer than it should in a frying pan.

With all that grease, 2 min

I wonder how many years it's been since I did bacon in a pan.

Sausage I can vaguely recall doing more recently -- within the last decade at least let's say -- but I literally can't think of doing the same with bacon more than maybe once in this house and we've been here 15+ years.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I wonder how many years it's been since I did bacon in a pan.

Sausage I can vaguely recall doing more recently -- within the last decade at least let's say -- but I literally can't think of doing the same with bacon more than maybe once in this house and we've been here 15+ years.

re: Bacon. Pan > Microwave. I can never get it right in a microwave, tends to be overly crispy. With a pan, I can watch and take it out just at the right time.

[NobodyHere]

I might use the microwave when I just need a slice or two of bacon.

Otherwise I usually just put them in the oven.

And let's be real, if I'm going to take the effort to make bacon then I'm going to want more than two slices!

[Edward64]

Oh, I've never tried oven baked bacon.

My oven does take a long time to get to 375 or 400 though.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Edward64

re: Bacon. Pan > Microwave. I can never get it right in a microwave, tends to be overly crispy. With a pan, I can watch and take it out just at the right time.

Oh I don't disagree one bit that, when it turns out right, pan over nuke is better. I simply can't arse myself to go through the effort for the difference.

And oven bacon is just not my thing, though I'm aware some people do swear by it.

edit to add: my initial reply was in the spirit of almost the purest form for this thread: your post made me think randomly "damn, when was the last time I pan fried bacon"

[Ghost Econ]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Oh I don't disagree one bit that, when it turns out right, pan over nuke is better. I simply can't arse myself to go through the effort for the difference.

And oven bacon is just not my thing, though I'm aware some people do swear by it.

edit to add: my initial reply was in the spirit of almost the purest form for this thread: your post made me think randomly "damn, when was the last time I pan fried bacon"

Convection ven bacon is super easy and tastes the best, but after about 10 minutes you do have to baby it to get desired crispness. My family prefers it burnt while I prefer it where it basically melts in your mouth. Normally I'll settle on mine where it has some pull and snap to it.

Kinda the same with scrambled eggs. I prefer mine a little runny while theirs needs to be super hard scrambled.

[Lathum]

So my father passed in March. Parents own a decent amount of commercial real estate that generate income. Mom is set. Dad handled all the buildings, R.E no property management company. Mom is now doing her best but has leaned on me. The most recent is I am now the second person, after her, they call on if an alarm goes off.

I don't want to be a dick, but part of me thinks if I potentially am getting a call at 3AM I should be compensated. I of course want to help my mom, and unless she sells I will take over the business someday. I dunno. I'm not going to say anything, just thinking.

[thesloppy]

I would hand that over to a property management company in a hot second...the thought of randos calling me at all/any hour of the day with high-stress surprises is practically givinf me hives

[GrantDawg]

Bacon on the smoker or on the grill, most of the time. It is a trick to get it crispy, but the grease dripping on some burgers as they cook, so good.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I would hand that over to a property management company in a hot second...the thought of randos calling me at all/any hour of the day with high-stress surprises is practically givinf me hives

Agreed. Lose some profit, gain some piece of mind. I deal with rental properties all day long and there is no amount of money that would make that worth it for me. (Well, there is an amount but not what I would realistically get)

[Lathum]

I would love for her to and the second they become mine that will be the first thing I do.

[stevew]

Sup with there being like 90 miles of I-95 in Georgia with no gd rest stops. Finally break down and stopped at the worlds worst Hardee’s cause I was going to die of holding it.

[stevew]

Air fryer bacon is very good. Threads the needle between pan and oven. So are air fried bacon wrapped hot dogs. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by stevew

Sup with there being like 90 miles of I-95 in Georgia with no gd rest stops. Finally break down and stopped at the worlds worst Hardee’s cause I was going to die of holding it.

We don't really "do" rest stops. There's only 10 locations (not counting 'doubles' that have the same location with one on either side of the highway) statewide across 4 major interstates (I-85 has none in Georgia since 2010).

They've been pared down since their original purpose has been all but obsoleted as a GDOT spokesperson explained in 20009 "The rest areas were built in the early 1960s when those areas were so rural you couldn't get off an exit and find a gas station or a restaurant or a place to get a snack," she said. "Now, when you get off on just about any exit on the interstate you find a multitude of places where you can get gas, there are fast food places, just a multitude of places to meet your needs."

[Edward64]

I've always enjoyed rest stops, tourist info at state borders. So much easier to zip in and out when you want a coke, take a leak, or even catch a nap.

[Lathum]

New Jersey change all the names of rest stops to famous people from jersey so you can grab a bite at the jon Bon Jovi rest area.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Lathum

New Jersey change all the names of rest stops to famous people from jersey so you can grab a bite at the jon Bon Jovi rest area.

If you are shot through the heart you can stop by, dead or alive.

[GrantDawg]

Tonight at midnight I start my clear diet till Monday for my colonoscopy. Being old sucks.

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[CrimsonFox]

i've had to go on a diet myself. it's been hard

[SirFozzie]

The funny thing is the next state up (well, one of them) is famous for its rest stops. Why? Because they are the only places you can buy hard liquor in the state.

New Hampshire allows grocery stores to sell beer and wine, but there are no privately owned liquor stores, so if you want a bourbon, brand, vodka or other alcoholic drink, you have to buy it from the state run liquor stores (which are all over the place, usually at rest stops).

The other thing that makes it so popular is that New Hampshire has no tax on alcohol, so the most popular rest stop stores are the ones right on the New Hampshire border with other states, so you have a lot of folks traveling to New Hampshire to get the booze cheaper then they would be in their own state, even with the travel expense.

[AnalBumCover]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Tonight at midnight I start my clear diet till Monday for my colonoscopy. Being old sucks.

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Fun times.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by AnalBumCover

Fun times.

says the Anal Bum Cover

[GrantDawg]

I'm going to wish I had an AnalBumCover after 10 tonight.

[Edward64]

Discussed the alternatives with your doctor?

Colon Cancer Screening Methods. A colonoscopy is not your only option for screening for colon cancer. Other screening methods are sigmoidoscopy, virtual colonoscopy, a fecal immunochemical test, a fecal occult blood test, or a stool DNA test.

[flere-imsaho]

IMO having the shits for a few hours and then having a tube stuck up your ass is a small price to pay for likely not getting colon cancer.

[flere-imsaho]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

They've been pared down since their original purpose has been all but obsoleted as a GDOT spokesperson explained in 20009 "The rest areas were built in the early 1960s when those areas were so rural you couldn't get off an exit and find a gas station or a restaurant or a place to get a snack," she said. "Now, when you get off on just about any exit on the interstate you find a multitude of places where you can get gas, there are fast food places, just a multitude of places to meet your needs."

Rest stops also keep OTR trucking off of local streets that are not generally engineered to handle those kind of weights, that often.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Discussed the alternatives with your doctor?

The rest of that story: Those test often have false positives that still will require you to have a colonoscopy, but that colonoscopy will no longer be fully covered by your insurance. You only get one free test. That is why I'm going this route.

[AnalBumCover]

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

IMO having the shits for a few hours and then having a tube stuck up your ass is a small price to pay for likely not getting colon cancer.

This. Absolutely this.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Tonight at midnight I start my clear diet till Monday for my colonoscopy. Being old sucks.

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Fuck yeah man! Best nap of the week right there! I'm all seriousness, good for you getting it done. I know right now, it doesn't feel fun.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Discussed the alternatives with your doctor?

I shit into a can. I mailed that can to someone. That was the weirdest place I've ever shit.

[GrantDawg]

Nobody knows the trouble my toilet has seen
Nobody knows it sorrow

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[stevew]

I took a dump in the box and it came back all clear

Then they sent me a bill for 700$ so I dunno if I have to actually pay that.

[GrantDawg]

No polyps. Colon all clear. I do have ulcers in the end of my small intestines. They rook biopsies but they think it might be Crohn's.

[SirFozzie]

Ugh. That sucks. Join the club.

(Crohn's and its various inflammatory affects are one of the reasons I'm on Humira)

[SirFozzie]

Originally Posted by stevew

I took a dump in the box and it came back all clear

Then they sent me a bill for 700$ so I dunno if I have to actually pay that.

Sorry for the inadvertent dola: So, apparently there IS an amount that you can pay to make people deal with your shit.

(note: not aimed at steve, it was a joke )

[Lathum]

I need to start getting the 20 oz Diet Coke bottles for lunch. A can isn't enough, but if I open a second one I don't finish it and by the time I'm done with my afternoon nap it is flat.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I need to start getting the 20 oz Diet Coke bottles for lunch. A can isn't enough, but if I open a second one I don't finish it and by the time I'm done with my afternoon nap it is flat.

You'll be disappointed. They are like 16 Oz now

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I need to start getting the 20 oz Diet Coke bottles for lunch. A can isn't enough, but if I open a second one I don't finish it and by the time I'm done with my afternoon nap it is flat.

Get the 10oz mini cans.

[Ghost Econ]

Watched a Tiny Desk of Juvenile. If you had told me 25 years ago I'd be listening to Juvenile on NPR I would have called you crazy.

Also saw Ludacris on a 4th of July celebration on TV. I would not have anticipated him being around 20+ years after What's Your Fantasy... let alone still being a somewhat popular figure given his Fast and Furious roles.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

Watched a Tiny Desk of Juvenile. If you had told me 25 years ago I'd be listening to Juvenile on NPR I would have called you crazy.

I watched that one a couple days ago, it was good!

[NobodyHere]

The Marsala Panko-Crusted Pork Chop (with smashed red potatoes) recipe I got from Home Chef was absolutely delicious.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

The Marsala Panko-Crusted Pork Chop (with smashed red potatoes) recipe I got from Home Chef was absolutely delicious.

Home Chef pretty much slaps. We had shrimp and spinach with red pepper pesto over linguine last night. It was heavenly, and all it took was just combining it in the provided pan and baking it for 20 minutes.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I really want to get a new TV for my basement. When we moved into our place five years ago, I bought one of those TCL Roku TVs for the basement. It’s been great. No issues. But, it turns out that I pretty much watch everything I watch down there and now want a better TV - LG OLED - like we have upstairs, despite the fact that the Roku TV works fine.

A dilemma.