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Quote: JohnzimboI like both Qdoba and Panda Express. Hope nobody has a stroke.
Panda Express and hell Taco Bell is fine to eat, but just don't call it authentic. Because it ain't. Only Americans have the audacity to falsify their fast food version of a cuisine and call it authentic. This is what happens when you have a president that lies for the sake of his image. It then becomes okay for the rest of the nation to do the same. Go to San Francisco and have some real Chinese food.
You equate authentic with better. Panda Express is pretty good, and there are times when I would rather eat that than the authentic stuff. I need my sugar, my MSG and my fat. Sometimes the familiarity of a bland Taco Bell guardico Doritos fiesta bowl beats out a burrito from a authentic Mexican place.
As for Cincinnati chili, Skyline was okay. It seemed like their chili was more like ground beef in sauce, though the cheese made it palatable. Now Eli's BBQ in Cincinnati is probably among the best BBQ I've ever had in the United States.
But hey the McRib's equally as good and is pretty authentic too. ;)
Quote: beachbumbabsSounds like stomach - lined -with - steel chili. Ugh.
Had my first poutine last week. They called it "Death by Gravy". It involved an open-faced rb sandwich, fries, with gravy and cheese curds over everything. Awesomely bad. I didn't eat the huge sandwich roll. I'm sure that was much healthier. Lol.
That's not poutine. There was a story up here talking about how people are screwing up Poutine by doing what they did above. Poutine is simply French fries, gravy and real cheese curds melted. Anything else is bull crap trying to be artistic with varying degrees of success. Really it's a way of taking cheap ingredients (fried potatoes, some thickened beef stock and packaged fake curds) and marking it all up to be far more than the sum of its parts.
Poutine comes good with more authentic ingredients and high-quality cheese curds.
Quote: mcallister3200Y'all don't pick up the taste of the copious amounts of cinnamon they put in Cincy chili? Putting chili on spaghetti ain't the problem for me, it's that they call that runny cinnamon filled stuff chili. I've been dumb enough to try three different places over the past few years before I gave up trying to understand.
I didn't know they had cinnamon in their chili. I have had it 2 times and thought it was ok but I don't seek it out. I do like how they put an entire bag of cheese on their hot dogs.
Quote: MaxPenNext time your in town I will have to take you to 595 Craft and Kitchen for your expert analysis of their poutine. I believe it to be the best I have ever had. Never had it in Canada. Only thing I remember from my times in Canada is always being amazed how they could eff up eggs 3/4 of the time.
Sounds like a plan. How do Canadians eff up eggs? How does anyone eff up eggs lol.
Always has beans.
The biggest imperative, though, is to never use ground beef. We save leftover roasts and steaks and such and cube it up. If you watch chili contests on TV now you will also see this idea is big with those.
Quote: odiousgambitWe make a lot of chili in the winter and always put it on spaghetti, ditalini, rice, or crumbled cornbread.
Always has beans.
The biggest imperative, though, is to never use ground beef. We save leftover roasts and steaks and such and cube it up. If you watch chili contests on TV now you will also see this idea is big with those.
So dinner at OG's house? That sounds really tasty.
Quote: PokerGrinderSo dinner at OG's house? That sounds really tasty.
give me a PM if in the area! [Virginia]
Quote: PokerGrinderI went to Blue Ash Chili when I was in Cincinnati. I don't remember tasting cinnamon but like I said their "6 way" was enjoyable.
Blue ash was the best of the three I tried I would say, if I had just tried them first my perception would likely not be as bad. Gold star and skyline the cinnamon taste is strong, probably most at skyline if I remember correctly.
Quote: odiousgambitgive me a PM if in the area! [Virginia]
Will do. Not sure when I will be east next though.
Quote: PokerGrinderSounds like a plan. How do Canadians eff up eggs? How does anyone eff up eggs lol.
All I know is that when I moved from Canada to the United States I stopped effing up on eggs. All of a sudden they were so much better. Must be the hens, eating too much poutine.
Quote: billryanAltitude effects eggs. Maybe latitude does, as well.
When I make scrambled eggs, I use 3 large eggs and a little milk. I pUT some butter in a pan and stir them until nice and fluffy. I think they are pretty good. Watching master chef a few weeks ago he made eggs. I tried them, very creamy and different. Wife thought they were gross.
http://www.food.com/recipe/gordon-ramsays-scrambled-eggs-186294
Quote:A battery technician with the Idaho Power Company was on lunch break when he noticed smoke coming from beneath the center console of his truck. The culprit, he was surprised to learn, was a bottle of water. "I looked over and noticed light was being refracted through a water bottle and starting to catch the seat on fire," said Dioni Amuchastegui in a video shared on the company's Facebook page on July 13.
Firefighters are warning drivers about the hazard, too. In a test conducted by Oklahoma's Midwest City Fire Department, sunlight magnified by a water bottle reached 250 degrees, news channel KFOR reports. "The sunlight will come through, when it's filled with liquid, and act as a magnifying glass as you would with regular optics," said MCFD's David Richardson.
So, the point is, if you want to burn someone's nice new car just position some water bottles carefully. I guess.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/firefighters-are-warning-people-to-never-leave-bottled-water-in-your-car/ar-AAqcjrM?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp
And we all remember that casino in Vegas with its supposed 'death ray' in the pool area BJ tables. Pure hype but any publicity is good.
Quote: rxwineFor youz in Vegas and other sunny places: PSA
So, the point is, if you want to burn someone's nice new car just position some water bottles carefully. I guess.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/firefighters-are-warning-people-to-never-leave-bottled-water-in-your-car/ar-AAqcjrM?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp
That's never occurred to me, but knew you could do the whole water bottle + sun = fire thing.
My car's probably on fire right now. Meh. Yolo
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Sadly, Ive forgotten my phone number from back then but at least my in-laws are included. Any idea how much they'll probably get?
Quote: MoosetonI just saw this on KTNV ABC news. Ever get a call for "Free Cruise" from about 2008-2014? Click File a Claim and check if you got some money (I assume) coming from the lawsuit.
https://www.rmgtcpasettlement.com/Home.aspx
Sadly, Ive forgotten my phone number from back then but at least my in-laws are included. Any idea how much they'll probably get?
I got $20 from a class-action lawsuit once. I think that is typical, the lawyers are the ones who make all the money
Oh No! They're gonna crash!!!
Just kidding! 😉
Quote: odiousgambitQuote: MoosetonI just saw this on KTNV ABC news. Ever get a call for "Free Cruise" from about 2008-2014? Click File a Claim and check if you got some money (I assume) coming from the lawsuit.
https://www.rmgtcpasettlement.com/Home.aspx
Sadly, Ive forgotten my phone number from back then but at least my in-laws are included. Any idea how much they'll probably get?
I got $20 from a class-action lawsuit once. I think that is typical, the lawyers are the ones who make all the money
I did this a couple days ago. The money is 300/phone number affected, up to 3x calls on record, for 900 max. If the award is not enough to cover the full amount, it will be pro-rated. Which means, of course, that I don't want any of YOU to file, because I want the full $2700. /kidding
I checked 5 numbers; 3 had the robocalls, 2 didn't, so I filed for those 3. 1 was a cell #, 2 landlines, all 5 were on do not call lists (though I don't think you had to be DNC to file). The claim period is until Nov. 7 (could have the day wrong, but 1st week on Nov or so). Claim is contingent on being accepted.
You have to provide email and contact phone #, and address if claiming, and swear that was a number paid for by you. You can check without leaving any contact info.
Some other helpful snippets of similar "in the event we are being vaporized in a nuclear apocalypse" type advice that I found interesting from the Guam Information Center Fact Sheet (original complete pdf copy available HERE) includes such things as:
Quote: Guam Joint Information CenterDo not look at the flash or fireball ...
Quote: Guam Joint Information CenterTake cover behind anything...
Quote: Guam Joint Information CenterRemove your clothing to keep radioactive material from spreading...
Quote: Guam Joint Information CenterGently blow your nose and wipe your eyelids and eyelashes with a clean wet cloth. Gently wipe your ears...
In case you didn't know, Guam is a rather small island, about 2 or 3 miles wide, which is located near... nothing but the the deep blue sea. If some part of it has a nuclear "ouch" the whole place and everything animal, vegetable, and mineral that was on it has most likely ceased to exist.Quote: Guam Joint Information CenterStay away from... areas marked “radiation hazard”...
Quote: billryanI don't think NK ever said they were going to launch nuclear missiles at it, just that they were going to bracket it to show they could. Of course, no one is going to wait until they land to see what is in them. To hit Guam, they need to pass over Japan.
I haven't been to Guam. But I would think most people live near the water. And even if NK put the bombs in the water 25 miles out (I think that was the threat), the potential for a devastating tsunami would be atrocious, and it seems like the water would be poisoned and the fish kill huge. So, not a good idea.
Quote: beachbumbabsI haven't been to Guam. But I would think most people live near the water. And even if NK put the bombs in the water 25 miles out (I think that was the threat), the potential for a devastating tsunami would be atrocious, and it seems like the water would be poisoned and the fish kill huge. So, not a good idea.
Regular, non nuclear missiles land in the water would not cause a tsunami. Be at ease.
Quote: billryanRegular, non nuclear missiles land in the water would not cause a tsunami. Be at ease.
Then I misunderstood the threat. I thought they were going to put the nukes on them.
Great new product, bugasalt.Quote: beachbumbabsI buy Morton ' s for 2 reasons. They add iodine, which I and a lot of women need as a supplemental nutrient for thyroid health, and their salt doesn't clump as easily as generic brands, even if the house is humid, or you keep it in a camper or someplace relatively moist. It takes me about 3 years to go through a canister of salt, so I appreciate the dependable shelf life. I have, a couple of times over the years, bought a canister of generic, and both times had to toss them out after a few months because they'd fused into a solid lump in the package; never had Morton ' s rot like that.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WRgjLXrUebw
I thought it was dumb at first, but then after seeing annoying bugs around, wanted to send them to heaven. It would probably break and not last years like I'd prefer, then I'd regret buying it.
for about 8 months i've been making coffee w/o a device - just pouring hot water over the grounds through a strainer into my cup. it's very good.
yesterday morning i tried something different and pretty easy - cold brewed coffee
i stirred up ground coffee in a glass with cold water and let it sit covered in the frig for about 24 hours
then this morning poured it through a strainer into my glass
very, very, smooth and good. i'm going to stay with this method
Quote: lilredroosterBETTER COFFEE:
for about 8 months i've been making coffee w/o a device - just pouring hot water over the grounds through a strainer into my cup. it's very good.
yesterday morning i tried something different and pretty easy - cold brewed coffee
i stirred up ground coffee in a glass with cold water and let it sit covered in the frig for about 24 hours
then this morning poured it through a strainer into my glass
very, very, smooth and good. i'm going to stay with this method
My problem with cold brew caffeine drinks, is I can drink them too fast. Like ice tea.
Just came across this -- haven't tried it yet. But it's cheap and easy like my favorite women. er...tmi
Quote:Skip buying an expensive cappuccino machine. Instead, pour milk into a mason jar, no more than half full (to leave room for foam). Screw on the lid and vigorously shake for 30 to 60 seconds. The milk will turn to froth. Remove the lid and microwave for 30 seconds so the foam rises. Pour into your favorite coffee
i dislike just about everything from mcdonalds. but when i'm on the road i have to admit their coffee is good since they upgraded it. i didn't expect it to be. i was surprised. starbucks coffee is imo the most overrated product in the history of the world.
Quote: lilredroosterBETTER COFFEE:
i stirred up ground coffee in a glass with cold water and let it sit covered in the frig for about 24 hours
Quality of the water, temperature of the water or steam, time in contact with coffee grounds, temperature of the cup, etc. should all be major concerns for nubile young lady who makes my morning coffee and brings it to me in bed. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding a nubile young lady willing to make coffee for a fat old geezer like me.
So its more, stumble around looking for the grounds, see if the coffee maker is even remotely clean, dump various amounts of coffee and water and figure out which button is 'on' and then hope the coffee wakes me up.
Retiring with a million. Pretty sure this is the frugal estimate, not big spender estimate.
Quote:1. Mississippi
$1 million will last: 26 years, 4 months
2. Arkansas
$1 million will last: 25 years, 6 months
3. Oklahoma
$1 million will last: 25 years, 2 months
4. Michigan
$1 million will last: 25 years
5. Tennessee
$1 million will last: 25 years
...
Top 5 states where your dollar will last the shortest:
1. Hawaii
$1 million will last: 11 years, 11 months
2. California
$1 million will last: 16 years, 5 months
3. Alaska
$1 million will last: 17 years, 0 months
4. New York
$1 million will last: 17 years, 1 month
5. Massachusetts
$1 million will last: 17 years, 4 months
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/this-is-how-long-dollar1-million-will-last-in-retirement/ar-AAqsVcI?ocid=spartanntp
Just ate my first avocado. I think it pretty much is not that good. I was amazed by the pit though. It's so big and heavy, and smooth. Even bouncable like a ball, so cool. If we had these as kids, somebody wouldn't have an eye, somebody wouldn't be able to have children, and somebody would have a concussion.
Quote: onenickelmiracle
Just ate my first avocado. I think it pretty much is not that good.
Mods? Suspension?
Picking good avocados takes practice. Also, anything besides Haas aren't that good.
Quote: onenickelmiracleI was amazed by the pit though. It's so big and heavy, and smooth.
"Avocado" derives from the Nahuatl word for "testicle"
Quote: onenickelmiracleI noticed some small holes in my yard where trees used to be. I'm saving my coffee grounds and dumping them in there. Looks like soil, but sandy texture. It's funny to think a beach made of coffee grounds, maybe it might even smell nice, but it probably wouldn't smell at all. The coffee grounds might kill the grass, but if it does, I'll just fill the whole yard with grounds. Haha not.
Just ate my first avocado. I think it pretty much is not that good. I was amazed by the pit though. It's so big and heavy, and smooth. Even bouncable like a ball, so cool. If we had these as kids, somebody wouldn't have an eye, somebody wouldn't be able to have children, and somebody would have a concussion.
You just had your first avocado and didn't like it? What the f***.....????? That's quite insulting. Everyone has the right to their opinion about avocadoes, but your opinion is wrong.
We even give each other avocadoes as gifts.
They taste bad at first, then get better, then get worse. I'm sure it takes some getting used to it. What I really want to eat is a rabbit. I might put an ad on Craigslist for someone to cook and deliver.Quote: RSYou just had your first avocado and didn't like it? What the f***.....????? That's quite insulting. Everyone has the right to their opinion about avocadoes, but your opinion is wrong.
We even give each other avocadoes as gifts.
Haha. Too bad we can't get a transplant. Instead of knocking on wood, we could just shake our hips.Quote: RogerKintMods? Suspension?
Picking good avocados takes practice. Also, anything besides Haas aren't that good.
"Avocado" derives from the Nahuatl word for "testicle"
Quote: onenickelmiracleHaha. Too bad we can't get a transplant. Instead of knocking on wood, we could just shake our hips.
Quote: DrawingDead]In case you didn't know, Guam is a rather small island, about 2 or 3 miles wide, which is located near... nothing but the the deep blue sea. If some part of it has a nuclear "ouch" the whole place and everything animal, vegetable, and mineral that was on it has most likely ceased to exist.
If the nukes don't wipe em out, the snakes might.
see: Guam's snake problem .
lmaoQuote: RogerKint
