risingjay Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Been browsing on that site for years now. Can't wait to get started. I used to do some completions, won some, but vowed never to do another comp until I get my rig up. I don't want to have it built for me, I want to do it and make it my own. There is nothing like cooking some awesome Q or steaks for people and seeing their reaction. Very satisfying. It's also satisfying doing a competition and having all your friends come out and support you. It's not about winning for me but the time hanging out with friends......and the beer. Ok....winning too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 7 hours ago, oldtimer said: While we are at it, why is it only people from shithole countries want to come here, instead of Norway? Can you say "North Sea Brent"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 8/10/2020 at 4:45 PM, BigStewMan said: There is one 70 miles from me ... I can't see Russia, but I can see Mount. St. Helens. yeah the San Andreas , if that ever wakes up , head out to Mexico for a Tequila Sunrise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 --bump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 6 hours ago, oldtimer said: There's a jukebox thread? Dang. for ole timers like you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 hours ago, CECAA850 said: How many years have you been married, LOL. not enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 7 hours ago, CECAA850 said: Mexico. I know, shocker. Of immigrants who have come since 2010, 13 percent or 1.2 million came from Mexico — by far the top sending country. The Philippines is around 5% (4th place). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: yeah the San Andreas , if that ever wakes up , head out to Mexico for a Tequila Sunrise I lived thru this one ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigStewMan Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 another one from that same morning -- 6am, that was our alarm clock that day -- oh yeah, in addition to the rock -n- rolling -- it was LOUD. Sounded like a freight train running through my bedroom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigStewMan Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 here's an article about the quake from those pictures above. https://www.dailynews.com/2016/02/08/sylmar-san-fernando-earthquake-45-years-ago-tuesday-64-killed/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 7:37 PM, dtel said: I have never seen minus anything, about 6-7 is as cold as I have been in. It was skiing in Beckley WV. The place was almost empty, I asked why and they said it's to cold, the locals will be back in a few days when it's a little warmer. But I don't get to ski much so I did, had it almost all to myself, which is not good I almost killed myself getting brave/stupid. When I lived near Quebec City, every winter would have a week of night-time temps of -40F and daytime temps of -25-30F. To make it worse, it’s a humid cold that seems to go right through your bones. One particular winter, when I was a junior in high school, it was -40F in the daytime, so school was closed. What did we do? Head for the ski hill, of course! The local hill was only 6 miles away, and the shuttle bus was running. However, it really was much too cold. The temperature at the top of the mountain was -50F. None of our small group had ever seen or felt cold quite that extreme. I did one run and went straight into the chalet. The last half-inch of my nose was white and waxy, a clear case of frostbite. Everybody else also came in after one run. One guy came to a stop in front of the chalet and just stood there. One of us had to run out and release his bindings so he could get off his skis and get inside. He said he was so cold he didn’t feel able to bend over and get his boots off his skis. Even so, we had a good afternoon sitting around around the big fire pit in the chalet, and my nose didn’t turn black and need to be cut off, so that was a relief. That chilly day still was better than a day in school. One more thing from that time. Blizzards were just a fact of life, and we didn’t have the relatively precise weather forecasting that we have today, so you could get stuck at a friend’s place and be unable to go home, since the roads were closed. No big deal. Your buddy’s parents would phone your parents and explain the situation, so it would be fine for you to stay over. Winter in Quebec was what it was, and everybody adapted to the five or six months of snow, October or November until April or May. Some winters were shorter, some were longer, but the middle part was always the same. Damned cold! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Islander said: Blizzards were just a fact of life, and we didn’t have the relatively precise weather forecasting that we have today, so you could get stuck at a friend’s place and be unable to go home, since the roads were closed. I spent New Years eve 1978 in a motel in michigan because I couldn't get home ... well, home was a boat; but I couldn't get back to the boat. With windchill, I think it reached negative 30 once when I was in the Green Bay, WI area. Also one time in Michigan, the radio said it minus 27 -- I remember my buddy who grew up in Alabama came to my office and said, "the radio says it's minus 27, I've never been in that cold of weather before, let's go outside." So we walked across the street, then hurried back to the office. I did some time on an icebreaking ship, so I've seen many a cold days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 25 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: Was this the spot where the unfortunate motorcycle cop (a CHP officer?) didn’t see that the next span of the freeway wasn’t there and rode off into thin air? He died in the fall. That was the Northridge quake. These pictures look a bit older, so I could be wrong. EDIT: Oops, I just read the rest of the article and saw that these pictures are from the earthquake years before the Northridge one. Still, it would be easy to believe that at least one or two unfortunate drivers or riders rode off the end of the pavement in that earthquake as well, with tragic results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, Islander said: Was this the spot where the unfortunate motorcycle cop (a CHP officer?) didn’t see that the next span of the freeway wasn’t there and rode off into thin air? He died in the fall. That was the North Ridge quake. These pictures look a bit older, so I could be wrong. I'm not sure if that is the exact spot of that CHP officer's death; but I know what you're talking about. This was the Sylmar (San Fernando) quake of 1971. Northridge is close and they had a big one 1994 (I was there for that one too). I think they were nearly identical in magnitude. 6.6 and 6.7 if I recall correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 minute ago, BigStewMan said: here's an article about the quake from those pictures above. I lived 30 miles from the epicenter. https://www.dailynews.com/2016/02/08/sylmar-san-fernando-earthquake-45-years-ago-tuesday-64-killed/ we lived through the 89 quake in SF we were in Marin County when it happened , by pure luck some friends who were with us at the time , lived in the Marina district , their house was a total structural loss -- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Just now, RandyH000 said: we lived through the 89 quake in SF we were in Marin County when it happened , by pure luck some friends who were with us at the time , lived in the Marina district , their house was a total structural loss -- I grew up in the Bay Area; but was in LA when the World Series quake hit. My cousin lost a friend in that one, he was underneath that section of the bridge that collapsed. that was a big quake 6.9 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 8 hours ago, oldtimer said: It was Sweden, and their stats are not that great. Funny how some now want to tout their democratic socialist economy as a model.... https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-sweden-is-number-2-20200619-kzgklx5kgnfcvisppv5iratqpy-story.html I don’t think Sweden’s democratic socialist style of government had much to do with their “Let’s roll the dice and hope for the best.” approach that they took to the pandemic. Norway has the same style of government (Finland too?), and their politicians decided to go with a shutdown, with much better infection numbers. There are quite a few types or styles of democracy that can be effective and provide a good life for the citizens. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingjay Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 45 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: for ole timers like you Is there any pinball threads? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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