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Pete, try the Cabo Wabo Reposado.  I like it better than the Anejo.  It's cheaper and smoother (to me) as well.

 

Tried that one after you told me about it and it was good, also tried about 4-5 others that week. After a few nights of "trying" them they all seem to run together :wacko: but shots for $90 or $500 a bottle they can keep it with my cheap taste buds, a night of those could cost me thousands if not careful, and I'm not always careful.      :mellow:  Bet its good  :)

 

Like Patron and others compared to Jose Cuervo, yes it is better, but over 2+ times better ? Considering I don't just have one or two shots. But for some reason tequila does very little to me, beer 4-5 and I'm silly and get a headache, can't explain it ?

 

Reminds me of a bar on the beach once, tequila shots were $2, $3 and $6 I asked what he recommended and he said for just one or two get the better if more than that get the cheaper one.  :o  :lol:

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Morning gang...

 

Again thank you all for the good vibes... really means alot to us....

 

It's late and the coffee is just finishing brewing....I can hear it... and The BOSS is waiting for me to get up and fix it for her..... OK I'm back just took the coffee to her ;)

Before all this crapp went down The BOSS would do the coffee in the morning... but now she has so much on her mind and so much to deal with I've taken on that major task... My wife deserves to have coffee served to her :D

 

We have a new animal in the neighborhood......... It's a damn Rooster :o  Yea a Rooster.... Now we live in a rural county her in Md... and there are still alot of farms... The shop is right across the street from a cow farm... It's quite nice in the summer we can sometimes here the cows moooooing. But our house is kinda a residential neighborhood.... Now the guy right behind my house has a small farm with miniature horses and the guy across from him has the farm with this Rooster... It's really funny... we started hearing this thing a few months back... Now he's not right out my bedroom window so it doesn't wake us up... but you can still hear him crowing away.... I've heard him as early as 3:00 am and he will go sometimes till about noon....lol lol..... Yea it's really funny... When me and The BOSS are getting ready in the morning and we hear him we bust out laughing and I will sometime start crowing like a rooster.... lol lol Just about anything for a laugh :lol:

 

I'm rolling out soon... going to the audio shop to pick up the rest of my gear... They were able to fix my Sony ES 801 CD player with the "parts" one I took to them a few weeks back... and..... and..... My Carver TFM-55 is all fixed and ready..... really happy about this...... when I was on the phone with them they asked me "so what ya bringing us next Mark?" lol lol .... Told em I'm kinda run out of audio money for awhile :(..... But that's OK cuz I got alot of my gear fixed up and I snagged that Carver 4.0t from them a few weeks back.... So yea man I'm good.... I think the next thing I'll be working on is the X-over's in some of my speakers. I'm also on the hunt for some Pro-subs...Hey they will fall into my lap :P

 

OK gang.... I'll check in later.... a good weekend to all :emotion-21:  :emotion-21:

 

MKP :-)

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Good Saturday afternoon everyone............just checking in, looks like lots of caring and prayers going around, and let me add mine :happy: too !

 

Ok, JUST got the tomato garden in for the season, and now in the kitchen listening to an Ella F. vocal jazz album of her classis via laptop...   Time to help Chris prep for his famous and 'twice a year' request by our motorcycle riders group to bring dill, potato salad for our dinner and ride event tomorrow!   So, I will start that and get it ready.  He does up a from scratch dressing for this, and it is very tasty! 

 

..............I do all the bullwork and do as I am asked..........

 

So, the music helps with the task and I think an early glass of vino may be in order, even though it is only 3pm. here on the east coast :cool::emotion-46: :emotion-46:  :emotion-29:

 

Ok, back at it..........  I will check in again in a bit.............Chuck, if you want to join us again tonight in RTM, we will be there...   Pezz and I will be spinning up some Mike Oldfield there shortly after 8pm. eastern...  :emotion-21:

 

...............Gary

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It's a rainy Saturday afternoon in Southeast MI, so I thought I'd amuse myself at your expense and bore you with our recent adventures at a business convention in Nashville.

 

The theme of the convention was "Empowered."  It was announced that there would be a superhero themed costume party.  To prepare for that, I hit a ubiquitous Halloween store (in a closed Blockbuster) days after Halloween to get three cheap costumes.  I bought the green masks and fedoras for next to nothing, as a token gesture to the costume party.

 

Separately, Nancy, the short one, purchased three cardboard "M"s at Michael's, with a plan to play off the "Empowered" theme.  Once I saw those, the wheels started turning.  The Internet offered cheap green 12v LED strips, which were happy to get by on 9v.  A little cutting, soldering, green fluorescent paint, a trip to Radio Shack (next year to be a Halloween store) and some Dollar Store 9v batteries and we were in business.

 

We were M-powered Man, M-Powered Woman and M-Powered Lad.  There were some excellent costumes, but, in a field cluttered with Captains America, Wonder Women, Supermen, Supergirls/women, etc. the powered Ms won best overall.  Unfortunately, there was no money involved, only the satisfaction of victory.

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I decided to have a rum drink and apply a coat of wax to my truck. It's only the second wax job since 2003. What every 7 years ain't good enough for you folks?

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I decided to have a rum drink and apply a coat of wax to my truck. It's only the second wax job since 2003. What every 7 years ain't good enough for you folks?

didn’t we work so long so we can now pay people to wash and wax our vehicles?

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I decided to have a rum drink and apply a coat of wax to my truck. It's only the second wax job since 2003. What every 7 years ain't good enough for you folks?

didn’t we work so long so we can now pay people to wash and wax our vehicles?

 

The wife's van gets that. I do my own but it's infrequent. Last time I had a place change my oil they cleaned the headlight lens with brake cleaner (DUMBAZZ); short fight with owner they bought new headlights.

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I decided to have a rum drink and apply a coat of wax to my truck. It's only the second wax job since 2003. What every 7 years ain't good enough for you folks?

didn’t we work so long so we can now pay people to wash and wax our vehicles?

 

 

I've found you can do just as good a job or better than paying for same at most detailers.

 

Get a Porter Cable Polisher and use it carefully.

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Afternoon gang....

Back from the audio shop....well yea I ended up taking another Carver to them...lol lol... it's an old Pro 1.5 it works but I just want it checked over...might use that for tunes on the deck this year... Was talking to the guy that runs the sales part of the business....he just put out another Carver in the store and was thinking about me when doing so. He showed it to me....As I was looking it over he said "I can do a lot better on that price for you" I told him if I walk out this shop with this amp my wife would serve me my ----- to me....

I did mention I was kinda looking for some Pro-subs.....He said let's walk down stairs....We get down stairs...OMG.....stacks and stacks of Pro-gear....checked out some EV's....he's gonna let me know what he can do....

He told me he'll be getting some Klipsch in next week....doesn't know what they are.....some lady called him and said her husband past and she does not want them....my words to him "call me"

So my man and me started to have a real good BS session..... he told me he was just starting to get into this "audio" thing.....the sales part of this shop is kinda new and he is the guy in charge of it.... I asked him what kind of gear does he own? He's got some Polk RTi's and some BS amp....he was saying he wanted to up grade the amp... I told him he should get that Carver he was showing me....lol lol... I asked him if he ever heard any Klipsch.....He told me no.....WT..... I invited him over to the house to check out my Wall-O-Klipsch.....He said he would love to....Yea my new buddy that works at the audio shop....

I said when you hear some Klipsch you'll be offing those RTi's....lol lol....

OK now some pics....The Carver.....Sony......and a pic of that needle jumping past the 375 watt mark....

And tonights dinner.....Steaks and good jams....

MKP :-)

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I decided to have a rum drink and apply a coat of wax to my truck. It's only the second wax job since 2003. What every 7 years ain't good enough for you folks?

didn’t we work so long so we can now pay people to wash and wax our vehicles?

The wife's van gets that. I do my own but it's infrequent. Last time I had a place change my oil they cleaned the headlight lens with brake cleaner (DUMBAZZ); short fight with owner they bought new headlights.

Enough money or not this is the exact reason I change oil, wash and wax our cars. People don't give a shitt, use incorrect products for the job, cross thread drain plugs, etc. I know I'm going to do it right and do it well.

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I decided to have a rum drink and apply a coat of wax to my truck. It's only the second wax job since 2003. What every 7 years ain't good enough for you folks?

I always liked those trucks, hang on to it, might be collectable someday.

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Afternoon gang....

Back from the audio shop....well yea I ended up taking another Carver to them...lol lol... it's an old Pro 1.5 it works but I just want it checked over...might use that for tunes on the deck this year... Was talking to the guy that runs the sales part of the business....he just put out another Carver in the store and was thinking about me when doing so. He showed it to me....As I was looking it over he said "I can do a lot better on that price for you" I told him if I walk out this shop with this amp my wife would serve me my ----- to me....

I did mention I was kinda looking for some Pro-subs.....He said let's walk down stairs....We get down stairs...OMG.....stacks and stacks of Pro-gear....checked out some EV's....he's gonna let me know what he can do....

He told me he'll be getting some Klipsch in next week....doesn't know what they are.....some lady called him and said her husband past and she does not want them....my words to him "call me"

So my man and me started to have a real good BS session..... he told me he was just starting to get into this "audio" thing.....the sales part of this shop is kinda new and he is the guy in charge of it.... I asked him what kind of gear does he own? He's got some Polk RTi's and some BS amp....he was saying he wanted to up grade the amp... I told him he should get that Carver he was showing me....lol lol... I asked him if he ever heard any Klipsch.....He told me no.....WT..... I invited him over to the house to check out my Wall-O-Klipsch.....He said he would love to....Yea my new buddy that works at the audio shop....

I said when you hear some Klipsch you'll be offing those RTi's....lol lol....

OK now some pics....The Carver.....Sony......and a pic of that needle jumping past the 375 watt mark....

And tonights dinner.....Steaks and good jams....

MKP :-)

Nice pics Mark, sounds like a great day, steaks and jam.

I hope they were scrumptious :P

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Still waiting for Amazon to deliver the new Bunn A10.  If it doesn't get here before 4pm, Nancy will insist upon the break-in brew being decaf.  To me, that would be sacrilegious and probably against the law.  She claims that caffeine consumption after 4pm induces insomnia.  She's so serious, she won't even consume coffee Heath ice cream after 4pm, which leaves more for me. 

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Looks like everyone was having some good times this weekend.  I went down and finished installed the new rubber roof on my camper.  I have to be honest, I didn't do the hole roof, and now I am wishing I had.  However its alot of dam work.  if the camper was here at home, I would have done a complete tear down.  Its good for what we use it for, the camper sits at a camp spot all year round, so not much to worry about.  

 

After this cup of coffee, I get to go teach our niece how to drive.  Not only is she learning how to driver, she is learning how to drive a stick shift.  But hey she is willing to learn, so that is a positive start.  I told her she needs to save some money to pay for a  clutch.  That way if she burns it up, she can get it fixed right away.  Luckily its her car, kind of put the horse before the cart.  But she didn't have anyone that would let her use their car to learn to drive.

 

Got to run, take care everyone.

 

Peace.

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The Bunn has landed, thanks to USPS. First cups on the way.

First effort was LaVAzza Classico Medium Roast. First cups are a tad weak. We'll get the hang of it.

The wife's a little creeped out by the knowledge that heated water is constantly in the reservoir only to be pushed out by the newly added cold water. She feels like she's drinking from a Petri dish, and I'm not referring to the kind used by Rob & Laura.

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Looks like everyone was having some good times this weekend.  I went down and finished installed the new rubber roof on my camper.  I have to be honest, I didn't do the hole roof, and now I am wishing I had.  However its alot of dam work.  if the camper was here at home, I would have done a complete tear down.  Its good for what we use it for, the camper sits at a camp spot all year round, so not much to worry about.  

 

After this cup of coffee, I get to go teach our niece how to drive.  Not only is she learning how to driver, she is learning how to drive a stick shift.  But hey she is willing to learn, so that is a positive start.  I told her she needs to save some money to pay for a  clutch.  That way if she burns it up, she can get it fixed right away.  Luckily its her car, kind of put the horse before the cart.  But she didn't have anyone that would let her use their car to learn to drive.

 

Got to run, take care everyone.

 

Peace.

Good for you for teaching her, she will always remember that. I hope it all goes well.

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Looks like everyone was having some good times this weekend. I went down and finished installed the new rubber roof on my camper. I have to be honest, I didn't do the hole roof, and now I am wishing I had. However its alot of dam work. if the camper was here at home, I would have done a complete tear down. Its good for what we use it for, the camper sits at a camp spot all year round, so not much to worry about.

After this cup of coffee, I get to go teach our niece how to drive. Not only is she learning how to driver, she is learning how to drive a stick shift. But hey she is willing to learn, so that is a positive start. I told her she needs to save some money to pay for a clutch. That way if she burns it up, she can get it fixed right away. Luckily its her car, kind of put the horse before the cart. But she didn't have anyone that would let her use their car to learn to drive.

Got to run, take care everyone.

Peace.

Good for you for teaching her, she will always remember that. I hope it all goes well.
It was short as she had to be at work at 1. However she did great, she has starting, going, and stopping down. Thursday we will hit the open road.

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