Anwalt Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 4 hours ago, StarSurfer55 said: Be away for two weeks back in Louisiana visiting family and taking care of some personal business. Went to visit my in-laws old home that has been sitting empty for few years and found that someone had broken in and ransacked the place. they even stole the hot water heater. Got back yesterday and had a bit of Blade and Bow to take the edge off. Ugh. I'm very sorry to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSurfer55 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 22 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said: That sucks. Sorry to hear that. Thanks, I was concerned that we would be dealing with Squatters. So was a bit glad that no one was trying to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, StarSurfer55 said: Thanks, I was concerned that we would be dealing with Squatters. So was a bit glad that no one was trying to live there. BTDT. Within hours of an eviction I had vagrants (from a nearby encampment) break into a house in Columbus and cause $20k of damage for $200 copper, etc. We had it boarded up quickly (same day), they still beat us to it. Then they came back and demanded the power tools they left in the basement...or else. Cops were not interested and the bums/thieves knew it. I thankfully "bought right". Took a smaller profit than I had hoped, sold quickly to a rehabber to get out of it. And after the initial surge of anger I felt gratitude that I still managed to make money, have 1st world problems, etc. Still sucks. I also think Singapore is onto something with canings, etc. The present US/urban approach to crime will get us more Charles Bronson/Clint Eastwood movies. And hopefully some push-back, preferably of the legal sort as opposed to the boom stick sort. Feels a lot like the late 60's & 70's. People never do learn. On the plus side, the guy who bought the house from me gave me a bottle of Blantons. Lemons, lemonade, etc. Edited April 5, 2022 by Anwalt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayouredd Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) Built a server from scratch for the first time in 12+ years. I usually start from barebones to eliminate certain headaches. As soon as it powered up, correctly, I poured an EC to celebrate. Did that and continued to set up the raid and advanced to ETL. Sometimes life is good!!! P.S. One of my customers delivered a batch of lumpia to me sooooo, guess what's for supper... Edited April 5, 2022 by bayouredd 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I do not normally drink during the week. But you people are a bad influence. I lack moral agency. And one of my gateway bottles called to me. And so here we are. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, Anwalt said: I do not normally drink during the week. But you people are a bad influence. I lack moral agency. And one of my gateway bottles called to me. And so here we are. If you’re gonna stumble, at least you made it worthwhile. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, mal00768 said: If you’re gonna stumble, at least you made it worthwhile. Indeed. Don't be embarrassed in front of St Peter (or the other guy). Lung Cancer? Cuban Cigars! VD? Salma Hayek (or your personal favorite)! Liver kaputt? Good bourbon! Make it worth it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Did a little EHT store pick sbs tonight. Both we’re “fine” . Gimme my small batch any day. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 7 hours ago, 0895 said: Both we’re “fine” . Ha, ha - I see what you did there! "we're" vs. "were" - well played, my friend, well played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 8 hours ago, GeeTen said: Ha, ha - I see what you did there! "we're" vs. "were" - well played, my friend, well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 21 hours ago, Anwalt said: I do not normally drink during the week. But you people are a bad influence. I lack moral agency. And one of my gateway bottles called to me. And so here we are. Looks like you are fitting in quite nicely here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, flahute said: Looks like you are fitting in quite nicely here. I did notice some patterns...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyjd75 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Old reliable . . . Knob Creek. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzhead Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I attended our firm's first post -pandemic social gathering, complete with open bar and great Italian food. The bar emphasized beer and wine, but I was able to cajole the barkeep to break out a bottle of Redemption bourbon. Ah, good times and MGP bliss . . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Some Bulleit tonight 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 A nice little Hump Day pour. God, I love this stuff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Some Fighting Cock 6 Year after several long days at work going back through last weekend. Medium aged HH juice just sounded good tonight and FC6 is as good as any of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSurfer55 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 11:58 AM, Anwalt said: BTDT. Within hours of an eviction I had vagrants (from a nearby encampment) break into a house in Columbus and cause $20k of damage for $200 copper, etc. We had it boarded up quickly (same day), they still beat us to it. Then they came back and demanded the power tools they left in the basement...or else. Cops were not interested and the bums/thieves knew it. I thankfully "bought right". Took a smaller profit than I had hoped, sold quickly to a rehabber to get out of it. And after the initial surge of anger I felt gratitude that I still managed to make money, have 1st world problems, etc. Still sucks. I also think Singapore is onto something with canings, etc. The present US/urban approach to crime will get us more Charles Bronson/Clint Eastwood movies. And hopefully some push-back, preferably of the legal sort as opposed to the boom stick sort. Feels a lot like the late 60's & 70's. People never do learn. On the plus side, the guy who bought the house from me gave me a bottle of Blantons. Lemons, lemonade, etc. Thanks. I have heard about issues with evicting vagrants. Unfortunately, they don't care how much damage they cause as long as they get what they want. Where are you generally located in PR? I used to visit there in the 80s when I was with LSU. I set up the mastitis microbiology labs for the island dairy industry. We worked with the Fonalledas family on that project. My wife and I still make Tostones occasionally. One of my favorite restaurants was Barbara's in Ponce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 10:56 AM, StarSurfer55 said: Be away for two weeks back in Louisiana visiting family and taking care of some personal business. Went to visit my in-laws old home that has been sitting empty for few years and found that someone had broken in and ransacked the place. they even stole the hot water heater. Got back yesterday and had a bit of Blade and Bow to take the edge off. Sorry to hear. That’s brutal. Did my blind SBS on Batch 17 of Stagg Jr. vs our new Stagg pick. I preferred the pick over the Jr., but just barely. The pick at was more oily and had deeper, richer flavors, but drank extremely hot. I think I’ll try it with a few drops of water next time to see how it opens and whether that tames things out. If it does, the pick may really shine. So this barrel was picked way back on March 9, 2021 and, I believe, was 9 something years old at that time. 13 months to bottling means the barrel aged for another full year or 11% more. That’s pretty substantial when you think about it and I’d think long enough for the profile to change dramatically, for better or worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, StarSurfer55 said: Thanks. I have heard about issues with evicting vagrants. Unfortunately, they don't care how much damage they cause as long as they get what they want. Where are you generally located in PR? I used to visit there in the 80s when I was with LSU. I set up the mastitis microbiology labs for the island dairy industry. We worked with the Fonalledas family on that project. My wife and I still make Tostones occasionally. One of my favorite restaurants was Barbara's in Ponce. We live in PR for 10 to 11 months of the year. Big tax break. Plus Wifey likes being back in Latin culture and the Caribbean weather . She's from Chile, I'm from Ohio, half Latin, half Anglo. Happy Latina Wifey = Hubby waking up with everything properly attached, see Lorena Bobbit. We live in OSJ, very close to where the cruise ships dock. We are getting around the island more post-Covid. Only been to Ponce ("Everything Else is Parking") once. We'll have to visit that restaurant. The architecture is gorgeous. A lot like OSJ at a fraction of the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I’ve been working on this for a few days. I went over to eastern KY and this little guy went along for the ride. Now that I’m home, it is all over. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 After dinner pour of a b14. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Chattanooga 91 while watching some late night Opening Day AL West baseball (Astros vs Angels). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peprsprayyoface Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Kepler said: Chattanooga 91 while watching some late night Opening Day AL West baseball (Astros vs Angels). Watchin the same drinkin a couple beers. Cheers!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Peprsprayyoface said: Watchin the same drinkin a couple beers. Cheers!!! Cheers!! Edited April 8, 2022 by Kepler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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