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CHIEF

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  1. Mack vs. RC all over again. Eat the CFS, and let Elko have the crumbs from the floor, and a drop of gravy. CHIEF
  2. The last house we financed in Cedar Park our rate was 6% and that was considered a killer deal in 2003. It was a $163k new tract home in Deer Creek. That house would cost almost $400k to build today. Lower interest loans allowed construction suppliers to go nuts, on pricing, with the demand. I'm not sure we are gonna see concrete, lumber, plumbing, and electrical supply prices revert to pricing that it once was with the higher interest rates, but that is going to be what is needed for starter homes to become affordable again. CHIEF
  3. I always tell CHIEF Jr. "always remember, you were born on third base, you didn't hit a triple." Our family has been blessed with making some good decisions, and that includes decisions that you have made. That doesn't mean you haven't had struggles along the way, as we have. But we have been helped financially from parents, friends, and relatives over the years, now we are in a position to be that help. My niece is in the opposite boat. She can't really count on her parents to help, or her in-laws. Not because they don't want to, but are not in a position financially. My son is part of their safety net. He has helped with utility deposits, diapers, formula, a garage door opener. These were never asked of him, he just bought them and took them over on his own. You have to raise them unselfishly, and to be unselfish and help others. After the Big Freeze of 2021, we had the Big Thaw. College courses were all online at the time. He and 2-3 friends pulled carpet, sheetrock, and furniture for about two weeks on over 20 houses for free. I was proud of him. It let me know I raised him right. CHIEF
  4. Yep. Those mushrooms have a funny taste, and make you yak in about 4 minutes. CHIEF
  5. One of our hailstones in Pecan Plantation even made the news: CHIEF
  6. In our area we are overrun with chicken places. Mrs. CHIEF's is by far the best. We have Babe's, Golden Chick, a Chicken Express next to the Golden Chick (they share a parking lot), Cotton Patch, KFC, Chic-Fil-A, and a Canes. This is in a town of less than 10k people. Even the Brookshire's that I can drive my golf cart to has great chicken. For strips, its either Chick-Fil-A or Canes. For gizzards it is Chicken Express all the way. Babe's is for Sunday after church, but it is so loud, you can't have a conversation in there. We have a Chester's right outside both gates. I'm surprised we don't have people walking around with feathers growing out. CHIEF
  7. We just got some gorilla hail: Had a hook echo about 3 miles south. I've got a thick metal roof, but may need a new ridge row. We had everything under cover but my white dually, CHIEF Jr. was betting on the windows being broken, but I had parked it under a grove of big trees, not even a dent. CHIEF
  8. CHIEF Jr. took today off for Lasik surgery. I got up and he wasn't here. I asked him where he was, he is at Cast for Kids loading and unloading children, and then taking them fishing. He has done this since he was in high school. He said he would have taken the day off anyway for this opportunity to volunteer. So, I know of one really happy kid today. CHIEF
  9. Living on the prairie southwest of Ft. Worth, as a kid, we had several tornados. None never hit the house, but it tore up a bunch of fence and destroyed my new treehouse that I hadn't even stepped foot in. We had a big tornado in our subdivision about 7-8 years ago, it was past my folks house, but without the ability to verify the distance it was extremely scary until we heard from them. CHIEF
  10. Do you wear one to the bank, convenience store, or liquor store presently? CHIEF
  11. Yep, and fucked up the Simon David at the Arboretum. CHIEF
  12. Here is a breakdown by Mosab Yousef, the son of one of the founding members of Hamas, on the Hamas mindset. He is anti-Hamas, but understands their goals. The conflict isn't about politics but religion. CHIEF
  13. Yes, I wrote about it early in this thread. Toro is a great place. CHIEF
  14. Clothes don’t have to be expensive. Just nice golf shirt, pressed jeans, and proper footwear. Not shorts, a stained t-shirt, and flip flops which tends to be his attire when not working or going clubbing. CHIEF
  15. To be honest, I would have to give them 1967. CHIEF
  16. Exactly. CHIEF Jr., being an engineer, would probably have some intel tendencies if we let him. One rule we set after graduation is that he was not to work from home. He needed to be in an office setting, and go in daily to interact face to face with people. Sit across from people and solve problems. That is how the real world works. He is not a sharp dresser until he needs or wants to be. That shit had to stop. Go into the office dressed nice, properly groomed, and with a good attitude. That is the way young adults are supposed to learn to be on time, meet deadlines, build comradery and maturity. Working from home is for those old and mature enough to manage their time and stay on schedule. The office is also where you meet women, not necessarily one for a romantic relationship, but many want to hook up a friend, niece, daughter, or granddaughter with a successful young man that is sharp, educated, dresses nice, and is groomed properly. So far all of this has worked. One of my son's graduation presents was that we would pay for Lasik anytime he wanted it. He gets it next Thursday, along with an "old school" barbershop trip. He has a standing appointment every three weeks, his hair grows like crazy. We have a wedding reception for one of his friends, his wife is gorgeous, as are most of her friends. He wants to look good to "shoot his shot". CHIEF
  17. Why is it always the same lame chant at every Pro-Palestinian protest on every US campus. Not only are these kids irrational, they are also unoriginal. CHIEF
  18. Well, sure enough, it sounds like Hamas' counteroffer is going to scuttle the US brokered plan: CHIEF
  19. That was my high school history teacher. Lived in Section 8 housing in our small town for $90/month rent. Would rathole money all year for him and his mother to take long trips to Europe. He was a great guy, loved, and respected in our small farming community. Occasionally, there would be young men come and visit him and stay overnight. Everybody knew, but no one said a thing. Knowing that I was going to minor in history, and I was one of his best students, he came over and had many meals at my family's house. The second true passionate historian I ever knew. The first was my 7th grade Texas history teacher, in a larger town. He was also a 60 year old single man that kept to himself. CHIEF
  20. I know they don't like them. I just wonder if Egypt could be paid enough to tolerate them. You would still have Hezbollah as a perpetual irritant. CHIEF
  21. I don't understand why some Western Democracies and wealthy Arab states can't get together and purchase land in the empty area on the Mediterranean in the Sanai Peninsula, south of Rafah. Offer to keep Egypt healthy stocks of wheat and other food items, the Ukranian War has really caused some instability in their food supply. Set up a port for humanitarian aid, free from Israeli controlled Gaza, and build a desalinization plant for drinking water and agricultural irrigation. If the British bought land for displaced Jews in 1948, surely it can be done again, if the pot is sweetened enough for Egypt. CHIEF
  22. I grew up in in a small town (10 people in my graduating class, 7 boys three girls)with only one "decent" looking girl in the class. The class that were seniors when I was a sophomore had some legitimate smoke shows, but they were dating guys a few years older. There were two really hot ones in the two classes below me, so pickings were slim. We also went to adjacent towns. I only got to smash one of the younger ones my senior year. College was like a kid in a candy store though. Somehow we managed to find attractive women to date and marry. CHIEF
  23. I was checking. We have a subdivision called Silverado between Granbury and Weatherford. It’s got some houses that size, and got rocked pretty hard yesterday evening. CHIEF
  24. Trey, where was it? We had some bad storms in my neck of the woods, here in Granbury. CHIEF
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