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  1. 3 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

    Welcome to Houston sports fandom, youngsters and transplants.  We are the original Choke City.  And now we Took it Back.

    Just accept it.  The sun will still rise tomorrow.  Life is still good, it's just a game we watch.  And was damn fun for the last 7 months, absent the last few innings that native Houstonians knew would come.  

    No snow to shovel off our cars, and great Tex-Mex food anytime you want it.  Could be worse.

    This right here. Anyone living in Houston for more than the past few years knew this was the default. This game is the epitome of Houston sports fandom.

  2. With an impending move to Denver this winter, I am starting to look at my current ride and whether or not I need to change it. Living in Houston, I drive a 2WD (RWD) Tahoe. From what I can tell, a big ass rwd SUV is basically the worst configuration possible for snowy conditions even with winter tires. I love my Tahoe but would prefer to trade it in here in Houston before I go if I have to get rid of it.

    I have very little (i.e. none) experience driving in snow, living in the south all my life. 

    So denizens of surly who are experts in snow driving - am I better off keeping the Tahoe and throwing some sandbags in the trunk with winter tires, or am I asking for trouble and I need to bite the bullet and buy something at least FWD if not 4WD?

  3. Any reason I can’t take more than two droppers per “serving?” I bought the 8mg/dropper serving from CBDistillery and haven’t felt much with either 1 dropper or 2 droppers under the tongue. I’d like to try 3 droppers (eventually I’ll just buy a stronger mixture if it works). Any downside other than I’m swallowing more oil? I did notice it gave me a slight stomach ache. 

  4. On 4/3/2019 at 10:27 AM, Doc Holliday said:

    Couldn't tell ya for schooling purposes.  There are quite a few neighborhoods/townships that I saw that were heavy on middle aged families with kiddos.  Wheatridge, Washington Park, etc.  Cherry Creek is nice and more bougie and has the mall if you're into that.  Plus, Scooters is in Cherry Creek and that's where the Texas Exes watch games.  

    Thanks - this has taken a bit longer to crystallize than I thought, but looks like we are on for EOY shipping out there. In all likelihood, it'll be a 2 to 3 year deal. Looking at home prices I can't see how its a good idea for me to drop cash on a house in the current market, so we are thinking maybe going rental. 

    Couple more specific questions now that the time approaches - what's the thoughts on the market short term? Rent is better than buy if the horizon is 3 years or less right?

    If we rent I could see going 4-5k/mo. Looks like enough to get into Cherry Creek, but if we are able to spend that amount, is there another neighborhood that is comparably nice? Keep in mind, I'll have to make it worth my Woodlands housewife's while to uproot and move to Denver, so a "nice" neighborhood is a plus if only so she doesn't bitch. 

    My office is smack in the middle of downtown, and I am used to commuting about 45 mins, so anything that's like 30 mins or less would be great.

  5. 2 days max in Dublin. It's just a big city IMO. Spend some time in the smaller towns and cities. We did a loop basically starting in Dublin ->train to Galway. From Galway we took day trips to Cliffs of Mohr and some surrounding national parks. Then went south and drove to Kilarney. Spent time in Kilarney national park (wish we would have spent longer there, it was incredible for hiking/outdoors stuff). THat was probably my top spot on the trip. Few days there, then drove east to Cork. Stopped at Blarney on the way, pretty cool but a bit touristy.

    I recommend renting a car and going out on your own. Once you get used to it, the driving isn't terrible excepting perhaps the drive up to the cliffs. There's lots of small backroads with hedges or stone fences one each side, and big ass tour buses full of olds careening around the corners of the one way dirt roads. Other than that it was easy. 

    Enjoy the trip. I would go back in a second and just spend time in the rural areas.

  6. Potential opp coming up to move to Denver for current company. I have a young kid with another one coming sooner than later so schools are important to me. Office will be downtown so I don’t want to live too far out. 

     

    So far it seems like cherry creek, and Stapleton are near to downtown with good elementary schools. Any other areas to target?

  7. 20 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

    It's completely unsurprising and yet completely infuriating every time you read about another one of these situations at this point. So many innocent people are in prison and will die in prison. This is exactly why many of us have the positions we do on the death penalty thread. The jury was probably told the victim identified Williams and that's what they went with. Supposed eyewitness testimony.

    Yup. Stories like this just reinforce why I cannot support the death penalty. There will always be mistakes

  8. 14 hours ago, 52-80 said:

    tell me you drive it around with the bowtie still on the hood

    Of course. 

    10 hours ago, tbone_ said:

    Not much now since I bought one on Monday. I think it’s great.

     

    If you read all the reviews the journalists seem to like the expedition better. I drove it and it’s nice for sure but I preferred the Tahoe. I know they are about to change but I really like the looks of the current gen.

    Those were the two I cross shopped (technically the Yukon too, but I didn't bother driving it since it is literally the Tahoe until you get to the Denali trim). I preferred the ride on the Tahoe as well, as well as the looks. Glad you are happy with your purchase!

  9. On 3/24/2019 at 10:44 PM, tbone_ said:

    Anyone bought a new Tahoe lately? If so, how have you liked it so far?

    Kinda late to this party, but yes I recently bought a Tahoe. I love it, what are you wondering specifically?

  10. Primitive technology

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

     

    Dude doesn't say a word ever but builds the most ridiculous shit using nothing but raw materials he finds in the forest and primitive tools he makes himself. There's one where he builds a mud hut with a thatched roof and primitive infloor heating. It's absolutely fascinating.

     

    Here's the tiled roof hut (he makes the tiles) with the in-floor heating

     

     

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