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HouTex

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  1. Damn. It’s not often you see a guy get arrested at a golf course. I hope it was for excessively slow play.
  2. Another recommendation here for Viking, but only the European river cruises. I've never done a large ocean-going cruise and probably never will so I don't know what they are like. The Viking river cruises are fabulous, but it is an older crowd. You probably want to be 40+ years old. It's great if you can get several couples to plan a trip together. Two years ago we did a trip with four other couples and a widow (all UT friends from the early 80's) and it was fantastic. Great wine, food and booze and it's a great way to see several old European cities in one trip.
  3. HouTex

    Getting old sucks

    I have permanent hearing damage in my left ear from a Stones concert about 15 or so years ago at Toyota Center. Seemed like the speakers were 30 feet to my left and my ear hurt the entire time. I thought my hearing would return to normal after a few days but it never did.
  4. My mom’s doctor, who also was our family doctor until I graduated undergrad, told my mother in the late 1950’s and early 60’s while pregnant with me and my brother to not smoke because smoking was not good for the baby (or, in general, for her). So she didn’t smoke during her pregnancies. She quit altogether in the early 70’s. Some doctors were better than others.
  5. What do you think about the use of Ozempic for people who are only moderately over weight? I’m hearing about some women I know that I don’t really consider having a weight problem using Ozempic. I thought it was for people who are more in the obese range. You seem to be the exception, which is good, but I read somewhere that most people gain the weight back after stopping Ozempic.
  6. Ryan’s Daughter. A David Lean film. He also directed Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Doctor Zhivago, among others. An interesting movie with pretty high highs and definitely some lows. Worth watching.
  7. There may be a temporary freezing if, and when, the bank finds out about the death. If I understand your situation, half of the TIC account becomes the property of the deceased spouse's estate upon death and then subject to probate. Half of the account would be owned by the other TIC. There could be a temporary freezing of the account until the separation gets worked out and the bank may want to see letters testamentary establishing the executor's authority and that could take several weeks depending on the probate court. And the bank/brokerage firm might have their own procedures in place and I can tell you that Merrill Lynch (BofA) will have a NYC-based attorney involved and they don't know shit about Texas law--assuming Texas law applies. All of that said, if the surviving spouse/TIC is the sole heir under a will, or applicable law, it may be easy to get the bank/brokerage firm to act quickly. If the deceased spouse has surviving children by a previous marriage or if there are other testamentary trusts involved, it will complicate matters.
  8. The brisket is not good at Goode Co. if it’s your only option, make a meal out of the sausage, maybe the ribs, and load up on the dirty rice and jalapeño bread. I don’t recall eating a vegetable at Goode Co BBQ. Different thread, but I like the Goode Co. cantina on the Katy Frwy near Campbell.
  9. People that can’t even navigate an HEB parking lot. They don’t know how to exit the property, causing a backup, and then everyone behind them blocks the lanes. So it’s gridlock (no one can enter from the street or turn down a blocked lane) and the people are too stupid to figure it out.
  10. This. My 29 yo daughter called me a few months ago and asked which channel the Chiefs were on. She’s never given a rat’s ass about the NFL or football. She’s not alone.
  11. I will try it and report back. Thanks for the tip. I like the OF 1920 and 1910. The price point of the 1920 and 1910 is about as high as I go unless something just falls into my lap. There’s just too much good stuff that I like that is readily available.
  12. Damn. Yesterday I bought another 1.75 of one of my daily drinkers—Evan Williams BIB 100 proof. $27 at Spec's and always available. I don’t mean to knock people that seek out high end booze, but I’m glad I don’t have to spend $$$ for something I enjoy. I guess I’m easily satisfied.
  13. Yep. The terror bombing by both sides was covered extensively in Manchester’s Last Lion biography of Churchill. It’s suggested that early in the Blitz Hitler was against indiscriminate bombing of English cities (he knew the Brits could return the favor) and some of the early attacks were against unintended targets. The Brits retaliated and then the gloves came off.
  14. It could be an entire new thread, but it shows just how important it was for France and Great Britain to never let Germany invade the Low Countries and then France. Those extra few hundred miles mattered in a number of ways—especially when the V1 and V2’s came along. They killed a lot of civilians. The colossal failures of France and Great Britain during the mid 30’s came home to roost—again. They shouldn’t have ignored or rejected my avatar’s warnings. Thank goodness there was the channel.
  15. It’s already apparent how dangerous the daytime missions were, but in the coming episodes I’m guessing it will be even worse. Until we were able to deploy long range fighter escorts, some missions in 1943 lost 1/4 of the B17s. I find a lot of conflicting data online and one site said that without fighter escorts it was virtually impossible for one crew to survive the allotted 25 missions. I like how they addressed early on the two philosophies of the RAF and the US on night vs daytime bombing.
  16. Pot pie from left over roasted chicken and store bought frozen puff pastry. Didn’t suck.
  17. Some great stories and results in this thread. Keep it up guys.
  18. On a related note, I’ve been enjoying Golda on one of the cable networks. It’s about the Yom Kippur war. She was awesome. Russia (still causing trouble. . .) added a different dynamic in the early 70’s, which explains Israel’s reluctance to kick ass and take names. At least peace eventually was made with one Arab nation.
  19. Yep, most of them smoked. My parents were Korean War era and they and their friends all smoked. My mother didn’t quit until the late 60’s when it was becoming widely accepted that it was terrible for you.
  20. The 71 bypass around Columbus was finished my sophomore year at UT so after that I would never detour through old 71 and stop at Schobel’s. Before the bypass I hit it quite often.
  21. HouTex

    Getting old sucks

    On getting shingles if you’ve never had CP, it’s possible to get it from someone who has shingles if you come in contact with their open rash. It’s probably a long shot, but it can happen.
  22. HouTex

    Getting old sucks

    How old are you? I got chicken pox when I was very young like most people in their late 50’s and 60’s. I don’t remember getting CP. Until the vaccine came out, I think damn near all children got CP. My daughters got it very early and I’m sure they don’t remember it. They are 32 and 29.
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