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  1. Just now, High Plains Drifter said:

     

    Some good memories, and some not so good, in those pics. A piece of me died when I went back to the drag years later and saw that the Showdown had closed. 

    Also spent a lot of time, money, and liver and brain cells at Posse East (which was called "The Beach" when I first showed up on the 40) and the bar next door, whose name escapes me at the moment. Or maybe the bar next door was called the Posse East. 

     

     

    Poss East also had very solid burgers. That was over by the Engineering buildings.

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  2. 3 minutes ago, texasdago said:

    Taco Shack was where I first learned about breakfast tacos.  I feel like it was called Taco Wars back then.  99 cent tacos.

    One favor

    Can we please please please not turn this into a "I miss old Austin thread?" 

    I would love to keep this about Austin today... Austin in the present tense.

    Not, "I miss going to the Black Cat... waaaaah"

    There are other "I miss Old Austin threads" scattered through surly

    Snl Begging GIF by Saturday Night Live

    I'm with you hence why I tried to balance it with places still open. 

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  3. The GM Steakhouse, that was a fun place. I'm brain farting on the coffee shop right down the road with a bunch of smelly hippies and great beans and rice. It's over in Hydepark now, next to a great restaurant: 

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  4. 11 minutes ago, utee94 said:

    I have an idea!  Why don't we leave both the preemptive thread-shitting and the reactionary thread-shitting to the doomsayer threads like ___ what the f is wrong with you and the great enshittification thread, and leave this one positive, as it was designed and intended?

    I'll go again--

    I grew up going here as a kid in the 70s/80s, and my kids have grown up going here as well.  And it really hasn't changed all that much, aside from 1/2 of it becoming an antique mall...

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    Well, that and vintage clothing stores. 😉 So as to keep the positive going:

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  5. 1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

    9mm, 556, 270, 380. 

    This is all any civilized man needs. Few thousand of the first two, and a few hundred of the latter. Any given moment. And if you want to go nuts, stock the first two until you run out of space.  

    380, as in 9mm kurtz or 308? I'd add 300 blackout to that list too. In fact, aside from ammo price, I'd be okay not having 556 personally. 

    As for fun, I love my lever in 38/357 and if you get a Ruger Vacaro you can run both with fairly inexpensive 38. 

    I have also think it required to add 22 ans 12 g.

    Rabbit hole, I found it.

    I'll see myself out.

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  6. 9 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

    There are some outfits that offer it as their only business that I would trust. But just some guy? Nah not for me. 

    Well, one may consider something like Buffalo Bore a "hand load" or custom load. While it's not factory ammo, that's an ammo I trust so I guess in that case I make exceptions to my rule if you will.

  7. 40 minutes ago, Liteitup said:

    Hwy 74 near Newton Co 3010. Nothing but good things to say about the emergency response, it was obvious they knew what they were doing. Not quite as thrilled by the wreckless driving award AHP drove all the way to Harrison to give me, but given my condition i couldn't argue about the wreckless part.

    Several times in the past, but no ozark cafe this trip. We had eaten lunch at a tiny store/sandwich shop, I'm blaming the turkey.

     

    PIB's, I carry an InReach when alone. Probably need to use it more. Usually in the tank bag..... I would have never reached it, needs to be on your body somewhere.

     

    I agree that it really should be on your body. I ride with a small camelback. I keep it in there or in a jacket. 

    One of my spills, long ago, and end over my bike was a good 50 yards down the road. If I'd had a neck or back injury, I was never making it. 

    It was definitely the turkey! Tryptophan makes folks sleepy and speed hungry. Science!!!

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  8. Well, since gear and wrecks came up I thought I would throw in a piece that's always with me.

    I ride off road and on, not infrequently alone, and frequently in very remote locations. 

    Whether you fall into this group or not, I recommend a locator beacon. You might not have faculty to use it if your in too bad a way, but it's great to have if you are injured and in a remote location. I use the one in the link below. It's a simpler beacon and the cost reflects the one way, no frills aspect. It is however, small enough to keep in a riding jacket or somewhere on your bike if needed.

    https://www.rei.com/product/156622/acr-electronics-rescueme-plb1-personal-locator-beacon

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  9. On 4/22/2024 at 4:53 PM, Armybrat said:

    The guy who posted those pics followed up with this….

     

    Not being judgemental but I'll never, ever understand someone shooting hand loads they didn't load themselves. 

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  10. 12 hours ago, Spider2YBanana said:

    Just seeing James Madison making the move makes me wonder if NDSU could do the same 

    I think perhaps they could, but a good AD would/should look at the current landscape and it's clear the haves are just getting more, the have not are only getting less. NDSU is a winner and I'm guessing gets good crowd attendance. Moving up to become a perennial last place team could greatly reduce that brand. Financially, I'm not sure it makes sense.

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  11. 21 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

    USC, Notre Dame, these days Georgia. 

    I agree with imma, and would add Georgia to his list, based purely on historical, subjective, poor data set evidence of my own.  I reflect on decades of travel and having lived in 3 states. I have seen Michigan, Texas, USC, ND and USC gear all around the country, consistently in up and down years for those programs. There is a big ND USC, and Ohio State presence in Nashville, Austin, Chicago and elsewhere. I don't really see Bama or Georgia stickers much outside the southeast, and sure as hell didn't when they were shitty. Sure, here and there you see those schools, but growing up, never.

     

    Most people from CA that I know who don't have an actual team in the fight default to USC. In the Midwest and Northeast it seems most people pick between Michigan, OSU and ND for alumni or regional/personal reasons. None of those 3 seem to be limited to that region, particularly ND. 

    I'm curious and need to do/have a surly member research data regarding apparel/brand sales over the decades as I'm guessing that's a better measure of long term team allegiance and interest.

  12. 7 hours ago, Incredulity said:

    mine was Des Moines when we were doing state capitals in the 4th grade or so.  Grew up no where near Iowa.

    I had it as Dess  Mo-iness

     

    How the fuck would I know?

    I still say it that way in my mind everything I read or think about it. Always will.

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  13. 1 hour ago, texifornia said:

    Generally an upgrade across the board (make the red horned helmet the primary, it's awesome), but the H-Town special uniform jersey/helmet is an overdesigned hodgepodge

     

    I actually thought this was Cougar High aka UH upon first view. I don't have a dog in the fight and don't really care, but that's my first impression.

    Agree with others that the Broncos throwbacks are great.

     

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