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Baboontyme

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  1. I'm usually a no sauce no glaze person but I'll definitely make an exception for spares. I know he's persona non grata but I love that stuff that Champ turned me onto, the Texas Pepper Jelly rib candy. Not nearly as spicy as it should be but just enough and some of the flavor combos were fire. Mango habanero and pineapple habanero, delicious. 

    I haven't cooked in a long time, I just talked myself into doing some spares over the Holiday. 

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  2. 1 hour ago, mininghorn88 said:

    I would love to wear contacts but there is no way on God’s green earth will you find me voluntarily touching my eyeballs. So…I suffer with wearing glasses and trials that it brings.

    I was worried about that, as well. After trying to put the first one in about 20x and failing the lady said "Well at least you have no problem touching your eyeballs". So I guess I have that going for me, which is...something. Put it on my gravestone when I die. 

  3. 1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said:

    Are you sure they're in the correct eyes?

     

    1 hour ago, Crapinon said:

    The last batch of contacts I received had the lenses inserted in the case backwards. I had to reverse the curve on them to see correctly. They came out of the case like this "(" but should have been like this ")". If you look close at the edges you see which way they should go.

    I watched her peel the lid off of the separate containers that they came in with R and L so I hope so. And yeah I'm pretty sure they were not in backwards. She showed me how they cup up differently when they're backwards and not only could I see the curvature but I don't think this was her first rodeo. Maybe I'll mess around with them later and try reversing the eyes and the polarization. And can gouge my eyeballs some more. 

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  4. Knee is feeling pretty good. I've been pushing it pretty hard in the gym so sometimes it hurts but it's all "good pain". I think...

    Anyway, I realized my eyesight was going to shit when I basically failed my eye exam getting my real ID (she passed me and told me to get my eyes checked). Went to the eye doctor and yep my eyesight is definitely going to shit. I don't want to have to wear glasses everywhere so I also ordered contacts. They came in and this morning I had contact lens school with someone at the office showing me how to put them in and take them out, etc. The only problem is that everything is massively blurry when I have them in. I was only supposed to wear them 4 hours today and I kept thinking it was my brain and/or it was due to the general eye trauma of sticking my fingers into my eyeballs so much trying to get them in the first time. It never got better.. Something is fucked up. I could hardly read my phone with them in. Close, medium, far... Everything blurry. And yeah I'm sure they were facing the right direction. Not great. I guess I'll try again tomorrow and call the office on Monday if it doesn't get better. Getting old sucks. 

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  5. Just now, royiv said:

    Willow is very leggy.

    145 lb Dane. So sweet and docile. They leave her with an e-collar on and access to the doggy door. I get a kick out of seeing people cross the street when she's out. She likes me more than she likes Trixie. Annoying little puppy keeps jumping on me but old guy just rubs my belly and gives me treats type energy. 

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  6. 3 hours ago, 4th and 5 said:

    There is a money exchange directly across the street from the ferry,  it’s in a little booth outside a store, it has a good exchange rate

    just go all the way outside and look for the pillar with a C on it. They’re usually right there.

    Atm card or do I have to bring paper weight?

  7. On 6/20/2025 at 11:11 AM, SimonBolivar said:

    If this is your first time at CUN then be sure and talk to nobody when you leave the terminal. Straight ahead until you're outside and the CARM guy will be there with your name on the board. 

    The scammers inside will say "they're trying to help you find your driver", but most of the time they aren't.

    Yeah the transfer companies were quite clear on that. 😂 It's plastered all over their websites and called out again in bold on the confirmation they sent me.. 

  8. I think this place is a great resource for someone like you. Describe exactly what you're looking for and I guarantee you that you will have some folks who come through with great advice. You just have to know how to weed your way through it. I don't think a cruise is what you all are looking for. My .02. I will let others recommend what that might be. 

  9. Ok making progress on the transfer and car rental front.

    Carm is setting me up with airport to ferry (plus bottle water for the family and a dos x for me), ferry tickets, pick up from ferry and transport to American car rental at the airport. There is a shuttle from the car rental to take us back to the airport. 

    I booked the car online, I booked the full size with a manual. To my surprise they didn't take a credit card for the reservation. If I pay in advance through the site, am I going to get beaten up with the exchange rate? 

    Speaking of, I recall reading in this thread about not using your cc to pay for stuff on the island. I hate carrying cash. That really my only option? Also not thrilled with the idea of having to stop at a grocery store or bank to pull out a bunch of cash once we land. I don't mind a lazy tax of a few bucks if I can exchange at a bank before I leave, but a couple hundred bucks lazy tax is a bridge too far. What is my best bet? 

  10. On 6/15/2025 at 10:36 AM, Red Five said:

    Guy holds a loaded gun pointed at another guy's face. Other guy smirks and doesn't take it seriously. Then gun guy cocks the gun. Now other guy stops smirking and reaches for the gun and somehow either disassembles it instantaneously or manages to smoothly snatch the gun out of the other guy's hand and point it back at him in one motion. 

    Fify 

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  11. I upgraded my pixel 8 to the 9 pro a few months back. Something tweaked during the transfer process and my text history did not come over. I did not notice until after I already factory reset the 8. I am doubtful but anyone know of any way to restore that history from the cloud or somewhere? 

  12. 17 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    My pyrs would walk around puddles and didn’t want to go outside if the grass was wet from rain or just morning dew. 

    😂 This is Trixie. Definitely the pyr in her. I haven't tried to get her "swimming" yet but I don't think it is happening. 

     

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  13. I need to nail down transfers and car rental for late July for 4 of us. Any experience with Cancun Valet? That's who wood's guy sent me to. Is there a preferred safe rental car company? Will need to get from the airport to the island, then a few days later off the island and to the rental car, and then of course rental car back to airport. 

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