Everything posted by Hornbeliever
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I need a new refrigerator
Fwiw, our compressor in our 4 year old LG went out so hired repair man to fix. He said he thinks most refrigerators are much lower quality now than 20years ago (blamed china). He said he would buy LG (the irony) if he had to buy now but that average refrigerator life has decreased by a couple years siding expect much.
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Investing in a franchise
Even these posts are success/failure. And sorry to mislead with the weak comment. They are not weak, they are very strong brands. I meant on premium scale and nothing else. And my mom owned a restaurant (not a franchise) for a couple of decades before selling and retiring. I am so sure how hard of work it is that I would never be an active owner in a restaurant. This is why my plan is to either be a passive investor to a passionate group that lacks a bit of capital or nothing. My childhood was spent at a restaurant table, playing Gameboy*, my adult life aint going to be. * I will whoop the shit out of anyone here on most Gameboy games.
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Investing in a franchise
All of these posts are helpful. I've known guys who went broke and two different dudes who print money with numerous franchises each (one also Little Ceasars and another Taco Bell). I also know someone who sold their couple of Patron pizza franchises and it was average. Had never thought of fact that the guys I know who print $ both have "weak" brands, not premium brands. Hmmmm
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Investing in a franchise
Yeah, it's a young ish franchise. Solid enough for a footprint, not solid enough to be super well known. So value is to be seen (and researched)
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Investing in a franchise
It's a Hawaiian bbq restaurant and consideration is for north burbs in Houston. I'm in beginning research now so still toss up if I throw in some equity....hell, who knows if it even goes through.
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Investing in a franchise
Anyone ever considered investing in a franchise? Considering contributing equity into a small franchise and was wondering if there are horror (or feel-good) stories from your vast, sordid experiences. Wont be a ton of money....south of actually messing with retirement but north of "fuck it, doesn't matter if it gets pissed away and all I got was a few Hawaiian bbq meals."
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Griddle me this Batman
Unexpected bonus of this purchase was saturday, when weather was gorgeous, made legit breakfast and lunch meals for my family and from 730 a.m. to 900 pm, I spent 13 out of 13.5 hours outside at our ranchito. It was so great to bring in the fall (until it hits 95 degrees in a week or two when summer tells me to eat shit again)
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Griddle me this Batman
Ok, broke down and bought the 36 inch Blackstone. Highly recommend....where has this plancha been my whole life? From pancake/bacon/egg breakfasts to griddleburgers to street tacos, I say damn. Fried rice is next.
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Austin dreams
Did you just badmouth Z Tejas' cornbread? Them fighting words.
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Security System for Weekend Cottage
On both fronts. Should build it with cardboard so that its cheaper.
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Austin dreams
I loved living in Barton Place Condos and every so often, some asshole spraypainted "go back to california." This thread simultaneously makes me think back to the good ol days where I could walk into Juan in a million or dogwoods and someone I was friends with would yell my name (small city vibe) and makes me think of the irony I read when people want to be compared to world class cities but hate other people coming to town. Pick a lane!
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Austin dreams
I have lived in Austin, Houston, Los Angeles and NYC. Can say Austin is my favorite but Houston and LA have various things I liked about them more than Austin and can easily see why some would prefer Houston to Austin (for example, if you prioritize culture, museums, food, fine arts, and diversity over abs, legs and physical beauty from women, lakes and hills). Without a doubt for me though, I would put NYC in last place of the 4 and not even close. And people trying their hardest to justify weather differences between Houston and Austin sound desperate, like talking themselves into a boring boyfriend after they got cheated on. Do you need a/c or not or stfu. You're bragging about only needing a 17 Seer a/c running all summer long here in austin, not an 18 Seer like hot ass Houston. We get it man, Lamarr Houston fucked your wife in undergrad, let it go.
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I pledge to post more pictures of this STEAK
I'd say closely aligned to "eat shit, freezer"
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I pledge to post more pictures of this STEAK
Each time I've made steaks, I go buy them day or day before. But I'm lazier and more efficient as I age. On scale of "stay the f away" to "it doesn't change the taste whatsoever," where is Surly on freezing ribeyes and thawing out day of?
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Your go to DQ Blizzard
I live close by, thought I would get fat from living so close due to my love of blizzards, and thankfully it's so bad that I've been to the La Grange DQ more than that one in the last year.
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Your unpopular food opinions
Good point. I have a smoker, a Blackstone griddle, and a natural stone bbq pit for real flames but for some reason, I can't seem to get the motivation to get a sous vide. I go to the sous vide thread and constantly get jealous though.
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Your unpopular food opinions
Yes, that must be it. Definitely not preference of temperature over juice, it's you and how wrong you are.
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Your unpopular food opinions
Unpopular is I hate resting meat. Cut that shit and serve it warm to me as opposed to cool and "juicy."
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LHN for UTEP Game
Did you pull trigger ahead of game and verify this works?
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New Houston Restaurant Recommendations
Likewise. Super glad a treebeards is coming this way. Texadelphia could be good place to watch football if done right.
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Griddle me this Batman
loving some of the pics here and never had a griddle. Blackstone has a small portable grill with 352 sq inch grill. I value portability quite a bit so wondering if you experienced griddlers think I'd regret a smaller surface area like that.
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Tell me about Telescopes
That new moon right now out there makes it great. I'm out there close by and last few days were great.
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Water indicator (something that changes when wet that isn't a woman))
Didn't think the difference would be enough if it just got a little wet?? Would be easy, if so.
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Water indicator (something that changes when wet that isn't a woman))
I thought of that but figured that's last resort cuz don't want to make already damaged drywall worse if there is better solution from someone smarter than I.
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Water indicator (something that changes when wet that isn't a woman))
So I have a small place in country that had serious leaks coming from large set of windows in living room. When it rained, water would come down walls...but only when windy and rainy. Rain alone didn't make it leak due to awning. Hired contractor to fix various issues that caused leak. Problem is I have no clue if what he did stopped leaks because I'm only there 5 days a month--and hasn't been raining enough when I'm there--to know for sure if what he did worked. It could be months before I'm there on a day it rains enough to actually test. So I'm hoping someone knows a simple product I can put down on edge of floors and/or window sills that definitively changes color when it gets water on it. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.