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Not that Bob

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  1. It's not going to get fixed. There was a time when kids were thrilled at the idea of playing for The Texas Longhorns just for the honor of playing for the great school and for the love of the game. Very few kids now seem to play for the love of the game. They are here to try to maximize their pro contract...that they won't get...and to showboat with their hand jive end zone choreography like 8 year old girls on the playground. It's not going to get fixed.
  2. "You lookin' at the symptoms"
  3. I get it. It's like putting a spoiler on a '57 Chevy, but coachtex's kit won't fit in the corner of a closet.
  4. We go through about 500 pages per week. Do not need color, but probably unavoidable. Suggestions please.
  5. Please recommend an electronic set. I'm a guitar player but always enjoyed banging on the drummers kit when he was away. I'm old and retired and would like to use an electronic set for exercise...all drummers work up a sweat, right? More fun than a treadmill, right? Nothing fancy. Easy to break down and store. Recommendations please.
  6. I live in a valley where fog and humidity lingers frequently. I often have condensation on the outside of the windows from the spouse jacking the AC to frigid over night, but that's another subject. I am constantly fighting humidity and "musty smell" so I run room dehumidifiers which do okay but not great and are a pain. It's time to replace the HVAC and I've asked several installers about a separate whole house dehumidifier. They all say a variable speed HVAC will do the job. I still think I would like the option of running a separate whole house dehumidifier when it's humid but the air temp doesn't justify turning on the HVAC. Thoughts please.
  7. Columbia SC PBS doing a show on my band mate from 50 years ago. He went on the be good. I went on to watch him play. 7 PM central. Error in above. PBS has nothing to do with this. Was all COLA Jazz Foundation
  8. I did not know the chick from Myth Busters was a Celtic fiddler.
  9. "By God, I'm going to solidify that with this project"...sounds like somebody skipped a few doses of lithium.
  10. That's gonna need some big assed airconditioners. People who don't live here can't imagine the heat and humidity of Austin.
  11. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film by J.B. Kaufman
  12. My first childhood hero. We used to be able to run on to the field after games. I talked him out of his chin strap. He balked, saying that breaking in new ones chaffed his skin, but he gave it to me anyway. I Still have it. Thanks Mr. Lackey.
  13. ...I was thinking dedicated home bar, but I don't need encouragement to drink more. In pantry it is.
  14. Thanks, Gil. I think you just pointed out that I'm over thinking it. I was thinking of making a dedicated pantry, but in truth that is not required. Just roll the bastard in with the rest of the stuff and roll out when needed.
  15. I obviously have some research to do. No, taps do not come up through counter top. I am thinking of something that keeps it totally hidden when not in use, hence the heavy duty slide out drawer. I guess more like a thin pantry than a cabinet, and fold away doors. I'm wanting to avoid an appliance standing out in the middle of the floor and also want to minimize the noise of the compressor. The more I think about it the more impractical it seems, but keg beer is significantly better, in my thinking. I probably don't drink enough to justify this and maybe I should just keep one in the garage for parties. Still, I welcome your ideas. This is a once in a lifetime build and I wanted to trick out the living area.
  16. This might be more appropriate in the food forum, but this is mostly about placement and practicality. Doing major remodel and want two tap kegerator which I will put in a cabinet, like a built in appliance. Will put on heavy duty slide out drawer for ease of servicing. Will have vent in door for air circulation. Obviously will need electric run to that section of cabinet. What else do I need to think about for placement, servicing and convenience? Have I lost my mind? Next, who in Austin do I need to talk to about purchasing and servicing? If this is indeed too impractical, what is an alternative for fresh beer? Growlers seem too small. It would mostly be for entertaining as I like beer, but won't be drinking a keg a week.
  17. The fact that I just spent 5 minutes of my life extracting a half dozen pair of new socks from the plastic barbs used in packaging them. Actually, packaging in general pisses me off. I can't open a bottle of catsup or a vial of medicine without a blade knife and a pair of needle nose pliers. All because some dick head tried to extort Johnson and Johnson 40 years ago.
  18. A plate of Jake’s fried oysters cost me several thousand dollars years ago. Pearl in one and I chomped with beer fueled vigor and it perfectly landed between four molars cracking all four. Several crowns and a couple of root canals later and I am more cautious with fried O’s. Plate of Jake’s O’s with onion rings was spectacular regardless of the stray pearl.
  19. September 20, 1958. Win over Georgia at Memorial Stadium. The first of many attendances in the "Knot Hole" section. 50 cent entry fee. Also the year my mother got a speeding ticket rushing to the airport taking us kids to greet the team coming home from defeating OU for the first time in many years. Austin Municipal Airport. They flew Braniff. Bobby Lackey threw the tying pass, kicked the go ahead PAT, and intercepted the pass that killed OU's come back attempt. Childhood hero? You bet!
  20. Me: You want some of this watermelon I cut up? Her: No thanks. My stomach is just now feeling better. You know how I sometimes can't eat watermelon because it upsets my stomach. I heard people of Mediterranean descent can't eat watermelon. Maybe it's my Italian descent, but my sister can eat watermelon. I like watermelon because it is so refreshing sometimes, but I can't eat it, probably because of my Italian heritage. I wish it didn't hurt my stomach because I do enjoy the refreshing nature of it. My stomach is better now than it was for the past week, so maybe I could try just a bite, but probably not. It's probably better to not chance it. It's because of my Italian descent. There's just some things I can't eat, even though my sister can. Me: Silent. I wanted to tell her she could have stopped at "No thanks", but I didn't want to get the "tone" look. She has a wicked tone look.
  21. I know a tiny bit about coins, but nothing about bills. I have inherited several 20's, 50's, and 100's tucked away since 2005. Some appear uncirculated, some just very good condition (not a statement of grade, just my uneducated comment on condition). Not sequential serial numbers. Series 1996. Looks like uncle just went to the bank and asked for "new" bills. Is there any collectable value or do I just take to the HEB, assuming it's open?
  22. 2nd Moderna 23 hours ago. Nothing but sore arm until about noon today. Sleepy and tired now but still moving.
  23. SIAP. Water off for 3 days. Then low pressure for 1 day. Now about 2/3 pressure for 12 hours. Water heater pilot light on and heater flame comes on occasionally , but water never gets as hot as before event. i'd sure like to get a shower. Any thoughts? I know it will take time to heat but it's been 12 hours.
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