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Spur08

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  1. Made migas tonight as I just happened to have most of the items -- tomato, onion, garlic, poblano, eggs, leftover Mexican food joint chips.  Topped it with some 595 green salsa (or whatever that brand is) and Valentina's.  Really, really good.  

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  2. The ooni app has a great recipe that has never failed me.

    Kitchenaid is a funny thing.  Making pizza dough was the death of my first machine 3 months ago, so we got the larger one as a replacement.  First time I made dough, it started smoking.  Blows my mind if that machine can't take a little kneading for 5-10 min

  3. In Prosper and I agree that the pool was the most stressful part of all this shit. Luckily, I kept electrical the whole time but my gas cycled. Despite the constant electricity, I developed solid chunks of 4" ice around the edge that I had to keep breaking up. There were a few times that I came out and the skimmer was pulling minimal water through the line due to a chunk of ice blocking it. Moved the ice and it started pulling again. Pump seems fine just a little loud.




  4. At this point, there are several other issues in the I won't put the company on blast publicly yet until this is finished, but if anyone in DFW is getting a pool and wants to know their name, PM me and I'll be happy to tell you.  They are one of the biggest in the metroplex based out of Plano.
    Here she is in her current state in all her glory. 
     


    Mind PMing me the company? I'm planning a remodel and would like to avoid
  5. You got sick on the 2nd, but not the first?
    Got the first shot of Moderna on Jan 22.  Sore injection site was only reaction.  Shot # 2 set up for Feb 19.
    Yup.

    First, no issues

    Second, I got my covid shot around 9 AM. I went from not feeling great around 9 PM to uncontrollable shivers at 10 (despite wearing wool socks, sweats, and a hoodie under about 4 blankets).  Those lasted until about 11:30 and then I had a full blown headache w/ cold sweats.  At about 2 or 3 my temp got up to 102ish. Finally came down to normal at 6 pm the following day

  6. On 1/19/2021 at 11:07 PM, Spur08 said:

    Is there a chain thats more preferable from a perks or miles standpoint?

    And with 5x on travel, etc why would anyone even mess w the other Chase Sapphire card(s)? Is there something I'm missing?

    Well, I just figured out my own answer.  Can't earn 5x on flights if you don't book through their portal -- which I'm going to have to do since we fly SWA.  

  7. Also if you are going to be going to the same 6-10 cities etc and are going to be using the same 6-10 hotels then pick a brand and consider one of the hotels branded cards as well. 
    Is there a chain thats more preferable from a perks or miles standpoint?

    And with 5x on travel, etc why would anyone even mess w the other Chase Sapphire card(s)? Is there something I'm missing?
  8. I need some help deciding between two cards: Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Freedom Unlimited. I'm about to start traveling quite a bit for work, mainly to Oklahoma City, Wisconsin, and Minnesota via SWA.

    From only looking at the introduction benefits, I'm leaning towards CFU. Thoughts? Any other cards to consider?

    Edit: at this stage, I'm unlikely to churn credit cards. My other main 2 cards are the AMEX blue cash and Fidelity visa
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  9. I think the patio can be one of the most expensive parts. Your cost can vary based on how nice you make it from bare concrete, aggregate like you have, cool deck, stamped concrete, flagstone, travertine etc. 
    we have a large flagstone patio but we’re going with cool deck for the pool addition 
    Would you be able to ballpark the square foot expense?
  10. This past year we bought a house with a pool  (approx 25'x15').  The previous owners seem like they ran out of money when it came to decking as there is only pebble decking around 3 sides of the pool (1 long and both short sides - think sidewalk width).  I'm thinking about ripping out the pebble decking and installing something more aesthetic.  Anyone have any idea what something like that might run?  I'm planning a larger covered patio addition as well so this is one element I was looking at during the refurb.  Also toying with the idea of adding a spa but not sure how do-able that is

  11. Jalapeño Cheesy Grits and Grilled shrimp (Dill garlic shallot butter)


    Straight off the Royers Round Top recipe.


    That’s the wife’s pretty plate. Mine was just piled high with shrimp and a criminal amount of grits.


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    Would you mind sharing the recipe?
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