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ZB'Tejas

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  1. Was just about to revive this thread yesterday. I sell software and all my prospects I’ve been working with now tell me everything is on hold right now. I have a few existing accounts but nothing that is ready to buy. Going to be a rough Q1 and Q2.


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  2. I seem to remember a few folks having golf trips coming up (Bandon specifically). Have you cancelled/modified those? I have that trip coming late April but at this pace it's unlikely I would want to go but have not yet called to see what the options might be. 

  3. 6 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    A few days of working from home, and I find myself hitting the fridge and pantry too often. I have to reverse this course starting today.

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    I was already planning on doing this this year and now I finally have the time. Trying to get 3-4 45min rides in per week. Snacking is an issue though since my wife bought everything in sight at HEB this past weekend.

  4. 2 minutes ago, The People’s Elbow said:

    Pro tip: delete Facebook and never look back. Stop playing stupid games, stop winning stupid prizes. 

    Did this about 5 years ago and probably added several months back of free time.

    So the playground where my daughter likes to go has been overrun with homeless... likely at least 10 there so hopefully the gov't will come arrest them.

  5. It'll stall out as usual.  What temp are you cooking at?
     
    And yes, smoking food is a natural preservative.  It's been done for thousands of years.
     

    Keeping between 230-250. Where I had the temp it showed about 156 at the stall but other areas showed just over 160 when I was wrapping.


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  6. Microwave's are only built to last a few years these days unless you are getting a high end (~$800) one. When mine went out we wasted some money trying to fix but finally got a new one. I went with a JennAir  that doubles as a convection oven for those times that we are looking a lot of things and needed a second oven. 

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  7. It's a real blood bath out there. I'm still investing in my 401K and I'd like to bump my contribution if I was confident that I might not need the extra cash. I was lucky enough that I had cash sitting in my investment accounts so I'm starting to make buys on stocks that I liked previously but have fallen significantly... mostly tech and a little bit of O&G.

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  8. My grandfather who is 101 is still going to the grocery store by himself. I guess he said fuck it. If it’s time it’s time.

    My dad 70’s is still going to the church craft groups to hang with the other olds against my moms wishes.

    Greatest generation...


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  9. Taking advantage of this extra time at home and smoking a brisket today. I used one of the smaller ~10lb ones from H-E-B which I haven’t done before so will see how it does. So far just 2 hours in I’m at 135 internal.


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  10. Taking advantage of this extra time at home and smoking a brisket today. I used one of the smaller ~10lb ones from H-E-B which I haven’t done before so will see how it does. So far just 2 hours in I’m at 135 internal.


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  11. 10 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    Something my mom just texted me. Not sure of the source:

    "It is a known fact that when Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he wrote King Lear.  And when Cambridge shut down in 1685 because of the bubonic plague, working from home Isaac Newton conceptualized his law of gravitation. From the angst and isolation some good shall come."
     

    I wonder if either of them had young kids at home

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  12. 50 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said:

    Yep.  If the old folks look over the fence on the east side of their property . . . surprise!   It's not as bad as other areas of town, for sure, but NW Austin isn't immune to the issue.  The woods out here are filled with camps, and have been for many years.  Recent events have led, seemingly, to more homeless existing out in the open in this area.

    So when do the deer have enough and stand their ground?

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  13. Has the city council come out and said anything about this take over? East Chesar Chavez is a huge mess too. House prices in those areas are going up fast but at what point does this impact that desirability and stagnate the tax base for the COA?

    Would anything be done if people were camping in the median of Mopac now that we are going into wildflower season? Maybe sell some calendars of the homeless camping in the bluebonnets to raise money.

  14. Drove out E Riverside earlier this week and the camp in the median as you get close to Pleasant Valley (what a misnomer) has gotten terrible. Are permanent camps now totally ok? And some of the tents surrounding the parking lots under I35 and 6th look permanent as well. I would be so mad if I parked there for work and had to leave after dark just to get to my car parked in a homeless encampment.

    Are city parks going to be ok next? My tax dollars (or which these people pay nothing) pay for all that grass to be maintained and now we have filth living on it and destroying that those dollars were used for to beautify that area.

    I live in East Austin and I guess it's totally ok over here but no one is allowed to camp under Mopac or along Exposition? 

  15. Opening something new tonight. Had an interesting story so decided to try it out. Doesn’t qualify as a pure bourbon but decent on the nose. Finished a little on the metallic side but not terrible.


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