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  1. Hickory and pecan are closely related and I like both of them for pork and fowl. For beef nothing beats oak. I will direct grill over mesquite but the only way I'll BBQ with it, is if it's been burned down to coals beforehand. The absolute best BBQ I've ever had, was on a scout trip to Mexico where we were staying on the grounds of a massive hacienda belonging to a major benefactor to Boy Scouts of Mexico. One afternoon we dug two trenches, burned mesquite down to coals in one, shoveled them over to the other, where we were roasting several whole goat kid on spits. That was the most unbelievable cabrito I've ever tasted.
  2. I'm a fan of this idea, make it so.
  3. Apparently he was reassigned last November, leaving his job as technical director and moving into an unspecified role with the team. My guess is, he and John Mackovic are somewhere together, designing golf courses. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/breaking-dan-fallows-aston-martin-34090858
  4. A good friend of mine is apparently a neighbor of TKThunder, his house is about 4 doors down from the one that exploded. He and his family were present when it happened, luckily no injuries. His damage is similar to what TK had-- exterior doors blown in off their doorframes, windows shattered, pictures and pictureframes inside the house destroyed. Right after it happened and my friend made sure his own family was okay, he ran out of the house to see if he could help, and had to put out some small fires in his yard and his neighbors'. Then he got closer and he tried to go into the house next door to the explosion, that was partially collapsed, but he could only get a few feet inside before it was completely blocked off. That's the house where rescue workers eventually pulled a lady out, but the firefighters said it took them over an hour to get to her. Just an unbelievable occurrence, thank goodness there weren't more injuries.
  5. Old Austin died the day the Rebel Drive-In shut down.
  6. I guess I'd believe that except they seemed to suck in the same way last year, too.
  7. Yeah the tire situation was strange, especially on that track where they spent all weekend talking about how open and "deg" the surface was. And I really don't even know what Aston Martin is doing now. They went from being Dr. No to being Dr. Evil in just a couple of seasons. LMAO at RBR's pit light system. Give me MOAR 6 second pit stops from them, please oh please.
  8. Looks like it came from a person on Insta who does "rebranding" for various organizations that did not ask for it and do not want it.
  9. It's never going to rain again.
  10. So the entire story is about how he went to this car salesman in Hutto who clearly had mouths to feed, wasted his entire afternoon, and didn't ever buy a car from him. Then later when this guy began reaching out to him, he routinely left the text conversation on read. And then the dude died.
  11. Yeah, as an Anderson High alum I was also a frequent visitor to their Wally's location on Mesa. Freshmen at Anderson were called "Wally Walkers" as a matter of fact.
  12. That's my "home" DQ. I used to ride through the drive-thru on my bike. They'd yell at me but still serve me. But nothing felt quite as glorious as walking up to that counter with my silver free-sundae token in hand. Extra hot fudge, please.
  13. Next up, go acquire your nubile young Swedish au pair, before tariffs drive her price up as well!
  14. Everything about UT chaps their hides. I once had an aggie ask me, "Why does t.u. get to be called 'Texas?' A&M is in Texas, too. So is Tech, and TCU, and a bunch of other schools." I was dumbfounded. I replied that there are lots of schools in Michigan, but only The University of Michigan, is called Michigan. It's the default designation for the flagship public university in most states. So you know it pisses them off that one of the most iconic representations of the state of Texas-- the Longhorn breed of cattle-- is associated directly with UT, and not their own school.
  15. Tastes better, too!
  16. I have no love for Max but damn he's just so good. Like @aggie08 and @Burt Macklin already said, the car isn't great and he's been fighting it, and then he turns in an all-timer at the very end of Q3. The dude is a legend.
  17. utee94

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    Damn I miss Mangia. I drive past that place all the time and have never tried it. Time to change that!
  18. They've turned the corner, they should definitely give Earley a raise and contract extension right now before someone hires him away.
  19. "Undo it" means unwinding our dependence on Chinese manufacturing. It has nothing to do with AI chat bots. And it's already happening for numerous tech companies in industries like computer and consumer electronics manufacturing. China is no longer a low cost manufacturing nation for many of the goods that American companies originally offshored there over the past few decades. So now it's not even low cost manufacturing that's holding several of our industries there, in many cases it's simply inertia. But as US companies work to move manufacturing out of China for their own reasons, it's possible that the increased tariffs on Chinese-manufactured goods will hasten those moves. Still, like I said, it took decades to get there, and it'll take decades to untangle it all. As I stated above, China is no longer a low cost manufacturing nation for many of the goods that American companies have offshored there over the past few decades. And also like I said above, American companies are already making moves to unwind. The supply chain issues highlighted during the pandemic were somewhat of a wake-up call to many American companies, but also the fact that China's just a real pain in the ass to do business with, and if they're not the lowest cost manufacturer, then there's no need to bother with it. Add increased tariffs on top and it looks even less appetizing to continue manufacturing there. I don't expect manufacturing jobs in textiles or shoes to return to the USA, but there's plenty of opportunity for high tech to do so. It's already in process for many companies. This has all been discussed at length on the China thread, which is probably a better place for this discussion, since the tariff thread isn't specific to China.
  20. 100%. And it wasn't just time that moved Texas in the right direction, it was finally getting a homerun hire for the AD position. How likely are the ags to find themselves another CDC? Actually, it would have to be someone better than CDC, since Texas' brand all on its own is extremely beneficial to our AD. While A&M's brand is... less so.
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