Posts posted by utee94
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26 minutes ago, Parliament said:
My 2019 F150 will be here in a few weeks, and I need to order up some seat covers.
This isn't a pickup for hard work, but it'll get dirty after 4 wheeling, fishing and running from the cops. I want seat covers that are waterproof and look good. Probably in the $300 range.
Thanks much.
This is clearly what you need: https://www.autoanything.com/seat-covers/coverking-kryptek-camo-tactical-ballistic-seat-covers
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22 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:
I agree that something super cheap is a good bet to see if you do like it first. A cheap Coleman or even some of the Ozark Trail Walmart tents are okay. Later on you can upgrade if you’d like, but if not you don’t have much invested. You can get something like TwiceHorn posted, or something huge that you can stand and walk around in, it will just be that much more to pack up and put together.
I go big for this kind of thing, my 9yo son and I use an inexpensive Coleman tent for Cub Scout trips (car camping) but I got the 8-person version (which sleeps 4 comfortably in air mattresses). It's big, but with the modern shock cord tent poles it goes up about 100x faster than the old aluminum pole tents I grew up with, the setup doesn't bother me at all. I can set up by myself in under 15, and strike in about half that. Between Cub Scout campouts, and setting it up as the kid fun zone next to the RV, I've used it multiples times per year for three years now, no issues on broken zippers or any other problems. It's big and relatively heavy but not a problem for car camping.
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I posted this on the woodworking/DIY/home improvement thread but figured I'd put it here too, since there's a lot of MCM pieces and influence in my design. Theis is our guest bedroom which has been a junk/storage room for years, but it was time to change that.
I built this large wooden headboard/wall art piece out of construction lumber, with a lot of help from my 9yo son and 11yo daughter. And then I let them do the majority of the staining/finishing themselves as well. They had a great time and learned a lot, plus the piece looks pretty good, I think.

Floating sideboards for a cleaner look, with 7 coats of spar urethane on each because I don't trust my guests not to put drinks directly on them without a coaster! And this chair is now my favorite place to sit in the house and read...

The dresser won't see much use in a guest bedroom, so I just bought an inexpensive flat-pack reproduction. Sadly, my parents who had a very similar piece in solid walnut, got rid of it years ago.


The reading lights are wired through the headboard and placed on separate remote-controlled switches. The clock/radio is a 50s-inspired but modern piece, it plays FM, bluetooth input, and includes a USB charging port.

This was an odd niche on the opposite side of the room, so I added the built-in desk, made from a hollow core door with birch veneer.


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I've been working on our guest bedroom, it's basically been a junk/storage room for the past several years, since we moved into the house. But I've had grand plans for this room, oh yes I have. I'll x-post some of this to the mid century modern thread, too, since there's a lot of MCM pieces and influence in my design.
I built this large wooden headboard/wall art piece out of construction lumber, with a lot of help from my 9yo son and 11yo daughter. And then I let them do the majority of the staining/finishing themselves as well. They had a great time and learned a lot, plus the piece looks pretty good.

Floating sideboards for a cleaner look, with 7 coats of spar urethane on each because I don't trust my guests not to put drinks directly on them without a coaster! And this chair is now my favorite place to sit in the house and read...



The reading lights are wired through the headboard and placed on separate remote-controlled switches.

This was an odd niche on the opposite side of the room, so I added the built-in desk, made from a hollow core door with birch veneer.


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Anyway, we were right across the street from Loro, so we ended up going there. It was... pricey. We had the pork belly, the smoked prime bavette, and the chopped brisket sandwich (sliced brisket not available until 5 PM). All of it was good, but nothing so great that it makes me want to go back. Honestly the chopped brisket on the sandwich was the best part of it, makes me wonder how good the sliced brisket might be. But I'll likely never find out.
Next time, I'm definitely insisting on Leroy and Lewis. Thanks to all for the recs.
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5 hours ago, HenryJames said:
Agreed. Too bad Shaggy decided they wanted to live with their dad after the divorce.
I don't like the rub that LA uses on their brisket or beef rib. It's cooked perfectly, but it just tastes off to me. Worse than off, to be honest. It tastes BAD to me. I tried it twice, no desire to go back.
On the other hand, I absolutely love the way John seasons his brisket. IMO.
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15 hours ago, Deej said:Wait, you need a reason to drink beer before noon?
I sure as hell don't, and sitting around in a line on an East Austin sidewalk is not the way I want to spend my breakfast beer time. The lake, the golf course, my backyard, those are all infinitely preferable morning-drinking spots, rather than hanging out with a bunch of hipsters/tourists who are in it mostly for the instagram experience. I can live without that.
Which is why I like preorder.
But, it takes all kinds, so here's to you, Mr. line-squatting morning drinker!
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Texas BBQ tend toward sspare ribs because they are way better than baby back. Yes, that's just like, my opinion, man. And, most of Texas, too.
Finally gonna be in South Austin on a Saturday for lunch so I'm hoping to hit up Leroy and Lewis today. Anyone know how the parking is? Looks like it's tucked away in some commercial buildings or something?
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40 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:
How does one install grommets? I could google I suppose.
Grommet tools. Basically cuts a circular hole in the fabric, and then clamps the rings on either side of the hole. They snap-lock in together, holding the fabric in-between. But yeah, a quick google search and video demonstrates it clearly.
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Growing up, Saturday morning breakfast was often my dad making scrambled eggs with chorizo. Not in a taco, just straight on the plate. When I smelled that, I knew it was time to get my tail moving. And that's still one of my favorite breakfast foods of all time. In a taco, straight, I even like it on a piece of toast.
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Everest overbooked in F, J & Y
in Food and Travel
He really is.