I love a good IPA. Clear and crisp.

I'm far from a hipster (I'm almost 50) but I love me a good IPA. Not so much a stout guy, though.

And I freaking LOVE memes.

I've been asked nicely not to further derail this thread. And The Dude abides,

https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/74801217.jpg

We love you eDave.

So that falls into what I want?

Yeah, give it a try.

Yeah, no complaints about the espresso itself, and it's nice that it's so super easy to use. My only complaint is that it's a little pricey on a per-cup basis (generally $0.85-$1.00 depending on what you get). But compare that to $4-$5 at a coffee shop, and it's still a great deal.

Oh for sure.

This

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1500_.jpg

Put one in the garage, and holy shit. Literally night and day difference. I should get one for the basement as well.

Can't recall who recommended this, or one similar, in the Prime thread but I bought one today. Looking forward to being able to see what I'm doing in the garage this winter.

That's SpaceX technology. Come in different colors?

Nah, they aren't craft beers. Trust me on that.:evil:

My brother has these in his garage. Amazing the difference.

Okay, they're niche beers then. They're not mass-produced swill (since I've never heard of them). :)

I have several pairs of Pumas. I have red suede with white stripes, white leather with brown stripes, White leather with red stripes (low cuts and high tops) and these white with blues. Next will be some blue suede with white stripes when they go on sale.

When I was in my 20s I also had suede Converse All Stars, and still have some leathers with red stars.

My neighbor bought an arcade machine kinda like this when the pandemic started, but it’s got 4,500 (!!!) games. Every game I can think of as a kid is on there.

That thing is legit

Creative Arcades Slim Full-Size Commercial Grade Cabinet Arcade Machine | Trackball | 4500 Classic Games | 4 Sanwa Joysticks | 2 Stools Included | 32" HD LCD Screen | 3-Year Warranty https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B4BXHG7..._y92HFbWTZHVD5

Nice I needed new shoes, got the same deal but with a black trim. Thanks.

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They're Midwestern.

"Swill" covers them amply. Huber more than Pearl. Pearl was actually drinkable, if it was ice cold. Huber had a flavor kind of worse than liquid rusty steel wool.

I don't understand how any beer tastes good. The watery American beer is at least easier to drink. I'm quite confident that nobody actually likes beer, it's just something they do. Remember the first time you had beer? Everyone is like holy shit that is disgusting. Yet we keep drinking it and say it is an acquired taste.

I'll take mixed drinks any day of the week. Less work, too.

I'm even more 'basic' when it comes to comes to coffee, reliable and omni-present. Just had my trusty Cuisinart gasp out on the heating element of all things, but it was 20 years old with daily DAILY use, so I got the new version as a replacement. Just happened across a great deal the day after mine went craps, . . . and all the accessories [pot, permanent filter, little charcoal water cleaner things] are the same.

https://images.crateandbarrel.com/is...offeemaker.jpg

fab fit fun box subscription that has a box delivered every 3 months full of stuff for the wife’s, deliveries coincide with x mas , valentines, our Anniversary, and her birthday , set it and forget it shopping for the wife.

4 grand... for way cheaper you could buy 3 up the 1ups golden tee for track ball, turtles for 4 players and basically any other for base 2 player and mod them with raspberry pis and come out way cheaper.

God Lord. How much?

I'm guessing $3500, minimum

$400 at Walmart. And Cosco.

Where? Link it you SOB! 😜

Hey, nice.

https://media.tenor.co/images/693119...b2f6e8e42a/raw

Like Mecca has $3,500.

They have 10 year loans

Love my Black & Decker coffee maker, it's at least 10 years old and still kicks out a hot pot faster than much newer brands

Yeah you can get Golden Tee arcade game for like $320 on Amazon. They aren't quite full size, but still pretty close.

I remember my first thought was "holy shit, my garage is filthy." LMAO

I just searched and my local Best Buy has a Golden Tee in stock for $250. I had never heard of this until about an hour ago and I was watching the charity foursome on the Golf Channel and Bubba Watson said I have a Golden Tee to the other guys. I looked it up and then I found this thread you guys talking about them.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/arcade1...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/...7068bb24a5.jpg

BB has this one coming in December for $550.

https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/...0;maxWidth=550

I love the taste of good beer. Absolutely prefer it to anything other than a glass of good iced tea.

I just did a bunch of remodeling since our villa turned 9 years ago, I guess about $18,000 worth in the past two months. In the kitchen I had bought a pro style faucet a dozen years ago on eBay because I got a great deal, $125 and I kept it all this time. I was going to do granite countertops but the budget couldn't afford it, and I found a sink that could support the faucet and keep my original counter tops. I got it at Home Depot for $399, it actually came with a pro-faucet, so I now I have an extra one which I'll keep and use for parts if I ever need them. It's 33" sink with no divider and you can do top mount or undermount.

https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1c&oe=5FACD43A

We got rid of all the carpet and old flooring and had 6" wood planks installed, no more carpet anywhere, it's gets nasty after 9 years. For color we bought 4 area rugs from Amazon, they have great prices.

https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d3&oe=5FAF25FC

https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net...f7&oe=5FAC903F

The Master Bath we had this horrible fiberglass shower enclosure with a glass door that everytime you opened it water got all over the floor. Now we new tile floors, new light, new toilet, new vanity and new countertops and shower made with Bella Stone. It's a man-made product they make locally and it's looks like quartz. No shower door this time, just a curtain.

https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net...5a&oe=5FAEF106

https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f5&oe=5FABA338

Yea, peeps keep telling me I won't get my remodel money back on a sale. Bitch, I don't care. I'm living here now.

I've drank enough beer to fill a water tower, but mostly it was shitty stuff like Busch and Budweiser, and I never actually liked it; I just drank to get drunk or drank because I was at a bar and that's what I did. Drank like a fish during my high school years and then went in the Navy.

At this point, I rarely drink any sort of alcohol, but when I do drink beer, it's usually a good German wheat beer, like Hacker Pschorr or Franziskaner. I don't mind Michelob, but regular Michelob is impossible to find in bars up here. I'll generally have one if I'm at a bar when I'm back in Missouri, which isn't very often.

I wouldn't drink Busch or Budweiser now if you paid me. And I hate light beer. If I want water, I'll drink water.

God Damnit!

I’ve become a coffee snob. It kind of ruined my life. Like I can’t drink coffee from a restaurant or free shit from Deere or whatever. And I’m all about free. Pretty much everything htismaqe is saying about beer is the way I feel about coffee.

But I went the other way. I buy really good drip coffee rather than espresso.

Black Rifle Coffee Murdered Out is my weakness.

I’m a snob :sulk:


Buddy got one. Good stuff. Unfortunately the builders of my house were fond of fluorescent.

I really like my Instant Pot we recently bought. Meals can be pretty hands off using it and it cooks large batches of chicken breast with good texture for the entire week for me. Also it's Sous Vide function is mind-blowing for steaks. Has the air fryer lid which helps with kids food like nuggets and fries, plus crisps up frozen/cold wings nicely.

Shout out to KCUnited for talking me into the larger 8qt. Definitely wouldn't have wanted to go smaller.

Love my full-face Ocean Reef:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rGQAA...WP5/s-l300.png


Love my Microsoft Surface.

https://cdn.hiptoro.com/wp-content/u...w-Features.jpg

Did not buy one---But there is someone here putting together sit down video game systems. 1000 bucks. More if you want it customized with a team etc.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/c...180637032.html

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/c...189621325.html

I just checked the BB link and the Golden Tee went up $50 since last night, it's now $299 but still a good price.

Thinking of pulling the trigger. Read there is no backspin button though which is kind of a bummer.

Golden Tee was 250 for 2 days in response to the prime sale, it isn't now but it likely will go back on sale during black friday.

I spent 399 on the NBA Jam cab, got mine at Costco and the Costco version is better..here's why..

https://i.redd.it/c7m266cpvgh51.jpg

Also comes with light up buttons and back lighting..

Here's the non costco one...

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....L._SL1500_.jpg

No light up buttons or back lighting and the same damn price.

I've thought about buying golden tee a few times though.

Just got mine delivered. Holy shit its a game changer for my garage.

Especially now when we might not see the sun again til April.

That was actually the name of my favorite IPA back in the day.

https://d2sochvv0rudri.cloudfront.ne...e-wide-ipa.jpg

I have two fluorescent fixtures (two bulbs each) above each car bay, both connected to a normal (screw-in) outlet in the center. Do you think a single in the center would be an upgrade over the two fluorescents on the sides?

Lovely.

Probably. But I’d leave the fluorescents and put one of those in the other fixture and run all the light.

Possibly. I just have 2 single bulbs over each car bay that don't really do much. I subbed out the side I'm not parking in and its plenty. Not sure if one in the center would be enough though.

Here's my comparison.

EDIT: there's a 5 gallon keg of homebrewed IPA in that fridge

https://i.imgur.com/nDY3A01.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/LzDv3ii.jpg?1

I'm a fan of instant pot too. I don't do steaks, but makes great jambalaya fast, perfect hard boiled eggs in about four minutes, quick spaghetti. Versatile, and easy to clean up.

Love this product.... :)

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Nice.

Is that a Yamaha?

Purdy.

https://www.skytrakgolf.com/

Golf simulator.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/14...ed_600x600.jpg

https://exputt.com/

Putting simulator.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02..._2048x2048.png

ROFL

No, no it's not.. 'Murica...

Loved them first 2 Randy Travis albums

FOR YOUR CAR

#1. My headlights on my car were foggy (sandblasted looking). Tried Rustoleum's Wipe New headlight restorer and worked great. Was easy too...just do a little better job sanding than I did...but literally only took about 15 minutes to do both my headlights and look new. $15 Bucks is what I think I paid at auto store.

#2. Bamoer scratch remover cloth...removed scratches from my car where some ass wipe keyed my car...almost invisible now. Also for oxidized paint, etc. Just a few bucks on Amazon...took 5 minutes and did a great job. I guess this thing has nano filament that bonds with the existing paint and seals the scratches...not for really deep gouges however.

In 1982 I purchased a 1972 Ferrari Dino GT for $20,000. favorite car ever.
In 1983 was divorced and lost the car. Still crying about the car. To replace today would cost over $400,000.

I absolutely love these Sony wireless noise cancelling headphones have had them for about 2 years. Comfortable with amazing sound. Wireless is easy to manage and battery last forever.



https://www.sony.com/electronics/hea...nes/wh-1000xm3

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/s...-JV4rSaW_JBgtU

I had Sony and Bose both and preferred the Sony.

However, I ended up with Plantronics. Noise canceling isn't quite as good but they support AptX LL, which for my setup is a must.

Not familiar...what does that bring to the table and what about how you use it make it ideal?

Normal bluetooth audio latency is around 224-240ms.

Tolerance for live TV is about 40-60ms. Anything beyond that and the naked eye/ear will see the delay.

AptX LL has more bandwidth for high quality audio at significantly lower latencies. We're talking 32-40ms or 6 times faster than normal bluetooth.

In my setup, I have both a TV and a PS4, neither of which support Bluetooth. There's plenty of headphones available for PS4 and Xbox but none of them support noise cancelling and in my environment NC is an absolute must.

It's easy enough to hookup a Bluetooth dongle to the TV via optical but then you have that latency. Watching live TV or playing games is impossible because of the delay. That's where AptX LL comes in. I got an Aventree AptX adapter, hooked it up to my TV via optical, and everything just works.

That is pretty great. I would like to be able to throw my headphones on for TV but it has always seemed harder than it has to be or the tech not quite being there. I will have to look into this.

****ing rad man. Right behind my distain for the soap opera look is sound latency. It's like a gall darned Godzilla movie.

The Bluetooth adapters are numerous and cheap. Aventree is one of the highest-rated out there and I paid $20 for it. It supports normal headphone jack and optical.

The real trick is finding a good pair of headphones that support both AptX LL AND noise canceling. After probably a month of research, I settled on Plantronics. They're a trusted brand, especially in my industry, and I'm pretty pleased.

I wish I had seen something like that, in '83 I bought an '81 Corvette for $13,000 and sold it two years later for $11,000.

When looking for the Vette, I remember looking at the Pontiac Fiero because it looked good on the outside but it turned out to be a real dog. I sat in the car and the console between the seats was a big square hump. I said, what's in there, the salesman said, Oh that's where the fuel tank is, I got right out and moved on to something else. Here's what they looked like.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/wp-cont...tiac-Fiero.jpg

Love these. The gym is even more enjoyable now.

https://www.google.com/shopping/prod...:1,prmr:1,cs:1

Ah yes, who could forget the Pontiac Fiasco.

We just had our kitchen counters and cabinets refinished. Looks like a whole new kitchen for pretty damn cheap. I'll try to post picture later. I would highly recommend this if you don't want the cost of replacing everything.

I did the DIY version of that a few years back. Just paint on the cabinets (though I did a TON of research into how to do it well). We did Rustoleum's Countertop Transformations for the countertops, and it's held up surprisingly well. We're at 5.5 years now, and the only issue I've run into is that it doesn't stick to 90-degree corners very well, so I've had to touch it up a few times with a black paint pen. Still, this whole project cost me about $400 (not including appliances obviously), so hard to complain after 5 years.

Before:
https://i.imgur.com/eEj9J2y.jpg

After:
https://i.imgur.com/DNsmrMP.jpg

Glad to hear it's held up well. That's encouraging!

https://i.imgur.com/byUvS2yl.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/uP4TltWl.jpg

What did you use? We're thinking about doing our cabinets and countertops

Yeah, for sure. To clarify on the problem area, it's just that cut corner across from the fridge. We tend to rub on that a lot when we're cooking, so it takes a lot of abuse. All of the rounded edges have been fine.

Glad your project turned out well!