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Posted: 6/3/2024 5:19:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: Departing https://i.imgur.com/xPOXLnR.jpeg Some kind of fructose, didn’t taste like corn https://i.imgur.com/Wp4f8vB.jpeg have a good flight. Hope you don't get a Boeing. 
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Posted: 6/3/2024 5:24:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Best Guinness I ever had was in the airport at Shannon. We were coming back from deployment to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, so it had been several months since we had alcohol. It was delicious! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Originally Posted By WIC: 1/3 the price doing a connecting flight this time. Bonus: Ireland https://i.imgur.com/B41e8SW.jpeg Not sure who needs to know this, but wife sacrificed her iPhone to have international coverage. With Google Fi it is seamless. And pretty damn cheap. https://i.imgur.com/tbLj7ZA.jpeg Best Guinness I ever had was in the airport at Shannon. We were coming back from deployment to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, so it had been several months since we had alcohol. It was delicious! We got off in Shannon on my first hump over. I was at the back of the plane but they told us we could all have one beer. When I got off the plane and into the terminal bar, we were told to get back on the plane. Every other time through there we were not allowed to have any, even when going home. 
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Posted: 6/3/2024 5:38:33 PM EST
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One of your guys fucked it up for everyone in record time.
We got to have two beers since we were there for 2 hours while they refueled the plane. We also got two beers aboard the ship when it had been at sea for longer than 30 days without a liberty call. Everyone chose Fosters cause the Oil Cans were 22 oz beers vs the paltry 12 oz of the other choices. It was kinda surreal slugging down Fosters on the flight deck of the USS Belleau Wood in Cammies in the middle of the Indian Ocean. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 5:40:47 PM EST
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 Moody Magnacut Micarta Monday |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 5:54:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: One of your guys fucked it up for everyone in record time. We got to have two beers since we were there for 2 hours while they refueled the plane. We also got two beers aboard the ship when it had been at sea for longer than 30 days without a liberty call. Everyone chose Fosters cause the Oil Cans were 22 oz beers vs the paltry 12 oz of the other choices. It was kinda surreal slugging down Fosters on the flight deck of the USS Belleau Wood in Cammies in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Once spent about 8 hours waiting on something (been too long, I don't remember anymore  )
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Posted: 6/3/2024 6:23:17 PM EST
[Last Edit: rbb2]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Oldest of the Paddy-Ricans had a sleep over with a friend last night. She requested I make breakfast for them all on the griddle. Why not? Pancake lawyer has nothing to fear...yet. https://i.imgur.com/wMVSPyy.jpg https://i.imgur.com/P9qSOXx.jpg They were THICC pancakes because I made the batter before I fired up the grill, so it had time to set a little. Need to avoid that next time. These were damn near a sammich each. Made bacon as well, (no pics), and eggs for me, the wife, and the youngest Paddy-Rican. Youngest wanted eggs over easy, I wanted an omelet. New griddle/grill makes omelets stupid easy. https://i.imgur.com/gjIE58i.jpg Interesting pancakes. Sounds like they were pretty dense, too. Might have been worth trying to cut one in half and make a sandwich. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 6:34:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Ribeye and green beans look delicious! I like the Insingo blade also. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 6:39:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Interesting pancakes. Sounds like they were pretty dense, too. Might have been worth trying to cut one in half and make a sandwich. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By MaxxII: Oldest of the Paddy-Ricans had a sleep over with a friend last night. She requested I make breakfast for them all on the griddle. Why not? Pancake lawyer has nothing to fear...yet. https://i.imgur.com/wMVSPyy.jpg https://i.imgur.com/P9qSOXx.jpg They were THICC pancakes because I made the batter before I fired up the grill, so it had time to set a little. Need to avoid that next time. These were damn near a sammich each. Made bacon as well, (no pics), and eggs for me, the wife, and the youngest Paddy-Rican. Youngest wanted eggs over easy, I wanted an omelet. New griddle/grill makes omelets stupid easy. https://i.imgur.com/gjIE58i.jpg Interesting pancakes. Sounds like they were pretty dense, too. Might have been worth trying to cut one in half and make a sandwich. I was told they were good. I asked for brutal honesty. We’ll see. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 6:50:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Interesting pancakes. Sounds like they were pretty dense, too. Might have been worth trying to cut one in half and make a sandwich. Homemade McGriddle or a creative BLT 
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Posted: 6/3/2024 6:54:30 PM EST
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Where’d you get that scale?
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:23:23 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:24:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JaredGrey: https://i.ibb.co/9tZLGgj/IMG-8042.jpg https://i.ibb.co/dkhYYjx/IMG-8043.jpg https://i.ibb.co/F8GWXpy/IMG-8044.jpg https://i.ibb.co/J2wZVvz/IMG-8045.jpg So a couple of months ago, a fellow Kali student asks me about the wooden knife I use in class. He likes the butcher profile. I tell him it’s based on the Skallywag Tactical DuClaw. He asks where he can get one. I tell him eBay, because to my everlasting sorrow, the blade has been discontinued. A few weeks after, he brings a knife to class that he made. He knows that I do some woodworking, and asks me to make scales for his knife. The blade coating is Colt Gray Duracoat. The scales are cut from one piece of 3/8in maple (I think?) right on the line where it transitions light to dark. They were given a modified Rock texture before being given a long soak in Boiled Linseed Oil for liquid resistance and coloration, and then sun cured. Scales were glued on and then pinned in place with polished brass pins. The goal was to make this knife look rustic, maybe even primitive, and I think we achieved it. The next goal is to work with my fellow student on a line of 2 prototype knives and 2 prototype tomahawks which will be finished later this year, with the goal of putting them into small batch production early/mid next year. Hey that's pretty neat and a cool collaboration |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:25:19 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Amanita Pantherinoides? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG7091_JPG-3230596.JPG It's a cool shot with the knife |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:25:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By secretwheelman: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53764316197_5b32620eba_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53764316172_8e642a66a7_o.jpg Perfect on the cook. And knife. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:26:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By williedikker72: Kinda like the Opinel mushroom knife. Oh yeah. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:26:53 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:28:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: If you haven’t heard of it, it must be special Eh I'm not great with the Irish whiskeys |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:29:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: I need to find a good frozen schnitzel source in the US. Seems like something Aldi should carry. You'd think so. It's just hard to freeze something you'd want to be a certain crunchy texture. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:29:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: You know what’s a good combo? Tequila and cream soda. I always forget about that one. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:34:09 PM EST
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I must be out of the loop on new knife makers.
What's the draw of the Oz Machine knives? Seems to be well made, but that's a steep MSRP, never mind the secondary market. The blade shape and design doesn't really appeal to me, so I guess that may be why I don't get it. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:44:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toker_: I must be out of the loop on new knife makers. What's the draw of the Oz Machine knives? Seems to be well made, but that's a steep MSRP, never mind the secondary market. The blade shape and design doesn't really appeal to me, so I guess that may be why I don't get it. Different goats for different strokes? |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 8:47:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: Where’d you get that scale? This is a knife that I traded to WIC, who promptly added the 45 ACP thumb disc, lanyard, and the canvas micarta scale from Sharp Dressed Knives for the ZT 0620/0630. Unfortunately, SDK discontinued those scales, which is why I went to suingab for my 0630 scale. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 9:05:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: What is the country of origin for the Dandy? It is a good looking knife. Which one? The Sandrin is Italy and the Kubey is China. The Sandrin is pretty neat. The blade is very thin and has basically zero flex. Pictures do not do justice for how compact and light this knife is. I’m going to use it as an every day kind of knife so when/if I damage it, I’ll be sure to post. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 9:51:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Toker_: I must be out of the loop on new knife makers. What's the draw of the Oz Machine knives? Seems to be well made, but that's a steep MSRP, never mind the secondary market. The blade shape and design doesn't really appeal to me, so I guess that may be why I don't get it. A few things going on with the Rosie. 1. They make every single part of that knife except the ceramic balls themselves. (Bearing cages used to be purchased as well, and on early knives I think the screws were also purchased.) 2. They're very limited production (because they make it all themselves) so demand exceeds supply, though this is getting better. 3. The build quality is top notch. 4. The putter milling in particular is super cool. 5. The ergos are fantastic. I was skeptical based on pics and measurements, but figured that with the hype I'd try one to see for myself. It's the real deal. Probably the best implementation of a "finger choil" ever. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 9:51:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sublimeshooter: Which one? The Sandrin is Italy and the Kubey is China. The Sandrin is pretty neat. The blade is very thin and has basically zero flex. Pictures do not do justice for how compact and light this knife is. I’m going to use it as an every day kind of knife so when/if I damage it, I’ll be sure to post. I still can't get over how the scales look like they were installed inside-out. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 10:02:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: Additional bonuses connecting in Dublin: Guinness is reasonably priced for an airport They have preclearance for US travelers so we don’t have to go through customs in Chicago. So much faster doing it here. Wife insisted I get the Midleton I did not get last time we were here. https://i.imgur.com/V4gg0Qk.jpeg I think I flew into JFK from Paris last time I came back. Assholes in customs took all my meat snacks, they tried to tell me animal diseases could be spread through sealed, retail packaged cured meats. I bet the sonsabitches has them all open on the break room table before I was on my connecting flight to SEA. (I might still be a little salty about that. Lol) |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 10:35:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sublimeshooter: Which one? The Sandrin is Italy and the Kubey is China. The Sandrin is pretty neat. The blade is very thin and has basically zero flex. Pictures do not do justice for how compact and light this knife is. I’m going to use it as an every day kind of knife so when/if I damage it, I’ll be sure to post. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sublimeshooter: Originally Posted By MaxxII: What is the country of origin for the Dandy? It is a good looking knife. Which one? The Sandrin is Italy and the Kubey is China. The Sandrin is pretty neat. The blade is very thin and has basically zero flex. Pictures do not do justice for how compact and light this knife is. I’m going to use it as an every day kind of knife so when/if I damage it, I’ll be sure to post. https://kubeyknife.com/products/dandy-frame-lock-gentlemans-pocket-folding-knife-anodized-blue-ti-handle-3-94-sandblasted-s90v-kb247d?variant=43449135137027 The Kubey model name is "Dandy" which I sort of get as it's a nice looking gentlemen's knife...but IIRC, the term "dandy" was a reference to men in the 18th & 19th Centuries who were highly preoccupied with their appearance. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:15:14 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sublimeshooter: Tungsten Carbide should hold an edge, let’s see how long till I break it. The Sandrin Torino, I got from @WIC https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/153852/IMG_4429_jpeg-3230988.JPG And the Kubey showed up too. So far it seems legit. Time to start slicing up boxes. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:16:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: 1/3 the price doing a connecting flight this time. Bonus: Ireland https://i.imgur.com/B41e8SW.jpeg Not sure who needs to know this, but wife sacrificed her iPhone to have international coverage. With Google Fi it is seamless. And pretty damn cheap. https://i.imgur.com/tbLj7ZA.jpeg Interesting, she's just using it like a Hotspot for everyone else? |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:17:35 PM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryBK and the Blackstuff? |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:18:01 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sublimeshooter: USPS wasn't in any hurry. It didn't get here till Friday, but it got here and that's what matters. The Kubey seems pretty legit. The flipper works well, and the action is smooth. The blade from all appearances looks like good quality and it came razor sharp. The belt clip isn't exactly ambidextrous as one side has a machined area that keeps the clip from rotating and the other side does not have that cutout, and the safety is a slide lock, so it's better suited to a right hander but I haven't cut myself yet. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/153852/IMG_4418_jpeg-3231061.JPG That cutout is pretty neat. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:19:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: They say it takes energy away from vegetative growth. I've cut them off for the last year or two before they fully develop for that reason, but wanted to see the flowers this time. My recollection is that it will make more traps when it is done. I probably won't leave them once the petals drop so they don't waste more energy making seeds. That's what I was curious about. For quite a few veggies you need to make sure it never bolts or the plant is done. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:20:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Unposted picture dump: Retro Recurve with grilled steak tips from a few days back: https://i.imgur.com/7teuXpf.jpg First attempt at smoking a pork shoulder on the new grill: https://i.imgur.com/NriEA6V.jpg It came out acceptable, but not great. Still need to dial in the process with the new grill. This was also the first attempt at smoking a pork shoulder ever, hence the small boneless version. Still should take pics of it. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:20:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Oldest of the Paddy-Ricans had a sleep over with a friend last night. She requested I make breakfast for them all on the griddle. Why not? Pancake lawyer has nothing to fear...yet. https://i.imgur.com/wMVSPyy.jpg https://i.imgur.com/P9qSOXx.jpg They were THICC pancakes because I made the batter before I fired up the grill, so it had time to set a little. Need to avoid that next time. These were damn near a sammich each. Made bacon as well, (no pics), and eggs for me, the wife, and the youngest Paddy-Rican. Youngest wanted eggs over easy, I wanted an omelet. New griddle/grill makes omelets stupid easy. https://i.imgur.com/gjIE58i.jpg They look like those super fluffy Japanese pancakes that were famous a bit ago. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 5:43:53 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: That's what I was curious about. For quite a few veggies you need to make sure it never bolts or the plant is done. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:28:01 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: How are they liking it? They loved it. Mostly because there were new friends. Youngest cried most of the car ride to the hotel when we departed. Friend's daughter apparently cried for quite some time after we left too. She is wishing she had little sisters instead of a little brother. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:29:40 AM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxxII: Midleton is EXCELLENT stuff. better be for what it cost. That's why I didn't buy it the first time around. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:31:52 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: have a good flight. Hope you don't get a Boeing. Aer Lingus uses Airbus, so we had a 320 then a 330. Pretty decent all around. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:34:09 AM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: You'd think so. It's just hard to freeze something you'd want to be a certain crunchy texture. I know, we are just so damn busy, hard to do anything that takes prep time. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:36:32 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: I think I flew into JFK from Paris last time I came back. Assholes in customs took all my meat snacks, they tried to tell me animal diseases could be spread through sealed, retail packaged cured meats. I bet the sonsabitches has them all open on the break room table before I was on my connecting flight to SEA. (I might still be a little salty about that. Lol) Yeah, that's bullshit, pretty sure you can take meat so long as it isn't swimming in juices. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:37:47 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Interesting, she's just using it like a Hotspot for everyone else? She could, but in Dublin they have free airport wifi that was pretty good and in Germany I had data coverage through Boost, just no voice. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:38:53 AM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: BK and the Blackstuff? yeah, whopper. limited food options and everywhere was busy. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 11:40:31 AM EST
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:32:45 PM EST
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:33:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: They loved it. Mostly because there were new friends. Youngest cried most of the car ride to the hotel when we departed. Friend's daughter apparently cried for quite some time after we left too. She is wishing she had little sisters instead of a little brother. Guess you better get right on that. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:35:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: Aer Lingus uses Airbus, so we had a 320 then a 330. Pretty decent all around. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: have a good flight. Hope you don't get a Boeing. Aer Lingus uses Airbus, so we had a 320 then a 330. Pretty decent all around.  Beat up Old Jetliner |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:36:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: I know, we are just so damn busy, hard to do anything that takes prep time. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: Originally Posted By Star_Scream: You'd think so. It's just hard to freeze something you'd want to be a certain crunchy texture. I know, we are just so damn busy, hard to do anything that takes prep time. They sell tons of frozen breaded stuff, I don't see why schnitzel should be any different. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:37:41 PM EST
[Last Edit: rbb2]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: yeah, whopper. limited food options and everywhere was busy. I couldn't even guess when the last time I ate at BK was. Over a decade, I'm positive. Maybe two. Guinness would definitely help |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:38:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: rbb2]
[#49]
Quote HistoryThat looks kind of baller, but it's probably like $17.48 or something. |
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Posted: 6/4/2024 12:46:10 PM EST
[#50]
A little less talk and a lot more action (RIP Toby). Some Busse , ESEE and Microtech .
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