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Quoted: Wealthy friend of TLF, who's wife was from $$$$$$$$$$$ the feller was just a regular feller honestly his wife unit was a hard working type too not reflective of family wealth View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Their Flagship set (some will recognize their distinctive tweeter shape) is $38,000, similar to a Magnepan Flagship Ours Magnepans are MG3b's have external crossover boxes and fuses. Mag's most similar 3 way model today is the 20.7 at $18,800 per pair, and you can bet they are more advanced than ours. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cmHzKxb/0/564586cf/O/i-cmHzKxb.jpghttps://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zbrSpbL/0/53f59ebb/O/i-zbrSpbL.jpg I've enjoyed a B&W system far beyond that in cost.... You lucky dudes near the Big Urban Centers, NO ONE within 600 miles sets up that grade to sell Wealthy friend of TLF, who's wife was from $$$$$$$$$$$ the feller was just a regular feller honestly his wife unit was a hard working type too not reflective of family wealth |
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Quoted: I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! |
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Quoted: single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Highland Park 25 could have been the Madman Pepsi Challenge he spoke of rather than his smack: "Are we in Englewood?" https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-B5HJZvC/0/4b0e3f94/X2/i-B5HJZvC-X2.jpg Poor mein down the drain and get me something good Best booze splurge aye ever did was to order the 3rd and 4th bottles from London Whiskey Exchange, was normal first issue cost then plus shipping spread out among 12 bottles or so. Each was $385 to $405 a bottle in 2015 when released, only 100 barrels got bottled. 3rd and 4th involved Rule 2... after tasting and reflecting on it, you knew it was now or never. Now the average US Secondary Market price for a badly depleting supply is $3,393 ranging from $2,900 to $3,760... shit! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t8XTZqS/0/38e68037/X2/i-t8XTZqS-X2.jpg The secondary bourbon market is nuts.... that's why I'm generally happy with buffalo trace, bulleit, and high west bourbon Rules 1 and 2 essential But Rule 3 applied to the Century and 150th Marnier, albeit on a small scale https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PHcS5RD/0/69546268/X2/i-PHcS5RD-X2.jpg single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 |
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Quoted: Of the many $150 to $425 bottles we got (like the big .22 order where almost a half dozen 20,000 round blocks were inbound) during the accidental wisdom period of Buy Now, Crown XR was in the $170 range but tasted higher View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What’s going on dudes? Watching some Negan era walking dead what up Working Bored Blah Where’s winter? wtf is winter?!? Its like 60 here, supposed to be 75 tomorrow SPF 8 Not a lot of SPF... I use 50 usually cuz I'm a whitey You're clearly The Oppressor Yeah my boot is well worn from stepping on other's throats Jackboot that is... That's why the man takes so much of my income. I'm always robbing the poor people and such Confiscated giant amounts Confiscated our production makes it impossible to move up in the world Thats part of the whole idea Communism is here don't kid yourself. I've been living under it my entire life.... they've been confiscating my labor since I was 15 years old.... https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zKRd7Kg/0/61ec8ee8/X2/i-zKRd7Kg-X2.png The bottle gets a pillow ya know its fancy Of the many $150 to $425 bottles we got (like the big .22 order where almost a half dozen 20,000 round blocks were inbound) during the accidental wisdom period of Buy Now, Crown XR was in the $170 range but tasted higher I picked up another 1K of aguilia .22lr today as I find it excellent |
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Quoted: @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile |
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Quoted: I picked up another 1K of aguilia .22lr today as I find it excellent View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What’s going on dudes? Watching some Negan era walking dead what up Working Bored Blah Where’s winter? wtf is winter?!? Its like 60 here, supposed to be 75 tomorrow SPF 8 Not a lot of SPF... I use 50 usually cuz I'm a whitey You're clearly The Oppressor Yeah my boot is well worn from stepping on other's throats Jackboot that is... That's why the man takes so much of my income. I'm always robbing the poor people and such Confiscated giant amounts Confiscated our production makes it impossible to move up in the world Thats part of the whole idea Communism is here don't kid yourself. I've been living under it my entire life.... they've been confiscating my labor since I was 15 years old.... https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zKRd7Kg/0/61ec8ee8/X2/i-zKRd7Kg-X2.png The bottle gets a pillow ya know its fancy Of the many $150 to $425 bottles we got (like the big .22 order where almost a half dozen 20,000 round blocks were inbound) during the accidental wisdom period of Buy Now, Crown XR was in the $170 range but tasted higher I picked up another 1K of aguilia .22lr today as I find it excellent Agreed |
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Quoted: I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby |
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Quoted: Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Highland Park 25 could have been the Madman Pepsi Challenge he spoke of rather than his smack: "Are we in Englewood?" https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-B5HJZvC/0/4b0e3f94/X2/i-B5HJZvC-X2.jpg Poor mein down the drain and get me something good Best booze splurge aye ever did was to order the 3rd and 4th bottles from London Whiskey Exchange, was normal first issue cost then plus shipping spread out among 12 bottles or so. Each was $385 to $405 a bottle in 2015 when released, only 100 barrels got bottled. 3rd and 4th involved Rule 2... after tasting and reflecting on it, you knew it was now or never. Now the average US Secondary Market price for a badly depleting supply is $3,393 ranging from $2,900 to $3,760... shit! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t8XTZqS/0/38e68037/X2/i-t8XTZqS-X2.jpg The secondary bourbon market is nuts.... that's why I'm generally happy with buffalo trace, bulleit, and high west bourbon Rules 1 and 2 essential But Rule 3 applied to the Century and 150th Marnier, albeit on a small scale https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PHcS5RD/0/69546268/X2/i-PHcS5RD-X2.jpg single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 375ML is the issue with the single barrel project... that's just one serving |
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Quoted: We have a Barry Crockett Legacy that was around $375 if recall, its a grail dram now Irish Whiskey this is a 2012 "Very Rare" at about a third the cost https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tWt3DB8/0/fe6b0841/X2/i-tWt3DB8-X2.jpg View Quote What did I brung ya? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What’s going on dudes? Watching some Negan era walking dead what up Working Bored Blah Where’s winter? wtf is winter?!? Its like 60 here, supposed to be 75 tomorrow SPF 8 Not a lot of SPF... I use 50 usually cuz I'm a whitey You're clearly The Oppressor Yeah my boot is well worn from stepping on other's throats Jackboot that is... That's why the man takes so much of my income. I'm always robbing the poor people and such Confiscated giant amounts Confiscated our production makes it impossible to move up in the world Thats part of the whole idea Communism is here don't kid yourself. I've been living under it my entire life.... they've been confiscating my labor since I was 15 years old.... https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zKRd7Kg/0/61ec8ee8/X2/i-zKRd7Kg-X2.png The bottle gets a pillow ya know its fancy Of the many $150 to $425 bottles we got (like the big .22 order where almost a half dozen 20,000 round blocks were inbound) during the accidental wisdom period of Buy Now, Crown XR was in the $170 range but tasted higher I picked up another 1K of aguilia .22lr today as I find it excellent Agreed I love my Mexican-Texas ammo from Aguilia. They should be a go to brand for all those in the know |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile I'd probably appreciate it more now. I love me some 4K movies + audio/sub action to go with it |
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Quoted: I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby We need the help. Fact. |
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Quoted: 375ML is the issue with the single barrel project... that's just one serving View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Highland Park 25 could have been the Madman Pepsi Challenge he spoke of rather than his smack: "Are we in Englewood?" https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-B5HJZvC/0/4b0e3f94/X2/i-B5HJZvC-X2.jpg Poor mein down the drain and get me something good Best booze splurge aye ever did was to order the 3rd and 4th bottles from London Whiskey Exchange, was normal first issue cost then plus shipping spread out among 12 bottles or so. Each was $385 to $405 a bottle in 2015 when released, only 100 barrels got bottled. 3rd and 4th involved Rule 2... after tasting and reflecting on it, you knew it was now or never. Now the average US Secondary Market price for a badly depleting supply is $3,393 ranging from $2,900 to $3,760... shit! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t8XTZqS/0/38e68037/X2/i-t8XTZqS-X2.jpg The secondary bourbon market is nuts.... that's why I'm generally happy with buffalo trace, bulleit, and high west bourbon Rules 1 and 2 essential But Rule 3 applied to the Century and 150th Marnier, albeit on a small scale https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PHcS5RD/0/69546268/X2/i-PHcS5RD-X2.jpg single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 375ML is the issue with the single barrel project... that's just one serving NOW aye recall! Its a Half a Fifth for the price, so a fifth might be $150 to $220... |
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Quoted: Quoted: We have a Barry Crockett Legacy that was around $375 if recall, its a grail dram now Irish Whiskey this is a 2012 "Very Rare" at about a third the cost https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tWt3DB8/0/fe6b0841/X2/i-tWt3DB8-X2.jpg What did I brung ya? Dang, hafta think on it... |
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Quoted: Each of the Sinatra Century bottles are numbered, all ours are 5 digit bottles if recall, but 100 barrels don't make a hundred thousand bottles. There! Did the math... 100 barrels makes about 25,000 bottles in total. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BZxXwXS/0/c344675f/X2/i-BZxXwXS-X2.jpg View Quote that's a lotta data |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby We need the help. Fact. I'd probably learn how to load belts and clean all your arsenal |
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Quoted: NOW aye recall! Its a Half a Fifth for the price, so a fifth might be $150 to $220... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Highland Park 25 could have been the Madman Pepsi Challenge he spoke of rather than his smack: "Are we in Englewood?" https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-B5HJZvC/0/4b0e3f94/X2/i-B5HJZvC-X2.jpg Poor mein down the drain and get me something good Best booze splurge aye ever did was to order the 3rd and 4th bottles from London Whiskey Exchange, was normal first issue cost then plus shipping spread out among 12 bottles or so. Each was $385 to $405 a bottle in 2015 when released, only 100 barrels got bottled. 3rd and 4th involved Rule 2... after tasting and reflecting on it, you knew it was now or never. Now the average US Secondary Market price for a badly depleting supply is $3,393 ranging from $2,900 to $3,760... shit! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t8XTZqS/0/38e68037/X2/i-t8XTZqS-X2.jpg The secondary bourbon market is nuts.... that's why I'm generally happy with buffalo trace, bulleit, and high west bourbon Rules 1 and 2 essential But Rule 3 applied to the Century and 150th Marnier, albeit on a small scale https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PHcS5RD/0/69546268/X2/i-PHcS5RD-X2.jpg single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 375ML is the issue with the single barrel project... that's just one serving NOW aye recall! Its a Half a Fifth for the price, so a fifth might be $150 to $220... Aye aye I its expensive but potentially tasty stuff |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: We have a Barry Crockett Legacy that was around $375 if recall, its a grail dram now Irish Whiskey this is a 2012 "Very Rare" at about a third the cost https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tWt3DB8/0/fe6b0841/X2/i-tWt3DB8-X2.jpg What did I brung ya? Dang, hafta think on it... It'd been something decent in the ~$40 range, as that's my budget |
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Quoted: I love my Mexican-Texas ammo from Aguilia. They should be a go to brand for all those in the know View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What’s going on dudes? Watching some Negan era walking dead what up Working Bored Blah Where’s winter? wtf is winter?!? Its like 60 here, supposed to be 75 tomorrow SPF 8 Not a lot of SPF... I use 50 usually cuz I'm a whitey You're clearly The Oppressor Yeah my boot is well worn from stepping on other's throats Jackboot that is... That's why the man takes so much of my income. I'm always robbing the poor people and such Confiscated giant amounts Confiscated our production makes it impossible to move up in the world Thats part of the whole idea Communism is here don't kid yourself. I've been living under it my entire life.... they've been confiscating my labor since I was 15 years old.... https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zKRd7Kg/0/61ec8ee8/X2/i-zKRd7Kg-X2.png The bottle gets a pillow ya know its fancy Of the many $150 to $425 bottles we got (like the big .22 order where almost a half dozen 20,000 round blocks were inbound) during the accidental wisdom period of Buy Now, Crown XR was in the $170 range but tasted higher I picked up another 1K of aguilia .22lr today as I find it excellent Agreed I love my Mexican-Texas ammo from Aguilia. They should be a go to brand for all those in the know Tex-Mex rounds sneak across the muzzle without I.D.'s |
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Quoted: Tex-Mex rounds sneak across the muzzle without I.D.'s View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What’s going on dudes? Watching some Negan era walking dead what up Working Bored Blah Where’s winter? wtf is winter?!? Its like 60 here, supposed to be 75 tomorrow SPF 8 Not a lot of SPF... I use 50 usually cuz I'm a whitey You're clearly The Oppressor Yeah my boot is well worn from stepping on other's throats Jackboot that is... That's why the man takes so much of my income. I'm always robbing the poor people and such Confiscated giant amounts Confiscated our production makes it impossible to move up in the world Thats part of the whole idea Communism is here don't kid yourself. I've been living under it my entire life.... they've been confiscating my labor since I was 15 years old.... https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zKRd7Kg/0/61ec8ee8/X2/i-zKRd7Kg-X2.png The bottle gets a pillow ya know its fancy Of the many $150 to $425 bottles we got (like the big .22 order where almost a half dozen 20,000 round blocks were inbound) during the accidental wisdom period of Buy Now, Crown XR was in the $170 range but tasted higher I picked up another 1K of aguilia .22lr today as I find it excellent Agreed I love my Mexican-Texas ammo from Aguilia. They should be a go to brand for all those in the know Tex-Mex rounds sneak across the muzzle without I.D.'s I think they have at least one facility inside TX borders. Honestly if I was a billionaire I'd have ammo factories in every "Free" state producing plenty of ammo for training and practicing |
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Quoted: I'd probably appreciate it more now. I love me some 4K movies + audio/sub action to go with it View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile I'd probably appreciate it more now. I love me some 4K movies + audio/sub action to go with it Yes indeed. When the Falcon flies in an asteroid field or F-18's launch off carriers, 650 pounds of box speakers matter, even cheap live band 2 and 3 ways Because they have a Sensitivity of 101db 1 watt-1 meter... |
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Quoted: Quoted: Each of the Sinatra Century bottles are numbered, all ours are 5 digit bottles if recall, but 100 barrels don't make a hundred thousand bottles. There! Did the math... 100 barrels makes about 25,000 bottles in total. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BZxXwXS/0/c344675f/X2/i-BZxXwXS-X2.jpg that's a lotta data Have not pulled a cork on those since 2019... its time |
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Quoted: I'd probably learn how to load belts and clean all your arsenal View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby We need the help. Fact. I'd probably learn how to load belts and clean all your arsenal Its the best! Apres shoots, we clean then might load while beveraging |
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Quoted: Yes indeed. When the Falcon flies in an asteroid field or F-18's launch off carriers, 650 pounds of box speakers matter, even cheap live band 2 and 3 ways Because they have a Sensitivity of 101db 1 watt-1 meter... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile I'd probably appreciate it more now. I love me some 4K movies + audio/sub action to go with it Yes indeed. When the Falcon flies in an asteroid field or F-18's launch off carriers, 650 pounds of box speakers matter, even cheap live band 2 and 3 ways Because they have a Sensitivity of 101db 1 watt-1 meter... Lone Survivor, as a great example, had my neighbor texting me one time.... apparently shit was rattling on his walls too |
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Quoted: Have not pulled a cork on those since 2019... its time View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Each of the Sinatra Century bottles are numbered, all ours are 5 digit bottles if recall, but 100 barrels don't make a hundred thousand bottles. There! Did the math... 100 barrels makes about 25,000 bottles in total. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BZxXwXS/0/c344675f/X2/i-BZxXwXS-X2.jpg that's a lotta data Have not pulled a cork on those since 2019... its time Frank knew his whiskey |
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Quoted: Aye aye I its expensive but potentially tasty stuff View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Highland Park 25 could have been the Madman Pepsi Challenge he spoke of rather than his smack: "Are we in Englewood?" https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-B5HJZvC/0/4b0e3f94/X2/i-B5HJZvC-X2.jpg Poor mein down the drain and get me something good Best booze splurge aye ever did was to order the 3rd and 4th bottles from London Whiskey Exchange, was normal first issue cost then plus shipping spread out among 12 bottles or so. Each was $385 to $405 a bottle in 2015 when released, only 100 barrels got bottled. 3rd and 4th involved Rule 2... after tasting and reflecting on it, you knew it was now or never. Now the average US Secondary Market price for a badly depleting supply is $3,393 ranging from $2,900 to $3,760... shit! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t8XTZqS/0/38e68037/X2/i-t8XTZqS-X2.jpg The secondary bourbon market is nuts.... that's why I'm generally happy with buffalo trace, bulleit, and high west bourbon Rules 1 and 2 essential But Rule 3 applied to the Century and 150th Marnier, albeit on a small scale https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PHcS5RD/0/69546268/X2/i-PHcS5RD-X2.jpg single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 375ML is the issue with the single barrel project... that's just one serving NOW aye recall! Its a Half a Fifth for the price, so a fifth might be $150 to $220... Aye aye I its expensive but potentially tasty stuff Just like Inniskillin Ice Wine! Sold by the Half Bottle, cause it sounds cheaper that way... $85 to $100 for a half bottle of supremo wine made from frozen grapes, must be consumed just above freezing itself. WOW! |
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Quoted: Its the best! Apres shoots, we clean then might load while beveraging View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby We need the help. Fact. I'd probably learn how to load belts and clean all your arsenal Its the best! Apres shoots, we clean then might load while beveraging While my guns may seem super duper dirty (cuz they are on outside) I find contentment in cleaning and inspecting weaponry |
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Quoted: Just like Inniskillin Ice Wine! Sold by the Half Bottle, cause it sounds cheaper that way... $85 to $100 for a half bottle of supremo wine made from frozen grapes, must be consumed just above freezing itself. WOW! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Highland Park 25 could have been the Madman Pepsi Challenge he spoke of rather than his smack: "Are we in Englewood?" https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-B5HJZvC/0/4b0e3f94/X2/i-B5HJZvC-X2.jpg Poor mein down the drain and get me something good Best booze splurge aye ever did was to order the 3rd and 4th bottles from London Whiskey Exchange, was normal first issue cost then plus shipping spread out among 12 bottles or so. Each was $385 to $405 a bottle in 2015 when released, only 100 barrels got bottled. 3rd and 4th involved Rule 2... after tasting and reflecting on it, you knew it was now or never. Now the average US Secondary Market price for a badly depleting supply is $3,393 ranging from $2,900 to $3,760... shit! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-t8XTZqS/0/38e68037/X2/i-t8XTZqS-X2.jpg The secondary bourbon market is nuts.... that's why I'm generally happy with buffalo trace, bulleit, and high west bourbon Rules 1 and 2 essential But Rule 3 applied to the Century and 150th Marnier, albeit on a small scale https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PHcS5RD/0/69546268/X2/i-PHcS5RD-X2.jpg single barrel project was a lot of hit and miss, you got a good one though Blind luck and stupid to not order 5 more in that shipment... that was a 2 digit bottle cost if recall. ETA or very low 3 digit... hafta think on it, could be $75 to $105 375ML is the issue with the single barrel project... that's just one serving NOW aye recall! Its a Half a Fifth for the price, so a fifth might be $150 to $220... Aye aye I its expensive but potentially tasty stuff Just like Inniskillin Ice Wine! Sold by the Half Bottle, cause it sounds cheaper that way... $85 to $100 for a half bottle of supremo wine made from frozen grapes, must be consumed just above freezing itself. WOW! Never heard of such, got a sake setup for Christmas and have already enjoyed a bottle. |
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Quoted: It'd been something decent in the ~$40 range, as that's my budget View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: We have a Barry Crockett Legacy that was around $375 if recall, its a grail dram now Irish Whiskey this is a 2012 "Very Rare" at about a third the cost https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tWt3DB8/0/fe6b0841/X2/i-tWt3DB8-X2.jpg What did I brung ya? Dang, hafta think on it... It'd been something decent in the ~$40 range, as that's my budget The MacCallan 12 year old Fine Oak was named the finest 10-15 year old in the world that year required a case from Spain... it was about that before shipping across the Atlantic, Wes was impressed too |
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Quoted: Lone Survivor, as a great example, had my neighbor texting me one time.... apparently shit was rattling on his walls too View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile I'd probably appreciate it more now. I love me some 4K movies + audio/sub action to go with it Yes indeed. When the Falcon flies in an asteroid field or F-18's launch off carriers, 650 pounds of box speakers matter, even cheap live band 2 and 3 ways Because they have a Sensitivity of 101db 1 watt-1 meter... Lone Survivor, as a great example, had my neighbor texting me one time.... apparently shit was rattling on his walls too |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Each of the Sinatra Century bottles are numbered, all ours are 5 digit bottles if recall, but 100 barrels don't make a hundred thousand bottles. There! Did the math... 100 barrels makes about 25,000 bottles in total. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BZxXwXS/0/c344675f/X2/i-BZxXwXS-X2.jpg that's a lotta data Have not pulled a cork on those since 2019... its time Frank knew his whiskey The man that could afford anything preferred his Jack D. called it his Gasoline |
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Quoted: While my guns may seem super duper dirty (cuz they are on outside) I find contentment in cleaning and inspecting weaponry View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby We need the help. Fact. I'd probably learn how to load belts and clean all your arsenal Its the best! Apres shoots, we clean then might load while beveraging While my guns may seem super duper dirty (cuz they are on outside) I find contentment in cleaning and inspecting weaponry None Finer. Even shooting takes second place at times to research, maintenance, examination, reflection and study as a pastime |
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Quoted: The MacCallan 12 year old Fine Oak was named the finest 10-15 year old in the world that year required a case from Spain... it was about that before shipping across the Atlantic, Wes was impressed too View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: We have a Barry Crockett Legacy that was around $375 if recall, its a grail dram now Irish Whiskey this is a 2012 "Very Rare" at about a third the cost https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tWt3DB8/0/fe6b0841/X2/i-tWt3DB8-X2.jpg What did I brung ya? Dang, hafta think on it... It'd been something decent in the ~$40 range, as that's my budget The MacCallan 12 year old Fine Oak was named the finest 10-15 year old in the world that year required a case from Spain... it was about that before shipping across the Atlantic, Wes was impressed too Pour me some gasoline instead |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Gonna put in a drink fridge in? Margarita machine? Hell nah.... Got my drink fridge just inside the sun room, in the shade. If margaritas are wanted, I'll just bust out the blender. Electric will be run for lights and fans. Sonos player in sun room already covers the music. What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Like Control4 home automation, Sonos provides many models and utilities for home audio/video... I'd recommend some klipsch or B&W for the audiophile B&W? trying to place that... Not Bang & Oulfson? Head down to my room and you'll see some I think What's it stand for? Know nearly all established Co.'s Hell if I know... but B&W is expensive and sounds excellent and then some Bowers & Wilkins dude There ya go, I'd have pointed ya to TLF if he was here ATM as he's got some. ya'll are my audiophile friends I am real happy with my Klipsch 2.1 on my work desk setup and Harmon & Karmon soundbar + 12" sub in the living room Big Time yeah! McIntosh, Krell and Levenson in that group Those all sound familiar. TLF had a fancy stereo setup I rarely took the time to turn on it was complicato @TLF Remind him my pre-amp has no tone controls and both balance attenuators (Left - Right) may be cut out of the signal path... entirely... I think he's got a McIntosh preamp, or some such. I dunno what all the fucking things were for so it was always a PITA as I am not an audiophile I'd probably appreciate it more now. I love me some 4K movies + audio/sub action to go with it Yes indeed. When the Falcon flies in an asteroid field or F-18's launch off carriers, 650 pounds of box speakers matter, even cheap live band 2 and 3 ways Because they have a Sensitivity of 101db 1 watt-1 meter... Lone Survivor, as a great example, had my neighbor texting me one time.... apparently shit was rattling on his walls too 12" sub aint' no joke... which is the whole reason I got er |
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Quoted: The man that could afford anything preferred his Jack D. called it his Gasoline View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Each of the Sinatra Century bottles are numbered, all ours are 5 digit bottles if recall, but 100 barrels don't make a hundred thousand bottles. There! Did the math... 100 barrels makes about 25,000 bottles in total. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BZxXwXS/0/c344675f/X2/i-BZxXwXS-X2.jpg that's a lotta data Have not pulled a cork on those since 2019... its time Frank knew his whiskey The man that could afford anything preferred his Jack D. called it his Gasoline whatever runs ya motor |
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Quoted: None Finer. Even shooting takes second place at times to research, maintenance, examination, reflection and study as a pastime View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can see Thread's end over the whorizon https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-cqS9JBc/0/d121bc6a/X2/i-cqS9JBc-X2.jpg That's the good fancy canadian whiskey From the distillery that burned down, once XR is gone its gone. We're on our second and last bottle Damn that's too bad the good crown is really damned tasty Smoooooth. Still have some for your return though I need to get back up there but suspect my brother is headed south so it'll have to be it owns trip. Ain't been to WY since 2019 Too Damn Long! I'd drink all ya booze if I lived nearby We need the help. Fact. I'd probably learn how to load belts and clean all your arsenal Its the best! Apres shoots, we clean then might load while beveraging While my guns may seem super duper dirty (cuz they are on outside) I find contentment in cleaning and inspecting weaponry None Finer. Even shooting takes second place at times to research, maintenance, examination, reflection and study as a pastime Taking care of ya machinery is important I clean guns more than I shoot em these days, especially with ammo shortages and cost |
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Quoted: What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types View Quote Basically a large Bluetooth amp with two Bose speakers wired to it. Let's me play music from my phone through it. Have one in the kitchen too. I could add more speakers but 2 are plenty. |
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Quoted: Basically a large Bluetooth amp with two Bose speakers wired to it. Let's me play music from my phone through it. Have one in the kitchen too. I could add more speakers but 2 are plenty. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: What the hell is a sonos player? Figured ya'd have some speakers outside for the pool going types Basically a large Bluetooth amp with two Bose speakers wired to it. Let's me play music from my phone through it. Have one in the kitchen too. I could add more speakers but 2 are plenty. 2 are never enough |
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Quoted: Have perhaps eaten more elk from more mountain ranges in more years than anyone in thread, here's where dearly wish you could comment on flavor resulting from that diet, much wisht: 1) you had tasted elk from 1 to 4 states that were fed on different diets 2) 3) had something broad to compare it to because aw shore ain't done eaten no Wapati have dined on pears!! Berries? Sure Various native plants? Yep But not the Orchard man! View Quote Some of the best tasting elk I've ever had was one that had a belly full of sugar beets when W and I both dropped one. |
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