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xtian · Post by **xtian** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 5:53 am

you really should do something about that humor detector issue.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:40 am

Does everything in Germany have to be so goddamned complicated?

[media]http://youtu.be/unseSFWjuqs[/media]

Post by **DerGolgo** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:26 am

xtian wrote:you really should do something about that humor detector issue.

I understood the humor ... and I really did use "comrades-in-arms" in the salutation. Submitted it today. Let's see how their humor detectors work.

guitargeek wrote:Does everything in Germany have to be so goddamned complicated?

Yes.
As long as things are complicated, those in authority (regardless of whether they have any real understanding of what is the complicated thing in question) can always find something to nitpick that'll let them rationalize imposing some decision or another on those they have authority (actual or perceived) over.

12ci · Post by **12ci** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:20 pm

DerGolgo wrote: I also had to formulate a twitter-suitable message, to condense my motivation into 140 characters or less.

you should have made it into a haiku

Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Fri May 01, 2015 2:17 am

12ci wrote:
DerGolgo wrote: I also had to formulate a twitter-suitable message, to condense my motivation into 140 characters or less.
you should have made it into a haiku

They should have sent a poet

Sorry, its 0500 and I have been unable to sleep for the past few hours, that seemed really funny. I love that movie.

Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Fri May 01, 2015 2:23 am

Speaking of, so the Zoo offered me the job I wanted, but for a smidge less $$ than I was hoping for. I knew it would be a step down in salary, just not quite so much. And at the last moment I had a Skype call with another company that has a lot to offer, and in an effort to squeeze a couple more zoo-bucks outta the employment game I am flying there Sunday night to interview in person and see whats up. They will offer me considerably more cash assuming they offer me anything, and get me and the family back to Florida post haste, but at the potential expense of my peace of mind. And to me this is what it is all about; peace of mind. I have been on the verge of a breakdown for the past eight months or so due to work, and really been building up to it for three years. But for a bunch more money and a happier wife, well shit I am torn.
Of course, the Zoo would mean commuting every day on the Duke...

Post by **DerGolgo** » Sat May 02, 2015 9:49 am

Went to the hardware store today. Third time for the current project.
Managed to get out in about 15 minutes.
Assembled all as I had planned, didn't hold.
Spend a few hours tinkering, rummaging through my disordered collection of crappy tools, assorted and unsorted screws and old whatnot, tried stuff out, did it over again, and so on and so forth. All to fix a three foot bit of wood to the wall to make a shelf for my e-cigarette atomizers.
Had I gone to the hardware store a fourth time, it would have been ten minutes of work, with thirty minutes of walking and maybe twenty minutes in there. One hour, instead of a few.
But that would have been no fun!

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Sat May 02, 2015 2:32 pm

I made a dimmer box to control the temperature of my crock pot. There's a sweet spot that's hot enough to kill germs but not so hot that it scorches beans. When my cooker was new, back in the 1970s, average voltages were lower, like 110 instead of the 122.5 volts at my house today.

Bigshankhank · Post by **Bigshankhank** » Sun May 03, 2015 3:39 am

Now that is a man who loves his beans.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Sun May 03, 2015 4:28 am

Bigshankhank wrote:Now that is a man who loves his beans.

Ever had crock pot beans? When you get them right, they're a meal fit for a king. Get them wrong and it's just heartbreaking...

Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Sun May 03, 2015 11:01 am

guitargeek wrote: Ever had crock pot beans? When you get them right, they're a meal fit for a king. Get them wrong and it's just windbreaking...

Fixed.

--Jaeger

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Sun May 03, 2015 6:00 pm

It works! On the low setting, it was boiling @ 200F, now it's 155 degrees.

wyckedsin · Post by **wyckedsin** » Mon May 04, 2015 11:17 pm

Soaking in a hot bath full of epsom salts.

xtian · Post by **xtian** » Tue May 05, 2015 10:48 am

trying to watch burt monroe again. as much as I love motorcycles, racing and bonneville, I find this movie boring and annoying and I fail to see any reference to my culture. as much as I respect anthony hopkins, his performance is to the level of an average muppet show puppet in this one. never understood why I hate it with so much passion.

Zim · Post by **Zim** » Tue May 05, 2015 11:18 am

xtian wrote:trying to watch burt monroe again. as much as I love motorcycles, racing and bonneville, I find this movie boring and annoying and I fail to see any reference to my culture. as much as I respect anthony hopkins, his performance is to the level of an average muppet show puppet in this one. never understood why I hate it with so much passion.

Not one of my favorite movies. I agree with boring and annoying, and found it weirdly put together.

According to Wikipedia, the whole lemon tree element wasn't even a Munro trait, but that of the director's father.

xtian · Post by **xtian** » Tue May 05, 2015 12:17 pm

it's like the mc donald's of bikers movies.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Tue May 05, 2015 1:35 pm

Philistines.

Post by **DerGolgo** » Tue May 05, 2015 1:48 pm

I had decided to stick it to the middle man and ordered some e-cigarette stuff straight from China. As of last night, one package had been waiting for customs processing for four days, for the other, the sender had only transmitted orders to DHL but hadn't even posted it yet. In China, mind.
This morning, though, I'm informed that both packages had been loaded onto the delivery vehicle and would arrive today.

Took till bloody 5 PM, so I got nothing done of the things I had planned for today.
But now, I've got a whole row of new atomizers to play around with, which is what I've been doing the rest of the evening. While watching Robin Williams' last movie.
Any e-cigarettists, I can recommend the Derringer, it produces an unreasonable amount of vapor for such a small dripper. The Goblin, on the other hand, while a great performer, much better than other tanks I've tried, has a severe design flaw and I recommend against it!

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Tue May 05, 2015 1:54 pm

Stew update...

Day three, no scorching, holding steady at 155F, becoming more and more delicious.

Pintgudge · Post by **Pintgudge** » Tue May 05, 2015 3:29 pm

I am very interested in a recipe that you cook for more than three days!

If you would be so kind, please do tell, ingredients, method, temp, time?

I'd like to try it.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Tue May 05, 2015 5:16 pm

Chop up a sweet onion and some decent sausage, fry in olive oil with a couple cloves of garlic. When everything is browned, stir in milk and flour, reduce heat and keep stirring to make gravy (roux).

Dump it in the pot.

Open a jar of giardiniera (spicy pickled veggies).

Dump it in the pot.

Wash and cut up a couple taters.

Dump it in the pot.

Grab a couple frozen chicken breasts.

Dump it in the pot.

Rinse a double handful of cranberry beans, a cup or two of quinoa and the same amount of black rice.

Dump it in the pot.

Add a couple tablespoons of salted butter and about a dozen peppercorns.

When the pot's about 3/4 full, add water until it's about an inch from the top. Put the lid on, turn it on the Low setting, full power.

Walk away, ostensibly to start throwing ingredients into the bread machine.

Come back and stir the pot with a big knife. The stew should be bubbling and boiling for six to eight hours, and the chicken should be firmly cooked. When you're stirring with the knife, and you find a big chunk of chicken, cut it against the side of the pot.

Reduce the heat to about 160F and go to bed.

Next day, stir the pot with the big knife again. The chicken should be disintegrated.

The stew is ready to eat.

Slice your homemade bread nice and thin, toast it twice and spread some butter on it. Electric carving knife is perfect for this.

Serve with some tasty beer.

Maintain 155 to 165 degrees, feed the pot with more water and ingredients every night before bed.

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Pintgudge · Post by **Pintgudge** » Tue May 05, 2015 6:38 pm

Stone soup!

Post by **DerGolgo** » Thu May 07, 2015 2:51 pm

I've just come back from having a few "alcohols" with friends, at a bar.
The bar is the Wageni, named after a super-obscure eastern-european Anarchist and/or Punk Band (we haven't been able to find out).
I've been there a few times, today was the first time I've seen the front door open.
But only cops and people not-in-the-know use that. We walked around the building and used the back door, as you should!
I've met a dog named after a grocery store chain, a barman who will accuse just about anyone of being unfriendly or ill-tempered, just because, and have had very many alcohol. I think a third of the time of typing this was just backspace.
Gnight.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:58 pm

This has been cooking for nine days and it's still going strong!

Trust me, it only looks like vomit.

80 volts = 155 degrees
85 volts = 165 degrees

12ci · Post by **12ci** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:07 pm

guitargeek wrote: Trust me, it only looks like vomit.

!

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:04 pm

I'm working on increasing the umami flavor, but I'm out of Worcestershire sauce. That means adding Parmesan...

Zim · Post by **Zim** » Thu May 14, 2015 9:34 am

Rediscovering pedal power.

guitargeek · Post by **guitargeek** » Thu May 14, 2015 11:59 am

My current stew is almost two weeks old, and tastes AMAZING.

Toonce(s) · Post by **Toonce(s)** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:22 pm

guitargeek wrote:My current stew is almost two weeks old, and tastes AMAZING.

I am simultaneously repulsed and aroused.

Zim · Post by **Zim** » Thu May 14, 2015 12:30 pm

Toonce(s) wrote:I am simultaneously repulsed and aroused.

That reminds me of an ex-girlfriend.

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