The Swamp

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:55 pm But if you had to match swampers to nfl QBs, you'd definitely be Baker.

(I'm big ben and I ain't happy about it)

Big Bond.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:57 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:54 pmHa, I thought you meant a cute female baker, like a girl who works in a bakery.

You've seen me.

Only through your car windshield. Your wife, children and mother in-law, OTOH, I've seen.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:55 pm But if you had to match swampers to nfl QBs, you'd definitely be Baker.

(I'm big ben and I ain't happy about it)

I was looking at myself and my expanding gray beard in the mirror, and I thought, "I'm starting to look like Fitzmagic!

I just saw this website as a pop-up ad and no regrets other than I cannot rationalize spending as much as I would like to: Vintage Brand

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:33 am I just saw this website as a pop-up ad and no regrets other than I cannot rationalize spending as much as I would like to: Vintage Brand

I love that old Milwaukee Bucks logo.

Sabo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:35 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:33 am I just saw this website as a pop-up ad and no regrets other than I cannot rationalize spending as much as I would like to: Vintage Brand

I love that old Milwaukee Bucks logo.

Just buy the fucking Ohio University koozies, already.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:36 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:35 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:33 am I just saw this website as a pop-up ad and no regrets other than I cannot rationalize spending as much as I would like to: Vintage Brand

I love that old Milwaukee Bucks logo.

Just buy the fucking Ohio University koozies, already.

That OU logo isn't one they used in the past. There's an older logo that looks like it, but it isn't the same.

ETA:

I think I have found out what I am doing this afternoon. Browsing this site for gift ideas.

Not that it isn't on brand, but clicking through to that main page there are at least 7 different logos depicting Native Americans in various degrees of caricature plus multiple instances of the old "Southern gentleman" Ole Miss Rebels logo.

Have you vintage lovers seen Homefield?

I really like what I've got from them. Super soft tshirts and hoodies.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:04 pm Have you vintage lovers seen Homefield?

I really like what I've got from them. Super soft tshirts and hoodies.

I just ordered that Duke's Mayo fundraising T-shirt today.

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:16 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:04 pm Have you vintage lovers seen Homefield?

I really like what I've got from them. Super soft tshirts and hoodies.

I just ordered that Duke's Mayo fundraising T-shirt today.

It's gorgeous

I've got 5 different Banner Society ones (Banner, PAPN, University of Nightham, Steven Godfrey Hates My Team, and Internet's Only College Football Podcast) as well as an Iowa Hawkeyes hoodie. Bought my parents Bucknell (dad's alma mater) and Dayton (mom's hometown) gear for XMAS last year.

I really like this Toronto Blizzard shirt.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:19 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:16 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:04 pm Have you vintage lovers seen Homefield?

I really like what I've got from them. Super soft tshirts and hoodies.

I just ordered that Duke's Mayo fundraising T-shirt today.

It's gorgeous

I've got 5 different Banner Society ones (Banner, PAPN, University of Nightham, Steven Godfrey Hates My Team, and Internet's Only College Football Podcast) as well as an Iowa Hawkeyes hoodie. Bought my parents Bucknell (dad's alma mater) and Dayton (mom's hometown) gear for XMAS last year.

Why did you buy an Iowa Hawkeyes hoodie?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:50 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:19 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:16 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:04 pm Have you vintage lovers seen Homefield?

I really like what I've got from them. Super soft tshirts and hoodies.

I just ordered that Duke's Mayo fundraising T-shirt today.

It's gorgeous

I've got 5 different Banner Society ones (Banner, PAPN, University of Nightham, Steven Godfrey Hates My Team, and Internet's Only College Football Podcast) as well as an Iowa Hawkeyes hoodie. Bought my parents Bucknell (dad's alma mater) and Dayton (mom's hometown) gear for XMAS last year.

Why did you buy an Iowa Hawkeyes hoodie?

Sister lives there (Des Moines), and this logo is badass.

Rams Fanny wrote: ↑Fri Aug 24, 2018 5:04 pm For History buffs the best WWI single volume history I've ever read, "A World Undone", is a kindle daily deal at $1.99. I guarantee it was leaned on heavily for the Hardcore History WWI pod.

Belated thank. I’m pretty sure I bought the kindle edition that day (a little less than 2 years ago) and finally just read it this month. What a great read, on a subject that I don’t think I’ve spent time on since HS and even the “highlights” were hazy.

The disregard for the value of human life was just staggering.

Going to try another WWI book, The First World War: A Complete History by Martin Gilbert. Meyer referenced in his notes, and Amazon has it available for free via prime.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:49 pm I really like this Toronto Blizzard shirt.

Their stuff is fantastic.

I want that Blizzard shirt - went to many of their games.

Anyone got $400 in Lego rewards they're not using?

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/diagon-alley-75978

Has anyone gotten a Solo Stove or similar portable/storable fire pit? Trying to figure out what would work to keep the deck open for the colder weather.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:18 am Has anyone gotten a Solo Stove or similar portable/storable fire pit? Trying to figure out what would work to keep the deck open for the colder weather.

I've had one of these for about 7-8 years, and it's worked very well. I don't think it's wise to put a portable fire pit on a deck, though.

Sabo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:25 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:18 am Has anyone gotten a Solo Stove or similar portable/storable fire pit? Trying to figure out what would work to keep the deck open for the colder weather.

I've had one of these for about 7-8 years, and it's worked very well. I don't think it's wise to put a portable fire pit on a deck, though.

Bought my folks a restaurant propane heater type thing for their deck in Pittsburgh. Worked great. Bought it from walmart.

Sabo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:25 amI don't think it's wise to put a portable fire pit on a deck, though.

Is that because of the heat or possible embers? Related ... does this go for charcoal grills as well or not because its self-contained?

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:52 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:25 amI don't think it's wise to put a portable fire pit on a deck, though.

Is that because of the heat or possible embers? Related ... does this go for charcoal grills as well or not because its self-contained?

Both?

I've had more than a few embers fall out of the fire pit and onto the ground. If you put some sand in the bottom of the fire pit, that will serve as a heat shield and keep the heat away from the deck.

Sabo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:58 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:52 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:25 amI don't think it's wise to put a portable fire pit on a deck, though.

Is that because of the heat or possible embers? Related ... does this go for charcoal grills as well or not because its self-contained?

Both?

I've had more than a few embers fall out of the fire pit and onto the ground. If you put some sand in the bottom of the fire pit, that will serve as a heat shield and keep the heat away from the deck.

Yes please be careful on wooden decks. Lots of house fires start this way. I haven’t heard about the sand thing but at the very least you’ll need something fireproof under it if it’s open flame.

Hmmm ... it explicitly calls itself deck-safe with the stand and I've always assumed companies go the opposite way to ensure no liability even when only human error could make it unsafe.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:10 pm Hmmm ... it explicitly calls itself deck-safe with the stand and I've always assumed companies go the opposite way to ensure no liability even when only human error could make it unsafe.

I can't speak for Landmann, but my experience with my fire pit is embers will fall out multiple times while in use.

Even in this design?

My house just burned down by looking at this thread. Thanks a lot.

Sounds like whatever we get will be for the yard. Thank you, safety boys.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:41 pm Even in this design?

That looks fine to me.

It seems to me that heat would be a bigger potential problem than embers. It takes a lot for embers to set something solid on fire, and presumably you'd notice if it were happening.

We used a regular saucer-shaped fire pit on our front deck before ... then realized the heat had blackened the deck. Now we keep a couple of bricks from an old wood stove underneath it, and it's fine.

For me a bigger fear is embers blowing out from the deck into the woods. So we don't use it when it's windy (and now open fires are banned around here anyway.) But I doubt that'd be a big concern in the suburbs.

I just bought one of these, hooks up to a standard grill propane tank that fits in the base.

Lowest price I've seen on a Thermapen.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:02 pm Lowest price I've seen on a Thermapen.

Good looking out, Mr. D. Just picked one up.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:02 pm Lowest price I've seen on a Thermapen.

Everyone should buy this right now. That’s a great deal and one of my top 5 items in the kitchen. And it didn’t even need to be heavily vetted for that pick. I’ve had a great interest in thermodynamics since childhood.

That's fucked up. I started to write more, specifically about it being a top 5 non-necessity, but then I felt I'd have to caveat away what counts as necessities and it became too much so I didn't. I ordered the infrared one when that was $25 less on sale two weeks ago for the kids to give me for Christmas.

But now that we're already doing this, I guess if you get a fully functional base level kitchen but then can upgrade five things, the thermapen would totally be one. That, chef's knife, baking steel, coffee grinder and dutch oven, off the top of my head.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:11 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:02 pm Lowest price I've seen on a Thermapen.

Everyone should buy this right now. That’s a great deal and one of my top 5 items in the kitchen. And it didn’t even need to be heavily vetted for that pick. I’ve had a great interest in thermodynamics since childhood.

Ha! If it came with a clip, I'd buy it right now. I need a better meat thermometer (readings all over the map on Thanksgiving), and a better thermometer for brewing. I like a clip so I don't have to hold it while trying to rapidly bring the temp down when I finish brewing. Gotta get that rapid cold crash, y'all!

They sell clips.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:35 pm They sell clips.

Ooooh, I'll take one in black.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:25 pm That's fucked up. I started to write more, specifically about it being a top 5 non-necessity, but then I felt I'd have to caveat away what counts as necessities and it became too much so I didn't. I ordered the infrared one when that was $25 less on sale two weeks ago for the kids to give me for Christmas.

Cast iron/carbon steel pan
Thermapen
Good set of spring loaded tongs
8” chefs knife
Maple cutting board

(Gas range at 1AAA item)