DarkMonohue
DarkMonohue SuperDork
9/4/24 1:46 a.m.

Yesterday was a productive day, and I'm thankful for that. But I'm sure paying for it today. Every muscle and joint below the waist is rurnt.

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
9/4/24 8:00 a.m.

In reply to RevRico :

Grocery store meats are frequently bad. They have been washed, treated, trimmed, and gassed to the point they have no flavor. 

Find a local butcher shop. The prices will be close to the same and the meat quality is literally 100% better. Beef that tastes like beef. Beef that still has some fat left for flavor. The meat doesn't look the same, much less taste the same. 

The only exception I have found to this locally is Food Lion vacuum-packed beef. It seems to be packed at the processing plant and Food Lion doesn't wash and gas it. 

 

Noddaz
Noddaz PowerDork
9/4/24 9:11 a.m.

My rant for today is about people that blatantly run red lights.  The people that slow down a bit for the intersection and when they see it is clear,  proceed through the intersection and run the light.  

Ok, I am done for the day.  I am glad to get that out of my system.  Thank you for listening.

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
9/4/24 9:34 a.m.

there was a big crash on the highway, so google maps rerouted everyone on it onto the road i use for my commute. It took an extra 30 minutes to get to work today

RX Reven'
RX Reven' UberDork
9/4/24 11:24 a.m.

For the last couple of months, about half of the 12-packs of soda I buy (zero sugar wild cherry Pepsi) have at least one partially filled can.  Most of the time, a can has been leaking but sometimes, it appears to have not been filled.

Purchases were made in Ventura County, CA & the can reads NY 10577 which is Harrison City.

What...The...Berk, the internet sez' we've been making these things since 1959, 65 years to figure this E36 M3 out people!

Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
9/4/24 1:24 p.m.

In reply to RX Reven' :

The boxes of individual size packs of chocolate chip cookies that I buy are often not packaged correctly. I've worked in packaging, I know what's going on here. I am, nonetheless, occasionally out a single pack because of it. Every single time it happens I email the company and they send me free E36 M3.

As they should.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/4/24 6:50 p.m.

Get a Weber, they said.

It's the last grill you'll ever need, they said.

Bah.  This thing sucks. But I guess since "Webers last forever" I'm doomed to put up with its suckage until I can't stand it any more.

It sucks AND it wasn't cheap. Give me back my "cheap" Char-Broil any day.

 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
9/4/24 7:01 p.m.
Duke said:

Get a Weber, they said.

It's the last ​carburetor you'll ever need, they said.

Bah.  This thing sucks. But I guess since "Webers last forever" I'm doomed to put up with its suckage until I can't stand it any more.

It sucks AND it wasn't cheap. Give me back my "cheap" Holley any day.

 

laugh

 

Fixed for me

No Time
No Time UberDork
9/4/24 7:22 p.m.

In reply to Duke :

When we switched from charbroil to Weber 15 years ago it took some adjustment to my cooking. Once adjusted I have liked the reliability.

The biggest change was using a higher setting than the charbroil with lava rocks. I cook steak on high now and burgers, dogs, sausage and fish on medium. 

FJ40Jim
FJ40Jim Reader
9/4/24 8:33 p.m.

A medium size pine tree died in the backyard about 1 year ago. It's actually looking dead now, last of the brown needles fell off and the poison ivy vine is taking full advantage of the lack of foliage shading it out. The problem is the tree is suddenly leaning noticeably toward the utility lines.

Called the power company, guy comes out and tell me tree is not in the legal right of way, so they won't touch it. I can't cut it down because it will fall into the utility lines. But if I do nothing and tree falls on line, they will chop tree and put it on ground, then repair line.

So I guess I wait for a storm.angry

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/4/24 8:45 p.m.

In reply to No Time :

This thing arbitrarily decides how hot it will get from use to use.  It's a Weber Spirit II.

Last time I cooked 2 big pork chops in under 10 minutes with one side turned off after preheating.

This time, both burners wide open, and it wouldn't break 275dF.  Next time, who knows?  And yes, it has gas...

Even when it is operating fully it doesn't cook very evenly.  And it's really prone to flare ups.

My Char-Broil Commercial Infrared was $100 cheaper and easily twice as good.

 

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/4/24 8:48 p.m.

In reply to FJ40Jim :

You could have a pro do it.  If you shop around you can probably get someone licensed and insured for $500.

 

Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter)
Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
9/4/24 8:49 p.m.
FJ40Jim said:

A medium size pine tree died in the backyard about 1 year ago. It's actually looking dead now, last of the brown needles fell off and the poison ivy vine is taking full advantage of the lack of foliage shading it out. The problem is the tree is suddenly leaning noticeably toward the utility lines.

Called the power company, guy comes out and tell me tree is not in the legal right of way, so they won't touch it. I can't cut it down because it will fall into the utility lines. But if I do nothing and tree falls on line, they will chop tree and put it on ground, then repair line.

So I guess I wait for a storm.angry

Don't do that. When a storm took out my electrical line it shorted out the breaker box and caused a fire in the back bedroom. $10,000 later I am still cleaning the mess up. I had no electricity for three months.

mtn
mtn MegaDork
9/4/24 9:01 p.m.
Duke said:

In reply to No Time :

This thing arbitrarily decides how hot it will get from use to use.  It's a Weber Spirit II.

Last time I cooked 2 big pork chops in under 10 minutes with one side turned off after preheating.

This time, both burners wide open, and it wouldn't break 275dF.  Next time, who knows?  And yes, it has gas...

Even when it is operating fully it doesn't cook very evenly.  And it's really prone to flare ups.

My Char-Broil Commercial Infrared was $100 cheaper and easily twice as good.

 

Turn the gas on for 1 minute before you open the burner valves and light it. 

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/4/24 9:15 p.m.

In reply to mtn :

I'll give that a shot, thanks. It's got to work better than cursing at it.

 

No Time
No Time UberDork
9/4/24 9:54 p.m.

In reply to Duke :

I find the safety valve in the regulator can cause the low heat like you're seeing. I think the safety valve in the regulator is a government mandate, so all newer grill may have that type of issue. 

Shutting down the burners before the closing the tank helps minimize the issues, but it still sometime happens. 

When mine seems to be lower than normal on the highest setting (usually seen/heard right after lighting), I do the following:

- Close the burner valves.      
- Close the tank valve.    
- Loosen tank connection to release pressure.  
- Reverse the process tightening the tank connection.  
- Opening the tank.  
-Turn on one burners.  
- Light the burner.  
- Light next burner.

 

Antihero
Antihero PowerDork
9/5/24 6:48 a.m.

Insomnia sucks

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/5/24 9:51 a.m.
No Time said:

In reply to Duke :

I find the safety valve in the regulator can cause the low heat like you're seeing. I think the safety valve in the regulator is a government mandate...

Hmmmm, absolutely no surprise there.

I did all that, except for turning the gas valve on and waiting a minute or two before lighting.  I'll give that a try.  I do usually turn the burners off before closing the gas valve.

I also have a gas gauge that goes between the tank and the regulator.  I removed that, but it made no difference.

 

BenB
BenB HalfDork
9/5/24 10:24 a.m.

Sold my well-maintained, limited edition of a very popular sports car to a guy about three weeks ago (I don't want to out him by giving more details). He had the money but no appreciation for what he was buying. I know, I sound like the wine connoisseur who looks down on the guy chugging an expensive Chateau Lafite. I had told my wife the car would look like E36 M3 within a couple of years, based on the photos he showed me of his previous car of the same make. Yesterday he sent me a photo showing the fairly extensive damage from him backing into something solid. I just have to keep repeating to myself, "It's not my car anymore. It's not my car anymore...." And block his number on my phone.

iansane
iansane SuperDork
9/5/24 10:42 a.m.

In reply to BenB :

Not just the lack of appreciation but he sent you photos to rub it in? Oof.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/5/24 12:57 p.m.
iansane said:

In reply to BenB :

Not just the lack of appreciation but he sent you photos to rub it in? Oof.

Yeah, I'd have been too mortified to even think of doing that.

 

CAinCA
CAinCA Dork
9/5/24 12:58 p.m.

I'm really tired of people cold calling me to offer their services. A guy from a large financial institution has called me 3-4 times in the last couple months. I've been busy or in the hospital every time he's called. It finally dawned on me that I don't have an account with his company. I had made an appointment with him this morning but I sent him to voicemail when I saw his call. I'm going to block his number too. 

Old_Town
Old_Town Reader
9/5/24 1:11 p.m.

Living in the Philly area and embedded in the youth hockey scene here, my shock and sadness upon hearing of the Gaudreau brothers killings over the weekend has turned to simmering anger as details are released of the incident and driver... Something totally preventable and lives snuffed out due to alcohol and aggressive driving.  

 

 

Sooo, it was yack up a fur ball for both of you today, I see.

At least it was on the front porch.

barefootcyborg5000
barefootcyborg5000 UltimaDork
9/5/24 9:55 p.m.

Moving. 
 

I don't know how/when/why we acquired so much stuff. 

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