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8.07.2017

Yes, it's that time again

THT has alerted me to the fact you all are approaching 5,000 posts, which means it's time for a new thread. It would be my pleasure to create said new thread. Before I leave, however, I'd like to provide you a picture of the always-lovely Mariska Hargitay.

Have a nice day.

3752 Comments:

bubbs said...: At least we got one thing done for THT.; 11:21 AM
bubbs said...: Anyone ever been to Sweet Tomatoes before?

I was looking on their website, because I always lament that we don't have one. Wanted to see if anything had opened up close by. That's when I noticed that the one that used to be in Raleigh is gone.

I don't pin THT as a former fan, but what about Mrs. THT?; 1:17 PM
michael said...: bubbs, thank you for your interest, but I have never been to Sweet Tomatoes.; 4:40 PM
bubbs said...: We got THT past the flip, but we did not come up with much quality content.; 4:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Great page flip but, aside from that, bubbs is spot on with his assessment. We've had better quality content than a tomato discussion. At least y'all didn't get vulgar and talk about onions. I've only eaten BLTs with the T for a couple of years. It may be another decade before I venture into a tomato-named restaurant. It does sound like a place MrsTHT would sneak off to when I'm not keeping an eye on her.

I had delicious fried NC shrimp tonight, but not at a coat factory.

Tomorrow I expect to learn that the Lost Colony has been unequivocally found. I'm pretty sure the organizers of this conference didn't invite anyone to speak who wasn't going to stick with the party line.; 8:09 PM
michael said...: It'll never be found. Too much money invested in it being lost. Always follow the money, THT.

I got a beautiful mortgage-lifter tomato from my garden sitting on my desk right now. The tomatoes bounced back pretty good after dealing with some fungus on my plants earlier in the summer. Still got tomatoes on the vines, though they probably won't ripen outside unless it warms up for a few days in the near future.; 8:33 AM
bubbs said...: I'd wager we wont get warm enough again for them to ripen on the vine. Think you'll have to window sill those puppies, MJT.; 9:24 AM
michael said...: You're probably right, but we had a real warm November and even December last year if you'll recall. Picked a bunch of ripe ones (about 40, though 30 of them were little jelly bean tomatoes) earlier this week when they had the frost warning. Imma leave the green ones out there a little bit longer to see what happens. If we have a true freeze, then I'll go ahead and get them. Or if the bermuda grass gives up for the year, then I imagine I'll give up too.; 10:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Favorite tshirt sighting today:
History Buff: I’d be more interested in you if you were dead.; 10:24 AM
bubbs said...: Could probably put "Art Buff" on that shirt, too.; 11:13 AM
michael said...: what about Art in the buff?; 11:38 AM
bubbs said...: Art in the buff would promptly be given the shirt.; 12:56 PM
E-Bro said...: What's your second favorite t-shirt sighting today, THT?; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The one I’m wearing, one of my favorites
Aspen State Teachers College (I was briefly enrolled there in 1978); 2:13 PM
E-Bro said...: Belated Happy, Happy to MJT.; 8:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: My presence here confirms that I have not been arrested for colluding with the King of Eurasia.; 8:12 AM
bubbs said...: I may or may not be using my one phone call to send this comment.; 10:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: "No. 16 Auburn (6-2, 4-1 SEC) is a 13-point favorite at Texas A&M (5-3, 3-2 SEC) on Saturday"

wow. If I gambled and if I wasn't emotionally and ethically forbidden from betting against AU, I'd plunk down a lot of cash on an angry aTm to cover. I can't imagine they'll get blown out at home on consecutive weekends. As usual, Mullen didn't do us any favor.; 10:42 AM
michael said...: Don't worry about it, THT. This game is in the bag.; 10:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: is that the same bag with the big hole in the bottom that you've been using lately?; 11:10 AM
bubbs said...: I think we win this one. TAM is on their second half slide, and we always win in College Station.; 12:15 PM
michael said...: aTm is about where LSU was when we played them a few weeks ago. So we should win handily.; 12:53 PM
bubbs said...: Exactly. Wait ... What?; 1:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: This 1651 map of Virginia is pretty cool. It's the first map with any form of the name Carolina on it (Carolana). That John Farrer fellow who drew it? I just found out this weekend that his brother William is my Great (x about 9) grandfather.; 2:11 PM
bubbs said...: How do you feel about candy corn, THT?; 4:16 PM
THT said...: I loved it as a little kid. Not as big a fan of it as a big kid.; 5:46 PM
bubbs said...: Well as long as you don't actively hate on them, I think we're okay.; 10:32 AM
michael said...: There's a lot of candy corn hate out there on the internet, THT. Just to warn you.; 12:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I still like 'em; I just prefer to get my sugar from ice cream.; 12:34 PM
bubbs said...: Is there is a Halloween flavored ice cream?; 12:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: KP just getting in the groove and breaks his scapula. Poor fellow.

I hope Carlson doesn't leave any KOs on the field this weekend. Kirk could take every one of them the distance against our weak kick coverage.; 12:47 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Flavored with pumpkin and black licorice? Not sure those would blend all that well.; 12:48 PM
bubbs said...: I'm talking about some ice cream that has Halloween candy incorporated. You'd have to be selective on the candy, but I think it's a solid idea.

Also, I looked and can't find anyone making such a thing. Missed opportunity. Sad!; 12:52 PM
michael said...: bubbs, you should take out a loan and start a halloween ice cream company. you'll be rich!!!; 12:56 PM
bubbs said...: I'd call it Halloween Ice Scream!

Help me decide on the candy that needs to go in it.; 12:58 PM
E-Bro said...: Reese's. I know we have them in DQ Blizzards, etc., but is there a base ice cream flavor or anything?

Reese's are already best when cold/frozen to begin with, so the ball is basically on the goal line for you.; 1:06 PM
michael said...: Make the candy in the shape of something most everyone likes (like M&Ms or Reeses cups) but have them actually be made entirely of candy corn.; 1:07 PM
bubbs said...: I think you have to go vanilla as the base.

I was thinking candy corn, peanuts and white chocolate covered pretzel pieces.; 1:07 PM
michael said...: do a circus peanut swirl flavor too; 1:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: you lost me on peanuts and pretzels. Nuts and bread do not belong in ice cream. I'm ok with the reese's cups.; 3:48 PM
E-Bro said...: Of course you are, they're amazing.; 4:02 PM
E-Bro said...: Took a food ethics course in grad school with a bunch of commies who thought putting chocolate and peanut butter together was just plain gross.

My liberal ideals go only so far.; 4:11 PM
Cincytiger said...: E-Bro, you are just too funny. Thanks for the laugh, needed it after reading about Pettway. :(; 4:50 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Mike Leach's take on:

candy corn (is this what prompted your ice cream talk, bubbs?)
https://deadspin.com/mike-leachs-opinion-on-candy-corn-just-as-awful-as-fru-1820029813

loud stadiums
https://247sports.com/Bolt/WATCH-Mike-Leach-lists-stadiums-louder-than-Autzen-108429057; 9:35 AM
bubbs said...: It did not. It was ehyou who prompted the candy corn conversation.; 10:15 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The obvious conclusion is that you aren't paying enough attention to Mike Leach.; 10:48 AM
bubbs said...: This is a sound conclusion.

But who knows? He could be in the SEC next season, and my attention to him would increase exponentially.; 10:53 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: That would be so much fun!; 11:09 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Poor ol' Vegas Golden Knights. Goalies getting injured almost daily. They had their 4th & 5th string goalies suited up last night, i.e. two goalies who never even got a sniff of the NHL regular season until this week. One is some 19 year old called up from a junior hockey league (i.e. no one over age 20 allowed).; 3:10 PM
bubbs said...: I like how hockey and baseball have the feeder leagues. It's always nice to pull for some kid getting a shot like that. Or even an old timer getting a last shot.

It would be cool if football adopted something similar.; 3:53 PM
E-Bro said...: Or if American soccer adopted promotion-relegation.; 4:27 PM
michael said...: Or if Eurasian synchronized swimmers adopted a highway.; 5:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Or just relegation.; 10:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: @michael

like maybe the Bundesautobahn?; 10:42 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hope we punt it out of bounds every time. I hope we never kick off into the wind. You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger and you don't mess around with Christian Kirk.

"Auburn ranks last in the SEC and 115th nationally in punt return defense (13.38 yards) and 129th in kick return defense (29.88). Containing Kirk may come down to avoiding him more than anything."; 9:18 AM
michael said...: I don't know if our punters have the leg to make it out of bounds.; 9:43 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: maybe we should do like that HS team in Arkansas and never punt and only do onside kicks; 9:44 AM
E-Bro said...: Need our guys to sell it better that they're getting held.; 10:02 AM
michael said...: If we score on every drive, this won't be an issue.; 10:10 AM
E-Bro said...: It will if we only score field goals because they'll be returning kick-offs for touchdowns; 10:14 AM
michael said...: I ain't worried about Carlson kickoffs. Why don't you believe in Carlson, Ebro? It's doubts like yours that are the reason he never wins the Groza award.; 10:42 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: That ain't it, michael. Carlson is too good to win the Groza. You've got to be pretty bad to win a trophy named in honor of a toe that made only 54% of his FGA and never made one longer than 53 yards. Plus, he missed 3% of his PATs. Maybe if Carlson would miss a PAT once in a while he'd get a closer look from the Groza Groupies.; 12:04 PM
E-Bro said...: I ain't worried about Carlson kickoffs either. I'm worried about covering Carlson kickoffs.; 1:01 PM
bubbs said...: Why are you guys trying to jinx this game?; 1:07 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm trying to reverse jinx it. Little help here, bubbs?; 1:14 PM
michael said...: aTm stinks. This game is in the bag.; 2:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I just realized I'm certain the Dodgers or Astros won the world series, but that's as far as I can narrow it down. If one of y'all wants to let the cat out of the bag, that's ok, but don't think you'll make me look it up myself cause I won't. Or have they not yet played Game 7? I was busy watching hockey last night.; 3:12 PM
michael said...: According to twitter, they did play game 7 last night, though I didn't see any of it.; 3:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Not a lot of sports fans here at the Buy More satellite office, but I'm still surprised I haven't heard a peep about it.; 4:22 PM
michael said...: I've kept up with most of the games in the series and tuned it late if it was interesting, but last night's game never got interesting.; 4:27 PM
bubbs said...: I can confirm that one of those teams did win the World Series.; 4:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I KNEW IT!!!; 4:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's Phthalocyanine Blue Friday! What does that mean? We're having a huuuuge 24 hour sale at the Buy More. Come on buy any time today or tonight for special deals on stuff you don't need.; 9:08 AM
michael said...: You got any cast iron dutch ovens?; 10:06 AM
bubbs said...: You don't?; 10:17 AM
michael said...: got one that is enamel covered. the enamel is all scratched up and doesn't work as a nonstick surface anymore, so I just want an old school cast iron dutch oven sans enamel.

Got my eye on a 9qt Lodge dutch oven. Waiting for it to go on sale on Amazon (or I may buy it from THT depending on his response). I've had a Lodge cast iron skillet for years that cooks good.; 10:23 AM
bubbs said...: Got a cast iron dutch oven. I think it's the exact one you're talking about, actually.

Have a couple cast iron skillets. One newer one and one hand me down. The old one is far superior. Slick surface. I find that the newer cast iron always has the rough texture, and it doesn't work as well as a non-stick. The old one cooks up eggs, pancakes, corn bread etc. like a champ.

If you can find an old one somewhere, I'd recommend going that route. They can be in pretty rough shape and still be restored to good working condition.; 10:31 AM
michael said...: Yeah, I know what you mean. My grandmother's cast iron pots are her mother's, and they are far superior as far as nonstsick. She never has to reseason either, which is something i've had to do from time to time.

The people on the internet say you can sand your new cast iron skillet to get that smooth surface, but I've yet to try it.; 10:42 AM
michael said...: Aw man, I messed up BEASLEY!!!!0

Not going to mess up this one, though.

BEASLEY!!!!!1; 10:43 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Do I look like I work in the kitchen department? NO!
There are two things I don't know.
1. why the Dutch call it an oven; it's just a pot. Or was the namer of said pot trying to insult the Dutch.
2. who won the world series. I'm amazed how long one can go without at least accidentally learning current news; 10:46 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: We can do this all day

BEASLEY!!!3

well, maybe not all day if we post at the current rate; 10:50 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was looking forward to
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!

but I didn't anticipate y'all's postorrhea this morning. All because of a pot.

BEASLEY!!!4; 10:53 AM
michael said...: Oh man, it was even worse than I though. The 10XBEASLEY!!!! and BEASLEY!!!!0 post is probably the most important post on this here blog, combining both methods of BEASLEY!!!! documentation. I am so ashamed right now. Y'all should fire me.

BEASLEY!!!!!!5; 11:14 AM
bubbs said...: I may do a little research on the cast iron sand down. I've been told (though I've done no leg work to verify it) that the old stuff was made with a higher quality iron. I know it sales for big bucks if you're not looking to get it at a flee market/estate sale/whatever.

BEASLEY!!!!!6; 12:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!SULLIVAN!!!; 12:18 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!SLEY!!!; 12:18 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!9

y'all are on your own the rest of the day; 12:18 PM
michael said...: Here's a video on how to smooth your lodge pan, bubbs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGLV7fd0-fQ

I think I may try this on my skillet this weekend. If it goes well then I'll do it on the new stuff I'm getting too.; 2:26 PM
bubbs said...: Let me know how it goes. If you get good results, I'm right behind you.; 3:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: So who will be our new AD?; 3:41 PM
michael said...: Charles Barkley.; 3:45 PM
bubbs said...: Someone with a questionable past and poor record.; 3:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: "Does Auburn have a path to the College Football Playoff?
5 hours ago"

I didn't read that; I must assume they are talking about are breakout season in 2018.; 3:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: believe it or not, I was not using voice recognition; 3:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: well done, Tigers!; 6:47 PM
THT said...: "Auburn (7-2, 5-1 SEC) has lost six straight games on CBS"

I remember the good ol' days when AU had a 5 game lead in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. We now trail by two :(

I'm just glad this week's game is already in the bag.; 11:42 AM
Cincytiger said...: Astros won the WS.

Auburn will win the AU - GA game. Mr. Cincy heard that straight from the Nun today at Auburn UMC. (I was driving back from NC, where, btw, I caught all kinds of h--l for having my phone in my lap keeping up with the score of the AU-TAM game while the mommy to be was opening presents - for two hours! I played all the games and made the crafts and oohed and ahhed appropriately, but my sister was unhappy that I kept my phone in my lap. I can't win sometimes)

Hope we all have a good week.; 5:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Oh my! I had already forgotten that I didn't know who won. Thanks, Cincy.

I'm thinking that Nun is on to something. I'm thinking your sister's priorities are all out of order.; 7:16 PM
michael said...: cincy, you know we all support your reasonable, low-key efforts to follow the game. Don't worry about the energy vampires out there in the real world. DWWD.; 10:12 AM
bubbs said...: You schedule an event during an AU game, you implicitly accept the liabilities that come with it. Personally, I think your sister owes you an apology.

The correct thing to do is have the game playing in the background. Open presents during commercial breaks. Problem solved.; 10:22 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Laramie humidity currently 105%. Can you say supersaturationexpealidocious?; 8:35 AM
michael said...: I just said it successfully in my head, THT. Does that count for anything?; 9:49 AM
bubbs said...: Yeah, I don't feel like reading that out loud. So it's a judgement call for me, too. You may never end your search for someone that can say that word.; 9:50 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael gets an A for effort and the admiration, esteem, and respect of all Hotties for the day. bubbs, not so much.; 9:53 AM
michael said...: Golly! Glad something finally went right for me today.; 9:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: you also get a .1 % discount on any purchases during the Fall Mardi Gras Sale at the Buy More Central today. Come on buy anytime before midnight and I'll ring up your savings for you.; 10:16 AM
bubbs said...: Jokes on you. I've always aimed for Cs. Who needs As?; 10:27 AM
michael said...: Got any cast iron dutch ovens, THT?; 10:54 AM
bubbs said...: Did you try to grind down any of your cast iron, MJT?; 11:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I have no kitchen equipment except a bowl and spoon for cereal/ice cream and a glass for chocolate milk; 11:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If you were referring to the Buy More inventory, you'll need to check the web site. Stuff flies off the shelves so fast here I never know what's in stock. But the web site is up-to-date in real time.; 11:09 AM
bubbs said...: Speaking of ice cream. How do you feel about a Grape-Nuts ice cream?; 11:16 AM
michael said...: I know that question wasn't posed to me, but the thought of that makes my teeth hurt. And I'm known grape nuts lover.; 11:21 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I love Grape-Nuts. I love ice cream. I'm scared to try them together. Frozen Grape-Nuts would be like eating diamond melee. I'm not sure my old cracked teeth could handle that.; 11:59 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: have I had this on my computer monitor all morning? Yes, I have. Scrolled so that the first two video loops are on screen.; 12:16 PM
E-Bro said...: That was a fun game to watch. Knew you would approve.; 1:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: it was made more fun by the Cowboys 4th qtr game winning touchdown drive.; 2:06 PM
michael said...: The did the crouching tiger hidden mcalebb play in the snow!; 5:43 PM
bubbs said...: Anyone have some cast iron cookware for sale?; 9:25 AM
michael said...: The Buy More might, bubbs. I've asked THT before but always received shifty answers.; 9:29 AM
E-Bro said...: I'll be driving through South Pittsburg on Friday, bubbs. I'll stop by Lodge Factory Store for you.; 10:02 AM
michael said...: Ask them why they charge so much more than amazon.; 10:14 AM
THT said...: bubbs, the Buy More has discontinued their cast iron cookware line. The pots were rusting on the shelves. Probably had to do with poorly smelted iron from China. The new pots are cast hickory. Our customers love the flavor so much they keep returning to
"Buy More" after every meal.; 10:36 AM
michael said...: Modern cast hickory pots just aren't as good as the classics, though.; 10:49 AM
bubbs said...: I tend to agree with MJT. The finish isn't the same. Does the Buy More have any antique hickory cookware?; 11:04 AM
michael said...: Hey bubbs I dropped by Lowe's to check out the grinder drill attachments and they had what I need according to the cast iron grinding dude on youtube, but it was $9. Same thing was like $6.50 at Home Depot so I think I'll drop by there some time this week and get it.

Not sure it would work on cast hickory though.; 11:07 AM
bubbs said...: I watched another video where the guy was doing the same thing with that attachment. However, he also went over it, after using the grinding wheel, with like 40 grit sand paper (orbiting sander). I'd probably see how it looks without the sand paper finish, but you might end up needing something to "polish" it.

I'm leaning towards a hand plainer for the hickoryware.; 11:24 AM
michael said...: But bubbs, I don't own an orbiting sander. I got an electric square sander thing, but I'm not sure that will do the job. Guess maybe I'll sand by hand to finish it off?

That's Sean White level grit by the way.; 11:33 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Did anyone every tell y'all how awesome y'all are?

bubbs, looks like you're going to have to dismiss that sand paper. I think most of the antique hickory cookware is in museums. If someone tries to sell you some, it's probably fake. I mean, it may be hickory, but it ain't old. Run a dendrochronology or carbon-14 test before you commit to buy.; 1:23 PM
bubbs said...: Anyone familiar with museum heists? I've watched Night at the Museum. Judging by that it can get pretty tricky at night. Any ideas on how to make an early morning smash and grab job work?; 2:24 PM
THT said...: Not sure how, but the when part I've got.. I've heard from other sources is that you should plan it for 1:58 a.m. on the day that Daylight Savings Time ends. That way you can get in, find the pot you want, and get out before you were even there. Looks like you're gonna half to wait 361 days to get that special hickory pot.; 2:36 PM
bubbs said...: Dang it! Missed it by mere days!; 2:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sutton's bacon cheeseburger, fries, and cherry diet coke are in my immediate future.; 9:15 AM
bubbs said...: Immediate? It's only 10:30AM over there. Is this lunch or a second breakfast?; 9:38 AM
bubbs said...: HEY, THT! GUESS WHAT?!

"Auburn will recognize the legendary passing duo at Saturday's game against Georgia. Sullivan will be honored with the Jack Meagher Award. Beasley will be recognized with the James Owens Courage Award."; 10:22 AM
THT said...: Jack Meagher Award? I had to look that one up:
"The Coach Jack Meagher Award was established in 2004. The award is presented annually, 'to a person with Auburn University affiliation who made significant contributions to society through athletics.'"

By "immediate", I meant within the hour. We sat down for lunch at 11 a.m. EST. Shortly after returning home, I was rendered unconscious by two warm cozy dachshunds. I'm awake now, but they aren't.; 2:28 PM
michael said...: You killed them?!; 2:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: They are awake now. MrsTHT is home and in the kitchen, so they won't sleep through that.; 5:09 PM
bubbs said...: Glad to hear you didn't kill them. Close one.; 5:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Got to go now. I'm sure I'll see y'all at the campfire this evening. Two real losers on ESPN, UNC @ Pitt.; 5:28 PM
michael said...: Solid campfire last night. Guess everyone is still sleeping today.; 3:33 PM
Cincytiger said...: I've been cooking all day! Mmmmmmmmm!; 8:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was on the road and then didn’t have internet til now. Hope y’all had a great day and have a greater tomorrow.

GO TIGERS!!!!!; 9:40 PM
bubbs said...: Looks like you posted that this morning. You must not know yet ... We beat uga something good, THT! You should find the replay!; 8:56 AM
michael said...: It's on youtube now probably.; 10:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I don't know if it's on youtube now, but it certainly was yesterday!; 12:06 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: and it was (mostly) commercial free. I enjoyed it immensely. Can't wait to beat them again in Atlanta.; 12:07 PM
michael said...: My lack of faith is gonna hurt my wallet.

I've been watching stubhub for 3 additional La Monroe tickets for weeks. They've been hovering around $15 for weeks, but I figured I'd wait to see if the bottom would drop out after a potential loss to UGA. Now the price has doubled.

Still gonna wait this out til the last second. Gotta think some will be super cheap late in the week. Right???; 12:32 PM
bubbs said...: You're missing out on a golden opportunity.

Just go without the 3 tickets. Use your kids after the kick off to get some freebies.; 1:29 PM
michael said...: Oh believe me, I know that is the cheapest route.

Problem is that the kids will enjoy the pregame band, eagle flight, cheers, and player entrance more than the actual football game.; 1:51 PM
bubbs said...: Have a competition between now and then. Who can be the most obedient/helpful children. Top three get your initial 3 tickets to see all that stuff. (We're all family. They'll be fine for a bit on their own). The other waits outside with you and Sara until you can scrounge up another 3.; 2:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: lack of faith? Weren't you the one who declared that the Natty was in the bag?; 2:21 PM
bubbs said...: His formula for us getting there was pretty wild. Death, mayhem, bribes ... It had everything.; 2:41 PM
E-Bro said...: MJT, take a crash course from PF on how to get into an Auburn game without a ticket.; 3:04 PM
michael said...: THT, I'm a complicated guy. Of course I knew we'd win. I was also pretty sure we'd lose. Are you not familiar with Hegelian dialectic? I'm trying to reach a greater truth here, man.; 5:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael, I don't speak any Eurasian dialect.

Anybody out there got Mac OS? If so, I strongly encourage you to avoid the free High Sierra OS "upgrade." There is nothing high about it. I have a program that serves as a database for maps. I added a bit of data to it this morning. Around noon, I installed High Sierra. Immediately after, all data added to my program since about July 2016 is missing.; 6:10 PM
michael said...: Wow THT, that sounds terrible. Did you retrieve your data eventually?; 9:31 AM
bubbs said...: That does suck. I'm guessing the data is still in the program's database though. I'm curious, too. You get it back?; 10:33 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I don't know. The restore process should be near the end of its 12-16 hour cycle, so I'll find out when I get home. There were some really bizarre behaviors with mail also. More than a half dozen completely empty new "draft" messages hiding behind mail when I minimized it. Also, I created an email and after I sent it to the recipient, an exact duplicate draft addressed to our gas company was hiding behind it.

Re: the database, the app on my phone still has all the data... as long as I don't accidentally tell it to retrieve the "updated" file from Dropbox. Unfortunately, the app doesn't have an export function. I've made screen shots of the data for the 10 most recent entries.; 10:59 AM
bubbs said...: Goodness. What in the world did they do in that release? That's crazy.

I'm not as familiar with iOS. Usually with android, that database can usually be found as a file somewhere on the phone. But I don't think Apple lets you get to as many things as android. You're in a pickle!; 11:07 AM
michael said...: This is why you should write everything down and keep in in file cabinets.; 11:36 AM
bubbs said...: You jest, but there are certain things at work that I require folks to keep a paper trail for. It's saved our bacon more than once.; 11:37 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm hoping the system backup will have all the data. If not, I have an August 2017 database backup, lacking only the last 10 or so entries. Once we win the Iron Bowl, I won't care what data I have or do not have.; 11:39 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I actually do have it all written down and in a file cabinet, except for one entry. It's just a lot easier to look at it on the computer. My drawers are full of flies... um, files.; 11:42 AM
bubbs said...: That's kinda how I roll with the paper stuff I keep. It's there if I need it, but I work with the electronic information.; 11:58 AM
E-Bro said...: My office finally moved to electronic files over paper files last month, and boy, just go ahead and cue up that Nic Cage gif from Conair where he's stepping off the bus and takes in the fresh air. That's how good it feels.; 1:06 PM
bubbs said...: Hope you guys aren't making the High Sierra OS upgrade!; 1:18 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: it's more like the Rocky Mountain upgrade; 1:54 PM
michael said...: Never knew bubbs works in the bacon industry.; 2:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Speaking of bacon... while we were driving down the road this past weekend, MrsTHT read a pickup truck bumper sticker out loud. I replied, "Killed by bacon?" to which she responded, "no, Fueled by bacon".

I'd be fine with either.; 2:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: whew, let's berate E-Bro for his highly inappropriate post. For a second, I thought I might have been guilty of negligence.; 2:25 PM
michael said...: Ebro! I hereby berate you!!!!; 2:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I should have been paying attention instead of working.; 3:11 PM
bubbs said...: I thought everyone knew about my ties to the bacon industry.; 3:41 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm more lost than usual here today.; 4:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think you turned left when you should have turned right.; 4:13 PM
bubbs said...: I thought, now, with you being all electronic, you wouldn't get lost any more. I guess that didn't work out like you thought it would. Back to printing off the comment section!; 4:27 PM
E-Bro said...: Oh, I've just been copying everything longhand all these years.; 4:29 PM
THT said...: Yippee!!! I'm back to Low Sierra and have all of my data back. Whew!

Everyone can now return to their normal activity.; 6:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm ready to pop some bammer in the mouth. Why do we have to wait another 10 days. I hope the team is more focused on LAMO than I am.; 8:08 AM
bubbs said...: I'm a little concerned that we peaked against uga. Sure, we could be even better against bammer, but sometimes it's hard to get that good of a performance out of your team in back to back big games.

Let's all cross our fingers that Gus isn't installing the High Sierra offense for the bammer game.; 8:38 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, we haven't peaked yet. Barring injury/ies, we won't peak until Dec 2 or later. The Gus Bus went into a ditch in BTR, but it's locked in on the center stripe now and running on jet fuel.; 8:45 AM
E-Bro said...: Whether we peaked or not, we've been playing at a good level since Mizzou bar 2.5 quarters against LSU.

Don't know if we'll play Bama as good as we did UGA, but I don't think we absolutely have to either if we just play like we've been playing most of the season.; 9:14 AM
E-Bro said...: ULM may tell a tale, though. They're not absolute mince meat for a Group of Five team and they had a week off after their last game, a nice win against Appy St.

The 11:00 kick coupled with possible UGA hangover could mean a sloppy game. Don't think a sloppy game precludes us from beating Bama, but taking care of business early would be encouraging.; 9:18 AM
bubbs said...: I would like to see us play sound ball against them. It would be encouraging, plus I'd rather us not have starters in there into the fourth quarter. I think Gus leaves them in too long already. History says if we have a comfortable lead, they'll get pulled sometime in the second half of the third.; 9:32 AM
bubbs said...: Just looked at the odds. AU -37.

I think I'd bet the under. We tend not to blow out these smaller schools.; 9:33 AM
bubbs said...: Woops. Sorry about that, THT. Wasn't paying attention, and I guess you were asleep in the Sierras.; 9:35 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was paying more attention to work, a fault I need to correct.

AU 45- LAMO 30

They've got potent offense and a porous defense. I fear we'll have a hangover on defense, but maybe Kevin Steele will earn his Broyles Trophy this weekend and prove me wrong.; 9:47 AM
michael said...: Auburn probably loses to LAMO honestly.; 10:28 AM
bubbs said...: IS THIS GAME OUT OF THE BAG?!?; 10:43 AM
bubbs said...: Hey, THT. You missed it. Yesterday on FightClub I got a bunch of people with an RC Truck video. Dropped it right in the basketball thread and linked an "article" indicating Bruce was gone. Even Cincy got mad at me. It was like old times. You should come by and visit sometime.; 10:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm a simpleton. A single thread is all I can handle.; 10:57 AM
michael said...: bubbs - the game is in the bag. Don't worry.; 11:14 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: what about a page flip? Is that in the bag?; 1:19 PM
bubbs said...: Rarely. I suspect a real hack job for that is forthcoming. Maybe Art level bad.; 3:06 PM
michael said...: Page flip will be fine yall. Relax.; 3:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I better take a valium.; 3:30 PM
bubbs said...: I don't trust any of you.; 4:27 PM
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michael said...: Prices are dropping left and right on Stubhub. Looks like my nerves of steel are paying off after all. Might have a shot at super cheap lower level tickets by Friday.; 5:00 PM