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  1. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    I think we should have an LED light appreciation day. They are quietly one of the biggest advances in technology in the last couple of decades. I was looking at a police car yesterday that had someone pulled over and the fucking thing was lit up like a Christmas tree with red and blue lights...
  2. BrutulTM

    Homesteading and Hobby Farm/Ranch

    There are plant ID apps as well. I use one called PictureThis. I don't know if it will work on a 2-leaf seedling but once they develop a bit I bet it could tell you.
  3. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    If you break off these tabs on both sides then you can wire each plug separately.
  4. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    It's just for stability.
  5. BrutulTM

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Less than he made on the 49ers last year. I knew he was on crack thinking he was going to get $20M+. He's a decent receiver but he's not a star.
  6. BrutulTM

    HDTVs

    I bought an 85" TV from Amazon 2 years ago and it didn't turn out well although it could have been my fault. It came by freight rather than UPS/FedEx and the guy didn't want to bring a semi down my gravel road so I met him out at the highway and we put it in the back of my pickup lying down...
  7. BrutulTM

    Homesteading and Hobby Farm/Ranch

    Lamb is very good as long as it's harvested young. The gamey reputation is mostly from people eating older sheep. The fat is a little weird. It's kind of off-putting when it's congealed but as long as you're not eating it cold which you probably aren't it's no problem.
  8. BrutulTM

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    He has like 150,000 acres in Montana. I drove across part of the main ranch once to get to a fishing spot and there were "No Trespassing" signs literally every 50 yards along the road for several miles. I guess no one could claim they didn't see them that way.
  9. BrutulTM

    The Bear

    I didn't make it through S4. Won't be tuning in for S5.
  10. BrutulTM

    Smartphones

    The fake charities are rage inducing. Once you donate to one you are getting a thousand calls. I think I convinced my mom that she should never donate money to anyone who calls her. If you want to donate money, pick a charity and give what you want to give. Preferably a local one that won't...
  11. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Soak them in water and then wrap them in aluminum foil and poke a couple of holes in the top. That's what you do for a long cook anyway. Maybe for a steak you wouldn't want to soak them. You can also buy all manner of tubes and boxes and whatnot but I doubt they are really any better than...
  12. BrutulTM

    The Fast Food Thread

    6 inch cat food sub? This is what I see more than bad service, just no one there. The McDonald's here seems like it has about 3 people working most of the time. The first drive thru window is closed a lot and even the dining room is closed a fair amount because they only have people to work...
  13. BrutulTM

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    He was what you might call a little rough around the edges.
  14. BrutulTM

    Man on Fire

    You remake bad movies, not great ones. Personally, I would not want to play a role that had already been done by Denzel Washington. Your chances of looking good compared to him are not good.
  15. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    That's interesting. When I've used it with my hard water it always had way less working time than advertised but I never knew it was because of the water.
  16. BrutulTM

    The Fast Food Thread

    When the impossible whopper came out I went and got a regular whopper and an impossible whopper and ate them at the same time for science. The biggest thing I took away from it was that the impossible patty was not great, but the real meat one wasn't much better. The sauces and vegetables...
  17. BrutulTM

    Weight Loss Thread

    A friend of mine worked at an insurance company and he said he had to quit out of conscience. He said "You spend half of your time telling people you're going to take care of them and the other half trying to avoid paying them any benefits when they have a claim."
  18. BrutulTM

    Weight Loss Thread

    Yeah there's reasons not to use the drugs, but I don't think virtuousness is worth worrying about. I guess maybe if you want to brag about doing things the hard way then that's a benefit, but beyond that it's really no one's business when, why, or how you choose to manage your weight. If it's...
  19. BrutulTM

    Weight Loss Thread

    This is exactly what I said in the post you quoted. I desperately want to grow my own berries. I'm like zero for twenty on trying to get raspberries established.
  20. BrutulTM

    Weight Loss Thread

    You can lose weight without ceasing to enjoy food. If that's what you want to do, that's great, but that's not a life I want to live.
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    Weight Loss Thread

  22. BrutulTM

    Weight Loss Thread

    Just eat old newspapers. You will lose weight and you can pick them up for free at gas stations! Subscribe for more tips.
  23. BrutulTM

    Car ?'s

    I don't know what your best move would be but good on you for fixing it. It shocks me how many people when they have a major repair on their car will opt to just trade it in (for basically nothing) and go even deeper in debt for a new car plus negative equity on the broke down one. It's like...
  24. BrutulTM

    Weight Loss Thread

    They seem pretty impressive for obese people but I do think there are some issues with people with body dysmorphia getting their hands on them and Karen Carpentering themselves. I've heard of people having serious health problems because they just stop eating.
  25. BrutulTM

    The Pitt

    My grandfather was riding a horse through some pine trees and put his hand up to push a branch out of the way and got a small cut on it. A couple of weeks later he had a stroke caused by a staff infection that he got from that cut. Bacteria can really fuck you up.
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    120 is about right for taking steaks off if you want them medium rare.
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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Be careful what you wish for. I remember people saying that Al Davis had to die for the Raiders to be good again for YEARS and now they are 98–143 in the 15 years since he died and have been to exactly two playoff games, both of which they lost.
  28. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    You can actually light charcoal with a heat gun. High powered hair dryer like this... Just hold it next to the charcoal for a bit and it will light it. Not something I would buy for that purpose or even use if I had a chimney, but I've done it a few times and it does work.
  29. BrutulTM

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Hopefully he left behind a storage unit full of gold bars and renaissance paintings that no one knows about.
  30. BrutulTM

    The Paranormal, UFO's, and Mysteries of the Unknown

    I know nothing about this guy, but if I was in the conspiracy theory community and decided to kill myself I would definitely do what I could to make it look like the CIA took me out just for the sake of my legacy in the community.
  31. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    "Better" is subjective. Grilled steak tastes great and so does reverse seared.
  32. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Of course you can get a good seat on a cast iron pan. That doesn't mean it doesn't have a different flavor from being grilled.
  33. BrutulTM

    The Fast Food Thread

    Unfortunately I live in the sticks and there's only one taco truck in a 100 mile radius and they charge $3 for a taco the size of a hockey puck.
  34. BrutulTM

    The Fast Food Thread

    I hit taco Tuesday at Taco John's yesterday and got 5 crispy tacos and a large drink for ~$10. It sort of felt like the old days actually getting a bunch of crappy food for a reasonably low price. The idea that that would be something like $18 if it wasn't Tuesday is just wild to me. The only...
  35. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I totally disagree with that. A steak cooked on a gas grill definitely tastes different than one cooked in a cast iron pan. It's not the same as charcoal or smoking, but it definitely adds flavor because of the juices dripping on the hot metal plates over the burners and getting vaporized. If...
  36. BrutulTM

    Home Improvement

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Tokyo
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I was a charcoal purist for like 20 years and then I got lazy and got a gas grill. Still get the urge for a charcoal burger or steak once in a while. I have a Big Green Egg but it's not set up currently because my back deck is too crowded with the gas grill and the pellet grill.
  38. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Same here. The smokey joe is great. You don't have to spray petroleum on your food and it will get all the charcoal burning hot and even in a short period of time. A newspaper or a paper towel with a little bit of oil on it works just fine. If you want to be a little faster you could just...
  39. BrutulTM

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    All that stuff is going to just fall apart. If you want a basic charcoal grill, you can't beat a Weber Kettle. They've been making it since the 50's and there's really no reason to buy anything else unless you're looking at stuff that's much more expensive...