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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: asdf2231 on February 25, 2009, 09:23:21 AM
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I am in a crappy mood. I could NOT get to sleep last night so I pulled down maybe 3 hours of Z time total. I have a fair bit to do today getting ready for the trip but nothing really arduous. The kids and my wife all got packed last night so I just need to bag my clothes and the "Utility" items for everybody. Pepper Pup goes into the kennel later this morning and the kids go in for allergy shots this afternoon.
I used to love flying. Back in the Dino Days I had 20 some odd hours of dual instructor time and actually was about to solo before life caught up with me and I have not been up in anything smaller than a regional jet or turboprop since. I have no freaking clue where my log book went as it disappeared in one of the moves. That being said I absolutely LOATH flying these days. When I was a kid it was really exciting! The food was halfway decent and it was this huge special thing. I have done too much commercial air the last 10 or 12 years and the steady decline in service and the steady increase in bullshit hassle since 9/11 have sucked what joy there was out of it for me.
The flight portion of this is just 6 hours of travel in a cramped smelly tube with a layover to make things suckier. :p My Mancub is still geeking on it though so it will be cool flying with him, which I have never done. His mom has made two trips with him but this is my first. :)
Just looking forward to getting the bullshit portion of this over with and settling into the rental place in San Diego and unwinding a bit.
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Have a great trip and safe travels, asdf!! Keep us posted if you can on what all you are doing.
Going out to do some drivebys, and an interior on one of my listings that was being renovated. It's all done...78,900 and can't even get a call on a cute 3br,1ba house with a new kit and bath :banghead:. and take my client to lunch. Going to a Mexican restaurant and I can't eat eat today... :bawl:
But the temp is going up to the low 50's today....yippee!!!!!
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So jealous of your trip asdf! San Diego rocks. Hope you guys have a fab time :)
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GOOD NEWS!!! I got the job in San Angelo!!! I start March 6th!! I don't look forward to moving again, especially to a town I don't know, but it appears that it will be all worth it!!
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Hey asdf, you were talking about doing some ship tours while you're there.
The USS Midway is there, and it's a cool tour.
I totally agree with BC, make sure you see the Midway. It's amazing!! And find your way to Richard Walker's for breakfast. It'll change your life ;) lol :-)
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GOOD NEWS!!! I got the job in San Angelo!!! I start March 6th!! I don't look forward to moving again, especially to a town I don't know, but it appears that it will be all worth it!!
Congrats Thor!! Great news! :cheersmate:
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GOOD NEWS!!! I got the job in San Angelo!!! I start March 6th!! I don't look forward to moving again, especially to a town I don't know, but it appears that it will be all worth it!!
Fantastic News!
Hopefully this will be the last job switch you have to make for a LONG while.
Try to get in good with management when you start. If your boss has a picture of his wife in his office pass him a compliment on her rack or an appreciatory observation on how she must be a handfull in the sack. If you are working for a woman asking her where she gets her control top panties because you want your wife to look as nice as she does is a winner. :thumbs:
Seriously, congrats and good luck! :cheers1:
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GOOD NEWS!!! I got the job in San Angelo!!! I start March 6th!! I don't look forward to moving again, especially to a town I don't know, but it appears that it will be all worth it!!
So doing a happy dance for you!!!!!! :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss:
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Congrats, Thor!
ASDF, flying sucks.
I'm enjoying Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the annual Lenten Journey. :innocent:
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Congrats on the job, Thor!
Have a good time on your trip, asdf...flying aint ALL bad, just 90%...but it's better than being stuck in a bus ofr hours on end!
My Wednesday is looking pretty good so far (though no one cares about m new shoes! :bawl: :-)) I'm heading to the library in a few minutes, and after that I might take a walk, since it's actually above 35 today!
Trying to think of something for dinner tonight...not having much luck tho.
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GOOD NEWS!!! I got the job in San Angelo!!! I start March 6th!! I don't look forward to moving again, especially to a town I don't know, but it appears that it will be all worth it!!
That's awesome news Thor! I'm so happy for you! :cheersmate:
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I'm having a pretty good day. The books I ordered from Amazon are supposed to arrive today. :)
I have a bit of work, but I think it'll be all good. Oh and the final grades are posted in two of my classes (both As). I got a 106 on my accounting final, I don't know how, but I ain't complaining. :-)
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GOOD NEWS!!! I got the job in San Angelo!!! I start March 6th!! I don't look forward to moving again, especially to a town I don't know, but it appears that it will be all worth it!!
Good deal, Hammer-man. :cheersmate: San Angelo is home to Goodfellow AFB, so you are lucky that way, too.
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Good deal, Hammer-man. :cheersmate: San Angelo is home to Goodfellow AFB, so you are lucky that way, too.
Yeah, I'll actually be able to use my retirement benefits for once since I've retired from the Navy!!
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Meh. The day has not been great. But I'm grateful to be employed, so I'm not complaining too much.
Lots of technical issues at work causing a lot of people grief. They yell at me as though I'm responsible. Like I could be trusted with that much power. :-)
Wishing it was Friday...
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I don't usually post much in these "daily account" threads, but I thought I'd jump in with an interesting bit from last week.
Plus, I'm truly glad for Hammer-man that he's got the gig he sought. Cool beans!
Anyway, as Hammer-man knows, I am a musician - used to do it in the Army, but found I couldn't put the horns down afterwards. Kept it up over the years, especially while Mrs. E and I lived in NE Ohio. But when we moved to north-central Missouri in July 07, all that music pretty much came to a screeching halt.
I played some bass trombone for a couple of civic orchestras on a per-service basis, but euphin' was relegated for church and church only.
Major bummer.
But last week I began playing with an 8-piece brass ensemble (with me it becomes a 9-piece) and I gotta say I thoroughly enjoyed that. Started practicing again and it won't take long till the euph chops are back. I'll be playing some bass trombone as well (I call him "The Howitzer") so all is well.
I didn't realize I missed it as much as I did till I started again.
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I don't usually post much in these "daily account" threads, but I thought I'd jump in with an interesting bit from last week.
Plus, I'm truly glad for Hammer-man that he's got the gig he sought. Cool beans!
Anyway, as Hammer-man knows, I am a musician - used to do it in the Army, but found I couldn't put the horns down afterwards. Kept it up over the years, especially while Mrs. E and I lived in NE Ohio. But when we moved to north-central Missouri in July 07, all that music pretty much came to a screeching halt.
I played some bass trombone for a couple of civic orchestras on a per-service basis, but euphin' was relegated for church and church only.
Major bummer.
But last week I began playing with an 8-piece brass ensemble (with me it becomes a 9-piece) and I gotta say I thoroughly enjoyed that. Started practicing again and it won't take long till the euph chops are back. I'll be playing some bass trombone as well (I call him "The Howitzer") so all is well.
I didn't realize I missed it as much as I did till I started again.
Hey E this is great! Hope you enjoy your time with the ensemble!! :) It's nice that you and Thor have such good things to share today! :cheersmate:
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Hey E this is great! Hope you enjoy your time with the ensemble!! :) It's nice that you and Thor have such good things to share today! :cheersmate:
Yeah, but he's still an asshole. Some things don't change.
:-)
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I don't usually post much in these "daily account" threads, but I thought I'd jump in with an interesting bit from last week.
Plus, I'm truly glad for Hammer-man that he's got the gig he sought. Cool beans!
Anyway, as Hammer-man knows, I am a musician - used to do it in the Army, but found I couldn't put the horns down afterwards. Kept it up over the years, especially while Mrs. E and I lived in NE Ohio. But when we moved to north-central Missouri in July 07, all that music pretty much came to a screeching halt.
I played some bass trombone for a couple of civic orchestras on a per-service basis, but euphin' was relegated for church and church only.
Major bummer.
But last week I began playing with an 8-piece brass ensemble (with me it becomes a 9-piece) and I gotta say I thoroughly enjoyed that. Started practicing again and it won't take long till the euph chops are back. I'll be playing some bass trombone as well (I call him "The Howitzer") so all is well.
I didn't realize I missed it as much as I did till I started again.
That's really cool Eupher!
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Yeah, but he's still an asshole. Some things don't change.
:-)
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Yeah, I love you, too, Euphless.......
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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Euph, that is cool. And, Thor, as I said in the shoutbox, congrats!
And, as Splashdown and Deb alluded to, it's Ash Wednesday. Giving up a few things for Lent--hopefully, I'll be able to stay off them throughout. Swearing at DUmmies, though, might not make the cut. :o
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Great News!
Tools
Item Carry-on Checked
Axes and Hatchets No Yes
Cattle Prods No Yes
Crowbars No Yes
Hammers No Yes
According to the TSA security guidelines I am okay as long as it's checked. California just became infinitly more fun to visit! :cheersmate:
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On a side note I had to carry the puppers off into, albeit a nice one, a doggy jail this morning. :(
Paid for some extra services for her but when we walked into the kennels and 20 or 30 dogs started barking she tried to implode in my arms. And when I set her down in the run and started arranging her stuff and turned to go she gave me this look.
Like "HA ha, ha! He's not gonna, wait... hey! Nah... He wouldn't... HAY! HAY YOU FORGOT ME!!!!"
Damn dog has been an absolute dear here the last month and I feel like a traitor leaving her there. :(
Nothing on earth can pull a sad face like a distressed 4 month old golden retriever.
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Nothing on earth can pull a sad face like a distressed 4 month old golden retriever.
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Tripped and fell into a mud puddle this morning. Wearing dirty coveralls until I get back to the hotel. Co-worker played a practical joke and set off my dosimeter, where I then got to spend a half-hour at the RP (rad protection) checkpoint being grilled. Spending the better part of the afternoon working on a leaking transformer covered in oil and bird shit.
Life sucks.
That is all.
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Tripped and fell into a mud puddle this morning. Wearing dirty coveralls until I get back to the hotel. Co-worker played a practical joke and set off my dosimeter, where I then got to spend a half-hour at the RP (rad protection) checkpoint being grilled. Spending the better part of the afternoon working on a leaking transformer covered in oil and bird shit.
Life sucks.
That is all.
*hugs*
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Tripped and fell into a mud puddle this morning. Wearing dirty coveralls until I get back to the hotel. Co-worker played a practical joke and set off my dosimeter, where I then got to spend a half-hour at the RP (rad protection) checkpoint being grilled. Spending the better part of the afternoon working on a leaking transformer covered in oil and bird shit.
Life sucks.
That is all.
:cheersmate: beers for you! :) Hope your day gets better!
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Tripped and fell into a mud puddle this morning. Wearing dirty coveralls until I get back to the hotel. Co-worker played a practical joke and set off my dosimeter, where I then got to spend a half-hour at the RP (rad protection) checkpoint being grilled. Spending the better part of the afternoon working on a leaking transformer covered in oil and bird shit.
Life sucks.
That is all.
I'm sorry but when I read that I qued on the visual of Homer Simpson knocking off work with the glowy green plutonium rod sliding down his shirt. :-)
I hope it gets better Bud.
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Adios Muchachos!
See ya when I sees ya.
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Adios Muchachos!
See ya when I sees ya.
Hope you guys have fun!! :)
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Man, what a rotten day. I'm sore all over. I forgot how much work it is to spend the day hanging off a fender... glad I don't have to do it for a living.
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Geesh.....hugs out to Sparky, Chris and Jen....
Poor Pupper-dog.....those sad eyes are something else. Anytime I pack...I end up with a cat or two sitting in my suitcase with the look.... :bawl:
Euph..... :bow: :bow: :bow:. We have a symphony here!!! Jackson does not. :evillaugh: :fuelfire:
New shoes, Flame? What kind, color...where did you get them and did you get a good deal on 'em?
Congrats Mia on the final score. :bow: Did your books show up?
I have ashes on my forehead....got some really strange looks today. :lmao:
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I have ashes on my forehead....got some really strange looks today. :lmao:
Did you go to church today, or were they from something else? :-)
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Did you go to church today, or were they from something else? :-)
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went to Mass... :innocent:..no lightning struck either.... :tongue:
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:hammer:
went to Mass... :innocent:..no lightning struck either.... :tongue:
:rofl: I was thinking maybe you cleaned the oven or something.
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I am in a crappy mood. I could NOT get to sleep last night so I pulled down maybe 3 hours of Z time total. I have a fair bit to do today getting ready for the trip but nothing really arduous. The kids and my wife all got packed last night so I just need to bag my clothes and the "Utility" items for everybody. Pepper Pup goes into the kennel later this morning and the kids go in for allergy shots this afternoon.
I used to love flying. Back in the Dino Days I had 20 some odd hours of dual instructor time and actually was about to solo before life caught up with me and I have not been up in anything smaller than a regional jet or turboprop since. I have no freaking clue where my log book went as it disappeared in one of the moves. That being said I absolutely LOATH flying these days. When I was a kid it was really exciting! The food was halfway decent and it was this huge special thing. I have done too much commercial air the last 10 or 12 years and the steady decline in service and the steady increase in bullshit hassle since 9/11 have sucked what joy there was out of it for me.
The flight portion of this is just 6 hours of travel in a cramped smelly tube with a layover to make things suckier. :p My Mancub is still geeking on it though so it will be cool flying with him, which I have never done. His mom has made two trips with him but this is my first. :)
Just looking forward to getting the bullshit portion of this over with and settling into the rental place in San Diego and unwinding a bit.
Sorryto hear that the flights sucked. Just be happy you have never had to fly in a C-130 packed wit hgear and people for 6+ hours on your way to Panama. I have a new respect for those old bomber pilots from WWII that flew from England to Germany in B-17's/B-24's without sound insulation like we had plus ear plugs.
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I kin haz interwebs at vacation rental! :cheersmate:
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Adios Muchachos!
See ya when I sees ya.
A suggestion for you, if I may--a couple of Mexican restaurants in the Point Loma area, if you happen to find yourself around the old Naval Training Center, specifically on Rosecrans Blvd., around Nimitz.
A few blocks north of Nimitz on Rosecrans is a place (hole in the wall, really) called Casa de Loma.
Best. Enchiladas. EVAR. And the rest of the menu is awesome as well.
Failing that, or if you want something a bit more "fancy", might I suggest Miguel's? They have one in Point Loma near the marina, or one over on Coronado. The ceviche is killer, and everything there is very good.
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Euph..... :bow: :bow: :bow:. We have a symphony here!!! Jackson does not. :evillaugh: :fuelfire:
:lmao: You are relentless, aren't you?!?
Jackson, TN Symphony Orchestra (http://thejacksonsymphony.org/)
And just for kickers:
Paducah, KY Symphony Orchestra (http://www.paducahsymphony.org/)
Mrs. E was principal and co-principal viola in both these orchestras and in the year I lived in Jackson, I played one gig on 2nd trombone.
Chances are real, real good she'd be able to get in and play again WITHOUT auditioning.
As for me, I'd just hang out on street corners wearing a long raincoat and no socks. :evillaugh:
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:lmao: You are relentless, aren't you?!?
yes.... :innocent:
Asheville NC is only 120 miles away and they have a symphony too.
Heard tell Atlanta does too. and Lexington KY. and Nashville. and Chattanooga.
:-)
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yes.... :innocent:
Asheville NC is only 120 miles away and they have a symphony too.
Heard tell Atlanta does too. and Lexington KY. and Nashville. and Chattanooga.
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Okay, let's tick 'em off on OUR end of TN:
1. Jackson, TN
2. Paducah, KY
3. Memphis, TN
4. Nashville, TN
5. Dyersburg, TN (Mrs. E and I play that orchestra only under aliases. It's really that bad - but it's a pay gig. And yes, we are musical sluts. :-) )
6. Huntsville, AL
7. And let's not forget all the runouts that the string quartet and the brass quintet play, and the Symphony League little teas (oh, those are SO delightful, which explains why I hang out on street corners wearing long raincoats and no socks :-) ).
Besides, like I tol' ya - Out on your end, that's too close to Dollywood. :rotf: :tongue:
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Okay, let's tick 'em off on OUR end of TN:
1. Jackson, TN
2. Paducah, KY
3. Memphis, TN
4. Nashville, TN
5. Dyersburg, TN (Mrs. E and I play that orchestra only under aliases. It's really that bad - but it's a pay gig. And yes, we are musical sluts. :-) )
6. Huntsville, AL
7. And let's not forget all the runouts that the string quartet and the brass quintet play, and the Symphony League little teas (oh, those are SO delightful, which explains why I hang out on street corners wearing long raincoats and no socks :-) ).
Besides, like I tol' ya - Out on your end, that's too close to Dollywood. :rotf: :tongue:
We have Symphony League stuff....I'll have you know I hosted a Symphony League lunch for 3 years....these women actually paid $75 to come eat my food and decorate Ukranian Easter Eggs!! :tongue: The year I was going through my divorce I didn't do it. I did it with 3 other women. That year it was written up on the whole front page of the LifeStyle section and the recipes were all in the inside. MY RECIPES!!! One of the women said they were HER FAMILY recipes. The bitch..... :maddernhell: She had the nerve a few years back to call me and ask me for one of the recipes.....she had lost it. Told her I had too. So sad, too bad.... :evillaugh: :censored:
People have weddings and stuff where they hire symphony members.
Mrs E could work at UT in the music dept.
The symphony has chamber concerts and pop concerts.
Johnson City has a symphony.
How am I doing so far? :innocent:
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A suggestion for you, if I may--a couple of Mexican restaurants in the Point Loma area, if you happen to find yourself around the old Naval Training Center, specifically on Rosecrans Blvd., around Nimitz.
A few blocks north of Nimitz on Rosecrans is a place (hole in the wall, really) called Casa de Loma.
Best. Enchiladas. EVAR. And the rest of the menu is awesome as well.
Failing that, or if you want something a bit more "fancy", might I suggest Miguel's? They have one in Point Loma near the marina, or one over on Coronado. The ceviche is killer, and everything there is very good.
Thanks for this! :)
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We have Symphony League stuff....I'll have you know I hosted a Symphony League lunch for 3 years....these women actually paid $75 to come eat my food and decorate Ukranian Easter Eggs!! :tongue: The year I was going through my divorce I didn't do it. I did it with 3 other women. That year it was written up on the whole front page of the LifeStyle section and the recipes were all in the inside. MY RECIPES!!! One of the women said they were HER FAMILY recipes. The bitch..... :maddernhell: She had the nerve a few years back to call me and ask me for one of the recipes.....she had lost it. Told her I had too. So sad, too bad.... :evillaugh: :censored:
People have weddings and stuff where they hire symphony members.
Mrs E could work at UT in the music dept.
The symphony has chamber concerts and pop concerts.
Johnson City has a symphony.
How am I doing so far? :innocent:
Fabulous!
But about about Mammary Hill, aka Dollywood?
Too many miniature golf places in that neighborhood...........
:-)
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Why are you so worried about Dollywood?
There's no reason to even go near it. It's not like it's in the backyard. It's a 45 minute drive for me to get there depending on traffic. I think I've been there 3x's since it opened.
I do go up to the area..Sevierville/Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg...but I don't go to Dollywood.
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Why are you so worried about Dollywood?
There's no reason to even go near it. It's not like it's in the backyard. It's a 45 minute drive for me to get there depending on traffic. I think I've been there 3x's since it opened.
I do go up to the area..Sevierville/Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg...but I don't go to Dollywood.
Oops, I guess I forgot the "just razzing you" smiley. :shucks:
Actually, I don't have a problem with the area at all. But I go where Mrs. E says where I go, especially when I hang up the pickle suit (so to speak) for good.
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Oops, I guess I forgot the "just razzing you" smiley. :shucks:
Actually, I don't have a problem with the area at all. But I go where Mrs. E says where I go, especially when I hang up the pickle suit (so to speak) for good.
I forgot a smilie too....as I enjoy teasing you about picking the "left" side of the state..... :tongue:
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I forgot a smilie too....as I enjoy teasing you about picking the "left" side of the state..... :tongue:
the lefties are pretty much in and around Memphis.
I'd say that that's because of the bbq, but that would be a lie. There are simply too many people there who have succumbed to the Kool-Aid.