Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

DABSGT- Thanks for the + comments.

The two places that we've found so far that are really decent are:

"Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue in Windsor. It's cafeteria style. They serve on trays. High volume. There's almost always a long line, but the indoor seating is huge tables everywhere. The line is always moving. Beer is cold plastic cups.

Little Mark's Big Barbecue in Vernon. It's a full service bar restaurant. Beer is cold.

I'd post the links, but I do not know if that's allowed.

I forgot to mention the place we went to yesterday did not have "Burnt Ends" ready to serve

 

[riptides]

Just got back from the store. Picked up some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce. And A Rib-Eye, some Chicken, lots of Fish, some Kale, lots of Potatoes and BEER.

Wonder where I got the BBQ idea from?

BTW, I am an all-weather Charcoal Grill meister. And tonight, I fire her up again!

Yummy time.

 

[jbrumberg]

Riptides- I too am a year round lump charcoal burner. Weather or temperature has never been a reason to abort the "mission." After the driveway, turnabouts, and around as much of the house possible (slope & trees) is cleared of snow. I clear out around my Big Green Egg.

 

[DABSGT]

I don't think I've ever heard it said quite that way, but that's been my experience when I was a police officer. I don't think I ever handled an "attempt suicide" in which the (victim?) seriously attempted to kill himself/herself. The actual suicides that succeeded were always people who had never "attempted" before. But I'm sure there's some exceptions to that.

Very true I have not only experienced that but also taught it to recruits when I taught at academy.
Bird how many times did you have the call from someone who made the serious attempt only to call for help after changing there mind only after an unsuccessful attempt? 3 come to mind after their aim was off 2 unfortunately didn't make it died waiting for transport the third was when I worked on the ambulance, picked him up after putting a 22 round in his head and weeks later I also transported him to Psy hospital where all he kept saying was " I can't even do that right"
People sure make life interesting

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[buckeyefarmer]

I like sweetened or unsweetened, as long as there's no tea in it.

 

[DABSGT]

DABSGT- Little Mark's Big Barbecue in Vernon. It's a full service bar restaurant. Beer is cold. eek:

My son is now in law enforcement in Vernon I'll have to have him check it out! He is a Barbecue fan I'm suppressed he hasn't said any thing about it, he usually heads to a bbq in Middletown.

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[jbrumberg]

I have been known to go to extremes getting the BGE cleared out.

 

[txdon]

For those of us not from the South, that first experience with authentic Southern Sweet Tea is a real eye opener. :shocked:

Don't be fooled. At big events that serve free tea (like our 1200 people VFD fish fry) half prefer the unsweetened iced tea.

 

[jbrumberg]

"..... People sure make life interesting"- DABSGT

I can not agree more. Thank you for your service.

I thank each and every policeman and service person that I run into for their services and sacrifices. I'd thank their families too if I could.

 

[Bird]

Picked up some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce.

I've been using KC Masterpiece Original Sauce for a long time, but I've noticed in Walmart at least, for some time now, they have a lot more Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce than any other brand. Of course they also have several different flavors or versions. Anyway, I finally tried one of them; don't remember which one now, but I don't believe I could tell a bit of difference in the taste of the Sweet Baby Ray's and the KC Masterpiece.

 

[PJSprog]

We have a local BBQ sauce maker in St. Louis called Maull's. Fantastic stuff. Learned last week that they closed their doors, and are looking for a buyer. Rumors have it that store shelves are already empty.

I do like Sweet Baby Ray's and KC Masterpiece, too, though.

Last time we were in Texas, we stopped on the way home just outside of Dallas at a place in Lewisville called Fat Cow BBQ. Excellent food, nice people, and we took a few jars of their sauce home with us. May need to reorder some of that. Wish I could order online some of their bacon-wrapped stuffed jalapeños, too. Those were delicious.

 

[DABSGT]

I was a Sweet Baby Ray's fan until I tried STUBB'S sweet heat

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[toppop52]

I "assume"? by "Southern" everyone is talking about the southeast part of the country; not Oklahoma or Texas where I've spend most of my life. The one and only time I've been in a restaurant that didn't have unsweetened tea was in Canada. My mother was with us and was diabetic and we ate lunch one day in a place that did not have any tea made that wasn't already sweetened. But every place I know of to eat out, and every Walmart, has both sweetened and unsweetened tea OR unsweetened only and you can add sugar if you wish. Incidentally, I prefer unsweetened myself.

For years outside of the southern states it was near impossible to find sweetened tea. When I came to Maryland in 1973 if you asked for sweet tea they looked at you like you had two heads. Sweet tea started showing up here in the 80s when the boom in vacationing on the Outer Banks started big time.

 

[toppop52]

No, Bird, when I think of "The South," I generally think of the east-of-the-Mississippi-south-of-the-Ohio area. All the sweet tea I've ever had in Texas or Oklahoma was similar to what I'm used to here in the St. Louis area; mildly sweet. The stuff they drink in "The South," though ... I don't know how they physically get that much sugar into it and it still remains a liquid.

I知 from Northeastern NC, South Mills to be exact. Iced tea is not a drink in the south, it痴 a religion.

 

[toppop52]

I like sweetened or unsweetened, as long as there's no tea in it.

My son likes his that way too!

 

[PJSprog]

I drink unsweetened tea at work all day, brewed fresh at my desk every morning. At home, we always have a pitcher of lightly sweetened tea in the refrigerator. Sometimes I drink that, sometimes just water from the Brita dispenser thingie.

My first exposure to real southern sweet tea was when we went to Georgia for my stepson's graduation from basic at Ft. Benning. I thought I was going to need insulin.

 

[daugen]

Sweet tea so sweet your spoon would stand up in it.
Insulin served as a chaser. I just can't drink it...besides my sugar
is now over 100 and we all know that's not good.

Wow what a crazy Microsoft update, took forever, once locked up my machine, inch high letters across the screen twice saying
this will take awhile and btw don't turn it off or your computer will go up in flames...or something horrible.
Fall Creators Update, bunch of marketing stuff re W10 and updated security I'm sure..
Let's see animated 3D models in Powerpoint, nope, not for me. Bunch of other features I won't use.

Had to go use my laptop it took so long to update.
Maybe the North Koreans are hacking us and this wasn't a Microsoft update at all!
Oh dear, my delete button just deleted a building in Seoul.
Must be true...

 

[jbrumberg]

Daugen- Do you know your A1C?

 

[Ed of all trades]

Like my tea unsweetened, never did like the real sweet stuff and I grew up in central Va. Went up into Mane in the early 80's and ordered unsweetened ice tea. They said they did not have any. I asked if they had hot tea, Yes, do you have any ice, Yes, Well put them together in a glass and bring it to me. The waitress came walking over caring it in two hands and set it on the table. Asked if it was ok and then ran over to the counter and made some for herself and the other two waitresses. They had never heard of ice tea before.

In the Harrisonburg area they make vinegar base b-q chicken that is mighty fine stuff. Churches and clubs do it for fund raisers and sell it on the street corner every Sat in the summer. I miss it now that I am on the vegan diet. Feel a lot better though.

Ed

 

[daugen]

Daugen- Do you know your A1C?

No, and I should; Labcorp tests don't show it, just know I went from 96 to 114 glucose (fasting) in a year.
Getting annual labs next month, that and rising PSA at issue. As usual. At least my cholesterol dropped to nothing with a very low dose statin.
My late wife was an RN and I learned to track all these numbers, though often there are some tests I bet they don't run due to cost.