What are you doing today?

[Slytherin]

Went to Winn Dixie and picked up apple cider vinegar, a couple bags of kimchi, some Italian sausage, spinach and mushrooms. And Topo Chico. They don't have it down here very often so when I see it, I buy it up. I hate it when the wife is gone and I have to go to the damn store. Ate McGuire's leftover chicken and half a French dip with horseradish, some kimchi and a salad.

Went outside and took down Old Glory and my 82nd Airborne flags. Both are starting to tatter a bit and I don't fly a tattered flag. Thought I had another 4x6 but I only have a couple 3x5s so I'm gonna get on Amazon and order some new ones.

Trying to watch OU softball but I guess it ain't on yet? Gonna watch baseball at 2 and bounce back and forth to the golf tournament. Too chilly/windy outside to mow, so I'll probably do that tomorrow.

[Ribby]

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Much better since I got up and around (as usual) but continuing with the lazy plans anyway

[Middle Aged Man]

Working out and grocery shopping done. Enjoying some leftover prime New York strip that I grilled last night.

Bought 10 more bags of manure. Getting ready to clean out my wife's bathroom sink and bathtub drains. Will follow that up with more garden work.

Will take breaks to catch some March Madness action in between all that.

No clue yet what I'm fixing for dinner tonight.

You are a nice guy. I make the people with hair clean out the drains.

[Middle Aged Man]

Was up all night coughing. Inhaler didn't help. I finally wore myself out at about 0630. Mrs. Middle Aged Man did not even wake me up for church.

[Stinger_1066]

Went to Winn Dixie and picked up apple cider vinegar, a couple bags of kimchi, some Italian sausage, spinach and mushrooms. And Topo Chico. They don't have it down here very often so when I see it, I buy it up. I hate it when the wife is gone and I have to go to the damn store. Ate McGuire's leftover chicken and half a French dip with horseradish, some kimchi and a salad.

Went outside and took down Old Glory and my 82nd Airborne flags. Both are starting to tatter a bit and I don't fly a tattered flag. Thought I had another 4x6 but I only have a couple 3x5s so I'm gonna get on Amazon and order some new ones.

Trying to watch OU softball but I guess it ain't on yet? Gonna watch baseball at 2 and bounce back and forth to the golf tournament. Too chilly/windy outside to mow, so I'll probably do that tomorrow.

Isn't Publix the big chain out there? That is where I always shop when I'm in Florida.

[Socalisooner]

Finished the day 2-0. Kid pitched 6 innings of the championship game. Went 3-4 with 4 SB’s, 2 RBI and scored twice.

[Kingswitz]

Took the pups for a walk around the neighborhood. 10 degrees warmer and it would be a perfect day. Watched the ladies whoop that Auburn ass. Gonna grill and finish laundry. Wife gets back tomorrow from Topeka.

[theresonly187]

sunday school/church/lunch with the family.......now march sadness....
good news is the shingles pain is not as bad today...

[Slytherin]

Isn't Publix the big chain out there? That is where I always shop when I'm in Florida.

It is, and it's closer, but my wife loves Winn Dixie and all their BOGO stuff, their "cell phone points" and their liquor store rocks. She goes to both, but Publix doesn't always have our brand of kimchi and WD always does. Plus, I was low on Jamo so Winn Dixie it was.

I usually go to Publix for our brand of no soy bean oil blue cheese for my chicken wings. It's really hard to find salad dressing with no filthy soy bean oil in it.

[Pokej]

Watched Jake DeGrom hit 100 mph

[GoingDeep]

Had to load a horse this morning and deliver to Purcell. Shame I spent 6 hours on the road, driving by OKC and Norman and had to keep up with the softball game on my phone.

[Slytherin]

Had to load a horse this morning and deliver to Purcell. Shame I spent 6 hours on the road, driving by OKC and Norman and had to keep up with the softball game on my phone.

I thought you were in Texas?

[GoingDeep]

I thought you were in Texas?

Nope, our kids are in Dallas. We are about 40 or so minutes north of Tulsa. Thank God for that Kickapoo turnpike and the little 240 bypass that dumps us on 35 around Moore. It’s a bitch pulling a trailer through the city.

[Kingswitz]

Had to load a horse this morning and deliver to Purcell. Shame I spent 6 hours on the road, driving by OKC and Norman and had to keep up with the softball game on my phone.

Raised a cold Yuengling to you as you passed on I-35 to the East of me.

[GoingDeep]

Raised a cold Yuengling to you as you passed on I-35 to the East of me.

I could have used one! You’re a good man for raising it.

[MikeLucky]

The Myriad has not existed for a long time. They partitioned it all up. It's a "convention center" now.

Concerts are held across the street at the PayCom Center (previously known as the Ford Center followed by Chesapeake Arena) where the Thunder play.

Actually, the old Myriad is now Prairie Surf Studios. It's where most of Tulsa King was filmed. Hasn't been a convention center for a long time. OKC has a big brand new convention center with an Omni hotel right next to Scissortail Park.

[MikeLucky]

Friday night went to Savannah for Saint Paddy's day. That was fucking crazy. Busier and crazier than my experience at Mardi Gras in NOLA last year.




Saturday we went to Macon for their Cherry Blossom Festival.

Today, church and lunch on St. Simons Island then put in an offer on a house worth more than the last 3 houses I've lived in, combined. Excited and nervous. Not sure if I want them to accept the offer or not at this point.

House is about halfway through the build process. Met with the builder last week to go through the house. Up until about a week ago the house was going to be for him and his wife, until he decided he didn't want 90% of his neighbors to be his customers. But, the house is essentially the culmination of his 30 years as a builder and is loaded with special features and details since it was going to be their home. It's a replica of a famous Charleston SC piazza style home down to the gas lamp porch lights on the courtyard front porch. The back yard view isn't too bad.



We'll see what happens. If we get the house, it'll likely be our forever home so I like the thought of not having to move again. Especially after having moved 4 times since covid started.

[theresonly187]

Friday night went to Savannah for Saint Paddy's day. That was fucking crazy. Busier and crazier than my experience at Mardi Gras in NOLA last year.




Saturday we went to Macon for their Cherry Blossom Festival.

Today, church and lunch on St. Simons Island then put in an offer on a house worth more than the last 3 houses I've lived in, combined. Excited and nervous. Not sure if I want them to accept the offer or not at this point.

House is about halfway through the build process. Met with the builder last week to go through the house. Up until about a week ago the house was going to be for him and his wife, until he decided he didn't want 90% of his neighbors to be his customers. But, the house is essentially the culmination of his 30 years as a builder and is loaded with special features and details since it was going to be their home. It's a replica of a famous Charleston SC piazza style home down to the gas lamp porch lights on the courtyard front porch. The back yard view isn't too bad.



We'll see what happens. If we get the house, it'll likely be our forever home so I like the thought of not having to move again. Especially after having moved 4 times since covid started.

not a bad view?
ok

[MikeLucky]

not a bad view?
ok

You don't like trees and water? I'd get a beach view but I don't have several million that it would cost to get a beach view on this island. I'll just have to settle for being able to smell the ocean from my yard and about an 8 minute drive to the beach.

I'm sure your back yard view is much better though, right?

[Ribby]

Charleston SC piazza

Gonna be gorgeous then. The perfect forever home. Congrats!!

[Stinger_1066]

Watched Jake DeGrom hit 100 mph

Have you seen any of Rocker or Leiter? I looked at their numbers from their limited minor league action, and neither one of them appeared to be that good. Small sample size.

Actually, the old Myriad is now Prairie Surf Studios. It's where most of Tulsa King was filmed. Hasn't been a convention center for a long time. OKC has a big brand new convention center with an Omni hotel right next to Scissortail Park.

Really? Trying to remember the last time I was down there. It hasn't been that long. A couple of years, maybe. Maybe it has been longer than that. I had to go there to pick up a packet for the Memorial Marathon a few years back. Like maybe 5 years ago.

I've been to concerts and Thunder games more recently than that. I guess I just didn't pay much attention to what was going on across the street.

[Middle Aged Man]

Actually, the old Myriad is now Prairie Surf Studios. It's where most of Tulsa King was filmed. Hasn't been a convention center for a long time. OKC has a big brand new convention center with an Omni hotel right next to Scissortail Park.

A lot of great memories from the Myriad. Great name, too. When things didn't have to get corporate names slapped all over them.

[theresonly187]

You don't like trees and water? I'd get a beach view but I don't have several million that it would cost to get a beach view on this island. I'll just have to settle for being able to smell the ocean from my yard and about an 8 minute drive to the beach.

I'm sure your back yard view is much better though, right?

well...i didn't buy my place for the views.....but i could argue they're pretty similar to yours.....
is that a swamp or a half dry pond? looks like mosquito breeding grounds...
and those trees.....pretty scraggly looking.....what kind are they?
was it marketed as the perfect swamp view...only 8 minutes drive to the beach?

[Pokej]

Have you seen any of Rocker or Leiter? I looked at their numbers from their limited minor league action, and neither one of them appeared to be that good. Small sample size.



Really? Trying to remember the last time I was down there. It hasn't been that long. A couple of years, maybe. Maybe it has been longer than that. I had to go there to pick up a packet for the Memorial Marathon a few years back. Like maybe 5 years ago.

I've been to concerts and Thunder games more recently than that. I guess I just didn't pay much attention to what was going on across the street.

They both pitched1 inning of shut out ball in the major league camp this spring. Rocker pitched in the Fall Arizona League and did well. He didn’t pitch last summer. Leiter went straight to AA Frisco and was up and down. He had control problems. Frisco did win the Championship with him though.

They are a couple of years away. I have been more impressed with Rocker. He’s another guy that has to prove he can stay healthy

[Slytherin]

well...i didn't buy my place for the views.....but i could argue they're pretty similar to yours.....
is that a swamp or a half dry pond? looks like mosquito breeding grounds...
and those trees.....pretty scraggly looking.....what kind are they?
was it marketed as the perfect swamp view...only 8 minutes drive to the beach?

Welp, it sounds like cletus is feeling much better and back to his good ol' prickish self. Heh.

[KCRuf/Nek]

well...i didn't buy my place for the views.....but i could argue they're pretty similar to yours.....
is that a swamp or a half dry pond? looks like mosquito breeding grounds...
and those trees.....pretty scraggly looking.....what kind are they?
was it marketed as the perfect swamp view...only 8 minutes drive to the beach?

How did I ever buy my houses without your input? Oh yeah. Like everyone else I don’t listen to a dumbass.

[theresonly187]

How did I ever buy my houses without your input? Oh yeah. Like everyone else I don’t listen to a dumbass.

i'll bet your view is spectacular

[MikeLucky]

well...i didn't buy my place for the views.....but i could argue they're pretty similar to yours.....
is that a swamp or a half dry pond? looks like mosquito breeding grounds...
and those trees.....pretty scraggly looking.....what kind are they?
was it marketed as the perfect swamp view...only 8 minutes drive to the beach?

I will consider your opinion the absolute perfect anti-endorsement. I would be worried if you thought it was great, kind of like your ugly ass gray steaks. LOL.

[MikeLucky]

Gonna be gorgeous then. The perfect forever home. Congrats!!

10 years ago I would have zero clue what that even meant, but now I'm a huge fan. With my love of Charleston, NOLA, Savannah, etc. it's definitely a home that speaks to me now.

[KCRuf/Nek]

i'll bet your view is spectacular

Amazing. Nice homes. Well kept lawns. Well maintained streets. No one walking around unable to get the smell of manure off of them. Things you know nothing about.

[theresonly187]

Amazing. Nice homes. Well kept lawns. Well maintained streets. No one walking around unable to get the smell of manure off of them. Things you know nothing about.

yet you fear for your life daily.......seems odd in such a beautiful neighborhood..
i know cities have plenty of people walking around unable to get the smell of manure off of themselves....
you're probably one of them...

[theresonly187]

I will consider your opinion the absolute perfect anti-endorsement. I would be worried if you thought it was great, kind of like your ugly ass gray steaks. LOL.

i'm sure it's a nice house.....but in your initial post...it's obvious you can't even convince yourself the view is anything but disgusting...
so you're going to struggle convincing the rest of us...
is it a swamp or a half dry pond? can't tell from the pic

[MikeLucky]

i'm sure it's a nice house.....but in your initial post...it's obvious you can't even convince yourself the view is anything but disgusting...
so you're going to struggle convincing the rest of us...
is it a swamp or a half dry pond? can't tell from the pic

You assume way too much. lol. It's a marsh view lot which are actually extremely coveted by people that live near the ocean. Do you seriously think the builder picked a shitty lot to build the house he was going to live in? You try too hard to be an asshole. Life doesn't need to be so difficult. You should learn how to fucking chill out. Does it not make you wonder when you have to argue with every person you interact with? That makes you the asshole.

[KCRuf/Nek]

yet you fear for your life daily.......seems odd in such a beautiful neighborhood..
i know cities have plenty of people walking around unable to get the smell of manure off of themselves....
you're probably one of them...

I don’t fear anything. Maybe except that someone like you and the Clampett clan might move in next door. Luckily we have community standards. Sorry but no one here smells like that. Thst is, of course, if someone like you moved in.

You better go. I heard your Wal Mart stock just went up a nickel. Better sell before you lose your shirt.

[theresonly187]

You assume way too much. lol. It's a marsh view lot which are actually extremely coveted by people that can't afford to live on the ocean.

fixed it...
but hey....if you're happy living on a marsh....good on u

[Stinger_1066]

[MikeLucky]

fixed it...
but hey....if you're happy living on a marsh....good on u

I've been to Enid many times. One entire side of my family is buried there. So, I can speak with complete confidence that you shouldn't be talking shit about where ANYONE lives.

I'll go ahead and NOT take my island real estate advice from a rube from Enid, Oklahoma. And, yes, I can't afford to live ON the beach on a resort island. I'm not sure that's quite the put down you seem to think it is. lol. Color me not surprised.

BTW, whatever meds you were taking to make yourself the guy that wasn't fighting with everyone on the board all the time.... you need to start taking them again.

[Middle Aged Man]

Super windy out today. Maybe I will make a name for myself and burn some brush.

[Slytherin]

I've been to Enid many times. One entire side of my family is buried there. So, I can speak with complete confidence that you shouldn't be talking shit about where ANYONE lives.

I'll go ahead and NOT take my island real estate advice from a rube from Enid, Oklahoma. And, yes, I can't afford to live ON the beach on a resort island. I'm not sure that's quite the put down you seem to think it is. lol. Color me not surprised.

BTW, whatever meds you were taking to make yourself the guy that wasn't fighting with everyone on the board all the time.... you need to start taking them again.

Wife and I looked at a few beach properties in Navarre a month or so ago. Everything there were listed as "income properties;" but I'm not interested in making income off them, we want to enjoy them. Anyhow, they were nice, all built up on pilings/stilts, all in the 4-5k square foot range, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. One was about 6k sq ft. All 3 story, all with 3 level decks. One had an outdoor shower, all had private raised walkways to the beach.

Realtor says "these all make over $140K a year." So I sat down with him and had him pull real numbers from tax records, average utilities, etc. The cheapest property we were looking at was $2.2 million. The most expensive was a tad over $3 million. They weren't the nicest/biggest houses on the beach, but all were very nice.

Long story short? The taxes averaged about $30K per year. Insurance was around $25K (I believe, can't remember for sure). Utilities were completely ridiculous with them being rented out all the time and lights, AC, etc. constantly running. All of them had contracts with Vacasa or VRBO or one of the property management/rental outfits with maintenance/cleaning deals. Doing the math, the income you make from them covers your expenses. The mortgage? Doesn't even touch it. You actually get to stay there a few weeks in the winter when it's not rented out.

Our paid for house on the golf course 8 minutes from the beach at the very quiet and secluded end of a street with a nice, big pond about 100 yards away will just have to suffice. I'd love to be able to have my morning cup of joe sitting on the deck watching dolphins swim by, but sitting by the pool watching golfers go by is a hell of a lot cheaper. Plus, the upkeep on those beach places is ridiculous. Everything that was made of metal had rust on it, and everything has to be painted a couple times a year or the salt will eat it up. Plus sand. Sand everywhere.

[theresonly187]

I've been to Enid many times. One entire side of my family is buried there. So, I can speak with complete confidence that you shouldn't be talking shit about where ANYONE lives.

I'll go ahead and NOT take my island real estate advice from a rube from Enid, Oklahoma. And, yes, I can't afford to live ON the beach on a resort island. I'm not sure that's quite the put down you seem to think it is. lol. Color me not surprised.

BTW, whatever meds you were taking to make yourself the guy that wasn't fighting with everyone on the board all the time.... you need to start taking them again.

you're awfully defensive over a pathetic "view"..
not someplace i'd choose to live ....but hey....some people like marshes....
just invest in some good bug zappers and a bunch of those insecticide bowls you light up all over the backyard....

[MikeLucky]

you're awfully defensive over a pathetic "view"..
not someplace i'd choose to live ....but hey....some people like marshes....
just invest in some good bug zappers and a bunch of those insecticide bowls you light up all over the backyard....

Again, you live in Enid but are saying I will have a bug issue? lol. We'll have a screened in porch, will have the yard treated, and otherwise deal with the bugs the same way pretty much every human being does that lives in a warm and humid place. Oh, and in the winter I won't have to wear pants. We'll be investing in a property in OKC soon as well and then we can choose to go back only when the weather is good. But, we'll be near downtown OKC where people like you are too scared to go. lol That's what you call a win-win, honestly.

[Middle Aged Man]

Super windy out today. Maybe I will make a name for myself and burn some brush.

Idiot neighbors beat me to it. A couple of years ago they set their yard and another neighbor's yard on fire. Poor neighbor lady had just moved in and was working from home during Covid. She was panicked when she looked out her window and saw her yard on fire. Being neighborly, I went over and helped contain it until the FD showed up.

[MikeLucky]

Wife and I looked at a few beach properties in Navarre a month or so ago. Everything there were listed as "income properties;" but I'm not interested in making income off them, we want to enjoy them. Anyhow, they were nice, all built up on pilings/stilts, all in the 4-5k square foot range, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. One was about 6k sq ft. All 3 story, all with 3 level decks. One had an outdoor shower, all had private raised walkways to the beach.

Realtor says "these all make over $140K a year." So I sat down with him and had him pull real numbers from tax records, average utilities, etc. The cheapest property we were looking at was $2.2 million. The most expensive was a tad over $3 million. They weren't the nicest/biggest houses on the beach, but all were very nice.

Long story short? The taxes averaged about $30K per year. Insurance was around $25K (I believe, can't remember for sure). Utilities were completely ridiculous with them being rented out all the time and lights, AC, etc. constantly running. All of them had contracts with Vacasa or VRBO or one of the property management/rental outfits with maintenance/cleaning deals. Doing the math, the income you make from them covers your expenses. The mortgage? Doesn't even touch it. You actually get to stay there a few weeks in the winter when it's not rented out.

Our paid for house on the golf course 8 minutes from the beach at the very quiet and secluded end of a street with a nice, big pond about 100 yards away will just have to suffice. I'd love to be able to have my morning cup of joe sitting on the deck watching dolphins swim by, but sitting by the pool watching golfers go by is a hell of a lot cheaper. Plus, the upkeep on those beach places is ridiculous. Everything that was made of metal had rust on it, and everything has to be painted a couple times a year or the salt will eat it up. Plus sand. Sand everywhere.

Yeah, you've pretty much nailed why folks here covet the marsh view lots here in the Golden Isles. Never have a house behind you and you aren't paying beachside premium.

My pops passed away on January 2nd so we're moving my Mom in with us down here, hence the new house even though we just moved here in November. This new house has an entire guest apartment above the garage just for her. She doesn't ever want to drive or cook again, so now she can just walk under the portico, through the screened in patio to the house for meals. I was in Oklahoma for almost 2 months with her getting her estate ready for the house, cars, and contents to all be sold. House is finally on the market and the estate sale in April 1st and 2nd. Thankfully we've been here long enough to know where we wanted to fully invest in our final landing spot in Georgia. Hopefully this is it and we can finally rest.

[Middle Aged Man]

Massive meltdown by a 2yo over the wrong cup being used for his milk. How stupid can you adults be, thinking that the green cup that has been used for months is the one that he wants? Obviously, he wants the silver cup. That mistake is worthy of throwing the green cup across the room and spilling the milk. Get it right, people!

btw - the dog licked up the spilled milk. He was glad to do it.

[Socalisooner]

Sir, you need to establish that no matter what color cup causes the meltdown, all meltdowns lead to the brown leather belt.

[Middle Aged Man]

Sir, you need to establish that no matter what color cup causes the meltdown, all meltdowns lead to the brown leather belt.

Yeah, since he isn't mine, belting other people's kids seems to be frowned upon. Now, when I was a kid, a smackdown flying body slam from the top rope was acceptable by any adult on any kid who was out of line. They went way beyond corporal punishment to Master Sergeant punishment. And 'murica was better for it.

[Middle Aged Man]

Yeah, since he isn't mine, belting other people's kids seems to be frowned upon. Now, when I was a kid, a smackdown flying body slam from the top rope was acceptable by any adult on any kid who was out of line. They went way beyond corporal punishment to Master Sergeant punishment. And 'murica was better for it.

Turns out that Mrs. Middle Aged Man rearranged his rear end while I was not looking. She's fearless.

[KCRuf/Nek]

Turns out that Mrs. Middle Aged Man rearranged his rear end while I was not looking. She's fearless.

Parents wouldn’t do that to us. Just the thought of them calling our folks was enough.

[Middle Aged Man]

Parents wouldn’t do that to us. Just the thought of them calling our folks was enough.

One night at Boy Scouts, I was horsing around with one of my friends and we broke something at the church where we met. Our Scoutmaster told us to call our parents right then to come get us. We (in a church and at Scouts, mind you) went out to the hallway to use the phone and pretended to call home. We said it the line was busy and we would try again every 5 minutes or so. We kept this up until about 20 minutes before the end of the meeting and then said that our parents were on their way (which of course was true because they were coming to get us at the regular meeting end time).

Neither of us wanted to really tell our parents what we did because it would have been bad. So bad, I probably wouldn't be around to be a DBer today.

[Kingswitz]

I remember our family at a weekend cabin vacation with our friends at Lake Ft Smith State Park back in the 90’s. The cabins were soon to be demolished as they were expanding the lake. Where we were, was going to be under water eventually. My buddy and I caught my two boys and his two boys throwing rocks and breaking windows of a cabin already being disassembled and no longer rented. We both snatched all four of them up by the hair and took them to the ranger station to tell the head park ranger what they were doing. There wasn’t any “it’s okay boys, they’re gonna be torn down” bs. He laid the law down on them. (He knew what we were trying to teach them). They were scared shitless. They ended up settling on an amount of the cost of the windows and mailed him money (theirs, not mom and dads) to the park with a letter explaining how they were wrong in vandalizing a State Park. It was a great teaching moment in Fatherhood.