October 24, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: Inthink our early 90s New Yorker had them. Or they were one of the first ones with electric. The talking computer telling us the door is ajar was cutting edge My Grandpa retired in the early 80’s and one of his parting gifts was a new Oldsmobile 4 door, big sedan. Power windows. Can’t recall the specific model.
October 24, 20232 yr My dad (b 1933, d 2021) never trusted electric windows (“one more thing to break”). He resisted them as long as he could. I think his first vehicle with them was a mid-2000s model. He also strongly favored stick shift vehicles. I agree with him on that.
October 25, 20232 yr .This was me growing up...in the 80s. Working smaller tv on top of a broken bigger TV.
October 25, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, SurlyBDR said: Delicious KC BBQ, does it even exist? You know the best part about Kansas City? When your layover flight takes off.
October 25, 20232 yr It does and they're fucking ridiculously proud out of it. My wife has a lot of family in the Kansas City metro area. And every time we go, they have to take us to the next biggest and bestest BBQ in the whole world! And invariably, it's the same sweet sauce soaked mediocre attempt at ribs and chicken usually. They can't do a fucking brisket or sausage to save their life. Everything comes with french fries and sweet baked beans which is just fucking odd to me. It's not bad by any means, but it's just a heaping plate of incorrectly done foodstuffs. Anytime anyone comes to visit us, I get the barbecue myself or smoke it myself and every single time it's this shocked polite attempt at something like, "Oh, this is different than we have back home. Interesting." It's this half-condescending but half "Oh shit, he's right...our stuff sucks compared to this" food review. They don't even serve pickles with their shit up there. You have to ask for it, and half of 'em don't have any except the cheap canned ones they put on the kid's menu burger.
October 25, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, PvilleStang said: Delicious KC BBQ, does it even exist? You know the best part about Kansas City? When your layover flight takes off. 1 hour ago, YGIFS said: It does and they're fucking ridiculously proud out of it. My wife has a lot of family in the Kansas City metro area. And every time we go, they have to take us to the next biggest and bestest BBQ in the whole world! And invariably, it's the same sweet sauce soaked mediocre attempt at ribs and chicken usually. They can't do a fucking brisket or sausage to save their life. Everything comes with french fries and sweet baked beans which is just fucking odd to me. It's not bad by any means, but it's just a heaping plate of incorrectly done foodstuffs. Anytime anyone comes to visit us, I get the barbecue myself or smoke it myself and every single time it's this shocked polite attempt at something like, "Oh, this is different than we have back home. Interesting." It's this half-condescending but half "Oh shit, he's right...our stuff sucks compared to this" food review. They don't even serve pickles with their shit up there. You have to ask for it, and half of 'em don't have any except the cheap canned ones they put on the kid's menu burger. Both of these. No doubt. I’ve had to suffer through similar there. And right on cue, I’ve had to use my, “That cow didn’t deserve to die for that”, response just about every time. Exceptions? When it’s not beef. Never had good brisket in MO. Anywhere. Not even decent. Always the same; dried out, paper thin, tough as shit. I’d rather eat Dickey’s, and it really sucks.
October 25, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, Vic Mackey said: . It leaves out the beatings from the alcoholic father the night before. Maybe that's just me.
October 25, 20232 yr It leaves out the beatings from the alcoholic step-father the night before. Maybe that's just me.Fixed.
October 25, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: . Does all the beer have to be crap beer from the 90s, too?!
October 25, 20232 yr On 10/24/2023 at 12:15 PM, closetohumping said: Vic Mackey: Note to Self, use Pumpkin Spice in the corn feeder.
October 25, 20232 yr Author 6 minutes ago, PvilleStang said: Does all the beer have to be crap beer from the 90s, too?! For my dad, yes. Well until recently, he did switch to DosXX, Modelo and Shiner. Which is a huge upgrade from the Bud Light and Natural Light he used to drink.
October 25, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, Mother mopar said: 17 hours ago, Vic Mackey said: . This was me growing up...in the 80s. Working smaller tv on top of a broken bigger TV. Thought it looks more like a KayPro...
October 26, 20232 yr On 10/23/2023 at 5:18 PM, Sbbruin said: I started my '71 Bug like that numerous times. Mine would get vapor lock on occasion and that was the only way to start it without waiting half an hour.
October 26, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Vic Mackey said: . The compressor on mine finally died. RIP. So little memories bc of you.
October 26, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Bullneck said: Mine would get vapor lock on occasion and that was the only way to start it without waiting half an hour. We had a ‘62 bug. It would vapor lock in its later years. The solution was to, I kid you not, take the gas cap off, create a reverse funnel with your hands, and then forcefully blow several lungfuls of air into the gas tank. There are all kinds of things wrong with that, in retrospect.
October 26, 20232 yr Does all the beer have to be crap beer from the 90s, too?!Well if you have a manly man for a dad, then yea. If your dad’s fridge is filled with IPAs, do you even want him as your dad?
October 26, 20232 yr 42 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: Well if you have a manly man for a dad, then yea. If your dad’s fridge is filled with IPAs, do you even want him as your dad? Nothing manly about a dad who drinks bud light. And every one of those beers is from the 90s era judging by their labels. I'll take a Shiner over Budweiser anyday! Or...
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