I like this time at night on HBT

[Leadgolem]

cant match the gourmet cooks here but had pork something off the grill, baked potato and kale salad washed down with Duvel IPA. Great beer, first time past my lips. Getting a good buzz on. Its fun reading the great recipes, someday I'll try to be that good with dinner.

If you enjoyed it, then you are doing it right.

 

[lschiavo]

I hate to be the bearer but, bad news guys...

Spidey was in a terrible power wheels accident with my two youngest boys this afternoon. Thank god the boys are ok but poor spidey might not make it. He was all jacked up on sugar, standing up in the back and would not wear his seatbelt. I know, we have all been there.

The boys set him up in our ICU. We will be standing vigil until we know more. My oldest son is at grandma's and we dont expect a full diagnosis until his return.

Prayers and best wishes please. It's not looking so good:

 

[HefeHood]

^^^^^buzzing away. SWMBO doesn't like IPA so the 22 oz btl is all mine! Nice buzzzzzzz

 

[HefeHood]

get better quick Spidey...please?

 

[TNGabe]

Haha! I've been thinking about getting a couple of small oak barrels myself.

As you could probably tell by my bottle hoard, I'm planning on getting full sized barrels. Not sure if I'll go the solera route or actually try and completely fill and empty batch by batch. Maybe one of each. It will be a good excuse to upgrade my bottling set-up with a DIY counterpressure filler and a nicer corker.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I hate to be the bearer but, bad news guys...

Spidey was in a terrible power wheels accident with my two youngest boys this afternoon. Thank god the boys are ok but poor spidey might not make it. He was all jacked up on sugar, standing up in the back and would not wear his seatbelt. I know, we have all been there.

The boys set him up in our ICU. We will be standing vigil until we know more. My oldest son is at grandma's and we dont expect a full diagnosis until his return.

Prayers and best wishes please. It's not looking so good:

He looks ready for the operation, call in Dexter.

 

[lschiavo]

get better quick Spidey...please?

Thanks but it is not looking good right now. My boys set that up all by themselves. One or both are going to be a doctor. You should see their bill. Insurance is NOT going to cover this....

 

[lschiavo]

He looks ready for the operation, call in Dexter.

I wasn't paying attention but he already had the operation. They kept asking for sharp things. I was busy and would'nt give them any. If I had only known...

 

[reinstone]

As do I. Drunk at a bar. Living the dream

We all dream.cheers

 

[bottlebomber]

As do I. Drunk at a bar. Living the dream

You!!

 

[mcbaumannerb]

What, no Oakly glasses tonight?

 

[BobbiLynn]

My brother and his second wife went chicken crazy for a while. Not sure how many by real chickens he had, a dozen maybe. Inside their house chicken wallpaper, ceiling light fixtures, knickknack s etc. chickens dominated the decorating theme.

My "knickknacks" are dart trophies, various skulls, a shellacked wasp nest.... Central "piece" in the living room is a big hog head on the wall. Pretty sure I'll use my fake chicken as a decoy to catch raccoons. Maybe even the portrait of a rooster will fool them. I'll hang it on the porch near a trap or something.

 

[snaps10]

Just left the CHP processional for the officer murdered in Vegas. Always sobering. I wasn't expecting to make it, but apparently they took a few hours longer than scheduled and I saw it on my way to work.

I didn't know him personally, only through a few "hellos" at Starbucks, but he had a great reputation.

 

[Dan]

Just left the CHP processional for the officer murdered in Vegas. Always sobering. I wasn't expecting to make it, but apparently they took a few hours longer than scheduled and I saw it on my way to work.

I didn't know him personally, only through a few "hellos" at Starbucks, but he had a great reputation.

I heard a little about that on the radio. His bachelor party, right? He was trying to stop a car jacking in Vegas? Too sad, so very sad.

 

[Dan]

Bobbi


Shellacked wasp nest? There's got to be a story behind that.

What's the buzz? ( I'm a dork hehehe)

 

[Dan]

Bobbi, maybe past history and I missed or forgot. Did you ever catch that old possum?

 

[Dan]

I wasn't paying attention but he already had the operation. They kept asking for sharp things. I was busy and would'nt give them any. If I had only known...

Well, you know hindsight is 20/20. A man can only do so much in one lifetime. I'm sure Spidey has been through tough webs before and will be again. Hang in there Spidey! Our thoughts are with you.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Sometimes I remember to browse around HBT and learn something new about brewing, but more often than not, I dwell here, I like this time at night on HBT. I do!

 

[Dan]

Sometimes I remember to browse around HBT and learn something new about brewing, but more often than not, I dwell here, I like this time at night on HBT. I do!

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfNcwS0IbHA

I resemble that thought. Today I was perusing some actual brew threads and felt a bit guilty spending so much time on this one. It was a fleeting moment.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Shellacked wasp nest? There's got to be a story behind that.

Long story. Epic battle, humankind verses wasps. The nest is really big, barely fits in the space between the TV and the ceiling. Humans won the battle.

Bobbi, maybe past history and I missed or forgot. Did you ever catch that old possum?

No, but also have not seen it around, I think it finally moved on. Possums are nomads so probably was just a matter of time before he moved out on his own. But I did catch a raccoon in the possum trap. I think the possum was too fat to even fit in the trap, I'm blaming his fat ass as the reason he was never caught.

 

[lschiavo]

Anyone still awake?

That CHP story got me thinking...

If you were murdered right now...would your story make national news? Would you want it to and would you be dissapointed if it didn't? What if you just die before your time by accident or from health issues? Shouldn't the nation know that you were short-changed?

What if you died in a fiery space shuttle explosion? Should everyone take the day off to mourn even though no one even knows who the hell you are and you volunteered for an inherently dangerous job?

Some people I love have died. I expect that more will in the future. I think I may even die someday.

Is every death not tragic and a loss? Are any more important than others?

Spidey did'nt make it. We will hold his service the forth monday of the month when the dumpster gets emptied

 

[snaps10]

I heard a little about that on the radio. His bachelor party, right? He was trying to stop a car jacking in Vegas? Too sad, so very sad.

The truck was in valet and his brother in law was in the back of it. They were loading stuff up when some ******* jumped in and took off. Magdalena jumped in the back and told him to stop the vehicle that he was Highway Patrol. Dude floor it through three blocks of the strip and ended up hitting an SUV in an intersection. Both men were ejected. Officer Magdalena died at the scene and his brother in law (a respected real estate agent in town) succumb to his injuries yesterday.

I was talking with my brother about how we would both have let the truck go no problem. That was before we learned that Cruz was in bed already. I don't know that I could watch that truck pull out with my brother in the back and not jump in myself. One of those questions you can't answer unless you're there.

(For those that don't know my brother and two cousins are California Highway Patrol) it really hits home every time one is lost, even off duty like this.

 

[snaps10]

Anyone still awake?

That CHP story got me thinking...

If you were murdered right now...would your story make national news? Would you want it to and would you be dissapointed if it didn't? What if you just die before your time by accident or from health issues? Shouldn't the nation know that you were short-changed?

What if you died in a fiery space shuttle explosion? Should everyone take the day off to mourn even though no one even knows who the hell you are and you volunteered for an inherently dangerous job?

Some people I love have died. I expect that more will in the future. I think I may even die someday.

Is every death not tragic and a loss? Are any more important than others?

Spidey did'nt make it. We will hold his service the forth monday of the month when the dumpster gets emptied

I certainly hope it wouldn't. I personally wouldn't want my wife and kids to relive it every turn of the channel or newspaper. There is a respect and honor in the way the processionals are carried out though. A proud heritage. Something that I would want my kids to see.

I don't know how many people saw this, but when Sean Misner was brought home every overpass from Arizona to Santa Ynez was manned by a fire apparatus and his procession was saluted. Every single overpass. I would be proud to have that, but certainly not disappointed not to. http://agourahills.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/firemen-salute

Every life is precious. Which is why I do what I do. The way we show our respect for our fallen brethren isn't about other people seeing it. It's about comforting the family and is our way of showing respect.

FWIW Ischiavo I'd mourn your loss if you died. I'd honor you with Homebrew, as I'm sure we all here would.

 

[lschiavo]

Sometimes I remember to browse around HBT and learn something new about brewing, but more often than not, I dwell here, I like this time at night on HBT. I do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfNcwS0IbHA

Not know as a singer but who cares:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sOesH75ggbQ

 

[snaps10]

Anyone have experience with the solar LED security spotlights? Where we'd like to place motion sensor lights running power is going to be a pain. I've seen them before, but don't know how good/bright they are. I was looking at some 60 and 100 led ones.

 

[Dan]

Reading Ischiavo and Snaps last two posts. I know Ischiavo is playing around a bit but there are some heartfelt questions in there.

Snaps, thank you for the inside story. Riding in the back of a truck only to take the chance of being ejected seems pretty stupid and based on the small info I heard thought. Geez. That was dumb. But of course I didn't really have all the info before drawing a conclusion. I thought I was wiser than that. Guess not

We all die and it's never the right time. But Dying. young with a life of love and family and opportunity ahead... I think I've come to a realization human life is no more sacred in the world than an aunt hill a child kicks off a sidewalk on there walk to school.

Dont get me wrong. In my reality every human loss of life is tragic and always painful. Dying at a ripe old age after a nice life is what we all should be blessed with. Current and ancient history seem to disagree.

All the sudden I'm quite sad.

Sorry for being a kill joy.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Not know as a singer but who cares:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sOesH75ggbQ

Beautiful, I'll have to watch The Butchers Wife now

Edit: Is that Mary Steenburgen?

 

[lschiavo]

FWIW Ischiavo I'd mourn your loss if you died. I'd honor you with Homebrew, as I'm sure we all here would.

Thank you snaps. I drink to your life as well. Now and after you have passed. I drink to all life and homebrewers

I miss and fondly remember my youth. My young children remind me of my curiosities and ambitions. I was amazed at the ingenuity a 4 and 6 year old showed in the Spidey photo. Children are simply amazing and to be envied because they have all of those critical life choices ahead of them. I hope mine and your make all the right choices and live the happiest lives through them. Cheers my friend.

 

[lschiavo]

Reading Ischiavo and Snaps last two posts. I know Ischiavo is playing around a bit but there are some heartfelt questions in there.

Snaps, thank you for the inside story. Riding in the back of a truck only to take the chance of being ejected seems pretty stupid and based on the small info I heard thought. Geez. That was dumb. But of course I didn't really have all the info before drawing a conclusion. I thought I was wiser than that. Guess not

We all die and it's never the right time. But Dying. young with a life of love and family and opportunity ahead... I think I've come to a realization human life is no more sacred in the world than an aunt hill a child kicks off a sidewalk on there walk to school.

Dont get me wrong. In my reality every human loss of life is tragic and always painful. Dying at a ripe old age after a nice life is what we all should be blessed with. Current and ancient history seem to disagree.

All the sudden I'm quite sad.

Sorry for being a kill joy.

I think you are very smart Dan. Let's try to not be sad.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Thank you snaps. I drink to your life as well. Now and after you have passed. I drink to all life and homebrewers

I'll drink to all of you as well. In fact, I'll do it tomorrow as well, feel free to skip the dying. I promise to keep drinking to you, night after night, you all just keep not dying.