I like this time at night on HBT

[Kent88]

Just bought four tires for my car on Amazon. Anyone ever done that? I'm gonna get them installed locally. Very good deal.

I have a friend who does this and swears by it.

 

[passedpawn]

I have a friend who does this and swears by it.

My son did it a few years ago on TireRack. I was going to do the same, but turns out that the tires are even cheaper directly from Amazon. And, they were Prime! Yowza. Free expedited shipping.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

First time night owl here, loving this thread.

Haven't brewed since the start of the new year. Work, child, school, and just about everything else got in the way. Hell the kegerator even went dry. What self respecting homebrewer runs out of beer?

Some things started letting up a bit so I'll be fixing that this weekend. We're headed to the beach in about a month with the inlaws so I'll be requiring beer to survive. Keezer can be a fermentation fridge for 2 beers so hoping to double up.
One of the little joys in life for me is getting up early before the world wakes, sipping coffee, patting the dog's head, and planning what needs done that day and how to do it. I think tomorrow I'll plan a beer recipe. But first, some sleep.

 

[lschiavo]

My kegerator ran dry years ago. I can't believe it's YEARS! I'm starting to see some light too. I need to get back to it soon.

Let us know what you brew.

 

[Dan]

Hello my old friends. Cheesy Goodness is back! Is that the same old Cheesy went on a Kombuka craze and hat whit galore? Or are there two?

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

You might be thinking of Creamy_goodness. Dude was hilarious, haven't seen him around in a while though. Funny enough my name on another forum was going to be creamy_goodness but it was taken, so I went with cheesy and kept with it on a handful of forums since then.

Well I ended up brewing a straight up wheat beer. Was hoping to get two done this past weekend and stick em both in the kegerator but she died on me. Got what I hope to be the replacement parts yesterday, I'll put them in today or tomorrow. Only a minor setback

 

[Dan]

You might be thinking of Creamy_goodness. Dude was hilarious, haven't seen him around in a while though. Funny enough my name on another forum was going to be creamy_goodness but it was taken, so I went with cheesy and kept with it on a handful of forums since then.

Well I ended up brewing a straight up wheat beer. Was hoping to get two done this past weekend and stick em both in the kegerator but she died on me. Got what I hope to be the replacement parts yesterday, I'll put them in today or tomorrow. Only a minor setback

Oops. Sorry. I realized I mix d the names while driving to work this morning.

Hope you get the fridge up and running!

Cheers
Dan

 

[MaddBaggins]

Double brew day today. It's 0dark30 and it's gonna be a long day. We'll have 20bbl of märzen in the fermenters when it's done. Our next beer to be canned.

 

[Dan]

Cheesy did you get your kegerator up and running?

 

[seatazzz]

Hola late nighters. Sitting here in the woman cave listening to comedy on Pandora and trying to rationalize skipping out on a baby shower for a bowling friend tomorrow so I can brew two batches before I have to be back at work Sunday, which also happens to be my daughter's 28th birthday. And sipping on some truly great beer made by my own hand. Rambling but that's what we're here for, right?

 

[Kent88]

Don't worry, you can skip it, we wont tell.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Cheesy did you get your kegerator up and running?

Surely did! Thankfully it was just the starter/capacitor/whatever it's called on freezers. Swapped it out and she kicked right on.
Didn't get a chance to do a double brewday yet. I've got the wheat from last weekend but the pipeline still needs replenished. Maybe over the 4th.

 

[passedpawn]

I got up at 4 this morning and knocked out 2 batches, a light lager and a marzen/ocfest. Woot. Ribs are in the sous vide, and now it's time for lawnwork.

 

[6Tap]

I got up at 4 this morning and knocked out 2 batches, a light lager and a marzen/ocfest. Woot. Ribs are in the sous vide, and now it's time for lawnwork.

Now that’s a productive day!!

 

[Dan]

I went to a goodbye today. My wife met a girl nearly 35 years ago. The girl got married, raised with her husband 2 great kids. He died of a heart attack in his sleep at 52.

Today , his family had a memorial for him. The mood was intended as festive. A celebration towards a husband, father, friend, a very good man. The type of guy you would love to have as a friend. This man was full of love and humor and encouragement for anybody lucky enough to meet him.

His name was Keith. He truly was a very, very good man. Today his loved ones , and friends (they all loved him too) celebrated his life. At the end his son, daughter and canoe and lifelong friends paddled out in the ocean and spread his ashes.

At the exact time the ashes were set in the sea a lone bird flew off into the horizon (there wasn’t a bird there before).

Also, my wife and my friend’s wife were standing on the beach watching. They were far enough up the beach to keep their feet from getting wet. My friends wife was a few inches nearer the sea than my wife’s

The moment my friend’s ashes touched the water the lone bird flew and the tide rose up and touched his wife’s toes.

Peace be with you Garcia family always and forever

Love
Dan

 

[Inkleg]

I will raise my glass tonight to Keith and the Garcia family.

 

[Dan]

Aloha forever my friends

Just checking in brothers and sis’s

All well here on Hawaiian shores.

I’m not on this site often as I use to be...but still my friends, family of HBT always hold a firm grip on my heart

Aloha brothers and sisters

Mahalo
Dan D

 

[Kent88]

Can't speak for everyone else, but things are mostly good at my residence. We had more than our usual share of stress this week with some stuff my wife went through at work. Although others at her place of work could rightly say that they have it worse, but that still doesn't make it easy. But we're all still breathing and still reasonably comfortable.

And we can be thankful that a family member's planned medical procedure he underwent late last week seemed to go smoothly.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Doin good here. Daughter is gearing up to start her sophomore year in hs. Should be a good one for her.

 

[Dan]

Can't speak for everyone else, but things are mostly good at my residence. We had more than our usual share of stress this week with some stuff my wife went through at work. Although others at her place of work could rightly say that they have it worse, but that still doesn't make it easy. But we're all still breathing and still reasonably comfortable.

And we can be thankful that a family member's planned medical procedure he underwent late last week seemed to go smoothly.

Saying my life is better would make me a hypocrite. The stories of our lives like to throw us curveballs, somehow we get through it. Together as a family

Cheers
Danny

 

[Dan]

Doin good here. Daughter is gearing up to start her sophomore year in hs. Should be a good one for her.

Man! Life is going to zoom fast the next six years. Won’t seem like it at the time but in a few years your daughter will graduate hs move on to college. It’s pretty cool. I missed some steps along the way. It’s my missed forte, but all worked out well. Always does with love guiding.
Cheers
Dan D

 

[Dan]

I’ve been on this website quite a few years. First just for brewing knowledge and eventually made some friends. I can say from my experience this site has been a blessing. I’ve gone through some topsey turney times in life. The good people of HBT helped me through them. And for that I would like to say Thank you HBT!

I don’t like spell check. Keeps changing my words and then I have to edit. I think I fooled it this time

 

[MaddBaggins]

Man! Life is going to zoom fast the next six years. Won’t seem like it at the time but in a few years your daughter will graduate hs move on to college. It’s pretty cool. I missed some steps along the way. It’s my missed forte, but all worked out well. Always does with love guiding.
Cheers
Dan D

My oldest is 25. I missed much of her life while she was with her mom. She's about to graduate from Colorado School of Mines with her engineering degree. The Navy is courting her for the nuclear program.

Cheers!

 

[Dan]

My oldest is 25. I missed much of her life while she was with her mom. She's about to graduate from Colorado School of Mines with her engineering degree. The Navy is courting her for the nuclear program.

Cheers!

I missed part of my kids lives too. The most important part, I believe,is we’ve managed to build a pretty solid and loving relationship....overcame the physical miles between us.

All is well when love and communication exist. Feel like I’m preaching to the choir my friend. Happy for you and yours![emoji3]

Cheers
Dan

 

[Dan]

So my workplace did some biometric testing today. I think that’s the correct word “biometric”. A blood sample and then a reading of cholesterol’s and glucose. I was a bit afraid what they were going to tell me but was happily surprised. Glucose level in optimal range, cholesterol they give three readings. I don’t really understand them. My good cholesterol and bad are at odds but not by much. Might need to read up on how to fix that the other cholesterol reading was said to be optimal at 200 or less. I was 177 (no fast test)

Pretty sure if they checked liver function and BP I’d be benched. I’ll take the good news. Gives me encouragement to let the docs run all those test I’m afraid to hear the answers.
Cheers my friends
Dan

 

[Dan]

One thing I liked about serving a career in the military....well there’s actually quite a few things. But what I’m thinking about now is health. Not mental health...the military can screw with your mind pretty well, all starts with boot camp then deployments..tons of crap

Physical health they’re really good at and make you maintain it. You do or you don’t stay.

You can join at 18 serve 20 years and start on a new career (while receiving retirement pay plus any VA Benifit). Plus if you sacrifice yourself and family enough retire as in retire retire. No mo work

But I don’t want to be 55 years old and not work. I’d die.

Where was I going with this???

Oh I know. Family. I didn’t give mine up but did throw in obstacles. Sometimes I wonder if I didn’t put my soul into the military would I still be married to my first wife. We’d have made 30 years two days ago but we lasted 12. **** man. No reason to go what if now. My life is what is now. No going back. No time for regrets ever.

Just venting a bit. Maybe I do have some regrets I’m not perfect.

But man. Like my dad said a few days before he passed away. Danny we all do the best we can in life. Nobody can take that away

Cheers brothers and sis’s
Dan Dawson

 

[Inkleg]

Love you brother Dan.

 

[MaddBaggins]

My first wife was crazy. She's currently divorced from husband #5. I was #1. Dodged a bullet by divorcing her quick. I was in the Navy back then. I did 4 years and always wished I had done the 20. I would have retired almost 10 years ago.

 

[Dan]

Love you brother Dan.

Thanks man. Love you too my brother. We’re all brothers and sisters in this life. And nobody can take THAT away!

Cheers bro!

Dan

 

[Dan]

My first wife was crazy. She's currently divorced from husband #5. I was #1. Dodged a bullet by divorcing her quick. I was in the Navy back then. I did 4 years and always wished I had done the 20. I would have retired almost 10 years ago.

Hahaa. We have another thing in common. My first wife is a bit nuts. According to her, Mother Mary has recently been giving her weather reports.

My ex wife is a good person, well educated, two master degrees. She just a bit bonkers or maybe I’m just not educated enough to understand her brilliance....Nah. Don’t think that’s it. She’s just a bit wonky. And truth be told, I probably am too

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