OT - Your Plans for this First Warm Weather Weekend
Mates,
I don't know about you, but up north we seem to have gone from winter into about 5 minutes worth of spring, then straight into summer. Weekend highs here will be into the 70's, nothing but sun for a week to come. Looking at the chores list, it will be time to get the family outside and working (and having some fun) on many things that have laid fallow over the winter.
So what is on tap for this first truly warm weekend of the year? Will you be productive, or spoil yourself with some outdoor leisure time activities?
Regardless of your plans, have a great weekend.
XM
That's it?
or will you be using a shuttle bus system? what time is dinner, and also just to make sure we've got the right address, could you post it again....
Every time I've tried brisket it has been an abject failure. Pretty dialed in on the pork butts though. Much more forgiving.
On the topic of BBQ...there is a food truck in Ann Arbor that I was recently introduced to called Ricewood BBQ and it is awesome. Best BBQ I've had in A2 by a longshot. Parked behind Morgan and York on Packard south of Stadium.
You got to foil that brisket for the last 2-3 hours at least. Pork butt is hard to fail at but briskets are more challenging for sure. It can be frustrating too as brisket costs 3x as much as a pork butt.
if you have a smoker, smoke that sucker for about 5 or 6 hours the day before and then take it out, put it in a nice deep pan add a little water but not much and cover it in saran wrap and then foil on top of that and put it in the oven overnight at 150 degrees for about 12 hrs and it will be melt in your mouth good.
As far as flavoring is concerned, just flavor it anyway you want, salt and pepper is always good and whatever rub you want to add, let me know how that works out.
April 16th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
Breckenridge and Copper Mountain reported 15"
April 16th, 2016 at 10:16 AM ^
Daughter has field hockey tourney and softball practice
boy has baseball practice.
I hope to survive it all to get on the bike for 20miles tonight
Golf last night. My old lady and I are going to Grand Haven today to walk the pier/see the sunset etc. Gym, tan, laundry on Sunday.
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18 holes at Klinger Lake Country Club followed, then riding the Harley. Yardwork Sunday.
1) record a few new patriotic slogas to reinvigorate prison camp morale
2) call China, promise not to do it again
3) enter horse race, win
4) work on my legacy
5) spread mulch over corner of garden where my billions are buried
6) ?????
7) Profit
are you? i heard you have missile dysfunction, and the whole asian coast knows you do....
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will there be fish moving? bass on their beds yet, or too early?
Much more tolerable to stand outside at 3 AM waiting for her to pee when it isn't 15 and snowing.
try traps, close up all the gaps in your building envelope such as facia and soffit openings, and get a cat that is hell on wheels and let him camp out there for a few days. return later to see and remove the carnage.
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chasing bill murray around and blowing up the office in 'scrooged', an '80's classic.
April 16th, 2016 at 10:46 AM ^
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I bought one for about $50.00 at Home Depot and have never had a pest problem (with the exception of insects they crawl right out) for longer than two days so I am sure I saved a fortune in attic/home repairs, We used to have racoons the size of dogs running in and out of the woods raiding garbage cans or anything they think might have food or warmth in it. When I say used to, I mean it, they are gone I take them with me when I go disc golfing out at Holly Recreation Area and drop them off in the woods. If you do this without being seen the total cost is a can of cat food. Just point the cage and open and viola, a critter cannon, they run out of that cage like their ass is on fire. I try to drop them off in the same spot as other recently captured coons cause they may be related. From what I understand you don't want to get caught doing this so make it quik.
April 16th, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^
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Rat traps and peanut butter.
A squirrel is just a stuck up rat.
and then chores around the house. Maybe sneak in some grilling
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- Walk the back 20/private disc golf wonderland with my dog.
- Finally get trailer hitch installed on my CX-5.
- Put new chain on the chainsaw and carve in hole 15 on the course.
- Head to Chicago to hang with old friends.
- ??? Not sure I'll remember this part.
- Wake up and find interesting breakfast and strong coffee.
- Drop friend at Midway Airport and head back to South Haven.
- Clean up chicken tractor and prepare imminent transfer of 29 young chickens.
- Play private disc golf wonderland.
- Vintage baseball practice.
- Get kids from ex - watch cartoons and play PS4 soccer.
- Asleep by 9:30 - gotta be ready for more nice weather to come!
man, that'd be at least a month too early for us. layers or meat birds?
Here in South Haven, we have a different climate than the rest of Michigan. My chicken tractor also is designed with a heat lamp for the cold nights. The chicks of this breed sure do grow fast too - I was chasing one around the garage this morning after it escaped during feeding and they're only 1.5 weeks old.
Plus, I'm only prepping the tractor. The birds won't be in it until next week at least. Can't have any chance of snow - but they're going to outgrow my brooder in short order.
April 16th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^
Now I understand the Lordfoul moniker.
Good luck with the chicks.
That would be "Lordfowl". Lordfoul is a character from the Thomas Covenenant series of fantasy novels by Stephen Donaldson. He is the embodiment of all that is evil rolled into one being.
I'm really a nice guy for all that evil though ;)