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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: cooking
« on: January 08, 2019, 10:28:16 AM »Started baking bread. Made 4 loaves this weekend.
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dutch oven? that's how my wife makes hers...looks similar
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dutch oven? that's how my wife makes hers...looks similar
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: January 08, 2019, 10:27:03 AM »Mobile Passport app rating - rough ridin' awesome
Two minutes through Customs. I was first in line and only one chick was behind me. Nobody was using it.
Don't let anyone know about it.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: January 07, 2019, 10:11:44 AM »BTW if you're travelling international and not using Mobile Passport, you're missing out.
does it impact global entry?
nope. different usage. You enter everything in the app, scan the passports, take a photo, then skip the line and go right to a CBP agent who scans the barcode and matches the photo, done.
so this sounds faster than global entry which has a fee and hence I assumed was the VIP of getting through customs....and now I'm confused.
don't be. On our last trip back from Mexico through Phoenix we were the ONLY people who used it. Went right to the front of the line.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: January 04, 2019, 03:49:04 PM »BTW if you're travelling international and not using Mobile Passport, you're missing out.
does it impact global entry?
nope. different usage. You enter everything in the app, scan the passports, take a photo, then skip the line and go right to a CBP agent who scans the barcode and matches the photo, done.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: January 04, 2019, 11:22:59 AM »
BTW if you're travelling international and not using Mobile Passport, you're missing out.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: cooking
« on: January 04, 2019, 11:22:18 AM »good job. it looks amazing.
thanks, I'd never done a strip loin before, on rib roast/prime rib. Honestly for the price difference, it was a fantastic deal and I may not bother with the more expensive rib roast again.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: cooking
« on: January 04, 2019, 11:10:26 AM »look at that crust.
What did you do with this
it's a strip loin roast ($5.99#) that I crusted with montreal seasoning then smoked with cherry to 121*. Then I oven seared at 500* for bark.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: January 04, 2019, 11:07:06 AM »LoL. Wacky. You don't get to complain about security lines if you're too cheap to spend $85 on Pre.
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better yet, get a credit card that pays for it.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: January 03, 2019, 02:06:01 PM »it's denver, isn't it?
I googled it and that is the Root Down location, but that seemed too easy.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...
« on: December 28, 2018, 04:08:04 PM »
Grand Prix Driver on Prime. I'm not a race fan, but I started an episode of thise checking out the 4K content and fell down the rabbithole. Fascinating look inside F1 racing and the McLaren team operations.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Bowl games wtf boring
« on: December 28, 2018, 02:48:31 PM »
how about that Auburn huh? 
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Recent motion picture viewing - Add your own!
« on: December 27, 2018, 01:25:04 PM »
The Mule 3.5/7 kind of slow, erratic.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: vegas
« on: December 27, 2018, 12:20:07 PM »Almost all the bar slot machines have that in every casino I hear....indont play slots though so not positive
yeah, we were playing the automated roulette. But they were expanding it across all games.
my point was that it's not just Caesars...which is how I read your post.
ah. Gotcha. We didn't hit many casinos when we were there (it was a convention trip) but Caesars at the time was the most obvious.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: vegas
« on: December 27, 2018, 11:04:22 AM »Almost all the bar slot machines have that in every casino I hear....indont play slots though so not positive
yeah, we were playing the automated roulette. But they were expanding it across all games.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: December 26, 2018, 01:24:06 PM »ms tobias and i just got back from a couple of weeks in england (mostly cornwall/sw area), was very pretty
My parents lived there in the 70s, always wanted to send them back, but they refuse to fly now. :(
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: vegas
« on: December 26, 2018, 09:35:47 AM »Now those are some hot tips!
Is there like no chance of getting a seat at Cesar’s without a reservation? Ideally I’d like to take in a little bit of the atmosphere but mostly just place a few bets and monitor the games while doing other stuff (with the ability to peak in if something gets exciting). I don’t necessarily want to be glued to the TV unless the Chiefs are in the AFC championship game.
a bunch of us went for a CFB saturday about six weeks ago, we paid $144 per seat, which reserves your spot for the day. virtually every seat was reserved and there wasn't much for the general public until much later in the day, when there were just a handful of games left.
you can see the reservation prices here, it looks like NFL playoffs is priced similarly: https://www.caesars.com/caesars-palace/casino/race-and-sports-book#.XBKEjZNKjR0
honestly, between the long sportsbook lines, the good-not-great service, and the lack of food options (you have to walk to the food court about 250 yards away), i'd put the caesars experience solidly behind a few of the others on the list.
we went to westgate the next day for NFL sunday. we got a VIP booth for i want to say $700, but the entire cost of the box goes toward food and beverage. we had seven of us, stuffed our face with food from 10am to 4pm, drank from beginning to end, and still didn't use up the allotment. service was great, seating was great, views were great, atmosphere was great. but again, a box isn't necessary to enjoy westgate; you'll find good enough seating on your own.
here's a decent overview of various books on the strip: https://vegashax.com/2018/09/10/best-sportsbooks-for-football/
the books that i personally like to support in town are south point and westgate. both have top-notch staffs who focus on customer service and aren't trying to nickel-and-dime their guests to death. i understand why many books (not just caesars) are going the reserve-a-seat route (caesars, for example, can profit roughly 50k per football weekend on reserved seats if they sell out), but like most decisions casinos in town are making, these are short-sighted moves that are turning people away.
there are lots of guys (and gals potentially!), similar to myself, who go to vegas primarily to bet sports and watch games - particularly if it's a big sports weekend. but between paying (constantly rising) resort fees, paying for WiFi, paying for daily parking, paying for a seat in the sportsbook, paying for drinks (small bets used to get you a handful of drinks; now at many properties $200 gets you one drink ticket), many people are deciding they'd rather just go to a bar.
they'll still get my money because i'm a sicko, but just pointing out the error of their ways.
yeah, Caesars seems to be toeing the line of figuring out just how far they can push people. When I was there last January they were rolling out the lights on the machines that dictate when you've spent enough to get a free drink.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: December 26, 2018, 09:30:53 AM »
did a week in PVR last week, had a great time. Was gonna do the airport photo game, but the 3yo got in the way...
Nothing better than Christmas decorations on palm trees!
Nothing better than Christmas decorations on palm trees!
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Recent motion picture viewing - Add your own!
« on: December 26, 2018, 09:27:15 AM »Bird Box: 6/7. Netflix original flick starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and other people you'd recognize. Based on the popular, eponymous novel. It's in the vein of a Stephen King book/movie, which might be why I liked it. So if you don't like movies like The Mist, or The Stand, then you wouldn't like this one. It's also like a nonshitty A Quiet Place. A little hokey, but it really maintains the suspense the whole time. I was sad when it ended.
caught this last night. The Quiet Place comparisons are going to be there, but it was well done.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Win the Dang Day.
« on: December 12, 2018, 11:43:19 AM »It’s just something he said to the players in his speech this morning, I don’t think it will be a slogan or anything.
nope, it's going to become a thang.
https://twitter.com/search?q=win+the+dang+day&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch
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Kansas State Football / Win the Dang Day.
« on: December 12, 2018, 11:12:55 AM »
Just when I was glad that we'd probably never have to hear "Proud of this House" again, this comes along.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Good things you're reading about our NDSU guy
« on: December 11, 2018, 12:36:03 PM »I would kill a drifter for 8 wins next year. We have a Pro Style QB and the leading rusher in the Big 12 returning with something serviceable at o line I think. Our defense is so devoid of talent I’m not sure what can be done with it.
anyone heard how Barnes took the news?
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