winefarm wrote:Bowtie! et. al. So good to "see" you here. I don't think my Bulldogs will make the world series this year, but maybe the Clemson Tigers will and we can come visit.

Slept in, can't imagine why? Better get the kid off to school. Later, fine, wine.wooters!

That'd be alright. Maybe you'll play Creighton some year while she's there. They have an AMAZING soccer stadium right by the ballfield.

bhodilee wrote:Outdoor yes, unless you are good at rigging up ventilation. I don't have that particular one, but I have a similar one and for my family size (5, 2 adults, 1 teen, two kids), needs, I'm not going to be upgrading anytime soon. Everything I've made has come out great.

I put like 20 chicken quarters in mine for fourth of july. it holds a lot. If you want a smoker, i'd say that's a decent one to have. Way fancier than mine, but that window is useless, it's just gonna cloud over in a month.

I'll have to see what the lightning price is. The old lady already said no, but since when does that matter? I love my grill, but a smoker would be a nice addition to the options.

redwinefan wrote:I'm convinced that wine calories don't matter

I really want this to be true. Weight Watchers is very cruel to wine drinkers.

North316 wrote:I'll have to see what the lightning price is. The old lady already said no, but since when does that matter? I love my grill, but a smoker would be a nice addition to the options.

I'm fairly certain I've seen that cheaper on Amazon, but not by much. If you live in a cold weather area, maybe hold off til spring, it's not a screaming deal, just a nice one.

North316 wrote:I'll have to see what the lightning price is. The old lady already said no, but since when does that matter? I love my grill, but a smoker would be a nice addition to the options.

Not simple to get lightning price. But $229 vs. $279 for regular price. I think Bowtie showed me a deal about $189 or so late in the summer. So this is a nice price, but not one that you won't see again. I hope it goes down in the spring. My best hope for Christmas is that I will get approval for a smoker under the tree, not the actual smoker.

tiger7610 wrote:Question since i'm trying to come up with some nice different hard cider for my friend who is a supertaster and just find the taste of alcohol horrible, but maybe can drink hard cider? Any chance I can request a bottle or 2 for when you come up in Jan to buffalo? If this doesnt make sense you can ask me when I'm not typing after 4 beers.

Sure. Want to leave the decision up to me or would you like to peruse their website and pick a couple yourself? They're like $13/bottle.

redwinefan wrote:I'm convinced that wine calories don't matter

Does anyone know when the second bottle in that Phat package is going up? Drinking right now.

You had a second bottle? I had peppermint chocolate deliciousness that was very much NOT on my diet but I ate one anyway.

tenuki wrote:I visited, I didn't get any cider! :p

I didn't know about them then

cheron98 wrote:Sure. Want to leave the decision up to me or would you like to peruse their website and pick a couple yourself? They're like $13/bottle.

I will peruse the website, do they have a name, or a link?

cheron98 wrote:And may I ssay, it has become something REALLY awesome in the past 4 days of sucking up whatever air was in the bottle. I mean, holy crap, it's just really nice now. Like, yum.

and of course I missed getting in on the "good stuff"....

Cat sitter has been interviewed and approved. In other words, the cats liked her. (she just comes in once a day to feed and pet them while we're away)

tiger7610 wrote:I will peruse the website, do they have a name, or a link?

The Northville Winery is where the cider comes from.

bhodilee wrote:I got mine the day of, got fitted two weeks before, but picked it up that day. We have it easy because the wedding is about you.

See, you should have stopped there. Cuz I got that far and went "aww, he DOES have a heart!" And then there was this...

bhodilee wrote:Most of us just show up so you'll stop talking about getting married and we can move on to the next thing to be nagged about.

I like to think I did not nag HAK about getting married. I may have dropped hints that if he were to propose I would not say no, but I don't recall nagging.

chemvictim wrote:I really want this to be true. Weight Watchers is very cruel to wine drinkers.

My diet lets me drink wine

HitAnyKey42 wrote:The Northville Winery is where the cider comes from.

Yes. This. Sorry, my internet decided it needed a break.

tiger7610 wrote:I will peruse the website, do they have a name, or a link?

So, no knock on MI cider, but it seems like a lot of schlepping, considering that you have decent cider in your neck of the woods. Have you tried that Bellwether cider place in Trumansburg? I recall their stuff being pretty good, though I'm by no means a cider maven. Honestly, whenever I'm in the FL I find it hard to get my mind off Riesling. Mmmm...Riesling....

cheron98 wrote:My diet lets me drink wine

I should look into it! Weight watchers lets you drink wine too but it's a ridiculous number of points.

chemvictim wrote:I should look into it! Weight watchers lets you drink wine too but it's a ridiculous number of points.

Weight Watchers is STUPID.

kylemittskus wrote:Weight Watchers is STUPID.

My wife had success with it. We did all but ignore the wine points though.

kylemittskus wrote:Weight Watchers is STUPID.

Thanks for the encouragement.

kylemittskus wrote:Weight Watchers is STUPID.

I have no opinion on Weight Watchers. What's worked for me is simply counting calories. With smartphones it's easy to pay attention and not cheat. Set your daily net calorie goal and make sure you stick to it.

InFrom wrote:So, no knock on MI cider, but it seems like a lot of schlepping, considering that you have decent cider in your neck of the woods. Have you tried that Bellwether cider place in Trumansburg? I recall their stuff being pretty good, though I'm by no means a cider maven. Honestly, whenever I'm in the FL I find it hard to get my mind off Riesling. Mmmm...Riesling....

If it helps, tommythecat has vowed to make an annual trip to return here every year (from Chicago) to buy more. Even after I move away.

cheron98 wrote:My diet lets me drink wine

Is that the same diet where you alternate fruit/milk days? You will be done with that diet before the ice wine festival right?

cheron98 wrote:

I like to think I did not nag HAK about getting married. I may have dropped hints that if he were to propose I would not say no, but I don't recall nagging.

Oh no. No nagging, I'm sure. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero.

Salted Chocolate Caramels up on Home Woot.


Edit: Ooo! Oooo! Cheese up on Pop Woot site.

Point Reyes Blue, & Cypress Grove Purple Haze (among others in set). Nom, nom, nom!

I still can't fathom paying a dollar per caramel...

Itwdswafo wrote:I still can't fathom paying a dollar per caramel...

While they're totally worth it, I still have the peanut butter cups and peppermint crunch to try. Maybe after you pick up something else and get the free shipping ...

klezman wrote:I have no opinion on Weight Watchers. What's worked for me is simply counting calories. With smartphones it's easy to pay attention and not cheat. Set your daily net calorie goal and make sure you stick to it.

my fitness pal is awesome, no doubt.

cheron98 wrote:

I like to think I did not nag HAK about getting married. I may have dropped hints that if he were to propose I would not say no, but I don't recall nagging.

you likely did not as you have never been that type. I was nagged, and nagged, and nagged. See, I'm a logical cat, things like, I'd like to finish my Masters and get a job before I get married made sense to me. They did NOT make sense to my wife. She kept talking about the specific diamond cut she wanted and it was not something I was going to be able to afford without gainful employment and a hefty discount (which I get, thank you Berkshire Hathaway). So when I finished the Masters, got the job and got some money saved up, I got the ring. Worked out, but was aggravating in the meantime.

Itwdswafo wrote:I still can't fathom paying a dollar per caramel...

It is actually 41 cents each. There are 56 pieces in a package and it's $23.

North316 wrote:It is actually 41 cents each. There are 56 pieces in a package and it's $23.

Hmmm, specs make it seem like only 28, but counting those in the picture I think you might be correct.... Thanks!

Itwdswafo wrote:Hmmm, specs make it seem like only 28, but counting those in the picture I think you might be correct.... Thanks!

Yeah, apparently the specs are old and from when the milk and dark used to be sold in separate packages (I don't recall this, but someone else said this). Each layer is 28 pieces of pure deliciousness. I got three boxes without hesitation.

Well, I bought the salted caramels and the cheese. Now I just need to decide what else I desperately need to buy, to take advantage of the shipping deal - maybe the Creminelli salami?

tiger7610 wrote:Is that the same diet where you alternate fruit/milk days? You will be done with that diet before the ice wine festival right?

Yeah, I'm just doing the first 10 day cycle. Wanted to lose the Thanksgiving weight before Christmas hit. Will probably do another 10-day in February before I move. Won't be able to after the move, since there's no easily accessed centers out there.

coynedj wrote:Well, I bought the salted caramels and the cheese. Now I just need to decide what else I desperately need to buy, to take advantage of the shipping deal - maybe the Creminelli salami?

That's about where HAK and I are... bought caramels and cheese, pondering creminelli.

North316 wrote:Yeah, apparently the specs are old and from when the milk and dark used to be sold in separate packages (I don't recall this, but someone else said this). Each layer is 28 pieces of pure deliciousness. I got three boxes without hesitation.

Yeah, they're aware of the situation and everything should be getting all fixed up.

coynedj wrote:Well, I bought the salted caramels and the cheese. Now I just need to decide what else I desperately need to buy, to take advantage of the shipping deal - maybe the Creminelli salami?

I bought the caramels and want the cheese, but I just can't afford anything else... I've blown my woot budget 3 times over again. 18 orders and $850 in just 2 weeks! Now that I got my caramels I am on a SSSIWAOTBM (Super Strict Self Imposed Wine And Other Things Buying Moratorium).

bhodilee wrote:my fitness pal is awesome, no doubt.

I used MFP for awhile, but I didn't succeed with it. I'm not certain why. I hate WW because they weight so many of my favorite things very high with points (compared to straight calorie comparison) and it is so not worth the "free" fruits and veggies, but I like that it's flexible from day to day within one week as opposed to being the same every day. Maybe a combination of straight calories in/calories out combined with the weekly flexibility would work for me, I don't know.

Only two strategies have ever worked for me to lose weight so far: WW and fasting. WW is better than fasting.

North316 wrote:I bought the caramels and want the cheese, but I just can't afford anything else... I've blown my woot budget 3 times over again. 18 orders and $850 in just 2 weeks! Now that I got my caramels I am on a SSSIWAOTBM (Super Strict Self Imposed Wine And Other Things Buying Moratorium).

I've been a model of restraint lately when it comes to wine - my buying binge was in 2010 and 2011, when I built up a two or three year supply which I am now in the process of drinking down. It'll take a while before I'm ready to go back into stocking up mode, though.

But I have no such inventory of caramels, cheese and salami. In fact, I never seem to keep much of an inventory of those salted caramels, for some odd reason.