Recent content by steelhd

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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    Because the average American is a financial moron. To them "afford" means "I can make the payment".
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    I've been to Chinese restaurants three times where almost nobody spoke a word of English and was served food that isn't normally served to white people and it was absolutely amazing. Well, except for sea cucumber. Fuck sea cucumber.
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    That applies if you like an occasional cocktail too. When in in a bar where they might have a real professional mixologist bartender I ask them to make me a not sweet whisky cocktail that they are really proud of. I've had some fantastic drinks and even when I didn't enjoy what was served I...
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    Want good restaurant food? When you drive past a restaurant that is small, maybe looks kind of rundown, and is in a low rent place stop and go in. Don't worry about how dingy the place might look or what languages is spoken. Order whatever they are serving.
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    The NW city I live in is majority Hispanic and we get some excellent Mexican food. Mostly from a few of the trucks and restaurants on the "wrong side of the tracks".
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    Apparently that isn't (or wasn't) uncommon in Europe too. I, along with plenty of other people, ate some during a beef shortage in the early 1970s.
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    I wouldn't call it delicious, or even food, but when I'm on the road and only have ten minutes to swallow some calories and make a turd the McD QPC is my "go to" solution.
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    McDonalds garbage is better than what the restaurant served
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    The decline of restaurants and eating out

    Was with my FIL the other day and ordered a cheese burger at a big sit down restaurant chain. I don't think they could have made it less flavorful if they tried. How the hell do you screw up a cheese burger?
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    Washington Washington members that live to wheel

    If nothing else I think there is a camp ground at Silver Mountain.
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    EV thread

    If it was done right, hell yes. A Stark is faster than Travis Pistrana's heavily modified RM Zilla
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    Official Formula 1 thread

    I don't have any useful suggestions. Just wanted to say that I want to be you when I grow up.
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    Meet Bob, a real hero

    There is a push to get him to write a book. So far, no book.
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    EV thread

    That motor provides amazing performance potential. The battery capacity of that truck makes for amazingly short performance potential.
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    Meet Bob, a real hero

    No, I didn't.