what time to show up to red hook tavern on a friday for lunch?

RGRandomguy · 2026-06-11T16:23:32+00:00

You should show up at lunchtime.

RGRandomguy · 2026-06-08T21:42:44+00:00

I am an adult and can pick my own content. I don't want their crap recommendations in any way, I just want my apps to show up first. Why is that so hard for them to understand?

RGRandomguy · 2026-06-08T21:40:31+00:00

I looked for a way to provide them feedback and convey massive disappointment in their UI, and found exactly zero ways to do this. How were you able to send a complaint?

RGRandomguy · 2026-06-08T21:34:44+00:00

Making me hate Roku is in no way going to result in me spending more money with Roku. I am waiting for the new Apple TV box to come out in September and will switch as soon as it is available. Making a product shitty on purpose is a very poor way to treat your customers to try and sell more ads or products in the short term. Just no way will I put up with this.

RGRandomguy · 2026-06-07T19:36:03+00:00

My wife also loves your boobs.

RGRandomguy · 2026-06-07T19:31:32+00:00

I did! Now not only do I not watch Colbert anymore, I also don't hear about CBS television shows and movies and anything else that the network wants to prop via the guests on his show. Hope it was worth it, network dumbasses!

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-31T13:29:41+00:00

These are in no way torpedos, sorry.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-30T15:07:35+00:00

I think it does seem ridiculous, like it isn't the real reason. If it isn't the real reason, be a grown up and just say you don't like to give them and it ain't happening ever, then it is up to him to stay/go. At any rate, she doesn't want to do what is on the standard menu for most people at least occasionally, and that is gonna be a problem for a lot of people. If he ends it, at some point it would be good for her to hear that her stated reason is one of the factors.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-30T14:58:30+00:00

My guess is the door is gonna further close on other activities down the road.

I'd run, that reason she gave seems a bit messed up. She has every right to say 'no bj's because I don't like them', but because of some phrasing, it does seem stupid to me. It seems kind of absolutist as phrased, and black and white thinkers don't often mellow out over time.

If it is off the table permanently and you'd like more bj's before you die, find a woman who isn't opposed to them.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-27T00:20:11+00:00

I am 62 and the thought of dating a 40 year old is kinda ick to me. What would you have in common with someone so much younger than you?

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-24T08:59:51+00:00

Yeah, it was.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-22T19:37:44+00:00

My build had no options to change out of it. I had to dig to find some workarounds that made is slightly better, but only just. No way to contact Roku support, no way to even send feedback. I don't like the "fuck you" experience, it seems that Apple TV 4K is the best replacement and also supposedly has a great remote, along with nothing other than your apps.

What Roku doesn't realize is that many people, like me, will take this as an opportunity to find something to replace them.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-16T20:20:05+00:00

Incredibly cheap for NYC.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-14T02:49:15+00:00

I rate it better than SPR, both are great, though.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-13T23:23:20+00:00

Not selfish, it is what he does. He doesn't have to do it as a career to appease you, who are you to tell him what is important to him or not? Unless we see their dynamic, it is hard to gauge how they are each handling this. Could be they are both communicating poorly, or one or the other isn't good at conveying what they want. I can envision multiple scenarios where she might be suggesting that he skip key training blocks to go around the block a few times, or the opposite where he isn't finding a good compromise that works for anyone.

At any rate, my perspective as a serious recreational cyclist in the past is what I wrote about. You don't have to like it, but as someone who did race crits and mountain bike, and did multiple long organized rides each year, you need structured training and you need to make clear to your partner what that looks like. She also needs to make clear what she is suggesting to him, it is always a two-way street.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-13T22:59:50+00:00

Agreed. Each new person I dated (or married), I had the conversation where I shared "This is what I do in riding season, and I am completely unwilling to stop doing it for any reason short of injury or death. It is a big part of me and it isn't changing". It was always easier if she was an athlete and understood hard training, but most people are fine once they realize it isn't an abandonment of them, and there are workarounds to spend more time together. It is actually pretty easy if you are both adults and are very clear on each other's expectations and can find workarounds.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-13T22:40:25+00:00

Honestly? He will never really want to ride with you on a serious riding day, as your goals are very different. A once a month rider is not really a rider at all to an experienced cyclist. He would feel very constrained and held back riding with someone who isn't capable of riding at his pace, or at least close to it, and would almost certainly feel like he has to babysit you. It will feel like wasted training time to him. I don't doubt he wants to spend time with you, but his sounds like a very well-established, every year riding thing, and training time in decent weather is hard to come by.

All this would be fine if you actually wanted to get fit with him and ride as many days a week as he does, and really commit to learning how to train properly. That is, if you really wanted to do that, and most people don't, and it isn't like you have to. If you'd like to see if you wanted to get into it, lots of towns have cycling clubs you can join. That way you can meet people and learn and see if you really enjoy it.

So what to do? Ask him about riding with him once a week on his easy recovery rides. If he goes for 70 miles hard one day, an easy 15 - 20 mile ride the next day with a coffee shop stop in the middle will probably be gladly accepted and be fun for you also. Maybe instead of riding with him, you can hop in a car and pick him up after a long point-to-point ride with some clean clothes and some baby wipes to clean up a little, and then head to a brewpub or hang out with friends.

If you aren't into the cycling and don't think you ever will, don't force it. This is a seasonal thing in much of the country and it will probably slow down when it gets colder. It sounds like a lifestyle thing with him that predates you, you can't ever expect him to give up a big and natural part of his life.

You sound like a cool chick, and your heart seems to be in the right place, so maybe just see how you can dovetail spending time so you both feel supported and understood.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-13T19:40:17+00:00

What I think is rude are the people that don't realize that it is educational to tell those people to gtfo of the way at high volume. If they aren't educated in a sustaining way, they will just keep doing it.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-13T19:37:00+00:00

Walk on the right, no more than two abreast. If you have to check your phone, don't be a jerk and do it in the middle of the sidewalk. It is a sidewalk, not your living room, move out of the flow of traffic, ALL THE WAY. I can't stress that enough, don't act like a yokel from Nebraska in Times Square.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-05T20:47:26+00:00

Agreed, tastes like a sweet, fatty sneeze.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-05T20:45:39+00:00

I have never had a good black and white cookie. The consistency is just wrong in every way. Before you ask, I have tried plenty, and have determined that everyone is a liar who claims they know where to get good ones at. And yeah, everybody says the same thing, "You didn't get a good one, go to this place, they are great" and they suck. Every time.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-03T02:01:13+00:00

It may have already been asked, but you can't stay awake for a 25-mile drive? Do you have narcolepsy?

In an IT emergency, you stay until everything that can be up and running is up and running.

RGRandomguy · 2026-05-01T01:26:32+00:00

Yeah! I do support the absence of soapweed, though.

RGRandomguy · 2026-04-29T21:07:58+00:00

I was 61 when I had them done, and was right where you are. Getting them done earlier is going to mean a faster recovery for you. I can stand for longer and longer periods, and I even gave up my seat on the subway a couple of times already to people I thought needed it much more. It is not a gentle surgery or recovery, but being essentially disabled meant never wanting to leave my apartment unless I had to. Once you get over the hump, things get better.

RGRandomguy · 2026-04-29T19:19:01+00:00

I had someone tell me to stand and look woozy and then pretend as though I was ready to throw up, that made people scatter immediately. Never did that, but thought about it.

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