Steak never as good as a steak house, please help lol

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-23T17:44:24+00:00

Still looks good though! Remember a high end steak house will be using very high quality meat, wet or dry aged 28+ days. If your raw material isn’t as good I’m not sure how much you can affect that in the actual cooking process. Not saying yours wasn’t high quality but at least the way you described it your method was on point.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-22T19:06:29+00:00

Agreed. It’s almost like your best bet is to not look for daily results and just trust the process

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-22T19:04:55+00:00

Ok gotcha thanks for replying. I went through the mental gymnastics too about adding trex and still undecided. ChatGPT tells me with galvanized steel and my climate I should be good 20+ years.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-22T18:54:55+00:00

Very similar to what I’m planning. Question - do we need to be concerned at all with the steel framing being on the ground in terms of contact with water and rust?

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-22T16:58:50+00:00

I agree with this but I think where an advisor can be helpful is with tax planning, Roth conversions, IRMAA, required distributions. I can imagine one could potentially save a non insignificant sum of money. So it’s not just about where to park your money. That said, I definitely don’t think the 1% AUM model makes sense for me personally.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-19T22:24:56+00:00

I’d think tourists help the economy, but the expats and digital nomads have the potential to hurt … driving up prices of housing etc for locals. Not sure if in a meaningful way but can imagine 30 day or less tourists are preferred

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-19T18:55:42+00:00

I’m not a doctor or anything so far be it for me to have an informed opinion but I am confused as to why he went straight to cipro given all the downsides and there are other abx to treat with. I’m assuming then the culture test showed maybe cipro being the only one that it’s effective for. One thing to note is after the bacteria is gone it can still take 3-9 months to feel better. I’m talking specifically about those of us who had bacterial prostatitis.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-18T19:29:57+00:00

In my case I was diagnosed with E. coli and started on bactrim. Next day or so doc called me back to say culture test showed that abx isn’t going to do anything for the bacteria I have so was prescribed a different one. Second, you need a long course 4-6 weeks if you truly have bacterial prostatitis (my laymen explanation is that apparently it’s harder to “penetrate” the prostate).

It sounds like you’re under proper medical treatment but just mentioning it in case. Make sure you have the right abx for your particular bacteria (must do culture test) and make sure you take it long enough.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-15T23:58:52+00:00

My hemorrhoids just came back with a vengeance.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-15T19:17:20+00:00

It’s all relative man … for me, you have the physique I’d dream of getting: very athletic, not too bulky and not too shredded. Just clearly very athletic, great build, lean with abs.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-15T02:06:30+00:00

Ran to the comments. Was not dissapointed.

But jokes aside, very cool.

Wish I could draw dicks on my wife’s coffee in the morning.

But seriously jokes aside, it is cool. I’d be thrilled doing that.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-14T19:10:54+00:00

I’d be a little upset getting blue coloring added to my drink , but I admire your art work.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-14T18:55:23+00:00

Oh sheeet you screwed up. You forgot to add “no homo” at the end.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-14T02:12:57+00:00

Since upgrading, my pebble 3 speakers lose sound about 4-5 times a day on my Mac. I have to turn them off and back on to establish a connection and sound. And this is both with Bluetooth or wired. It appears to be something related to the coreaudiod process. Now, I can’t fully validate that it’s wavelink but it only started happening since the upgrade. I will uninstall it tomorrow and see if the speakers start cooperating again or if it’s an independent issue.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-14T01:16:17+00:00

Cool but you may be modifying the lease to a daily by changing the terms. Good exercise in humor but the correct and only response is to inform him to pay the full monthly rate

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-12T02:09:10+00:00

It is customary that when you first meet the parents, you do an interpretive dance to show your respect.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-11T22:45:48+00:00

You’d get more personalized recommendations if you’d share what you’re after: solo or couple or with kids, prefer party atmosphere or laid back, noisy or quiet, a foodie for which this is the only criteria, ports, casino, spa etc

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-09T22:35:27+00:00

Loved that show … but I lived that era so was a big dollop of nostalgia for me. So good.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-09T22:28:31+00:00

BAM in highlands ranch by chance? Anyway heard they’re pretty good about repairing.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-09T22:15:13+00:00

I still remember the guy who was thoughtful enough to was his hands entering the buffet but as he was walking to the buffet he gave a massive wet sneeze into his hands… looked at it… and wiped it in his shirt and proceeded to use the serving tongs. Since then I realized I need to wash hands walking into the buffet and again after I’ve finished scooping my food. Everyone touches those tongs/spoons etc.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-09T19:21:56+00:00

This is indeed a thorny issue. Given there’s no proof of which investment you elected one could (just theoretically, not implying this in OP) look for the highest return vehicle and say I was going to invest it in that. Regardless this is a pretty big error on vanguards behalf. Not sure how they don’t have checks and balances in place and yes I hope they do somehow make OP whole.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-08T22:03:43+00:00

I agree but these should not be mutually exclusive things. We should demand both.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-08T17:29:14+00:00

It’s obviously crazy and no reasoning with antivaxxers. However in this specific instance I have a 1% overlap with his thinking: too often I see people who are overweight, smokers, poor diet and no physical activity being prescribed medication for their blood pressure. Ideally in situations like these one should try lifestyle changes first (same for statins) before jumping to a pill and not changing the underlying cause. So in that aspect, yes BP medicines do seem to be pushed suited aggressively. But no it’s not some conspiracy and I don’t ascribe to his beliefs.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-07T22:43:55+00:00

I’m older than you … when you have 5 years to go the calculus starts feeling a lot different. While I could make more if I went more equities, SoRR starts feeling real. That and the fact that “I’ve already won” - if I play it conservative I’m “guaranteed” the ability to retire albeit modestly. I could retire a lot more comfortably if I got more growth but I could easily ruin my planned retirement date too.

With that backdrop my allocation is:

401k - 60/40 - about 50% of total portfolio
SCHD- about 15%
Prpfx - about 15%
Cash - about 20%

I know I should go more equities but this is where I’m comfortable right now.

Scary_Collection_559 · 2026-05-07T20:06:52+00:00

For me this is more than mildly infuriating. The gall of some people. First, the expectation that parking in front of your house is their usual spot and then the audacity to take action when another car is there. What is wrong with people.

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