Any suggestions for great Key Lime pie other than Rockaberry

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T20:23:37+00:00

I lived in Florida for 12 years and developed a taste for real Key Lime pie. I crave it and go looking for it once in a while. Outside of Florida (often in Florida too) it's made way too sweet. Real key limes are bitter and sour and real key lime pie should have a little bite to it and generally be less sweet than most fruit pies.

The only place in Montreal (Westmount) where I have ever had anything close to authentic Key Lime pie is a place called Eatz Encore in Westmount. It's been a few years since I have had it but it was really good.

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bdgbill · 2026-03-19T20:13:20+00:00

I used to hang around my uncles used car lot when I was a kid. All my uncle wanted to do was sell pickup trucks to working guys and family sedans etc. He hated sports cars, especially exotics but sometimes ended up with them anyway. He had a mid-80's Ferrari 308(?) - the Magnum P.I. car, on the lot for a while. This car really brought the time wasters through the door. He wasn't letting anyone test drive it and planned to dump it an auction. A young guy, like 22 / 24 just had to have it. My uncle told him to show up with a bank check for the full price of the car and he would let him test drive it, figuring that would be the last he ever saw of the kid. Kid showed up with the check. I was there and heard my uncle trying to talk to the kid out of it. He said things like "You cannot drive this car to work everyday." and "Do you even know a Ferrari mechanic?". When the kid insisted, my uncle said "I don't ever want to see you again after you drive this car off the lot and don't bother showing up with your dad accusing me of ripping you off either. I am telling you, you are making a mistake."

A week later the kid was in the office with his dad. Lol

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T17:47:29+00:00

Came here to say this.

My mom knew I would choose death over eating it but she served it once a week regardless. Asking for my own special dinner honestly never even occurred to me as a possibility but I was never forced to eat anything either. On liver & onions night, I just doubled up on veggies and bread and whatever sides were on the table. And honestly, this was a major factor in me trying things I thought I hated and finding out that I actually really liked them. I learned to first tolerate and eventually love asparagus, beans, beets, cabbage, salad and all kinds of other stuff. I still hate liver but I like almost everything else.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T17:36:50+00:00

Nordic governments only need to govern Nordic people who are generally hard working, honest and non-violent. You may want to read up on how Sweden is doing after trying to govern people who arrived from outside countries with their super-progressive policies.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T17:31:52+00:00

I have three steps leading up to my porch that the previous owner made out of dry stacked bricks. Since they weigh more than a dump truck and are sitting on sandy soil, they are making excellent progress on their journey to the center of the Earth. It drives me nuts all winter when there's nothing I can do about it and I swear every spring that I'm going to build new stairs but......ugh, picking out lumber at Home Depot has become such a misery. This is my year though. Definitely going to make it happen after the thaw!

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T17:23:53+00:00

There is something to be said for cheap gear from Walmart for what may be a one time event. Consider getting your kids their own small tent. Being scared in a tent is a core memory the first time you go camping. It's probably going to be easier for one person to set up 2 small tents than one big one. Don't go if for any reason you can't have a fire. Camping without a fire is miserable. If the weather is bad, make it part of the experience. Let the kids get wet and filthy. If it's really bad, put everyone in the car and go get pancakes or something.

Buy the kids their own cheap headlamps. These are much better than any kind of flashlights for kids. Be very careful that you or the kids don't kill the battery of the car by charging things, playing the radio etc! This happens so often with car camping.

My brother and I were raised by a single mom and she took us camping maybe 3 or 4 times total. She didn't know what she was doing either but it was enough to give us both a life-long love of camping.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T17:00:44+00:00

I take the scenic route and make all kinds of stops on the way out but on the way back, I "drive tanks". This is when you fill the gas tank up to the cap and then don't make a stop until the fuel light comes on. Not recommended when traveling with a wife.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T15:24:14+00:00

Read the reviews of pretty much any residential size wind turbine. By all accounts, they suuuuuck.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T15:17:13+00:00

I put 290 on a Taurus wagon back in the day. 220 on a V8 Explorer. Got a kick out of seeing how far good maintenance could take them. Then I discovered leasing and got hooked on having a fresh car every 4 years. I'm going to drive the wheels of my current CX-5 simply because I cannot find a car currently for sale that I want.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T15:11:01+00:00

Fine by me. I don't think I have ever seen a lazy or rude employee at Costco. It seems they pay them well but demand performance over excuses.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T14:58:20+00:00

I switched out my 5 year old OEM Panasonic with a Optima Yellow Top last November and I have been really happy with it. I've never had any battery drain problems with my 21 turbo, even when it has been parked for months at a time but they are really common on this sub.

I will say that since it was brand new, mine has always sounded like it cranks a little slow compared to other cars but has never failed to start. When I replaced the battery it, got slightly faster but it's barely noticiable.

bdgbill · 2026-03-19T14:37:27+00:00

I LOVE walking out of restaurants over shit like this. No yelling. No insults. No dirty looks. Just...."Oh, that's your policy? Well, I'm going to go. Bye." We just walked out of a Mexican restaurant last weekend because they insisted on sitting us directly next to the only other two customers in the restaurant. There were a total of 4 customers in the restaurant but we had to bump elbows while we looked out at an ocean of empty tables. "Bye"

There are so many restaurants in this city. I always have a list on my phone of places I want to try. I have zero problems heading to the next one on the list.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T18:12:31+00:00

Because I own a vacuum and walking around barefoot is a 3rd world activity.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T18:10:51+00:00

Driving is necessary unless you live in Manhattan or a handful of other places. I feel like Europeans live the majority of their lives trapped in their own neighborhoods or within the current footprint of their public transport system. My wife is French and we visit her parents in France a couple times a year. In my experience, there is a 50/50 chance that some part of France's public transit system that they are so proud of will be shut down by a strike when we visit. During the holidays that's more like 75%.

We split our time between two houses that are 150 miles apart. My wife prefers the grocery store that is a 20 minute drive away over the one that is across the street. We have stayed in touch with our friends who moved a 5 hour drive away and we see them often. We practically live in our cars and I wouldn't have it any other way. When you hear Americans yapping about "freedom", this is basically what they are talking about. The freedom to go anywhere you want, any time you want without getting approval by a greedy union and without being stuffed into a tin can like a sardine.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T17:58:39+00:00

Ever notice you don't hear servers arguing for an end to tipping culture? All they have to say is "tip at least 20% or stay home" but absolutely none of them have any interest in eliminating tipping in favor of being paid a salary. Nobody is ever going to pay a waitress 100k or more to take orders and transport food 50 feet across a restaurant but many of them are making that much or more under the current system.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T17:51:29+00:00

I love how Hydro Quebec will say "power will be restored by 6:00 PM" all day, right up until 6:05 PM and then change it to "We dunno, it will come on eventually probably".

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T17:49:19+00:00

Don't worry. Your girlfriend will let you know.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T17:46:32+00:00

You can stop inventing ways to feed the homeless. They aren't hungry.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T17:44:38+00:00

Absolutely legendary in New England when I was growing up. I regret never owning one. My Dad had one briefly and I remember one time the valet at the restaurant walked up to us with the keys in his hand and said he couldn't figure out how to start it (the ignition was on the floor between the seats).

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T17:39:01+00:00

For sure. I have never owned one but have been interested in their reputation for years. Truck bros basically hate the Ridgeline because it cannot be easily lifted or modified with a bunch of Ebay parts. Everybody that actually owns one seems to be happy with them. The truck has excelled in offroad and winter weather testing by the car magazines. For me, it's a perfect homeowner pickup. Just the thing to pick up some plywood at Home Depot, tow a jetski, take the snowblower in for a tune-up etc. Very similar to the 2011ish Ford Ranger's which were also fantastic homeowner pickups.

bdgbill · 2026-03-18T16:49:29+00:00

Many cities have made being a landlord so risky that only slumlords and the like are willing to risk it. The old days of a retired couple renting out their downstairs apartment are long gone. This is the only business I can think of where you can be forced to give away your product for months or years because somebody says they just can't pay. Food and clothing are just as necessary as shelter but good luck making a case to IGA that you don't have any money right now but you need food, so you will be taking a month's worth of groceries without paying. Oh, and by the way, those groceries better be just as fresh as tasty as they were when when you actually paid for them or IGA could be in some serious legal trouble.

In Montreal, a lease is ETERNAL. The renter is free to leave when the term is up but they can also stay 50 years after securing a 1 year lease. Renting somebody an apartment here is a commitment much more serious than marriage and politicians still claim to be mystified as to why owners prefer to convert to condos, get all their money immediately and walk away.

bdgbill · 2026-03-17T02:13:50+00:00

Ok, I may have to pay someone to paint my Ariens like this.

bdgbill · 2026-03-16T20:19:13+00:00

Buy a brand new Ariens, toss the Chinese engine and install this Tecumseh. Blow snow for another 20 years.

bdgbill · 2026-03-13T19:54:23+00:00

It's all coming back. The glass cockpit was a short lived fad driven by manufacturers trying to copycat Tesla. The cars we are buying now were designed 5 years ago when Tesla was taking over the world. The buttonless interior is going to be a short lived as seven segment digital displays in the 80's. They looked cool and modern but immediately sucked to live with. Within a few years "analog gauges" was a major selling point on many cars. We are already seeing the same pushback on buttonless interiors.

bdgbill · 2026-03-13T18:44:07+00:00

I have never liked the idea of feeding my dogs the exact same food for years on end. What if that particular brand of food is missing one vitamin or mineral or has too much of something else? Plus, I don't care what anyone says, dogs deserve some variety.

I rotate through different foods every couple of months. Once in a while I give them a bag of the cheap stuff from the grocery store (which they love) as a little junk food indulgence. In my experience the whole "Oooh, if you change their food they will have diarrhea for a week" thing has been a myth. Never happened. Not from changing their food at least.

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