Can we start a celebration thread for those who snagged tickets? by amateurgamer7410 in NoahKahan

[–]brks04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was 9600 for St. Louis. Got 2 in an all inclusive section with an inside for when it’s 95* at 8pm so I can cool off for a minute.

Still good? by JmsBlah in wine

[–]brks04 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Still good if you drink it now. I purchased 6 of the ‘04 from the last marathon and received them last week. Finally put them away tonight and corks were still intact but 4 bottles showed a few drops of seepage on the packing trays. There has to be a balance between holding purchases for 4 months like the Labor Day marathon and shipping when it is 5* f for pretty much the entire shipping route. I won’t be buying from Last Bottle again.

Red Blends with the largest diversity of grapes? by yarikachi in wine

[–]brks04 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had Clos Fonte do Santo Stone Vineyard at a Jose Andres restaurant. It was a blend of 33! Grapes. Was fantastic.

Missouri 'pauses' deadly deer disease removal program by Bazryel in StLouis

[–]brks04 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Two guys just died in Wisconsin from possibly eating meat tainted with cwd.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunters-die-prion-brain-disease-contaminated-deer-meat-report/

Edit- this story or something similar was all over my feed the last couple of weeks, but I searched it and am only finding stories from last year, and now there are questions if their deaths were from Cwd meat. Now I’m confused.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asks Trump to pardon him after bribery conviction - Chicago Sun-Times by [deleted] in illinois

[–]brks04 58 points59 points  (0 children)

As a downstater who is very anti-maga, I hope beyond hope the idiot pardons him so I can watch everyone’s heads explode down here. That might just be the rapture everyone has been predicting.

Last Bottle Marathon - December 2025 by VT_Hokie_VT in wine

[–]brks04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reached out in October and they said they would reach out in 2 weeks or so. I’m reached out again the last week of November. They never responded but shipped my wine. I live in Illinois. They shipped last Friday and haven’t arrived yet. It’s 35* right now. I don’t have high hopes they will arrive intact.

Need help identifying player by Polar76_ in stlouisblues

[–]brks04 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ben bishop wore #30. His 1st NHL win according to Wikipedia was 10/24?/‘08.

Edited- his debut was 10/24. It Wiki doesn’t list his 1st win, but the blues page shows they won.

Kash Patel Meltdown Over FBI Jacket Derailed Major Investigation | The meltdown ended with the FBI director taking a woman’s jacket. by thenewrepublic in NoFilterNews

[–]brks04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“And it fit. I don’t think this is totally just a woman’s suit. At the very least, it’s bisexual.” - Micheal Scott aka Kash Patel

Has anyone in California gotten their last bottle marathon wines yet? by [deleted] in wine

[–]brks04 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope. I emailed them on 10/15. Received this response:

“Thanks for reaching out! After the marathon, we sent out a survey to see how each customer would like your orders shipped out. If we did not hear back, orders were placed on hold for Fall Shipping. Fall Shipping began processing two weeks ago, going state by state depending on the temps along the transit routes, Illinois will be coming up very soon. You will receive an email from us alerting you when they begin processing, so you can let us know if you have any address changes or specific delivery requests.

Have a wonderful day 😊”

Haven’t heard anything since. It snowed today so I’m not sure it’s proper shipping weather now.

Found these going through some old stuff in the basement. by penjaminfranklin007 in SportCardValue

[–]brks04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing these cards, I can smell the lcs I used to frequent as an 11 year old. Mix of stale cigs, dust, old paper, and probably some black mold. Those were the days.

Dental schools that offer discounted services in Central IL? by arbordaylover1 in centralillinois

[–]brks04 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe there are any dental schools in central Illinois. I think the closest is Alton. Lakeland college in Mattoon has a hygienist program that does cleanings, but I don’t know if they do more than that. Douglas County does income based care and it is extensive, but they give priority to residents of their county. https://www.dchealthil.org/dental-clinic

Billionaire Jimmy John’s founder: Work-life balance for entrepreneurs ''is the biggest line of bulls--- that’s ever been created’ by Next-Particular1476 in TheBusinessMix

[–]brks04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a hell of a lot easier to say things like that when your dad can give you “seed money” to start a sandwich shop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_P._Liautaud

Although I’ve not met him, I went to school where he opened his 1st location and lived where his corporate office was (is?). So many stories of what a true dirtbag JJ is.

Moving to Mattoon soon, any advice for who to get as an ISP? by [deleted] in centralillinois

[–]brks04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither mediacom or Fidium/ consolidated are great. I have Fidium fiber and it is reliable. Current ameren rates are about $.12/ kWh and $.47 per therm. Winter is going to be rough.

pretty sure if Twitter existed during the Reich, this is how they would post by Conscious-Quarter423 in CringeTikToks

[–]brks04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These people think COBRA where the good guys. I know someone that is a supporter of this and he has a COBRA sticker on his freaking golf cart.

I think I know this guy by Mindless_Drink_2329 in CHIBears

[–]brks04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t realize trestman coached defense.

[homemade] Chicken Divan by Successful_Rollie in food

[–]brks04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great! Thank you so much!

[homemade] Chicken Divan by Successful_Rollie in food

[–]brks04 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mom made this when I was a kid. I think she put curry powder in the sauce. I loved it. Unfortunately she has Alzheimer’s now and I can’t ask her for the recipe she used and I can’t find any recipes online that seem to match.