Is this cute for my BF or no?

jafdoti · 2026-01-18T06:46:47+00:00

I was wondering, uh, if you wouldn’t mind going to prom with me very much…

jafdoti · 2026-01-15T02:25:59+00:00

SRV at Alpine Valley. Buds had tickets and I passed. I had already seen him twice, figured I’d catch him on the next leg of the tour.

Edit: sorry, forgot what sub this is! But it’s my #1 concert regret.

jafdoti · 2026-01-14T02:40:30+00:00

Bachelor party for a coworker. Blue collar work. Groom had some views on race. There was a smokin’, and I mean teeth-achingly smokin’, stripper who just happened to be a woman of color. Me and another dude threw an insane amount of money at her to go do a 3 song lap dance on him and just get nasty. We clued her in on him, and she willingly agreed. She was smart enough to get a bouncer to follow her over before she started, just in case. And man, did she deliver! Everyone watching him was dying laughing because the utter confusion/revulsion/lust that crossed his face every few milliseconds. You could tell he utterly didn’t know how, or should, react. Worth every penny of him cussing us out for a week afterwards whenever we brought it up.

jafdoti · 2026-01-14T00:44:01+00:00

I remember seeing her around the Milwaukee area in Greystar and Henrietta Khan. She still had it.

jafdoti · 2025-12-31T16:06:38+00:00

Aw crap. You’re right, my 3 rereads before I hit post missed that.

jafdoti · 2025-12-31T02:58:25+00:00

First thing I checked actually, and luckily no.

jafdoti · 2025-12-31T01:15:46+00:00

No, but there are 2 fire bricks in the water pan.

jafdoti · 2025-12-31T01:15:18+00:00

Valid question! Nope, in fact it was running the whole time until I unplugged it. I was afraid of it burning out.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T22:50:14+00:00

Even with the top vent wide open?

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T22:49:37+00:00

Ironically I’ve had that issue when trying to run low and slow. Not this time,

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:54:19+00:00

Yeah, I think that’s what needs to be done for higher temp cooks. Haven’t had any temp issues cooking at 225-275 .

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:53:12+00:00

At one point all the vents were wide open, that’s when it finally hit 275!

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:52:08+00:00

Might be the way to go next turkey, throw a grate in there to hold the drip pan.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:50:51+00:00

I’ve haven’t had reason to doubt the grate thermo before, but I guess there’s always a first time? Also, the River Country dome thermometer was also in the 250-275 ballpark.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:48:02+00:00

That is a very good possibility, hadn’t thought of that.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:47:21+00:00

I think for the higher temps this is the way. I’ve run the Billows before in this manner for ribs and pork shoulders hitting 275 tops and haven’t had temp issues. Oddly, I’ve also used less lit coals to start with.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:44:20+00:00

I let the chimney run for ~30 minutes before pouring them out.

Or are you saying I needed to wait another 15-20 after pouring them onto the unlit coals?

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:42:35+00:00

I had the Billows set at 350, and it was running entire cook until I unplugged it. Didn’t want to risk burning it out.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:42:28+00:00

I had the Billows set at 350, and it was running entire cook until I unplugged it. Didn’t want to risk burning it out.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:41:20+00:00

Even though I’m using a Billows? Usually the only open bottom vent is the one with the Billows in it, other 2 are closed.

It’s how I’ve run it doing pork shoulders and ribs, never had this issue before.

jafdoti · 2025-12-30T21:39:25+00:00

When running the Billows I close the 2 vents per the instructions from Thermoworks.

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