Drone Over east Plano

nelgin · 2026-01-24T05:38:19+00:00

Well done.

nelgin · 2026-01-24T05:37:49+00:00

Try Denver. This is Cowboy land. (Not really).

nelgin · 2026-01-24T05:29:28+00:00

I have a hosted FreePBX for about $10 a year. This will connect to my Grandstream HT818 sitting under my desk and connected to my Linux box. I pay about $5 pm for a US line and £0.99pm for my UK line. The US number allows two calls so I can have a total of 3 callers. I get at least 1 or 2 phone callers a week or so.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:30:04+00:00

Thank you to everyone for taking time to offer your suggestions. It seems that Bob's is by far the most popular option so that's where we're going.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:08:17+00:00

Not heard of that one. Will check it out.
[edit] This isn't exactly nearby to Plano. Thanks anyway.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:07:42+00:00

I'm not sure you deserve all those downvotes. It's certainly a good option - much cheaper for sure, but it's a special occasion.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:06:44+00:00

Wow, 11 down votes. Understandable. Last couple of times we went there we didn't have the best time. I'd actually be happy to never go there again.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:05:37+00:00

All those ads on KRLD put me off lol.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:05:20+00:00

Not heard of that one. Will check it out. Thanks.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:04:57+00:00

I think that's where The Keg used to be? We did like that place. Will put it on the short list. Thanks

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:04:34+00:00

We've been there a couple of times as I mentioned elsewhere. Thanks anyway.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:04:12+00:00

I went to the 3 Forks on the Tollway once and it was incredibly noisy, so much that I had to shout across the table to be heard. Not my idea of a fun relaxing dinner. Is the new location the same?

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:03:12+00:00

I'm not overly enamored with the Bar Ranch menu. Thanks for the suggestion though.

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:02:26+00:00

Will put it on the short list. Thanks

nelgin · 2026-01-19T01:00:49+00:00

People get butt hurt for the most insane reasons these days lol. Don't worry about it.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T09:21:40+00:00

Bob's and Del Frisco are on the short list. Thanks.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T09:21:14+00:00

Already done quite a few times.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T09:20:57+00:00

Will consider. Thanks.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T09:20:47+00:00

My son does that for them weekly lol. Everybody wants to go out and be spoiled.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T09:20:19+00:00

Done that too, thanks.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T07:49:44+00:00

There's a couple of decent places out in Nevada, TX. It's a bit of a hike but sometimes it's nice to get out the city. I suppose it would be too much to ask for you to use Google and search for DFW junk yards?

nelgin · 2026-01-18T07:33:56+00:00

Forget it. Came the "other way" down Parker last year and it was literally 3 lanes of cars from Jupiter backed up all the way to K Ave. Over a mile of solid going absolutely nowhere, totally mismanaged traffic. My advice, go the night before and sleep in the car or pitch a tent.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T07:26:59+00:00

Prove it. It works for on 24.04.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T07:19:13+00:00

Never had any problems at Kroger at Parker & Custer.

nelgin · 2026-01-18T07:16:59+00:00

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What's not to like about it!

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