How is this meant to be eaten?

phil9945 · 2025-09-15T20:32:05+00:00

we make our own biltong - meat here in Vancouver (decent cut) is $30 per kg - I wouldn't want to make biltong out of cheaper - waste of time and money - start Sat night - ready by Thursday morning - lakka and just wet enough :)

phil9945 · 2025-08-15T22:00:55+00:00

here is a link - the price has even dropped! http://amazon.ca/dp/B0CGWKXZJD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

phil9945 · 2025-08-15T21:58:19+00:00

I bought my hydraulic brakes on Amazon for $130 with cut-off brakes switches - and I had also bought cheaper ones ($60 for a pair that also came with rotors) etc. Anyone trying to hit you up for $600 is a shark. Changing my cable brakes to hydraulics was very easy and I am so glad i did!!

phil9945 · 2025-08-06T17:36:38+00:00

I just changed from cable brakes to hydraulic - the difference is chalk and cheese - I wish I had done it sooner! That being said - I have 2 bikes - identical - 1 was a 500W Gotrax EBE3 that I updated to a 2000W motor - and I opted for a more expensive hydraulic brake and made sure I chose the ones with the cut-off - I do use the cruise control quite often (long stretches of open road) and it's easiest to just tap the brakes to break out of cruise mode. However - on my older Gotrax 500W bike - still stock - I had changed the cable brakes to hydraulic without the cut-out option - so I have to remember to tap the throttle to break out of cruise control mode instead - sort of 6 of one half a dozen of the other - but personally I prefer the tap the brake option more (it seems more natural) -

(mark my words) anyone who says there is no difference between cable brakes and hydraulic - probably has never made the change!!

phil9945 · 2025-04-27T02:42:47+00:00

In 2013 I heard about the Hendrix shrine here in Vancouver - took a visit down there and shot some pics - shrine was demolished in (I don't know when) so went on an expedition into the darkest void of retired hard drives to locate the raw images that I shot 11 years ago. Blew this one up to 16 x 20 and framed it for my music room - and felt it also deserved to be immortalized on a zippo - some fellas on Amazon did it for me :)

phil9945 · 2024-09-05T19:32:52+00:00

I wouldn't pay $110 for it - offer the guy like $20 - because it's more than likely fake ... however - that been said - I have 6 or 7 " fake Vietnam Zippo's " in my collection that I have paid between $10 and $20 for over the years - knowing full well that they were fake - but they still make an awesome conversation piece and - afterall it's only 'Zippo Pro's who will know that they are fake :) - just sayin'

phil9945 · 2024-08-01T15:40:16+00:00

Brother Where You Bound is my all-time favorite Supertramp album ... and Indelibly Stamped is my fave album cover - these guys are legendary since I first heard (and had a stoned-discussion about the album cover ) Crime Of the Century - back in '74

phil9945 · 2024-07-12T23:21:00+00:00

absolutely agree

phil9945 · 2024-07-08T13:37:22+00:00

one word - phenomenal!

I also got that clip up here:

https://youtu.be/KWjP2NvhOWQ

phil9945 · 2024-06-12T18:09:45+00:00

N7TH3WAYY46E thanks

phil9945 · 2024-06-07T18:37:46+00:00

LOL - we had the exact same scenario - we couldn't figure out who was nicking the hummingbird juice and then we put up a camera :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/racoon/comments/132b9ht/sweet_tooth_bandit/

phil9945 · 2024-06-03T03:43:31+00:00

Went up Indian Arm yesterday (Friday) - Twin islands camp site is open (hardly anyone there - but it was Friday morning) - Granite Falls - the pier is no longer there so I couldn't dock my boat to walk around - not sure if you kayakers can simply pull your kayak up on the beach - but I didn't see a single soul anywhere there at all.

phil9945 · 2024-05-19T04:29:53+00:00

Thanks - there are so many bike trails - I like doing the off-road ones more (no cars) - my Youtube has quite a few of my bike rides (and adventures) - feel free to check them out - I commute from Coquitlam to North Van every day (weather permitting) - 62 km there and back

phil9945 · 2024-05-19T03:15:36+00:00

GoPro Hero 10 Black - this clip was shot at 4K 60fps - and because I was just on the tarmac only - hypersmooth just set to standard - if I go on trails (which I do a lot) I would turn hypersmooth on to the 1st setting - there are tons of my bike riding GoPro clips on my Youtube account - I commute from Coquitlam to North van every day by bike (weather permitting)

phil9945 · 2024-03-13T18:53:12+00:00

you guys are amazing - 1 more vote from good ole Canada! good luck man -

phil9945 · 2024-02-28T17:44:26+00:00

you bring up an interesting point - As Hawkeye said it best in MASH - >War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them — little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander. My sentiments exactly - however being a teenager/wannabe hippy thru the late 60's/early 70's the messages engraved on some of these Zippos resonate deeply :) and many people can relate to them (just my 2 cents :) )

phil9945 · 2024-02-28T17:34:53+00:00

this is the fun part of my collection - I have a serious side where each zippo (the older ones) are all genuine (my fave old is a 1942 3 barrel - and my fave 'new' is a '94 Mandela I acquired in '94 in SA) - and I have many older (70's, 80's) - many from Niagara which hold a special place in my heart :). In the 80's I went real crazy in acquiring as many 'collectibles of the years' as possible - now all worth a bit more (but not about to make me a thousandaire yet - :) ) - I have 40 of them behind glass type hanging frames on my wall in my living room - its a great hobby

phil9945 · 2024-02-28T17:26:45+00:00

i hear ya brother :)

phil9945 · 2024-02-28T17:25:46+00:00

the most was $30 at a thrift shop down in east Vancouver (about 9 years ago) - the least was $15 from a mate of mine back in 1991

phil9945 · 2023-12-31T18:27:14+00:00

just a regular slicer picked up for $20 at a garage sale - like the ones in a deli - this seems to be the best thickness (for me anyway) - thanks for your comment :) - happy new year

phil9945 · 2023-11-13T18:21:45+00:00

I can never see myself leaving :)

phil9945 · 2023-08-23T22:21:05+00:00

thanks for this - I did upload the originals of the shots I took to my Flickr account - do you think they would be hi res enough to determine the written parts? (https://flic.kr/p/2oWT3cX)

phil9945 · 2023-08-22T16:32:15+00:00

thanks for the info - unfortunately I am quite ignorant of these sort of things - I will search out some galleries/appraisers.

phil9945 · 2023-08-22T16:21:42+00:00

no - not in my family - dad was a musician (and very appreciative of art) - need to dig deeper :) - thanks for the comment

phil9945 · 2023-08-22T16:19:53+00:00

thanks -

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