Random Thought Thread

So my fellow CPK fans I have an confession to make, I was originally enamored by the edc knives Nathan made, but couldn’t get one (the joy of being a 🦖) and not smart enough to get one after they came out. I thought I would just wait for another release of the edc knife and ignore the other options 🤔, I was wrong and ended up purchasing a few before the next edc came up, resistance was futile 😥. Those bloody ergonomics and the amazing steel and knives. The evil scientist caught another victim. IMG_0012.jpegIMG_0012.jpeg
 
Bobthebrewer said:
So my fellow CPK fans I have an confession to make, I was originally enamored by the edc knives Nathan made, but couldn’t get one (the joy of being a 🦖) and not smart enough to get one after they came out. I thought I would just wait for another release of the edc knife and ignore the other options 🤔, I was wrong and ended up purchasing a few before the next edc came up, resistance was futile 😥. Those bloody ergonomics and the amazing steel and knives. The evil scientist caught another victim. View attachment 2727207View attachment 2727208
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Fantastic line up of great knives!!!!
 
Murphjd25 said:
Nevermind they have been water cooled for a while now.
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Idunno about that. I ordered the high output 6.7 which does have a water cooled turbo, but I don't believe it was standard when I ordered it.

If it's standard now, I dropped a non-trivial amount of money for a freaking tune...
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Idunno about that. I ordered the high output 6.7 which does have a water cooled turbo, but I don't believe it was standard when I ordered it.

If it's standard now, I dropped a non-trivial amount of money for a freaking tune...
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I think they are only water cooled on the HO. And yes all that is a different tune anyways. Lol.
 
Bobthebrewer said:
So my fellow CPK fans I have an confession to make, I was originally enamored by the edc knives Nathan made, but couldn’t get one (the joy of being a 🦖) and not smart enough to get one after they came out. I thought I would just wait for another release of the edc knife and ignore the other options 🤔, I was wrong and ended up purchasing a few before the next edc came up, resistance was futile 😥. Those bloody ergonomics and the amazing steel and knives. The evil scientist caught another victim. View attachment 2727207View attachment 2727208
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All great knives! Buffed Burlap is a favorite of mine! That little fella on the far right is good too, I think! 😉
 
Pàdruig Pàdruig

Early results are in. I had to give it a little while so that I could get past expecting the 16 to mimic the Laphroaig expressions.

I would say it's somewhat less intense than the Laphroaig, (Quarter Cask and 10 year Cask Strength), but the flavor profile and complexity were evident and enjoyable, more so as I took my time and tried to let the various tastes linger. Lots going on. (And the afterglow is pretty nice too.)

So, overall, I'd say that it's a worthy addition to my relatively small collection of whisky and whiskey.

Next up will be the 10. (Not tonight, most likely.)
 
Pàdruig said:
That's a good 'un right there. One of my favorite drams.



You should give it a try if you see one available. 16 is my favorite but I don't see it very often. I do have younger bottles that are pretty good though. Laphroaig and Ardbeg are known and touted as being particularly rich and heavy on the peat. You and I love it but the peat can sometimes mask other flavors and profiles that I might find equally enjoyable. Enter Lagavulin - it's smoother and a bit more balanced, in my opinion.
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^^^100% this!!!

Pàdruig said:
I usually offend the hell out of someone when I offer them a bit to try. The look on their faces, combined with exclamations of "Turpentine!", "I just licked an ash tray!", "Why do you drink this?!", amuses the hell out of me. It's certainly an acquired taste and palate.
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Iodine!!! lol
 
Definitely prefer the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength to the standard 10. Much more flavorful in my opinion. This 10 isn't bad by any means, but, doesn't rise to the same level.

Been a while since I've had the Ardbeg "oogie" so I can't comment on where it falls on the spectrum at the moment.

The Lagavulin 16 is better than the standard Laphroaig 10 to my taste buds...but I'll still grab up the cask strength when I can. (None on the shelves, and the manager told me he hasn't had it in a while.)

And that's all I have to say to about that.
 
Blues said:
My late (Sicilian) father-in-law had Fernet Branca on the table after dinner most nights. My wife hated it, I didn't mind it.

Tina and I were in Little Italy in NYC some years ago and at a restaurant a German tourist asked the waiter for some Fernet. The waiter didn't know what it was. Tina and I laughed, told the tourist that the waiter obviously wasn't Italian and told him what to ask the bartender for.


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I lived in Argentina for a bit and interestingly this was super popular there as well
 
Check out your state controller’s website to see if they have money waiting for you. I had never considered it but my sister had a dormant bank account’s balance transferred to them. In her search done by name, my name popped up. We have similar names. She told me to check it out. There was money from three places waiting for me. It wasn’t a ton of money but it’s mine and just sitting there waiting to be claimed. I clicked claim and a couple of weeks later a check showed up. So, I recommend it.
 
Murphjd25 said:
The more I’m reading it sounds like an epic failure too! The entire cab needs to come off the truck. 🤣
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Can you imagine that

Picture that truck in 20 years.

I've had lots of trucks that were over 20 years old. Hell, that's when trucks are hitting their prime.

That truck. The 20 years from now. "Oh heck I think I have a bit of a coolant leak". "Oh well, I guess I'll just pull the whole damn cab off and work on that" "sure do hope I get it right the first time" "I wonder what other stuff I'll break taking that dang cab on and off".
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Can you imagine that

Picture that truck in 20 years.

I've had lots of trucks that were over 20 years old. Hell, that's when trucks are hitting their prime.

That truck. The 20 years from now. "Oh heck I think I have a bit of a coolant leak". "Oh well, I guess I'll just pull the whole damn cab off and work on that" "sure do hope I get it right the first time" "I wonder what other stuff I'll break taking that dang cab on and off".
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I love the sound of a water-cooled turbo, but I can’t beat the easy of working on my 06 F250. After 18 yrs, the worse issues have been a resistor and vacuum pump. Let’s see what happens at 20 yrs…
 
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