redneck beer reveiw #6

Cold beer and fresh raw oysters on the Gulf Coast.

Can ya guess how this review will go?

The Original Oyster House

GM math

I was just thinking, have you seen the latest GM TV spot. The CEO (or whatever he is) says that GM has paid its loan in full with interest, about 9 billion dollars. Seems like I remeber $58 billion, what about the other 49? I guess they're not counting that since it wasn't part of the official loan. The commercial sorta comes off like we're slick. Well, I don't think we're quite even yet.

That just gripes my butt. I figure they still owe me a truck or a few million dollars anyhow. Get all that paid back and don't get yourself back in the same hole then you can brag about it.

stephen hawking

"We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet."   STEPHEN HAWKING

finally solved a rubik's cube

a few things to remember

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. "Yes" is the answer.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
 

calvin and hobbes

yuengling

how to pronounce Yuengling

I was just thinking about my last blog. Yuengling is the oldest brewery in the U.S. and I aint never heard of it until just recently, not that I think I've heard of everything but still.....

I think the problem is the name, like I said before, I aint going in no bar and ordering a Ying-ling. Think about it a little bit, Adolphus Busch didn't name his beer "Adolphusweiser", he went with "Budweiser". It's easy and feels right to say "Gimme a Bud". I think they call it marketing and I got a few ideas for the Yuengling Beer Company.

They need a catchy name, I aint even sure how to say Yuengling. I'd suggest "Hoeweiser". How does that sound? Walk up to the bar and say "Gimme a Hoe." Tell the waiter "I'll have a Hoe". If you wanted a light beer, you could order a "Skinny Hoe", a draft (no can/bottle) could be a "Naked Hoe". If you wanted lime with it, make it a "Mexican Hoe", instead of a "tall boy" (16 oz. can), you could have a "Big Hoe", guess that would make a "pony" a "Midget Hoe". Seasonal beers are popular now, Decembers could be the "Hoe-Hoe-Hoe". A non-alcoholic version would be a "Faux Hoe". Can you imagine the superbowl halftime commercials?

I could go up to the bar and say "Gimme a Hoe, and make sure it's got good head."

redneck beer review # 5

I won't take the credit for going out and trying this beer on my own. I was asked to pick up some of this beer while I was on the coast. Here in north Mississippi there are just so many new things to try. I picked up a case and figured I could drink one just cause I was nice enough to get it and haul it all the way back home.

As with my last beer review, I was on the coast so I figured it couldn't be to bad, even if it was the same beer that Pres. Obama likes.
Obama Settles bet with Beer
Anyhow, I was suprised, this is pretty good beer. For some reason, I thought it would be kinda strong. Other than just a little wang on the first swallow, it was not strong at all, that's coming from someone that drinks Busch Light all the time. Next time I think I'll try the regular instead of the light but I won't be ordering it in a bar. How the hell do you say it? It would just sound like I was ordering a Ling-ling.

What I liked about it: cold, crisp, light beer. Not too strong, you could drink several of them. Oldest brewery in the U.S. I never heard of it (north Mississippi remember) but that's what the web site says. http://www.yuengling.com/history.htm

What I didn't like: Some politician is the reason I heard of it before. More expensive than my regular beer. It's made in Pennsylvania, I'm from the south, can't help it.

REDNECK RANK: A couple of good cold beers while waiting on the grill to get hot. Good beer.

road rage part 5

I was just thinking, everyone knows what this means. Right?

You see it on your dash and you know you need to do something. Might be big-time trouble, might just need a new O2 sensor or some crap like that. There's another one that everyone should be familiar with before I hit the road again. If you look in your rear view mirror and see this, do you know what to do?

It means that you need to get the hell outta the way! It means the passing lane is not your personal lane. It means your going the same speed as the car on your right. It means speed up or slow down, do something. It means wake up and move. It means you more-than-likely shouldn't have a driver's license. It means you are rude and don't consider that other people live and drive in your little world.

Get the idea? If you aint passing nobody, get outta the way!!!

a few good quotes

"Flexible, hell, I'm so flexible I can kiss my own ass."   B.M.

"It's bad to be dumb, but it's worse to be dumb and not know it."   B.W.

"I know the s**t is gonna hit the fan, I'm just hoping it's dry when it does."   M.S.

how to save 50 bucks

I was just thinking, rechargable batteries and ink cartridges are a bunch of crap. You can buy a printer cheaper than you can buy ink, that's stupid but I aint figured that one out yet. Batteries are a different story, if you need a battery for your cell phone, get on Ebay, you can get one for a couple of bucks, the cell phone companies will charge you 20 or 30 dollars. Batteries for my tools are another story.

I have a few tools (a lot actually) and I have a whole set of Dewalt 18 volt cordless tools. After a couple of years, the 2 batteries that came with them started to die. I thought "No big deal, just buy a new battery." Lowe's wants $79.99 for a Dewalt 18 volt battery, you can but a drill and battery for that, just don't make sense. I searched the internet and finally found one for about $50; bought it, but still felt like I got ripped off.

Since then I've done a little more research and found out that the insides of all those batteries are the same, they all have a bunch of the same little batteries on the inside. You can find companies that will replace/recycle them for you but they still cost too much and all they do is put a new cell or two in your old battery.

I figured, "Why can't I buy a cheap battery and use it to replace the bad parts of my battery." My thoughts were that I'd go out, buy a battery, take it apart and fix my old battery. A little time and a soldering iron and I'd have a new battery. Well, actually, it aint even that hard. Here's how to save 50 bucks:

My tools (like I said) are Dewalt, same company as Black and Decker, I think. All them companies have a "high end" and a "low end" brand, you just have to figure out what's the low end brand for the tool you have. I went to the Black and Decker Outlet Store and found a 18 volt batery for $23.99. Here it is side-by-side with my Dewalt battery:

Look about the same don't they, just a few small differances. I didn't take a picture but inside are 15 little batteries, about the size of a C cell battery. I was expecting to have to pull the batteries out and do a bunch of solding to make them fit into the Dewalt case. As I looked a the cases, I saw the reasons that one wasn't interchangable with the other.

First are these little tabs, the Dewalt is on the left, B&D on the right.

The tab is in the center here, on the B&D, it's on the left side, I figure if I grind that sucker off, it should fit in my Dewalt.

Here it is after I ground it off. Not pretty but who cares, I just stuck it against the grinder wheel until I thought enough of it was gone. Now it would fit in my tools but wouldn't click in tight like it should so after looking a little futher, I found a differance in the bases.

Right above the tabs you push in to unlock it from your drill are a couple of X (I don't know what the hell they are, I just know they aint the same so you gotta fix'em). You have to grind the ends of the X so the battery will fit in the drill.

Here it is after I did some grinding on X, you have to do it on both sides. Just make it smaller and not as tall as the one on the Dewalt, as far as I can tell, it aint good for s**t, just makes one battery not work with the other drill.

Here they are after I was done and yea, the one on the right looks a little hoopty (with all my grinding on it) but who gives a rat's ass? It was $50 dollars cheaper.

Done and done. Sweet, works perfect. Only drawback of not soldering the batteries in, the Dewalt charger shows a bad battery when it's done charging. It still shows that the battery is charging (flashing light) but when done, it just flashes rapidly, not steady-on like the factory battery. Oh well, 50 extra bucks to buy beer with and a new battery for my drill. Cool...

I'll add a note: don't leave your batteries on the charger. Heat builds up in the battery if left on the charger all the time and heat will ruin the battery. Let it charge then take it off the charger, that's why I don't worry to much about the the charger just flashing after it's done, I take it off the charger and put it up. Leaving a battery on the charger is why mine didn't last any longer than they did. The exception is if you have a smart charger that cuts off automatically after the battery is done charging.

retro invasion

pretty cool video by Patrick Jean

pink flamingos

anybody know who's house this is?

I just happened to be driving by and took these pictures.

dodge's store

I was just thinking that I'd share my thoughts on Dodge's Stores with everyone. The last time I stopped at a Dodge's Store was when gas was 4 dollars a gallon, yea, it's been a while but when I hold a grudge, I hang on to it for a while.

I stopped to fill up my diesel truck, 35 gallon tank and it was empty. Let's see, that'd be just south of $150. Dodge's should be glad to see me coming right? I use a debit card at the pump, how could this get any better for them, my gas is paid for and the goofy dude behind the cash register dosen't have to figure out my change. Swipe the card, fill up and get the hell outta there, sounds good to me.

Well you know they can't make it that simple. For some stupid reason, the pump cuts off at 75 bucks and says "thank you, would you like a receipt?" No, I want the rest of my fuel! What's the problem? After standing in front of the pump for too long, I decide to go into the store and tell the clerk to cut the pump back on and ask him why the hell it went off. I finally get to the counter and ask the guy why the pump stopped. He tells me that 75 dollars is the limit, if I want more gas, all I have to do is swipe my card again and start over. I don't want to start over, I want my fuel, that's wasting my time. Why should I have to start over? He said the limit was to prevent "card theft" and was "company policy".

Sorry but I think that's horse crap! I suspect that they make more money from 2 smaller card transactions than 1 large one. I aint sure about that but it's a good enough reason for me not to go back to Dodge's Store. Hell, there's a gas station on every corner anyway. As far as Dodge's Chicken goes, I'll stick with KFC.

redneck beer review #4

I guess you're wondering what kind of beer it is? I'm kicked back on the beach drinking it, does it really matter what kind it is? Only thing that matters is "Is this the last one?", other than that, who gives a rat's ass.

What I liked about it: Did I mention that I was sitting on the beach?

What I didn't like about it: The only bathroom is about a mile down the beach. I don't want to walk that far. Could just wade out about waist deep and take a whizz, not gonna happen anytime soon. While the temperature on the beach was around 80, the water temp was 1 degree above freezing. You stick one toe in the water and piss yourself right there.

Redneck Rank: Way up there; location, location, location. It was all location, great spot, no pot.