Tundras live: A Bunch of Idiots And A Bunch of BS- Resume discussion group

Don't wet it or vomit in it.

 

Whelp, I just went out to the smoker to wrap the brisket and refill the hopper. I’ll skip the details cuz I’m tired and angry, but I think my smoker just shit the bed. Had to move the brisket into the kitchen oven. Another smoker is not in the budget…grrr

 

What kind of smoker are you using?

 

Not really sure how I’m supposed to interpret your Canadian flag posts, so

 

Green Mountain Grill. Think the underside has corroded thru… we shall see in the morning.

I’m going to bed

 

Sleep well. Bummer about the smoker. I hope the brisket turns out!

 

It doesn't get cold up here anymore. My man parts scent meter tells me so.

 

Good luck! Hope you still got some good smoke ring before it died

 

I think all the smaaht wearables are way more intrusive. The sleep # app is actually helpful.

 

Anyone here do masonry things? I'm about to pour another cap for the fire pit (yes, the smokeless hacks work!) and I'm certain this is the last time I'm pouring one.

Question: does one need to add high temp mortar into the high strength concrete mix?

I think I'm good as-is, but figured I'd ask before starting

 

I'm not a masonry expert, but I did have a masonry expert deliver and show me how to use materials to repair a kiln at work. Granted, that's much higher heat than a fire pit, but it was specialized mortar. I would assume it would be better to use a heat-rated mortar for a fire pit, brick oven, etc as well. Probably last longer without needing repairs.

 

Truck should be done any day now. I haven't talked about it because I didn't want to jinx it. I don't actually believe in God, luck, superstition, etc, but, sometimes I wonder. Every time I speak something (make plans, say I'll do something, say my truck is getting fixed), some shit happens and fucks it up. Plus, like @Tripleconpanna pointed out, when the universe fucks with me, it fucks with me harder than everyone else. Maybe because everyone's a pussy these days and I can handle it? Not sure. But I don't find it funny. There needs to be a universe HR dept so I can bitch.
So yeah, they replaced the whole front end. $15k at last tally. They've had it 3 months. Last time they called with an update a few days ago, they said it was just about done. Just waiting on some clips and little doodads they had to order to button things up.
3 months is too long. I've been driving my wife's little bronco sport with a 1.5L 3 cyl and glitter steering wheel cover.
I think I'm growing tits and starting to like back street boys.

 

Just always plan to be expecting. Some sneak peaks will give you an eyeful

 

Thank you to those that allowed me to get 8.5 hours of sleep last night.

 

Well shit. Back to the peasant life with the rest of us that don’t have smokers. Hopefully you can find every excuse to move it up in the budget.

 

I’ll jump on this bandwagon cause Mercia!

 

Being an asshole on the Internet doesn't cost anything.
It's been working out for me.

 

. The brisket is decent, but not my best work. I was so exhausted I slept thru my temp alarm and so it got too hot. Still edible and the bark is decent. Not bad, especially for a “select” cut.

Now to dig into the smoker

 

Yeah, I need a smoker but nothing fancy right now. I’m going to get something used off CL or Offerup.

 

Post a pic of the pre-repair carnage please. Curious what $15k worth of damage looks like.

As to the don't make plans thing, I hear ya. Murphy always fucking up my plans too.

 

Must be nice to have time to kill.

 

I donated some of my usual 8, so you're welcome. I was up till 2:30 for a work change control. I got maybe 6.

 

Inner and outer fenders, radiator support, radiator, AC condenser coil, hood, one body mount, clutch fan assembly, battery, tray, fuse box and all the obvious rest of the front end. And driver door needed paint.
I snapped a pic when it happened and then at the shop about a month ago when it was only partially disassembled and waiting for parts.

 

I was gonna wait until I got it back and then post before/after pics.
This better not jinx me.
Like get a call that if fell off the lift while tightening the last screw.

 

I'm surprised they didn't total it

 

No air bags and no damage to anything major. Totally fixable. It looked a lot worse than it actually was. Plus I think repairs have to be 50-75% the value of the vehicle to call it. I'm not really sure what the threshold is.
I'm glad it's getting fixed. Low mileage longbed. Last year of the 2.5 gens. I really didn't want to go through trying to find one again. Probably never find one again at this point.