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I also had a Chinese knock of that bell, until it got... ...knocked off.

Got my 2nd Pfizer shot yesterday. Knocked me on my ass this morning. Chills, aches, just general shitty feeling. Starting to feel better now, though.

Car prices are more ridiculous than real estate these days. At least real estate tends to appreciate.

My buddy from Santa Fe brought me some New Mexico IPAs to try out. This one won the gold at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival. I can see why. Delicious!

There's not going to be a lot of stress on those corners. I think you are overthinking it. "L" brackets are overkill. Clamps that big are not cheap. I'd probably just apply some wood glue (Gorilla makes a wood glue but it's not the OG "Gorilla Glue") and tack it in place with some finishing nails. One of these (https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18-Volt-ONE-Cordless-AirStrike-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-Tool-Only-with-Sample-Nails-P320/203810823) is about what you'd pay for one clamp and has a million uses. Well, just one use - shooting small nails - but I use mine all the time for a million different projects.

That's great. RPR would be a tough place to dig a hole.

Looks sweet. What exactly is a field destroy? Does that mean you have to smash it with a hammer and send them photo evidence so it won't be re-sold?

Wimberley resident here. I prefer Madrone to Purgatory, but Purg can be fun too. Both are rocky, but Purg has more sections where the average skilled rider has to get off and walk. It is also an out and back with a higher number of hikers. It's possible to connect Ringtail Ridge and Spring Lake as a big loop around town, but it's too much city traffic and roads for my liking. I think they have been adding trails to Purgatory, so maybe it's cooler than last time I was out there, which it has been a while. And yes, there is definitely a section that is closed during Warbler nesting. On the other hand, it is always fun to check out a new trail!

I was wondering about this. I got my first and currently in that 3 week window until my second. Admittedly, I've been way more lax since getting that first one.

No, that's called good parenting.

I got my first round on Tuesday. Being 39 with no underlying conditions, I was going to wait patiently until it was my turn, but there was a local clinic here with extras so they were taking walk-ins. Why not jump at the opportunity?

My guess as to why people buy full-on DH bikes around here is that they have a trip planned to AF or some other park and think "I'll spend every other weekend at Spider Mtn and go to AF at least twice more this year if I buy this bike." Then, don't.

I only wish he was wearing cutoffs.

Dude, we need to work on your definition of a "joke".

They've had that SMaSH on sale at my local HEB for $8 or $9 a 6-pack. Pretty good at that price, but I kept getting like a metallic copper hint. Not too off putting or anything, but wondering if it was just me.