It was so great to finally meet everyone, so glad we finally made the trip! Thanks again to the crew for organizing and making the party happen!

We finally finished out our Airbnb #2 on our small East Austin property. It was originally built out as a garage in 1953 but this is the current state of it:

Got this delivered the other day:

I had a chance to go on a great fishing charter when we were in Maui a few weeks ago. We went out on a 37' Viking Valhalla operated by Lahaina Maritime. The scenery and fishing were both great, glad I got the opportunity!

Got a cedar partition up this weekend and got a few more TX native plants in the ground:

@Matt said in IRON HEART WAYWT - 2025 EDITION:

@Matt was this taken in front of your house? Do you have the iconic Baltimore marble steps?

I was in good company today dropping off for some warranty work:

I picked these up for the missus at the NB Outlet, got them for $60 out the door:

That visit would have been real dangerous if they had anything worthwhile in a size 11.

Tile work starts today!

@pechelman said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

I don't bother with the whisky craze right now so I don't pay the higher prices, but yes, people are paying crazy prices. The bottle of weller I used to buy for like 15$ over 10 years ago is like 100$ if you can even find it.

I remember buying 1.75L Antique Weller in college for $45 and it was available damn near everywhere. Kills me to know what just a 750mL of Antique Weller goes for now if you can even find it.

@SKT Yessir! Dorado, dophin, mahi....I never know the proper nomenclature when it comes to these fish.

I was able to take some filets with me at the end of the day. I pan fried them and it was incredible!

I had a chance to go on a great fishing charter when we were in Maui a few weeks ago. We went out on a 37' Viking Valhalla operated by Lahaina Maritime. The scenery and fishing were both great, glad I got the opportunity!

I feel like UPS is running a scam at this point. I'm already pissed enough about the tariff situation and the loss of de minimus tax exemptions but UPS charging a ~$40 brokerage fee just to get a package in the country on top of the tariffs is the icing on the cake. This was for $100 pair of Mykita sunglasses I bought my wife from Japan (no to mention that the seller neglected to inform me that they had prescription lenses in them):

Haha, might become a closet one day but for now we're planning on moving it onto a property we're planning on renovating/building in Wimberley, TX. For now it will mostly just store tools and building supplies and a lawnmower.

Got this delivered the other day:

@Danimal506 Oil and gas, I’m a drilling fluids consultant.

@Danimal506 Many trades, myself included, are required to wear FR at all times while onsite. The small portion of the video I watched seemed to simply be projection onto others about his own insecurities.

Got a cedar partition up this weekend and got a few more TX native plants in the ground:

We finally finished out our Airbnb #2 on our small East Austin property. It was originally built out as a garage in 1953 but this is the current state of it: