[RabidRat]

This Christmas, something has weighed on me. My heart has tried to endure but it cannot, and I need to get it off my chest.

.

:yuno:
"amoung" is not the correct spelling.

...I'll see myself out.

[PeanutButter]

Holy fuck.

I've been spelling among wrong my entire freaking damn life. I actually thought amoung was the British way of spelling among. I literally thought among was the American version of it and amoung was the British spelling. And when autocorrect always underlines amoung, I just figure the auto correct is just an American version..

Holy fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkkkk. I am legit embarassed.

And thank you for pointing that out to me.. I need to cry in the corner tonight...mother fukkkkkkkkker

[donk.]

Grammar is for the weak

Please continue to spell it as amoung to trigger all the grammar nazis on this foroum

[bcrdukes]

You need to start a spelling disparity among your friends thread.

Edit: Should it be "amoung" your friends? :troll:

[68style]

Peanutbutter 2021 kept showing up in the Amoung Us discord chatroom ready to decide who was sus and nobody ever showed up

[Badhobz]

Silly chinamenz. Engrish are for the whites.

Just Ching Chong ling long it everyday and when anyone says anything, just call them a racist. This solved a lot of problems

Sir do you know how fast you were going ?
Me no Engrish. You racist

Cop just slinks away

[BIC_BAWS]

Back to gatherings at someone's place. Gerbs and I just did hotpot with a few others. It was around $25/pp

[RabidRat]

Back to gatherings at someone's place. Gerbs and I just did hotpot with a few others. It was around $25/pp

Wait, back to spelling, one more one more!

Silly chinamenz. Engrish are for the whites.

Just Ching Chong ling long it everyday and when anyone says anything, just call them a racist. This solved a lot of problems

Sir do you know how fast you were going ?
Me no Engrish. You racist

Cop just slinks away

You know what's actually racist, is you immediately assumed PeanutButter ah ching chong Chinese because he spells a thing wrong!! :lawl:

You need to start a spelling disparity among your friends thread.


Oh okay I start first!!

We had a friend who verbally mangles the spelling on his verbs:
Hey man, where'd Carl go?
"He went-ded over there."
Yeah? What'd he do there?
"He play-ded a DVD."
He played a DVD?
"Yeah. Yeah. He play-ded it."

He can say it the regular way just fine, he just prefers saying it this way. I think he works for the government now.

And there's this other guy who plays fast and loose with apostrophes:

How many meatballs should we pick up?
"Probably 50 meatball's will do it."
Ok. Why do you like meatballs so much?
"Something about it's texture."

Would I say spelling drives our friendship apart? Yeah, I'd say it does. So that's a no on income, but a very yes on spelling.

[Badhobz]

Government ?! Say no more
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U-n_zk7e0ZU

[GS8]

Sometimes deception is a mirage, masquerading as disparity. I know this has already been touched on, but I coincidentally experienced this over Christmas.

My brother leased a Kia Forte GT-Line in 2022 for $620 / month for 5 years. After his wife got sick from cancer this year, money became super tight so he had to offload this car to save that expense. He ended up convincing my dad to take over (4 years remaining). When he asked my brother what he'll do for transportation, my brother said he'll use the wife's car for now and probably buy a cheap shitbox in the future.

Fast forward to Christmas day and he shows up in a 2024 Hyundai Kona Ultimate in Meta Blue. While that technically is a shitbox, it's not exactly a frugal spend.

So now my 71 year old dad is stuck with a POS lease on a POS car while being unsure how much longer he can continue driving.

When you love and care for someone, manipulation is like carbon monoxide. You don't know it's there until it's too late.

[twitchyzero]

is dad actually showing signs of slowing down and not being able to drive?

still crappy to be stuck in a lease for a Kia in your golden years

[EvoFire]

Sometimes deception is a mirage, masquerading as disparity. I know this has already been touched on, but I coincidentally experienced this over Christmas.

My brother leased a Kia Forte GT-Line in 2022 for $620 / month for 5 years. After his wife got sick from cancer this year, money became super tight so he had to offload this car to save that expense. He ended up convincing my dad to take over (4 years remaining). When he asked my brother what he'll do for transportation, my brother said he'll use the wife's car for now and probably buy a cheap shitbox in the future.

Fast forward to Christmas day and he shows up in a 2024 Hyundai Kona Ultimate in Meta Blue. While that technically is a shitbox, it's not exactly a frugal spend.

So now my 71 year old dad is stuck with a POS lease on a POS car while being unsure how much longer he can continue driving.

When you love and care for someone, manipulation is like carbon monoxide. You don't know it's there until it's too late.

That's a POS thing your brother did.

[Gerbs]

Wait, why did he drop off a $30K Kia to buy a $35K Hyundai. Man's regarded

[mikemhg]

Holy fuck.

I've been spelling among wrong my entire freaking damn life. I actually thought amoung was the British way of spelling among. I literally thought among was the American version of it and amoung was the British spelling. And when autocorrect always underlines amoung, I just figure the auto correct is just an American version..

Holy fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkkkk. I am legit embarassed.

And thank you for pointing that out to me.. I need to cry in the corner tonight...mother fukkkkkkkkker

Starting to see a reason behind this income disparity here.. :lol

[bcrdukes]

@GS8 - Sorry to hear about that. Must be really infuriating to deal with.

When I hear stories of that among my circle of friends or family members, it's far beyond an income disparity. It's a personality disparity where you just can't put any amount of money on.

[GS8]

is dad actually showing signs of slowing down and not being able to drive?

still crappy to be stuck in a lease for a Kia in your golden years

His posture is changing. He has the leaning tower going on. Also, fixed income in 2023 is getting to be Russian roulette style of living.

But he did drive down to Bellingham for shopping for a few days during Black Friday. He still enjoys driving but every time I hear about 'the senior who mistook the gas for the brake and drove into a building', I think a little.

Wait, why did he drop off a $30K Kia to buy a $35K Hyundai. Man's regarded

I'm not sure exactly but I do know that lying is an addiction for so many.

[PeanutButter]

Sometimes deception is a mirage, masquerading as disparity. I know this has already been touched on, but I coincidentally experienced this over Christmas.

My brother leased a Kia Forte GT-Line in 2022 for $620 / month for 5 years. After his wife got sick from cancer this year, money became super tight so he had to offload this car to save that expense. He ended up convincing my dad to take over (4 years remaining). When he asked my brother what he'll do for transportation, my brother said he'll use the wife's car for now and probably buy a cheap shitbox in the future.

Fast forward to Christmas day and he shows up in a 2024 Hyundai Kona Ultimate in Meta Blue. While that technically is a shitbox, it's not exactly a frugal spend.

So now my 71 year old dad is stuck with a POS lease on a POS car while being unsure how much longer he can continue driving.

When you love and care for someone, manipulation is like carbon monoxide. You don't know it's there until it's too late.

Hmm. So what's the play here. Do you ream him out for being a dumbass or is that something you just let slide. I'm pretty sure I would ream him out and then that would fuck up our relationship for a good while.

[Gerbs]

I'd probably pick him up and toss him outta the house like a sim character for that low IQ play. I'd be so disappointed that a family member is that dumb lol

[EvoFire]

Hmm. So what's the play here. Do you ream him out for being a dumbass or is that something you just let slide. I'm pretty sure I would ream him out and then that would fuck up our relationship for a good while.

I would have given my brother shit for something like that. Heck I've given him shit for less dumb plays than that. Parents helping is one thing, but shedding one car and turning around to get another one OF THE SAME FUCKING SHIT is another.

[RabidRat]

I'm not sure exactly but I do know that lying is an addiction for so many.

Imo to varying extents, everyone lies to themselves. Whether positive, e.g. in the vein of "fake it til you make it". Not-so-great, like rationalizing short-term indulgence as a parasitic drain on long-term success. Or downright destructive, spinning up webs of delusion each more elaborate than the last just to avoid facing the truth that real change takes real work.

And that's fine, we're all human and we make our own choices. Except when it starts fucking up other people, and vulnerable people at that. Then that's hella fucked.

I feel for you: that's a hard situation.

[GIZZ]

Sometimes deception is a mirage, masquerading as disparity. I know this has already been touched on, but I coincidentally experienced this over Christmas.

My brother leased a Kia Forte GT-Line in 2022 for $620 / month for 5 years. After his wife got sick from cancer this year, money became super tight so he had to offload this car to save that expense. He ended up convincing my dad to take over (4 years remaining). When he asked my brother what he'll do for transportation, my brother said he'll use the wife's car for now and probably buy a cheap shitbox in the future.

Fast forward to Christmas day and he shows up in a 2024 Hyundai Kona Ultimate in Meta Blue. While that technically is a shitbox, it's not exactly a frugal spend.

So now my 71 year old dad is stuck with a POS lease on a POS car while being unsure how much longer he can continue driving.

When you love and care for someone, manipulation is like carbon monoxide. You don't know it's there until it's too late.

Did your dad need a car? Does he have another car tucked away in the garage? If so, I'd return the Kia and pay the penalty.

[whitev70r]

Father should calculate the full amount of lease (~$37K + buy out price), multiply it by 5x (~$250K), and subtract it from that brother's inheritance. This would be satisfying.

[PeanutButter]

Father should calculate the full amount of lease (~$37K + buy out price), multiply it by 5x (~$250K), and subtract it from that brother's inheritance. This would be satisfying.

I'm not sure a parent who takes over his shitty son's car lease could be that calculated.

[snowball]

Is this the mandela effect? I swear I read it as "among" since the start and was wondering why he didnt use "amongst"

[Badhobz]

GS how tradition is your family ? If you give your brother (younger I presume ?) shit would that even be well received ? Same with your pops, if he’s super traditional and don’t listen to his kids then he might have to just bite this one since he agreed to help.

Either way. Shit move from your brother. Taking advantage of an old man’s charity.

[GS8]

Hmm. So what's the play here. Do you ream him out for being a dumbass or is that something you just let slide. I'm pretty sure I would ream him out and then that would fuck up our relationship for a good while.

Well I was left in the dark a little. I assumed my dad would just front some payments to weather the storm while my brother keeps the car. By the time I knew, it was mostly too late. I had enough time to say my piece but it went nowhere.

Did your dad need a car? Does he have another car tucked away in the garage? If so, I'd return the Kia and pay the penalty.

When the transmission on my dad's silverado went toast, he decided to sell it right away. I gifted him one of my cars with the intention of him driving it until he couldn't drive it anymore. Now that the Kia entered the picture, I have since sold the gifted car due to lack of room.

GS how tradition is your family ? If you give your brother (younger I presume ?) shit would that even be well received ? Same with your pops, if heÂ’s super traditional and donÂ’t listen to his kids then he might have to just bite this one since he agreed to help.

Either way. Shit move from your brother. Taking advantage of an old manÂ’s charity.

My brother is older and basically he painted a really sob story how he couldn't afford the car and was acting stressed with all the things going on in his life which caused my parents (my dad) to act quicker and was basically given no time to really think about it. I'll say he was very hesitant the day of the transfer but ultimately went with the power of being a good parent.

I was never expecting to see a brand new car in the driveway when I pulled up. Really soured my Christmas as this is the complete opposite of what I expect to see during this time of year.

[Gerbs]

What was his justification for buying a similar car? I'd blame your parents for enabling this.

[SkinnyPupp]

On one hand, it's cool that the dad took over the lease to help him through tough times. I don't see this as exploitative.

On the other, I don't get why he'd go and lease a new car instead of just taking the old lease back. Is the new one significantly cheaper? I have no idea what any of these are.

[unit]

sounds kinda like maybe he saw an opportunity out of his lease when times were tough, then when he felt like he could afford it again wanted new and shiny. pretty shitty to coerce your family into taking unnecessary debt. should have just taken the car back once he got back on his feet and took the pressure off dad. sorry to hear that gs8

[twitchyzero]

Is the new one significantly cheaper? I have no idea what any of these are.

not sure but new one is equally theft-prone :cry:

[GS8]

What was his justification for buying a similar car? I'd blame your parents for enabling this.

I'm kind of thinking of it like a tech / romance scam. Not so much as an actual scam but of the mental manipulation of older people and targeting their emotions to get what they want. But, yes, my parents absolutely enabled this but there were unknowns at the time. I would have suggested that my brother put the car on FB instead where I see tons of lease takeover ads.

Anyway, we'll see what happens next. I'm willing to bet within a year, my parents will realize they dun fucked up.

[Gerbs]

I guess I don't understand how someone goes from having money troubles - > to giving up a lease to family for a bailout.

Then they proceed to get a new lease that costs MORE than the last one. Did he magically 2-4x his income lol.

[SkunkWorks]

I guess I don't understand how someone goes from having money troubles - > to giving up a lease to family for a bailout.

Then they proceed to get a new lease that costs MORE than the last one. Did he magically 2-4x his income lol.

Sounds more like poor financial management and/or scamming/pressuring dad to take the old and swapping for new with no penalties or consequences.

I'm really sorry to hear this GS8. That is not how family should be treated and is incredibly frustrating.

[JDMDreams]

Can you throw it on those lease busters websites? It honestly seems like a waste of money, especially on fixed income.

[spoon.ek9]

kind of related to the original topic, how often do you guys hear about people living way outside of their means?

within the car community, i have heard about young guys taking out $25K loans so they can modify their car right away and not have to wait. I've heard about friends' now exes who ran up their credit cards to the tune of $50K debt. most recently, I know of someone who used a line of credit to secure a 25 day hotel stay rather than rent something affordable. all of this is of course related to their desire to live a life worth posting while paying no attention to the consequences. I dunno about you guys, but I refuse to live like that lol. I couldn't give two shits about projecting wealth or in this case, fake wealth.

[Badhobz]

Why would anyone do that kinda shit. If you don’t have the money don’t spend it.
I think a lot of us first gen immigrants had that lesson beaten into us by our parents so we never spend outside our means.

But the kids nowadays who didn’t get this lesson might run into financial problems. They should have a class in high school about fiscal management and personal finances instead of drilling woke ass homo shit into the kids brains. Not that there’s something wrong with that, but less gender equality shit and maybe more teaching little Timmy on how not to blow 25k when he doesn’t have it

[Hondaracer]

So I had a thought about this relating to growing up

Growing up I’d say almost all my friends parents were of fairly modest means, middle class people, with mostly “regular” jobs. Some may have had higher profile jobs but I don’t think anyone was making more than say, 120k back then. I think 100k was a huge point back in the early 90’s/early 2000’s even.

However, there were definitely a group of parents who lived that keeping up with the joneses lifestyle. There were 5-10 families I knew through elementary school who ALWAYS sold their homes, moved into the “new” neighborhood as they subdivided more and more in our hood, they needed to show how well they were doing etc. a lot of them would also always have the new car, go on big family vacations with these other families, and generally just seem to live this lifestyle of keeping up with one another. My parents never cared to be in these circles and mostly kept with their own adult friends as opposed to becoming friends with my friends parents.

Well fast forward 20+ years and almost all these families are either A) living incredibly modest lifestyles in the home they lived in forever now, or B) actually living quite poorly after making decisions to sell/downsize those homes they flipped or maybe couldn’t afford earlier in life. A lot of these people lived very flashy lifestyles as mentioned above, but now I occasionally talk to old aquaintances or see posts by their parents on FB etc. and none of them are really living a happy retired life doing the typical retiree stuff. It’s moreso like you blew your load early in life and now you live in a Langley condo watching TV all day.

Whereas my parents, who always lived within their means are now living an amazing life getting ready to retire, always travelling, supporting grand kids, still own a big home, have substantial retirement savings etc. outside of their home, and are generally very happy in their situation.

I think it just goes to show, to spoons point, that portraying an image of success or wealth early on in life just sets you up for being miserable later in life when you actually are forced to live within your means because there is literally no other option.

[twitchyzero]

always a balancing act: plan well including that you might also go any day

enjoy the process

[Gerbs]

Whereas my parents, who always lived within their means are now living an amazing life getting ready to retire, always travelling, supporting grand kids, still own a big home, have substantial retirement savings etc. outside of their home, and are generally very happy in their situation.


The modern day problem is that too many people are living too much within their means. An example could be all the parents that have money but don't want to spend it in retirement, they wanna save it for their grand kids and that makes you wanna do the opposite.

I see far too many people who have 1-5+ properties but still struggle with the idea of spending some $100 - 400 more to travel during high season or buying some lifestyle comforts. They'll collect an $4.25/person e-transfer from everyone when they buy a cake for a birthday. I feel like even before you have retirement level money, you should be taking care of your family and friends.

I also find it interesting how an "amazing life" can differ from generation to generation. The older generation never really lived, they worked and their idea of an "amazing life" is stability. Whereas I view everything through the lens of the "grand kid" and value doing every experience possible while I can. The older generation shames and questions why we decide to live so good, or do all these activities when we should be saving money and staying home.

Which makes so no sense, because it seems like all these old people are saving money for their kids / grand kids. But they also don't like it when we spend our own money or theirs lol.

[JDMDreams]

Honestly it's all education, were your parents smart about money? Most people who swam over on a boat didn't know much besides just save. Stonks? Investments weren't as big of a thing back then and it's still very scary to many people. You might as well tell them to go to the casino. You're telling them to grasp an invisible theory.

I think the Canadian mentality is gonna fuck us over once these kids grow up. Everyone is a special snow flake. Everything is about how they feel. There seems to be no right or wrong anymore. And no one is a failure. Like the whole sogi thing. They can identify as what ever they want. They can identify that they are rich. It makes everyone so entitled. I was speaking to a principal about this and they said that the bigger problem is that there are no more letter grades. You can be some needs development bs. But you can't fail no more up until like grade 10 I think. This teaches kids that there's no longer any accountability for anything. If you go broke just declare bankruptcy. It's all about you you and you. :pokerface:

[underscore]

But the kids nowadays who didn’t get this lesson might run into financial problems. They should have a class in high school about fiscal management and personal finances instead of drilling woke ass homo shit into the kids brains. Not that there’s something wrong with that, but less gender equality shit and maybe more teaching little Timmy on how not to blow 25k when he doesn’t have it

I had some classes like that, maybe they weren't very well done but I remember not really learning much from it because a high school kid has no concept of what real life costs.

[Hondaracer]

The modern day problem is that too many people are living too much within their means. An example could be all the parents that have money but don't want to spend it in retirement, they wanna save it for their grand kids and that makes you wanna do the opposite.

I see far too many people who have 1-5+ properties but still struggle with the idea of spending some $100 - 400 more to travel during high season or buying some lifestyle comforts. They'll collect an $4.25/person e-transfer from everyone when they buy a cake for a birthday. I feel like even before you have retirement level money, you should be taking care of your family and friends.

I also find it interesting how an "amazing life" can differ from generation to generation. The older generation never really lived, they worked and their idea of an "amazing life" is stability. Whereas I view everything through the lens of the "grand kid" and value doing every experience possible while I can. The older generation shames and questions why we decide to live so good, or do all these activities when we should be saving money and staying home.

Which makes so no sense, because it seems like all these old people are saving money for their kids / grand kids. But they also don't like it when we spend our own money or theirs lol.

My dad is first generation Canadian my mom is second, I’ve told both of them I’d rather them spend all their money then leave us anything. My siblings might disagree but it’s their money, they should enjoy what they’ve worked for

[CivicBlues]

We've been harking about "teach kids proper finance and budgeting skills in elementary" since I was in elementary and probably before that.

Maybe it's in the best interest of "the economy" and the 1% that the vast majority of the population remain spendthrift rubes. Ever think of that?

[EvoFire]

So I had a thought about this relating to growing up

Growing up I’d say almost all my friends parents were of fairly modest means, middle class people, with mostly “regular” jobs. Some may have had higher profile jobs but I don’t think anyone was making more than say, 120k back then. I think 100k was a huge point back in the early 90’s/early 2000’s even.

However, there were definitely a group of parents who lived that keeping up with the joneses lifestyle. There were 5-10 families I knew through elementary school who ALWAYS sold their homes, moved into the “new” neighborhood as they subdivided more and more in our hood, they needed to show how well they were doing etc. a lot of them would also always have the new car, go on big family vacations with these other families, and generally just seem to live this lifestyle of keeping up with one another. My parents never cared to be in these circles and mostly kept with their own adult friends as opposed to becoming friends with my friends parents.

Well fast forward 20+ years and almost all these families are either A) living incredibly modest lifestyles in the home they lived in forever now, or B) actually living quite poorly after making decisions to sell/downsize those homes they flipped or maybe couldn’t afford earlier in life. A lot of these people lived very flashy lifestyles as mentioned above, but now I occasionally talk to old aquaintances or see posts by their parents on FB etc. and none of them are really living a happy retired life doing the typical retiree stuff. It’s moreso like you blew your load early in life and now you live in a Langley condo watching TV all day.

Whereas my parents, who always lived within their means are now living an amazing life getting ready to retire, always travelling, supporting grand kids, still own a big home, have substantial retirement savings etc. outside of their home, and are generally very happy in their situation.

I think it just goes to show, to spoons point, that portraying an image of success or wealth early on in life just sets you up for being miserable later in life when you actually are forced to live within your means because there is literally no other option.

I know people who are like that, but they are rare amoung my friends. Most of my friends are quite grounded actually and there's two guys who's hobby is making more money and min-maxing life.

The one couple who I would say spends without thinking - the gf totaled her Mini and wanted to buy a Audi/Mercedes. This is a 38yo woman who has zero assets to her name and negative equity in her Mini which she had to pay off after ICBC paid her out. The guy is 35, buys electronics and cars on a whim but yet won't spend money on things that matter/makes his life easier. He does have a condo with a manageable mortgage so I'll give him that. They ended up trading in his ND2 Miata for negative equity, for a M340 together. They actually need two cars as they work in opposite ends of the city and he's required to go back into the office starting Feb, so I dunno lol :pokerface:

[twitchyzero]

we learned dividends and interest grade 7 elementary

high school: it was like a minor subsection maybe less than a 3 months term

but no mandatory class at the time taught us about taxation :alonehappy:

[AzNightmare]

kind of related to the original topic, how often do you guys hear about people living way outside of their means?

within the car community, i have heard about young guys taking out $25K loans so they can modify their car right away and not have to wait. I've heard about friends' now exes who ran up their credit cards to the tune of $50K debt. most recently, I know of someone who used a line of credit to secure a 25 day hotel stay rather than rent something affordable. all of this is of course related to their desire to live a life worth posting while paying no attention to the consequences. I dunno about you guys, but I refuse to live like that lol. I couldn't give two shits about projecting wealth or in this case, fake wealth.

Seems very common, especially in the car community where people in their 20's are blowing their savings on cars and mods. Too often you hear people saying they gotta wait for their paycheque this coming Friday before they can afford that part. Then you have the guys who are bouncing between new rides every few years, or owning multiple cars. I have always wondered how much does this set people back when they get into their 30's.

[noclue]

I blame social media for making people do dumb shit with money for "clout" whether it's cars, vacations, homes etc
#builtnotbought

[Gerbs]

I remember hearing people can't drive somewhere cause no gas $$$ while they wait for their $300 gas cap to arrive.

[twitchyzero]

I blame social media for making people do dumb shit with money for "clout" whether it's cars, vacations, homes etc
#builtnotbought

no one goes to robson st just to rev their engine in traffic anymore? :drunk:

[Badhobz]

No, that shit is reserved for Persians in their lambros

All the mini Greta thurnburgs comes running out of the woodwork as soon as you rev while idle

[twitchyzero]

i see them more at ambleside

i used to work in that area and ngl i did like hearing v10/v12 downshifts before they turned from taylor way

[bcrdukes]

This is the last day I will be giving out free thanks to everyone who posts in this thread. I don't think I can keep up and the thread itself has veered away from the original topic.

Keep an eye out for more Stock and Noob Meets for 2024. Thanks for a great year, Revscene! :)

[whitev70r]

So now this thread will suddenly die down because no more free thanks/likes.

[Badhobz]

ill tell you what my greatest fear is, and no joke here.

Im afraid i might get fucked up one of these days and go fuck a hot blonde at work thus ruining my life. Not saying i would, but the temptation is always present and the girls nowadays are so utterly insane that it's not hard to jump ship due to a momentary lapse in judgment.

Fuck income disparity, that shit doesnt bother me at all.

At least you guys with kids have those physical/psychological/financial attachments. Us childless couples are only attached by emotional baggage and sheer will.

[AzNightmare]

This is the last day I will be giving out free thanks to everyone who posts in this thread. I don't think I can keep up and the thread itself has veered away from the original topic.

Keep an eye out for more Stock and Noob Meets for 2024. Thanks for a great year, Revscene! :)

So that is what was going on... I thought I actually said something intelligent and got thanked for it.
:okay:

[underscore]

At least you guys with kids have those physical/psychological/financial attachments. Us childless couples are only attached by emotional baggage and sheer will.

What about your doggies man?!?!?!

[Badhobz]

they go with me!!!! nobody's taking away my chihuahuahauhauhau's

ill see you in dog custody court bitch !!!!

[JDMDreams]

All the long shore women that I've seen are rough bro, like 40 single mom out of shape, with manly smokers voice. But they age like they are 50+ looking cuz white. :heckno: Asian don't raisin, cough LA chicken lady :joy:

[Gerbs]

ill tell you what my greatest fear is, and no joke here.

Im afraid i might get fucked up one of these days and go fuck a hot blonde at work thus ruining my life. Not saying i would, but the temptation is always present and the girls nowadays are so utterly insane that it's not hard to jump ship due to a momentary lapse in judgment.
.

For real though, if that's already in consideration, aside from morals, what's stopping ya if there's no kids involved? Seems like you won't have have any financial consequences that affect your lifestyle?

The folks on Reddit main reasons for "not" lapsing is that they can't do that to the kids or the divorce will rape them financially.

[BIC_BAWS]

Free thanks? I did another 8 person dinner. I spent $100 this time and my friends probably spent similar or sub $50. Tho that said, I probably make the least, but I wanted to do something to give thanks to my friends.

Per Gerbs' recommendation, I went to Beefway Meats on Kingsway. Decent shop. $19.99/lb for Denver, $23.99 for NY, and $24.99 for Ribeye. I purchased 2 of each and got about total of 4lbs. The Denver was the most surprising. Despite it being the cheapest cut, it had pretty decent marbling with a good fat to meat ratio. A little thicker, but solid candidate for the sous vide. The NY was by far the worst. Never again. Ribeye was solid as usual, but a little too thin. The meat did smell a little sus but I purchased it shortly prior to closing. Tasted fine.

[Badhobz]

For real though, if that's already in consideration, aside from morals, what's stopping ya if there's no kids involved? Seems like you won't have have any financial consequences that affect your lifestyle?

The folks on Reddit main reasons for "not" lapsing is that they can't do that to the kids or the divorce will rape them financially.

Oh I’m sure I’ll get taken to the cleaners by tiny if I did such a thing. She would fight for spousal support and she’d keep the house. I’d move into a tiny tiny little apartment with my mistress / cocaine bear and be back to a standard of living that was from 2000.

But that’s not really anything for me. I don’t fear the economic ramifications, I fear breaking her heart. I really really love my little spy balloon. I just don’t know if a really hot blonde flaps her meat curtains in my face that I wouldn’t take a bite BrokeBack. Sex is meaningless, but impulse control has never been one of my strong suits.

[SkunkWorks]

I just don’t know if a really hot blonde flaps her meat curtains in my face that I wouldn’t take a bite BrokeBack. Sex is meaningless, but impulse control has never been one of my strong suits.

Hear me out.

I've got an excellent idea for a LC commercial. You see a hot blonde in a miniskirt pull up to the club in a topdown red LC. You're oogling her, dreamy sex eyes, etc. Slow mo of her getting out all seductive, long legs, black heels. Then it cuts to her strutting towards you with her tits bouncing. Your eyes are locked. Next cut is closeup of your sex face, eyes closed, then pans out and you're ripping down the street in a topdown red LC... Alone :lol

[Badhobz]

Thanks for the blue balls commercial.

Then then huge text comes out

Monogamy is hard. For everything else there’s jerking off

[mikemhg]

ill tell you what my greatest fear is, and no joke here.

Im afraid i might get fucked up one of these days and go fuck a hot blonde at work thus ruining my life. Not saying i would, but the temptation is always present and the girls nowadays are so utterly insane that it's not hard to jump ship due to a momentary lapse in judgment.

Fuck income disparity, that shit doesnt bother me at all.

At least you guys with kids have those physical/psychological/financial attachments. Us childless couples are only attached by emotional baggage and sheer will.

This one hits hard.

Cheating has become a dangerous game, it's changed a lot. What one could get away with 10 years ago is harder today. It's now become colloquial to "blow up the spot", they'll reach out to your girl directly nowadays, or post you online within the litany of FB girl-groups now available.

You're better off going on a little vacation and scratching that itch :lol

[mikemhg]

Free thanks? I did another 8 person dinner. I spent $100 this time and my friends probably spent similar or sub $50. Tho that said, I probably make the least, but I wanted to do something to give thanks to my friends.

Per Gerbs' recommendation, I went to Beefway Meats on Kingsway. Decent shop. $19.99/lb for Denver, $23.99 for NY, and $24.99 for Ribeye. I purchased 2 of each and got about total of 4lbs. The Denver was the most surprising. Despite it being the cheapest cut, it had pretty decent marbling with a good fat to meat ratio. A little thicker, but solid candidate for the sous vide. The NY was by far the worst. Never again. Ribeye was solid as usual, but a little too thin. The meat did smell a little sus but I purchased it shortly prior to closing. Tasted fine.

Beefway ALL DAY.

I bought my short ribs for friendmas dinner this year from there.

$15.66 per pound, they were literally half the price than half of the butchers I called. Windsor Meats were selling them for $30 a pound!

[mikemhg]

Thanks for the blue balls commercial.

Then then huge text comes out

Monogamy is hard. For everything else there’s jerking off

This post is getting into my bag :lol

Monogamy is fucking hard, something I've struggled with in every relationship I've been in.

I'm still figuring out how to tame the beast nowadays, I've gotten much better, but it isn't easy.

I think a lot of it comes down to ego, moreso than the sex itself, the hunt is almost better than the catch.

[JDMDreams]

That's like eating wagyu everyday, gets boring you gotta eat some cheap innards once in a while:ifyouknow:

[Gerbs]

This post is getting into my bag :lol

Monogamy is fucking hard, something I've struggled with in every relationship I've been in.

I'm still figuring out how to tame the beast nowadays, I've gotten much better, but it isn't easy.

I think a lot of it comes down to ego, moreso than the sex itself, the hunt is almost better than the catch.

The hunt must be pretty easy for ya too :awwyeah:

[jing]

Surprised there's so much love for Beefway here after their recent controversy.

Famous Foods is our usual go to for beef. Grass fed rib roast was only 13ish per lb over the holidays. Doesn't take a genius to reverse sear either so always happy with how it turns out.

[supafamous]

Surprised there's so much love for Beefway here after their recent controversy.

Yeah, I won't shop there anymore after they came out as convoy supporters.

[BIC_BAWS]

On the note of income disparity, I don't have the luxury to choose my beliefs over my wallet. Tho I didn't love the quality from beefway. May try again, might not.

[Gerbs]

Was just about to say, I don't have the financial comfort to care about the controversy of my grocery stores.

[JDMDreams]

Canada is so broke that we don't even have new year celebrations any more, there's apparently no CBC broadcast:fulloffuck: yet we have money to support Ukrainian women

[Badhobz]

Ukrainian women ?!? Where ?!? I’ll givem some support.

[winson604]

Was just about to say, I don't have the financial comfort to care about the controversy of my grocery stores.

Same haha I really don't care and how far does one go with these beliefs? If the owner of the company you work for was a convoy supporter are you quitting your job?

I know this one girl who's husband is Korean and hates anything Japanese refusing brands and stuff on ourpose but he drives a Japanese car because it's reliable and is also a tattoo artist who does Japanese work but those things apparently don't count for some reason.

[JDMDreams]

Koreans don't drive Korean cars:lawl:

[BIC_BAWS]

Same haha I really don't care and how far does one go with these beliefs? If the owner of the company you work for was a convoy supporter are you quitting your job?

The owner of my workplace has questionable beliefs and is vocal about it. I definitely ain't saying shit cause I have bills to pay.

[donk.]

^ dont shit where you eat

On side topic of company owner having beliefs:
The company i worked for in canada was mostly pro-vax, minus the couple of resident anti vaxxers, and many job sites required us to have those vaccinations to enter

Fast forward to my work term in NewZealand, i found out half way through that the owner was anti-vax, and did not enforce any kind of vaccines for the staff, even if it was required for certain sites.

Point being, it was really interesting going from a "get your vaccine" company, to a "vaccine? fuck that" company, from the company owners point of view

[AzNightmare]

Koreans don't drive Korean cars:lawl:

My Korean friend hates Korean cars with a passion. He has 0 faith in their reliability and would probably rather just walk. At least then he doesn't have to call a tow truck half way through the commute. lmao.

[jing]

On the note of income disparity, I don't have the luxury to choose my beliefs over my wallet. Tho I didn't love the quality from beefway. May try again, might not.

Was just about to say, I don't have the financial comfort to care about the controversy of my grocery stores.

Belief systems aside, Beefway was the more expensive option comparatively speaking. Superstore even had roasts for $9.99/lb.

[Gerbs]

We had the rib-eye boneless grilling steaks. I think those are around $23 - 28/lb at most grocery stores. It's more than the bone-in roasts.

Regardless, I'd pay more if they have a fat rib cap to choose from. I find grocery stores aside from costco have pretty poor cuts of rib eye.

[bcrdukes]

This steak talk is revealing the income disparity amoung us.

[Badhobz]

Take a shit cut like flank steak. Marinade it in citrus based marinade and after 24h it’ll be as tender as a good sirloin on the grill.

This guy I grew up with had this chimichurri steak once a week and it never costed him more than a few bucks.

[spoon.ek9]

I love flank steak! It's perfect for Chinese stir fry. Light soy, dark soy for colour, shaoxing wine, some sugar to balance the saltiness and add some baking soda to keep it soft and tender.

[whitev70r]

Flat iron is another good but rare cut ... they sometimes sell it at 88.

[murd0c]

I love flank steak! It's perfect for Chinese stir fry. Light soy, dark soy for colour, shaoxing wine, some sugar to balance the saltiness and add some baking soda to keep it soft and tender.

I go to Winco in Bellingham to get my flank steak and vacuum seal it and freeze it, I find the cuts are different up here and the US stuff is exactly what I want mainly to make steak tacos which I brine and cook on the BBQ or cast iron pan.

[hud 91gt]

We had the rib-eye boneless grilling steaks. I think those are around $23 - 28/lb at most grocery stores. It's more than the bone-in roasts.

Regardless, I'd pay more if they have a fat rib cap to choose from. I find grocery stores aside from costco have pretty poor cuts of rib eye.

Talk to the butchers in Safeway. I’ve walked out with some pretty nice Rib Eyes from time to time. Some of the packaged stuff looks like really expensive dog food. lol.

[westopher]

Flat iron is another good but rare cut ... they sometimes sell it at 88.
Flat iron has gone from like $13.99/kg to 39.99/kg since before Covid.
If you find pichana anywhere, do that. My favourite cut.

[Gerbs]

what's the best value cut chef?

[JDMDreams]

For those who's too poor for wagyu do you guys dry age at home? I've been dicking around with dry age + sous vide but I still can't get the meat super tender. I dry aged for like a week and sous vide for like 45h during Christmas, the meat is soft but not super tender. There's still some chew on the tendon, fatty bits.

[westopher]

what's the best value cut chef?
I still think sirloin is a great value for steaks. If you learn a bit of meat cutting you can save a lot of money. Pick up a small vac pac machine and cut your own. Vac and freeze if you've got the room.

Now that I'm also poor, I'd consider doing an RS meat meet and I'll cut some steaks and vac for everyone who wants to get in on it as I'm a decent butcher and like doing it.

Also re: dry aging
Dry aging enhances flavour but you will always end up with a less tender piece of meat. Up to you if that's worth it for you. Personally I'd rather chew harder and taste more, but know tenderness is top of mind for some people.
Also, what cuts are you using, temp you are cooking at, etc when doing the sous vide?

[Gerbs]

In for meat!

[JDMDreams]

I just thought dry age is the thing to do cuz all restaurants brag about their 28 day dry age. I do nothing with sous vide, just put the salted meat in the bag, I sometimes sear first, then sear again before serving. If it's like a roast cut I usually add wine, beef stock, seasoning in the bag.

[westopher]

Dry age creates huge flavour depth and costs a lot of money. Tenderness definitely not. I actually did 2 events in the same week, same cut, same farm, one was dry aged strip and one was standard. The standard striploin was probably 150% of the size (we are talking same farm and same sized cow) and much more tender.
The dry aged one tasted much better, but needed to be trimmed up even more afterwards because the fat was so tough you wouldn't want to leave a fat cap like normal.

[EvoFire]

In for WestMeat

[TOS'd]

In for WestMeat

Wrong thread, you want here: https://www.revscene.net/forums/530956-wheres-last-place-you-ate-rate-334.html#post9120350

[winson604]

Traditionally ribeye is my wife and my goto. I mean it's easily accessible and tender but yes also expensive. Since moving close to Beefway 5 years ago I now mostly get picanha or hanger steak if they have it. Picanha they always have but hanger I only see 1/3 of the time I go. Both super delicious cuts.

[RabidRat]

Dry age creates huge flavour depth and costs a lot of money. Tenderness definitely not. I actually did 2 events in the same week, same cut, same farm, one was dry aged strip and one was standard. The standard striploin was probably 150% of the size (we are talking same farm and same sized cow) and much more tender.
The dry aged one tasted much better, but needed to be trimmed up even more afterwards because the fat was so tough you wouldn't want to leave a fat cap like normal.

What makes the dry aging process costly?

[westopher]

From a business perspective, space and from an everything perspective, substantial loss of weight. An 8oz dry aged striploin was the same weight as a 12oz striploin is to start that was aged in the traditional way.
Kind of think of the yield of beef jerky compared to the weight you start with. Not as drastic, but the idea is the same.

[roastpuff]

https://f.dam-img.rfdcontent.com/cms/010/102/337/1000x750_smart_fit.jpg

Someone say picanha? (Top sirloin cap)

[westopher]

OOOOFFFFF the best!

[EvoFire]

Wrong thread, you want here: https://www.revscene.net/forums/530956-wheres-last-place-you-ate-rate-334.html#post9120350

That was in response to Westopher talking about doing a meat meet

[roastpuff]

That's a 2 pack btw. Either split with a friend or just have both for yourself?

[TOS'd]

That was in response to Westopher talking about doing a meat meet
Exactly :hotbaby:

[westopher]

I told Mike he can share the photos so DM him.

[Badhobz]

Someone say picanha? (Top sirloin cap)

you had me at costco :ahwow:

[mikemhg]

I still think sirloin is a great value for steaks. If you learn a bit of meat cutting you can save a lot of money. Pick up a small vac pac machine and cut your own. Vac and freeze if you've got the room.

Now that I'm also poor, I'd consider doing an RS meat meet and I'll cut some steaks and vac for everyone who wants to get in on it as I'm a decent butcher and like doing it.

Also re: dry aging
Dry aging enhances flavour but you will always end up with a less tender piece of meat. Up to you if that's worth it for you. Personally I'd rather chew harder and taste more, but know tenderness is top of mind for some people.
Also, what cuts are you using, temp you are cooking at, etc when doing the sous vide?

I'll eat your meat dude, tell me the price.

[sonick]

https://f.dam-img.rfdcontent.com/cms/010/102/337/1000x750_smart_fit.jpg

Someone say picanha? (Top sirloin cap)

It may not look that good right now, but watch this!

[HonestTea]

In for westopher's meat!

[roastpuff]

It may not look that good right now, but watch this!

Oh I've cooked that cut before, and it came out great.

[Simplex123]

https://f.dam-img.rfdcontent.com/cms/010/102/337/1000x750_smart_fit.jpg

Someone say picanha? (Top sirloin cap)

I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.

Beefway ALL DAY.

I bought my short ribs for friendmas dinner this year from there.

$15.66 per pound, they were literally half the price than half of the butchers I called. Windsor Meats were selling them for $30 a pound!

Can't believe that all I'm hearing is Beefway here and that there's no love for Columbus Meat Market on here. I sometimes drive 40 mins for that shit even when I'm not passing by the area.

They have these 1.5" Ribeyes/tenerloins/prime rib steaks/t-bones for $11-13. They have larger and thicker cuts for $25, and sell Tomahawks for $45.
Always fresh and have great marbling.

Great price for their other meats too - I always get their burger patties and marinated wings for BBQs

[Hondaracer]

Columbus steaks are garbage. I’ll never buy steaks from them again, it’s not worth it

I’ve bought their top rib eyes that have so much fat you’d think there’s no way they can’t be good. Cooked perfectly, basic seasoning, -zero- flavour. Every time.

Even sirloin etc. from them I’ve found tasteless. Stuff like wings, sausages etc. are fine, but the price reflects the quality of their steaks imo

[6793026]

I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since.


Really? i had no idea Costco does that. I had to google and turns out (maybe US only), they use needles and puncture to make it more tender. (of course with machines etc.)

[supafamous]

Really? i had no idea Costco does that. I had to google and turns out (maybe US only), they use needles and puncture to make it more tender. (of course with machines etc.)

It'll say on the package label if the meat is mechanically tenderised - not all of it is tenderised this way. I know their prime ribs are but I don't think they do briskets.

[mikemhg]

I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.



Can't believe that all I'm hearing is Beefway here and that there's no love for Columbus Meat Market on here. I sometimes drive 40 mins for that shit even when I'm not passing by the area.

They have these 1.5" Ribeyes/tenerloins/prime rib steaks/t-bones for $11-13. They have larger and thicker cuts for $25, and sell Tomahawks for $45.
Always fresh and have great marbling.

Great price for their other meats too - I always get their burger patties and marinated wings for BBQs

What you're saying on the tenderization might make sense.

I've always wondered with Costco steaks/beef, it tends of oxidize and turn brown/smelly in the fridge a little quicker than beef I purchase from other places.

Wonder if that plays a part?

[68style]

Columbus steaks are garbage. I’ll never buy steaks from them again, it’s not worth it

I’ve bought their top rib eyes that have so much fat you’d think there’s no way they can’t be good. Cooked perfectly, basic seasoning, -zero- flavour. Every time.

Even sirloin etc. from them I’ve found tasteless. Stuff like wings, sausages etc. are fine, but the price reflects the quality of their steaks imo

Never been to Columbus so I can't comment on them, but I noticed exactly what you're saying buying from a butcher in West Richmond that everyone goes to... like 3-4 times now... kept thinking I was fucking up the cooking or seasoning, bland and tasteless.

But I stopped at some random butcher place the other day to grab a couple tenderloins and they were so freaking good and way less $??? Cooked them the exact same way too.

[supafamous]

re: good meat - my "secret stash" are the heritage pork rib chops at Superstore. They only come in packs of 2 so I always grab 2-3 of them and freeze them but they are delicious. Fatty, tender and full of flavour. Best pork chops I've ever had (other than a wood fired one I had in SF years ago in the Castro district).

[Badhobz]

Grubstake in SF had great pork chops

[bcrdukes]

This sounds like a Revscene summer BBQ in the works. :suspicious:

[roastpuff]

Sounds like a plan, I'm in! I got a portable BBQ.

[68style]

I could use all the warm meat thoughts I can get with the temps coming next week SeemsGood

[Simplex123]

I’ve bought their top rib eyes that have so much fat you’d think there’s no way they can’t be good. Cooked perfectly, basic seasoning, -zero- flavour. Every time.



Hm what do you think could be the reason of that, a shitty farm that they source their beef from? I just use S/P and they've come out pretty flavourful to me. I also use basic S/P but I salt and let it sit for min 30-45 mins to dry out the exterior and then re-salt again before plating.


Which shop do you buy from, maybe I will need to do a back to back taste test of the same cut.

What you're saying on the tenderization might make sense.

I've always wondered with Costco steaks/beef, it tends of oxidize and turn brown/smelly in the fridge a little quicker than beef I purchase from other places.

Wonder if that plays a part?
I guess that would be one reason since the tissues are torn and exposed to oxygen.

[Gerbs]

I would go to Windsor / Columbus since it's < 5ish min drive but it's $27-29/lb lol

Those 1.5" cuts are 200-220grams for $11 - 15 and they take off the rib cap. In hindsight, could be good for potlucks / girl dinners but I eat one of the $20-25 pieces for dinner.

[Hondaracer]

Hm what do you think could be the reason of that, a shitty farm that they source their beef from? I just use S/P and they've come out pretty flavourful to me. I also use basic S/P but I salt and let it sit for min 30-45 mins to dry out the exterior and then re-salt again before plating.


Which shop do you buy from, maybe I will need to do a back to back taste test of the same cut.


I guess that would be one reason since the tissues are torn and exposed to oxygen.

Hard to tell maybe westopher can chime in, but I’m a fat man, both in stature and steak preference lol..

The rib eyes they had looked great and there was no reason why they wouldn’t be super tasty given the appearance. As well, I can cook a mean steak so it wasn’t user error.

I cooked both the rib I got to a perfect medium rare when I cut in but when I tasted them I was so turned off I actually tossed them back on the grill/pan to try and render the fat down more in hopes of getting some more flavour out of them, nope. Both times edged up to a medium or beyond and still completely flavourless, with OK texture.

I’d pay double for the nice Costco AAA rib steaks over those. Maybe I’d give them a try again but for those rib eyes and sirloins the prices aren’t so great at Columbus that I’d opt for them.

Everything else at Columbus though is an amazing deal and I give them full credit for not just raising prices like everyone else has.

[sonick]

Oh I've cooked that cut before, and it came out great.

Oh I know it's good. My quote is from GugaFoods, who is Brazilian and a huge promoter of Pichana

https://youtu.be/zOF-qS4Q_gQ

I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.


They have started to do mech tenderizing to roasts as well. Got a prime rib roast that they did it to. The pichana I got recently a few months ago was not mech tenderized fortunately

[BIC_BAWS]

Never been to Columbus so I can't comment on them, but I noticed exactly what you're saying buying from a butcher in West Richmond that everyone goes to... like 3-4 times now... kept thinking I was fucking up the cooking or seasoning, bland and tasteless.

But I stopped at some random butcher place the other day to grab a couple tenderloins and they were so freaking good and way less $??? Cooked them the exact same way too.Is this seafair meats by any chance? I wasn't blown away by the 28-day dry aged steak. It's was lacking a little flavour tbh. Both 325ismsport and I cooked it with a sous vide and then he seared it with a cast iron.

I doubt it's user error either because if you had me on Instagram, for a period of time I ate steaks every day for 3 months lol.

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[68style]

That's exactly the place yes

[winson604]

I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.



Can't believe that all I'm hearing is Beefway here and that there's no love for Columbus Meat Market on here. I sometimes drive 40 mins for that shit even when I'm not passing by the area.

They have these 1.5" Ribeyes/tenerloins/prime rib steaks/t-bones for $11-13. They have larger and thicker cuts for $25, and sell Tomahawks for $45.
Always fresh and have great marbling.

Great price for their other meats too - I always get their burger patties and marinated wings for BBQs

Yea Costco blade tenderizes their meat. While their rib eyes are a decent size they always felt different when actually eating them in a not good way vs basically anywhere else.

[MG1]

First time sneaking a peak in this thread since the thread started. It’s about meats now. Still boils down to who can afford this or not. Neat.

I don’t bless before every meal, but I am grateful for everything I have. In my sig, about the grace of god. I could have easily been one of the hundreds of thousands who are without a home or food on the table.

I’ll admit, I do judge people. Not by their wealth, but for what they have. A big heart. A person with integrity, empathy, and humility. Their outlook on life. They, to me, are the richest of people. /sermon

Case in point. This was a while back, but I was volunteering at an inner city elementary school in the Valley during the holiday season. I saw some amazing things. Mothers who didn’t have much giving away anything they could spare. I pondered this for quite some time. Then it hit me - these people know what it’s like to starve. Nobody to turn to when life throws them a dagger from hell. Going to bed knowing they made a difference kept them going. That experience changed me. I can never be like them, but I try. My eldest son is the same. He hears of some tragedy and he sends what he can. That makes me, IMHO, the richest of parents.

[mikemhg]

re: good meat - my "secret stash" are the heritage pork rib chops at Superstore. They only come in packs of 2 so I always grab 2-3 of them and freeze them but they are delicious. Fatty, tender and full of flavour. Best pork chops I've ever had (other than a wood fired one I had in SF years ago in the Castro district).

The GF loves my smothered pork chops, appreciate this, gonna grab some this weekend.

[supafamous]

https://f.dam-img.rfdcontent.com/cms/010/102/337/1000x750_smart_fit.jpg

Someone say picanha? (Top sirloin cap)

They're $8 off per pack right now - each pack is two pieces. Picked up one to cut up and put away in the freezer.

[roastpuff]

They're $8 off per pack right now - each pack is two pieces. Picked up one to cut up and put away in the freezer.

Whaaaat where? I was just at Costco Willingdon yesterday and they did not have the discount on the picanha.

[supafamous]

Whaaaat where? I was just at Costco Willingdon yesterday and they did not have the discount on the picanha.

It was at Willingdon today - mine was $39 minus the $8 so basically 20% off (5lbs for $31!). I should have gotten 2 packs but I managed to ring up a $600 bill today so probably for the better.

[roastpuff]

Son of a.... gah! I'll have to go back.

[Hehe]

IMO, the best 2 butchers in the lower mainland that I have been are Ciollis in North Burnaby and Heritage Meats in Langley. Not going to be the cheapest place, but the quality is there to justify their price.

Coming back to the original topic...

It's so hard to maintain a genuine relationship as you get older. People would have priorities, obligations and purposes. When I was younger, it didn't matter shit because friendship are more... pure, for the lack of a better word, for everyone.

But as I got older... I just find it hard. There are people who I used to call friends who are hanging out with me with the sole idea to use me to access my parents and their social circles. Or friends who need to work 9-5 and don't have the same schedule freedom that I have.

And more than anything... the difference is value. I have a different value than my friends back in Taiwan. In our get-togethers... they talk about their jobs and strategies how to secure those jobs, when I've got nothing to share in that regards.

When I go to parties of my *uncles* (dad's friends), they talk about buying a yacht together, making a bid for some Sotheby auction and whatever... I've got nothing to collaborate either. Those things are just outside of my abilities.

So, I started to hang out more with people who share similar value and are in similar positions. This way, I can still keep that "simple" friendship that I used to have.

[Badhobz]

Awww poor you !!!

[68style]

We can be your friends Hehe, I think you’re a-ok

[mikemhg]

IMO, the best 2 butchers in the lower mainland that I have been are Ciollis in North Burnaby and Heritage Meats in Langley. Not going to be the cheapest place, but the quality is there to justify their price.

Coming back to the original topic...

It's so hard to maintain a genuine relationship as you get older. People would have priorities, obligations and purposes. When I was younger, it didn't matter shit because friendship are more... pure, for the lack of a better word, for everyone.

But as I got older... I just find it hard. There are people who I used to call friends who are hanging out with me with the sole idea to use me to access my parents and their social circles. Or friends who need to work 9-5 and don't have the same schedule freedom that I have.

And more than anything... the difference is value. I have a different value than my friends back in Taiwan. In our get-togethers... they talk about their jobs and strategies how to secure those jobs, when I've got nothing to share in that regards.

When I go to parties of my *uncles* (dad's friends), they talk about buying a yacht together, making a bid for some Sotheby auction and whatever... I've got nothing to collaborate either. Those things are just outside of my abilities.

So, I started to hang out more with people who share similar value and are in similar positions. This way, I can still keep that "simple" friendship that I used to have.

You mean Cioffi's..?

[Simplex123]

They're $8 off per pack right now - each pack is two pieces. Picked up one to cut up and put away in the freezer.


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240106/47c33d103d029cf47f1da50eb76e8862.jpg
The one on sale is a Sirloin Tip and is different. They're placed fridge as the Top Sirloin in Richmond, and this is from Willingdon right now

I picked up a small pack of $38 for $30 so that's a pretty good deal. It's going in the oven so even though the sticker says it's tenderized it will be fine


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[Hehe]

You mean Cioffi's..?

Ahahaha.... autocorrect at its finest.

Or... :ifyouknow:

[underscore]

Or friends who need to work 9-5 and don't have the same schedule freedom that I have.

It's funny, back in highschool we used to talk about how nice it'll be once we all have real jobs so everyone is on the same schedule. Many moons later and only a couple of my friends also work "conventional" hours.

[supafamous]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240106/47c33d103d029cf47f1da50eb76e8862.jpg
The one on sale is a Sirloin Tip and is different. They're placed fridge as the Top Sirloin in Richmond, and this is from Willingdon right now

I picked up a small pack of $38 for $30 so that's a pretty good deal. It's going in the oven so even though the sticker says it's tenderized it will be fine


I carved up the caps I got yesterday and this was about a 550g mini-roast I made tonight. It was fantastic - the fat cap was heavenly (as in so much of it and so tasty I'd let it kill me). Even at regular price this is a great cut - barely half the price of rib eye. I bet it'd be great in a smoker too.

https://i.imgur.com/drqBJ2o.jpg

[donk.]

Someone change the thread title to Meat disparity amoung your friends?

[supafamous]

Someone change the thread title to Meat disparity amoung your friends?

Let's talk about which butchers you can afford to shop at and if you have friends who aren't able to get the organic grass fed beef from Whole Foods that you have so much of that you use it for stir fry and burgers.

[bcrdukes]

"Aww man, all this A5 Wagyu leftover. Do I invite my friends over for a second dinner or would I come off as an asshole?"

"I paid beyond market price for this cut. Suck it, poor people"

"Steak, or rent this week? Hmm..tough decisions"

[dark0821]

Man... I just came in to rant....

So while at work today.... I was in this chat group with a couple of my best friends...

out of the blue, some friend mentioned that we should all go hang out in cancun for Spring Break. Said it was super cheap, will come out to be about $3K per person (everyone in the group has like a family of 3 or 4 like me)

A few declined because they are already travelling, book to go there, or here, or wherever

I declined and just said striaght up I was too poor, plus taking time off for my job is like a double wammie lolol

Fook this shit.... I dont have 12K to throw out for 5 days~~

Hahahaha.... welp

But carry on guys, very entertaining =)

[westopher]

12k for 5 days in Cancun sounds like the worst deal in history. I just would have said that sounds fuckin terrible haha.

[Badhobz]

3k for what ? Riu or dreams ? If so then that’s pretty normal

[6793026]

it is afterall spring break.. so prices are expensive but 3k for 1 person for cancun is expensive... 7 days all inclusive during low season for ~1500 but 2x for cancun during spring break.. dangggg

[dark0821]

I have no idea tbh since I never been to a vacation like that, but all inclusive, appararently all you can drink... but my kids... they cant drink sooo lolol

But...its not about if its a good deal or not... the point of the post is actually exactly the point of the thread...

$3k per person might as well be $300 per person, friends can dine out and think spending $200 on a dinner for 2 is the "going rate"

For me.. $3,000 per person might as well be $30,000 per person, I don't have $300 to throw around, let alone $3,000 lololol

[Razor Ramon HG]

I went to Finest Playas Mujeres with my family and it was about $1650 per person back in September with a direct flight and five nights. Even at that price I thought it wasn't my cup of tea, but we had a baby in the group so we didn't have many options. Can't imagine $3000 per person, jesus.

[roastpuff]

Even at regular price this is a great cut - barely half the price of rib eye. I bet it'd be great in a smoker too.

https://i.imgur.com/yVkvrfth.png

Can confirm it's great in a smoker.

[Badhobz]

Omg you fuckers and your meats made me break my vegetarianism. I was craving some red meat after seeing that sirloin cap.

[whitev70r]

^ wow ... you lasted 7 days ... maybe 6 if you had some today.

[Badhobz]

Yes. Killed delicious animals already. 6 lousy days….

[whitev70r]

As much as I like your comments and insights ... 6 days = fail. But we can blame the Costco meat lovers.

[mikemhg]

Fuck I'm going down to Costco tomorrow to grab one. That fat top looks glorious.

$3K for 5 days in Cancun?! :lol Fuck outta here.

I've stayed in Cancun/Isla Mujeres/Playa Del Carmen for 2 weeks in nice Airbnbs for less than that price, airfare and car rental included.

Buddy doesn't know how to travel.

[Hondaracer]

all inclusives are yucky

[Simplex123]

I’m heading to Cancun for 5 days 4 nights for $1800 in mid April for my stag. It’s great because you don’t need to think or plan with a bunch of dudes

[spoon.ek9]

I went to my first all inclusive in 2022 and had a great time lol. Dunno what you rich folk are complaining about :pokerface:

[lowside67]

I went to Finest Playas Mujeres with my family and it was about $1650 per person back in September with a direct flight and five nights. Even at that price I thought it wasn't my cup of tea, but we had a baby in the group so we didn't have many options. Can't imagine $3000 per person, jesus.
Lol. We are going to that exact property end of January, and it was pretty much exactly $3,000 per person excluding flights.

-Mark

[Durrann]

all inclusives are yucky

Agreed lol

[haha13]

Back in december I went to the Xcaret Arte for 7 nights back for $3300 flights included. It was my first all-inclusive and it was amazing!

[68style]

I've done both all inclusive at a really nice place and indie travel in Mexico... they both have their pros and cons, depending what you're looking for you could make a solid case for either or

Emphasis on really nice place for the inclusives... mediocre or meh all inclusives are a complete waste of time and $ in my opinion.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

The gap with almost every single person I know comes down to whether you own a home or not. Doesn’t matter if your first home has become your “forever” home, people who have a home they own, almost regardless of mortgage status are more free with their spending and habits.

Everyone else seems to be stuck in this weird limbo deciding whether they continue to rent or not.

sorry for the... delayed reply to this post lol.

I'm gonna have to cut in here and say I've only in the past few years realize it's like a bell curve.

the poor rent, the middle class own... and the richest people I know, surprisingly still rent... of course some of them own properties that they flip or just... neglect for some reason, but their primary residence are rentals. A lot of them don't even own property, they make way more money from investing their money in the market, and properties are the most illiquid asset, and a huge "anchor" in freedom and mobility... of course im excluding the people who's primary wealth came from property development etc for obvious reasons LOL.

of course these rentals are typically on the "billionaires" row of whatever city they live in. North America and east Asia.

I'm talking about people that are worth tens of millions to the billions of USD. and no they're not crypto whales or whatever quick rich stuff. they're like 45 to 65 years old and have been doing what they've been doing for decades. No overnight rags to riches types.

the older more established ones have once owned in the 80s and 90s, but all dumped most of their properties as they were considered the worst asset for the reasons stated above. Just money sinks that don't make money as fast and huge liabilities.

I do notice that they move every 5-10 years, always to bigger, better, more serviced places. serviced as in, there are workers and services attached to the property. It's all chump change to them. Like they've evolved beyond needing to "own" a home.

perspective and pragmatism changes at every level of wealth you unlock.

anyway that's all I wanted to say.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

oh and I stopped buying beef, well, almost. I replaced beef with pork and chicken cuz yeah wtf, at the price of some of these nice cuts of beef I'd rather just go to the keg and get them to cook, serve and clean up after me.

lol and the Costco free range organic whatever chilled chicken breast is $50CAD, wtf.

[Traum]

I go for the $7.99 Costco rotisserie chicken whenever I'm there. Lasts us 2 meals.

That's income disparity right there LOL~

[Gerbs]

Is there any deals for all-inclusives? Or links to airbnbs that y'all stayed at?

Been looking casually cause I wanna turn off the brain for a week again but everything is roughly $2-3K for 5 nights for 4.5+ stars during the winter.

[6793026]

Speaking of mexico... heard from radio - 10 dudes booked a 5 million dollar house air bnb for a bach party paid 2k etc.

Somehow, neighbours or thief came over to their villa and stole all their shoes as they took their shoes before going in. So they were left trying to go to the nearest place to buy slippers. had to go back and forth with owner... got $100 - 200 back but what's done is done and what's that worth to anyone.

I have also see that before at local house party at an apartment... my buddy who was a prankster took all their shoes and threw them in the elevator..

[68style]

How's that a prank lol... that's just an asshole, buddy gonna get his face caved in

[mikemhg]

Regtag.ca is good for all-inclusive deals.

Airbnb, just make yourself a list based on the region you're going on, review and go from there.

I always suggest looking at VRBO as well, especially if you're visiting places like Hawaii, Mexico, etc.

[Hondaracer]

During some travels we met a couple who manage 10 rental properties in Toronto and they gave some great advice, they said always search the title of the airbnb listing in google to see if they list the property rental privately.

If they do it’s almost always substantially cheaper to rent directly from someone as opposed to going through airbnb, and if they have good reviews on airbnb I would t hesitate to deal with someone directly

[Gerbs]

How's that a prank lol... that's just an asshole, buddy gonna get his face caved in

wtf, if any of us does that, you'll get swung on, on site :lawl:

Probably by everyone too.



What other pranks does your prankster friend do?

[donk.]

During some travels we met a couple who manage 10 rental properties in Toronto and they gave some great advice, they said always search the title of the airbnb listing in google to see if they list the property rental privately.

If they do it’s almost always substantially cheaper to rent directly from someone as opposed to going through airbnb, and if they have good reviews on airbnb I would t hesitate to deal with someone directly

Speaking of this, places i travel for long term, i always book a week, and then pay locally to reduce cost for myself, and the business. Always works out like you said

This time it bit me in the ass.

I walked the property as i was in the area, booked a month through one of the staff, price was 100$ less than booking online.

I decided to stay an extra month here, so i talked to the owner of the hotel about another room. He told me it was 960$USD, but online was showing 820$USD through airbnb (place was offering a discount for first time booking)
I showed the 820$USD screenshot to the owner over whatsapp chat figuring they would honor it. And the slimy fuck removed the discount within 30 minutes, then the price changed to 1060$USD on all websites.
What a fucking tool. I folded and paid the 960$ anyways, because other options in the area were worse.
:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

[unit]

were going to mexico city next week for 9 days. we booked a hotel for dirt cheap.. its in roma/la condessa and it was like $80 a night for a 600sf suite. hard to beat that.

[Badhobz]

wtf, if any of us does that, you'll get swung on, on site :lawl:

Probably by everyone too.



What other pranks does your prankster friend do?

sleep with your wives. HA HA! hilarious :badpokerface:

[Simplex123]

Speaking of this, places i travel for long term, i always book a week, and then pay locally to reduce cost for myself, and the business. Always works out like you said

This time it bit me in the ass.

I walked the property as i was in the area, booked a month through one of the staff, price was 100$ less than booking online.

I decided to stay an extra month here, so i talked to the owner of the hotel about another room. He told me it was 960$USD, but online was showing 820$USD through airbnb (place was offering a discount for first time booking)
I showed the 820$USD screenshot to the owner over whatsapp chat figuring they would honor it. And the slimy fuck removed the discount within 30 minutes, then the price changed to 1060$USD on all websites.
What a fucking tool. I folded and paid the 960$ anyways, because other options in the area were worse.
:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
Yeah.. when creating a new listing on Airbnb it always automatically checks the box to give a 10-20% discount for the first booking. There's a lot of pages to click through when creating the listing so it's easy to miss it.

[CivicBlues]

During some travels we met a couple who manage 10 rental properties in Toronto and they gave some great advice, they said always search the title of the airbnb listing in google to see if they list the property rental privately.

If they do it’s almost always substantially cheaper to rent directly from someone as opposed to going through airbnb, and if they have good reviews on airbnb I would t hesitate to deal with someone directly

Yup, found a place on AirBnb, posted the description into Google and found it in Booking.com. Much cheaper.