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“Gen Z, especially by now, just like wasn’t even raised with a lot of the assumptions that I think millennials were,” he added. “Seeing the condition of the world today, our government spending so much money on militarism and expanding ICE and giving tax cuts to the billionaires to the tune of trillions of dollars while public services are being cut for most Americans — it’s just like the contrast is really clear.”

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Based on this paragraph, i'm sure the poll was unbiased. :lol:

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This is my point, who is paying the $9/lb at rouses? Are most folks just ignorant? Nobody in my circle is buying ground beef at almost $10/lb, and we’re all pretty well off.

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I've never had the "how much you paying for beef" conversation with friends. :lol:

I was in California last week. Refilled the rental car twice. $6.50/gallon in napa, $7/gallon in San Fran near airport.

Meanwhile, when we landed back in Louisiana, gas was/is $3.17/gallon. Some of these states do it to themselves.

Is NBC news lying to us? When have they not?

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i agree...now at 8u its prolly the least stressful time to play a bunch but I still dont agree with it.

i really dont like more than 2 fall tournaments, especially as they get older as Im a huge believer in having an off season to train.

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Offseason training at 7 years old?

Reviving the thread and a quick PSA.

Never buy silicone beer tubing. My outdoor kegerator shite the bed a couple weeks ago, so i purchased a new one, and took the opportunity to switch out all of my beer lines. Well, the ones i bought from Amazon, were Silicon. I didn't know that, nor did i realize the drawbacks to silicon beer tubing. So after hooking everything up, and bringing a keg back to the kegerator, i noticed beer coming out of the seams of the tower. I quickly removed the top access and beer was shooting out of the space where the nipple meets the hose at the faucet. I look in the kegerator, and beer is coming out of the quick connect nozzle where it meets the hose as well. So, as i angrily clean my brand new kegerator and remove all of the hoses, i asked AI about silicon beer tubing.

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Silicone tubing has several notable drawbacks when used for beer lines (draft dispense / serving lines).
It is excellent for hot-side transfers (hot wort, sparge water, etc.) because of its high temperature resistance, but it is generally a poor choice for cold pressurized beer lines.


Main Drawbacks

Low pressure rating - Non-braided silicone is typically rated only 10–30 psi at room temperature. Draft systems commonly run 10–15+ psi. Thin-wall silicone can balloon, expand, or burst under pressure.

High cost - Significantly more expensive than food-grade vinyl or barrier tubing. Since beer lines are replaced periodically, the ongoing cost adds up.

Poor oxygen barrier - Silicone has relatively high gas permeability compared to proper barrier tubing. Oxygen can slowly ingress and CO2 can escape, leading to faster staling/oxidation if beer sits in the lines.

Soft and fragile - Very soft material is prone to kinking, nicks, cuts, or collapsing under vacuum or sharp bends. It can be harder to secure tightly on barbs without special clamps.

Not industry standard - Professional draft systems almost never use silicone for beer lines. Vinyl (short-draw) or barrier tubing (preferred) is the norm. Silicone is reserved for high-temperature applications.

Potential degradation - Some formulations can embrittle or release extractables after repeated exposure to caustic beer-line cleaners (CIP).

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I'm sure the malt bill (recipe) hasn't changed much, if at all. Guiness began brewing in 1759. The bottle was from the 1860s. The brewery had been operating for about 100 years when this bottle was made.

What they probably mean is the DNA of the grains used back then, and how they differ from today's varieties.

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Grains today, are highly modified for starch conversion which requires less involved brewing techniques to extract the sugars in the grain. I doubt any beer brewed decades ago would come close to the same as what we can do today. Not to mention, the cleaning and sanitizing practices we employ today did not exist back then. Old beer likely was not what we consider good by today's standards.

However, it is neat and interesting to try and recreate historical beers. Dogfish head did that with a few beers by examining the trace elements left behind in old clay pots from the egptians and even a "spit beer" that the ancient south american tribes used to make.

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It should instantly become the best pizzeria in Baton Rouge.

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Rocca is pretty good. I doubt any chain will beat out hand made pizza.

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Top of the mark on nob hill. Go for a drink and the view.

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I'm actually heading there Sunday and staying at that hotel. Only in the city for 1 day, then heading North. Our plan:

Fly in to SFO, drive to hotel.
Drive to alamo square park go see painted ladies (Full house houses).
Drive to park outside of lombard street. Walk the curvy road.
Head on over to fisherman's wharf. Ride the blue and gold fleet tour that circumnavigates alcatraz in the bay.
Get back, eat at Fog Harbor. Not 100% set here yet, open to recommendations.
Head back to hotel, go to top of the mark, then head out the next day to Russian River brewery then on to Napa.

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So we bombed Iran in order to get restrictions on a open access waterway.

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Pretty sure nuclear weapon development played a small part.

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Boomers ruin everything.

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1) why are they all boomers?
2) Why do you put all of the countries ills on 1 generation? Do you think that to be wise?