thegreatboudini

re: TGIF Watch thread

Posted by thegreatboudini on 7/7/26 at 7:27 pm to BuyloSellhi

I think the AT is classic, but boring. I'll never own one because of that.

The current gen Seamaster 300 is 42mm fyi, and with the escape valve it wears more like 43 IMO. It would be my pick of the 2.

My 2 gripes with it are the AR coating on the outer crystal, and the bracelet. If I owned one it would be a white dial on rubber only.

re: Fredericksburg Food Recs

Posted by thegreatboudini on 7/6/26 at 7:06 pm to LSURoss

Hondo's for lunch or casual dinner.

Old German Bakery for breakfast or lunch.

Hill & Vine for lunch or dinner and wine.

Martini's for seafood and cocktails.

Vaudeville for lunch or dinner.

re: WFDT The 4th

Posted by thegreatboudini on 7/4/26 at 8:21 pm to 318Bruin

quote:
Used Balls (RIP)

What?

Did Balls pass away?

re: Vacuum Seal Recommendation

Posted by thegreatboudini on 7/1/26 at 1:06 pm to bleedpurplengold

Just make sure it's a chamber style. They are far superior to the alternatives.

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re: Round Rock/North Austin Recommendations

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/30/26 at 8:35 am to Cleathecat

Traverse west to Interstellar.
There is a Salt Lick in RR but it's not the original.
Salt Traders is great but if you're traveling from Louisiana you can skip.
Have a meal and a beer at Pint House. Get a pizza roll.
Go to Georgetown and enjoy Italian at Tony and Luigi's.
Blue Corn Harvest just opened a RR location. It's excellent.
If you want to be hip, drive down to the Domain and enjoy Haywire, Plank, or Culinary Dropout.

re: Cody Wyoming

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/29/26 at 6:44 pm to Barneyrb

I stayed in Cody for 2 weeks studying geology in the region about 12 years ago.

It's an incredible area.

Below are some pics from around the regions in the Shoshone National Forest (Beartooth Lake), Big Horn Canyon, Red Lodge, and Lovell.

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re: itinerary on vacation: yes or no?

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/28/26 at 6:15 am to Hawgnsincebirth55

4 hours of sleep?

You can easily get a normal night of rest and still have a well planned daily schedule that starts at 8am.

re: Carnival passengers doing what is in their nature to do

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/23/26 at 7:49 am to Darth_Vader

It wouldn't matter how much money I'm in the hole, if I see that during onboarding, I'm turning my family around and going home.

re: In search of the ultimate hamburger bun

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/22/26 at 6:25 am to Bayou

Martins potato roll.

They're incredible.

re: Childcare on vacation?

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/21/26 at 2:22 pm to redbaron

quote:
Probably should have set clearer boundaries (ie we are going to disappear at 4; please feed the kids, get them to bed etc). But really only had one night where we were “off.” Otherwise the grandparents were hanging out together, or “helping” us watch the kids.

To be fair, your expectations were pretty extreme. When we bring 1 with us, we still do our 5pm dinners for the kids and baths at 6, then we leave and grandma deals with just bed alone. This puts us leaving 630 or so.

Peacing out at 4pm and putting everything on grandma wouldn't fly.

re: Somebody explain the outdoor griddle phenomenon to me.

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/20/26 at 12:39 pm to Slippy

I'm really happy I watched this fad from the sidelines.

I agree with you.

Also in 6 months it'll be a rust bucket.

re: Childcare on vacation?

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/19/26 at 12:53 pm to redbaron

I just bring my wife's mom with us. It's a slight premium, but worth it.

<4yo, <2yo, and a newborn, so I get it.

re: Mortgage affordability question

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/15/26 at 7:26 pm to cforester821

How secure is your career?

You're an MD? You're fine.

You're an MWD sales guy? Good luck.

FWIW my PITI is right under 30% net income. It's fine.

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re: Moving to CenLa: A few questions

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/15/26 at 8:43 am to Salmon

Baw, get down to Avoyelles Parish and establish your dominance in Bunkie.

re: Deer Rifle Recommendations

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/11/26 at 7:05 pm to Tigerb869

I went Tikka T3X Lite Roughtech chambered in 300 WSM last year and I'm very happy with it.

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re: Coffee maker recommendations

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/10/26 at 6:16 pm to thumperpait

quote:
I also love Keurig.

You're the first person who has ever said this.

re: Anyone have an Explorer Conversion Van here?

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/10/26 at 12:11 pm to hogfly

Yes, I actually think I would remove 1 of the captains chairs and install a jackery and a dometic fridge. At some point I could remove 2 captains chairs and have lots of room for bike and whatnot.

re: Anyone have an Explorer Conversion Van here?

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/10/26 at 12:08 pm to weaveballs1

quote:
What would be the benefit of this over a Suburban or other large SUV that you could daily drive? I thought these were mainly camper vans, but if it's just laid out in a normal seating configuration it seems less practical than traditional options. You should be able to strap 3 car seats in a 3-row SUV, right?

It's far more comfortable. Wife's daily is a 24 Honda Odyssey already, and with 3 kids in the back and her (because she likes to ride back there with them) it's pretty slammed.

Also, these come in 9 seater configs with 4 captains chairs and a bench, so definitely more seating than a full size SUV or the van we currently have.

re: Houston BBQ - Updated with pic

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/10/26 at 8:43 am to ragincajun03

I'm irrationally angry you did not provide even 1 photo.

re: Selling a Rolex - best & safest way to sell it?

Posted by thegreatboudini on 6/10/26 at 5:32 am to rpg37

r/watchexchange

Bernard Watches out of Austin is a decent buyer. They'll have better offer than the big places like Bobs. I've tried to do business with them 4 time but never came to terms buying, selling, or trading, so take it for what it's worth.

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