Earthquake 88

My ex wife had lower back problems after our second child was born. I sent her to 3 of the best neurosurgeons in the country yet she refused to get back surgery. Long story long 8 years later a pain management doctor had her on 240 10mg Loratabs a month and she also had a prescription to OxyContin that I didn’t even know about. Back then pharmacist would fill prescriptions a week early. I actually made an appointment with my wife’s doctor and when he asked how can I help you I told him please reduce the medication he was prescribing to her because she was too intoxicated to be a good mother or wife and I’m fearful she could up and die. She stayed on that stuff for 8 years and that doctor got turned into the DEA. Opiates are a drug one should not chase. It ruined her health. She’s 57, broke, no job, can’t work, and has been in and out of hospitals since May for organ failure. Doctors have pretty much said she could go today to say a year or two tops. Sure feel bad for her but she brought this onto herself. The two I truly feel sorry for are our two children. I still to this day am so grateful they turned out normal and productive and don’t generally do anything wrong. Maybe watching their mother destroy herself made them wiser about handling you business better. What a mess!

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I smoke mine bone on. So much flavor comes from the bone.

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I can agree with you if the bones have not been removed then tied back on to the bottom of the roast. I just don’t understand how a roast sitting on top of bones then tied together will add flavor. Bone in ribeye 2” thick is one of my favorite steaks. If the butcher cut that bone out then tied it back on I just don’t see how I’d get the same bone in taste.

I honestly think the bones tied back on to the roast are most probably for a presentation type reason.

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spending $400 on one entree is wild.

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It’s only cost $200. They are very nice looking, I have 12 people coming to dinner for Christmas, so for $9.99 per pound at Publix, that’s a pretty great deal in my opinion.

I bought two 10 pound standing rib roast. I’ve only smoked a few of these because my family prefers less fatty cuts of beef. I want to change things up this year because we just smoked a tenderloin about 2 months ago.

In the past I smoked the standing rib roast with the bones tied on by the butcher. Presentation wise it looks nice. However, I got to thinking would I get a better finished product if I untied the things and took the bones out of there and I tied it back up?

USDA Choice Standing Rib Roast in Mobile/Baldwin County is $9.99 LB at Publix and $12.99 LB at Fresh Market. That’s the cheapest I’ve found. A lot of stores I’ve been to are in the $17 to $18 range.

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Do you have to be the one to open her Gatorade bottle or the lid on a jar of garlic or pickles? Does she have arthritis?

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Yes sir occasionally I do have to open bottles for her. Good point and something I’ve thought about. She had surgery on one of her hands years ago.

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My wife carries a s&W 38 special hammerless. Very simple just gotta point and shoot.no worries of jamming. Can get multiple rounds and low recoil rounds as well. I tell her to point and shoot and don’t stop until u hear click.

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This sounds like the best option. No thinking just point and shoot.

My wife is 65. I carry a P365 XL. We live in a relatively safe area in Daphne, AL, and she's always declined when I suggested she conceal carry. Well a few things have happened lately where she is now more open to carrying a pistol for protection. I am by no means an expert on this stuff. My concealed weapon is an Sig P365 XL. Bought the pistol years ago because my 78 year old dad was carrying one. I would take her to a gun shop to look them over, but I would prefer to just come home with one and set her up with an instructor to teach her how to properly utilize the weapon. Thanks in advance for any recommendations offered.

I’m no expert on this stuff, but I carry a Sig P365 XL. My 78 year old dad carries three pistols. I guess after Vietnam he believes in an overwhelming amount of firepower. One of those pistols fits in his front pocket which terrifies me because I don’t want it to discharging in my pocket and blow my junk off. At my father’s request he told me buy a P365. I went to the gun store to buy a P365 and they were out so I bought the XL. Figured 2 extra rounds in the magazine isn’t a bad thing. No complaints. It shoots.

Edit: I’m a traveling salesman. Can get off in some sketchy areas when visiting customers or getting fuel. I also keep a Windham Weaponry 300 Blackout under my seat of my SUV. Bought it because it was compact, know the history of that company and how the original company was bought out, and wanted to support our Veterans.

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Why do you people do shite like this?

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I certainly wouldn’t have eaten my food.