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These are so great - thanks for posting - bringing me back
They toured and played Rubberneck in entirety a couple years ago and it was awesome to see those songs live in order - that album was a staple for me at 15 driving in my first truck

re: TGIF Watch thread

Posted by stoov on 9/30/26 at 3:04 pm to
I got a Rothwell 12 and I love it- nice quality without breaking the bank

re: What does Atlanta hang its hat on?

Posted by stoov on 9/17/26 at 7:21 am to
All I know is my wife (no pics) has made a successful career in ATL as an artist over last 10+ years with murals all over the city and has been hired by the largest companies to do murals in their offices here (Google, Facebook, Coke, Starbucks, etc) a blessing to be here with right timing of major companies building regional offices here over the last 10 yrs along with her working her arse off - but my point is, this would not have happened in another city - right time right place right work ethic = we're never moving :lol:
I have a Hamilton Murph I absolutely love - Hamiltons make great watches, the thing I noticed over the couple years I've collected and gotten into watches is you can really feel the quality difference in setting the watch on a couple hundred dollar watch compared to a sub $1k watch

The feel on the crown setting, it's very noticeable if that matters to you - not saying the less expensive watches won't work well, but it's made me sell my less expensive watches to only go for nicer $1k and up watches.
grew up in Baton Rouge but have been in ATL for 20 yrs and it's changed quite a bit in those 20 yrs for the better - yes lots of traffic but it is what it is - there are so many things to do - sporting events, music events, less than 2 hrs away from mountains, or Chattanooga, or Greenville SC

Food here is incredible - awesome restaurants all over the city and surrounding metro areas and so many to choose from, date nights are always somewhere different

There are so many pockets of the city that are unique and great to check out - with trees everywhere - the city in the forest as it's described

Yes there is a huge black culture here with a lot of downtrodden areas but if you live in a half decent area, your black neighbors and friends are awesome and well educated and really fun

I see ATL getting a bad rap here all the time but it's mostly from those that have been here once or twice or whatever - living here is awesome with many opportunities and if you're young and single a great place to meet women - met my wife here and best thing I ever did was move here when I did
Valvoline rents space out in their engine lab to competitors and have for years
Valvoline is the only major oil company that has their own engine lab and recently tested engine with 500k on it using R&P. They found after two oil changes the previous stuck piston rings loosened up and were now unstuck.
This oil is revolutionary in that it cleans pistons back to factory new. It helps oil burners burn less oil. It quiets engine ticks.
For just a few bucks more per oil change it’s worth getting.

re: Setgraph App

Posted by stoov on 8/30/26 at 7:47 pm to
There are a ton out there that prob do similar things. Boils down to if you enjoy the UI or not. Went through several few years ago and landed on Setgraph mostly for simplicity and ease of use for tracking workouts only. Now I’m taking advantage of their added on features and enjoying that aspect as well

re: The iconic Broadmoor Theatre sign

Posted by stoov on 8/30/26 at 6:13 pm to
Came here for the old lady with big red hair and the sticky arse floors. Ha
Man what a place

re: The Rolex business model is dumb

Posted by stoov on 8/27/26 at 1:58 pm to
did the 24 hour test and it's 5 seconds fast so pretty good - I'll probably stop by Watch Masters and just chat w/ them about cost of a service but will most likely just wait for now

re: The Rolex business model is dumb

Posted by stoov on 8/26/26 at 3:06 pm to
Appreciate all the info - I'll start with testing the timing vs atomic clock and go from there - and if I do need a service I'll reach out to Watch Masters.

I was at Solomon Bros jewelry store yesterday and they're an Oris AD but the particular location I went to didn't have a "watch guy" there but did at their Buckhead main location, so I may pop in there and see what they say as well.

Setgraph App

Posted by stoov on 8/26/26 at 7:43 am
Not sure how many of you have heard of the app Setgraph but I’ve used it last 3+ years for tracking my workouts and I highly recommend it. $40/yr for premium access and they’ve added some great updates to it last year or so.

I usually do a PPSA workout but decided to try something new and there’s an AI feature in Setgraph that builds workout programs for you based on previous workouts and or prompts you can customize.

Just checking to see if anyone else has used it before. Very user friendly and easy

re: The Rolex business model is dumb

Posted by stoov on 8/26/26 at 7:39 am to
@Obtuse1 I recently purchased a Oris Aquis preowned made in 2015. Seems to be functioning fine. Looks great but unsure if had a service and interested in getting one done. Here in ATL we have a couple ADs and will most likely swing by one and see what they’ll charge. What do you think is realistic?

re: The Rolex business model is dumb

Posted by stoov on 8/25/26 at 7:00 am to
Surprised nobody mentioned Tudor. Great watch at $4-5k founded by founder of Rolex. Used to be called “poor man’s Rolex” but not anymore. Quality craftsmanship that many Tudor owners say they prefer over Rolex or other higher end watch brands. Tudor Black Bay 58 will prob be my next purchase. Still loving my Oris Aquis I recently got.

Down and Helmet

Posted by stoov on 8/14/26 at 7:32 pm
Anyone going on this tour? I’m going tomorrow night at my fave ATL venue The Eastern which ironically last time I was there was Eyehategod, Crowbar, Acid Bath. Looking forward to another good one

re: Pen and Paper Strength App

Posted by stoov on 7/14/26 at 6:56 pm to
What type of cut? What diet / eating plan are you doing?
Everything that could go wrong did from the start. But I said the same thing at my watch party. Our touch was horrendous. I would have loved to see our Paraguay game version vs Belgium. Tonight we wouldn’t have beaten anyone in the WC how we played. So disappointing. At least fight hard. The fight was just not there. I don’t get it
I went to 3 WC matches in ATL and they played it every match during hydration breaks. So it’s not unique to US matches. We’ve just taken to it but all the matches I’ve been to all fans were singing it. No matter what country

re: Creatine with Creapure

Posted by stoov on 6/22/26 at 9:42 am to
Appreciate the rec. I usually go with Promix or Transparent Labs. This will be fun to try.