slinger1317

re: Ireland Recommendations

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/18/26 at 7:24 am to jfw3535

My family of 4 went to Ireland back in 2022. We stayed in all 3 places you mentioned.

Galway - Park House Hotel. Great location and a nice breakfast in house. Great jump off point for the Cliffs of Moher.

Killarney - We stayed at a traditional Bed & Breakfast inside Killarney National Park. It was a wonderful experience, but it has since been bought by the park and converted into something else. We had also looked at the Lake Hotel in just outside of town, I remember it having good reviews. Go eat at Murphy Browne's. Great restaurant in Killarney. Also go visit Muckross Abbey. An old cemetery with ruins of an old church. We visited around sunset and it was serene.

Dublin - our least favorite of all the stops. We stayed at the Fitzwilliam Hotel on St. Stephens Green. It wasn't great, just okay. There are probably a million better places. The Green (park) was nice though. We had a nice afternoon meal at The Bank on College Green. It is a cool space, high open ceilings with lots of light and a huge bar.

If at all possible, try to get to the Dingle Peninsula. Not sure of your plans, but the Slea Head drive is a must. Can be done in a day on your drive down from Galway to Killarney.

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re: Great/Popular Bands Without Any Member in Discussion for "Best..."

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/18/26 at 7:14 am to Lsut81

The Heartbreakers behind Tom Petty are an amazing group of musicians. They are total pros. Mike Campbell isn't a household name as a lead guitarist, and Ben Tench plays about 6 different types of keys during a concert. Most people recognize Petty as a top vocalist, but his band is as good as it gets.

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re: Strangers that tell you to “Have a Blessed Day”

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/17/26 at 8:40 pm to Smeg

quote:
Why would I be upset someone wished me a good day?

I find it overused by low IQ individuals, usually when they are asking you for something they have no business asking for. They could give 2 shits about your “blessed day” but are trying to play on your emotions.

-43

re: Remember when you go to vote for Letlow in June.

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/17/26 at 7:57 pm to Mbeloso

Can someone fill me in on what Letlow has accomplished other than her husband dying and taking his seat?
How will that make her a good senator?

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re: Is Eric Church Nate Bargatze with sunglasses on?

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/16/26 at 10:43 pm to BLUEY

No, Eric Church is a fig with sunglasses on

re: The 2026 PGA Championship - Winner - Aaron Rai (:|)

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/15/26 at 9:39 pm to The Pirate King

McGinley made a great point after the round. He said the players have so many advantages today. He named about a half dozen things including track man on every swing, pristine grounds to play on, tons of analytics, teams of people behind the scenes- and said don’t give me any pushback because the pins are hard. You have all these advantages but yet the golf course makes one adjustment and they can’t cope.
Not be sound like a boomer but he’s right. All the guys from pre 2000 had none of those advantages and still played hard courses.

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re: Bay St. Louis teen becomes one of youngest to graduate from law school

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/15/26 at 7:28 am to Major Dutch Schaefer

The type of law this guy will be doing is in another stratosphere from Gordon and Bart.

Billboard lawyers are the lowest of the low, this dude will be working internationally

re: Survivor 50 - Premiere 2/25/26

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/14/26 at 9:19 am to DivotBreath

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I really dislike the cocky little bastard ever since he knick-named himself a god last season.

I can't stand Rizzo, but Aubrey made sense last night when she said they need Rizzo in the final 3. None of those old timers will vote for the cocky kid. As much as I want his arse gone, keeping him around makes a lot of sense for the remaining players.

I think the next vote has to be on Tiffany. If they don't get rid of her now she will likely win. Cirie is her BFF and can sway the jury.

The way I see it, the 3 guys should stick together and carry each other to the Final 3. Rizzo won't win because the jury won't vote for him, Joe is a nice guy but is just a patsy, Jonathan isn't the smartest guy but I could see him winning out of those 3.

If Tiff gets to the final- it is hers to lose

re: The 2026 PGA Championship - Winner - Aaron Rai (:|)

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/13/26 at 3:35 pm to Cosmo

Block deserves to be booed every time he stands over the ball. I’m glad the douchebaggery he displayed a few years ago has not been forgotten.

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re: Food manufacturer Cento is committing "tomato fraud," lawsuit alleges

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/13/26 at 9:50 am to Stadium Rat

On the surface it would seem that Cento is misleading customers by having "Certified" on their label. But the certifying body is clearly explained on their website when you look at the details of their San Marzano products:

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Cento Certified San Marzano Whole Peeled Plum Tomatoes are grown in the Sarnese Nocerino area of Italy, renowned for its especially fruitful soil as a result of its proximity to Mount Vesuvius. Our San Marzano tomatoes are certified by an independent third-party agency to ensure their superior quality. Perfect for making homemade sauces, our tomatoes are hand-picked only when ripe, giving them a distinctively sun-ripe and sweet taste.

Certified by an independent E.U. approved US accepted third-party agency under UNI EN ISO 22005:20008 for supply chain and product traceability. ISO is an independent, non-governmental, international organization not affiliated with any consortium, agency or DOP/PDO

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re: Cajun bros, can you tell me about Ponchartrain's frozen blue "gumbo" crabs?

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/11/26 at 11:26 am to weremoose

Sidebar- if you are using gumbo crabs to flavor your seafood gumbo- do you pick and clean them or just toss them in the pot whole?

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re: Cleo Fields tells 60 Minutes people in LA will not vote for a black person for anything

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/11/26 at 8:49 am to stout

I wish someone on the national scene had the balls to ask about Hispanic Majority districts. They make up 20% of the US population, but we only hear about Black Majority districts, which make up 13% of the population.

The obsession with black everything in this country is blatantly racist, but yet people cheer for it.

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re: Alison Krauss and Union Station THU 5/7 at the Saenger

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/11/26 at 7:19 am to cgrand

My wife and I were there, and I agree with the sentiments here.

The crowd was small, we were on the 5th row and paid $240/seat. It was high, but I have been a fan of hers since the 90's so this had been a long time coming for me.

I also am not a huge fan of medleys. I get that her catalog is so vast she is making an effort to squeeze everything in. I guess the other side of that coin is leaving the show saying she didn't play xx or yy. But it seems like I am just getting into a song and then it's over. I would have enjoyed a nice 7-8 minute jam session as well. Those musicians are so talented, it was a pleasure to watch them perform.

I thought the opening act was surprisingly good. He was a young kid who was born in France. It was just him and his guitar, which I am always a fan of. He had a Dylan-esque vibe, and his songs seemed like older throwbacks to the troubadour days. Since the show I've listened to more of his stuff and I like what I've heard so far.

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re: Survivor 50 - Premiere 2/25/26

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/7/26 at 2:25 pm to DVA Tailgater

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No one is talking about Tiffany with the scumbag move of staying on and waiting for fricking 3 people to fall in the ocean before going to 1 foot

I didn't notice it in real time but when they showed the replay it was pretty clear.

Based on her lack of arguing I assume she did it on purpose and knew she got caught

re: Survivor 50 - Premiere 2/25/26

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/7/26 at 8:36 am to David Puddy

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Jonathan cost himself the game in my opinion. Was his chance to get Cirie out and could still work with Devens and Emily and have their votes on his side. I really wanted Jonathan to win but he has not helped himself.

I agree. He should have taken a minute after the first vote to re-assess and see the long term benefits. To me that was a no brainer. He had to know he was going to be the deciding vote- this was the best chance to take her out.

I can't stand Rizzo, but somehow he just lurks in the background and doesn't rock the boat and no one writes his name down.

re: Survivor 50 - Premiere 2/25/26

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/7/26 at 7:45 am to MorbidTheClown

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So cirie gets a second vote both times?

I noticed that too

I think that is bullshite- she used it once and it helped her, so it should have been burned.

In the end it didn't matter because Jonathan voted Emily, but I think Cirie should have only gotten one chance to use her second vote.

And I get pissed off every week that everyone runs to Cirie to find out what to do. She is worst challenge player, but yet everyone runs to her in the hammock to get their marching orders. Even Jonathan last night had one of the biggest advantages in the history of the game, and he fricking burned up the sand running back and forth to get Cirie's opinion.

Emily is annoying and sloppy, but she had a great plan to take a swing at Cirie. At least she didn't line up to kiss the ring like everyone else.

re: Life360: Are you happy you added it?

Posted by slinger1317 on 5/7/26 at 7:07 am to Giantkiller

I have 2 teen kids and we don't have Life 360. If I want to know where they are I can pull up Find My Phone, but that is very rare.

My parent's didn't check up on me when I was 15, and my kids haven't given me any reason to follow up on them. I know people who get an alert on their phone every time their kid leaves the house. frick all that, you are doing your kids no favors by treating them like that.