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Rep Retirement Lodge 122: Autumn has arrived.

Rep Retirement Lodge 122: Autumn has arrived.

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Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 122: Autumn has arrived.

Brenthoven said:
Yeah, and I was 20 minutes from there. :p

I'll probably come straight from work, since I'm predicting a 7pm end time at the earliest. And I'm gonna have a sh*load of beer. And then some.

Nice turnout, btw. :p
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I really just expected it to be us, the normal group of uschers there, but invited a bunch more people for the hell of it. About half of the people were friends from school and aren't even in the area. I wouldn't be surprised if a couple other buddies showed up that haven't replied yet.
 
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If you guys actually think ham lake is podunk, we should really take a drinking based trip to where i grew up...
 
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bigblue_dl said:
If you guys actually think ham lake is podunk, we should really take a drinking based trip to where i grew up...
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You forget. One of my exes used to live in Lester Prairie. Lester. Prairie.
 
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Greyeagle said:
Flin Flon? :)
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I'll just say that I consider it a small town when you visit one weekend, and the bar crowd remembers you by name when you visit again 6 months later. And you didn't do anything to distinguish yourself the first time you visited. Yes, it happens.
 
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Since the turnout seems to be limited to our small group, i think i'll probably just get several cases of beer and some liquor instead of dealing with a keg. I'm afraid that if we get a keg we might waste some, with bottle we can save any extras for next time much easier. Plus we'd get a variety of beer instead of just one.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Since the turnout seems to be limited to our small group, i think i'll probably just get several cases of beer and some liquor instead of dealing with a keg. I'm afraid that if we get a keg we might waste some, with bottle we can save any extras for next time much easier. Plus we'd get a variety of beer instead of just one.
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I was wondering about that. Sounds like the weather will cooperate, too. A little brisk (low of 47 or so) which makes it perfect firepit weather.
 
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Congrats on the house, btw!

Bottled beer >>>>>>>>>keg beer
(and I'm probably the only one who thinks this....)
 
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Brenthoven said:
I was wondering about that. Sounds like the weather will cooperate, too. A little brisk (low of 47 or so) which makes it perfect firepit weather.
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About the firepit...we need to make one of those. I'm planning on picking up some cement blocks and since my dad didn't have time to sharpen the saw blade and my sister forgot to bring it up, i'll also need an ax so we can chop some firewood. There is plenty of downed trees to chop up, won't be much of a big deal. I have much to do after my plane lands.
 
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Greyeagle said:
Congrats on the house, btw!

Bottled beer >>>>>>>>>keg beer
(and I'm probably the only one who thinks this....)
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I'm of the same thinking. Less impurities, due to the "pouring" of the beer (for lack of a better way of putting it). More bacteria on the tap.

bigblue_dl said:
About the firepit...we need to make one of those. I'm planning on picking up some cement blocks and since my dad didn't have time to sharpen the saw blade and my sister forgot to bring it up, i'll also need an ax so we can chop some firewood. There is plenty of downed trees to chop up, won't be much of a big deal. I have much to do after my plane lands.
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I can chop. Otherwise, being a pyro and former Cub/Boy Scout, I can make sure we can have a fire, and it'll be done in a safe manner. But it will still kick arse.

Edit: for a real kick-arse fire, you have a teepee-inside-a-log-cabin design. Heat, massiveness (relatively), and if you do it right, you get the blue flames at the base (that sh* will melt bottles).
 
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Brenthoven said:
I'm of the same thinking. Less impurities, due to the "pouring" of the beer (for lack of a better way of putting it). More bacteria on the tap.



I can chop. Otherwise, being a pyro and former Cub/Boy Scout, I can make sure we can have a fire, and it'll be done in a safe manner. But it will still kick arse.

Edit: for a real kick-arse fire, you have a teepee-inside-a-log-cabin design. Heat, massiveness (relatively), and if you do it right, you get the blue flames at the base (that sh* will melt bottles).
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Toss on a Christmas tree or two. That'll get things going. :cool:
 
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Beer Pong Horn said:
Toss on a Christmas tree or two. That'll get things going. :cool:
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Perfect fire: birch bark + pine needles to start the fire. A little kindling to feed the main part, and some nicely cut squarish logs to keep that bastige going forever.

Or if you wanna cheat, just have the logs sitting there, and add Boy Scout Water (gasoline). :D :D
 
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My grandfather and I have both been proponents of gasoline as a fire starter for years. :D
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
My grandfather and I have both been proponents of gasoline as a fire starter for years. :D
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And I'll tell you this: you ain't seen nothing until you see your brother running to the river with a flaming gas can in his hand, after starting a fire with it. :D

While some details are omitted (most importantly, he was sober), it ends up with him swimming under a ring of fire atop the river surface to get away with a thrown-away gas can. :eek: :D
 
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Brenthoven said:
And I'll tell you this: you ain't seen nothing until you see your brother running to the river with a flaming gas can in his hand, after starting a fire with it. :D
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*head desk*

Yeah, every summer when I was growing up, my grandpa would save all the yard clippings/fallen branches/etc. and when my parents and I visited the cottage, we'd have a giant bonfire the first night, started by no less than half a can of gas. My grandma was so worried, that she wouldn't even leave the house for the first half hour. :D
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
*head desk*

Yeah, every summer when I was growing up, my grandpa would save all the yard clippings/fallen branches/etc. and when my parents and I visited the cottage, we'd have a giant bonfire the first night, started by no less than half a can of gas. My grandma was so worried, that she wouldn't even leave the house for the first half hour. :D
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Re: bolded. It was the funniest thing I had ever seen. He thought the fire hadn't started. Oops. (to be fair, it had just begun to light).

Man, now I'm all excited for tomorrow. I haven't been around a campfire/firepit in a couple years. The relaxation factor that it brings...
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 122: Autumn has arrived.

Brenthoven said:
I'll just say that I consider it a small town when you visit one weekend, and the bar crowd remembers you by name when you visit again 6 months later. And you didn't do anything to distinguish yourself the first time you visited. Yes, it happens.
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Oh don't be so modest Hoven. Not every bar has ever seen a man drink a whole gallon of squeezings from the barmaids rag in one sitting. ;)
Brenthoven said:
I'm of the same thinking. Less impurities, due to the "pouring" of the beer (for lack of a better way of putting it). More bacteria on the tap.



I can chop. Otherwise, being a pyro and former Cub/Boy Scout, I can make sure we can have a fire, and it'll be done in a safe manner. But it will still kick arse.

Edit: for a real kick-arse fire, you have a teepee-inside-a-log-cabin design. Heat, massiveness (relatively), and if you do it right, you get the blue flames at the base (that sh* will melt bottles).
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Beer Pong Horn said:
Toss on a Christmas tree or two. That'll get things going. :cool:
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That or a stack of wooden pallets. You get one of those going and you gotta stand back at least 20 feet from the fire just to be able to stand it. Plus, you can put your other wood close to it and have the heat dry it out so that it will burn better later. ;)
 
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