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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 23, 2020 9:03:57 GMT -5
I retired a couple of years before the wife did so I do all the shopping and 90 percent of the cooking. I have continued to do that since the wife retired.
While some on here have said they hate shopping, let me say that in my opinion, there is a difference between "shopping" and "grocery shopping." I also say you guys need to man up and do shite for yourselves because you are probably the ones who don't know how to wash your own clothes or clean up after yourselves.
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Post by dingobob on Apr 24, 2020 9:34:14 GMT -5
I'm not sure I understand. What makes the grocery store innately effeminate?
Cooking isn't effeminate (just ask Gordon Ramsay, Matty Matheson, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, Alain Ducasse, or any of the other Michelin rated chefs).
Why would buying the ingredients for cooking be effeminate?
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 24, 2020 9:51:21 GMT -5
There is nothing effiminate about shopping. Nor cooking. Im 6 years older than my wife, and she was 18 when we married. I taught her to cook. Im a good cook.
I think the conversation is more along the lines of the difference between how people approach shopping. And cooking. Some enjoy it and are good at it. Some are not.
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 24, 2020 10:10:45 GMT -5
I retired a couple of years before the wife did so I do all the shopping and 90 percent of the cooking. I have continued to do that since the wife retired. While some on here have said they hate shopping, let me say that in my opinion, there is a difference between "shopping" and "grocery shopping." I also say you guys need to man up and do shite for yourselves because you are probably the ones who don't know how to wash your own clothes or clean up after yourselves. I understand your sentiment, and agree. Mostly  . My wife and I divided up our chores almost 30 years ago, when we first married. She doesnt have to work a job to pay the bills, I'll take care of that. I'll work on the yard, the truck, the house etc when I get home. She doesnt have to do that. I will shelter her from bucket headed jackwagons (including her own family, who found out the hard way) and will treat her like a queen. She loves it. When she's sick, I can do laundry or cook. I can wash dishes, grocery shop and even iron. Again, I taught her all of that when we married. But on a daily basis? Nope. It's her kingdom, and I let her reign suppreme. If I spend several hours at the barn working colts and forking hay, and come home tired, sore, dusty and limping only to be told "Its your turn to cook supper tonight, I cooked last night", we're gonna be sitting down and having a little chat. But we live a hundred years ago, I realized that. We live the life we love, and it works for us. It wont work for everyone. 😁 |
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Post by dingobob on Apr 24, 2020 10:26:42 GMT -5
I retired a couple of years before the wife did so I do all the shopping and 90 percent of the cooking. I have continued to do that since the wife retired. While some on here have said they hate shopping, let me say that in my opinion, there is a difference between "shopping" and "grocery shopping." I also say you guys need to man up and do shite for yourselves because you are probably the ones who don't know how to wash your own clothes or clean up after yourselves. I understand your sentiment, and agree. Mostly . My wife and I divided up our chores almost 30 years ago, when we first married. She doesnt have to work a job to pay the bills, I'll take care of that. I'll work on the yard, the truck, the house etc when I get home. She doesnt have to do that. I will shelter her from bucket headed jackwagons (including her own family, who found out the hard way) and will treat her like a queen. She loves it. When she's sick, I can do laundry or cook. I can wash dishes, grocery shop and even iron. Again, I taught her all of that when we married. But on a daily basis? Nope. It's her kingdom, and I let her reign suppreme. If I spend several hours at the barn working colts and forking hay, and come home tired, sore, dusty and limping only to be told "Its your turn to cook supper tonight, I cooked last night", we're gonna be sitting down and having a little chat. But we live a hundred years ago, I realized that. We live the life we love, and it works for us. It wont work for everyone. 😁 I don't think you and Joe are disagreeing at all, really. There's a big difference between "don't" and "won't." Where you don't grocery shop or cook, some folks won't. When their spouse is sick, it's nothing but takeout. I think what Joe is saying is that you should be willing and able to do these things even if you don't normally. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 24, 2020 10:31:16 GMT -5
 Same here Dewayne, learned how to cook on shrimp boat, I can iron, sew, do laundry, but if I do what in the hell will she do. She didn’t work my dogs, run turnarounds, sure she raised a family, but I earned the geeters so she could do that. My oldest sons wife is like you mentioned about when he needs to cook after a hard days work. Amazes me that some men when they don’t have to are led by the nose. In sickness you need to step up I understand that, but I’m from the Generation where men ate first, doesn’t make it right though. Wife and I get along very well, but her duties are hers, not mine. I make the geeters.
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 24, 2020 10:38:32 GMT -5
I understand your sentiment, and agree. Mostly . My wife and I divided up our chores almost 30 years ago, when we first married. She doesnt have to work a job to pay the bills, I'll take care of that. I'll work on the yard, the truck, the house etc when I get home. She doesnt have to do that. I will shelter her from bucket headed jackwagons (including her own family, who found out the hard way) and will treat her like a queen. She loves it. When she's sick, I can do laundry or cook. I can wash dishes, grocery shop and even iron. Again, I taught her all of that when we married. But on a daily basis? Nope. It's her kingdom, and I let her reign suppreme. If I spend several hours at the barn working colts and forking hay, and come home tired, sore, dusty and limping only to be told "Its your turn to cook supper tonight, I cooked last night", we're gonna be sitting down and having a little chat. But we live a hundred years ago, I realized that. We live the life we love, and it works for us. It wont work for everyone. 😁 I don't think you and Joe are disagreeing at all, really. There's a big difference between "don't" and "won't." Where you don't grocery shop or cook, some folks won't. When their spouse is sick, it's nothing but takeout. I think what Joe is saying is that you should be willing and able to do these things even if you don't normally. Yep. Joe and I are on the same page. A man that treats his lady like nothing more than a glorified, free housekeeper is a dog. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 24, 2020 10:43:20 GMT -5
We do not have Costco, Sam's or even "Super" Walmart for hundreds of miles. So, I have to make do with small markets. That is OK, they are about as much walking as I can handle these days.
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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 24, 2020 10:44:05 GMT -5
Same here Dewayne, learned how to cook on shrimp boat, I can iron, sew, do laundry, but if I do what in the hell will she do. She didn’t work my dogs, run turnarounds, sure she raised a family, but I earned the geeters so she could do that. My oldest sons wife is like you mentioned about when he needs to cook after a hard days work. Amazes me that some men when they don’t have to are led by the nose. In sickness you need to step up I understand that, but I’m from the Generation where men ate first, doesn’t make it right though. Wife and I get along very well, but her duties are hers, not mine. I make the geeters. Speaking of older generations, I remember growing up around some of my father's family who were too old to serve in World War II and all the men ate first. One of my older sisters asked why the women and girls had to wait and she was told it was for a reason. The men got up early to work the farm or go fishing (for food, not recreation), then some had paying jobs to do and they would work hard all day. They got to eat first because usually after they ate they had other chores to do to get ready for the next day. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Apr 24, 2020 11:16:52 GMT -5
I spend more time waiting in line than I do gathering what I'm there for. Even when I have a long list, I have it planned out. No repeat aisles, no turning back.
I dont mind "shopping" the way that I do it, but I cant stand wandering up and down the aisles looking at every single thing
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 24, 2020 18:40:50 GMT -5
Unless you're buying tires for your cool car. Then, you'll read every review and road test, compare the dry and wet handling vs the tread life and overall cost, weigh the benefits and drawbacks of buying bigger wheels, fly to South America to interview the guy who grows the rubber trees, you know...
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 24, 2020 21:50:01 GMT -5
Unless you're buying tires for your cool car. Then, you'll read every review and road test, compare the dry and wet handling vs the tread life and overall cost, weigh the benefits and drawbacks of buying bigger wheels, fly to South America to interview the guy who grows the rubber trees, you know... Tire Rack rules! I can spend days researching the exactly right tires. 😉💯🤠 |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 24, 2020 22:01:43 GMT -5
Unless you're buying tires for your cool car. Then, you'll read every review and road test, compare the dry and wet handling vs the tread life and overall cost, weigh the benefits and drawbacks of buying bigger wheels, fly to South America to interview the guy who grows the rubber trees, you know... Tire Rack rules! I can spend days researching the exactly right tires. 😉💯🤠 Well said. Toshtego, compare the prices and before you buy find out what a local merchant will charge to mount tires bought online. Having said that, the last tires that I bought were from walmart, they had the best price on BFG Rugged Terrain A/T the last set I milked 80k on them in a desert climate, not cheap but buy once, cry once. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 25, 2020 0:20:58 GMT -5
My whole goal for buying tires for the Miata was I wanted the grippiest, stickiest dry weather tires I could afford. And by the grippiest and stickiest I mean, screw the wet, screw the cold, screw tread life, screw road noise, screw everything but dry grip. Make them as close to illegal as I could get. Went from Toyo Proxes to Hankook Ventus', and the reviews were right: the Ventus' had slightly more dry grip and were crap in the rain, which actually made wet driving kinda fun And tirerack does rule. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 25, 2020 0:50:58 GMT -5
Tire Rack rules! I can spend days researching the exactly right tires. 😉💯🤠 Well said. Toshtego, compare the prices and before you buy find out what a local merchant will charge to mount tires bought online. Having said that, the last tires that I bought were from walmart, they had the best price on BFG Rugged Terrain A/T the last set I milked 80k on them in a desert climate, not cheap but buy once, cry once. I had BFG Rugged Terrain tires years ago. That is a good tire and, yes, they are pricey. No tires at our Walmart. I use Tire Rack for research but never found the all-in costs much better than what I can get at a local tire shop. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 25, 2020 8:14:33 GMT -5
Same. I have never BOUGHT from Tire Rack, but I love them for research. I am sure that the Rugged Terrain is a great tire, but nothing looks as good as the KO2 and they are pretty darn great tires.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 25, 2020 8:18:50 GMT -5
I’ve run Cooper tires for a long time, now it’s Michelin on my Tundra, my oh my have they gone up in prices, same as batteries, Time for a new battery on Tundra, nothing good under 200$.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 25, 2020 8:23:55 GMT -5
Tires are more expensive, but they are also much, much better. A set of KO2s will cost less than 2¢ a mile.
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Post by Mac on Apr 26, 2020 9:22:01 GMT -5
I’ll respond to this, as soon as the missus and I get back from the grocery store😆 Why would you both go? It doubles the chance of the virus finding you. Or does the smiley mean she goes? |
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Post by isett2860 on Apr 26, 2020 9:28:32 GMT -5
Your correct Mac. We go alone, but in normal times, I find myself with her😆
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Post by trailboss on Apr 26, 2020 10:42:08 GMT -5
On the albertsons app, you click on “my store” and it has an aisle finder tool. Handy when looking for a jar of capers, or pimientos.
Maybe the other stores do the same.
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 26, 2020 11:43:40 GMT -5
I was in the store a couple of weeks ago, on the phone with Shweetie, trying to find the baking cocoa. I had asked for a chocolate cake for my birthday.
Couldnt find it anywhere. Finally, I spotted a pretty lady coming down the aisle shopping that looked...domestic. With my politest, least threatening "aw shucks" cowboy demeanor, I asked if she might know where I could find the bakers cocoa for my wife. She was very happy to help. And we found it, too.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 26, 2020 11:48:56 GMT -5
You have better luck than me, I usually have to ask a kid that doesn’t know what a caper is.
Baking cocoa should be in the baking aisle you sill rabbitt! But then again, there is no downside to talking to pretty women when the opportunity presents itself.
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Post by adui on Apr 26, 2020 12:34:45 GMT -5
On the albertsons app, you click on “my store” and it has an aisle finder tool. Handy when looking for a jar of capers, or pimientos. Maybe the other stores do the same. I hope that app is more accurate than the Fry's Foods website. I went looking for some lard, I wondered why it said it was on isle 32, and not by the cooking oils but went and looked for it on.. Wait my store doesn't have an isle 32.. I double checked and yup I was listing the correct store. Turns out it was with the oils on isle 14, but they were out. So I went to the super fry's in AJ. They have an isle 32 so I foolishly went looking there. Fortunately I saw the sign for the cooking oil before I got to that isle and went there instead.... |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 26, 2020 15:43:27 GMT -5
If you can get some white leaf from a butcher, it is the cleanest part of the pork and render your own lard, you will see the difference from the pasteurized processed stuff. Not to say that the Morrell white cap isn’t good stuff, homemade is just better... homemade tortillas are phenomenal with home rendered lard. PamLann is over in Litchfield park, they sell pigs but they know the butchers if you ever decide to give it a whirl. www.pamlannfarms.com/ |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Apr 26, 2020 16:57:38 GMT -5
I get my lard from the local bodega. They tender it themselves. They also make their own chorizo, Al pastor meat, etc. Bodegas are an often overlooked resource for cool food finds.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 26, 2020 17:22:57 GMT -5
I get my lard from the local bodega. They tender it themselves. They also make their own chorizo, Al pastor meat, etc. Bodegas are an often overlooked resource for cool food finds. I guess that here in the Southwest it would be a carniceria? www.thefreedictionary.com/bodega |
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Post by Darin on Apr 26, 2020 17:26:38 GMT -5
I get my lard from the local bodega. They tender it themselves. They also make their own chorizo, Al pastor meat, etc. Bodegas are an often overlooked resource for cool food finds. I guess that here in the Southwest it would be a carniceria? www.thefreedictionary.com/bodega
Es la verdad, amigo!
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Post by Cramptholomew on Apr 26, 2020 18:03:05 GMT -5
I get my lard from the local bodega. They tender it themselves. They also make their own chorizo, Al pastor meat, etc. Bodegas are an often overlooked resource for cool food finds. I guess that here in the Southwest it would be a carniceria? www.thefreedictionary.com/bodegaYup! Actually, it is here, too. But the regular bodegas carry lard too. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 26, 2020 19:17:52 GMT -5
I get my lard from the local bodega. They tender it themselves. They also make their own chorizo, Al pastor meat, etc. Bodegas are an often overlooked resource for cool food finds. I guess that here in the Southwest it would be a carniceria? www.thefreedictionary.com/bodegaCarniceria here in NM. We have a few. Run by Mexican Nationals. |
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. My wife and I divided up our chores almost 30 years ago, when we first married. She doesnt have to work a job to pay the bills, I'll take care of that. I'll work on the yard, the truck, the house etc when I get home. She doesnt have to do that. I will shelter her from bucket headed jackwagons (including her own family, who found out the hard way) and will treat her like a queen. She loves it.
Same here Dewayne, learned how to cook on shrimp boat, I can iron, sew, do laundry, but if I do what in the hell will she do. She didn’t work my dogs, run turnarounds, sure she raised a family, but I earned the geeters so she could do that. My oldest sons wife is like you mentioned about when he needs to cook after a hard days work. Amazes me that some men when they don’t have to are led by the nose. In sickness you need to step up I understand that, but I’m from the Generation where men ate first, doesn’t make it right though. Wife and I get along very well, but her duties are hers, not mine. I make the geeters.
