OT: General OT Thread [NO POLITICS, RACE OR RELIGION]

[Ryan5UW]

It took until about midway through the day today, but I’m feeling back to normal. That was a really weird experience... that I’m glad is over.

Glad you're back on your feet! A day of misery is worth it. My mind feels so much more at ease (though not careless by any stretch).

Thanks! Yeah, I agree with you - I’ll take the crappy day for the end result.

[emunney]

My advice to you all is to not get hit by a **** Chinese rocket tonight

[buckboy]

Celebrating the wife's birthday at Jackson Grill. We are in our late 40s. Where should we go for drinks after?

I don't spend much time in Milwaukee anymore.

[crkone]

Celebrating the wife's birthday at Jackson Grill. We are in our late 40s. Where should we go for drinks after?

I don't spend much time in Milwaukee anymore.

Caroline's if you want some live jazz.

[trwi7]

Verona's new high school makes every other high school in the state look like a pile of ****.

[jschligs]

Verona's new high school makes every other high school in the state look like a pile of ****.

It was actually on Sportscenters social media recently. It’s insane.

What sucks, however, is my property taxes are stupid high and my daughter won’t go there for 15 years haha

[MikeIsGood]

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

[trwi7]

Verona's new high school makes every other high school in the state look like a pile of ****.

It was actually on Sportscenters social media recently. It’s insane.

What sucks, however, is my property taxes are stupid high and my daughter won’t go there for 15 years haha

My uncle's property taxes went way the **** up too and his daughter graduated several years ago.

[ReasonablySober]

Been using sous vide for years but it never really ceases to amaze me. I ordered a 2.5-3.0 lb porterhouse from the butcher, but when I got there it was 4.8 lbs and he was like lol sorry! Most obnoxious piece of meat I'd ever seen. I bought it anyway, and hoped some additional guests would show up instead of just my parents and grandmother. I cooked it at 129 degrees for a little over three hours. Took it out, had no idea if it would be done or how it would turn out. Got a grill and and cast iron pan insanely hot, added olive oil, some garlic cloves, and stems of rosemary, thyme, and basil. About three minutes a side, basting it in the herb oil and butter the whole time. Took it off once the crust was there, carved the sucker, and goddamn it was perfect. Between that, loaded twice baked potatoes, fresh bread, and a pomegranate salad it was just about the best meal I've ever made.

[BUCKnation]

Had a ton of salsa I wasn't going to use for chips, so I made a quick chili using it as a base with some ground beef, beans, an onion and some peppers and it turned out great. Came together in like 30 min.

[Iheartfootball]

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

Can’t speak to RTIC but we bought a used soft Yeti (I think it’s the M30) from eBay and saved about $150 (it was missing the big strap, but I don’t know how important that is for us). Solid construction, durable, keeps food cold long, and I can’t see why we’d need a new one because it’s so well built. You pay more but you won’t need another cooler. Plus if you ever find you’re not using it enough and want to try something else they hold their value (buying used).

We are a family of 4 and just used it today at the beach. Size is right for day trips.

[chonestown]

Got Pfizer dose dos on Saturday morning. Kept well hydrated [waddup Tobes!] and was sore/sluggish, but nothing worse. Finally snapped back less than 36 hours later. Sorry for the break in service, but fire-ass posts are back and here to stay.

[dbrodz7]

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

A few years ago we got my dad a large RTIC cooler for father's day. I spent a lot of time researching this and it's my understanding that the performance is almost identical and you're paying for the brand name and fame with a Yeti. We sometimes go on week long fishing/camping trips and needed a cooler upgrade to hold ice significantly longer than the generic large cooler we had been using that struggled to hold ice for very long. There are a some really high tech, detailed articles out there comparing the two and most of them seem to end with, for example, one holds ice for 8.5 days one holds ice for 9.0 days if you really care about the brand name get a Yeti otherwise we would recommend getting an RTIC.

[jute2003]

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

A few years ago we got my dad a large RTIC cooler for father's day. I spent a lot of time researching this and it's my understanding that the performance is almost identical and you're paying for the brand name and fame with a Yeti. We sometimes go on week long fishing/camping trips and needed a cooler upgrade to hold ice significantly longer than the generic large cooler we had been using that struggled to hold ice for very long. There are a some really high tech, detailed articles out there comparing the two and most of them seem to end with, for example, one holds ice for 8.5 days one holds ice for 9.0 days if you really care about the brand name get a Yeti otherwise we would recommend getting an RTIC.

Anecdotal evidence alert........I got a big yeti cooler for free from a supplier at work like 6 years ago. They had some leftover from some marketing thing they did.. I would never pay full price for one but the damn thing is amazing. It is indestructible and keeps ice an incredibly long time. I have no idea how it measures up to the RTIC.

[MikeIsGood]

Spoiler:

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

Can’t speak to RTIC but we bought a used soft Yeti (I think it’s the M30) from eBay and saved about $150 (it was missing the big strap, but I don’t know how important that is for us). Solid construction, durable, keeps food cold long, and I can’t see why we’d need a new one because it’s so well built. You pay more but you won’t need another cooler. Plus if you ever find you’re not using it enough and want to try something else they hold their value (buying used).

We are a family of 4 and just used it today at the beach. Size is right for day trips.

Do you have the newer M30 with the magnetic closure? This is my ideal style - love the idea of also throwing in beach towels or whatever - but I wish it were zipper-top. Really want to be able to open it one-handed or generally have easier access from the car. Because of this I hadn't even been considering it.

Spoiler:

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

A few years ago we got my dad a large RTIC cooler for father's day. I spent a lot of time researching this and it's my understanding that the performance is almost identical and you're paying for the brand name and fame with a Yeti. We sometimes go on week long fishing/camping trips and needed a cooler upgrade to hold ice significantly longer than the generic large cooler we had been using that struggled to hold ice for very long. There are a some really high tech, detailed articles out there comparing the two and most of them seem to end with, for example, one holds ice for 8.5 days one holds ice for 9.0 days if you really care about the brand name get a Yeti otherwise we would recommend getting an RTIC.

Thanks guys. I actually am a Yeti fan - we have probably 6 or 8 of their drinkwear items and I'd absolutely buy them again. Great quality and worth the extra $5-10 to have one that actually can go in the dishwasher.

If I were using a cooler much more frequently I wouldn't think twice, or if it were like $30-50 more. But it's $100 vs $300

Regardless, appreciate both perspectives. I'll sleep on it.

[midranger]

I have the RTIC soft shell backpack and a yeti soft shell cooler as well.

The pack back is the way to go, imo. Love that thing. The zipper is cheaper than the yeti wetsuit zipper, but otherwise identical.

[Iheartfootball]

Spoiler:

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

Can’t speak to RTIC but we bought a used soft Yeti (I think it’s the M30) from eBay and saved about $150 (it was missing the big strap, but I don’t know how important that is for us). Solid construction, durable, keeps food cold long, and I can’t see why we’d need a new one because it’s so well built. You pay more but you won’t need another cooler. Plus if you ever find you’re not using it enough and want to try something else they hold their value (buying used).

We are a family of 4 and just used it today at the beach. Size is right for day trips.

Do you have the newer M30 with the magnetic closure? This is my ideal style - love the idea of also throwing in beach towels or whatever - but I wish it were zipper-top. Really want to be able to open it one-handed or generally have easier access from the car. Because of this I hadn't even been considering it.

Spoiler:

Anyone have an RTIC cooler? Specifically looking at the soft coolers myself, but I guess curious about the brand overall. Just wondering if I can get away with them quality wise, or if it's worth ponying-up 3x more for Yeti. My uses are day trips, road trips/vacations, probably light boating (1-2x per year). So not super heavy use.

A few years ago we got my dad a large RTIC cooler for father's day. I spent a lot of time researching this and it's my understanding that the performance is almost identical and you're paying for the brand name and fame with a Yeti. We sometimes go on week long fishing/camping trips and needed a cooler upgrade to hold ice significantly longer than the generic large cooler we had been using that struggled to hold ice for very long. There are a some really high tech, detailed articles out there comparing the two and most of them seem to end with, for example, one holds ice for 8.5 days one holds ice for 9.0 days if you really care about the brand name get a Yeti otherwise we would recommend getting an RTIC.

Thanks guys. I actually am a Yeti fan - we have probably 6 or 8 of their drinkwear items and I'd absolutely buy them again. Great quality and worth the extra $5-10 to have one that actually can go in the dishwasher.

If I were using a cooler much more frequently I wouldn't think twice, or if it were like $30-50 more. But it's $100 vs $300

Regardless, appreciate both perspectives. I'll sleep on it.

Ours does not have the magnet closer, it’s an older model. If you want to close one handed it may be tough. I think one reason it’s so reliable is that the teeth on the zipper top are rigid to give it a strong seal.

I’m with you though. I wouldn’t pay $150-$200 more for it. Only reason we got it was the price. I don’t think I could pay full price.

If you don’t need it right away you could lurk the secondary markets and see what comes up.

[chonestown]

This whole scandal with Bob Baffert and the Kentucky Derby is wild. The old adage of where there is smoke there is fire applies here, but overlooked is the role of equine agency in this sorted affair. Mind, you Baffert deserves to be penalized for serving as a supplier, but the horse is not blameless imo. If you're going to do the crime, you ought to do the time.

[emunney]

This whole scandal with Bob Baffert and the Kentucky Derby is wild. The old adage of where there is smoke there is fire applies here, but overlooked is the role of equine agency in this sorted affair. Mind, you Baffert deserves to be penalized for serving as a supplier, but the horse is not blameless imo. If you're going to do the crime, you ought to do the time.

Accountability for horses is an overlooked electoral issue also imho. They killed Superman ffs. No horse prison, horse civil suits all thrown out of horse court without so much as a horse trial. No horse sense to it.

[chonestown]

This whole scandal with Bob Baffert and the Kentucky Derby is wild. The old adage of where there is smoke there is fire applies here, but overlooked is the role of equine agency in this sorted affair. Mind, you Baffert deserves to be penalized for serving as a supplier, but the horse is not blameless imo. If you're going to do the crime, you ought to do the time.

Accountability for horses is an overlooked electoral issue also imho. They killed Superman ffs. No horse prison, horse civil suits all thrown out of horse court without so much as a horse trial. No horse sense to it.

THIS. All this.

Instead, he (the horse) is allowed to go to stud. Look, I'm not going to be explicit here and run afoul of the greatest moderation staff in all the land, but there's no way he (the horse) should be allowed a constant buffet of high-quality oats and the companionship (conspirators in sex acts) of the most delectable fillies available.

Personal (equine) accountability, maybe you've heard it? The ghost of Baraboo weeps tonight.