The Coffee House

[limr29 2]

He doesn't even know what action is yet.

But obviously Bob's cousin does!!!! Sometimes LOL

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I'm sure ole Jimmy will take Bob under his wing...er, shell when he's old enough to understand

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Mary Lou, Cook and Gary survived yesterday. Gary oldest daughter arrived family in tow all the way from St. Louis. Breakfast, lunch and dinner was crafted and served. Pancakes, eggs and turkey bacon for starters, (the kids wanted cereal ... too bad no cereal). Food/drink wise, they were blown away by Gary's coffee and his orange-lemonade concoction. And they were completely entertained by his siphon coffee maker. Lunch was more of a snack of deli cuts on rolls. But Dinner ... dinner was wonderful. A huge salmon with a seasoned teriyaki crust ... dark and crusty on the outside tender and juicy on the inside. Next to the salmon was Gary's, now famous, Tri-Tip brisket. Gary cooked it outside on the induction cooktop for four+ hours. Swimming in fistfuls of herbs from the garden and Gary's Famous Homemade BBQ Sauce. Sarah, (Gary's daughter), went to serve up the kids she asked for a knife to cut the Tri-Tip. Gary replied that all she needed was the serving fork ... she looked concerned ... but once the fork hit the meat, the meat simply fell apart. She was all smiles.

Interestingly enough, Tri-Tip is a regional cut and name ... like the pink doughnut boxes. In other parts of the country it is called Santa Maria Steak, Bottom Sirloin or Newport Steak. There is some controversy as to the origins of the cut and name.

Horseshoes, Puzzles, Cornhole, Action Figures (Rocket and Groot for Luke, Wonder Woman for Claire), planting sunflowers and fidgit spinners occupied the kids. The parents sat in the patio by the fire table drinking California wine, (Sarah Vineyard, Santa Clara Valley, lol), listening to classical music and commenting that they feel really relaxed ... they never realized how, even though they thought they were relaxing ... they really weren't when compared to the retreat of the backyard.

 

[Gary A.]

PS- Mary Lou, Cook and Gary presented Sarah with a membership to Sarah's Vineyard to commemorate her being appointed the new director of St. Luke's Preschool Program.

 

[smoke665]

Gary's, now famous, Tri-Tip brisket. Gary cooked it outside on the induction cooktop for four+ hours. Swimming in fistfuls of herbs from the garden and Gary's Famous Homemade BBQ Sauce

We had never tried Tri-Tip till one day in the store they were passing out samples. The samples were good, so we bought two pkgs. Followed the directions for cooking given by the store, it was so tough you could have used if for brake pads on a freight train. The second one I tried the slow cook method, and still it was pretty much inedible. Ended up throwing it out. Haven't tried it since.

 

[jcdeboever]

Gary's, now famous, Tri-Tip brisket. Gary cooked it outside on the induction cooktop for four+ hours. Swimming in fistfuls of herbs from the garden and Gary's Famous Homemade BBQ Sauce

We had never tried Tri-Tip till one day in the store they were passing out samples. The samples were good, so we bought two pkgs. Followed the directions for cooking given by the store, it was so tough you could have used if for brake pads on a freight train. The second one I tried the slow cook method, and still it was pretty much inedible. Ended up throwing it out. Haven't tried it since.

Now I know your my brother, leather beef meat...

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

Just ordered the Fuji XT2 with the 18-55 2.8-4 kit lens. Very excited! I was going to go with the XT20 because I just wanted something smaller and lighter than my 7100 for vacations and family events but then I decided at the last minute to step it up to the XT2 as a possible replacement to my Nikon gear. I haven't been using my gear all that much lately because I've been so busy but also due to me not wanting to lug it around all the time. After hauling it all over Disneyland and then Nashville, I'm ready to lighten the load. I'll probably keep the 7100 and the macro lens for the artsy flowery stuff and maybe the 70-300 for the occasional portrait but if I like the Fuji as much as everyone is telling me I will, I'm going to sell off the 5100 and all of my other lenses.

It did almost kill me to pay full price since there is nothing available on the used/refurb market at this point. I am definitely a bargain hunter and not getting a great deal was tough to take but it was difficult even finding it in stock anywhere! I found it online at Best Buy for delivery on Saturday. Everywhere else had a least a warning about backorder or a 1-3 month delay in shipping.

@jcdeboever and @Gary A. I'll be haunting you with questions.

 

[Gary A.]

My Tri-Tip is like a Filet Mignon ... tender and melty... more steak-like than roast. Sorry about your experience.


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[Gary A.]

Gary's, now famous, Tri-Tip brisket. Gary cooked it outside on the induction cooktop for four+ hours. Swimming in fistfuls of herbs from the garden and Gary's Famous Homemade BBQ Sauce

We had never tried Tri-Tip till one day in the store they were passing out samples. The samples were good, so we bought two pkgs. Followed the directions for cooking given by the store, it was so tough you could have used if for brake pads on a freight train. The second one I tried the slow cook method, and still it was pretty much inedible. Ended up throwing it out. Haven't tried it since.

Just ordered the Fuji XT2 with the 18-55 2.8-4 kit lens. Very excited! I was going to go with the XT20 because I just wanted something smaller and lighter than my 7100 for vacations and family events but then I decided at the last minute to step it up to the XT2 as a possible replacement to my Nikon gear. I haven't been using my gear all that much lately because I've been so busy but also due to me not wanting to lug it around all the time. After hauling it all over Disneyland and then Nashville, I'm ready to lighten the load. I'll probably keep the 7100 and the macro lens for the artsy flowery stuff and maybe the 70-300 for the occasional portrait but if I like the Fuji as much as everyone is telling me I will, I'm going to sell off the 5100 and all of my other lenses.

It did almost kill me to pay full price since there is nothing available on the used/refurb market at this point. I am definitely a bargain hunter and not getting a great deal was tough to take but it was difficult even finding it in stock anywhere! I found it online at Best Buy for delivery on Saturday. Everywhere else had a least a warning about backorder or a 1-3 month delay in shipping.

@jcdeboever and @Gary A. I'll be haunting you with questions.

Gary has no doubts that you will absolutely love everything Fuji. There is nothing cheap with Fuji but you really do get good value for every dollar. (Example: Manual dials on the camera and lens are much more expensive to implement per camera than software equivalent.)

 

[JonA_CT]

Just ordered the Fuji XT2 with the 18-55 2.8-4 kit lens. Very excited! I was going to go with the XT20 because I just wanted something smaller and lighter than my 7100 for vacations and family events but then I decided at the last minute to step it up to the XT2 as a possible replacement to my Nikon gear. I haven't been using my gear all that much lately because I've been so busy but also due to me not wanting to lug it around all the time. After hauling it all over Disneyland and then Nashville, I'm ready to lighten the load. I'll probably keep the 7100 and the macro lens for the artsy flowery stuff and maybe the 70-300 for the occasional portrait but if I like the Fuji as much as everyone is telling me I will, I'm going to sell off the 5100 and all of my other lenses.

I've been starting to have the same feelings regarding gear size and not wanting to lug it around. The D600 is about the same size as your 7100, and it has almost collected dust (it feels better to admit it). Some of it is just because my life has had it's challenges over the past couple of months, but a decent chunk is that it's just a lot to carry around. Fortunately for me, the cost of equipment probably will convince me to stay with my Nikon gear for awhile.

 

[Gary A.]

There is a Green Backed Heron eating Misquito Fish in the pond. Better entertainment than Tv.

 

[Gary A.]

@ Peg: The kit lens will make you a believer. You'll be thinking to yourself, "Man, if the kit is this sharp ... how good will 'real' lenses be ...?"

 

[jcdeboever]

Just ordered the Fuji XT2 with the 18-55 2.8-4 kit lens. Very excited! I was going to go with the XT20 because I just wanted something smaller and lighter than my 7100 for vacations and family events but then I decided at the last minute to step it up to the XT2 as a possible replacement to my Nikon gear. I haven't been using my gear all that much lately because I've been so busy but also due to me not wanting to lug it around all the time. After hauling it all over Disneyland and then Nashville, I'm ready to lighten the load. I'll probably keep the 7100 and the macro lens for the artsy flowery stuff and maybe the 70-300 for the occasional portrait but if I like the Fuji as much as everyone is telling me I will, I'm going to sell off the 5100 and all of my other lenses.

It did almost kill me to pay full price since there is nothing available on the used/refurb market at this point. I am definitely a bargain hunter and not getting a great deal was tough to take but it was difficult even finding it in stock anywhere! I found it online at Best Buy for delivery on Saturday. Everywhere else had a least a warning about backorder or a 1-3 month delay in shipping.

@jcdeboever and @Gary A. I'll be haunting you with questions.

Your gonna love it. If your not getting the battery grip, buy some of those wasabe batteries for back up. Only downfall to mirrorless is battery life.View attachment 140837

Just ordered the Fuji XT2 with the 18-55 2.8-4 kit lens. Very excited! I was going to go with the XT20 because I just wanted something smaller and lighter than my 7100 for vacations and family events but then I decided at the last minute to step it up to the XT2 as a possible replacement to my Nikon gear. I haven't been using my gear all that much lately because I've been so busy but also due to me not wanting to lug it around all the time. After hauling it all over Disneyland and then Nashville, I'm ready to lighten the load. I'll probably keep the 7100 and the macro lens for the artsy flowery stuff and maybe the 70-300 for the occasional portrait but if I like the Fuji as much as everyone is telling me I will, I'm going to sell off the 5100 and all of my other lenses.

It did almost kill me to pay full price since there is nothing available on the used/refurb market at this point. I am definitely a bargain hunter and not getting a great deal was tough to take but it was difficult even finding it in stock anywhere! I found it online at Best Buy for delivery on Saturday. Everywhere else had a least a warning about backorder or a 1-3 month delay in shipping.

@jcdeboever and @Gary A. I'll be haunting you with questions.

 

[limr29 2]

When I don't feel like lugging too much gear, I just grab my Rollei

And sorry, but I had to scroll quickly through those meat pictures of yours, Gary.

 

[Gary A.]

@Peg: MPB (MPB.com) has a used XT2 for $1429. Amazon has a used one for $1349. Dunno if it's worth the savings versus new.

 

[jcdeboever]

@ Peg: The kit lens will make you a believer. You'll be thinking to yourself, "Man, if the kit is this sharp ... how good will 'real' lenses be ...?"

I agree. Every time I use a different lens it becomes my favorite. Firmware updates are pretty awesome too. My favorite features are the manual focus peaking, film simulation modes, and ability to edit raw and convert in camera.