The Everything Drawer - Everyone has one, right? (post anything - within the rules)

Capt MJ said:
50 air squats every morning allow me to get in and out. I have serious reasons for PT. I’m staving off the recliner with power lift ejection seat feature. This is my first venture on my stick 2-seater journey into Vette Land. Serious torque.View attachment 6166
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Is there a salivating emoji...…….

I didn't buy my first car until I turned 20 and was out of college (associate degree). It was a 1966 corvette hard top convertible. This was the mid 80's before the price of corvettes sky rocketed. It had some body customizations (fender flairs and rear spoiler), 67 hood with the functional scoop, had a mild built 350 with the original 4 speed, headers and leg pipes. It had the original vertical wonderbar am/fm radio.

Rode like a lumber wagon and would get smoked by the new mustangs at that time. Any moisture on the rode and you couldn't get it to hook up. Had a heavy duty racing clutch that would make your leg shake if you held it too long.
Was nice to cruise in though.
Owned it for 2 years and sold it. Again, before the price of vettes sky rocketed.

I wish my mechanical aptitude was as good then as it is now.
 
Last car pic at least for today. Just skim right on by if your eyes are glazing over.
My CAPTmobile, and one of my most beloved for many years, BMW Z3 M coupe, had the M3 engine in it. A veritable little rocket-ship that you could throw around hairpins. This was the day I sold it to someone who had the deep pockets to replace almost everything mechanical and promised to cherish it as a concours show car once restored.8CA90F80-3D84-4275-9DD4-79EC0A65CA3C.jpeg901BF402-A5B5-43C0-8FE8-8BD6E39B3CCD.jpeg
 
flieger83 said:
Cool points for the properly marked pint glass!

Steve
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Let me tell you about the pint glass with the Queen's certification!

I prefer to drink beer out of these glasses, but when my DS is home, he likes to drink milk out of them. During his protracted stay at home from Spring Break to just a couple of weeks ago, every time I wanted to pour a beer in a pint glass, all the pint glasses were in the dishwasher.

I was so glad to put him on a plane and get him back to The Yard !

By the by, that etched stamp does not signify that "A Pint's a Pound, the World round", because a true pint glass with that stamp filled to the rim gets you a 20-ounce beer, just like in the U.K.

That's my Cliff Clavin moment for today. ;)
 
I had 2 of those homemade Summer Shandys last night, went straight to myrackistan, and slept for 10 hours.
I feel like I had a mini-vacation.
 
Ha Ha. Well, Yuengling Light is a step up from Coors light! ;)

For years I called on the Beverage industry and would bet that I have been in every major (and most of the minor) breweries in the U.S. along with dozens of Coke and Pepsi plants. Back in the day, the smaller regional breweries were fun to call on because you could drink beer in the break room. It wasn't all that long ago that workers could drink on the bottling line! Eliminating that perk was probably one of the smarter things the industry has done over the years.

As a supplier, most of these companies would give me two cases of beverages a month for no-charge. Not bad!

Over time, I have developed the taste for bourbon and only occasionally have a beer these days. I prefer beers with full body and taste now and haven't had a Budweiser or Miller-Coors product for years. Yuengling isn't all that bad and I am surprised at the following as I travel around the country (pre-COVID). It is almost like the Coors mystique of my youth.

Since this is "The Everything Drawer" I hope I won't be accused of derailing the thread.
 
The Everything Drawer is just one big tumbleweed blowing hither and yon. The fun thing is you can just post for your own entertainment (as I did yesterday, finding photos of cars I had known and loved) without any expectation or concern about ensuing discussion - because the tumbleweed will blow on to the next topic soon enough.
 
We should all post photos of our everything drawers. I don't even know what's in mine, completely. I usually just open it to get scissors or a pre-printed mailing label. There's rubber bands, binder clips, batteries, pennies, paper clips, and probably a hundred other things.
 
USMCGrunt said:
Ha Ha. Well, Yuengling Light is a step up from Coors light! ;)

For years I called on the Beverage industry and would bet that I have been in every major (and most of the minor) breweries in the U.S. along with dozens of Coke and Pepsi plants. Back in the day, the smaller regional breweries were fun to call on because you could drink beer in the break room. It wasn't all that long ago that workers could drink on the bottling line! Eliminating that perk was probably one of the smarter things the industry has done over the years.

As a supplier, most of these companies would give me two cases of beverages a month for no-charge. Not bad!

Over time, I have developed the taste for bourbon and only occasionally have a beer these days. I prefer beers with full body and taste now and haven't had a Budweiser or Miller-Coors product for years. Yuengling isn't all that bad and I am surprised at the following as I travel around the country (pre-COVID). It is almost like the Coors mystique of my youth.

Since this is "The Everything Drawer" I hope I won't be accused of derailing the thread.
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So as a fellow bourbon drinker, what is your daily (so to speak) bourbon and what are your other maybe too expensive for everyday?

I also only drink an occasional beer, and it needs to be ice cold.
 
QA1517 said:
what is your daily (so to speak) bourbon and what are your other maybe too expensive for everyday?
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My tastes tend to change over time.

For the everyday go-to I tend to move between Elijah Craig, Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, or Maker’s Mark.

>> am not a big Jack Daniel's fan but a Lynchburg lemonade (Jack Daniels and Lemonade) is a must have in the summer heat!

Moving up a step, I move to Michter’s US 1, Old Forrester 1870 Original Batch, or Bowman Brothers Small Batch

If I am treating myself (or someone else is buying) I like Blanton's, Jefferson’s Ocean, Woodford Double Oaked, or Widow Jane

I am always trying new and varied mash bills every chance I get.

>> Hands down, Blanton’s is the most consistent and enjoyable bourbon for my taste – but it is nearly impossible to find. Pre-COVID, I travelled extensively across the U.S. and if I can find it in a bar that is my drink of choice.
 
USMCGrunt said:
My tastes tend to change over time.

For the everyday go-to I tend to move between Elijah Craig, Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, or Maker’s Mark.

>> am not a big Jack Daniel's fan but a Lynchburg lemonade (Jack Daniels and Lemonade) is a must have in the summer heat!

Moving up a step, I move to Michter’s US 1, Old Forrester 1870 Original Batch, or Bowman Brothers Small Batch

If I am treating myself (or someone else is buying) I like Blanton's, Jefferson’s Ocean, Woodford Double Oaked, or Widow Jane

I am always trying new and varied mash bills every chance I get.

>> Hands down, Blanton’s is the most consistent and enjoyable bourbon for my taste – but it is nearly impossible to find. Pre-COVID, I travelled extensively across the U.S. and if I can find it in a bar that is my drink of choice.
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Buffalo Trace is a go to option of mine. As is Evans Williams Black label. Also their 1783 small batch is pretty good. The green label sour mash is good for summer drinks.

I really like Longbranch, but hard to find consistently in my area.

A friend got me to try Heavens Door (Bob Dylans signature brand). Definitely a sipping bourbon. I didn't care much for it. Cool bottle though.
 
The Yuengling made me laugh. I have fond memories of my only trip to DC with my best friend. She loves Yuengling. I mean loves the stuff. So much so that she asked me to pack an over size suitcase. It was February in DC, I knew I would need layers and jackets. So, took my biggest rolling luggage. Her plan it turned out was to buy Yuenling by the case and transport back to Arizona (eye roll). Well, she is my best friend and we do all kinds of crazy crap when we are together so I was all in.

We get the bags packed and it is tight. And heavy. I mean we didn't just bring a beer or two. She bought 4 cases. We make it to Ronald Reagan and after checking the rental car, lugged these behemoths to check in. I knew they would be overweight. We get the bags on the scales and both are over. Not by a smidgeon. So, I smiled, told her this was her turdshow and I was going to grab a coffee and watch the show.

She proceeds to bustle the bags to a little corner of an incredibly busy airport and unzips both monster bags and begins to relocate items to our carry ons. I watch with glee as passerby travelers stop to watch. I mean my bras and underwear, shampoo, socks, boots, sweaters, gloves are scattered to the winds while she redistributes weight. Not to mention beer and a nice bottle of canadian whiskey I bought for my husband.

This is the best show in town. She repacks, zips, and tries again. Nope. I giggle. Act 3 commences.

3 trips to the scales later, our bags hit 50 pounds, my carry on weighs 43 and we are ready to roll. Except, she says we have to find a restroom before we go through security. Ok, good idea.
We get into the rest room and she looks around, looks at me and digs out 3 Yuenglings. She did mental math and estimated the weight of 36 ounces of beer and knew it would have put us over weight. So, being the wingman that I am, I helped her polish off 3 beers in about 6 minutes. I can only imagine the face of the person in the stall that overheard the cans opening and us chugging and giggling. Took us days to return each other's items to one another from our repacked carry ons. One of my fondest memories and the best trip.
 
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