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#370605 - 03/22/12 12:09 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: medic8r]
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shareholder in the making
Registered: 04/02/03
Posts: 15981
Loc: Leesburg, Virginia
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Did somebody say buffet?
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#370607 - 03/22/12 12:19 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: medic8r]
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axiomite
Registered: 12/27/08
Posts: 6390
Loc: It's all about the location.
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I've recently bought a home with 3/4 acre property just outside of Toronto So you're no longer in the place that Tom, Peter and I saw at the homecoming bash in 2010? Does the new place have anything nearby that can compete with the Chinese buffet restaurant that you took us to?  JP, I sold that house last August. There is a Mandarin Restaurant in Barrie which is about 15 minutes from where we will be moving to...the one I took you guys to is the headquarters, it's larger than their other restaurants, but they all have the same menu. On your way up the 400 to Axiom, you may have seen the Barrie Mandarin on the east side of the highway. Dammit....I'm gettin hungry....
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#370608 - 03/22/12 12:22 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: CV]
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shareholder in the making
Registered: 09/27/04
Posts: 10182
Loc: 543 miles North of VAST
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Adrian- Congratulations on the house and the boat!
You know, you could keep us better informed of such things!
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#370664 - 03/22/12 05:59 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: CV]
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axiomite
Registered: 06/20/03
Posts: 7640
Loc: Tacoma
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I think we stopped at the beer store in Barrie. It was next to Timmie's. Hey, now, family forum, Murph.
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#370674 - 03/22/12 07:25 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: tomtuttle]
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axiomite
Registered: 12/06/07
Posts: 6716
Loc: Canada
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I think we stopped at the beer store in Barrie.
It was next to Timmie's. In Canada, everything is next to Timmie's.
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#370698 - 03/22/12 11:12 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: Adrian]
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connoisseur
Registered: 02/08/04
Posts: 1683
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Dak, my suggestion on the stick shift was based on talking to a couple of Dodge truck owners when I was shopping around for a diesel myself. They were driving slightly older trucks, so maybe the new autos have been improved. I've put over 30km's on my '10 GMC Duramax/Allison with no problems so far and the truck will get 30mpg's(imp) on the highway if cruising at 90km(55 mph approx). I didn't think the Duramax got that kind of fuel economy, it's a V8 motor right? I think i will want to spend about 20k$.. maybe a little more..However, hopefully i can find a deal.
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#370762 - 03/23/12 03:21 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: CV]
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axiomite
Registered: 12/27/08
Posts: 6390
Loc: It's all about the location.
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Yes, 6.6L. That's doing about 1450rpm in 6th or a steady speed of about 90kph. City driving is a different story but still better than gas. Note I'm talking about imperial gallons so US mpg would be about 1/5th less or around 24 mpg.
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#373563 - 04/17/12 09:17 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
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veteran
Registered: 04/19/10
Posts: 153
Loc: Edmonton, Alberta
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Got a sweet deal on a slightly used Rancilio Silvia espresso machine from a seller on Kijiji. Matches perfectly with the Rocky grinder I bought a few weeks ago. Then sold my Saeco Via Venezia to a co-worker not as far down the rabbit hole as I am.
He's happy as can be and I am in espresso heaven! I have some of the Santa Lucia Costa Rican beans Josh from Transcend coffee brewed to win the National Barista Championship. Now to start pulling some godshots...good-bye sleep!
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#388762 - 01/25/13 01:14 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: J. B.]
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connoisseur
Registered: 09/19/08
Posts: 3984
Loc: Porch,enjoying Bombay Sapphire
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Follow up to my previous posts re coffee:
i did get a Nespresso machine at the beginning of January and
have been enjoying excellent coffee since then.
i also found a way to make "percolator" coffee for friends who don't like espresso, those who say "oh, it's so strong!":
i use 1 Nespresso coffee capsule and run it twice at the "longo" setting, thus making about 220ml of coffee.
the result is by far the best "percolator" coffee anyone has ever tried, with crema that lasts until you see the bottom of the cup. I was shocked! Very skeptical at first since it was a capsule based espresso system. That was put to rest! Now I use a Nespresso Citiz as my main espresso machine. Such a well engineered piece of equipment. Beautiful crema, consistent cup after cup. That's what I like the most, consistency and extremely easy and fast clean-up. Once I get low on the starter pack I might try modding the capsules to use with my own coffee.
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#388764 - 01/25/13 02:11 PM
Re: Non-HT/audio products I like
[Re: CV]
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devotee
Registered: 09/07/11
Posts: 427
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I've had the Nespresso Pixie plus milk frother package since Christmas.
Again, stunning European engineering & made entirely in Switzerland - a rarity these days. At $.68 per cappuccino (I have 1 per day) using Nespresso's pods, it is a bargain especially considering the convenience factor. Their frother is absolutely foolproof as it makes wonderful thick milk foam - way better than I ever made manually.
I manually made cappys daily for 20 years & this little gem beats that hands down...
TAM
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