You know what really grinds my gears?

You know what really grinds my gears? Disappointment. Kind of like below:

I will resist the urge to point out thst it is not I that lacks taste.  On some level I decided I should be open minded enough to write something objective about Unfiltered Sculpin….

…but this article is about disappointment.  They had no Unfiltered Sculpin, therefore this is my review of Breakside Lunch Break IPA.

Left: sickeningly sweet. Right: unsweetened.

Seriously, though. How hard can it be to stock things and stock things correctly? I did the retail thing before and I get that its demeaning, menial work.  Totally suited for somebody with a philosophy degree. Then people like Starbucks have to go, and make things with pretty much the same label. For example, their Cold Brew Coffee comes in multiple versions but the one I get is Black. I get the Black Unsweetened. The problem is—morons, who hire other morons to design the format of their bottles, run Starbucks.  In short, Starbucks are a bunch of morons. Here’s what I mean.

Notice how they look nearly identical? I am in a rush and want some coffee in the morning because like most of us, I have an addiction to caffeine. I don’t want the dizzying high and the spellbinding low that comes from the ensuing insulin dump that comes from drinking several spoonful’s of sugar. I just want the buzz.

I can hear you now, “don’t they teach people how to read in Mexico?” I don’t know, but they did teach me to read in Arizona and yes, I can just read the label. This is my own damn fault and I recognize that; I really do. I am half awake, in a rush, and quite frankly I am not the only one that misses this, as I often find the sweetened coffee in the place of the unsweetened coffee. That tells me the morons that run the local Kroger are also in the business of hiring morons that think there is no difference between sweetened coffee and unsweetened coffee, to stock their refrigerated beverages section.

The worst part is I always find out by opening it and taking a swig. I expect to get a blast of burnt coffee and then BAM! Instant tooth decay. This is an outrage, and something should be done to prevent morons from creating confusing labels, so other morons can put the wrong product on the wrong shelf. Something like this:

Don’t tell me libertarians never have any solutions to societal ills.

Its not rocket surgery, Starbucks, just make it green or blue or something, and I will stop calling you morons….okay I’m probably not going to stop calling you morons.  I will, however buy from somebody else.  Turns out Stōk keeps it simple by having a red label (sweetened) and a green label (not sweet).

As far as the beer goes, its not bad for an IPA. In the grand scheme of things it is disappointing that I can’t find Unfiltered Sculpin at the moment but I probably wouldn’t really like that either. Breakside Lunch Break IPA: 3.2/5.

Comments

175 responses to “You know what really grinds my gears?”

  1. Tres Cool

    “Raph’s” here is just called Kroger. Which reminds me, I need to visit them to see if they have any EARFquake on sale.

    1. Tres Cool

      Now hit that mother-fkin’ Theme Music

      (lyrics likely very NSFW)

      1. C. Anacreon

        I’m usually in a place where I can’t click on your theme music. But in my head I’m always guessing that your song is “my milkshake brings the boys to the yard…”

        Am I wrong?

        1. Chafed

          Tres has a pretty wide assortment of theme songs. But you aren’t wrong to assume they are NSFW.

  2. PieInTheSky

    What is the official glib position on the claim that hoppy beer leads to manboobs?

    1. Rhywun

      Impossible to say because there are so many different things that lead to manboobs.

    2. Tres Cool

      I tend to drink shitty, cheap, low-carb, beer. And while they’re slowing vanishing, I got a solid a-cup.
      My chesticles are more the result of poor diet, and a sedentary lifestyle. Age doesnt help.

    3. Hyperion

      I would say yes. For 2 reasons. Hops contains phytoestrogens, which mimic the effect of estrogen. Or so I have heard. The other thing is that alcohol can, will if you drink enough, lower testosterone. So yeah, pretty good chance that could be true.

      1. Tres Cool

        Sound like someone is trolling for the “French Sex” .

    4. Nephilium

      If drinking hoppy beer leads to manboobs, I would be rivaling any of Q’s girls.

      1. mexican sharpshooter

        Hawt

    1. deadhead

      Try two: I had Number of the Beast as one of my celebratory beers yesterday. It was very good. Hell, I’m still drunk!

      1. deadhead

        Today, one of my celebratory beers will be Mélange #14.

        1. SP

          Those are some pretty high ABV% beers.

          What are you celebrating today?

          1. MikeS

            Making it through yesterday.

          2. deadhead

            Still celebrating finishing Tahoe 200.

            I don’t have another event until … tomorrow, but that’s just my self-supported “Tour de Cheapskates” century bike ride.

          3. westernsloper

            You sir need professional help.

            I am kidding. Endurance sports boggles my mind. The only endurance sport I am good at these days is drinking beer.

          4. deadhead

            The two combine well. I had one of these at each of the three sleep stations I chose to sleep in.

            16 oz. 17.2% ABV FTW

          5. SP

            I imagine this will be a several week (or month?) celebration.

            It’s just astonishing.

          6. deadhead

            Everyone needs a hobby. Mine is drinking.

    1. Brochettaward

      Are the Starbucks, he likes a touch of penis and mangoo.

    2. westernsloper

      When you mentioned last night that you flew into SLC I meant to ask if you hit Squatters Pub while there? Their Provo Girl Pilsner is my go to brew when traveling through Utah. I have purchased several Polygamy Porter t-shirts for friends at that location in the airport.

      1. Tundra

        Hah! No, I missed the pub, but did have the pils. It was quite refreshing after a day of hiking.

        I gotta spend more time in Utah. It’s bitchin’. Despite the weak beer.

        1. westernsloper

          Utah is awesome. One of my favorite states. The Canyon Lands are a wonder. I was an Edward Abbey fan in my youth prior to developing a distaste for anti progress types. When I was in high school our Mtn bike club did a multi day ride/camp into the heart of the canyon lands and I need to get back there more often. If you go again let me know. I am a short 3-4 hour or so drive from Moab.

          1. I am a short 3-4 hour or so drive from Moab.

            How long is that in six-packs?

          2. westernsloper

            Back in the day that was a two six pack drive. Now it is 1/3 of a six pack the first one opened within four miles of the final destination. Unless I am not driving. In that instance it is still a two six pack drive.

          3. westernsloper

            It took me until after I replied to catch the Heyduke reference. I am slow.

          4. Heyduke, don’t make it bad,
            Take a sad song and make it better….

          5. westernsloper

            “If you don’t drink, don’t drive. If you drive, drive like Hell.”

            -Heyduke

    3. mexican sharpshooter

      I have a setup with a mason jar for cold brew. The day I wrote this I didn’t make any the night before, hence the purchase.

  3. Scruffy Nerfherder

    They’re baaaaaack, and it’s actually a pretty decent track.

    1. Rhywun

      I guess it’s not awful. I like the chorus.

  4. The Late P Brooks

    This is an outrage, and something should be done to prevent morons from creating confusing labels, so other morons can put the wrong product on the wrong shelf.

    There oughtta be a law.

    A proper Ministry of Plenty would never allow such a situation to exist. Nobody needs 23 different kinds of coffee.

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      Good thing it’s not real Coffee, just Burnt Cat piss……..

  5. Brochettaward

    You’re blaming the retail employee when that’s probably stocked by a lazy retarded vendor.

    1. mexican sharpshooter

      I considered that, but the problem still, are morons.

  6. Tres Cool

    If true, he could most likely be the greatest troll ever .

  7. The Late P Brooks

    Dystopic fiction

    What they don’t tell you in your eighth-grade civics classes is that beyond the ballot boxes, so much of American politics is given over to men playing out a well-rehearsed script. In the hearing room, it felt almost as though the other protesters and I were watching a dramatic re-enactment and not a real-life political proceeding — like some dystopic remake of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” It makes you realize how easily a political system can slide toward tyranny without so much as a senator raising his voice.

    While we sat nervously with our eyes on the officers surrounding us, Kavanaugh seemed to hardly break a sweat. The carpool dad of America’s nightmare.

    He’ll kill us all.

    1. He’s right about it being kabuki theater, but obviously wrong about the conclusions he draws.

    2. Don’t these clowns ever get tired of predicting the Apocalypse?

      1. Hyperion

        Nope. Without impending apocalypse, there’s no hopeless to be saved.

  8. Nephilium

    It’s a beer post, so this is on topic. The fall BIF will be starting soon-ish. For those of you who are new to these Saturday beer threads, you can learn what a BIF is here. The 72-90 oz guideline has seemed to work quite well, and this time if people are interested, we can throw in a requirement of local brewery swag (just keep in mind shirts ship better then glassware). My current plan is to start shipping in mid-October, so that everyone has their packages by Halloween. Reply here, and shoot me an e-mail at my handle at the mail of the Google to sign up.

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      I’m not sure if I can play this time, my Employment status is uncertain ATM,

      1. Nephilium

        Completely understood, hope that all works out for you.

    2. SP

      I’ll copy your comment into my Coming Attractions post tonight, too.

      1. Nephilium

        It’s greatly appreciated.

    3. MikeS

      I’m in. And I promise to will try to be more prompt this time.

      I’m on the fence with the swag. Anecdotally, it sees like everyone does it anyway, so…?

    4. westernsloper

      I’m in this time. Although I am unsure how one figures out if a local brew is available in the receivers market. As to swag, can we send some wing bones left over after an eaten order from the local brew pub and send that?

      1. Nephilium

        If you stick to local or regional breweries, you’re generally going to be good. If you want to double check, there’s always this site, but it’s crowd sourced and not always up to date. I’ve not heard any complaints so far from people getting something they can get locally, so it hasn’t seemed to be too big of an issue.

        Although, I could make people suffer and send them Little Kings which come in a convenient 7 ounce bottle.

        1. westernsloper

          The only “brewery” in my podunk is a newish Oskar Blues location and they are not brewing beer there. They ship it in as well as to most of the US as far as I know. Down the road there are some local spots but I am not sure all bottle for off site sales. I am pretty sure I can come up with a package of variety if I have a few words with one of the liquor store owners. I am a frequent customer.

    5. Trials and Trippelations

      I can do it this time

      1. Trials and Trippelations

        I vote no to swag?

        1. R C Dean

          Swag optional, here.

        2. westernsloper

          I promise to lace a stylish piece of cord through the chicken bones I send making it a necklace so it is all good.

    6. mexican sharpshooter

      Woot woot!

    7. Nephilium

      If you could, please send me the e-mails as well, that’s how I keep track of everything. And it appears we’ll go swag optional. I’m not one to stand against the crowds. Unless they’re trying to tell me what’s best for me…

      1. mexican sharpshooter

        Should I raise awareness by doing another contest of sorts?

        1. Nephilium

          That is entirely up to you. I know DEG has mentioned he’s in, and will possibly be bringing something back from his European adventure, and last night I realized that my cellar is too full of good beer. So I may have to toss in some bottles from there, but no one would want a 10 year old barleywine, or a barrel aged stout that’s only ever released at the brewery, would they?

          1. mexican sharpshooter

            I can’t imagine anyone wanting a 10 year old barleywine,…

          2. Nephilium

            It’s a good thing I try to avoid repeat shipments, right?

    8. kinnath

      I am interested in the beer it forward. I am attempting to send you an email.

  9. Gustave Lytton

    This isn’t serious, right?

    1. Hyperion

      Looks legit to me. Rug munching summit I assume.

      1. Gustave Lytton

        Brown bag lunch sessions?

        1. Gustave Lytton

          Geez, how did I miss “Dykes on Bytes”?

    2. westernsloper

      11:30 pm Twitter, Tech, & Taking Trump Down in Court // Kimpton Hotel

  10. westernsloper

    Bottled coffee without booze in it?

    *Scowls and shakes damned head

  11. Hyperion

    Check this out. Math is hard, or something.

    Raise minimum wage, fix prices, what’s not to like?

    /socialist democrats stamp of approval

    1. Plinker762

      The solution is obvious, simply make closing a business illegal.

      1. Hyperion

        I’m sure they’ve thought of that.

        1. Pi Guy

          So they’ve officially instituted Directive 10-289.

    2. Suthenboy

      To be fair no one has tried this before so they couldn’t see it coming.

  12. mikey

    Since I haven’t seen HM or Straf around yet.
    https://youtu.be/tDSz101G7FA

    1. Sensei

      Well it is the middle of the night for straf. HM doesn’t have that excuse.

      1. F. Stupidity Jr.

        But HM is usually scouring the dankest parts of the web in search of new fetishes. That really cuts into his Glibs time.

    2. Heroic Mulatto

      You know what? I’m not even ashamed of my boner.

  13. trshmnstr

    The used riding mower market is way freaking overpriced. 5 – 10 year old mowers priced 10% below an equivalent new one at the local box store.

    1. MikeS

      Then I got took; I just sold a 12 year old JD for about half (or less) of it’s new price. Still outrageous IMO, but I used it for a year and got only $50 less than I payed for it, so that was nice.

    2. Scruffy Nerfherder

      Yes it is.

      Wait until December when there’s no grass and people are buying Christmas presents, or even January when they have to pay the credit card bill.

    3. Semi-Spartan Dad

      Yep, I wanted to buy a used one but there was virtually no cost difference, especially if can get a good sale.

      Tractors are the same way. I’m going to need to bite the bullet on a 4×4 sub-compact in the next few years and it’s looking like a new one.

  14. mikey

    Wonders of Capitalism #n^e
    Thursday of last week I go to the eye doctor as my prescription is no longer cutting it. I’m seeing two of everything in my right eye.
    After all the usual tests the doc says the cataracts in my seventy-year-old eyes have gotten too big and glasses can’t make things better amy more – I need surgery. He tells me it’s no big deal; a twenty-minute operation that’s common as dirt. I talk to the nice lady at the reception desk and she says “How about next Wednesday? Morning or afternoon?” “Morning would be nice.” By lunch time Wednesday I’m back home with a new lens in one eye (second one two weeks late to reduce the stress). Thursday morning (that’s a week later) I take the patch off and I CAN SEE. It’s a new type lens that focuses from a few inches to infinity so no more glasses!. It’s a fucking everyday miracle! I didn’t realize how bad my vision had gotten.
    Remember – one week from going slowly blind to 20/20. I ask DuckDuck how long this would take in the UK or Canukistan. NHS rules say the wait time should be 13 weeks. A Guardian article says it’s more like 18 months. In Molsonland they claim they’re living up to their 13-week wait standard.
    Occasional Cortex and Bernie can sit on a rusty chain say (they have to share).

    1. Yusef drives a Kia

      That’s Cool! Good on ya!

    2. MikeS

      Jim Carey says there are no wait times in Canuckistan, so I think you are a liar. 😉

      Seriously, good for you! Wonders of capitalism, indeed.

      1. That, and mikey doesn’t mention how the technology that enabled that surgery was developed by NASA or Gov’t research grants.

      2. But Enough About Me

        Wait times in the provincial medical system in My Home And Native Land™ are the reasons why I had two private clinic surgeries here instead.

        BTW, just for competeness’ sake: if any glowing article you read about Canadian health care doesn’t mention that there are 11 different health care systems in Canada (10 provinces plus the Federal territories, every one with their own peculiarities) not to mention two tiers of service as stipulated in the Canada Health Act (cops, military and criminals get expedited service), stop reading the article, because the shithead who wrote it doesn’t know what he/she/it/xe’s talking about.

        1. Count Potato

          “criminals get expedited service”

          That’s some incentive.

      3. Hyperion

        “im Carey says there are no wait times in Canuckistan, so I think you are a liar.”

        Does Jim Carey live in Canada? If he does, he gets private care and would have no fucking idea what wait times are in the public system, or care. Wait times are for the peasants, literally.

    3. Tundra

      Congrats, mikey!

      Now there are no excuses for finishing that fucking car 🙂

    4. Akira

      The people who do R&D in the medical industry should be applauded for managing to get anything done at all in what is quite possibly the worst regulatory environment ever.

      1. Semi-Spartan Dad

        It’s gotten so bad that we’re actually forbidden from giving peer-reviewed articles of published studies to doctors since these have a nominal value (the purchase or reprint cost). Open Access articles are open to interpretation.

        Medical R&D groups are just sitting on potentially industry-changing inventions because of regulatory fear.

      2. mikey

        That’s the theme of Atlas Shrugged and one of the things Rand got right. The urge to build and create in those that do is so great that they will persist in building and creating in spite of all the obstacles and hate and scorn heaped on them by the leeches.
        You didn’t build that , indeed.

        1. Mojeaux

          The urge to build and create in those that do is so great that they will persist in building and creating in spite of all the obstacles and hate and scorn heaped on them by the leeches.

          Thank you for reminding me of that. I needed it today.

    5. Hyperion

      “my seventy-year-old eyes”

      Umm, sorry, but you are not longer a useful biological resource. Go home and take a pill grandpa, we can’t afford it! That’s probably not the same thing you would be told, except the part about ‘sorry we can’t afford it’.

      1. Fourscore

        Welcome to the team, Young Man, glad to have you aboard. Someday I’ll need a kid like you to walk me back and forth to the Old People Mess Hall.
        Good show on the eyes, we can be thankful we live in these times. If you can read this thank your doctor.

    6. Semi-Spartan Dad

      Awesome Mikey, congrats!

    7. Count Potato

      Wow

    1. westernsloper

      Damn, that was a re to mikey.

      1. mexican sharpshooter

        But that reminds me, I have chillis to grill.

        1. westernsloper

          YES!!!!

          Today I am making green chili with some cheap sausage, a couple of grilled pork chops diced up and some craw fish meat. I am out of *&%#%^ oregano though which I remembered after I started drinking so my chili will be oregano free which is sacrilege.

  15. RAHeinlein

    More Social Justice craziness:

    A senior Scotland Yard officer faces losing his job in a racism row after he used the phrase “whiter than white” while encouraging responsible policing.

    The detective superintendent will face an independent investigation for gross misconduct after he gave a briefing to colleagues during which he is said to have reminded them of the need to be exemplary in their police work.

    The officer, who serves in the force’s anti-corruption unit, has been put on restricted duties while the Independent Office for Police Complaints (IOPC) deals with the allegation as part of a broader inquiry.

    A Met officer who was aware of the case told the Evening Standard: “It may have been a poor use of language but this is not what the misconduct process is for. This is not corruption. This is not serious wrongdoing.”

    In a separate inquiry at another force, an officer is believed to be under investigation for use of the phrase “pale, stale and male”. The term “a good egg” is also thought to be discouraged for fear that it is associated with the racist rhyming slang “egg and spoon”.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/met-racism-inquiry-after-officer-said-whiter-than-white-khfqtxjfz

    1. But Enough About Me

      . . . “pale, stale and male” . . .

      Well, just as long as they’re still allowed to use “young, dumb and full of cum.” Amirite?

    2. mikey

      Not the first.
      Swedish dentist fired for noting that the migrant “children” he was treating had wisdom teeth.
      https://www.rt.com/news/432606-swedish-dentist-underage-migrants/

    3. westernsloper

      the racist rhyming slang “egg and spoon”

      Wut? Must be a pommy thing because I have never heard of that.

      1. Scruffy Nerfherder

        I’m headed down to the near and far for an oily rag and a little tumble down the sink.

        /cockney off

  16. Suthenboy

    Well Sharpy, now that you mention it….It aint just Starbucks coffee.

    1. mexican sharpshooter

      I guess I will need more matches.

    1. westernsloper

      Re the comments there, I had to DuckDuck who Topher Grace is.

      1. Tres Cool

        Re: Topher Grace

        Tater nuts !

  17. Spudalicious

    A beer article about coffee. I like it.

    Found a few bottles of Sierra Nevada “Celebration” Ale in the upstairs bar fridge. It’s Christmas in September.

    1. Old Man With Candy

      We’re being total white trash and drinking Mike’s.

      1. Nephilium

        Man, I figured you would at least go the Tom Collins route. And haven’t I linked the recipe to make lemon wine here before? Cheaper and better then Mike’s.

        1. mexican sharpshooter

          Knowing the Old Man thst would require him to have his own lemon tree.

          1. Tres Cool

            Just watch for the Lemon Stealing Whores .

        2. SP

          It was already cold at the store when I was too warm whilst provisioning. So, impulse purchase since I was standing there looking at the Gruet and the Basil Hayden next to the cooler.

          1. Nephilium

            That’s a valid excuse. There is many a time I’ve passed up a better beer sitting warm, when there was something drinkable in the cooler. Yet another reason cans are better then bottles. I just replenished my Bulleit Rye today while at the store, so I have many options for drinks. Currently on an aged holiday ale, which held up alright, the chestnut and juniper in it is really coming forward now. I would say it’s probably a year or two past its prime though.

          2. MikeS

            Bulleit Rye is just so damn good. Love it. Tonight I’m having a Glencairn of their Barrel Strength Bourbon…with water.

          3. Nephilium

            I’ve got a barrel strength Knob Creek rye and a cask strength Glenlivet in the basement. But I’m now tending towards the Tom Collins, I blame the 80 degree weather.

            Bulleit is my everyday drinking bourbon, since it’s reasonably priced and good at the price.

          4. Spudalicious

            Skip the Basil Hayden and look for McKenna 10yo. It’s cheaper and you won’t be sorry.

          5. Nephilium

            Adding it to the list Spudalicious.

          6. Sean

            Huh. I’ll keep an eye out for it.

      2. westernsloper

        Mikes is upscale white trash. Like having the best parking in the trailer park white trash which makes you snooty. I can up that, I am on the box wine (and I downgraded from Franzia to Vella) and lime flavor soda water. I am having to poor heavy on the wine because I am not sure I have enough soda water to finish the day so disregard any of my comments from this point forward. However I did not spill any wine spritzer in the pool today and the water was a nut shriveling 70 deg.

        1. westernsloper

          *and or pour

          Is that right? Fuck it.

        2. MikeS

          Mikes is upscale white trash.

          I would have to agree with that.

        3. Tres Cool

          Mike’s has it’s place. Get the X-tra in a 24 oz can, and suck down a couple after mowing on a hot day.
          You’ll be faded wi’ a mad quiknezz.

          1. westernsloper

            For the last two miles of my drive home the other day I grabbed a 25oz Rolling Rock. (One extra Ounce!) Thought of you. I also chuckled at their motto on the can, “Extra Pale” which I assume is why meth chics who never see the sun go for it.

    2. Nephilium

      Ouch… I’m sorry. I’ve tried aging that one (based on reports it held up)… it does not hold up. But once it appears on the shelf, there will be 12 packs of that in my future. I did just pull out a cellared Stone/Nogne O/Jolly Pumpkin holiday ale which is sitting in the fridge now.

    3. Pi Guy

      Love Celebration Ale but wonder if it’s a little ripe by now.

      1. Spudalicious

        Still drinkable but not as fresh as it was say, nine months ago.

        1. Spudalicious

          I fixed it with a Manhattan.

    4. SP

      As opposed to the downstairs bar fridge?

      1. Spudalicious

        No bar downstairs, just a liquor cabinet.

  18. Ownbestenemy

    On the smoker in Vegas: Pork Shoulder that will be shredded for some delicious pulled pork with a homemade cherry bbq sauce. Ribs as usual and some Poor Mans Burnt Ends (I didnt want to do a brisket so I cheated with a roast). Some friends over for drinks, card games and laughs.

    1. Tres Cool

      If you have the time, do share the cherry BBQ sauce recipe someday.

      1. westernsloper

        Indeed. That sounds interesting.

      2. SP

        Seconded! Thank you in advance.

      3. Ownbestenemy

        Picked it up from Hey Grill Hey. They call it cherry-cola bbq sauce. I omit the cola, but the key is their sweet bbq rub I think. My first time making it.

        1. Ownbestenemy

          Just do a ddg search for it.

  19. Hyperion

    Ah, fuck beer, goddamnit. Yeah, I know, that sounds weird. I’ve been drinking too much for a few months… 6 months? OK, a year.

    So, back when Glibs started the first round of Glibfit, I was all in. I started out about 230 lbs, back before Glibfit kick off, and sometime after I had made it down to 197 lbs, on my way to 170. Had my diet down and stuck with it, but never really cut out much of the alcohol, especially beer, I need to do to reach my goal. I think that finally led me to start cheating on the diet and eventually back to my junk diet ways.

    About a week ago at 202 lbs, so still down 28 lbs from my peak weight, but still 27 lbs from my goal, I decided to cut way down on the alcohol. That went OK for a few days. And then I started getting really bad constipation and bloating. It’s seriously getting worse and nothing seems to help. Tonight I tried a couple of beers and no relief at all. I feel like I’m just going to pop like a balloon stuck by a pin.

    What even in the fuck, I don’t know. Anyone else ever have this problem? Yeah, I know it’s funny and I’m sure there’s plenty of sarcasm waiting for me, but it really is not funny, it’s getting sort of painful. Really not having any problem at all cutting down on alcohol, a little bored feeling and sort of meh, but this bloating shit sucks.

    1. Spudalicious

      Did you replace the reduction in liquid with something else?

      1. Hyperion

        Water.

        1. Spudalicious

          It could also be a fiber issue. Don’t go overboard on the laxatives.

    2. SP

      You might be magnesium deficient. And add a sugar free fiber supplement like Metamucil.

      1. Hyperion

        Pops magnesium tab. I’ll try the Metamucil.

    3. Mojeaux

      It’s not funny. Dulcolax, stat. Little orange pills, 2-3.

      1. Hyperion

        Yeah, I just ate 2 of those a couple of hours ago, along with Miralax. Didn’t do anything, yet. This sucks. I’ve never had this problem before, never, so it maybe seems to me to be more severe than it really is. I’m going back to my low carb diet tomorrow, mostly salads and meat. Maybe that will help.

        1. Tres Cool

          Fleet. Enema.

          Wet & Wild.

          1. Spudalicious

            Kinky.

        2. Sean

          Sorry to hear it. Make sure you get plenty of healthy fats and fiber with your low carb diet.

          Maybe consult your doctor.

        3. Fourscore

          Suppository and a bottle of water…If one doesn’t work try 1 more, I’m assuming you know how to use ’em. Relief in a couple hours.

    4. westernsloper

      I have never had that problem, and am not going to snarc at it because that sounds serious. Try the over the counter laxatives, if that doesn’t work see your doctor and or STEVE SMITH.

    5. SP

      And, no, it’s not funny. If you don’t get any relief get to a doctor sooner rather than later. You want to rule out things like a blockage.

    6. Suthenboy

      ” I’ve been drinking too much for a few months… 6 months? OK, a year.”

      Yeah, me too. Oh wait, it’s more like 15 years. Yes i have had those problems as well. You just have to stick it out. It will go away after a while but it always takes longer than you think it should. After about 2 weeks I start feeling better.
      I should warn you, depending on how much is too much drinking quitting cold turkey can be bad. You should taper off. People can die from cold turkey.

      1. Spudalicious

        Back in my ghetto ambulance days, we would get called to detox because someone had a seizure when their blood alcohol went below .20. Sudden withdrawal can be bad news, even if you don’t drink to those levels.

        1. Hyperion

          There’s been many days over the last year or so when I am sure my BAC was .20 or more in the afternoon/evening. But all during that time, I never had any symptoms or hangovers(rarely). And I don’t drink during the day, except for very rare occasions. I would say most morning, except for maybe on weekends, my BAC would be at or near zero between 6m – 5pm. And coincidentally enough, I typically wake up feeling good now, but around 5pm I start feeling like shit.

          1. Spudalicious

            These guys would seize if it went BELOW .20.

            Your system is used to having alcohol in it by 5-6pm. It does’t now and it’s not happy. It takes time. The fact that’s happening means you’re making the right decision.

      2. Hyperion

        “quitting cold turkey can be bad. You should taper off. People can die from cold turkey.”

        Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m doing. I think I’m pretty much fine now except the bloating and constipation. I don’t think I was going to die, but I’d rather not go though a few rough feeling days when it’s not necessary. The symptoms I have have to be from the alcohol reduction, because I didn’t change anything else. And I actually felt pretty good the first few days. When I got down to 1-2 beers, that’s when it started.

    7. Hyperion

      Thanks for the advice everyone. I will def go see the doctor if this doesn’t clear up in a couple of days. What I’d really like to do is head down to the taphouse and get heavily buzzed. But I’m going to skip that, no used to delay the suffering.

  20. Count Potato

    “One of Trudeau’s Syrians is accused of murdering a Chinese Canadian girl. People of all backgrounds were at the court to protest the crime. Then a Muslim in a hijab threw hot coffee on them.”

    https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1040975836076224513

    1. Hyperion

      The media won’t cover it and the government will say it just proves Islamaphobia and that they need more multiculturalism.

    2. Tres Cool

      “send them back”

      I hope he meant the journalists, too.

  21. Sean

    I posted this the other night…but here it is again.
    PA elk cam. https://www.pgc.pa.gov/Wildlife/WildlifeSpecies/Elk/Pages/default.aspx
    Seriously, at dusk there are a bunch of elk you can watch and listen to. Rather peaceful.
    I’m surprised at how consistent it has been.

    1. Tres Cool

      so like, deer ³

    2. westernsloper

      They have Elk in PA? Who knew.

      1. MikeS

        Surprised me, too. I didn’t think you would find them east of the Mississippi. (not counting Canada)

  22. Spudalicious

    Wow. OSU just bitch slapped BSU. I doubt they’ll stay in the top 25 after this.

    1. Tres Cool

      Oklahoma State.

      There’s only 1 OSU. And its not Oklahoma, and that game doesn’t start for an hour.

      1. Tres Cool

        *their game

      2. Spudalicious

        Their helmets said OSU. Oklahoma State University. And they kicked the crap out of my team that was ranked seven places higher. I knew there was a good chance they were going to lose but damn. Lot’s of mistakes made.

  23. Tres Cool

    Nice to see the M̶o̶r̶m̶o̶n̶s̶ Latter Day Saints beat Wisconsin, tho’.

  24. robc

    I am in this time, and I might include some closed brewery swag that I still have around.