Nice boots!I got this fine ass pair of boots. They're Carolina moc toes and they're made in the county where my mom grew up. And my kid got a cold from the family gathering
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We're pretty isolated. This is only her second illness ever and we're all having a bad time
Man, my kids had two colds (or flu or whatever) in the last two months, plus I got covid and the same cold and my wife the same cold and a sinus infection… the last few months have sucked! So I feel you.
Hope it's all behind you for now @giovanni
Thank you! Fingers crossed! 2022 has been a rough year. I hope you guys feel better soon!
I noticed that I tend to get sick as soon as I get some time off. My immune system literally crashes! That’s just dumb.
I had an upper respiratory infection a month ago and still wheezing and hacking, haven't had a bout with asthma in years until I had COVID, now everything stirs it up!
Dude, we've done nothing this holiday due to constant virus since mid November. My wife and kids finally recovered enough to do xmas dinner at my in-laws but I had to bail myself. Boring winter has been very boring. Booooooring. You're either missing shit cause you're sick or getting sick because you went, damn.I got this fine ass pair of boots. They're Carolina moc toes and they're made in the county where my mom grew up. And my kid got a cold from the family gathering
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Have you gotten any time with either of these pedals yet? I've been curious about both at some point or other
Hope you get well quick!
Oh wow Gordo, glad to hear you’re better.
Glad to hear you're on the mend
Beautiful guitar, glad you're feeling better
I had to reduce the acid in my coffee decades ago when I started getting GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). I am very happy to say *it worked*.
I had to reduce the acid in my coffee a decades ago when I started getting GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). I am very happy to say *it worked*.
First off the darker the bean, the less caffeine and acid. The heat destroys both, and darker beans are roasted for a longer period of time. So I always buy the darkest french roast I can find.
Second, 180f is the perfect temperature to heat water before making coffee as it gets the flavors WITHOUT the acids. Tastes better too. I know from testing that 3 minutes and 45 seconds gets 20 oz of water up to 180f in my commercial 1100 watt microwave.
Third, I mix 1/8th tsp of *fresh* baking soda (a year old won't work) with a gallon of filtered water, and this is the water I use for coffee. The baking soda neutralizes any acid that does manage to make it into your cuppa java.
Now this means you cannot use a coffee maker to make your coffee, 'cus they all go up to boiling, which ruins the flavor of the bean and makes for a VERY acidic drink. So I use a stainless steel coffee funnel, pictured at the bottom available at many online locations. I bought one just to save money on paper filters, but the first cup made me realize those paper filters were sucking the flavor out of the coffee too. Washing this in the dishwasher once a week will keep it from clogging up. Otherwise after a couple of months it takes too long to make coffee.
btw, I also use the 1/8tsp of baking soda with a gallon of kookaid, which cuts back on the citric acid so much that only 3/4 of a cup of sugar makes it sweet instead of having to use the recommended 2 cups of sugar per gallon. And if I do get heartburn, I mix one half a tsp of baking soda with 12 oz of water, and drink that AFTER the baking soda is completely dissolved. Super fast cure for heartburn, been using that for 20 years as well.
Hope this helps!!!!! I'm going to go make a cup of coffee now
It's funny I was off coffee for a few years. I blamed it for Gerd like symptoms i had delt with since highschool. I also got more careful about my refined sugar intake at the same time and had much improvement. Then I had kids and now I'm back on coffee harder than ever and I used to be a barista. No symptoms returned. It was either the sugar or I just grew out of it. To be clear, I'm not suggesting you should do the same, the gut is complicated. Though sugar IS the devil.I had to reduce the acid in my coffee a decades ago when I started getting GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). I am very happy to say *it worked*.
First off the darker the bean, the less caffeine and acid. The heat destroys both, and darker beans are roasted for a longer period of time. So I always buy the darkest french roast I can find.
Second, 180f is the perfect temperature to heat water before making coffee as it gets the flavors WITHOUT the acids. Tastes better too. I know from testing that 3 minutes and 45 seconds gets 20 oz of water up to 180f in my commercial 1100 watt microwave.
Third, I mix 1/8th tsp of *fresh* baking soda (a year old won't work) with a gallon of filtered water, and this is the water I use for coffee. The baking soda neutralizes any acid that does manage to make it into your cuppa java.
Now this means you cannot use a coffee maker to make your coffee, 'cus they all go up to boiling, which ruins the flavor of the bean and makes for a VERY acidic drink. So I use a stainless steel coffee funnel, pictured at the bottom available at many online locations. I bought one just to save money on paper filters, but the first cup made me realize those paper filters were sucking the flavor out of the coffee too. Washing this in the dishwasher once a week will keep it from clogging up. Otherwise after a couple of months it takes too long to make coffee.
btw, I also use the 1/8tsp of baking soda with a gallon of kookaid, which cuts back on the citric acid so much that only 3/4 of a cup of sugar makes it sweet instead of having to use the recommended 2 cups of sugar per gallon. And if I do get heartburn, I mix one half a tsp of baking soda with 12 oz of water, and drink that AFTER the baking soda is completely dissolved. Super fast cure for heartburn, been using that for 20 years as well.
Hope this helps!!!!! I'm going to go make a cup of coffee now
Glad to hear you're doing well man! 
