OT: Big Mac's Bar & Lounge: Red Pandas > Shoes (Still)

[ColePens]

I'm not much of a burger fan, but here ya go @ColePens :

Stack'd (whatever you're feeling)
BRGR (Fire in the Hole)
Hello Bistro (John Wayne)
Applewood (I forget what I had)

In general, I guess I like the patties thinner. And I suppose more diner-like/divey.

That explains... A LOT. Stack'd is basically what 5 guys should be. I like their concept and I think they are one of the best underrated burgers because of their style. But it's a fast food burger and nothing special. I enjoy Stack'd, though. BRGR is a thin patty and similar to Burgatory - okay but nothing great.

Hello Bistro (Eat N Park) - come on! I'll punch you. Wendys is better than Hello Bistro. Get yourself a damn chopped salad and like it.

But yes... Butterjoint is not a thin patty. That glorious hunk of beef is better than any wagyu patty i had for any amount of money. Melts in your damn mouth. The bun is a perfect compliment of toasted/not too much bread. The fries fit perfectly. The booze is guuuud.

So taste/food is like music. It's whatever you prefer. I could understand if you like the fast-food style (thin), then your list makes sense.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I'm glad we finally know where Cole works

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Damn. There’s probably better options now than years gone by yeah?

There are, but honestly, while there wasn't, I just got more into scotch (if someone like me could even get more into something he was already elbow deep into, like scotch), vodka and gin.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

If I don't get a list of burgers from @Randy Butternubs in the next 10 minutes, I'm sending @Honour Over Glory over to his house to burn it down.

Since I can't enjoy bread, I am more a fancy steak kind of dude.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Sucks about emu paradise. RIP!

Yeah. Are there any decent ROM sites left? Or are people just going to start torrenting them?

 

[66-30-33]

Yeah. Are there any decent ROM sites left? Or are people just going to start torrenting them?

No idea, Nintendo got rid of the 3 biggest ones. Emu should be back, but under a different name though.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

That explains... A LOT. Stack'd is basically what 5 guys should be. I like their concept and I think they are one of the best underrated burgers because of their style. But it's a fast food burger and nothing special. I enjoy Stack'd, though. BRGR is a thin patty and similar to Burgatory - okay but nothing great.

Hello Bistro (Eat N Park) - come on! I'll punch you. Wendys is better than Hello Bistro. Get yourself a damn chopped salad and like it.

But yes... Butterjoint is not a thin patty. That glorious hunk of beef is better than any wagyu patty i had for any amount of money. Melts in your damn mouth. The bun is a perfect compliment of toasted/not too much bread. The fries fit perfectly. The booze is guuuud.

So taste/food is like music. It's whatever you prefer. I could understand if you like the fast-food style (thin), then your list makes sense.

Hey now, you only gave me ten minutes to respond. I'm sure I could come up with a better list since what was listed was essentially the burgers I had in recent memory.

Do turkey and veggie burgers count?

 

[Clare2904]

Another day, another soaking whilst sightseeing, this time Statue of Liberty. Finally made it to the crown on my third visit.

 

[DegenX]

That explains... A LOT. Stack'd is basically what 5 guys should be. I like their concept and I think they are one of the best underrated burgers because of their style. But it's a fast food burger and nothing special. I enjoy Stack'd, though. BRGR is a thin patty and similar to Burgatory - okay but nothing great.

Hello Bistro (Eat N Park) - come on! I'll punch you. Wendys is better than Hello Bistro. Get yourself a damn chopped salad and like it.

But yes... Butterjoint is not a thin patty. That glorious hunk of beef is better than any wagyu patty i had for any amount of money. Melts in your damn mouth. The bun is a perfect compliment of toasted/not too much bread. The fries fit perfectly. The booze is guuuud.

So taste/food is like music. It's whatever you prefer. I could understand if you like the fast-food style (thin), then your list makes sense.

That's a good comparison, 'fer sure'. I'm not really a burger person. Actually, I'm not really a beef person. An occasional fillet, but generally I'm more inclined to chicken, fish or some tasty veggies. I'm not much for potatoes, either. Weird, I know. Like tonight, I grilled some chicken breasts that I'd marinated in a homemade harissa lime concoction and served it with haricots verts (everything sounds better in French, yeah?), riced cauliflower and goat cheese. Mmmmm ... so good. The spice of the harissa was nicely balanced by the goat cheese, and some black Cyprus salt flakes on the beans were perfection. Yesterday was blackened Mahi with some mango salsa. It's strange, but the older I get the more I flat out crave clean, healthy food.

 

[Tom Hanks]

That's a good comparison, 'fer sure'. I'm not really a burger person. Actually, I'm not really a beef person. An occasional fillet, but generally I'm more inclined to chicken, fish or some tasty veggies. I'm not much for potatoes, either. Weird, I know. Like tonight, I grilled some chicken breasts that I'd marinated in a homemade harissa lime concoction and served it with haricots verts (everything sounds better in French, yeah?), riced cauliflower and goat cheese. Mmmmm ... so good. The spice of the harissa was nicely balanced by the goat cheese, and some black Cyprus salt flakes on the beans were perfection. Yesterday was blackened Mahi with some mango salsa. It's strange, but the older I get the more I flat out crave clean, healthy food.

I just recently started eating diced cauliflower and it was pretty good. I have it with a meat, few other vegetables and a 2 year old aged cheddar. I have anosmia but I can really taste that cheese. I literally have a huge smile on my face eating that cheese.

Started eating zucchini noodles instead of pasta and it was actually pretty good too. I never thought it would have been a good enough pasta substitute but happy to have been proven wrong.

 

[DegenX]

I just recently started eating diced cauliflower and it was pretty good. I have it with a meat, few other vegetables and a 2 year old aged cheddar. I have anosmia but I can really taste that cheese. I literally have a huge smile on my face eating that cheese.

Started eating zucchini noodles instead of pasta and it was actually pretty good too. I never thought it would have been a good enough pasta substitute but happy to have been proven wrong.

I know If kid me could see adult me, she would be hurling

Also feel you on the not smelling, although mine is due to a deviated septum keeping me constantly stopped up. I debate having the surgery, but always decide against it.

 

[Clare2904]

Went to the NHL store and of course the only team they had sold out of wooly hats is the Pens. Got myself a Geno t-shirt

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Went to the NHL store and of course the only team they had sold out of wooly hats is the Pens. Got myself a Geno t-shirt

After their new contract with Fanatics, is it even worth spending any money at the NHL store anymore?

Fanatics is so cheaply made, even the people that make the knockoff NHL gear have higher quality than them.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Burgatory has been hit and miss for me, to be honest. The one in Fox Chapel was really solid, but the one at the North Shore was just okay. Stack'd is pretty consistently good, and it's also nice because it's in the heart of Oakland. I also like ordering cheese sticks as a topping and then just taking them off, $2 for 3 cheese sticks is a steal

Pittsburgh isn't a great city for pizza or burgers, tbh. Although I've never been to Butterjoint, so maybe that's the really good place that I've been missing.

 

[Ogrezilla]

OTB has really good burgers. And Fatheads. Both are way better than BRGR, Stack'd, or Burgatory imo. I haven't been to Butterjoint. It's about half an hour away even without traffic.

 

[Clare2904]

After their new contract with Fanatics, is it even worth spending any money at the NHL store anymore?

Fanatics is so cheaply made, even the people that make the knockoff NHL gear have higher quality than them.

The t-shirt is different to the two I picked up in Pittsburgh in November. Theses have the name at the top. The #17 and #81 have the name at the bottom. It seems to be a decent quality t-shirt

 

[Empoleon8771]

So far, the worst thing I've noticed about being a salaried employee is that you only have a certain amount of days off. You found a great price on a flight to Amsterdam from a Friday to the next Friday? Well too bad because you only have 4 PeTO days left, so you can't take do that.

My friend from college works with a company that has unlimited PeTO days, they just care about getting work done. I'd love to work for a company like that, not because I'd take off a ton of time (I feel like I'd take off less than if I had 5 weeks of PeTO), but because I wouldn't be contractually obligated to work 80 hours every 2 weeks even if I have no work to do.

 

[Ogrezilla]

maybe it's because I work for a tiny company, but I can't even fathom having no work to do. I can't even get to my back-burner projects as is.

More time off would obviously be nice though.

 

[Empoleon8771]

maybe it's because I work for a tiny company, but I can't even fathom having no work to do. I can't even get to my back-burner projects as is.

More time off would obviously be nice though.

I should clarify, that wasn't me saying I don't have any work to do. It was more of a concept of where even if you have nothing to do, you still have to be there because you're obligated to be there. It's more of a question in general about time off

 

[Ogrezilla]

I should clarify, that wasn't me saying I don't have any work to do. It was more of a concept of where even if you have nothing to do, you still have to be there because you're obligated to be there. It's more of a question in general about time off

Europe has it figured out with their time off.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

So far, the worst thing I've noticed about being a salaried employee is that you only have a certain amount of days off. You found a great price on a flight to Amsterdam from a Friday to the next Friday? Well too bad because you only have 4 PeTO days left, so you can't take do that.

My friend from college works with a company that has unlimited PeTO days, they just care about getting work done. I'd love to work for a company like that, not because I'd take off a ton of time (I feel like I'd take off less than if I had 5 weeks of PeTO), but because I wouldn't be contractually obligated to work 80 hours every 2 weeks even if I have no work to do.

Well, that and over time. You think you work 40hrs a week?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...sucker.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Well, that and over time. You think you work 40hrs a week?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...sucker.

I work some extra when I travel, but I also come in late sometimes or just go straight home sometimes if I get back early. Plus if I actually work any time on the weekend I get OT pay despite being salaried. I probably average like 42 hours a week or something, but that's usually driving time when I'm listening to music or an audiobook. Not everywhere is awful about that stuff.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I work some extra when I travel, but I also come in late sometimes or just go straight home sometimes if I get back early. Plus if I actually work any time on the weekend I get OT pay despite being salaried. I probably average like 42 hours a week or something, but that's usually driving time when I'm listening to music or an audiobook. Not everywhere is awful about that stuff.

I work something like 50hrs a week on average, 10 of that is just them getting me for free, but I do bonus out and I am paid a fantastic salary so I don't mind it.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I'm supposed to work 44 hours one week and then 36 the next, with that one Friday off (you know, to get to an average of 40 hours). The last four months I'm averaging 48 hours a week and will totally be shafted on bonus, etc.

So yes, I'm definitely still looking for a new job.

 

[EightyOne]

I work 40hours.

Shitty hours, okayish pay, no bonuses.

But. Literally only WORK 24 hours a week. The rest is standby to respond to situations.

I dunno if I should feel lucky or not, not having to dig ditches or actually work 40+ hours a week. But im not standing by at home...im at my work location counting down the time till I can leave for home...counting down my life...

I don't think I'm lucky.

Ugh.