DoctorTechnical
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Baton Rouge |
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| Occupation: | Radio Engineer |
| Number of Posts: | 2794 |
| Registered on: | 7/20/2009 |
| Online Status: | Online |
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re: Looking for suggestions for dining in Charlotte NC.
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 5/4/24 at 8:58 am
Took me a few days to remember this place: [link=(https://southparkmagazine.com/local-landmarks-that-stand-the-test-of-time-lupies-cafe/)]Lupie's[/link]. Southern hipster; what would happen if Louie's met a meat-and-three....
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re: Did some Ethernet wiring...
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 4/30/24 at 5:31 pm
[quote]kinks[/quote]are bad, especially the higher-up you go in Cat-echism (sorry, I mean the data speed you are trying to push through the cable).
You might want to certify those cables if you are aiming for the highest speeds on your block.
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re: Crazy Johnnie's Coming Back
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 4/25/24 at 9:15 am
It appears that they have recently been doing dry runs in the form of pop ups at various sites. Look 'em up on Facebook -- no affiliation other than I must have eaten the equivalent of several whole cows there back in the day.
The latest pop up:
[img]https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39....
re: Seeking tips for cool spots in Portland, OR
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 4/21/24 at 9:30 am
[link=(https://www.powells.com/)]Powell's City of Books[/link]. Yes, a bookstore. One that occupies a whole downtown block. One that claims to be the world's largest new and used bookstore. And one that claims to have a million books inside....
re: Anybody Have a Recipe for Hoover Sauce, the Other Mississippi State Sauce?
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 4/8/24 at 2:09 pm
[quote]my Grandparents house in Isola[/quote]Oh man, I just made a quick trip through there this weekend. As in I blinked and was already through it.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/zfDtqjsm/Isola.jpg width=600[/img]...
re: Comeback sauce…a Mississippi delta thing?
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 4/7/24 at 12:11 pm
[quote]any interesting preparations?[/quote]No, mostly just basic county fair food truck stuff, including two fried catfish food trucks dishing out plates.
I did spend at lot of time hanging with the proprietor of the Delta BBQ truck from Cleveland, MS. He knows a lot of folks in the BBQ competit...
re: Comeback sauce…a Mississippi delta thing?
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 4/7/24 at 11:52 am
It's a Jackson thing. [quote]What we do know for sure is that comeback sauce originated in a Greek-owned restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi.[/quote]Full story here: [link=(https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/11/02/the-history-of-comeback-sauce/#:~:text=The%20sauce%20made%20its%20first,the%20Greek%20res...
re: What happened to Curbside Burgers
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/29/24 at 9:12 pm
So I've been living out in the wilderness -- a-k-a Alabama -- for the greater part of a decade. Does Curbside originator Nick Hufft still own the place?...
re: Birmingham Southern To Close in May
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/27/24 at 8:30 am
[quote]Would have been better off going to Alabama State University or Alabama A&M[/quote]Not exactly equivalent -- BSC is (soon to be was) not a HBCU....
re: Rouses North of Florida Blvd.
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/26/24 at 7:59 pm
[quote]The Rouse's on College[/quote]ummmmm......
re: Why did the Mississippi River get it's original route through BR and Nola?
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/25/24 at 4:25 pm
The explanation you want is found in the word "meander"....
re: Severe Weather - March 25-26
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/25/24 at 12:09 pm
[quote]Big day yall Hammond radar is up and running[/quote]Curious where you are seeing this....
re: Poorest Region in the Deep South – Mississippi Delta
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/20/24 at 8:07 am
[quote]Belzoni, Mississippi's World Catfish Festival drew more than 20,000 in 1984[/quote]I'm friends with some of the people who have resurrected the festival. If the weather holds out I'm going to run up here this year and check it out....
re: What industry “secret” do you know that most people don’t?
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/10/24 at 8:40 pm
Radio:
1: Never really wanted to hear or play your request.
2: It really isn't a "great day in (fill in your city)". How would the DJ know? He/she/it hasn't been broadcasting from your city for decades.
3: The Wolfman Jack scene in American Graffiti was more real than you know....
re: Jambalaya Shoppe vs Pot and Paddle for catering
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/6/24 at 11:35 am
[quote]Neither - use Rice & Roux[/quote]FYI R&R will open up a third location Monday, in the Acadian-Perkins shopping center. I think they are moving into the Jambalaya Shoppe location....
re: Best instrumental song of all-time!
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/5/24 at 6:23 pm
To these fun suggestions, might I add two from the non-electrified side:
[link=(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcjAXI4jANw)]Nickel Creek - Smoothie Song[/link]
[link=(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8nBzwso93g)]Bruce Cockburn - Train In The Rain[/link]...
re: Abnormal amount of mosquitos and mosquito hawks
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 3/3/24 at 3:15 pm
Simple solution for you kids, from back in 1998:
[link=(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DVYz8pWkXw)]Mosquito go boom[/link]...
re: Need Birmingham food recommendations
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 2/26/24 at 5:06 pm
[quote]waitress is an elderly lady that calls everyone “baby”[/quote]
Joyce was a fixture at a similar long-time Birmingham joint called Bogue's -- that place only lasted 84 years, not sure for how many of those she was there, hah.
Credit to Wayne for bringing her back. ...
re: 2024 NASCAR Season Thread
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 2/25/24 at 6:11 pm
Wow indeed....
re: Need Birmingham food recommendations
Posted by DoctorTechnical on 2/23/24 at 3:22 pm
To me, Nikki's West is more about the experience of being hurried to order and then being efficiently shown to your seat by people talking into their sleeves. In other words it's most fun when it's busiest.
That being said, thank you for your reviews and comments. Just moved back home to BTR afte...
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