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I'm lucky that I'm not superstitious.

We have a smallish 6600 gal "cocktail pool". The first few years were expensive, now after 10 years, a bucket of chlorine tabs and a few other things, my out-of-pocket is <$400 a year. Not counting electricity to run the pump.

The secret is learn to do your own pool chemistry, also, a few years ago I bought a good Dolphin pool cleaner, our "Lewinsky". It crawls around the bottom and sucks up trash.

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Senior citizen's colostomy bag wakes him up at 2:30am, decides to pontificate about all you can eat buffets on the internet. Got to love TigerDroppings..

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Nope, just don't sleep much.

There was an AYCE Popeye's near Tanger Mall in Gonzales, it was amazing, albeit short-lived. The workers at the chem plants in the area would come in and really chow down. Then there was a turnarount at BASF, hundreds of workers from all over the country poured into the area. At lunch Popeye's had a line out the door, The AYCE lasted about a week until they surrendered and went back to regular ordering.

The last one was at the Lafayette exit on I-10, Anthony Bourdain sung it's praises as his favorite chicken joint in the world. Unfortunately, the buffet there shut dow a few years ago.

The first smorgasbord I saw were the Scandinavian ones in the upper Midwest, interesting, but the offerings were so bland I had to pass.

Don't really notice, don't care much either.

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A Minor inconvenience compared to getting shingles.

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I had a bad case in 1990, it was living hell for two weeks. The shot is worth any short-lived side effects

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What about Magnalite?

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No on induction, must be magnetic, still good in the oven.

I grew up on gas stoves, first house had gas, but since I certain member of my household is a little on the careless side, I decided that if I wanted to live to an old age, electric was the way I needed to go. We had a glasstop that we had to replace, some friends who are dedicated foodies were raving about induction, so I got a Samsung.

It does take some adjustment, it is very fast, faster than gas, changes are instantaneous. Boiling water is ridiculous fast, you better have everything ready when you turn it on, have the rice measured, butter and salt ready, because things happen quickly.

If something is simmering to fast or slow, when you adjust, the effect is in a blink. The top itself doesn't heat much, cleanup is easy, no knobs or buttons, just a wipe off.

The controls have a learning curve, one anomaly I noticed, if you remove a lid that has a lot of condensation under it and you let in drip all over the top, my model shuts down. I have not contacted Samsung to see if that is normal.

I was lucky, I only had to replace my wok to make the change. Yeah, I really like nat gas, but someone I know can defeat the most well thought out safety features without trying.

Any tips from other induction users?

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Dude is young and a good looking kid. I hope he realized he can replace that completely replaceable moron of a skirt without fail. Stay strong out there, young men.

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Yeah, her boobs aren't big enough to put up with feminist-speak.

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Yes, it's all over the social media. No tear but I don't think he returns if we're not contenders.

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The NFL is not crazy about players who do not show resilience after an injury, playing hurt is critical.

The Camelot Club had a more festive atmosphere than the City Club has now. I've been to CC about a dozen times, it's a bit staid. The downside of any club is the idea of eating at the same place most of the time. I really don't care to do that; I get bored of the same venue.

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Enough that I can go 10–12 weeks without washing anything and still wear something clean every day.

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Either you have a different definition of clean, or you have a shipping container full of clothes.