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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Aug 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
    turboTacoMonkey

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    I thought about getting fancy -- but I didn't even make my propane tank holder -- ffs. Though I finished my 100 miler and now I don't know who I am so I have more time or something again?

    This is kinda the perfect size (and price) - besides it getting extra sticky in the summer there used to always be one in the truck too...
     
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    Did the server ask him if he wanted his usual?
     
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    @Sperrunner I’m training for the AZ Scorpion Meat!

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    Kwikvette

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    4 run, 2 don't
    They assumed the drink was for him :rofl:
     
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    Everyone went out to eat tonight!

    I like my steak the way I like my cheese....blue (bleu)

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    Sperrunner

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    Needs a twice bake potato and it would be perfect
     
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    Wulf

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    got the ford fuel system buttoned up with homegirl help, went for a test drive and it didnt explode so thats exciting lol. splitting help doing the water pump on her idi now and working on ash jeep
     
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    Agreed! This is my go-to since they are about a mile from my house and generally fantastic. But whatever was on the side of @Kwikvette ’s plate would have set this off!
     
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    Kwikvette

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    I get my steak more rare than anyone I know :anonymous:

    Twice baked potato along with lobster tail; having lived near the coast for years got me spoiled AF with seafood :drool:

    You got a big ass hunk of meat on that plate!
     
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    The Keg in AZ actual has Blue as a cook option for your steak on the menu
     
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    They call it a flash sear or something here, as I go to this place often

    Whenever I go somewhere new, I basically ask the waiter "can you cook it as rare as possible. I want it moving when it gets to my plate" :laughing:
     
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    I like a good rare burger at the local place here - only a few places have good enough meat to do so.

    I'm fine with slightly warmer than blue but when I say rare - it better come out bleeding a little. Send the cow through the burning barn -- no more!
     
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    I’m a mid-rare guy now. I used to be super rare but got sick on a burger once before I really knew what quality was and can’t tolerate the texture anymore, unless it’s carpaccio or something.
     
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    Facebook marketplace is getting more sketchy every year I swear. I’m not selling a different type of stuff lately either. The basics just like I have since marketplace started. Fridges/Appliances, auto parts, tools, cars, etc.

    Maybe the sketchy people finally got the memo Craigslist was dead.
     
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    4 run, 2 don't
    'Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet'

    Those words have stuck with me for many years now.
     
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    So maybe I won’t steal that apple pie off your windowsill after all…
     
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    Apple pie sits on the island - it's a good distance away from the windows :laughing:
     
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    He has a reputation there.
     
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    Kwikvette

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    And it was on that day when he found a girl that truly accepted him :rofl:

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  20. Aug 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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    Burger is one of the things that should not be rare. Because it's ground beef the surface bacteria gets worked into it. This is one of the things that can absolutely get you majorly sick. Totally fine on a regular steak though, since cooking the outside will still kill the bacteria that starts growing on the surface
     

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