Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@ThanosReXXX - With the six hour difference, we’re probably eating around the same time, but you’re a meal ahead of me. Except when you’re doing breakfast, then I’m still having dreams of cooking burgers on the grill with a beer in hand. Just for fun, I like to add cities where my friends live to the clock app on my phone. I’ve added some of my chit chat friends to the list, at least those who have shared where they live. It’s fun to take a quick look at it from time to time and wonder what everyone is up to. Sounds like some nice holidays you had In your youth, and they had a lasting impact.

@NintendoByNature It sure is. And the meat was done quick as well, saving me the torture of having to be near a hot stove for too long, in these temperatures.

Right now, I'm leaning back in my desk chair, enjoying an ice-cold can of Radler. @bimmy-lee probably knows what that is, and you also might, but just in case you don't, it's originally a Bavarian (Bavaria is a region in Germany) drink, and it's basically beer mixed with lemon-flavored lemonade, which is really refreshing as well.

@ThanosReXXX radler huh? Never heard of it until now but it sounds nice. In the states breweries get creative and try all kinds of mixes. Shandy is what we call it here( I believe) lemon flavored wheat beer. Nice on a hot day but I can only have 1 or 2 before the headache rolls in from the sweetness

@NintendoByNature We also have Shandy over here, but that's not it. The recipe is different. Shandy is what they call "kids beer" over here, because the alcohol percentage is usually 1 percent or lower, and the lemonade used in it, is really sweet, so I can relate to your sentiment.

Radler is more like a beer (2 - 2,5 percent alcohol), except contrary to shandy, which comes in many flavors, Radlers are nearly always made with lemons (the most common exception being grapefruit and in some regions orange, but always made from citrus fruits), and because of the bitter freshness of the lemon, it's the ideal summer beer. Lower alcohol percentage, and more refreshing than normal beer, so also pretty darn good to drink when out and about in the heat, without risking an alcoholic heat stroke...

Here's some info:
https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/Z4jAApWYk0/

@ThanosReXXX sounds good. For me though, I'm all about those 11% ABV beers 😉. Kidding, I can't stand those either. 1 and done. Much rather sip on bourbon or scotch or red wine for that type of percentage.

@NintendoByNature During week days, and on hot days, I like to drink a beer or two, and I like all kinds, and in the weekend, I'm more of a Bacardi and Coke kinda person.

@NintendoByNature - Radlers are phenomenal. There’s an import that I really like, and it’s pretty widely available here in the states. Stiegl Radler. It’s a grapefruit variety. You’ll find them in the import section at bigger beer stores. They’re usually sitting next to Crabbies ginger beer. Another great summer drink. Crabbies blood orange. I’m getting so thirsty. Almost every time I start a vacation, I get a four pack and have one ice cold for breakfast on the first day. I realize that sounds degenerate, but it’s just one. Usually.

I used to drink quite a bit, whiskey or beer by choice, but I quit last year. I just wasn't enjoying it as much anymore. Now I only drink on special occasions, like New Years or a wedding, and on such occasions I've been known to really cut loose, lol.

@NintendoByNature Well, there you go, @bimmy-lee, aka the connoisseur has spoken...

@BougieBeetle - Not a bad plan. Makes you a cheap date that way, especially if you’re hitting power sauce like whiskey. I had to give whiskey up too. Turns me into a maniac. I love a good scotch on the rocks though.

@ThanosReXXX - I’m your go to connoisseur for all things degenerate. Took me a long time to earn that title.

@bimmy-lee ah yes I've seen the stiegl before.. ill check it out on my next beer run

@bimmy-lee Well, you're the beer bear after all...

And enjoying the finer and better tasting things in life, is anything BUT degenerate. If we only ever did and consumed everything that's 100% healthy for us, we might have a longer life, but far as I'm concerned, a considerably more boring one as well...

And my wife just walked in with a variety pack called cervezas de Mexico. Larga vida Morpheel! They’re all lagers, but that’ll do for a warm weekend.

@ThanosREXXX - Absolutely! It’s all about finding your own balance between quality and quantity. I don’t want to get too old anyway. Doesn’t appear to be much fun. Beer Bear will NEVER get old with me. I’m going to try and get my wife and friends to start calling me that.

Are they actually brewed in Mexico?

It’s Bohemia, Carta Blanca, Tecate (light, bleh) and Dos Equis. I believe the first three are brewed in Mexico, not sure about XX though.

Oh so basically the mainstream ones

@bimmy-lee Glad you like your new moniker. You actually gave me the idea with the bear and fermented honey story, so you're at least half-responsible...

I was always quite busy and inventive with giving people nicknames, and after having been in sales & marketing for so long, that skill has only improved. I used to give one to each and every one of my colleagues, and I made sure they were used by most of us, so that even if I forgot their actual names, people would still know who I was talking about:
"What's up with suspenders? Isn't he supposed to be working today?"

Good luck with trying to make other people call you that, though: nicknames are usually given to a person, not given by the person himself. However, it IS exactly how I will greet you, whenever you decide to set foot on these shores, so it'll be the first thing you'll hear out of my mouth.

As for Mexican beer: they can definitely be good. Personally, I like Corona, either with or without a lemon wedge inside.

@Morpheel - Oh yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Mexican micro on the shelves. It’s always your macros. I had one on tap once in Southern California that I believe was a micro, but I can’t remember the name. It was a lager, but it was unique and soooo good on a hot day.

I somehow got myself invited to a quinceanero once, and I was drinking an unusual beer there that I think someone brought up from Texas. I never got the name of it, people were just handing me solo cups full of it. It was an honor to be there, and I wanted to be respectful and not ask too many questions, but I really didn’t know what was happening most of the time. I was hanging out with an old man wearing rattlesnake boots with the actual snake heads on the tips of the toes. It was really fun.

@ThanosReXXX - You’re right, I’ll save Beer Bear for you and you only. I already have established nicknames at this point anyway. My old friends call me Swamps or Swampy. Partly because the garbage pail kid card with my name is an alligator, and partly because Swamp combined with my last pretty much makes a vulgar phrase that’s well known here. I look forward to hearing you call out, “Beer Bear!”

I’ve given out a fair few nicknames in my time. It’s a fun activity. I can totally imagine you being the nickname giver, ha! “You shall be called Suspenders henceforth and forever more.” I’ve always viewed nicknames as a sign of affection, whether they’re good, bad, or inappropriate.

There’s something else cracking me up about Beer Bear. If I was attracted to members of the same sex, I would probably be labeled a Bear within that community. Stature wise, I’m probably more of a Black Bear than a grizzly bear, but I’d definitely be a bear.

My brain is officially in Friday mode. It doesn't have the steam to read through all three pages of posts that I've missed in this thread. I'm doing the majority of my internet rounds this evening as most of my weekend is busy as heck.

@HobbitGamer Were you able to resolve your issue? I admittedly haven't done much with databases in Excel itself other than creating basic connections to MS Access in college. I still work with Excel somewhat in my job, but that's mostly with how things look when data is exported from the software I work on. I'm fairly certain it can be done, I'm just unsure of the most effective method.

Edit: Would this wikihow page work?

@bimmy-lee oh Mexicans love when other people show interest. So don't he afraid to ask what brand of beer they have at your next quinceañera.