What's mildly irritating you today?

Pete Zicato · 09-01-2011, 10:39 AM

Time has a way of changing our perceptions. And things you loved as a kid, often turn out to be no big deal or even fairly heinous when you revisit it as an adult.

Due to my Crohn's disease, I haven't had potato chips since the 80s. With the surgery, I've been able to eat things that would have caused problems before, so yesterday I bought a bag of Lays potato chips.

What a disappointment. I remember enjoying potato chips, but these things were just nasty. Most of the chips were made from potatoes that obviously hadn't lived right - definitely undersized. Most of the chips had potato skin on them. Many of them were overcooked (brown rather than golden). And they weren't very crispy.

Maybe there's better potato chips out there, but my current attitude is meh.

classicman · 09-01-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Lays potato chips.

Ewww.

Try Herrs Kettle Cooked. Far superior, IMO.

Perry Winkle · 09-01-2011, 09:54 PM

My knifemaking "mentor" said that making knives often times consists of adapting to and covering up mistakes. This ability is what separates the newbie from the master.

I'm obviously still deep in newbie land. Few things are more irritating than spending 12 hours on a blade only to fuck it up irretrievably with some little bobble. This is something that never happens when making software.

In the month and a half or so since I made my first knife in class, I've got one blade that is at the point I can harden and temper the blade. I'm planning on doing that tomorrow and then moving on to finish work on Saturday, if the heat treat doesn't warp or crack the blade.

I'll be so happy if I can finish this one, but it is nothing like what I envisioned when I started. Too many mistakes to cover up...

09-01-2011, 10:39 AM	#1
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Time has a way of changing our perceptions. And things you loved as a kid, often turn out to be no big deal or even fairly heinous when you revisit it as an adult. Due to my Crohn's disease, I haven't had potato chips since the 80s. With the surgery, I've been able to eat things that would have caused problems before, so yesterday I bought a bag of Lays potato chips. What a disappointment. I remember enjoying potato chips, but these things were just nasty. Most of the chips were made from potatoes that obviously hadn't lived right - definitely undersized. Most of the chips had potato skin on them. Many of them were overcooked (brown rather than golden). And they weren't very crispy. Maybe there's better potato chips out there, but my current attitude is meh. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

09-01-2011, 09:54 PM	#3
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	My knifemaking "mentor" said that making knives often times consists of adapting to and covering up mistakes. This ability is what separates the newbie from the master. I'm obviously still deep in newbie land. Few things are more irritating than spending 12 hours on a blade only to fuck it up irretrievably with some little bobble. This is something that never happens when making software. In the month and a half or so since I made my first knife in class, I've got one blade that is at the point I can harden and temper the blade. I'm planning on doing that tomorrow and then moving on to finish work on Saturday, if the heat treat doesn't warp or crack the blade. I'll be so happy if I can finish this one, but it is nothing like what I envisioned when I started. Too many mistakes to cover up...

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