What other things are you a "snob" about (7 Viewers)

[pltrgyst]

I've never even heard of Griswold.

I guess it's hard to get behind a company that went out of buisness because of poor quality.

The original Griswold company did not produce anything of poor quality. The company, like many others, went out of business because it was acquired and thence poorly managed.

The Griswolds held in high esteem are the large logo products made at the Erie foundry before the acquisition. The small logo pans are somewhat less prized, and command lower prices.

Research shows that the older stuff is collectable, but I'm not willing to risk high $ for a counterfeit, or a later model sold as a "classic" (the cast iron version of "real clay").

If you researched poker chips that well, you'd be playing with 18 gram "casino-weight" brass.

Mine are all cross or large logo pans, with and without smoke rings. Each one of them was acquired for less than $80.

 

[Lemonzest]

I like my coffee like I like my prostitutes.... Hot, black and strong.

Stealing this line!

 

[Moxie Mike]

Hot sauce.

I seriously lost respect for On the Border because they don't carry Tapatio. Or El Yucateco. Or Melindas.

You know what they had when I asked (and yes I had to ask)? Fucking Franks. And nothing else. Unbelievable.

 

[longflop]

Hot sauce.

I seriously lost respect for On the Border because they don't carry Tapatio. Or El Yucateco. Or Melindas.

You know what they had when I asked (and yes I had to ask)? Fucking Franks. And nothing else. Unbelievable.

but... I put that shit on everything!

 

[Klobberer]

Precisely. Cell phones have essentially made watches obsolete. Watches are only a fashion accessory today.

I'd like to see you check the time with your phone at 30 meters deep.

 

[JMC9389]

I'd like to see you check the time with your phone at 30 meters deep.

Can't say I've had to do that

 

[APatHand]

But, of course.

 

[Poker Zombie]

The original Griswold company did not produce anything of poor quality. The company, like many others, went out of business because it was acquired and thence poorly managed.

The Griswolds held in high esteem are the large logo products made at the Erie foundry before the acquisition. The small logo pans are somewhat less prized, and command lower prices.



If you researched poker chips that well, you'd be playing with 18 gram "casino-weight" brass.

Mine are all cross or large logo pans, with and without smoke rings. Each one of them was acquired for less than $80.

Sadly I did research poker chips, and my first custom set was "casino weight" and "real clay". They are of course, ABS. I have many more sets now, thanks to the blue wall and PCF, but he ABS still get their time on the felt, because there's a certain love in the chip that got you started.

In a way, I guess that I'm less of a chip snob than a food snob.

I just dont want to get fooled again, and need to make sure my Griswold is a true Griswold, and not a Clark Griswold.

 

[Trihonda]

It's funny how many people mention Asics. I have been running/walking in Asics GT 2000's since about 1992, nothing else will do.

funny. I missed this. I ran exclusively on ASICS while racing triathlon for 15 years. I went through more Pairs of shoes than I can count. I used the Gel Kayanos and would buy them 3-4 at a time and rotate them. When I found out my Kayano model was due for an upgrade/redo, I once purchased 8 pairs so I’d have a supply of a shoe I knew worked for me.

 

[Leonard]

I'd like to see you check the time with your phone at 30 meters deep.

Frankly this is a bit silly. If you're at 30m deep, you need a dive computer on your wrist, not an expensive mechanical timepiece.

I love watches, and I own a Rolex Sea-Dweller rated to 1200+m, but there's little chance that I would depend on it while diving. It is reliable, safe to swim/dive in, and looks great. I find the whole "tool-watch" thing to be disingenuous. A G-Shock is a tool watch. A Rolex/Tag/Breitling etc is a piece of jewelry.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I admit I wear watches. It is much better than a cell phone in the same way a wrist watch is better than a pocket watch. To claim they are the same is folly.

 

[Kidsthesedays]

I might be Snob when it comes to Bikes. I have a few 80's/90's BMX bikes. When the time came to get my now 6YO son a Bike to ride my wife said lets get him a bike from Walmart or Target or something. Being that I have built some 80s/90s BMX bikes of my own I said hell no are we getting a Department store bike. I got a JR GT Performer from the early 90s and built her up for my son. The frame and fork are 1993. The picture on the left was the bike stripped down and then I had it powder coated and got the different parts from different places and the finished product in on the right. This is the bike my son currently rides.
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Always loved mags

 

[BarrieJ3]

The first time I try a new pizza place though, I always get a slice of cheese only. If the base isn't good, I will pass.

All right. One bite, everyone knows the rules. Cheese pizza, scale of one to ten. One bite.

 

[Coyote]

(Does this mean you're opposed to wedding rings?)

Yes, totally. To me, they smell like the end of life, i.e. Death. Especially on a man.
I could have intimate sadistic fun with a wife wearing this in a bedroom, but I would never demand that she put on that kind of crap, on her beatiful fingers, in public.

 

[DJ_Fett]

Socks and shoes.

I lost count of how many pairs now, but I only buy Darn Tough Vermont socks. Amazing quality and a true lifetime guarantee. Super light as dress socks all the way up to their heaviest for being outdoors in the super cold, good wool socks make such a difference.

As for shoes mostly Allen Edmonds, the life I get out of them is amazing and then they can be re-soled.

 

[gopherblue]

Shoes. Edward Green. And a pair of Crockett & Jones.

 

[PlayerADK]

Definitely pizza (typical New Yorker in that way)

Beef - steaks

Keeping my lawn mowed (not so much the quality of grass, just height. I want people to enjoy the lawn and it would be too stressful to worry about kids playing + digging up haha)

Any contracting work - carpentry in particular but the slightest imperfection in any project gives me extreme anxiety haha

 

[Irish]

In descending order: Cigars, bourbon/whiskey/scotch, beer and good food. And I really enjoy variety within all those things.

May sound weird but I'm also a bit of a snob on entertaining. I really enjoy having friends over (love cooking, hosting card games, etc) - but only if I have the time to do it the right way.

 

[Statesvegas]

BBQ.

Living in NC, you would think that there would be a plethora of great BBQ joints. There are a few, but not nearly as many as you might think. I have gotten to the point where I find myself preparing 95% of the BBQ that me and my family consume. Preparing good BBQ is not rocket science, it just takes some attention to detail.

 

[Highli99]

Labradors.

 

[pltrgyst]

^^^ Is that a BBQ suggestion?

 

[pltrgyst]

Wives.

I only marry women named Nancy.