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It has gotten really bad. I've had to sit in ARD meetings where parents didn't know their child's birthday or how old they were.  Grandparents having to raise 5,6,7 sometimes 8 children and not having any control.  It's just a bad deal all of the way around.  

3 hours ago, DKW 86 said:

We have a lot of people poo-pooing any idea that really addresses fixing the issues. 

Some of yall are sad puppies. When I coached peewee football, I soon realized that I was going to have go get the kids, dress the kids, feed and water the kids. Their prents were too busy drinking all day to do any of that. These kids need to get out of the house so that they can see a different side of the world. All they see is extremely poor parenting and that no one cares. They have to see that someone does care, that they matter, and that the world is not laying up stoned all day. 

And the people who can't take of themselves seem to have the most children.  I have been in education for 20 years now and it is truly sad to see what our society has become and where it is going.  It's a cycle that needs to be broken and it starts with our young people.  

11 minutes ago, toddc said:

I smoke my thick pork chops and reverse sear them and it just works man.

That is another fantastic way. 

21 minutes ago, toddc said:

I even start my filets on the stovetop and then broiler on high for 5 minutes with a dollop of butter  in a cast iron and they are perfect every time.

Try the reverse sear method. Cook in the oven on a rack at low temp, then get a cast iron almost white hot and sear it.  There are recipes you can look up but it is fantastic.  Hard for me to eat a steak any other way. 

1 hour ago, McLoofus said:

One of the great revelations of my life was learning that cast iron or a flat top is way better for most high heat cooks than most open flame grills. Heck yes to a smash burger.

Any Blackstone enthusiasts here? It's on my list.

Blackstones are okay when it comes to burgers.  They don't get hot enough to develop the crust like a good ol cast iron does.  Don't get me wrong, I like my blackstone for a lot of different recipes but for the best burger you can't be a cast iron.