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If you were in the US, I'd half jokingly say make sure your vehicle is in good condition and maintained. Because it sounds like everyone has a 2+ hr drive to get to a regional.

5 hours ago, Stasy said:

If you were in the US, I'd half jokingly say make sure your vehicle is in good condition and maintained. Because it sounds like everyone has a 2+ hr drive to get to a regional.

I usually would need to drive at least 4, which is why this shall be my first.

Still have no idea what I am going to use yet, I'll be toying around with some ISD-centric lists over the next couple of weeks. Cheers for all the helpful (and less than helpful) advice!

Go to Warm up tournaments that helps prep, like the one at Giga this weekend (if you live in the SE USA )

https://www.facebook.com/events/152474335354733/?acontext={"ref"%3A"4"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"}

3 minutes ago, jamie nasmyth said:

Go to Warm up tournaments that helps prep, like the one at Giga this weekend (if you live in the SE USA )

https://www.facebook.com/events/152474335354733/?acontext={"ref"%3A"4"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"}

Considering that he's referring to the Australian regionals, I dare say he's got a different idea of south to you.

58 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

Considering that he's referring to the Australian regionals, I dare say he's got a different idea of south to you.

That's fair I guess

36 minutes ago, jamie nasmyth said:

That's fair I guess

Its still good advice - we just have to chase up something local to the hemisphere at least.......

... I wish I could help with that. Its been too long since I was back home.

1 minute ago, Drasnighta said:

Its still good advice - we just have to chase up something local to the hemisphere at least.......

... I wish I could help with that. Its been too long since I was back home.

You need to fix that, if for no other reason than to regain access to beer worthy of the name

43 minutes ago, Diabloelmo said:

You need to fix that, if for no other reason than to regain access to beer worthy of the name

I have a strong desire for VB and a Four N' Twenty now.

I used to live a 5 minute walk from the Pattie's Factory in Bairnsdale.

5 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

I used to live a 5 minute walk from the Pattie's Factory in Bairnsdale.

And now, I have an overwhelming desire for a pie, but my work shift is but half over

So, working under the hilarious assumption that we haven't taken this topic right off the rails, I am now going to assume that consuming beer and pies is a perfectly valid method of prepping for a tournament.

I mean, as an Aussie that's my default belief anyway, but it's nice to have it validated!

It helps to be relaxed and well fed, for sure... Not eating is a great way to stress yourself out, on top of the stress of playing and the inherent stress of competition.

3 minutes ago, Diabloelmo said:

So, working under the hilarious assumption that we haven't taken this topic right off the rails, I am now going to assume that consuming beer and pies is a perfectly valid method of prepping for a tournament.

I mean, as an Aussie that's my default belief anyway, but it's nice to have it validated!

Consuming beer is a perfectly valid method of prepping for most things. As an American though I can't pair that well with what I think of when I hear the word pies.

2 minutes ago, Megatronrex said:

Consuming beer is a perfectly valid method of prepping for most things. As an American though I can't pair that well with what I think of when I hear the word pies.

Yeah, this "New World" doesn't do Meat Pies well at all...

... although I do have a lead on a Bakery that does traditional British baking, so I'm going to give them a shot after I get paid this week.

Wait wait wait. Meat pies aren't a thing over there?

Dras, you poor bastard...

Just now, Diabloelmo said:

Wait wait wait. Meat pies aren't a thing over there?

Dras, you poor bastard...

Yeah, they have these pot pie abominations that entirely mess up the pastry (too much sugar), completely lack the flakiness of top, and then make an absolute dog's breakfast of the filling.

No, scratch that, a dog's breakfast would be an appropriate filling in comparison...

But yes. I havn't had a proper meat pie in over 8 years.

At least I'm able to make my own Sausage rolls... But the appropriate pastry is still a **** stretch.

I shall dedicate the pie I plan to consume after work to you and all those who suffer as you do, Dras. Maybe even shed a tear

1 hour ago, Drasnighta said:

Yeah, they have these pot pie abominations that entirely mess up the pastry ( too much sugar ), completely lack the flakiness of top, and then make an absolute dog's breakfast of the filling.

Sounds to me like you're eating *** pot pies.

Also, it's funny that you would compare pot pie to meat pies. Like, you're not wrong : it's a pie-shaped pastry food with dead animal filling in it, but I don't really think of them as comparable. To the extent that I just had pot pie for dinner a couple days ago, yet was sitting here thinking "I don't think meat pie is really a thing here in the states." It's like comparing macaroni and cheese (Kraft Dinner) to fettuccine alfredo--yeah, it's pasta in cheese sauce, but it's not the same thing at all.

A few Irish places here will have beef or mutton pies, but that's about the only place I can think of where you commonly see meat pies comparable to what you're thinking of.

Cursory googling suggests that Four'n Twenty has recently started exporting to the US and is available in LA, Houston, and New York. Not that that helps you much.

2 minutes ago, Ardaedhel said:

Sounds to me like you're eating *** pot pies.

Also, it's funny that you would compare pot pie to meat pies. Like, you're not wrong : it's a pie-shaped pastry food with dead animal filling in it, but I don't really think of them as comparable. To the extent that I just had pot pie for dinner a couple days ago, yet was sitting here thinking "I don't think meat pie is really a thing here in the states." It's like comparing macaroni and cheese (Kraft Dinner) to fettuccine alfredo--yeah, it's pasta in cheese sauce, but it's not the same thing at all.

A few Irish places here will have beef or mutton pies, but that's about the only place I can think of where you commonly see meat pies comparable to what you're thinking of.

Cursory googling suggests that Four'n Twenty has recently started exporting to the US and is available in LA, Houston, and New York. Not that that helps you much.

Agree on all points.

......

just happens to be the best there is......

which is why I want to try that British place, but know that anything handcrafted is going to cost.

2 hours ago, Diabloelmo said:

Wait wait wait. Meat pies aren't a thing over there?

Dras, you poor bastard...

Don't worry those of us who know the truth of meat will bring the joy of meat pies to these uncultured heathens.

We have an Australian Bakery near me that allows me to get regular high quality pies and sausage rolls, even if I cannot talk about the Ashes, or the 2003 Rugby World Cup......

There's a Brit (pretty sure he's a Brit) who has a food truck that stops off at my university a couple times a week with meat pies. After I was introduced last (2016) summer by a dear friend I was visiting in London, I have made a point to acquire them where I find them, and Cape Pies does it well. We're to the point he knows my order (not that hard, I get the same thing every time).

8 hours ago, GiledPallaeon said:

There's a Brit (pretty sure he's a Brit) who has a food truck that stops off at my university a couple times a week with meat pies. After I was introduced last (2016) summer by a dear friend I was visiting in London, I have made a point to acquire them where I find them, and Cape Pies does it well. We're to the point he knows my order (not that hard, I get the same thing every time).

Steak and Kidney right? (Though that is a pudding technically)

On the Atlantic coast of Canada you can find a lot of different meat and pot pies. My Acadian grandmother used to make awesome rabbit meat pies for Christmas. My mom makes an amazing chicken pot pie with tender flaky crust.

Many average pubs around here serve things like steak or beef pies and other British and UK treats. I suspect they aren't really that good comparatively but they are quite common.