+Grog Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 We had a great time. Thanks to Patrick for hosting! I had to pull my girl away to take her shopping, so I know she had fun. BTW: Those bacon rind things were awesome. What were they called? Who made them? YUM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Mendez WTR Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 They are called Cracklins' or in spanish Chicharones its basically fried pork fat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gReef Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 This was my first meeting, We had a great time and are looking forward to the next one. Thanks everyone for the great frags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Mr. Pat thank you so much for the hospitality. My son has not stopped talking about how much fun he had "helping" cook the mud bugs. Thanks to all the ARC team for everything you guys do as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I always said, I am here for the party. It was a good party and I did have fun. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michae52 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Thank you Thank you It was a very nice party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 James,while cleaning up this morning, I found your container with two cookies in it. I now know why people had talked them up so much. I already eat one. Talk about good. I still have almost 60 pounds of crawfish to boil. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elegant Reef Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 From the Elegant Reef family I would like to give many thanks for the opportunity to hang out with so many awesome people. This turned out to be a really amazing experience and we can't wait to do it again! Patrick your hospitality is second to none! Thank you so much for all the great food and giving us a place to crash! The evening entertainment was superb! Thank you ARC! Sincerely, Louis, Bennie, Nick, Chris, & Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Looks like you all beat me to the punch, but I want to thank everyone involved for a fantastic meeting and frag swap. The weather could not have been any better! It was great getting to spread out in the shade and enjoy hanging out will all you guys while eating some fabulous food and grabbing some new goodies for the tank! Thanks again to our host Patrick, outstanding job! Thanks to all of our sponsors who contributed their time and or product: Austin Aqua-Dome Castille Coral Ranch Fishy Stuff Lone Star Aquaculture Premium Aquatics RapidLED Seachem FS woodworks (fantastic chair!) and last but not least, one of our newest sponsor Elegant Reef. Dan, Louis and the guys (and Bennie) showed up in style! Can't wait to arrange a shop visit when we head down to San Antonio (check out our Sea World trip thread shortly for more details)! Thanks for everyone who participated, but special Congratulations to our raffle prize winners: 7LED retro-kit -- ckyuv 24LED retro-kit -- ChrisP Protein Skimmer --o0zarkawater Adirondack Chair -- Grim All in all a fantastic group of people. I personally want to thank you all for making this such a great club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 had a great time, good job putting it together. Thanks for letting us come to your house Patrick! also the led lights are ******* bad *** i love them, thx again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I figured out food consumed: 150 lbs of crawfish 30 lbs of boudain 10 lbs of smoked pork sausage 10 lbs of stuffed pork chops 2 lbs of hog head cheese 2 lbs of cracklins 2 gallons of rice dressing 1 gallon pot of chicken fricasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Mr. Pat thank you so much for the hospitality. My son has not stopped talking about how much fun he had "helping" cook the mud bugs. Thanks to all the ARC team for everything you guys do as well!! At this time, I must lift up my friend Merrick, who did the crawfish boil. He did not know in advance, but ethusiasticly embraced the boil. Not being aware of your sons involvement in the crawfish boil, I slightly scolded him for being to close to the boiling pot. I thought they were playing grab ***, but Merrick lifted your son up as his best helper. I am glad that you and your son had fun. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+C Lo Slice Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I can't see the pictures. I understand they are in one of Jake's galleries, but I keep getting an error saying that I need to be a registered member in order to view. Am I the only one that its doing this to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 2 cookies left?! Wow. When we left at 6pm, there was a box and a half.... glad people liked them And thank you very much Pat for the extreme generosity in providing the meeting spot and awesome food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_pun Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I must confess as we where packing up the elegant reef equipment I found about a dozen cookies and we enjoyed them on the way to the shop and even shared them with the guys working!! thanks to the people who organized this and Patrick for his hospitality. it was nice meeting all the ARC members. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can't see the pictures. I understand they are in one of Jake's galleries, but I keep getting an error saying that I need to be a registered member in order to view. Am I the only one that its doing this to? It should work now. There was a permissions issue with Professional Members that I fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Who brought the Feather Calurpa to the frag swap? Mike Smith bought a gallon zip lock bag of it. What species is it, if you know? Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 My son and I had a great time. I had a hard time getting him to leave. The food was great and I got some great frags. I have a 29 gal goldfish tank on my desk at work that I thought I would convert to saltwater with my hard won LED kit. But when I told my wife about my big win she actually suggested I set up a second tank at home! Awesome! Either way this frag swap will be the birth of a new saltwater tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 What an event! First, many thanks to Patrick for hosting, your place is awesome! Being new to the forum/group was never uncomfortable and we met some great people. The food was awesome, the 'tank talk' was informative and lively, the items on show were great by all members and the generosity of the entire group was incredible! Thanks everyone for such a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I also want to echo the many thanks to everyone, including Dave, Mike and especially Pat for the superb event! I had such a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Just wanted to chime in and say THANKS to everyone involved... to our gracious host Pat, the ARC Staff, our sponsors, and the rest of the club for coming out and making a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+C Lo Slice Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can't see the pictures. I understand they are in one of Jake's galleries, but I keep getting an error saying that I need to be a registered member in order to view. Am I the only one that its doing this to? It should work now. There was a permissions issue with Professional Members that I fixed. Still no luck, man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can't see the pictures. I understand they are in one of Jake's galleries, but I keep getting an error saying that I need to be a registered member in order to view. Am I the only one that its doing this to? It should work now. There was a permissions issue with Professional Members that I fixed. Still no luck, man Try again. I told it to resync the permissions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+C Lo Slice Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 That worked. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 and THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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