u/oilologist

I absolutely love this pair of Captain boots in Tobacco leather. I’ve worn them for a couple weeks but I had an issue.

From the moment they arrived and I opened the box there was a horrible chemical smell emanating from them. I figured it would go away. It didn’t. I tried to air them out by putting them outside. It didn’t work.

I had to stop wearing them to work as coworkers mentioned smelling something. It was somewhat embarrassing.

The smell is/was coming from the leather uppers of the boots. I assume it’s from tanning agents used when processing the leather.

After two weeks and the horrible chemical smell not dissipating, I reached out to Thursday Boots. They were respectful and asked me to provide so specific pictures of the boots and the packaging.

In their first response to me after asking about the smell, they already got me set-up with a replacement pair. Kudos to Thursday Boots customer service as they were super quick to help and to ask insightful questions.

The purpose of me posting this is has anyone else experienced a very chemical smell from Thursday’s tobacco leather? I’m genuinely curious what is causing the horrible odor.

I love this MIM clip on my Inkosi. I highly recommend it.

It’s always fun to come home from work and find a new CRK knife on your doorstep that UPS dropped off earlier in the day. She was born on June 8, 2026. This is my second Inkosi and my first with the Insingo blade. I absolutely love this blade shape. It’s perfect for my needs.

Fried oysters, crawfish étouffée and hush puppies 😋

So many choices but I’m ready to add another one to the collection.

The $9.99 Applebee’s cheeseburger and fries is pretty good and actually less expensive than true fast food.

I’ve posted fried okra that I’ve grown and cooked at home. I love to cook it and eat it. This evening I had the opportunity to take a customer out for dinner and we ordered some ‘okra chips’ and truffle oil fried mushrooms for an appetizer. The okra was sliced lengthwise and properly seasoned. It was really good. I love true Southern cuisine and grew up eating it, mainly because my family was poor and we always had a garden and my grandparents and parents would can vegetables to feed us throughout the year. Through a lot of hard work, college and eventually an MBA I was able to reach a point where I was able to eat what I grew up eating and enjoy the memories of my grandmothers teaching me how to properly cook real Southern food. With that said, it’s very cool to see what a competent chef, at an upscale restaurant can do to elevate a basic side dish.

An appetizer of Chesapeake oysters on the half shell and the main course was fried calamari and green beans with a side of grilled mushrooms 🦪 🦑 😋

Country fried steak and gravy, fried okra, mac and cheese 😋

I love to bake pies. Fruit pies are so easy to make and they taste amazing either with or without a scoop of vanilla ice cream 😋

I’m glad that’s over. I’ve been playing since day one and it’s been a struggle. The event today helped me get it done.

For dinner tonight I cooked some nicely seasoned hamburger steaks and topped them with a mushroom/onion/cream gravy. For a side I baked some garlic/Parmesan potatoes and beans. The onions and beans came out of the backyard garden 😊

🥓 🥬 🍅 🥪

Fried green tomatoes, squash with onions, pinto beans and cornbread 😋

Just some cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper and a bit of hot Crisco 😋

BLT, hash browns and Waffle House… I think that’s a Southern trifecta 🥓 🥬 🍅 😋

Meatloaf, fried okra and northern beans 😋

Just a light coating of flour and cornmeal fried in a very little bit of Crisco 😋