Gifts From A Great Friend

[TNJAKE]

Howdy fellas, non fellas and anyone in between. Me and Robert aka @tx smoker have become great friends over the last several months so we decided we wanted to do something for one another for Christmas. I received 2 huge boxes from him today. One was 44lbs lol. After lugging them into the house I sat down to open them and was blown away by his generosity and thoughtfulness. For those of you lucky enough to call Robert a friend then you already know. The first box was packed full of goodies. Several of containers of some of his homemade rubs and seasonings, a bottle of garlic olive oil and a bottle of pepper vinegar, a few packs of his jerky, jar of hot pickled garlic, some spicy pistachios he smoked.

And a very nice bottle of Garrison Brothers small batch whiskey

That was the "light" box lol. The 44lb box was full of Certified Piedmontese Beef

A couple of huge tomahawks. The writing on the bottom right corner of all the steaks are the weight

5 super thick ribeyes

4 of the biggest porterhouse steaks I've ever seen

And 2 HUGE racks of meaty beef back ribs

My counter after unpacking everything

I've appreciated my friendship with Robert so much and will say that when he calls you a friend he means it. So to you Robert thanks for everything you managed to make us feel blessed. You have a package coming today, one tomorrow and another Monday!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Very cool.

 

[TuckersBarbeque]

WOW! That's amazing. I am eyeing those porters though...

 

[BandCollector]

Yikes! Now that is what I call a FRIEND!

Very Nice,

John

 

[tx smoker]

So to you Robert thanks for everything you managed to make us feel blessed. You have a package coming today, one tomorrow and another Monday!

You are more than welcome Jake. I had a few things in mind but it was Tracy that said to pull out all the stops. Far be it from me to argue. We don't do a lot during the year but tend to get a bit crazy at the holidays. You just happened along at the right time and the stars aligned Can't wait to see what you cook up with some of that meat. I can only imagine it'll be great.

Robert

 

[Munson]

Very nice!

 

[forktender]

DAMN!!! @ buddy'ol pal @tx smoker Robert......

What an amazing gift and friendship, friends like this are hard to come by these days and I know @TNJAKE is grateful. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy/patriot.
Nice work Robert.

 

[flatbroke]

Congratulations TNJake, you are totally deserving of it.

 

[robrpb]

Very nice.

 

[smokerjim]

Wow! Merry Christmas Jake what a great gift from Robert, amazing how some good friendships are made through smf! enjoy

 

[Sowsage]

Wow! What a great gift from Robert! And Jake, I know you will do some great things with all that beef!

 

[smokin peachey]

Congratulations TNJake, you are totally deserving of it.

Couldn’t have said it any better myself. It’s amazing the change that has taken place in this relationship in the past 8 months.

 

[tx smoker]

It’s amazing the change that has taken place in this relationship in the past 8 months.

Very interesting and intuitive that you mention this because it's absolutely true and was the catalyst for the gift package. I told Tracy about the evolution of the online friendship that has developed between Jake and I and that's when she said I needed to pull out all the stops for this one. Thank you for making that observation Peachy. She thought it was great that what started out as a questionable relationship turned into something very positive.

Robert

 

[sandyut]

Great gift from a great friend.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Great! I know you will put all that to good used. You are Blessed!

 

[Steve H]

There is no doubt to Roberts generosity. He has also gifted me with a competition trimmed brisket and a bottle of the garrison brothers. Among the other things we have sent back and forth.

 

[2Mac]

I don’t know the history of your friendship but I do know about how amazing it is to have someone think about you and go out of their way to make you feel special. Especially in these tough times. Good for you both @TNJAKE and @tx smoker. Once again this forum gives me hope for people.

 

[tx smoker]

The writing on the bottom right corner of all the steaks are the weight

Yes but all the steaks are upside down My handwriting is hard enough to read but having to invert it makes things difficult...for me anyway. Half the time I can't even read what I wrote

Robert

 

[TNJAKE]

DAMN!!! @ buddy'ol pal @tx smoker Robert......

What an amazing gift and friendship, friends like this are hard to come by these days and I know @TNJAKE is grateful. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy/patriot.
Nice work Robert.

Thanks for the kind words Dan

 

[TNJAKE]

Wow! What a great gift from Robert! And Jake, I know you will do some great things with all that beef!

Yes sir got some of those ribeyes thawing for tomorrow!