California refugee checking in

Printable View

03-30-2018, 18:31
boxy

California refugee checking in

Hey guys,

Been in the Colorado shooting scene for a year now and thought I'd finally make an account. You may have seen me at Byers Action Rifle matches or various USPSA matches around the front range.

I moved to Colorado for school 8 years ago and never looked back at California. Don't worry, I am not trying to bring anything remotely related to California here to CO.

Thank you guys for being so welcoming on the range and hope to see you around!

[Beer]
03-30-2018, 21:47
Mazin

Welcome to the funhouse, wipe your feet, pull up a chair and let's BS about some guns!
03-30-2018, 22:30
Great-Kazoo

You moved from CA to CA lite? Where from in Ca?
03-31-2018, 05:57
buffalobo

Welcome, join the fray.
03-31-2018, 06:20
Gunner

Can you tell your friends to stop moving here?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
03-31-2018, 06:55
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mazin

Welcome to the funhouse, wipe your feet, pull up a chair and let's BS about some guns!

Yes, let's. I just dropped off some parts at CMS Armory for Cerakoting. Going to do a FDE/Patriot Brown 12.5" build. How anyone manages to wait for stamps without going crazy is beyond me.... Only 6 more months to go hopefully...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

You moved from CA to CA lite? Where from in Ca?

Seems like CO is going that way isn't it? I was born and raised in San Francisco.... Quite happy to be out of that city. I have emergency plans to move to Idaho or Montana if this whole thing goes sideways.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunner

Can you tell your friends to stop moving here?

I'll put out a memo.
03-31-2018, 08:00
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxy

Yes, let's. I just dropped off some parts at CMS Armory for Cerakoting. Going to do a FDE/Patriot Brown 12.5" build. How anyone manages to wait for stamps without going crazy is beyond me.... Only 6 more months to go hopefully...

.

Look at it this way. At least you're now allowed to own items like that , legally.

Frisco eh?
03-31-2018, 20:07
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Look at it this way. At least you're now allowed to own items like that , legally.

Frisco eh?

Yes, I am extremely grateful and happy to exercise my rights. My family is extremely anti-gun, but I think my mom at least has started to recognize USPSA as a legitimate sport.

Yup, San Francisco.... With a brief 4 year stint in Hong Kong. I like going back for the Mexican food and my old friends but that's pretty much it.
03-31-2018, 20:21
Mazin

I have a cousin in the bay.....we don't talk......

Nice that's a good tinted fde! As far as stamps I only have dreams right now but I have buddies that let me drool on their class 3 fun every now and then.
03-31-2018, 20:23
Irving

I hear the Mexican food is comparable here. Is it?
03-31-2018, 20:40
zteknik

Hello and welcome!
Enjoy!![Beer]
04-01-2018, 01:30
NeedMoreAmmo

[Wave] Howdy!
04-01-2018, 08:51
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

I hear the Mexican food is comparable here. Is it?

So far, not really. There is a spot in Colorado Springs called El Poblano Mobile that is literally a school bus that has been converted into a Mexican restaurant. That's the closest I've found, but I have tried all the places yet. I've heard there are some great spots on Federal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mazin

I have a cousin in the bay.....we don't talk......

Nice that's a good tinted fde! As far as stamps I only have dreams right now but I have buddies that let me drool on their class 3 fun every now and then.

I don't really talk to my family in the bay much either.

I'm so excited to put it together, I figured the Patriot Brown/Fde would be unique enough to preserve my status as a special snowflake while still being able to blend in Northern CO.

I want buddies with class 3 goodies.
04-01-2018, 10:37
Irving

Most chain restaurants are probably similar to the rest of the country. There are a lot of little carnicerías around town though that feel pretty authentic.
04-01-2018, 11:39
Gunner

I’m a fan of Los Dos Potrillos. They have few around Denver metro. Wouldn’t know how it compares to Mexican food from Cali and don’t ever plan to visit there.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9fdf4cea4a.jpg

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
04-01-2018, 16:04
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunner

I’m a fan of Los Dos Potrillos. They have few around Denver metro. Wouldn’t know how it compares to Mexican food from Cali and don’t ever plan to visit there.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9fdf4cea4a.jpg

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know where I'm going next, thanks for the tip.
04-03-2018, 02:05
Mazin

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxy

So far, not really. There is a spot in Colorado Springs called El Poblano Mobile that is literally a school bus that has been converted into a Mexican restaurant. That's the closest I've found, but I have tried all the places yet. I've heard there are some great spots on Federal.

I don't really talk to my family in the bay much either.

I'm so excited to put it together, I figured the Patriot Brown/Fde would be unique enough to preserve my status as a special snowflake while still being able to blend in Northern CO.

I want buddies with class 3 goodies.

Stick around and get involved and I’m sure you’ll meet some [Beer]
04-03-2018, 11:08
TheGrey

Welcome, welcome! :)
04-03-2018, 13:59
.455_Hunter

Welcome from the foothills just west of you.

Sorry your arrival to Boulder area has brought the prospect of California style laws right here in town.
04-03-2018, 18:06
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by .455_Hunter

Welcome from the foothills just west of you.

Sorry your arrival to Boulder area has brought the prospect of California style laws right here in town.

Thanks for the welcome. I agree that this shit legislation sucks. I'm going to do everything I can to make my voice heard, and hope we get some legal muscle on our side.
04-03-2018, 21:24
Joe_K

Welcome!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
04-04-2018, 19:16
Great-Kazoo

Boulder's The Other CO, not northern.

I have a decent central CA chili verde recipe.
04-04-2018, 21:18
ColoradoMinuteMan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

I hear the Mexican food is comparable here. Is it?

Being a CA native, I find most of Mexican food in CO to be marginal at best. A lot of it trends towards Tex-Mex which is an abomination as far as I’m concerned. If you’re ever up in Fort Collins or Greeley you can find good CA style taqueria called Los Comales.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
04-04-2018, 21:21
Irving

Most chain restaurants, I would agree (and boy do I love those places). I've been frequenting more places that are all in Spanish and more likely to be next to a laundry mat than a bank though, and I wonder about those. Sounds pretty much like what you're describing above.
04-04-2018, 22:54
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColoradoMinuteMan

Being a CA native, I find most of Mexican food in CO to be marginal at best. A lot of it trends towards Tex-Mex which is an abomination as far as I’m concerned. If you’re ever up in Fort Collins or Greeley you can find good CA style taqueria called Los Comales.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I've found the CA style chili is more a tomatillio style than the green they serve around CO. We could always get a NoCo mexican food lunch going. There's Sol De Jalisco south part of windsor.
04-05-2018, 06:56
ColoradoMinuteMan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

I've found the CA style chili is more a tomatillio style than the green they serve around CO. We could always get a NoCo mexican food lunch going. There's Sol De Jalisco south part of windsor.

I’d agree, the green chili around here is often not actually even green in color. We always make our chili verde with lots of tomatillos and jalapeños, so it’s green, and it’s tangy. Roasted green tomatoes from the garden are also a good stand in for tomatillo flavor.

Sol De Jalisco isn’t bad, inconsistent to me. I think their chefs vary widely in skill and style, in fact 50% of the time if I ask for something slightly different they say “oh we have a new chef and they won’t know how to do that,” but it’s very close for me so I do eat it in a pinch. If I have time I go to Los Comales in Greeley. Pollos El Guero in Windsor is a hole in the wall Mexican chicken restaurant that has el Pollo Loco style chicken which I like as well. Their service pretty consistently takes a while though. They don’t seem to be able to keep enough chicken grilled up and I always seem to have to wait for it to be finished. The biggest indicator to me is the the people eating at the place around you. If you go to Pollos El Guero or Los Comales you are usually surrounded by Mexican families or blue color Mexican workers. That’s always a good sign you’re eating authentic Mexican food.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk (meaning my post is likely full of poor typing and autocorrects using wrong words)
04-05-2018, 07:21
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColoradoMinuteMan

I’d agree, the green chili around here is often not actually even green in color. We always make our chili verde with lots of tomatillos and jalapeños, so it’s green, and it’s tangy. Roasted green tomatoes from the garden are also a good stand in for tomatillo flavor.

Sol De Jalisco isn’t bad, inconsistent to me. I think their chefs vary widely in skill and style, in fact 50% of the time if I ask for something slightly different they say “oh we have a new chef and they won’t know how to do that,” but it’s very close for me so I do eat it in a pinch. If I have time I go to Los Comales in Greeley. Pollos El Guero in Windsor is a hole in the wall Mexican chicken restaurant that has el Pollo Loco style chicken which I like as well. Their service pretty consistently takes a while though. They don’t seem to be able to keep enough chicken grilled up and I always seem to have to wait for it to be finished. The biggest indicator to me is the the people eating at the place around you. If you go to Pollos El Guero or Los Comales you are usually surrounded by Mexican families or blue color Mexican workers. That’s always a good sign you’re eating authentic Mexican food.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk (meaning my post is likely full of poor typing and autocorrects using wrong words)

Umm If you eat anywhere in greality, you're surrounded by mexicans ;)
04-05-2018, 07:54
boxy

Guys I really appreciate you sharing your best Mexican spots. I'll have to check out Los Comales next time I'm heading back from a Weld match.
04-05-2018, 08:42
ColoradoMinuteMan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Umm If you eat anywhere in greality, you're surrounded by mexicans ;)

Point taken :)

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk (meaning my post is likely full of poor typing and autocorrects using wrong words)
04-12-2018, 08:06
Cman

Welcome to the forum!
04-16-2018, 12:21
boxy

Coming back from the 2A rally on Saturday, I stopped by El Nopalito on Alameda in Denver and it was pretty freaking good. Just FYI for anyone interested
04-16-2018, 14:08
Irving

I hope you learned to never doubt me again.
04-16-2018, 17:11
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

I hope you learned to never doubt me again.

It was a lesson well learned. Maybe we need to pool resources and assemble a list of the best Mexican places in CO.
04-16-2018, 18:58
Delfuego

There is some freakin' good mexican food in this town. Stay off of yelp and follow the low-riders...

I got a couple of spots to share if we start a thread. You will need to be leaving your MAGA hats at home in these places though.
04-17-2018, 08:55
boxy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delfuego

You will need to be leaving your MAGA hats at home in these places though.

That sounds like the real deal
04-17-2018, 09:07
Irving

Can I wear my MAGA (My Attorney Got Arrested) T-shirt though?
04-17-2018, 10:28
Delfuego

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irving

Can I wear my MAGA (My Attorney Got Arrested) T-shirt though?

That's funny. Almost as good as the t-shirt I saw in New Orleans after Katrina F.E.M.A. (Find Every Mexican Available). Should of bought one of those!