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Today, 02:48 PM
Thread: Alpine bindings - current best?
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keeping the Rocker2's was tempting but I've got...
keeping the Rocker2's was tempting but I've got too many skis
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Yesterday, 04:02 PM
Thread: Signs We Are Getting Old
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personly I enjoyed running the wood splitter more...
personly I enjoyed running the wood splitter more
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Yesterday, 03:45 PM
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As long as you don't have an " Accident "...
As long as you don't have an " Accident "
accident
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Yesterday, 03:41 PM
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As long as you don't have an " Accident " ...
As long as you don't have an " Accident "
accident
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Yesterday, 02:07 PM
Thread: Why do proforms suck now?
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Is any patroler or instructor or ski shop worker ...
Is any patroler or instructor or ski shop worker going to be skiing the skis they will recommend to a newby, I doubt it so i don't really doubt they will influence newby ?
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12-01-2023, 02:36 PM
Thread: PSA: Maxxis tire sale
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Any body see 29" 2.5 Ass guys in double down ?
Any body see 29" 2.5 Ass guys in double down ?
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12-01-2023, 01:49 PM
Thread: Vasectomy recovery time
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Again ^^ make sure you clean out the pipes and...
Again ^^ make sure you clean out the pipes and test clean cuz my youngest son was conceived post vasectomy
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12-01-2023, 01:44 PM
Thread: Signs We Are Getting Old
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Of course you ^^ realize one can just take half...
Of course you ^^ realize one can just take half the swath instead of blowing up your snow blower by taking a whole chute full so i don't have to tell you that
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12-01-2023, 12:24 PM
Thread: Signs We Are Getting Old
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Shoveling snow or splitting wood by hand does not...
Shoveling snow or splitting wood by hand does not make you more pure
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11-30-2023, 10:59 PM
Thread: Signs We Are Getting Old
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the lowest I got for a 5'8" is a fasting weight...
the lowest I got for a 5'8" is a fasting weight of 162, which is normal on the BMI and that was even with a bunch of biking & ski touring
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11-30-2023, 03:34 PM
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IBM used to give us a cash advance to go on...
IBM used to give us a cash advance to go on courses, cuz I had an MJ connection in Toronto that was cheaper than the going rate in Vangroovy I would put all my expenses on Visa and buy Dope with...
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11-30-2023, 02:37 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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She found out cuz they always do then they...
She found out cuz they always do then they rationalize it by telling themselves at least he is not a drinker/ doper/ cheater/ gay
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11-30-2023, 02:13 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet
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11-30-2023, 01:32 PM
Thread: What Laptop Now?
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Yup, I had 5 or 6 IBM LT's over the years, each...
Yup, I had 5 or 6 IBM LT's over the years, each one was better than the last but I never had an LT go the full 3yr amortization period without breaking maybe we were hard on them ?
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11-30-2023, 11:53 AM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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I bought a Teleboard I remember telling one...
I bought a Teleboard
I remember telling one of the Fey brothers I wanted to try something different and he said "oh you will be different, you will be the Antichrist "
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11-30-2023, 11:10 AM
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All this ^^ stuff looks pretty fucking expensive...
All this ^^ stuff looks pretty fucking expensive to me, when i couldn't have a real work bench cuz i was renting or whatever I just used a B&D workmate
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11-29-2023, 04:53 PM
Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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my neighbor got some stuff called perma-chink...
my neighbor got some stuff called perma-chink which he applied right over the moss chinking
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11-29-2023, 04:47 PM
Thread: Ketchup Flavored Lay's....
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I went to a wine club where they did what wine...
I went to a wine club where they did what wine with what potato chip
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11-29-2023, 01:55 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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It will be possible to run 1 only STR if the...
It will be possible to run 1 only STR if the owner also lives on the property but It looks like the multiple Ghost hotels won't be able to operate in BC
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11-29-2023, 01:50 PM
Thread: Signs We Are Getting Old
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I dunno about that ^^ I find a lot of young adut...
I dunno about that ^^ I find a lot of young adut folks are calling me " sir " Like last week at the gym hey are you gona use that machine " I'm finished go ahead sir "
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11-29-2023, 01:38 PM
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yeah the seabus over to lonsdale quay would be...
yeah the seabus over to lonsdale quay would be good for kids and/ or science world which is right on the sky train line,
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11-29-2023, 12:08 PM
Thread: Shames is on the Indy Pass now
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/el...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/el-nino-drought-bc-interior-ski-hills-1.7043016
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11-29-2023, 11:47 AM
Thread: Bike Shoes for Flat Feet Sufferers
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I got wide forefoot/ high arch/ narrow heel and I...
I got wide forefoot/ high arch/ narrow heel and I thot I had problems
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11-28-2023, 09:58 PM
Thread: Why do proforms suck now?
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Not pointing any fingers but I think a mediocre...
Not pointing any fingers but I think a mediocre skier who knows how to inluence
can influence a whole lot more skiers
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11-28-2023, 09:54 PM
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The peeler bar with the shower stall ^^ thats...
The peeler bar with the shower stall ^^ thats where Bon Jovi got the album title for " Slippery when Wet "
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11-28-2023, 09:49 PM
Thread: PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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well once you got 2 holes into a ski/ binding it...
well once you got 2 holes into a ski/ binding it ain't going anywhere
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11-28-2023, 09:42 PM
Thread: PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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there is no post cuz its just some words more or...
there is no post cuz its just some words more or less the same words buddy told me in a couple of sentences when i asked him and it made perfect sense to me
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11-28-2023, 09:20 PM
Thread: Shames is on the Indy Pass now
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I ran into Jeff Thomas (where else) in a ski hill...
I ran into Jeff Thomas (where else) in a ski hill bar while he was shooting a toyota commercial bought me a beer and he said that story was the one that got away which he really regreted
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11-28-2023, 06:52 PM
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Back when we had NO money we used to take the...
Back when we had NO money we used to take the kids on the sky train and then take the ferry across the harbor
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11-28-2023, 05:19 PM
Thread: PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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well yeah the template gets you in the right...
well yeah the template gets you in the right place fore & aft OR without a template you could just line up boot center & ski center or wherever you intend to put boot on the ski
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11-28-2023, 04:31 PM
Thread: PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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I don't know if there is a vid but I have posted...
I don't know if there is a vid but I have posted the method from when I asked my buddy the ski store owner how to mount tech bindings he told me
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11-28-2023, 03:00 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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In small town up here you get into emerg real...
In small town up here you get into emerg real quick like < an hr so If the pro's can't figure it out pretty quick they just medivac to vangroovy before anyone dies
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11-28-2023, 02:33 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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well I hope so too just like us Canadians...
well I hope so too
just like us Canadians aren't really all chill and if we had access to firearms things would be different eh -
11-28-2023, 02:27 PM
Thread: Shames is on the Indy Pass now
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Thats cool the Hankin story finally got made,...
Thats cool the Hankin story finally got made, Brian told me Salomon still wanted the story and so it got made
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11-28-2023, 01:56 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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and wow its almost like there are alot of not...
and wow its almost like there are alot of not very happy people on TGR which is something that has been apparent to me
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11-28-2023, 01:22 PM
Thread: What Laptop Now?
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I alwasy buy Lenovo for the win, my ski bud had...
I alwasy buy Lenovo for the win, my ski bud had an electronics store in small town, so i went on what he told me came back to th store, he said Lenovo never came back
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11-28-2023, 01:20 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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My mom was a reallly good dressmaker and her...
My mom was a reallly good dressmaker and her prices were actualy pretty cheap, but the only person who ever complained was the wife of a guy who owned a doz building supply stores so she obviously...
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11-28-2023, 01:00 PM
Thread: Why do proforms suck now?
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This ^^ I never did proforms cuz there are...
This ^^ I never did proforms cuz there are always deals on new/ lightly used gear, especaily when ski season is over have the money and be ready to pounce on the deal
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11-28-2023, 12:46 PM
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back in the day I was at Intuition factory outlet...
back in the day I was at Intuition factory outlet in Vangroovy and I watched Crystal the fitting guru spot heat a liner, she spot heated with a heat gun and then rubbed the spot with something blunt...
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11-27-2023, 09:42 PM
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you can get get a transit pass on the arrivals...
you can get get a transit pass on the arrivals level for cheap and then just do the transit thing around the city
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11-27-2023, 03:55 PM
Thread: Pivot Heel Gap Question
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My first pair of alpine skis had look 37's and...
My first pair of alpine skis had look 37's and the shop guy told me the way to set them was to increase forward pre-load until the boot toe stopped returning to center when the toe was twisted and...
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11-27-2023, 03:16 PM
Thread: Christmas trees. Cut em or buy em?
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I worked on a research project "Juveniles in the...
I worked on a research project "Juveniles in the understory " where we measured > 1100 trees under 4 meters
measured SMR and SNR of soil
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11-27-2023, 01:41 PM
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yeah I got the Big Foot, 900 seems like a good...
yeah I got the Big Foot, 900 seems like a good price, I think the cheapest version was 1500 new, single chain ring right ?
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also the chicken tax
also the chicken tax
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11-26-2023, 09:46 PM
Thread: Japow! and Japan traveling
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every 7-11 had sushi and an international cash...
every 7-11 had sushi and an international cash machine most important
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11-26-2023, 01:58 PM
Thread: Christmas trees. Cut em or buy em?
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A GF who wrote " pest prescriptions " in the oil...
A GF who wrote " pest prescriptions " in the oil & gas industry told me anything growing on a write-of way or even the side of the road is a pest and you are doing them a favor removing that pest...
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11-25-2023, 09:59 PM
Thread: Cast Iron Skillet
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You can Tune a Piano but you can't Tuna fish
You can Tune a Piano
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11-13-2023, 11:53 AM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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I had a pretty good agent who sold my divorce...
I had a pretty good agent who sold my divorce home very fast to a couple who was looking for a town house not even a house
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11-13-2023, 10:16 AM
Thread: Ask the experts
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I have always just ridden whatever came on the...
I have always just ridden whatever came on the bike
https://nsmb.com/articles/introducing-pnw-carbon-handlebars/
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11-12-2023, 07:17 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Last time I used a realtor she sold it in 3...
Last time I used a realtor she sold it in 3 weeks, I thot I might have sold too cheap but my buddy said no you hit it at the peak cuz every thing in town is for sale now and sure enough when i went...
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