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04-19-2024, 07:54 PM
Thread: Wasatch Dirt Thread
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Is there anywhere in the valley with gentle...
Is there anywhere in the valley with gentle enough rollers to take my toddler on his balance bike? Would 9line be appropriate?
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04-15-2024, 02:25 PM
Thread: Why all the Caroline Gleich hate?
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Really? From where I’m sitting the messaging was...
Really? From where I’m sitting the messaging was pretty clear.
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04-15-2024, 10:51 AM
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Just an anecdote, my boy is almost 21 months and...
Just an anecdote, my boy is almost 21 months and has been riding on the front of my bike since 10mo. He still likes to do it but since he got his balance bike he prefers to push himself whenever he...
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04-13-2024, 05:08 PM
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Dinwoody Lakes, I am a little hazy on details but...
Dinwoody Lakes, I am a little hazy on details but I believe we camped at Upper Phillips and spent the day of the eclipse on the slabs to the west of Phillips and Double. We were also a mixed group so...
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04-11-2024, 11:07 AM
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It has been inspiring to watch the lifestyle...
It has been inspiring to watch the lifestyle creep associated with your new job happen in real time. Looking forward to the TR for next year.
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04-10-2024, 10:27 AM
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It’s unfortunate that facebook, reddit, and...
It’s unfortunate that facebook, reddit, and discord are becoming the last men standing in tech consolidation.
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04-09-2024, 08:45 PM
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We saw the 2017 eclipse in the Winds and were on...
We saw the 2017 eclipse in the Winds and were on the shore of Lake Ontario for this one. Somehow we hit the right spot and the clouds parted for most of totality. The 360 sunset was quite the view...
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04-05-2024, 07:02 AM
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We’re going to see developments in the future...
We’re going to see developments in the future that allow EMTs to perform ECPR rather than requiring a team with a specialized physician. There are rumors that the military has at least a prototype....
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04-04-2024, 11:58 PM
Thread: espresso making mags?
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My last real job had a cimbali s30. I had no...
My last real job had a cimbali s30. I had no issue occasionally dumping grounds or refilling a hopper in exchange for the great cup of coffee that was a button push away.
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04-04-2024, 03:33 PM
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We are still planning to spend the night in...
We are still planning to spend the night in Ithaca Sunday but I am starting to think that we will be heading towards the Adirondacks instead of Rochester early Monday morning.
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04-04-2024, 03:24 PM
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FYI, I have been unable to login on mobile Safari...
FYI, I have been unable to login on mobile Safari or Debian based Brave since the changeover. Clicking the box for Remember Me on desktop browser worked to get past the login cycle.
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03-28-2024, 10:09 AM
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20 months today. I indulged myself this morning...
20 months today. I indulged myself this morning and let him fall back asleep on my chest instead of putting him back in his crib. IMO, there are few greater rewards for being a parent.
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03-28-2024, 08:50 AM
Thread: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
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Feds are currently paying to expand the Howard...
Feds are currently paying to expand the Howard Street Tunnel so that trains can double stack containers. It would be great for the Port and the City if they can pull off multiple infrastructure...
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03-16-2024, 01:06 AM
Thread: What song is it you wanna hear?
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2N-JLoYVzc&pp=ygUOU...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2N-JLoYVzc&pp=ygUOUGFydGllIHNlY29uZGU%3D
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03-16-2024, 12:58 AM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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My wife made sure all my friends are in town this...
My wife made sure all my friends are in town this weekend. What a joy.
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03-14-2024, 09:46 PM
Thread: Kate Middleton
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Gold digging isn’t easy work.
Gold digging isn’t easy work.
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03-14-2024, 05:36 PM
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03-11-2024, 11:39 AM
Thread: Washington D.C. Info Plz
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Yes indeed. All ages punk shows are about as DC...
Yes indeed. All ages punk shows are about as DC as it gets.
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03-11-2024, 10:29 AM
Thread: Washington D.C. Info Plz
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When I ramble at midnight everything in DC is...
When I ramble at midnight everything in DC is very cool or very good but what a great city.
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03-11-2024, 12:00 AM
Thread: Washington D.C. Info Plz
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Let me know if you decide to go to Baltimore. You...
Let me know if you decide to go to Baltimore. You can hit a lot of the good stuff in 48 hours. Baltimore is the best.
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03-06-2024, 10:50 PM
Thread: Watcha cookin'?
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Do any of y’all have a tikka masala recipe yr...
Do any of y’all have a tikka masala recipe yr excited about?
I have been
Sautéing an onion in butter+oil
Adding ginger+garlic and then diced ambiguous long red chiles
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03-06-2024, 07:52 PM
Thread: Wagon Stoke
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I’m pretty sure my wife’s dream car is the...
I’m pretty sure my wife’s dream car is the Letterman/Newman 240 with a ford v8. Except theirs had a supercharger and she is more a turbo gal.
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03-03-2024, 10:40 PM
Thread: Christmas trees. Cut em or buy em?
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Our tree from Daniels Canyon finally started...
Our tree from Daniels Canyon finally started dropping needles and is heading for the compost. I have never had a healthier tree, it noticeably grew during January.
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03-03-2024, 09:38 PM
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I have a whole pair you can have but they have...
I have a whole pair you can have but they have brakes for race skis.
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03-02-2024, 02:29 PM
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sorry all, this is my last post on the subject....
sorry all, this is my last post on the subject. We have all made our decisions RE air quality if we live in the SL Valley.
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03-02-2024, 09:26 AM
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the Apple Weather data also completely misses the...
the Apple Weather data also completely misses the mark. I have not seen an 8AM update in AirNow.
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03-02-2024, 09:15 AM
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I am offering this as a PSA rather than a wtf...
I am offering this as a PSA rather than a wtf based on the number of people I saw running and riding bikes this morning.
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02-29-2024, 05:41 PM
Thread: Bobby's used car lot and Free Carfax
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In less scrupulous parts of the country it’s a...
In less scrupulous parts of the country it’s a good sign to keep your distance because the driver is generally uninsured.
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02-29-2024, 09:03 AM
Thread: The finest bourbon I have tasted. Yet.
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Read some reviews of modern Saz 18. I’ve had it...
Read some reviews of modern Saz 18. I’ve had it next to some of the 06-16 batch and am of the opinion that it lost some of the magic.
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02-28-2024, 10:17 PM
Thread: The finest bourbon I have tasted. Yet.
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Blantons Straight Stagg Handy Weller Antique...
Blantons Straight
Stagg
Handy
Weller Antique
And probably the EH Taylor
WLW is very good but I would imagine most people will put one of their entries on that.
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02-28-2024, 01:36 PM
Thread: What's the number?
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Those numbers mostly track for me when you think...
Those numbers mostly track for me when you think about priorities.
500k is the number my wife and I often toss around as a reference point because back of napkin math says we could afford a home,... -
02-25-2024, 12:12 PM
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This is the way, they will learn quick. When...
This is the way, they will learn quick.
When we used to slaughter hogs, if we did more than one in a day we would often have to let a half hang outside over night to butcher the next day. It was... -
02-20-2024, 05:13 PM
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The real question isn’t if the vaccine/booster is...
The real question isn’t if the vaccine/booster is dangerous but if it is less dangerous than catching Covid without the jab. Also, the public health issue isn’t confined to individual disease burden....
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02-19-2024, 12:04 AM
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We were hailed on at the playground today, I sure...
We were hailed on at the playground today, I sure wish it had been snow. I got pretty riled up about an IGWT plate driving at a walking pace around the park loop.
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02-15-2024, 11:32 PM
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Besides grind you need to play with amount of...
Besides grind you need to play with amount of water in the chamber and stove temp to a lesser degree. I find that 5 - 10 grams of water makes a noticeable difference. I think the right beans are...
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02-12-2024, 10:59 PM
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I am real shocked that the poster boy for roided...
I am real shocked that the poster boy for roided meatheads on national television acted like a roided meathead in national television.
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02-12-2024, 04:41 PM
Thread: Random Unthreadworthy Questions
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Braeburn. They sweeten up really nice if you...
Braeburn. They sweeten up really nice if you leave them in the fridge.
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02-11-2024, 04:31 PM
Thread: Viagra prevents getting Alzheimer
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My wife has a friend that was at the conference...
My wife has a friend that was at the conference where some cardiologists said We have this drug that we can’t get our elderly, male patients to stop taking.
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02-09-2024, 11:33 PM
Thread: Oh good, another streaming service
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I just want to watch cycling without having to...
I just want to watch cycling without having to resort to illegal streams from Eastern Europe but that is apparently a bridge too far for WBDisco-
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02-09-2024, 06:26 PM
Thread: Utahrdia in the news today
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One of the better parts of this saga is that the...
One of the better parts of this saga is that the state politician who called for a Cline to apologize on fb also publicly posted details about an athletic tribunal that she legally shouldn’t know,...
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02-08-2024, 02:41 PM
Thread: Tipflation?!?!
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The downtown location doesn’t ask for tips on the...
The downtown location doesn’t ask for tips on the deli side, it’s the only one I go to anymore.
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02-05-2024, 10:48 PM
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I don’t have much to add other than I’ve ridden a...
I don’t have much to add other than I’ve ridden a bike from the GW to Brooklyn bridge and back, with a few stops in between. And one of my short-long term goals when my wife tells me we’re moving to...
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02-05-2024, 10:41 PM
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If you’ve skied with Harry you know he’s built...
If you’ve skied with Harry you know he’s built like a fkn grizzly.
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02-04-2024, 01:49 PM
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Without turning this into full on eclipse talk,...
Without turning this into full on eclipse talk, Rochester and Cleveland are actually two of the best spots in the US north of Missouri in terms of typical cloud cover. Blog link for the nerds. ...
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02-03-2024, 06:01 PM
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I think we are heading to Rochester or...
I think we are heading to Rochester or thereabouts for the eclipse. Flying into and most likely out of NYC. Will most likely spend the night in Binghamton or Ithaca on the way there and spend time in...
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02-03-2024, 04:52 PM
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I did three nights with a Bomb Pack two summers...
I did three nights with a Bomb Pack two summers ago and it continues to kick ass. I always thought they carried a heavy load well for a pack that wasn’t explicitly designed for that.
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02-03-2024, 02:53 PM
Thread: Most treasured skiing memento?
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A green lift ticket for St. Patrick’s Day at MRG....
A green lift ticket for St. Patrick’s Day at MRG. I spent the first night of that trip questioning why I was freezing my ass off in the back of a Subaru and ended it a week later with three days of...
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01-30-2024, 12:47 PM
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In the Tof Henry thread there was a lot of...
In the Tof Henry thread there was a lot of discussion about how the ease of access and proximity to civilization/SAR creates a different perspective in the Alps. I think itÂ’s a similar situation in...
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01-29-2024, 03:28 PM
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Where do you all sit on letting your toddler make...
Where do you all sit on letting your toddler make their own decisions?
We have been permissive as long as it doesn’t affect safety and we are prepared to deal with the immediate consequences.
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01-27-2024, 10:26 AM
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Soft snow, sunshine, and gang skiing. You can’t...
Soft snow, sunshine, and gang skiing. You can’t ask for much more than that.
Lothario at work in Catherine’s.
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