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04-25-2024, 09:48 AM
Thread: Gravel/Bikepack nerds enter...
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First I’d heard about the Walmart gravel/touring...
First I’d heard about the Walmart gravel/touring bike: https://gearjunkie.com/biking/ozark-trail-g1-explorer-gravel-bike-review
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04-24-2024, 10:07 AM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Customer pre-orders can help scarpa understand...
Customer pre-orders can help scarpa understand the demand if communication is good between retailers, reps, and scarpa.
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04-23-2024, 09:47 PM
Thread: You guys playing wordle?
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I was reminded today that I used to start with...
I was reminded today that I used to start with urine. But I think shart is better
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04-22-2024, 11:09 PM
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Review: Binding Freedom Inserts - The Swiss Cheese Experiment
I have slidewright’s insert tap. I have tapped a total of 70 holes: 16 were in a metal layer ski, 16 were in l138’s with that prepreg carbon layer, 8 (so far) in wailer 95’s with thicker prepreg...
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04-22-2024, 11:23 AM
Thread: You guys playing wordle?
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I don’t play every day. My starter word is SHART....
I don’t play every day. My starter word is SHART. I will be bummed if that’s the actual wordle word on a day that I skip.
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04-22-2024, 10:47 AM
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Thanks for replies. I’m going to keep trying…. My...
Thanks for replies. I’m going to keep trying…. My struggle is getting the tap to initially bite and establish those initial few threads. Both palms are bruised from trying to get that to happen with...
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04-21-2024, 08:13 PM
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I’m currently having a hell of a time trying to...
I’m currently having a hell of a time trying to tap some older dps pures. Struggling to get the tap to bite into that pre-preg carbon layer. I definitely haven’t struggled like this with tapping...
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04-21-2024, 08:05 PM
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Tahoe '23/'24 - Reserve Now For Best Pricing!!!
This weekend at the ski hill was a yellow wax morning with f4 in the afternoon. Watched one of my kids Superman on sticky snow in the flat and come up laughing. My kids were digging the slop cream...
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04-19-2024, 11:22 AM
Thread: Composting household food
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My compost is definitely going back into the...
My compost is definitely going back into the ground on my property. Where I live, there’s no kitchen waste option from the waste management mafia.
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04-19-2024, 10:50 AM
Thread: Composting household food
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There are plenty of analyses in reviews (where...
There are plenty of analyses in reviews (where they show their work) comparing emissions from use of the home e-composters vs municipal green waste. E-composters seem to win.
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04-18-2024, 10:22 PM
Thread: What phone now?
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Just got a pixel phone replaced under google...
Just got a pixel phone replaced under google preferred care plan. Want to get the new phone covered under the same plan, if possible. I can’t figure out how to do it. Anybody done that before?
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04-18-2024, 05:58 PM
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Love the Maggie’s > dicks > Janine > Maggie’s...
Love the Maggie’s > dicks > Janine > Maggie’s tour.
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04-18-2024, 05:44 PM
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Y’all should take up tele skiing! For those that...
Y’all should take up tele skiing! For those that are burning out on that, I recommend tele ski ballet, then tele snowblades, then tele snowblade ballet, then monoskiing.
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04-18-2024, 04:47 PM
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Dickey Betts will not be down for breakfast.
Today, I went from a stressful and jaw clenching work day, to banging my head on my desk as windows updated and a deadline slipped, to learning about Dickey Betts death and being super bummed, to...
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04-17-2024, 11:38 PM
Thread: Mandalorian
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Agree ^^^
Agree ^^^
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04-17-2024, 07:04 PM
Thread: Composting household food
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We bought the cheaper lomi a few weeks ago when...
We bought the cheaper lomi a few weeks ago when they had “open box” models on sale. Very impressed! They’re having a mothers day sale of their more updated/expensive version.
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04-13-2024, 11:45 PM
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Not seeing tomorrow (Sunday) meeting much of a...
Not seeing tomorrow (Sunday) meeting much of a corn day.
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04-13-2024, 10:28 PM
Thread: 4Runner/Tacoma alternatives?
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Wife and I were discussing/fantasizing future...
Wife and I were discussing/fantasizing future (used) vehicles today for us. What is the future tech like for this class of truck in the plug-in hybrid world?
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04-12-2024, 10:44 PM
Thread: 4Runner/Tacoma alternatives?
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Yeah
Yeah
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04-11-2024, 07:35 PM
Thread: 4Runner/Tacoma alternatives?
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Still miss my 2door ‘88 with 3 pedals.
Still miss my 2door ‘88 with 3 pedals.
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04-10-2024, 05:41 PM
Thread: 4Runner/Tacoma alternatives?
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Woof
Woof
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04-10-2024, 04:37 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Hop also shared his impression of the new boots...
Hop also shared his impression of the new boots in that thread.
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04-09-2024, 10:19 PM
Thread: 4Runner/Tacoma alternatives?
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Wait until that 2 door land cruiser comes out. ...
Wait until that 2 door land cruiser comes out.
Is Corolla cross really an suv?
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04-08-2024, 05:48 PM
Thread: Dead and Company.
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Ass, cash, or grass?
Ass, cash, or grass?
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04-04-2024, 11:46 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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They have never worked for me
They have never worked for me
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04-04-2024, 11:43 PM
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Brain activity during death or near/death
Advocating limited intervention and DNR by my mother for my father when he experienced severe brain bleeding this winter was both the most challenging and the most straight forward decision she had...
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04-04-2024, 05:16 PM
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What’s the parking fine for illegal parking in...
What’s the parking fine for illegal parking in SF, like in the mission district on a Saturday night? At the summertime river crossings/access points near me, many people, especially nonlocals,...
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04-04-2024, 12:20 AM
Thread: 50 years to the day
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Discussion today between Wes Bryant, a retired...
Discussion today between Wes Bryant, a retired U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller who called in air strikes and led strike planning cells, and retired Israeli Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus...
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04-04-2024, 12:08 AM
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My experience is that the scarpa intuition liners...
My experience is that the scarpa intuition liners (at least the ones in their recent tele boots) are not of the same quality as their aftermarket liners. The scarpa ones pack out faster.
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04-02-2024, 12:43 AM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Telemark skiing is dead.
Do not know the username of the group buy guy anymore.
Three seasons?! I made it like 10 days on stock scarpa intuition liners before painful packing out, then a rebake and another 10 days. I’m... -
03-31-2024, 12:13 PM
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My employers contribution was not shared, and...
My employers contribution was not shared, and coworkers that I know all reluctantly left Kaiser. My premium, switching insurers (never been Kaiser), went up 10%. That employee low premium for Kaiser...
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03-30-2024, 11:22 PM
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^^^agree And really sorry for you and your...
^^^agree
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03-30-2024, 08:38 PM
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Kaiser, for a family plan, went from $2301 to...
Kaiser, for a family plan, went from $2301 to $15,481, annual, with the same coverage.
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03-29-2024, 11:18 PM
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In my neck of the woods, most accidents requiring...
In my neck of the woods, most accidents requiring ambulances utilize air ambulances.
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03-28-2024, 10:43 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Telemark skiing is dead.
I agree about issue of testing boots in unbaked liners and for only one day, when many of us realized that it takes a bit of use for the ntn boots to break in. Hopefully, Scotty will be dialing in...
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03-28-2024, 11:20 AM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Crash test dummy!!! ;) looking forward to your...
Crash test dummy!!! ;) looking forward to your assessment.
If you watch Scotty’s videos in that FB post, you can see the bottom of the boot’s red “tongue” pushing against the bellows. -
03-28-2024, 11:08 AM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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I used to track my shit in the early 90’s, when I...
I used to track my shit in the early 90’s, when I was in HS and influenced by my dad’s techy-ness (mostly with cycling). I stopped tracking during and directly after college mostly because of...
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03-27-2024, 09:16 PM
Thread: ACL Class of 2017
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ACL Class of 2017
Thx. $7k vs $8.3k is a pretty big difference. I’ll have to double check what is available to me (I thought it was closer to $7k).
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03-27-2024, 08:48 PM
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Anybody know what hills will be open in May? When...
Anybody know what hills will be open in May? When does rose close?
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03-27-2024, 08:47 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Telemark skiing is dead.
I haven’t seen Craig’s reviews. Where? Does he raise similar concerns and experience related to the tongue affecting the bellow flex?
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03-27-2024, 06:02 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Scottyrottens’ first impression skiing the new...
Scottyrottens’ first impression skiing the new boot: https://m.facebook.com/groups/168478390419282/permalink/1438414760092299/?mibextid=S66gvF
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03-27-2024, 06:01 PM
Thread: ACL Class of 2017
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So basically, y’all are also paying a lot. (Iron...
So basically, y’all are also paying a lot. (Iron Horse, thanks for your service).
The last few (three) years, my family has been paying almost $20k each year through high deductible insurance,... -
03-24-2024, 09:16 PM
Thread: Eastern Sierra BC 2022-23
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I really enjoyed that documentary. Incredible...
I really enjoyed that documentary. Incredible tour!
The time and dedication to put that together is like another job.
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03-24-2024, 01:09 AM
Thread: ACL Class of 2017
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Sry ^^^. That sounds pretty rough. I’m hoping...
Sry ^^^. That sounds pretty rough. I’m hoping that the tech and techniques for TKR continues to advance in the next few decades.
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03-23-2024, 12:59 PM
Thread: The Midlife Club
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I think it’s important to acknowledge the...
I think it’s important to acknowledge the attitude of entitlement in this thread (my own included).
I try to maintain the attitude of work to live and not live to work. Though, I strive to enjoy... -
03-22-2024, 11:41 PM
Thread: Good Surf Shop- San Diego
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YES!!! Also worth having their potato rolled...
YES!!!
Also worth having their potato rolled tacos :) -
03-22-2024, 12:01 AM
Thread: 50 years to the day
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Haaretz is reporting that the small Ukrainian...
Haaretz is reporting that the small Ukrainian community of Gaza is gone.
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03-21-2024, 05:30 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Thanks! Currently, he will be touring in his...
Thanks! Currently, he will be touring in his alpine boots (kids!!- sheesh). He’s on the 189’s, too.
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03-21-2024, 11:21 AM
Thread: The FIFTY
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The FIFTY
Thanks for the response. Sorry if you’ve answered that question before. It was difficult to tell in your video and the complimentary video from the others on Baffin Island raised the question in my...
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03-21-2024, 09:33 AM
Thread: The FIFTY
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The FIFTY
Cody, bjarne, and family are moving?
Thanks for taking the time and effort to make the content. Creating the content is like a second and third job beyond the skiing. I imagine when standing on...
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