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I get just enough warning that if I'm in the room I can grab her and chuck her onto some non-carpeted floor.

And at least the vomits and hairballs are visible, contained, and easily cleaned. The old lady has started peeing on things now and I don't know what to do about it......

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If you're not doing a smash burger and you want to make the best patty... might as well break out the big guns and copy what Heston Blumenthal and Nathan Myhrvold do (can skip other over the top steps like making your own processed cheese)

I've only done this shit once (not including the...

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I'm hopeful these will fit my foot.

Top boa, bottom buckle sounds like my ideal combo and my foot *used* to agree with salomon boots.

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The orb looks sweet, but a couple edge guides isn’t that big a deal to get if you are even semi interested in tuning.

My SKS only gets used for angles I don’t have a guide for or tossed in a travel bag. I share the sentiment that it likes to grind metal filings into the base when...

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This right here. Burgers go through trends just like everything else (and yes, your taste buds can be successfully marketed to whether you realize it or not). Many types are good.

smash burgers are so hot right now that they are oversaturated. Wonder when they will fade and what will replace...

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I posted a mini review in the AM100 thread. I bought them seeking a mini version of the feel I got from the M-Free 118.

I’m still figuring out how and when to ski them. I wouldn’t say they are exactly that, but I’m not sure how much of that is a consequence of the width and snow...

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I turn 40 this year, although I think I’m still 23 in my head (well, at least until I actually try to talk to a 23 year old). Have a 1.5 year old so there’s a ways to go and the expenses for the next 20 years have to be factored in…plus 29 years left on a mortgage.

Maybe part of the...

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I’m not a pivot expert but I had a similar issue with my brand new set of 1.0s. I didn’t like how that contact at the heel looked so I backed them off a bit and they seemed ok.

Today, day 2 skiing them, I had the sketchiest pre-release I’ve had in a while. Walked out of the heel...

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I figure the people who end up with those jobs usually don’t think that way. They love the game and the money is how you keep score.

or they are the ones you meet on the chair who are 50 and retired with a house on the mountain. Got drafted to the team but decided that the game wasn’t...

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i think that’s a big part about calling it early too: there’s a big opportunity cost.

Assuming you have a decent job you don’t hate, you could just work another year. You get another year of income and your current lifestyle. You get another year of savings and investment returns....

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Yeah, I figure if I try to retire at 55, I’ve got at least 10 years of healthcare to cover and I still have to pay for college.

Given the numbers people have been quoting for unsubsidized family plan premiums, I could be looking at $40k+ a year in healthcare costs (without anything going...

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Its not even that I don't like my job, which makes it harder to imagine other things I'd want to do instead.
But the hours are somewhat unpredictable which is more annoying now that I have a kid...and I'm not sure I like the increased level of responsibility and shift in tasks that comes with...

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Yesterday was even better I think. Everybody used their "sick" day on Wednesday and the place was empty...I finished a meeting, got up there around 12:30 and walked on to every single chair with a lot of really good snow left to be found!

Today my wife went up and narrowly avoided...

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I guess the problem with being an older parent (who has fairly aggressively saved since starting working) is that i think I’ll hit my number before my kid finishes school.

but that poses two problems:

1: I won’t exactly be free because I’ll be tied to his school schedule....

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I think there's a big difference between what's the best "universal" wax (or a 3-wax system with some super-cold and super warm for when it matters).

Trying to find the actual best wax for racing conditions is a different ball game and probably a waste of time for most of us....

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I did order a second pair and a broke them out a couple weeks ago. Old pair wore to the point of the sole leaking.

My dad was just visiting and had a pair of leather XTRATUF boots. I didn’t even know they made non-rubber boots, but they looked like a solid option. Might look for a pair...

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I could hang out on a ski hill all day...but ski season isn't actually all that long. Most other things like biking have a sort of time limit (or days-in-a-row limit) that will only grow shorter as I age....

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I'm currently experimenting with Hawx liners in my Technica Mach 1s. My bootfitter had a low opinion of the intuitions and the atomics were cheaper and widely available (although he said they couldn't get the stock Technica liners...but I see them for sale on their site).
Curious to see the longevity...

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Is there a trick for finding existing/tapped threads on the heel of a pivot?

The back two screws hold the half-moon in place, so unlike the rest of the screws, it doesn't seem like you can just ream out the hole until the screw turns freely and then twist it backwards until it drops into...

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I don't know if I have ever found a store brand bag that didn't make me immediately wish I hadn't just spent the extra buck or two on real ziplocks. Maybe if you are really going for single-use snack bags that will get tossed, but I try to reuse them as long as I can and lean towards the heavier duty/freezer...