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I'm expanding my definition.

Mazda CX-90? Minivan.
Hyundai Santa Fe? Minivan.
VW Atlas? That' a big turbo-4 Minivan!

They are just poorly designed minivans with stupid doors....

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Never use it while skiing, but use it am the time when looking at ski resorts.

Will use it when hiking or biking at a resort I have skied while trying to figure out WTF run I am on given how different things can look without snow....

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If you pull the seats from your Sienna (the old ones where it was easy) and drive around with sheets of plywood, is it still a minivan?

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I mean...what's the worst that could happen when you wash your $20 "dryclean only" jacket?...

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Nope. Transit connect is a minivan. I don't care if it had a more utilitarian spec or what its origin story was.


Also, on the subject of the transit, lets all get on board with my plan for Ford to release a new minivan based on the Maverick chassis. Hybrid, AWD, drop it a little...

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But where does it end? Is a sprinter a minivan?...

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And I can shower again.


Not pictured: added one more block in the left joist bay to catch the edge of the subfloor patch. Put a layer of shellac based primer on the subfloor and then dropped an underlayment of 15/32 plywood on top before putting in the floor.

Did some...

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If you want shorter games, the San Francisco ticket to ride plays very fast with a bit less scale and depth compared to the full size one.

if you want to play with more people, 7 Wonders is a game that scales well to larger groups without getting bogged down. You only really need to care...

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Praise ullr...

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I think the version of codenames that uses pictures instead of words is even better....

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You could have been skiing this whitefish powder instead:
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Are the lights (and other xmas decor) pulled from the shelf or sold out?

Costco has some sort of mandate to keep the shelves full at all times, so if something runs low it gets moved and something else fills the space even if they are going to restock it 2 days from now.

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Held and hand flexed a production pair of the 108s yesterday. Soft for a blizz freeride ski, but I think that's kind of the point. I wouldn't say it is quite Bent-envy (although maybe that's still the hole they are trying to fill: something buttery)--doesn't feel like it will be as floppy and while...

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I just did a multi-stop journey on them and was constantly unable to check in online/in app until they figured it out before the last flight. No explanation, just some form of "An Unexpected Error Has Occurred"

Turned out they had it listed as my 1-year old (who had his own seat)...

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Or he just doesn't drive in bad conditions/push the car very hard to the point where the difference in tread compound is noticeable.

That actually has me thinking...I've usually written off the Blizzaks because they go to shit after the soft stuff wears away, but my vehicle gets so few...

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Left side I shouldn't even need the 2x4 if I cut it down the middle of the I-joist, right? New OSB will be supported by about 1.25" of joist which is the same as you'd get at the original subfloor seams (and just glue and screw or nail it in).

On the right side, you're saying basically...

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Subfloor question:

95% sure I should patch a section of OSB subfloor under the water heater. It doesn't feel spongey or overly swollen, but it is sunken where the water heater feet were and there are some patches of mold. Also the plumber wants to relocate the existing drain to accommodate...

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That worked. Weird....

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I liked my X-Ice a lot, but I decided last year that they were toast (plenty of tread left, but they were too old and the rubber had hardened enough to be pretty noticeable compared to my wife's car).

Giving the VikingContact 8s a try as they were cheaper than the X-Ice in my size and the...

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Anyone heard from ptex1 recently? I've been waiting on something and he hasn't responded to emails in a few weeks.