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[californiagrown]

100%. Im a big personal responsibility guy, and i am entirely to blame for marrying myself into this position.


I wish that my wife would have the same outlook on who to blame when her husband ditches events to go ski pow. She knew who she was marrying....

[californiagrown]

Id probably be posting in the tammy wynette thread if that were the case....

[californiagrown]

My wife's parents split up when she was young and they both promptly remarried new people and are still married to them 30+ years later. So, she has 2 sets of parents that she is close with, both are well off financially, like to be involved in her and their grandkids lives and are generally very good...

[californiagrown]

I had my medial meniscus scraped and was 100% about 2 weeks later. Easiest surgery i have and will ever have. If you are in good shape with significant musculature around the knee it should go pretty darn smoothly... but a lot also depends on the size/depth of the tear and how smooth they can make...

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True. Ive showed up to two ski houses/condos that advertised underground parking for large vehicles and neither would fit my car and i wasnt gonna take the box off cause its such a mcguyvered PITA so i had to chop in a parking spot to a snowbank each time. I have also had the locks freeze up in sleety...

[californiagrown]

First, fuck leg blasters. Im scheduled to start their progression tomorrow and am not looking forward to it.

Second, grip strength is weird. It correlates closely to how recovered your Central Nervous System is, and so unless grip strength is VERY important to you it is likely more beneficial...

[californiagrown]

Search on Craigslist or FB Marketplace. IMO you dont want a $1000 roof box on a beater car. Yes, thats how much the bigger boxes retail for. Crazy.

I grabbed an old thule box on Craigslist for $100 a couple years back to put on my 4runner. The guy selling had just graduated his kids,...

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Tectons mounted successfully. I replaced the soles on my boots over the summer so i need to go back and adjust all 4 sets of skis to my boots again. A nice mix of STH, STH2, CAST, and now tectons. Give em all a quick crayon wax, and quick edge tune, and i should be good to roll for the year. ...

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So, if you want to reserve parking more than 7days in advance you have to pay a fee (any clue what that fee amount is?). Otherwise, you have to wait to reserve parking within 7 days of your visit and hope their is availability? How quick does availability run out, and how does the reservation system...

[californiagrown]

Thanks man. Its wild how such a popular binding ( i thought?) could have such a confusing/controversial hole pattern. Hopefully all goes well this weekend....

[californiagrown]

Anyone have a good template for tectons? I searched around and slidewright doesnt have tectons, and ive never had good luck getting correct holes with that other template cache (the one with the red circles around the holes). I see that WildSnow.com has a template but there is no BSL and centerline...

[californiagrown]

Throw some Sex Wax in the shower area. Non-slip, waterproof, and radical dude!


No joke, lived with some surfers after college... they used surf wax in the shower instead of a shower mat....

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And for anyone queasy about the page saying you need to pay tarrifs/import fees... My shipping information says that my skis were shipped out of Syracuse, NY. So either the shop is driving them across the border to ship to US customers, or the warehouse is located in the US... but either way that appears...

[californiagrown]

Google AI says that back in 2018, 28% of households in King County made more than $200k (with snohomish county being similar). Buying a house for a family (4x2) in a nicer neighborhood around here results in a $6-7k/month mortgage payment these days. Have a couple kids in daycare or who do sports...

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*express, not HOV. I refuse to use them out of principle and i can rant about this for a while.


The amount of reserve passes are supposed to be limited- i wonder if that is actually true, or just intended to drive demand based on feigned scarcity? Sure would be a funny clusterfuck...

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i think the same thing applies to folks using the express lanes on 405 lol. Or any of the countless situations in life where you can pay extra for the VIP, early access, upgraded version of whatever event you are attending.


Personally, if i could easily afford it, id have no qualms...

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I totally forgot about the 10% discount. Stupid. Oh well, still got some Vision 108s for $300 out the door. Fingers crossed on no tarrifs and that they actually arrive.

Combined with the Tecton 12s w/crampons i just bought off here, and the new Black Diamond skins i bought over the summer...

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From what i understand, PIDs are really basic technology and you dont need to search for "the best". Just get a standard mod kit. E.g. https://gaggiaupgrade.com/

Or, if you want to go down a rabbithole to and find a more "refined" looking option, search on google for...

[californiagrown]

To play devils advocate... seeing a 1%er use their money to do things you love to do, with the same equipment, where you love to do it shows how much you have in common.

If we want to play the rich vs poor game, maybe we should say that if you are driving a car that is less than 10 years...

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The voice in that petition is hilariously indignant... but very aware and involved in social activism of the last 7-8 years. We are talking about the super expensive recreational activity known as skiiing, right? I wouldnt be happy either about the Reserve Pass, but, IDK, seems pretty darn unaware and...