Random Unthreadworthy Questions

[Cisco Kid]

Get a Flexible Flyer.

[Supermoon]

There is a chance that if the lines are down they are still live, so cutting them could lead to some real issues for people, and/other increase the time it takes to repair them. Is there any way to get them up off the street by like attaching them to a couple of tall poles?

I’d also want to be 120% sure they aren’t power lines

[MakersTeleMark]

Not sure if this fits in Gear Talk or where. So just finished shopping for ski helmets. Had been wearing a Bolle for a number of years. Looked at Smith and Giro and one thing that I notice is unlike my Bolle they appear they do not include a draw string helmet storage bag to store them. Do many brands sell these separately now as an accessory (it appears Giro has bicycle helmet bag and Smith has an rather expensive $35 storage bag they sell separately)?

What do others do- carry it around without a bag? Repurpose another bag like a draw string cheap backpack? Get the sewing machine out and make your own after a trip to the fabric store? Have a locker and do not carry it much unless on a trip. Dirt bag it and just use the chin strap it to attach it on the outside of a gear bag or boot bag?

https://www.bolle.com/us/snow/snow-h...ing-79943.html

Even for now these sold separately are out of stock.

Most packs these day come with helmet carry. Hope you got a MIPS helmet. Really no reason not to.

[plugboots]

Hollywood is crazy.
We’re supposed to believe a dude has a mistress when he’s got Penelope Cruz at home?

[Skistack]

Why are blenders loud as fuck?

Food processor manages to do its job quietly while the blender sounds like it’s getting ready for takeoff.




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[RShea]

I can’t imagine anyone using those drawstring bags for storage/carrying. Are they for scratch protection or something?
Helmet gets put in a gear bag with my other ski stuff

The helmet does not fit very well in my Transport center area-- mostly due to the size of the zipper opening. My Bolle that I used to put in there barely fit. I ended up one of the times I did put it in there breaking the rear neck click-to-fit system or Boa system plastic strap that went to the shell. It slides in a bit better if I have to stuff it in there with a bag. I am hesitant to even try and put my new helmet in the Transport because the new helmet is MIPS and bigger shell.

[Cruiser]

WWMD if they were sick of the refrozen hilly street?

Do you think you could make any progress on it with a few bags of home depot ice melt in the most strategic spots?

[RShea]

DOT won’t plow our street because phone lines are still down & it crosses the street. They don’t want to foul their chains or equipment. The street is uphill both ways (seriously) so it’d be nice to not have it refreezing everyday.

The only lines remaining low are phone & fiber optic. Certain neighbors have said “just cut em & pull them off the road so they can plow; the phone/fiber company needs to repair all that anyway.”

Fiber is seemingly still working as one neighbor says they never lost service over the last week we’ve lost power. & “no one uses a land line anymore”

WWMD if they were sick of the refrozen hilly street?

If the telco is not coming out and you do know the difference between power lines and the low voltage telephone lines (electrician or someone experienced in the poles and lines attached maybe), then maybe could get them off the street with some method similar to what you would do to support a clothes line in the back yard- but would be quite the effort to get them high enough to allow a plow truck (unless maybe just a 4x4 pick up or SUV with a driveway plow on the front) to make some passes with the dump truck types. Fiber should be easier to spot and yet even easier to break especially if it is cold out- even outdoor rated fiber needs to be handled by someone with some experience.

Plow or run a few snowblowers right up to the wires with a smaller vehicle or just get a bunch of salt and scatter it on the hill? If linemen have higher priority outages (emergency and first responders buildings, multiple tenant commercial buildings, and then residential with no service would all come before your possibly still working lines down issue... But if you do plow or get the road open and a truck or something comes along and snags any of the wire 13 feet fully across the road usually or more is standard clearance needed), you will then move up to the outage level, so decide it you want to just cut the wires and coil them up along the side of the road, or if you do not want outages and park away from the home and walk up and down the hill to the vehicles. Do any of the utilities have any way of reporting their response times to the issue (power companies usually always have a system both telephone and sometimes on their web site to report outages only and ETA or if crew is on site, etc.)

Even though I've worked on low voltage wiring- mostly all indoors but from time to time outdoor between buildings etc.) I would not want to be touching any wire that you can not clearly see the markings on for the wire type (or trace from the termination on the homes). If there is any chance of high voltage- of course never approach the energized wire...

[J. Barron DeJong]

Not sure if this fits in Gear Talk or where. So just finished shopping for ski helmets. Had been wearing a Bolle for a number of years. Looked at Smith and Giro and one thing that I notice is unlike my Bolle they appear they do not include a draw string helmet storage bag to store them. Do many brands sell these separately now as an accessory (it appears Giro has bicycle helmet bag and Smith has an rather expensive $35 storage bag they sell separately)?

What do others do- carry it around without a bag? Repurpose another bag like a draw string cheap backpack? Get the sewing machine out and make your own after a trip to the fabric store? Have a locker and do not carry it much unless on a trip. Dirt bag it and just use the chin strap it to attach it on the outside of a gear bag or boot bag?

https://www.bolle.com/us/snow/snow-h...ing-79943.html

Even for now these sold separately are out of stock.

I just got a new Giro this year, and it came with a bag. The 10 year old Giro it replaced also came with a bag.

I leave my goggles on my helmet (where they would sit over your eyes, not up high stretching the band) and putting it all in the helmet bag keeps the lenses from getting scratched. Spare lenses go inside the helmet, in their own bags.

[old goat]

1) Aaron Rogers reqrets that Cal was screwed in 2004--10-1, ranked number 4 but Texas was picked over them for the Rose Bowl.

2) Helmet bags are nice if you leave your goggles on your helmet when you put it in your gear bag

3) Our local cable/ phone companies leave lines lying on the ground for years, although not across the road, I'll grant you.

[Core Shot]

Why are blenders loud as fuck?

Food processor manages to do its job quietly while the blender sounds like it’s getting ready for takeoff.




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Has your wife bought a vitamix?

It has enough power for low earth orbit.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Studded winters on a Q5? The GF has a new whip and the stock tires er um....yeah. My truck has studded Hakkas so its night and day driving that thing. SWMT = lots of super hardpack cold ice to drive on.

I guess 235/55 r19 is a weird size for studdeds?

[Gepeto]

I guess 235/55 r19 is a weird size for studdeds?

There is no comparison to Hak10's

235/50 R19's at a good price:

https://www.giga-tires.com/235-50-19...recode/TS32497

A little less sidewall than the 55 you're looking for, but they will perform better in the dry.

235/55 R19:
https://www.giga-tires.com/235-55-19...recode/TS32502

[J. Barron DeJong]

Studded winters on a Q5? The GF has a new whip and the stock tires er um....yeah. My truck has studded Hakkas so its night and day driving that thing. SWMT = lots of super hardpack cold ice to drive on.

I guess 235/55 r19 is a weird size for studdeds?

They make the Hakka 10 SUV in that size. If getting a second set of wheels to mount them on, you could also downsize to 18” and get 235/60R18.

(I’d personally just go with a Hakka R5 or VikingContact 7 though.)

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

There is no comparison to Hak10's

235/50 R19's at a good price:

https://www.giga-tires.com/235-50-19...recode/TS32497

A little less sidewall than the 55 you're looking for, but they will perform better in the dry.

235/55 R19:
https://www.giga-tires.com/235-55-19...recode/TS32502

Ok sweet. I think we are gonna get some 10s with either profile.

They make the Hakka 10 SUV in that size. If getting a second set of wheels to mount them on, you could also downsize to 18” and get 235/60R18.

(I’d personally just go with a Hakka R5 or VikingContact 7 though.)

I doubt she will want to spring for a second set of wheels. I've been tempted to try some studdless. I have run Blizzaks and they were amazing, but after knowing the power of studded Hakkas......it's hard to compare.

[MakersTeleMark]

after knowing the power of studded Hakkas......it's hard to compare.

This is the way.

[Danno]

Is there a way to track a website to know when it has been updated? A reservation website says that their 2024 booking window hasn't opened yet, and they will update the website when it does. Don't want to miss it and don't want to have to check every day.

[MakersTeleMark]

Is there a way to track a website to know when it has been updated? A reservation website says that their 2024 booking window hasn't opened yet, and they will update the website when it does. Don't want to miss it and don't want to have to check every day.

The best I can think of is a proxy like a Twitter alert.

[Dantheman]

I've been tempted to try some studdless. I have run Blizzaks and they were amazing, but after knowing the power of studded Hakkas......it's hard to compare.

Studless are awesome and a massive improvement over whatever OEM all season garbage she's running now, but if you're really driving on hardpack ice a lot there's no substitute for studs.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Studded Hakkas are really only better at straight line acceleration/braking. They’re worse than VikingContact/Hakka R5 on an ice handling course (which requires accelerating, braking, and steering):

https://www.tire-reviews.com/Article...-Tire-Test.htm

The studless are also very likely better on dry and wet pavement. And less noise.

[dan_pdx]

Has your wife bought a vitamix?

It has enough power for low earth orbit.

A former co-worker bought one and he said that it spun fast enough to heat up whatever was in there, so the manual included some soup recipes with zero stove time. Crazy stuff

[muted reborn]

Studded Hakkas are really only better at straight line acceleration/braking. They’re worse than VikingContact/Hakka R5 on an ice handling course (which requires accelerating, braking, and steering):

https://www.tire-reviews.com/Article...-Tire-Test.htm

The studless are also very likely better on dry and wet pavement. And less noise.

Quick glance at your link says no they are not, they are barely worse in some instances. And barely better in others. Very much better in stopping on ice, which is key.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Quick glance at your link says no they are not, they are barely worse in some instances. And barely better in others. Very much better in stopping on ice, which is key.

‘No they are not’ what?

Edit: also note that the acceleration/braking tests were done on smooth ice (like a skating rink), handling was done on a frozen lake which is rougher, and where the studded tire lost much of it’s advantage.

[muted reborn]

‘No they are not’ what?

Edit: also note that the acceleration/braking tests were done on smooth ice (like a skating rink), handling was done on a frozen lake which is rougher, and where the studded tire lost much of it’s advantage.

Noted, but that info doesn't mean much to me. The difference between those tires looks very small according to the stats, but I'm not going to anlayze them right now. So IMo those tires are all about equal, except when it comes to braking/acceleration where I see a big difference.

For the average dude going to Whole Foods in his Q5 a 2 second advantage in cornering on a 55 second course is nothing. Here's a quote from snow handling "The top 4 were all within 1% of each other, with the order being Michelin, Continental, Pirelli and Nokian the fastest."

[J. Barron DeJong]

Noted, but that info doesn't mean much to me. The difference between those tires looks very small according to the stats, but I'm not going to anlayze them right now. So IMo those tires are all about equal, except when it comes to braking/acceleration where I see a big difference.

For the average dude going to Whole Foods in his Q5 a 2 second advantage in cornering on a 55 second course is nothing. Here's a quote from snow handling "The top 4 were all within 1% of each other, with the order being Michelin, Continental, Pirelli and Nokian the fastest."

I think it just comes down to trade offs and priorities. The studded will be noticeably better braking/accelerating on real ice (though not cornering, so careful on curves, or swerving to avoid something /s), similar in snow, probably worse in wet and dry. And they’re loud.

For me personally, I don’t drive on real ice often enough be willing to put up with them.