Shit Leroy - you have topped yourself. That’s some impressive mental gymnastics….


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That was my point about making the line at disc brakes. Obviously a bike with rim brakes and skewers is rideable and certainly enjoyable…. But dropping $500 to upgrade a bike like that doesn’t make...

Should I move my question to the “I love my wife and all…” thread or straight to the “Tammy W” thread….


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Random one…

I bought and assembled a cheap home depot playhouse for my daughter.

It’s built out of panels made of small lap sawn cedar. Like 1/2”x3”. So it’s pretty flimsy.

I am trying to...

Just search AMZN for [your grill] propane to natural gas kit.


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There’s reason to avoid the market during the height of cruise season but it’s otherwise great. As a local I always leave saying “why don’t I come here more often”

Some of my favorite casual eats...

Plenty of practical/technical MS programs have options to attach an MBA. Plenty of hybrid / MBA-lite programs available.

But yeah - over emphasis on checking boxes on resumes in today’s recruiting...

So some people in Asia were paying to import waste plastic then throwing it in open burn pits?


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Where in Seattle will you be?


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Recycling is a business. Right now you can’t make money collecting plastic, grinding it down and selling pellets. There’s nothing nefarious going on, just economics. One day it might make sense like...

No.

Although I can probably estimate the cost of the tacos I demolish from the truck next to HD as a percent of total budget.


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I used FreeTaxUSA this year for the first time. Those that use TT or HRB, check it out next year… it’s the same shit, just priced right.


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If the Kona has rim brakes and skewer axles - hang it, make it the bar bike, save it for Jr’s college whip, donate it, etc…. And get a new bike. That’d be my line.


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Real talk.

An LCN 4000 series, the standard ones you see on commercial buildings, will outlive your grandkids. But they are like $500.

Buy a $60 one at the hardware store. They typically can be...

Good Luck!

If I were you, I’d be putting a decent amount of focus towards US Masters Swim. A bunch of has-beens desperate to get close to their 200 Free time from 1983.


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Seems like this thread needs the reminder that battery adapters can be had on AMZN for $15….


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This thread needs some butter quiver photos…


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Yeah. Very non-TGR comment - but most MTB apparel is pretty far behind modern fashion trends… baggy, lots of branding, aggressive fonts, logos, colors… much of it looks like it was a 2006 14 year...

The one piece of Rapha I have - an MTB long sleeve jersey - it one of my favorite things I own. If they go under, I hope they have some great sales on the way down…


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There was a goldilocks time to buy them…. 2014?-2018? When Karen’s were ditching their 5-10yo 470s for new 460s…. Before the cool kids got into pretending to overland….

CIP - I bought a Lexus of...

Touché - thx


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Forest Service / Nat Parks fleet GSA auction Suburban….


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I’m a GX470 owner - so biased. But yeah - that’s the answer.

Thinking out of the box.
Outback with a lift?
Sienna or Odyssey with a lift?

Anecdotal but my BIL has the previous generation...

Shimano being extra conservative through that cycle doesn’t surprise me….

They are an ancient company by cycling standards that’s diversified into other markets. The people making the decisions...

Unfortunately… we all end up with a car seat quiver….
- Baby car seat
- Travel baby car seat that is an integrated stroller (Doona)
- A nicer child’s car seat in the main kid shuttle
-...

Dude….. Just spend the 15 seconds to fact check this shit….


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Tell her there’s no such thing as “unsalted butter” in France. And the French know a few things about butter and baking…


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The weather is warming up but my wife is continuing to run the space heater in her office. It was 82deg in there when I got home from work yesterday…..


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I always thought the WAO “rolling chassis” was a symptom of the industry’s issues with part availability disguised as a “deal”.


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Well said. We are a nation of immigrants. Our grandparents and great grandparents who came through Ellis Island are no different than those at the southern border now… We have a massive need for...

I listened to that 4 part Escape Collective podcast mentioned above. Great listen.

I was surprised at how unsophisticated the bike industry is. I understand these companies are not run by squads...

^interested in that….

Anyone else feel like HBO lost its mojo… I couldn’t make it through the first episode of The Regime. House of Dragon felt mailed in. The Idol was real bad. The new True...

No one is questioning the absurdity of a $3k machine that just spins a bike wheel. Shop bros can be the kings of all rubes…


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That shit has been going on for decades in other industries… I’ve called that “expediter” and paid that “fee” too many times to count. COVID just slowed down the logistics train so much it bled into...

Just hang a little sign above it.

“This soap dish broke off when it caught the face of a previous renter who did not put the shower curtain inside the tub.”


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Bases and edges are in a “like new” condition…


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Sold.



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So much overlap in the Toyota SUV fleet….

Venza - Corolla Cross - RAV4 - Highlander - 4Runner - LandCruiser - Grand Highlander - Sequoia.


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Dyson -overpriced and battery life sucks. Many buy aftermarket battery adapters to use their Dewalt to Milwaukee batteries on them.

We have an LG Cordzero. Battery can do our 1700sf home three...

All those generic “restaurants” in the south half of the airport get their food from the same bank of microwaves in the bagwell.


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There would have to be a compelling reason to NOT stack the MEP / Architecture…

A complete gut in some cases can pencil out to being close (in time and money) to a significant remodel. Most trades...

Evergreens, Floret. Machu Wok is probably the worst food you can eat in 500 miles….

If you don’t fly Alaska and are not in terminal C or N - it’s a fucking ghost town…


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Replaced with Salty’s - you can probably get the same overpriced meal…


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This shoulder season is brutal this year… too cold and grey in town. Not enough percip to be worth the cold. Not enough sun to be worth the lack of percip….


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I spent 4 years of my life working there. AMA?


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There isn’t anything nefarious going on.

Dewalt has like 5 different model numbers of 1/4” 20v impacts on their website. They all look the same-ish. Price point from $99 -> $250. Each built to a...

Trader Joe’s parking lot - Sunday afternoon.


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Pulled the trigger on the MSP 91 187 from the 4frnt Stash sale.

Excited to try it!


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It’s worth noting - if you can spend an hour in the crawl space / attic and wire the mesh nodes together with cat6 (no longer mesh, now just multiple WAPs) you will get better speed…

Mesh is great...

I’m happy with my google mesh WiFi. I have two units for my 1700sf home, one at where my fiber comes in and one on the other side of the house, connected by Ethernet I strung through the crawl space....