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  1. 10 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

    How about we leave the assassination of foreign leaders, covert coup planning, and other stuff like that to the CIA, and the chili recipes we leave to the experts who ALL agree that beans are key to great chili.

    “When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.”

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  2. 8 minutes ago, Zackny said:

    DNA testing for you or the dog?😁

    Currently for the dog. If people start pooping in the yard, I'm sure they will add us to the list. I guess I could take the test, start pooping outside, and stop cleaning my toilet.

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  3. I'd like one, but as a renter it's a pain. I'd have to pay an extra deposit and extra rent. If you have a dog, only certain breeds and sizes are allowed. You also have to pay for DNA testing.

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  4. I skied last night. It was a nice night, but crazy windy. When we got to the top, I took cover behind a tree for the transition down and made my friend scan my badge at the top. He gave me first ascent. The only time I will be faster than him. 

    Three skiers and two dogs. The dogs had a blast. On the way down we had another dog join the group. His owner was heading uphill. We could here him calling the dog for a long time. 

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  5. 45 minutes ago, MickinMD said:

    I thought of that! I mentioned a light-colored butcher block countertop like hard rock maple and my sister and Kristi, the contractor's expert, both shot it down.  My sister has much better insights and exposure to what's in modern homes since she moved into a newer house in 2012 and has since done some major remodeling - so I'm relying on her for the big decisions.

    They said that since I'm 70 and going to be selling the house in 5-15 years, butcher block makes the house less sellable in today's market.  The butcher block can require re-sealing with mineral or walnut oil every 1-3 months, can easily get dinged, and may need stains sanded out every several years. 

    Right now, we're leaning to Formica as shown in the picture with the cabinet door but granite is also still in play - either solid or tiles with grout.

    If I was rebuilding in my sister's $500K homes neighborhood, I'd more strongly consider more expensive stuff in the kitchen and elsewhere, but I'm in a $250K neighborhood and I don't want to price myself above the neighborhood and beyond what works fine for me.

    I had a butcher block. It was awesome and required zero maintenance. We never resealed it or sanded it and it never got dinged. Wood never goes out of style. All other surfaces look good when you install them, but they don't all age well.

    I have granite now. I hate it. It's hard, ugly, and difficult to keep clean. 

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  6. 17 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

    That's pretty much what I grew up with the mid-Atlantic/lower Northeast skiing :)  If it's a slope in NJ, PA, MD, VA, or WV, it's got ice.  Lots of ice :(  I've only found Snowshoe in WV to have wide enough runs to make it less icy.  I'm not good enough at skiing to enjoy ice (or moguls).  I prefer wide and soft and LONG runs that we don't have here.  JHMR sounds like my kind of skiing as I have loved Colorado and Whistler resorts, and think Utah or up in Wyoming might be similarly great.

    I'm not a great skier at all and usually stick to groomed trails. This year I bought a pass to SK and it's one of the steepest resorts in North America. A friend of mine took me over to the bumps and gave me some good pointers. I've been skiing the bumps ever since. I skied my first double black diamond on Sunday. I skied with my GF. We were on this super steep bumpy run. I could not see the bottom. She said go for it, it has to be survivable. You just have to drop in and go for it. 

    At the end of each section the drop off is about 6 ft. You slide down the side and hold on.

     

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  7. 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

    How are your ski conditions after a low snow, super low temp period?  I'd think the snow would start hardening and icing up - especially in heavy use?  Does grooming help that a lot?  Can you have "powder" in sub-zero temps?

    It can get skied out fast without a lot of fresh snow. Grooming is awesome. When we ski Tuesday nights, the lifts are closed and they are grooming. We get the first run on freshly groomed trails. It is an amazing feeling under foot. Untouched Corduroy! 

    Some trails never get groomed and are just bumps or moguls.

    Ice depends a lot on sun or lack of sun. Snow King is steep and icy because it is shaded. JHMR is less icy because it is in the sun. 

    At SK, once the fresh snow is skied out, you find big patches of ice. It is really loud under your skis. I need to have my edges sharpened.

    I don't pay attention to temps when it is snowing, but is typically warmer when we get really big storms. A lot of them come off the Pacific Ocean with lots of moisture.

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  8. 17 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

    Not the whole darn thing?  I wonder why Salsa stopped making it?

    2012 Casseroll

     

    16 minutes ago, donkpow said:

    I don't know! You just wait for @dennis He knows. That is an awesome bike.

    I think the brakes killed it. Everything is disc now. They make the Vaya which is essentially a disc brake version of the Casseroll.

    I still love mine.

     

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  9. Just now, Zackny said:

    Having watched videos of climbing the Grand and skiing, it looks awesome!

    Climbing I would do. Skiing looks crazy difficult. A friend of mine wants to do it. I'm sure she could. She and her husband guide on Denali. My GF guided on the Grand for about 20 years. She's summited more than 100 times.

  10. 5 minutes ago, jsharr said:

    That coat is called a capote.  He had it made out of rough wool to mimic what old time mountain men wore.  He slept in that thing.  This is from when he spent a winter in the Frank Church living in an old cabin and trying to learn about trapping.  He hiked in and hiked out.  You would enjoy his books I think. 

    I do enjoy crazy and anything cold weather related. Will Steger's adventures across both poles are pretty cool.

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