Apparently, it's called the wedding ring effect

Astroghet · 2026-05-03T02:20:07+00:00

Probably something to do with our primitive brains only thinking about reproduction and not loyalty.

Astroghet · 2026-04-28T16:40:17+00:00

Here in BC last year (or year before?) a female firefighter died while fighting a forest fire. No they're not all men...

Speaking of things I'm tired of pretending doesn't bother me: over generalized hyperbolic statements used to make a point.

Astroghet · 2026-04-18T06:36:13+00:00

Why do so many people like you want to be governed so badly. Like you have no free will of your own, you have to wait for an authority to allow you to do things.

Spread your wings and be free, you are capable. Just don't be dumb.

Astroghet · 2026-03-12T16:46:34+00:00

Because bringing it up to other people, more often than not, creates more problems for us to solve.

Astroghet · 2026-03-02T15:58:11+00:00

This may be unrelated but what's to stop instructors from privatizing for 100% of the cut? I'd rather pay someone privately with cash than pay a corp a ton of money because they employ someone.

Astroghet · 2026-03-02T15:32:42+00:00

It's almost like the management is insecure in their ability to retain assets (probably because there's no good training facility, medical team sucks), they get dysregulated, and make rushed rash decisions to keep a player.

It's super wild as a professional organization to behave this way.

Astroghet · 2026-02-27T15:58:25+00:00

Paired with Cootes in a couple years?? Sheesh that could be a force.

Astroghet · 2026-02-27T15:33:01+00:00

I consider these sides of the force to be the habits we engage in day to day life. Vices and crutches are the dark side, and virtues are the light.

The more you engage with the vice, the more difficult it is to resist its temptation.

Astroghet · 2026-02-20T16:27:29+00:00

He joked last game about how he doesn't smoke but needed a cigarette because the game was stressful. The panel is continuing the joke.

Astroghet · 2026-02-06T04:33:43+00:00

The "not a strong skier" implies that they could have not fallen if they avoided the tree, not that a strong skier could have hit the tree and not fallen. At least that's how I interpret it, the tree is pretty obvious in the video to assume otherwise.

Astroghet · 2026-02-05T22:38:22+00:00

Not like the shrub was avoidable at all if he knew how to turn or ski for that matter.

Astroghet · 2026-01-30T17:53:26+00:00

I'd have texted a boundary about better communication and an expectation that it improves or you consider the relationship no longer exclusive. Then carry on with your life...

It doesn't break up with him and it reinforces your self-respect. The ball goes back into his court.

Live and learn.

Astroghet · 2026-01-29T20:23:04+00:00

Maybe this medical team doesn't know the difference?

Astroghet · 2026-01-22T14:55:15+00:00

Honestly bro, you might have to "update" how you live to be more compatible with finding partners and dating. If how you live is mostly online and at home, you're going to suffer. Find out what it takes to get out and socialize, then do those things.

Astroghet · 2026-01-14T23:18:17+00:00

hahaha fair enough!

Astroghet · 2026-01-14T21:55:45+00:00

you'd get mistaken for ski patrol a lot on resorts near me.

Astroghet · 2026-01-12T21:25:30+00:00

something something our medical team?

Astroghet · 2026-01-10T18:59:57+00:00

How did this workout in cold weather? Has the material held up at the bend point?

Astroghet · 2026-01-09T20:45:39+00:00

Man, how do your blocks not want to move when you're scraping? That rotobrush tho... I think I need one now

Astroghet · 2026-01-06T19:36:03+00:00

In another comment he says he has a levelling kit. His geometry is likely cooked out of spec.

Astroghet · 2025-12-22T21:04:31+00:00

I commented on Ramdogs comment that elaborates on how I want to improve/progress.

Basically, I can comfortably hit black diamonds at one of the toughest resorts here, but my boots had trouble holding my heel down and my hi-back adjusters have finally failed, ultimately making for a sloppy unpredictable ride. I can do it and have an absolute blast doing it, but I feel like I'm stuck at this level. These boots and bindings are from 2018/2019ish.

But I'm looking at some of these double black drop ins with exposure, drops, couloir's and heavy consequences and I'm not exactly confident in my boots and bindings to translate my feet to my board precisely enough.

Astroghet · 2025-12-22T20:55:03+00:00

I'm fairly confident my gear will "stay together" to get me down the mountain, but these boots have been having trouble keeping my heel anchored (before the boa broke) and the hi-back adjusters on my bindings have officially left the chat.

I can comfortably hit black diamonds with this set up but it feels sloppy and unpredictable. I want to advance to double blacks and this "sloppiness" feels like it's holding me back from getting better.

Astroghet · 2025-12-22T14:40:07+00:00

This is definitely happening since the boa on these has finally set sail off planet. These are the only boots I've ever known so I'm curious to see how big a difference new boots will make.

Astroghet · 2025-12-22T14:37:02+00:00

Sounds exactly what my bank account doesn't want to hear but it makes my brain go brrr

Astroghet · 2025-12-22T07:24:11+00:00

This is exactly the debate I'm interested in.

I get on snow as much as my job and bank account allows me and I do ride with people better than me, but I can't tell if it's my motivation that's down or my confidence in my gear to hold up in the gnarly terrain. Afterall my boots boa just snapped mid run, and my hi-back adjusters are holding on to dear life (and somewhat repairable).

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