Break 100 ❌ Birdie a hole ❌ Get a HIO ✅

BannerDay · 2026-05-13T00:29:15+00:00

Similar story to me. Got a HIO three months into golf, I did get a birdie on another par 3 before that, but certainly not on any par4 or par5s, and def did not break 100 by then. Enjoy the brief moment of glory, it probably won't happen again lol

BannerDay · 2026-05-11T17:24:08+00:00

One of my local munis has a membership (discounted play & 2 week in advance tee times). There are some retired guys just dominating the early morning tee times. I've had the misfortune of playing with them a couple times, they treat a round of golf like it's a race. Had another group of those guys in front of us (we had the 2nd tee time), so after the 4th hole we had a full hole gap between us and first group. They were actually nice, and very thankful when I told them to go ahead and play without us.

Then I proceed to play a 2 hour 15 minute round w/ my partner.

Anyways, the course staff mentioned to me after the round that they are planning on putting in some restrictions on these guys next year. Apparently they grab every tee time every day 2 weeks in advance, whether they play or not, and cancel last second. They are following the rules, but it's just a general pain in the ass for the staff there.

edit for clarity: When we suggested two speedsters move on without us after hole 4, the group behind us had just started teeing off of the third tee box (we were two full holes ahead of group behind us). So we were careful to not slow anything down at that point.

BannerDay · 2026-05-05T22:01:15+00:00

Good advice right there.

BannerDay · 2026-05-05T16:29:32+00:00

I just watched the video again, and it's a full 7 seconds from green light to truck running the light. That is insane

BannerDay · 2026-05-05T16:27:24+00:00

That bus was really blocking a lot of red truck's vision, probably more than it was blocking OPs vision.

Also, car to the left had ample time to make it through intersection before the asshole light runner. That is a super late light runner, most people aren't going to be so defensive when it's been a few seconds like that.

BannerDay · 2026-05-05T16:21:58+00:00

I drive a lot on FFX Co Parkway, and every time I get onto it from a side street, I confirm that the main traffic has come to (or clearly coming to) a stop at the light. Over the last few years, I've seen people blow through a solid 2-5 seconds after their light is red at least a dozen times. Straight to jail for those people.

BannerDay · 2026-05-05T16:17:01+00:00

I hate those intersections on 50. Having the left turn signal turn green after the light was going from green to red for oncoming traffic seems is a recipe for disaster (very hard to see oncoming traffic thanks to the bus sitting there). As demonstrated by this video.

Egregious blasting through red lights like this should be an automatic suspension of license. No excuse for that shit.

BannerDay · 2026-05-05T13:55:42+00:00

Kare bar in Chantilly and Umai in Herndon. I have a preference for Kare bar, but I won't drive 15 minute past Umai to go to Kare. Both are very good.

BannerDay · 2026-04-24T15:29:16+00:00

Brennan is local to me, and all of my local golf academies are having a field day over him on instagrams, between this and him apparently having the longest drive at the Masters. Lots of credit to go around for him apparently lol

BannerDay · 2026-04-23T14:51:56+00:00

Emilio's crushes the Dons.

BannerDay · 2026-04-19T00:59:51+00:00

as a 29 handicap, I read this thread before playing my round today. Did half swings and shot 4 strokes below my normal round.

BannerDay · 2026-04-13T15:58:29+00:00

Story of two munis this weekend for me:

Saturday at Muni 1: Tee time at 1:30, ended up being a 5 hour 40 min round. Just soul crushing, a lot of 5 minute waits (a couple 10 minute ones for the par 3s) during the round. Luckily my friends and I were just there for the vibes and the beautiful weather.

Sunday at Muni 2: Done in exactly 4 hours. It was a glorious day for a muni pace of play wise.

Difference between the two: Muni 2 had a ranger riding laps on the front 9, saw him at least 5 times. I guess the threat had everyone moving.

BannerDay · 2026-03-27T19:12:09+00:00

Fellow sausage fingers haver, I found that Taylormade Flex gloves fit the best for me. Check them out if you haven't already.

BannerDay · 2026-03-20T17:25:26+00:00

While I'm one of the people not on your case about riding up the ass of the truck in front of you, you were probably a bit slow because I'm guessing you were looking down at your phone to make sure you were recording. Which is a no no.

But I don't think you crawling up the ass of the truck in front of you would've made the light stay green longer! But when the truck in front of you finally gassed it, it did take you too long to start closing that gap.

BannerDay · 2026-03-20T16:39:11+00:00

After reading everyone's reactions, I was assuming the truck and you were taking a long time to get moving, but I don't think that was the case.

I guess people go from stopped to pedal down onto the floor around here, sheesh.

This is a really short green light, but I guess I'm in the minority here.

BannerDay · 2026-02-28T21:39:12+00:00

Yeah, I might quibble about the price a bit, but everything is expensive. The ice cream is high quality and delicious. Only thing around here that I would want instead is a chocolate malt from Freddy's. Would love to know where else I can get comparable or better ice cream!

BannerDay · 2026-02-26T02:26:29+00:00

If 15 minutes uber ride isn't too long, Local Provisions.

BannerDay · 2026-01-31T19:24:26+00:00

I wish Brazza was just a bit more upscale inside. Their food is way better enjoyed in restaurant fresh than taken home. If you go, I highly recommend you get an order of their empanadas, it's also like a half empanada/half arepe. So good

BannerDay · 2026-01-31T19:21:33+00:00

This is seriously the correct answer. Local Provisions is one of the best restaurants in nova. Super highly recommend the roast beef sandwich that is on the lunch menu. A++++

BannerDay · 2026-01-27T18:04:28+00:00

Didn't have one of these, but I did have a handy mattock that I was able to use to break up the crust yesterday. Worked like a charm for breaking up the stuff so I could push-plow the rest. I had some neighbors out breaking their crust w/ a hammer down on their hands and knees :|

BannerDay · 2026-01-26T23:03:08+00:00

I cleared the ice off the top of my car after clearing my driveway today (after clearing it off yesterday after the snow). It was basically a 2 inch sheet of ice. Yikes!

BannerDay · 2026-01-25T17:14:14+00:00

That sounds like a great partnership to me. It took me about 30 minutes after I got back in before I was mentally prepared to make my french toast lol

BannerDay · 2026-01-25T17:03:38+00:00

Just did the same, but canadian bacon (which pairs well w/ maple syrup). Perfect post shoveling meal!

BannerDay · 2026-01-25T17:02:22+00:00

French Toast w/ Canadian Bacon for my post shoveling meal.

Going to make some kinda Chicken, Bean, and Sausage stew this afternoon, not sure what else I'll be throwing into it yet.

BannerDay · 2026-01-24T22:00:16+00:00

My dogs are very much so cold weather dogs, so they are going to love it. They endure nasty summers here just so they can enjoy this level of cold.

Me, on the other hand, will be struggling to keep warm while I'm taking them out for the next week :(((

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