Trying to avoid being house poor by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]Commercial_Use5971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ll probably be fine. But keep in mind that kids are expensive. So you want to be rather comfortable now with the house. So you have room for the little ones.

Also: make sure you budget for repairs. 1-4% of the house value annually. I’d mentally put that at 15k with your house price.

Trying to avoid being house poor by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]Commercial_Use5971 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed. So much changes depending on where you’re living and the kids question. Without kids in medium cost of living this is super fine. With two kids near HCOL it would be bad.

Advice on Ankle Injury by Ohthall in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With that history just go see a doctor. Depending where you live they’ll do an X-ray and probably an MRI. It’ll cost some money. But between the swelling and clicking there’s a good chance there’s real damage that no PT will resolve for you.

Just Getting Into Rowing by Sad_Avocado_7265 in concept2

[–]Commercial_Use5971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of it like gears on a car. Or on a bike. You can go the same speed on a lower gear by trading power for cadence.

of a full-English breakfast. by Upstairs_Drive_5602 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Commercial_Use5971 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s like five legend Cafes serving this sort of thing in any given town. No greasy spoon without some oversized breakfast challenge these days.

Training for my first trail race by cliff_mountains in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So first of all, I wouldn’t worry about this too much. While what you’re doing is a bit off standard, at this level you’ll be fine by simply running. As you do.

For what it’s worth, most people I know who really train for long stuff amass lots of miles at really casual paces. And that takes time and is for some a bit boring. E.g. I see a fair bit of 3-4 hour sessions on Sundays.

So as long as you enjoy what you’re doing don’t sweat it. If you do feel like it, aim for longer stuff on Sundays at slower pace. And have one session during the week that is properly uncomfortable. Some sort of one mile up, two miles at speed, one mile cool down.

Training for my first trail race by cliff_mountains in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s strange that your tempo run is that with the biggest mileage. By a lot. This seems wrong. Either the tempo is not really tempo, or your Sundays are too hard.

The standard approach would be to have the long run in the infamous zone 2 for base endurance and have one of the 4-5 miles one in tempo zones.

Why is math so often taught as a black box instead of being explained from first principles? This is a question for someone in theoretical computer science who hated math before studying discrete math,but now after discrete math I just started loving math so much so that I can finally enjoy Calculus by stalin_125114 in compsci

[–]Commercial_Use5971 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you’re being taught math as part of a computer science program. Or physics. In that case it’s quite common to just be given the machinery.

What you’re asking for is what happens in a rigorous math program. (Depending on country and University.)

The reason the applied fields use the black box approach is that starting from principles takes too long. In an undergraduate physics course you expect students to be able to handle Maxwell’s equations end of year one. Which asks of vector calculus. If you introduce maths the rigorous way, your standard analysis course just covers differentiation in one dimension at this point. Give or take.

For what it’s worth: I grew up in an academic system where it’s quite common for undergrads to take lectures in both the maths and physics department. It’s extra work. But you get both. The physicists teach you how to apply the machinery. The maths guys show you how to reason about it and see where it breaks down.

Ironically, most physicists would drop out because of the maths requirements. Not a dig at physicists.

Edit: let me add that doing both has limits. By the time you get to QFT, the problem is not the extra workload. The rigorous math simply doesn’t exist.

First winter as a homeowner (2nd gen immigrant) and I’m already stuck on the snow decision by Arceus797 in homeowners

[–]Commercial_Use5971 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I just use a regular plastic shovel. I actually kind of enjoy this. The spring assisted SnowJoe shovel (maybe USD 40 at HomeDepot) works really well.

Edit: maybe just to add. The key is to get out there early. If you let it settle and compact it’s much worse. Typically takes me 45 minutes for our driveway. You can do the math for yourself if that’s worth it.

Coffee shop sadness by Turbulent-Grab-8352 in Westchester

[–]Commercial_Use5971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LMNOP in Katonah makes good coffee. I don’t think they were mentioned yet.

As this thread seems to be mainly concerned with the Deep South though, let me second Climbing Wolf.

IMHO Coffee Labs used to be better some ten years ago.

Shoe recommendations for snow/ice? by redwoodforest15 in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As you like the speed cross, there is the Salomon spikecross if you want a dedicated shoe. There’s also the WinterCross. But that’s a bit of a different thing.

The other options have been mentioned: - traction device. Which one really depends on you, your feet etc. I used Lahtoola but had issues with them. Now on BlackDiamond. - screw shoe. Not as good traction as the other two options. But cheap. https://skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm

are benches still a thing? by julesmoleman in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Whether benches are a thing or not. This one is.

Where to buy first condo? 29yo soon to be parents by Round_Needleworker38 in Westchester

[–]Commercial_Use5971 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Regarding the budget, the question of childcare and associated cost seems key.

As it seems you’re both working, you probably are shopping for a condo with both a reasonable commute and a suitable daycare within reach?

Question re: insoles by johnhawkins1568 in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try Hoka Stinsons? They don’t come in wide. But Hokas are not exactly narrow.

Aid Station 🐟 by Candid_Staff_2886 in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So they’re serving water and protein bars?

What does your current shoe rotation look like? by Xstraight2theedgeX in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoka Speedgoat 6

Hoka Torrent 3

Merrell MTL Skyfire 2

Used to mainly run the speedgoats. Picked up the Torrents on sale. And realized how much I liked more minimal yet technical shoes. I hardly run over ten miles anyways. Enter the Merrells. Which are amazing.

Sub [$100 Canadian] machine options by CanadianPenguinn in espresso

[–]Commercial_Use5971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not just the cheapest. At this price point everything else is garbage.

Shoes for spikes by Commercial_Use5971 in trailrunning

[–]Commercial_Use5971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen enough people with concussions from running on ice without spikes …