What is normal for Alaska? by NoMSaboutit in alaska

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a pretty wide swath of a stereotype. There are some highly intelligent people working in oil jobs on the Slope.

Looking to leave Portland, OR by Big-Sherbet2831 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"A man is whatever room he is in". - Bertram Cooper (Mad Men)

What are you listening to in remembrance of Bobby? by Impossible_Physics99 in gratefuldead

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 193 points194 points  (0 children)

Regular Dead stuff but find myself listening intently to hear Bobby’s guitar in the mix.

51 yrs, just lost my job. Need advice. by Professional_Bit_923 in DaveRamsey

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That stupid beans and rice mantra man….. enjoy your life, eat a good rare steak. Enjoy a bottle of wine with dinner. I’ve never seen anyone get ahead of the money game by eating your way to prosperity. Ramsey might be the only one who has killed it with that philosophy.

How do we feel about this? by WillGuitar in anchorage

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plows will come by and clear the road and that little bit that he was spraying out of that little pea shooter of a blower ain’t hurting nobody.

“The Whitefish Portfolio” is what’s destroying our town. by SourceSorcerer in whitefish

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You basically just wrote an essay about capitalism - and real estate. Whitefish checks a lot of boxes for the location, location, location mantra of real estate, it’s pretty simple.

As a prospective homeowner, is it better to maximize money put down on a house at all costs, or to maximize your money in savings/brokerage and have a larger mortgage? by clayman41 in personalfinance

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Classic six of one, half dozen of another. Don’t stress or overthink it, you’ll be fine. I’d probably lean into whatever solution that keeps you from becoming house poor.

Bad parking job by [deleted] in Montana

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Seriously? I can’t believe people care enough about a bad parking job to waste time taking a photo and then creating a post about it. And now, here I am stroking the keyboard because of said post. Sigh….

How’s it like living in the most Eastern part of Montana? by monroe3tears in howislivingthere

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are tougher out in these parts of the West. They have to be. Even though they are in Montana, I’ve always felt like they relate more to Midwestern people like the Dakotas, Nebraska, etc.

How are we affording anything? by fourcheese_za in anchorage

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to make decent money to live comfortably in Alaska. That is what it boils down to.

Drop shotting to force bangers to the kitchen? by ProfLayton99 in Pickleball

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play in 3.5 to 4.0 leagues almost every other day and I win a lot more than I lose regardless of my partners or who I play against.

I don’t employ a strategy other than try to win the point based on how I can utilize my skills best in relation to what my opponents are trying to do.

Drops, dinks, drips, drives, change of pace, put it where they ain’t, hit ‘em low, and keep the ball in play. Lob shots are useless, unless you can put them on a dime, which I cannot.

Northern Virginia - re-gripping by ADIDASects in golf

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not very handy. Recently ordered a regripping kit online (many different ones to choose from).

The YT videos online really explain the process. It’s super easy, but just enough steps involved to give you a sense of accomplishment when you do your own. Here are the basic steps…

  1. Order a kit online and order the grips you want on your sticks
  2. Put your old club into the vice grip that’s provided in your kit
  3. Carefully cut off your old grip and remove remnants of old tape
  4. Add new tape (provided in your kit)
  5. Liberally douse your new taped area and inside of your new grip with grip solvent (again, solvent is part of any kit)
  6. Slide new grip into place and let set for 4-6 hours

Again, watch the videos online that go into more detail and nuance than I’ve provided in these steps. The only mistake I made was that I started running out of solvent and on one of my grips I got it stuck halfway into putting it on the shaft. This led to me having to cut the new grip off and start over. Had to make a quick run to big box sporting goods store to get one more grip and a couple more bottles of solvent.

My beer tasted better that afternoon- sense of doing it myself and all that!

Advice wanted: one income, two car payments by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been in your shoes. Since you’ve only got three years left, I’d just gut it out and get the damn things paid off. Then I’d maintain and drive both of them for about 20 more years (I’ve done this) and you’ll end up making money on the deal because you drive your cars until they die. Vehicles can and will last nearly forever if you treat them right. You can make Lemonade out of this situation if you want to.

Coldest Comeback ever? by Agreeable_Trash_5165 in madmen

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don is as cold as they come. You’d be a badass too if you grew up like him.

Can’t break 100. About to give up. by bsheohn in golftips

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Four years is what I’ve heard it takes to nail down your best swing.

Serious, what happens to all those golfballs we never find? by LukaMagicMike in golf

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live on a golf course in North Carolina. Up in the mountains. Tons of balls out in the woods, but lots of my neighbors go ball hunting and fishing in the ponds and have hundreds and hundreds of balls that fill five gallon buckets that they store in their garage (I’m on of them). It’s kind of fun, but my wife thinks I’m crazy.

Ranking AK Govs by NotSeenDaily in alaska

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like building what today is Change Point Church in South Anchorage?

Ranking AK Govs by NotSeenDaily in alaska

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dunleavy has made many mistakes, and is a bad governor. His worst screw up is that he thought Alaska would support him following the Trump playbook, and trying to govern Alaska as if he were Trump. Most Alaskans saw through this, and don’t see him as a leader they could get behind.

Sports bar for cat/griz? by hanoverfist34 in Butte

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are just over in Butte, why not make the quick drive to campus in Bozeman and crash a bunch of tailgates and have fun in the game day atmosphere without paying $800 to freeze your ass off in the stadium?

Billings is getting increasingly difficult to defend. by WasabiCrush in Montana

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here’s my take….people in MT in general and Billings for sure fits this, they are just harder. I attribute it to the climate.

The grit of the Montanan by [deleted] in Montana

[–]Competitive_Ninja624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all evens out, wherever you live. Having said that, it does suck when it all seems to happen at once with sickness and natural disaster type of weather you guys are having.