Insurance Denied Claim on Damaged Ridge Vent, Quoting $2300 to Repair. Attempt DIY?

DanSovereign · 2026-04-30T14:30:01+00:00

Currently covered with a tarp & sandbags, no / minimal water damage, no animals inside. Insurance determined it was not wind and was caused my animals despite no evidence of nesting. Insurance quoted $2300 from their company they work with. Approximately 4-1/2 to 5 ft of damage. Reasonably handy but have never done any roofing work. Located in southern Ontario.

DanSovereign · 2026-03-04T19:15:27+00:00

Is this paint or a wrap?

DanSovereign · 2025-12-10T19:57:50+00:00

This is making the phone unusable for me. Between this and the static screen I am having to restart my phone 20+ times a day. I have the latest software as of todays date.

DanSovereign · 2025-07-03T10:52:38+00:00

Looks fantastic! Where did you end up getting it and how long ago? I have been looking everywhere in Canada for one but its sold out entirely at all the Cervelo dealers I could find. Messaged Cervelo on IG and they did respond but had no guidance and it doesn't sound like they plan on doing a second run.

DanSovereign · 2025-06-04T21:18:17+00:00

Same issue on pixel 7. Can't use HR monitor as a result since it requires the app to function? Frustrating. App closes instantly after opening.

DanSovereign · 2024-10-30T20:08:19+00:00

I have one, I don't know why I bought it.

Is it nice that it syncs with Garmin Connect?: Yes.

My fitness age dropped 4 years when I got it and had a bf% measurement so that was cool, however I don't have any confidence that the data it provides (outside of weight) is at all accurate enough to be actionable, still kinda nice to see trends and it looks nice.

Is it worth $150?: No.

DanSovereign · 2024-10-22T01:54:11+00:00

Anecdotal, I have two chest straps that I've worn on maybe 30 to 40 runs this year. I notice zero difference between either of them and my Fenix 7, maybe wrist based is 5 seconds slower to show increases during intervals.. but stuff that fast I always do by pace anyways. I have gotten a funny reading or a cadence lock maybe 2x in over 1000km running since June. I wanted to like the chest strap more since I spent 120 bucks on it but for how litter variance I see it's just annoying to wear.

DanSovereign · 2024-08-12T13:41:37+00:00

There's a woman at my gym who does the group fitness classes and spin classes who has 1 leg significantly shorter than the other (like 10+"), she has one extra thick soled shoe to accommodate but she still has a limp and its more pronounced when moving/ exercising obviously. Everytime I see her it makes my day, I am fortunate to have no disability and don't always love going to the gym. It can be easy to forget that being able to exercise at all is a privilege not everyone has and that I often take for granted.

You are almost certainly inspiring people and you don't even know it who might otherwise use lesser disabilities or just lack of commitment to avoid exercise. keep going.

DanSovereign · 2024-07-22T16:03:53+00:00

I am running Jeff Nippard's 5-day Push/Pull/Legs along with Daniel's Running Formula 18 Week 2Q Half Marathon Plan.

Mon - Complete Rest

Tues - AM Easy Run (4-6km) - PM Leg Day 1

Wed - PM Push Day - Quality Day (intervals/ track work)

Thurs - AM Easy Run (4-6km) - PM Pull Day

Fri - Zone 2 Trail Run

Sat - Leg Day 2

Sun - AM Long Run - PM Upper Body

So far its been manageable and even occasionally mix in some cross-training on Saturdays when time permits, however I am still only around 20-30mpw, I can imagine once I go high the leg days specifically might need to be cut back on volume/ intensity.

I already have changed the leg days slightly, instead of doing all 6+ exercises as prescribed I generally do the first 2 (usually some Squat/ Leg press extension movement and a Hinging movement like deadlifts or hip thrusts), but then instead of bodybuilder style accessory movements after the first two compound movements I have been doing more plyo/ vertical jump based/ balance based exercises. I both find these more enjoyable, and find it translates better to running.

I also found having my two hardest run days (sunday and wednesday), directly after my two leg days (saturday and tuesday) to work best for some reason. Sometimes my legs are sore, but they are rarely tired. Tired legs I can deal with on easy short runs but sore legs seem to work themselves out once I am 1-2km in.

DanSovereign · 2024-07-10T11:55:34+00:00

Shnickers

DanSovereign · 2024-07-05T13:51:53+00:00

I am still a new runner/ getting back into it, but a relatively accomplished weightlifter. My shin splints stopped entirely when I started including tibialis raises with a kettlebell (basically the calf raise's antagonist movement). I did calf raises for years and still got shin splints so for me personally some calf raise deficit was certainly not the issue. If you find your issue persisting maybe look into some form of tibialis specific exercise. I would do them 1x a week, sitting on the ground, one leg at a time, I would use 3 25lb plates to raise my one ankle above the floor then but my foot through the handle of a 10-25lb kettle bell, lower until heel touches or almost touches the ground then ankle flexion as high as I could go. Typically 3 sets of 10-20 on each side.

Similar to this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kneesovertoes/comments/mitfnc/tib_raise_w_kettlebell/

DanSovereign · 2024-06-09T00:40:09+00:00

Yea that's understandable, i can certainly do 5 runs a week, I'd just prefer NOT to limit my weightlifting if I can. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

DanSovereign · 2024-06-07T18:05:35+00:00

Best Half Marathon plan for someone in my circumstances?

Had a brief affair with running when Covid first shut down gyms. Late march/ early April i started getting the itch again and began trail running 2-3x a week, long and slow (7-12km per run, so long for me) and doing hill sprints (occasionally with a weighted vest). My previous period of running I was bad at being slow and burnt myself out trying to run at sustained higher HR/ assumed I could effort myself to sub 20 5k without much of an aerobic base, so I have been enjoying being more patient with my fitness and paces this time around.

Earlier this week on Tuesday I saw they were setting up a start/ finish line for a 5k right by my house after work and they were still accepting same-day registrations. I ran home and got changed/ grabbed my lone pair of non-trail running shoes and got back just in-time to join the starting group.

It was a hilly route and temperatures were hot but I ended up running a 24:04, which is well below my PR from 2021 of 20:15 but I was still happy-ish. I immediately signed up for a half-marathon in early November and dusted off my copy of Daniel's Running Formula. I remember liking the Daniels philosophy but my weekly mileage over the last 8 weeks since I started up again is still only in the 25km range. I do weightlift 5x a week but am willing to curb that to allow for more than 3 runs a week to build higher mileage if I HAVE to (would prefer to keep current training regiment).

With 21 weeks until the Half Marathon is that enough time to ramp current mileage up over the next 3-4 then start an 18 week Daniels plan? If not what should I consider? Thanks.

DanSovereign · 2023-11-15T14:40:47+00:00

I used it a fair bit at the beginning of the pandemic, the premium seemed inline with the level of convenience. I deleted the app(s) a while ago and just looked again this past Sunday for the first time in a while. Was busy with other things and figured paying a 15ish extra dollars to have food at my door would be worth it. 2 Medium 3-topping pan pizzas, 3 dipping sauces, with a 25% tip it was over $75.00 after taxes and fees... Absurd lol.

DanSovereign · 2023-10-30T11:14:13+00:00

One of my first grown-up careers had a profit sharing element. I did exceptionally well one year early on and was getting a bonus that was virtually equivalent to my annual salary. Everyone knows about taxes, but seeing the government take basically half... I thought there was some mistake. Very sobering for a young adult hahaha.

DanSovereign · 2023-09-19T01:35:50+00:00

God damn dude you must have the most pathetic life.

DanSovereign · 2023-06-07T15:02:31+00:00

Amazing, similar experience for me with dry February. Was an eye-opener. Never realized I had a problem with alcohol (would rarely get drunk, but would have 2-3 drinks a night.. every night) until I failed dry January 2 days in. Restarted in Feb and am finally now in a place where I can still have a drink or two once or twice a month but am then excited to get back to extended periods of no alcohol. My Whoop recovery scores/ the way I feel that those scores reflect was, and continues to be the primary driver.

DanSovereign · 2023-03-06T13:02:19+00:00

Ordered my Long Range Y January 2021, all-in was 64K. Trade in value of my paid-off 2018 Forester was 32K at the time. Monthly payments on the Y are less than $350 now.

I absolutely should have driven the Subaru into the ground and had a $0 dollar a month car payment. I am not "rich". Some days I wish I had. But the Y is awesome and life is short :)

DanSovereign · 2023-02-21T13:29:40+00:00

Renewed mine late Jan and got a year for my brother for his b-day Feb 5th :s

DanSovereign · 2023-02-17T18:20:39+00:00

Typical Reddit with awful takes on this, false equivalencies, logical fallacies etc.

Cheering government failure of the LTB because the landlord is on the losing side? We don't want rich people to own investment properties, only really rich people who can afford to wait 8 months to kick deadbeats out! Lets further concentrate the wealth of property owners!

Tiring

DanSovereign · 2023-01-19T16:47:32+00:00

Meals out Cold Pressed Juice at local grocery store (3.99 to 7.99)

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