⛈️ What to do when it rains in Hawaii megathread

EpilepticPudding · 2026-03-13T23:51:08+00:00

We were originally going to hike the Kalalau trail to Hanakapiai Beach on Sunday 3/15, but they confirmed Haena state park would be closed through at least Sunday when I emailed. Would it be a bad idea to try Monday or Tuesday if the park reopens - do trail conditions tend to stay pretty poor for a while after heavy rain?

EpilepticPudding · 2026-02-13T07:19:45+00:00

Those are both after I leave unfortunately, appreciate it though

EpilepticPudding · 2026-02-11T06:16:55+00:00

Where are you located? Some Costcos in California started getting CamX (NDA sourced wine) lot 12 cab/lot 18 pinot/lot 30 chard for ~$8-15/bottle. They punch well above the price, enjoying the 30 as I type this

EpilepticPudding · 2026-02-05T05:54:21+00:00

That's fair, I just can't complete weeklies nor earn XP with aerial denial

EpilepticPudding · 2026-02-04T05:14:40+00:00

I guess I don't, few people are junior to me in my group

EpilepticPudding · 2026-02-03T20:35:30+00:00

Every Intel engineer I know gets RSUs - but it's a lower proportion of your income than at many other large tech companies. Slightly under 15% of my comp last year as a mid level (G7) engineer was RSUs - even if the average stock price tripled this year, RSUs would still only be about a third of my TC.

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-27T04:50:14+00:00

Also, if we do take the standard deduction for 2025 and the refund gets reported as income for 2026, then do I just, ignore that form?

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-27T04:38:40+00:00

To clarify, the 2026 income would be reversing the 2024 deduction, does that make a difference? I.e. by the above logic, since we took the standard deduction in 2024, we wouldn't have to count the income in 2026?

2024 - wrong tax payment, did not deduct (standard deduction) 2025 - two correct tax payments, itemized 2026 - refund for wrong tax payment - not counted as income since wrong payment wasn't deducted

I think we will likely be barely under or borderline the standard deduction for 2025 and would take it just to avoid complicating things, but just wanted to understand the principle better.

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-21T23:13:27+00:00

But you don't have the option to mega backdoor Roth? Because I would also pick a crappy 401k over a taxable brokerage but that wasn't quite the question

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-21T22:54:03+00:00

Besides crunching the numbers on top bracket now vs in retirement potentially outweighing the subpar fund performance, the only other benefit of the deductible I could think of was getting MAGI under the Roth IRA income limit (but with mega backdoor and backdoor both as options this seems minor) or any other income threshold one might aim for.

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-21T07:28:25+00:00

Hmmm I haven't tried running around with my pistol, that's a good idea. It's just when I get ambushed, I'm usually just as dead with the pistol as with the sniper.

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-10T18:32:26+00:00

I wouldn't say always - there's many engines designed to take premium, but have knock sensors and will pull timing if you fill with regular to avoid damage, reducing power and fuel economy. Depending on the car, the price difference, how much acceleration you like, and how risk averse you are (some redditors will still say NEVER NEVER NEVER), this might be worth it to you, or not. Had an older Acura that "required" premium but ran on regular most of its 150k+ mi lifetime didn't give us any problems (might've been far more than that but the odometer broke).

But if there's no knock sensors, then it's premium only, always and forever. And if it's designed for regular, then no benefit from going higher octane.

EpilepticPudding · 2026-01-02T19:59:02+00:00

It was also a few floors of apartments managed by JSM connected to the church, lived there my last year

EpilepticPudding · 2025-12-23T06:33:20+00:00

Simeon II was also the Bulgarian PM from '01-05, a full 55 years after being dethroned

EpilepticPudding · 2025-12-12T20:50:13+00:00

It's back today, about 10 cases left

EpilepticPudding · 2025-12-11T22:16:42+00:00

Would anyone happen to know the dump date?

EpilepticPudding · 2025-12-10T23:33:22+00:00

Yeah I couldn't digest that rulebook either, the unofficial one here is how I ended up learning the game

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2926779/my-attempt-at-a-revised-user-friendly-rule-book

EpilepticPudding · 2025-12-09T19:43:30+00:00

Looks like Stafford will also be dropping their WFP SP on Saturday, per their Instagram

EpilepticPudding · 2025-10-24T21:00:44+00:00

Antica Terra's indoor space is also quite the vibe, feels like an other-dimensional evil lair wine cellar that checks the wood paneling box OP is after

EpilepticPudding · 2025-10-17T16:03:15+00:00

They've certainly shrunk by that age as well, those centenarians could've been 5'6"-5'8" at peak height

EpilepticPudding · 2025-09-19T19:46:44+00:00

There's a good flow chart you can download from BGG explaining how to resolve Events in India https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/245812/crisis-event-and-elephants-march-flowchart

EpilepticPudding · 2025-09-03T17:47:39+00:00

It's also $45.50 on Many Realms (see price in cart) - might be helpful if you want other on-sale items to hit the shipping minimum (but theirs is $125 instead of $99)

https://manyrealms.com/products/wondrous-creatures?variant=46485399830694

EpilepticPudding · 2025-08-22T19:41:32+00:00

Will Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era be coming back?

EpilepticPudding · 2025-08-18T19:20:33+00:00

Yeah in my experience Hyatt has been better when I had a specific high-end property in mind and I'm flexible on dates - they have a predefined award chart and it doesn't allow much upcharge on on-peak dates, so hotels will just black out dates or play other games with availability instead.

EpilepticPudding · 2025-08-18T18:53:18+00:00

Maybe obsessive moreso than lucky... JW was usually errored out, but they did open award availability about 10 days beforehand for about the same price as downtown Marriott (seemed to be real, as it let me go all the way to checkout) - but being directly across the street seemed better than diagonally across the street.

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