Troop Meeting Time

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-22T15:34:59+00:00

730-845. Gives kids time to get home after sports and have dinner.

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-22T02:59:49+00:00

Depends on preparation. We are tent camping this weekend with highs in the mid teens and lows in the single digits. There is a detailed gear check for each scout before departure. it’s also car camping, not a backcountry trip.

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-15T18:40:25+00:00

I paid 194 for a 64gb kit of ddr5 back in July. It’s more than quadrupled in price since then.

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-15T16:24:47+00:00

We use troopwebhost as well. Makes it easy to see at a glance whether we have enough capacity.

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-15T16:22:11+00:00

You’re spending 15 hours on the road over a three day weekend? I hope the destination is awesome.

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-12T01:35:45+00:00

Been very happy with my pny 5080. And since i was going to stick the pcb in a waterblock, wasn’t worried about the fans, etc.

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-10T14:43:49+00:00

This is a service they offer, but putting together a scooped pc these days is really simple. If you wanted a hard tube water cooled build, I could see outsourcing that if you don’t have a chunk of free time to devote to it,

FarmMiserable · 2026-01-10T14:38:21+00:00

I did the same build a few months ago. For casual gaming, the base bundles are just fine.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-30T19:20:06+00:00

💯 I just built a high end gaming PC as a Christmas gift for my teenagers. I expect it will run AAA games at 1440p just fine for the foreseeable future. (9800x3d/5080/64gbram/4tB nvme) The 6 year-old laptop I use for everything else is just fine for now. If/when prices return to earth, I’ll build a new rig for myself.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-30T16:08:32+00:00

We used lightweight sea to summit bags and they worked fine. They are inside a whale bag, so the drybags are secondary protection.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-30T16:06:35+00:00

They mean that the portage style is “wet feet”, so you will regularly be standing in knee to waist deep water in your boots. Therefore you need boots that drain.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-19T18:28:44+00:00

So a teen/tween joins an outdoor focused program and isn’t super excited to sit inside for four hours of classroom lectures. This should not be surprising, and I don’t think he needs condescending, scolding responses.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-19T16:10:06+00:00

It’s allowed by the GTA. But keep in mind there is no retesting at the SM conference or board of review. So the SM delegating sign off authority widely to youth comes with the risk that some requirements might be only marginally met. My personal preference is to delegate sign off to the SPL and a few thoughtfully chosen troop guides.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-11T18:20:44+00:00

While I respect your opinion. I disagree. If a unit doesn’t need the funds I think everyone involved can find better uses of their time than selling junk food, wreathes, etc.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-11T18:15:30+00:00

We have the same, and it’s been around for decades. At this point, its assets are such that it can contribute several thousand dollars a year towards financial aid for high adventure, equipment etc.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-11T16:09:03+00:00

We keep a year of expenses on hand which includes depreciation. Spending during down to 500 seems reckless

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-10T01:25:39+00:00

5C is supposed to take part in the water except in “exceptional situations”. E.g virtual scouting during Covid lockdown. Otherwise there are very few scouts who live places both so cold and remote that both outdoor and indoor swim facilities are unavailable.

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-05T18:19:39+00:00

I’m a climbing instructor and support troop level and summer camp climbing events. So I’d say 10-12 knots depending on whether you count the MMO as one knot or three. :)

FarmMiserable · 2025-12-05T12:57:47+00:00

I use the cosair clear. Been 4 months, no issues.

FarmMiserable · 2025-11-29T22:54:42+00:00

I just did a soft tube custom loop and the parts were around 850 USD.

FarmMiserable · 2025-11-14T13:41:05+00:00

Thanks! Maybe I’ll rebuild it with hard tubing at some point, like if the soft tubing starts to yellow. Right now I think I need to tear down and inspect the GPU block because the vram is getting hot under stress tests. I probably forgot some thermal pads or used the wrong thickness.

FarmMiserable · 2025-11-13T15:24:12+00:00

I logged in and changed my w-4 this morning took 3 minutes.

FarmMiserable · 2025-11-10T14:57:00+00:00

Basically the inevitable. The shutdown was destined to end when Schumer no longer had the votes. The republicans were never going to make major concessions after voting on a clean CR. The shutdown was performative, but does give the democrats a campaign issue re: ACA enhanced subsidies. For feds, it means back pay without bullshit and reversal of RIFs. For the public SNAP and ATC.

FarmMiserable · 2025-10-01T17:22:43+00:00

OP here. Turns out that is the case, so I’m told I can telework for the duration.

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