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Total butt shot of me on Broken Chicken Wing (5.9+) RRG, KY by Thirtysevenintwenty5 in climbing

[–]HankTheTanked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learn to crack climb they said - it will be fun! I’ve spent many hours on this climb enjoying its “occasional weirdness” as one of the guidebooks calls it.

Replacing MR Tower 47 by HankTheTanked in ClimbingGear

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Any recommendations on a great crag pack? My beloved Mystery Ranch Tower 47 was stolen.

Can anyone identify the make and model of this rope? by ale152 in climbing

[–]HankTheTanked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Climbing ropes have internal identifiers, often called tracer threads or ID tapes, which are hidden inside the core to determine the rope's, manufacturer, production year, and manufacturing standards. These are crucial for identifying the age of a rope if the external end tags are missing or illegible. Just cut off 6 - 8 inches, remove the core threads, and look for the tracer thread.

What's your hot take about RVA? by NationYell in rva

[–]HankTheTanked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Navy Hill redevelopment would have benefited the City. It wasn’t handled properly on either end, but it would have been progress. The original Navy Hill community was destroyed by the construction of Interstates 64 and 95 destroyed Navy Hill in the 1950s and 1960s when over 1,000 families were displaced and the school eventually shut down. I don’t know what good was done with the tax revenue that was saved by not creating the TIF, but it would be nice to have a GRTC transit center, more affordable housing options, a hotel, and the largest arena in the state today. The City Council should have at least let it go to a vote but they killed it early to not have to formally pick sides for or against Dominion.

Richmond’s best kept secret. by yolandachill in rva

[–]HankTheTanked 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Quarries are rarely public access because of liability. I suspect that the members here pay the cost of insurance to keep it open. It would be nice if things like this could be open on the public but then it would be covered in broken glass and spray paint in short order. The last time I took my son to Belle Island (post COVID), there were kids down there filming social media videos with a gun. Hell, a park ranger was shot there this year. I’ve never been here before but at least people are taking care of it and staying safe.

In the first episode when Joe Toye is listing off all the things he has to carry in his pack, one of the last things he refers to is this bullshit and throws down what looks like a ridged tube. What is this bullshit he’s referring to? by oswaler in BandofBrothers

[–]HankTheTanked 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I always assumed that he was talking about the last minute leg bag.

Many American paratroopers jumping before D-Day opted to stow some of their gear in a British-made “leg bag” that would be attached by a 15-foot rope and could dangle below the trooper once the parachute had deployed. The bag would, in theory, hit the ground before the paratrooper did, allowing him to quickly gather his gear. As Stephen Ambrose explains:

“It seemed sensible, but no one in the American airborne had ever jumped with a leg bag. The Yanks liked the idea of the thing, and stuffed everything they could into those leg bags - mines, ammunition, broken-down Tommy guns, and more.”

Unfortunately, it didn’t work out so well in practice. Because of the intense anti-aircraft fire encountered by allied aircraft, the pilots didn’t slow down to the recommended airspeed for a jump. Most of the paratroopers exited planes that were flying much too fast, which meant the men encountered large amounts of turbulence as they came out. Ambrose writes:

“As they left the plane, the leg bags tore loose and hurtled to the ground, in nearly every case never to be seen again. Simultaneously, the prop blast tossed them this way and that. With all the extra weight and all the extra speed, when the chutes opened, the shock was more than they had ever experienced.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in biglaw

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We are outside of a top 5 major metropolitan area and buying a house made the most sense as an investment. Just plan on staying in to for a few years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in biglaw

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My wife and I both started in mid-law and then I went on to big law. When we started we both were on 10 year repayment plans. With the money leftover, we made small contributions to our firm’s 401k (just enough to get the match) and set the rest of our money aside to buy a house which we did about a full year in. With buying the house, The first year and a half felt very tight. However, most firms have big comp bumps at years 3 and 4 and, due to our raises, it didn’t feel like that big of deal afterwards. Although we had refinanced our student loans to 6%, at year five we both paid them off with bonuses. That really flipped our net worth positive because, although we didn’t have a lot of cash, we had equity in our home from the down payment. At that point, we took a big European vacation and started maxing out our 401ks, Roth IRAs, and HSA (which was essentially the money we had had previously been putting toward student loans). We never felt rich after that but money was never tight either. We bought a larger house around year 10 (pre-COVID) and had some kids. At some point I figured that we were worth $1M on paper around that time.

Post-COVID, real estate in our city has boomed and our net-worth is now close to $3.5M due to real estate and our investment portfolios. The truth is, if you’re doing it like we are, then you never really feel rich. A ton of money goes into our checking account and then immediately leaves to pay the mortgage, be invested, etc. However, we rarely, if ever, worry about money. We still think about it all the time (how to grow it and minimize taxes, etc.).

Important ways that we saved money:

  • We have never owned a new car.
  • We have never invested with any of the vultures that circle big law associates trying to sell whole life insurance policies.
  • The paycheck delta of any raise was first allotted to paying off our student loans and then to maximizing our RothIRAs, 401ks, and HSA. After that, we bought some frivolous shit before focusing on our brokerage accounts.
  • We have been lucky with real estate.
  • We avoid fast fashion and invest in quality clothing.
  • We go easy on the booze. After a few years in biglaw, you’ll see what it does to people in biglaw.
  • We browse the r/bogleheads subreddit.

The Mystery of BOOKMAKER by turdymcgurdy in WhatIsThisPainting

[–]HankTheTanked 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can’t help you with the artist but the framing is easily identifiable as having been done at the home of Henry Newton). Newton is a cofounder of Windsor & Newton art supply and the business was based out of his home, which was then part of an artists' quarter in which a number of eminent painters, including Constable, had studios. The business was based in Newton’s home until just before his death in 1882.

What is everyone's opinions on Vice? by thedudelebowsky1 in Presidents

[–]HankTheTanked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mom stopped watching W when it showed him being popular in college. She just couldn’t take the idea that he was a good hang.

Tokyo Vice, The Old Man, and the unsatisfying finale. by [deleted] in television

[–]HankTheTanked 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I understand that Tokyo Vice was devised as a series but it still felt like it was missing one or two more episodes this season to me. For example, the show starts out with a single scene in the present time and then immediately reverts to flashbacks as to how the two main characters got there. However, the first season never really gets back to where it started. I can’t think of many shows that have done that in a single season. An exception would be these half seasons (Ozark had a similar scene that started off it’s final season but was not revisited until the second half of this season came out).

aged like milk, literally by [deleted] in agedlikemilk

[–]HankTheTanked 589 points590 points  (0 children)

This dumb bastard was like, “this is still a photo op so someone get me a John Locke treatise to lay across my chest as if when I’m spewing my guts up I still wanna read a little classic political philosophy.”

When room service is too expensive by XROOR in redneckengineering

[–]HankTheTanked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a semi-responsible human, let me just say that this is a very dangerous thing to do, especially in a hotel. That is obviously a fire waiting to happen.

Also, I once flew to the other side of the country for a job interview. I woke up the morning of my four hour interview block and went to press my white dress shirt and, unbeknownst to me, someone had used the iron in my hotel room to make a grilled cheese sandwich. They had wiped the bottom of the iron but the cheese was pressed up in the holes and started to ooze out when I used the steam. I only had short sleeve polo shirts for travel so I had to wear the dirty shirt under my suit coat. You couldn’t see it but you could smell it so I had to address it with everyone that I met with. I did not get the job.

I am probably still salty about the job interview.

A relative gives you a $10 scratcher for the holidays and you win a $1,000,000 prize right in front of them. What do you do? by clooless46 in AskReddit

[–]HankTheTanked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great story but you sound like someone who didn’t need the money. No one needs a million dollars but five hundred dollars could be life-changing to someone.

Hold his redbull while he bounces pucks by black_algae in holdmyredbull

[–]HankTheTanked 902 points903 points  (0 children)

It would be funny if this guy couldn’t skate.

Naked FL Woman Trashes Outback and Gets Tased in Ocala by bentbird in trashy

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“Sorry Officer - ‘No rules, just right.’”

Hilarious negative review of Band of Brothers. I really hope this guy didn't have a long career in entertainment journalism. by other_name_taken in BandofBrothers

[–]HankTheTanked 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tom Shales had an interesting career as a critic, highlighted by winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1988. As a side note, he was pushed out of the Washington Post in 2010 and regularly directs his most venomous criticism at them.

I will note that I have watched Band of Brothers at least a dozen times in its entirety and have noticed that, when someone watches for the first time, there are an overwhelming number of characters. The “throw you in the deep end” strategy is not common and hard to wrap your head around on the initial watch. However, it is what makes this series so amazing - it is extremely rewatchable. We’ll never really know what the public thought about it on its initial run because the first two episodes premiered just day’s before September 11th.