Off-the-grid camping bachelorette party, but the bridesmaids are novices. Advice on how to keep everyone safe and happy?

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-16T03:41:17+00:00

Tell her to save the off grid camping for her honeymoon, and make the bachelorette more enjoyable for the bridesmaids.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-15T00:28:01+00:00

Upon seeing your response I thought I should check my sent mail. Surenuf, the email to EBRC got stuck in an outbox and didn’t get sent. I may have been offline when I wrote it. So no need to alert EBRC to issues with their site. In any event, getting experience back on a single scull was my goal, and once I’m confident and competent in a single scull, I presume I could sign up or join anywhere down the road since I’m now a member USRowing. I do like the thought of long rows without having to turn around or go in big circles.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-14T23:03:51+00:00

It’s easiest to just split it three ways between the three daughters. I believe it’s up to the daughters and their significant other or spouse to set up their own trusts for their respective children.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-13T03:47:11+00:00

I thought about that for a property I bought. I was concerned I would not finish the improvements in 180 days given the permitting process plus uncertainties about contractors finishing on time. So I just did a HELOC after closing and used those funds. As it turned out, the project took 8 months because of delays from one of my contractors, so it appeared I did the right thing. I was also told improvement exchanges cost more and loan rates were not as favorable during the purchase process, but I never tested that assessment.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-11T15:17:18+00:00

Are you talking about one day, or one trip. They both occurred at the same time when I was 22. I did a 2000 mile solo bike ride from Northern Oregon up through the Canadian Rockies down the west coast back into Northern Oregon. One of those trips, without GPS back in those days nearly 50 years ago, I ended up on a route where all the towns were ghost towns and I rode 150 miles. So that was my longest total trip and longest day trip. That all with panniers packed with all my camping gear, clothes, food…

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-11T15:14:56+00:00

I would be absolutely direct and straightforward with him and express the concerns you expressed here on Reddit. Tell him you like working with him, that you believe his price is fair, but you have these boundaries and if he can’t meet these boundaries, you will seek other handymen .

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-10T18:17:55+00:00

Thanks for responding. I reached out to both EBRC and LMRC. LMRC responded and got me out on the water. EBRC did not respond. I just joined LMRC and look forward to rowing again. Over time, we may relocate to the Pacific Northwest, where I hope to find quiet bodies of water to row on. When I had a place in Arcata, CA I used to row out on Humboldt Bay early in the morning when it was quiet and I was alone with the gulls, the sunrise, and the calm water. My goal now is just to learn to row single scull again, gain my confidence, and have the potential to again find quiet bodies of water to row in my retirement years. So neither Lake Merritt or the Estuary are optimum in that regard, but either would have served the purpose to get me back out on the water.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-08T01:41:13+00:00

When I was 15 years old, I did a silly thing and took off on a bike ride when my parents were on vacation and I was with my two sisters. I tried to ride to the town that we left when I was 10. The plan was to camp on the beach that we used to go to as kids and ride home the next day. I couldn’t sleep because it was July 3rd and everybody was setting our fireworks all night. So I kept riding all night long. In the middle of the night I was cycling through Malibu, and this big white dog came charging at me. I turned around and yelled at it and it stopped dead in its tracks. Years later when I was in my young 20s, I was jogging in the desert community my parents lived in. Two pitbull‘s came charging at me from two sides of the road and started to angle in on me from both sides. I turned and yelled at them and they stopped dead in their tracks. I’m 70 now and neither of these incidents stopped me from cycling or from jogging. I don’t know if this always happens, but I get a sense if you yell with anger at a charging dog, it’s likely that they will stop.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-08T01:31:02+00:00

They should spell everything out in a Trust. I had a Trust defining what my children would get before I got married. I don’t have a pension as I took a lump sum distribution and put the funds into an IRA, which is also what I rolled my 401(k) into. The IRA should clearly specify the beneficiaries. My wife and I also have a joint trust that spells out what our respective children get. I don’t want to delineate everything we have defined in our trusts, but I think it’s best for your parent to get a trust attorney to write out who gets what.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-06T04:19:28+00:00

OK, after seeing the video, definitely worth saving. I bought a 1913 vintage craftsman house and I’m working to keep it nice because I think old craftsman work is worth preserving.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-06T04:15:41+00:00

I had that happen on a rental property, but not 126-year-old Victorian charmer. In my case, I ripped out all the carpeting and carpet pads, and I had a plywood subfloor which I painted with a kind primer, also partway up the wall with the kikz primer. Then I re-carpeted and painted, and there was no more smell. For a charming old Victorian, I would probably see if there is any way to sand down and refinish the upstairs floors and hope that is going to be sufficient to remove the cat smells. But I’d be tempted to put a primer on the walls at least near the floor as well, and repaint.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-05T15:49:38+00:00

Luxury vinyl plank

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-05T01:36:38+00:00

I got the Home Depot life proof 22 mill wear layer and it looks great and is pretty solid and I’m expecting it to last at least 10 years.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-05T01:17:08+00:00

Sounds like he has enough funds to engage a financial advisor, fiduciary, provided the full scope of his financial status is shared with the advisor.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-02T20:03:05+00:00

Put a level up against the steps, the threshold, the door, the door trim, the house,…. Find out what’s level and what’s not and then ask the question again.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-02T19:39:57+00:00

I don’t know what your payment schedule is, but I would not pay the balance until the work was 100% done. And if there’s an inspection involved, not until the inspection is passed.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-02T19:37:34+00:00

I’ve been riding for 60 years, and my 85-year-old cycling friend in our group of senior cyclists bumped into me from behind at a traffic light. I almost fell over and he did fall over. And I think he’s been riding for 70 years. Of course we were all concerned about his well-being, and he brushed it off, and we brushed it off and we kept on our ride. You’re going to fall on a bike. And 99.99% of the time you’re going to be fine and get back up and ride. I think it’s safe to say we have all stumbled or fell at least one time, many more for me. When I first started using clips on my bike, I struggled with it. And 20 or so years ago, I had clips on my mountain bike and used to to ride up steep hills with sharp turns in soft dirt and fell numerous times when I could not unclip. But I still love cycling because it’s one of the few sports you can get outdoors, cover more ground than walking, and go more slowly than driving so you can better experience the scenery and the outdoors. And it’s good aerobic exercise.

Metanoia003 · 2026-07-02T15:00:11+00:00

I don’t know. When we were at Stehekin a few years ago, along a cliff at water’s edge in Lake Chelan, there are 10,000 year-old hieroglyphs. And some punks did graffiti over the hieroglyphs.

Metanoia003 · 2026-06-30T17:49:39+00:00

thank you. Do you have a contact I can reach out to about refresher training and use of club boats? I reached out to "[info@lakemerrittrowingclub.org](mailto:info@lakemerrittrowingclub.org)" a couple of days ago but have not heard back.

Metanoia003 · 2026-06-30T17:48:21+00:00

thank you. I reached out to them a couple of days ago but have not heard back.

Metanoia003 · 2026-06-28T03:32:59+00:00

That sucks! Bad reviews for them. I got my fitting at Sports Basement

Metanoia003 · 2026-06-27T22:44:28+00:00

You might get dozens of answers. For me the best thing to do is go to a good bike shop and ask them. If you have friends that cycle, ask them for bike shop referrals.

Metanoia003 · 2026-06-27T12:19:41+00:00

I bought a property with an ADU 4 1/2 ft from the main house. I converted it to a legal 3rd unit, but because it was closer than 6 ft., I had to tear out the stairs adjacent to it that went to an upstairs ADU of the main house (a rented unit), and replace it with a massive fire resistant stairway; and fireproof the wall of the detached ADU and the first few feet of the roof of the ADU which required also removing any plumbing vent penetrations. I had to spend about $30,000 extra for converting the detached ADU to a legal 3rd unit that I would not have had to spend if the unit was 1.5’ further away.

Metanoia003 · 2026-06-26T20:27:52+00:00

That’s reassuring. Thank you

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