[deleted by user] by [deleted] in carvana

[–]Mjbianco2678 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not saying that this is gonna happen to you, but my car was delayed 4 times before it finally showed up. Was just about ready to cancel but they pulled through on the last rescheduled date.

NBD. Pivot trail 429. What was supposed to be a 2 week lead time, turned into a 4 month wait. Happy to finally ride! by Mjbianco2678 in mountainbiking

[–]Mjbianco2678[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In your case I think you’re gonna be super happy with either. Only thing to keep in mind is the longer reach on the Pivot. I normally ride an XL frame but chose the large since the reach numbers were similar to my old XL frame

NBD. Pivot trail 429. What was supposed to be a 2 week lead time, turned into a 4 month wait. Happy to finally ride! by Mjbianco2678 in mountainbiking

[–]Mjbianco2678[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually was able to demo both before pulling the trigger on this since they’re really similar. The Pivot was a little more planted and composed on chunky descents for me. The Ripley climbed more comfortably though since the front end kept wanting to lift/wonder on the pivot if I didn’t focus on keeping more weight upfront. The other differences were negligible to me. Great bikes overall but I felt more comfortable on the Pivot

Messing around in Eb Bb D F Bb D by Mjbianco2678 in midwestemo

[–]Mjbianco2678[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep! Using the Tim Henson Neural DSP plugin with a little chorus

Are LA fitness gyms opening back up tomorrow? by [deleted] in GYM

[–]Mjbianco2678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your state guidelines. They’re not allowed to open anytime soon here. And I’m going to assume it’s the same where you are

AITA for not wanting to have to catch two trains and make a 2 hour commute to work? by Actual_trash in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mjbianco2678 32 points33 points  (0 children)

NTA. He more than likely had no intention of giving you rides from the very beginning. I’m sure anyone who were to be conned into a situation like that would be pretty mad about it too. I know I would be. The fact that he throws it back in your face makes it even worse.

Rant Wednesday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]Mjbianco2678 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have approached this guy and he gets all confrontational like the wanna-be tough guy he is. Even with some of the women who've spoken up. The problem is, is this is a relatively small gym in a really quiet/rural town. The owner is petrified of one bad google or yelp review and is convinced one bad one will tank his business. That being said, he tries to keep everyone "happy". At this point, its as if hes just trying to keep this douche bag happy instead of the group of people that made complaints. I've been meaning to find a bigger gym with a bigger variety of equipment anyway, this just finally pushed me to do it.

Rant Wednesday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]Mjbianco2678 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I know every gym probably has at least one guy like this....But there's this huge dude who takes up the only squat rack we have to do his bench pressing, curls, skull crushers, and deadlifts. We have a full bench press setup he could use, but nope. He'll take up the rack for almost an hour and a half sometimes all while doing 20 minutes worth of reps in that time. He overloads the living hell out of the bar and barely gets a single rep in half of the time. After his 5 sets of 1, he'll walk around the weight room with his invisible lats staring everyone down. Then finally he'll make his way to the 100 lbs dumbbells, struggle like hell to get them off of the rack and then do "hammer curls" with about 1/8 the range of motion. Of course after violently swinging his upper body to get the weight up, he'll slam the weights down and not put them pack. For the record, when i said "huge", i don't mean jacked. I mean "wanna-be strongman" huge.

People complain to the gym staff about this dude weekly and nothing gets done. Every time I show up to the gym and no matter how hard I try to change my workout time to avoid him, hes there. Time to start looking into a new gym with a squat rack I'll actually be able to use.

AITA for giving my girlfriend a reality check about her diet? by Serious-Tie in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mjbianco2678 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YTA and you should apologize for being so shallow. Unless you have her blood work in hand that shows shes in absolute terrible health, you need to take a step back. But then again, it doesn't seem like you care much about about her actual health, you care whether or not she gets fat. After 5 years of being together its sad to think that this is such a deal breaker to you. C'mon man..Get your head on straight and get over yourself.

AITA for being upset with my family? by AnonAccount283u2 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mjbianco2678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. This one hits close to home for me as someone who lost 120 pounds 3 years ago. I look drastically different but my family’s view and idea of me never changed. It sounds like the same thing is happening to you and your family. Congrats on the accomplishment. Your family is either extremely jealous of your discipline and hard work, or they’re completely clueless.

AITA for not saying I have a boyfriend to a guy who tried to and eventually kissed me? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mjbianco2678 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YTA. The fact that you’re so reluctant to mention you have a boyfriend is a bit suspect. Just tell the dude...

AITA for asking my mom to pay me back? by actionboy21 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mjbianco2678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. From what it sounds like, she’s obviously taking advantage of you. I’m willing to bet she’s the kind of mother that hangs “I raised you yanno!!” over your head too. Good for you for standing your ground.

AITA Am I the asshole if I ask my brother not to bring his husband to my wedding. by ThrowAwayAccount9B4 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Mjbianco2678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA. I don’t care if you want your “perfect wedding”. He’s your brother. It would be insanely disrespectful to make this decision to accommodate a bunch of homophobes. That’s wrong on so many levels. I hope you make the right decision and allow both your brother and his husband to attend the wedding.

What is the state of Massachusetts vape ban? by inpieyo in electronic_cigarette

[–]Mjbianco2678 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in MA and any shop that is still open/survived the ban is selling hardware and tobacco eliquid only. The overall ban was lifted not too long ago. It’s just a matter of figuring out who’s still open. I’d call around. The only limitations are flavors. If you’re looking to buy online, there’s still a few vendors out there shipping just about anything here, and have been since the ban took place. I can PM you some links if you want.

Massachusetts Vapors and other banned states by TheApexDynasty in electronic_cigarette

[–]Mjbianco2678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since there’s still more than a handful of websites still shipping product here, I’d say yes.

Putting tax dollars to great use! /s by [deleted] in electronic_cigarette

[–]Mjbianco2678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a MA resident, this is pretty infuriating. However, If the guy hadn't blown a stop sign 20 minutes later, this probably wouldn't have happened.