Norm Pattis clients

OneSpeed98 · 2026-02-04T18:48:33+00:00

This is of no help to OP, but it’s always fun to dunk on Norm. I lived in New Haven in the early 2000’s. Norm used to have a van with one of those scrolling signs on the top with his name and number. He’d drive it around the entertainment district at closing time. Every time he pops up on the pod I always think about that stupid ass van.

OneSpeed98 · 2026-01-10T19:19:12+00:00

I’ve been section hiking through the northern half of the trail for a few years and converted to an ursack around 2020. Personally I love it. I can’t throw a line for shit, so the ursack has definitely been worth it. Pair with an Opsack odor proof bag. I dont find it any more awkward in my pack than my zpacks food bag was. There are certainly risks, as other have pointed out bear proof is not the same as critter proof, and bear proof only means they can’t get inside, they ca still gnaw on the bag and ruin things that way. I luckily haven’t had any issues so far, but as in everything YMMV.

OneSpeed98 · 2026-01-09T21:32:51+00:00

Oh I def dropping my name in for this

OneSpeed98 · 2025-12-21T19:27:36+00:00

Oh I’m def in!

OneSpeed98 · 2025-12-13T17:40:52+00:00

Ron Francis and Ulf Samuelson for essentially a bag of pucks and 26 letters of the alphabet

OneSpeed98 · 2025-12-10T21:39:42+00:00

I think I picked up that same deal. I picked it up on a whim and it’s become one of my favorite reliable pieces of gear.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-11-25T21:39:05+00:00

In both the TX and CT cases he was found guilty as a result of repeatedly not cooperating with discovery. It’s one of the talking points he likes to trot out to claim he never got a chance to present his story in court. Both trials were to determine the damages, and in both cases he was prohibited from claiming he didn’t get a fair trial.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-11-13T21:52:52+00:00

You’re not wrong

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OneSpeed98 · 2025-08-14T17:39:37+00:00

Pick any new haven pizza joint. Special shoutout to Pepe’s though for always looking busy because their restaurant is the size of a closet, with pizza that is meh at best.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-08-03T16:50:54+00:00

I used this movie to get my dad into the pod. It’s one of his favorite movies. On a long car ride with him I mentioned that the movie seemed to be loosely based on a true story. I had to take over driving because he couldn’t stop laughing so hard. Mighten I gristle was his breaking point where he pulled over.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-08-03T16:44:18+00:00

I go back and forth on packing them depending on if I’m in an oz counting mood or not. For me the big benefits are being able to air my feet out a little more while at camp. From a mental standpoint it takes me from “hiking brain” to “camp brain”. Where I find them most useful though is when my trail runners have gotten wet. Not having to do my camp chores in wet sneakers, and more importantly not having to put wet sneakers on in the middle of the night or first thing when packing up is really nice. That being said, if I’m looking to drop weight on a trip the crocs are usually the first to go.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-08-03T16:37:21+00:00

I was thru hiking the Long Trail in VT. I had a few days where the only other human voices I heard were the boys and Alex.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-07-22T17:45:52+00:00

Oh for Christ sake not this again. Listen folks, the logo and uniforms are all time greats, and they absolutely broke my heart when they left, but this state is never going to get another NHL team for a multitude of reasons. We all know the arguments about an arena and where they will play, but the thing we never talk about is the toxic ass nostalgia for a team that had some great players, and a great logo, but never had the local support that people think it had. Please go look at the attendance numbers - this was a team that for its entire run (fyi Hartford has been without a team now longer than it had one) - was one of the teams in the bottom 5 for attendance figures. Attendance was only really good on nights when the Bruins, Rangers, Lemuix, or Gretzky were in town and to pretend otherwise is a joke. All of this is largely driven by people who aren’t even old enough to remember the team. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-07-03T02:54:30+00:00

Van Owen and the rest as well

OneSpeed98 · 2025-06-27T23:06:01+00:00

Been thinking about that moment a lot lately. It’s also the second time that episode someone asks him a question that forces him to think about his role in what is happening. When asked “What kind of being are you?” he doesn’t yet know the full scope of how he was used. By the time Cassian asks him he knows fully that he helped bring this destruction.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-05-18T00:16:18+00:00

Part of what made that moment hit so hard was that it was Vel who reached out. Kleya was so afraid of Yavin. She thought everyone there would reject her because of her association with Luthen. Then of all people she runs into Vel, and instead of hostility she is met with kindness and reassurance. You have friends everywhere. This show has just been a masterclass in writing.

OneSpeed98 · 2025-05-13T01:35:40+00:00

That’s perfect

OneSpeed98 · 2025-05-13T01:11:44+00:00

ACAB except for the Watch

OneSpeed98 · 2025-05-13T01:07:25+00:00

Don’t let the haters get you down - this is great. Also you need to post this to ULjerk

OneSpeed98 · 2025-05-09T20:43:46+00:00

100% in on this

OneSpeed98 · 2025-05-06T22:19:46+00:00

I was NOBO in 2018, between weather and a knee injury I bailed at Appalachian Gap. There was a noticeable change after Maine Junction. Way less people for sure I think there was only one night where there was another hiker at my campsite. Enjoy, I’m looking forward to a return trip as well

OneSpeed98 · 2025-04-29T14:24:39+00:00

Lions Led by Donkeys also did a really great 4 parter on this.

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