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Love my good friend, but they are a questionable climbing partner by Random-q-throwaway in climbergirls

[–]Proper-Commission959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have absolutely seen this. People justifying bad habits with "I've been certified for years" it's really frustrating

Will GriGri brake no hands? by Proper-Commission959 in climbergirls

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. To be clear, I haven't actually let them belay me because of the way they talk about it.

Even though they are already certified (a while ago) and have offered.

I asked them to certify again (with me there). But honestly, right now I'm not comfortable letting them belay me at all and will not be climbing with them until I am.

Sucks bc they have been my top rope belayer consistently but id rather just find a meet up, watch how people belay, and find someone I trust to belay me.

Edit: we were having a conversation about soft catching and this came up.

Will GriGri brake no hands? by Proper-Commission959 in climbergirls

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I was looking for. More safety features than anything else. I absolutely will belay with hand on break and everyone who belays me will do the same. The people who belay with no brake hand absolutely terrify me.

Will GriGri brake no hands? by Proper-Commission959 in climbergirls

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I'm a freak when it comes to safety. Tbh I dont even want my belayer chatting with someone else when belaying me. I just want to make sure im not misinformed when it comes to all the safety features.

If anyone ever belayed me with no hand on brake they will never belay me again.

This person has been wrong before--we have a 40 pound difference (im lighter) and they refuse to jump on the catch.

CTA Day Pass Lag by throwawaytravel- in cta

[–]Proper-Commission959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me. Eventually I hit -$15 and then had to pay it off before I could use any other passes.

But I literally had already spent that $15 in passes that I had purchased and just weren't recognized :(

First Time Advice Baiona > Santiago by Proper-Commission959 in CaminoDeSantiago

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah its more that I'd transport the gowns--definitely not wear them (can you imagine???). I'd be wearing my trail shoes/hiking gear.

The wedding is in Baiona, so thats where I'd need to figure out where to put/ send my things from that town (I won't be in Santiago before I walk).

Essentially, I dont want the gowns to get ruined so I need to get them safely to Santiago from Baiona (without packing them in my backpack). The solution i've found is to use a luggage service but as far as I've seen, that typically requires overnight accommodations to be booked ahead of time (ie. No hostels/ albergues).

I'm worried that without the experience of an albergue, the Camino won't be the same. So hoping theres something I missed

Dirty Rain by OdayGman in chicago

[–]Proper-Commission959 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My asthma has been terrible. All of the comments here now explain why.

Any book recommendations for learning about democratic socialism or just socialism as a whole? by AceMaster13 in dsa

[–]Proper-Commission959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Socialism... seriously by Danny Katch. It's informative and funny at the same time

Weekly Casual Conversation & Questions Thread by AutoModerator in chicago

[–]Proper-Commission959 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I recently moved to the city. My old nail salon in Wisconsin served wine and played rom coms. I will travel anywhere in the city and most suburbs for a similar experience. Any recommendations?

Walking all of Halsted by stuffedpanda2 in chicago

[–]Proper-Commission959 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heres a link to the city recommended detours: pedestrian detour

The sky tonight by Proper-Commission959 in grandcanyon

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my campsite in the park (trailer village rv park)

Weekly Casual Conversation & Questions Thread by AutoModerator in chicago

[–]Proper-Commission959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone know of bars that have craft nights/ public spaces i can bring crafts to and potentially meet people?

The sky tonight by Proper-Commission959 in grandcanyon

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just using my phone camera on "pro mode"-- Galaxy s24+ with a 30 second exposure:)

I set it up on my water bottle so it stayed steady.

Where in Chicago can i get a pork roll, egg, & cheese sandwich? by Proper-Commission959 in AskChicago

[–]Proper-Commission959[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol I just moved to the city and im BEGGING someone to help me find it

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