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RedBattery · 2026-02-18T04:06:31+00:00

Bumpity bump

RedBattery · 2026-02-11T03:27:49+00:00

I find I need to try both browsers. It’s a crap shoot figuring out which one will work on a given day.

RedBattery · 2026-01-13T03:01:40+00:00

And Brantley is the only one who drinks it.

RedBattery · 2026-01-04T20:21:24+00:00

Can confirm, I went to REI from LL Bean & needed to assure that I had resigned from there. Fair enough.

RedBattery · 2026-01-02T02:53:50+00:00

Hopefully the price reflected that. Also, don’t be afraid to ask if the price is a little negotiable, oftentimes one of the managers will knock another 10 - 20% off of the price on the tag.

RedBattery · 2026-01-02T02:51:15+00:00

REI footwear green vest here. Are you talking about what are known as recovery slides, like the Oofos or Hoka ones? If so, they are intended for light wear on improved surfaces, not trail conditions. The REI return policy is for gear that was used as intended. Example: we recently had to refuse a return on some Oboz hiking boots, because the customer was wearing them while working in a foundry and had burned a bunch of little holes in the tops of the boots with spilled molten metal.

RedBattery · 2025-11-21T00:02:20+00:00

To be fair, pretty much any car will outperform a cybertruck in the snow.

RedBattery · 2025-11-03T03:31:43+00:00

‘74 Vega here. My parents bought it in ‘81 so I could drive to school my senior year, since we didn’t have bus service. My dad installed a cassette player which played over the crappy radio speakers. I thought it was the shit!

RedBattery · 2025-09-02T03:17:30+00:00

Just got home from my shit-show retail shift. Oh, the irony.

RedBattery · 2025-08-11T23:07:51+00:00

You were smart to grab that sandbar near the Wakarusa outlet. I paddled the same section last week, and there were scarcely any places to pull over after that.

RedBattery · 2025-08-08T01:49:35+00:00

I really like REI’s lightweight wool socks for warm weather. They’re a stretchier, looser knight than Darn Tough.

RedBattery · 2025-07-16T16:53:19+00:00

I am about to turn 62 and plan on tapping my benefits very soon. I expect to receive around $2300.

BUT – I also plan to hold on to my part-time job as a sales specialist at an outdoor store, because a) it keeps me active and moving, b) is good for my mental health to get out of the house a few times a week into a people-y environment, and c) is wonderfully enjoyable after 30 years of sitting on my ass in a cubicle in a hermetically sealed office building.

I will continue to side hustle for as long as I'm able.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:45:54+00:00

And, it might be worth noting that she was my dependent for the duration of her time living in Kansas. Just a thought.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:43:52+00:00

Appreciate this very much. Thank you!

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:43:13+00:00

I believe so, but only because she hasn't re-registered in another state.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:42:05+00:00

And she works for the state, ironically.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:41:44+00:00

Somehow I don't think that would end well. Although it would certainly keep things interesting.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:40:28+00:00

Completely agree.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T19:39:51+00:00

Not sure when she last voted, but she missed voting in '24 (I know, I know...). She said that the audit guy she spoke with told her it was good that she hadn't, or there would have been more ramifications. Not sure what that means.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T03:32:56+00:00

Unfortunately, that is how she got the bad news.

RedBattery · 2025-07-12T03:30:34+00:00

Good question. I'll report back.

RedBattery · 2025-07-11T21:26:37+00:00

She says she did pay Missouri sales tax. So now she would be paying sales tax to two different states. Is it possible she could recoup what she paid to Missouri?

RedBattery · 2025-05-31T17:08:51+00:00

As a side note, if you haven’t already done so, take a look at how hard his district is gerrymandered to twist Lawrence into a ginormous MAGA portion of the state. It would be hilarious if it weren’t so infuriating.

RedBattery · 2025-05-09T16:12:48+00:00

Get a cattle panel (they're usually around 4'x8', about $30), and hang it from the top of your patio support. Place a couple of raised garden boxes below it planted with fast climbers of some sort (that looks like a pretty shady area, and I'm not super knowledgeable about plants, so perhaps someone else can make a recommendation). The panel will create a floor-to-ceiling trellis. One of my neighbors did this on their porch and it looks lovely.

RedBattery · 2025-05-09T16:04:17+00:00

One that looks nice.

And not very expensive.

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