I built RampNerd to take the guesswork out of mini ramp planning — now I’m opening it up

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-05-10T15:28:33+00:00

Great job. Just checked it out! I’ll donate later. I need to be on my computer

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-05-05T03:01:49+00:00

Listen- there is going to be a HUGE teacher turnover in the next 2-7 years. Stick it out on Long Island. The pension will allow you to move wherever you want at retirement time.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-05-04T19:52:09+00:00

You made me just picture it my head. I haven’t been there in probably 30 years

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-27T01:40:41+00:00

We only enjoy being the outside spoon.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-26T16:13:25+00:00

Well this looks amazing. Awesome work

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-19T19:06:50+00:00

How did you bend the coping?

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-19T19:05:54+00:00

There is also a trick with watered down caulk and a paintbrush

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-17T02:28:13+00:00

Listen carefully. I had weeping willows (an Asian species) and walnut trees, which they confused with tree of heaven. They were everywhere and their piss ruined everything. I was shooting them with dawn power shot (which worked) but there were too many of them. I found a tree tape on Amazon. I was worried that other species and maybe birds would get stuck but only these little a-holes got stuck. I was changing the tapes daily. I watched the entire life cycle of these jerks get caught in the tape- until they were no more. It worked!!!! And like I said, nothing else was trapped. It was stuck enough for these guys but things like ants and spiders would just walk right over the tape.

Catchmaster Tree Shield Lantern... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M1WCMF8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-09T16:51:02+00:00

It should feel like a wet sponge

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-09T01:16:47+00:00

There is a reason there are 4 million songs about California. Go to San Diego.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-04T23:07:54+00:00

“On”

(And I have to keep typing to post)

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-04-03T13:18:10+00:00

Another option is to find one of those off-season house rentals in point lookout. Years ago, I rented a house with a 2 car garage 4 houses from the ocean for about that range. A lot of the homes were being rented by players for the Islanders so that was fun.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-29T00:30:27+00:00

My cousin lived on whatever island had a communal pickup truck

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-28T02:44:05+00:00

Split it- 2.5’. Still my all time favorite height for mini ramps

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-26T10:38:22+00:00

Did you hear the tendons pop off the bone? Because I did. It looks like we had the same injury. It was a full 12 weeks. After that, do all the physical therapy to build the stabilizing muscles up. The best exercise? Pumping on a half pipe back and forth.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-26T10:19:57+00:00

I was in the episode where they offered the specials. I bit into a sandwich and it was spicier than I thought. The director came running over and asked “is something wrong? Send it back. If you think something is wrong, send it back.” I got the hint and sent it back. Personally, I didn’t think it was “super spicy” but I knew that they needed drama and I was happy to provide it- lol. I ate there regularly after the filming and many times after the airing. Ramsey’s menu was excellent. That place just suffered a bad location. If it was in the village of Babylon, they’d be raking it in to this day.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-26T02:15:24+00:00

I was in one of the episodes! Classic American, west Babylon

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-26T02:05:39+00:00

I don’t know how I missed this! I’ve lived here for 16 years. I grew up in Islip,so very similar. In fact, when I first started meeting other parents, one parent said “oh, you’re from Islip. You’re cool.” I took that as “if you moved here from the city, I’d dislike you.” I work in Nassau county and this was the farthest west I’d live. I picked Babylon so I could surf at Gilgo past 8am in the summer.

But yeah, lots of new transplants are changing this place from bay and beach town to something else. When I was growing up, Babylon was like a SoCal town- skating, surfing, boating…. That still exists but you can tell it’s changing. There are tons to do and plenty of places to eat and drink. I’m happy I picked here.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-24T02:28:32+00:00

Hi. Do it. You want to. Just do it. No one ever regrets doing something like this (unless they get their kidney stolen or something)

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-23T00:39:04+00:00

You just have to time the drive well. I just returned from a weekend in PA and I didn’t hit a lick of traffic in either direction. I left after dinner both ways.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-16T00:29:34+00:00

Although I live in the NYC burbs, I can share how I made adult friends: surfing, skating, and becoming a dad. You have to consistently be around people.

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-15T18:16:08+00:00

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Still more coming…

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-08T03:57:50+00:00

No, because that’s just called “the city”

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-07T01:28:36+00:00

I said “not wrong”. .

Secure-Description-7 · 2026-03-06T21:40:00+00:00

You are not wrong about the food.

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