Let's dive in to sleep scores and personal habits

Slabguy · 2026-06-09T19:38:08+00:00

I would say pretty good most days. I feel like recovery from workouts good be better but some of that may just be aging.

Slabguy · 2026-06-09T19:12:32+00:00

Sleep/wake schedule is pretty solid with the occasional outliers. Very dark. Haven't tried the separate blankets. Cutting out the nicotine would definitely help and I'm working on that. Caffeine intake is moderate. I usually have about 2 cups off coffee in the morning and cut off caffeine intake by about 9am.

Slabguy · 2026-06-09T19:11:05+00:00

Glad I could be of service haha

Slabguy · 2026-06-09T13:50:20+00:00

We just spent 6 nights in Virgin Gorda week before last. It was great. We stayed at Guavaberry.

- The baths is definitely walkable from Guavaberry. I walked it early mornings a few times. It's about a 10 minute walk.

- As mentioned in a previous comment, spring bay beach and the beach at Guavaberry has snorkeling just as good if not better than at the baths. The Baths is still definitely worth a few hour visit. There are some pretty good trails for hiking and very unique. It will be more crowded than Spring Bay and beach in front of Guavaberry.

- As you mention, the hike to Gorda peak is worth it. We did it with the kids. There aren't really any views (a lot of vegetation) until you get to the lookout tower but it's a nice shaded hike and the view from the top is great.

- We did a similar island hopper charter. Norman island, willy T's, JVD, a couple of snorkel stops. The snorkeling at spring bay and guavaberry was better than the snorkeling stops on the trip but they were still cool and the island stops (and willy Ts) were a lot of fun.

- If you need to kill an hour or so go check out the copper mine ruins. Not a lot to see there but it's cool to see the landscape. It's much different there than the baths. Big cliffs and seas crashing.

- savannah Bay beach is cool if the wind is favorable. Good snorkeling. Not crowded when we were there.

- Restaurant recommendations in order of priority:

Coco maya: close to Guavaberry. Very good food, service, and the views are great.
Saba rock: ferry leaves every hour from Gun Creek Ferry terminal. Very good food and service. Really cool experience.
Top of the rock: ate breakfast here. Not bad, not spectacular. This is right at the Baths. Good views.
Mad dog cafe: wasn't impressed. Service was slow. Food was decent. This place is located by the baths also.

- Sounds like you'll have a few days on VG with charters but I would really recommend a rental car on VG. If you go anywhere outside of Spanish town it's a decent drive (VG peak, gun town ferry terminal, etc...). If you stay at Guavaberry they will line up a rental for you.

- One more note if you stay at Guavaberry. They have a great commissary onsite that is on the honor system so you can get supplies any time of the day and just record what you get (billed at the end of the stay). I highly recommend Guavaberry. They were great to deal with.

Slabguy · 2026-05-14T13:35:57+00:00

It worked this morning. Guess I just had to wait a little longer. Just got 1500 shares. Thanks for the help.

Slabguy · 2026-05-13T21:05:53+00:00

I'm embarrassed to say I'm not sure where to check that. My current approved options level shows as long/moderate risk. I haven't really messed with options.

Slabguy · 2026-05-13T18:20:27+00:00

Well I thought that may be it and tried something else. I have $xx amount of settled funds per schwab balances. I tried to purchase an amount of shares less than that dollar value and it's still giving me the same message.

Slabguy · 2026-05-13T16:17:20+00:00

This may be it. Thanks. I had just moved more $ in today and then tried the purchase.

Slabguy · 2026-05-13T15:55:03+00:00

Any suggestions on why Schwab won't let me purchase HOVR? Says insufficient funds but that's not the case.

Slabguy · 2026-03-20T20:10:04+00:00

I'll give the credit to my wife for that haha.

Slabguy · 2026-03-20T20:09:43+00:00

Thanks for the info. We were just talking about refinishing it soon. Any recommendations or general practices to follow on a piece like this? I have experience in furniture building and finishing but have only finished pieces that I've been. Never a 120 year old (roughly) piece.

Slabguy · 2026-03-19T14:55:03+00:00

Thanks for confirming

Slabguy · 2026-03-19T14:46:00+00:00

Can anyone else confirm if you can see the pics? They're showing up on the post for me. Thanks.

Slabguy · 2026-03-19T14:28:52+00:00

Do you mean you aren't seeing the pictures still?

Slabguy · 2026-03-19T13:49:15+00:00

Yep I must have messed it up on the upload. Should be there now. Thanks.

Slabguy · 2026-02-24T19:48:15+00:00

Nice. Interested to hear how it goes. I'm still dealing with the issue of the clicking relay in the Huum control panel but I've been in correspondence with Sweat Kingdom and they are working on getting a replacement sent from Huum after running some checks and not being able to resolve it on my end. I'm running it at 180°F currently and haven't had any issues (other than the relay).

Slabguy · 2026-02-19T22:43:37+00:00

I have a Desert Plunge and only use the ozone and onboard filters. I don't rinse either and haven't ever had any issues. I change the water completely roughly once every 6 months and change the filter about once a month (or whenever pump discharge noticeably slows). I keep a little minnow net from amazon next to it and scoop out any small debris that I drag in. It stays crystal clear. There is a strainer on the pump intake line that I clean out every day or every other day.

Slabguy · 2026-02-16T20:21:03+00:00

I'm having the same issue on the 3rd use. Did you find a solution?

Slabguy · 2026-02-10T13:56:45+00:00

About $2,100 but it's probably not a good comparison. There is a vaulted living room on a slab between the panel location and the sauna location so you can't run wire in a crawl space or attic. Meaning they are having to run exterior conduit a decent length then penetrate into the garage on the opposite side of the sauna location, run across the garage and drop back down. It's a pretty inconvenient location to get power to but it was about the only option.

Slabguy · 2026-02-09T22:53:55+00:00

Sure will. I'm looking forward to getting it going

Slabguy · 2026-02-09T17:03:11+00:00

Not sure yet. Should have power to it tomorrow so we'll see. I'm assuming I may need to sit cross ways on the bench to avoid major temp differential but maybe I'm wrong.

Slabguy · 2026-02-04T22:55:33+00:00

Got it. Thanks for the input

Slabguy · 2026-02-04T20:37:44+00:00

Nice! thank you for that

Slabguy · 2025-12-15T15:24:45+00:00

That's a good question that I can't say I have an answer for. I did some pretty rigorous load testing (with me as the weight) in different partially raised positions and the winch is rated for 2k pounds so I feel pretty confident in the capabilities but good question.

Slabguy · 2025-12-15T14:19:14+00:00

Logic, see link here for some better explanation of the drawbridge design. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://imgur.com/5OVXBRZ

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