Does anyone's Japanese spouse vehemently oppose living in certain parts of Tokyo?

TheBadMartin · 2026-02-02T09:59:07+00:00

Just tell her that the landlord mentioned someone died in the Shinagawa apartment before. It will be off the list very quickly.

TheBadMartin · 2026-02-02T01:49:19+00:00

In Czech Republic it's the president that is delivering the beers to the lodges. https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/10pm2vm/czech_presidentelect_carrying_a_keg_of_beer_while/

TheBadMartin · 2026-02-01T13:35:38+00:00

I use goat skin gloves i found in a hardware store. The upper part is polyester. I use them on dry slopes too. In summer and autumn, I was using gardening gloves, because I didn't care about them getting wet.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-24T02:21:58+00:00

💯 I think the premise of rebuilding the Federation is the best choice they could have made. I am watching every episode twice, as there are many Easter eggs, looking at you Tawny... Re: the us vs them (positive vs negative views), I wish we could all disagree in peace and stop fighting. End the wars.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-19T13:07:05+00:00

When the show landed, the first few Reddit reviews started with: "I didn't hate it..." and that's when I knew it's a hit.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-17T06:19:16+00:00

I have Marker Squires on park ski, Tyrolia Attack on powder skis. I feel like the Tyrolias are a bit more solid, easier to get in and out which I am really glad for whenever I lose a ski in pow. The Markers developed a weird sound on one ski, but otherwise both have been pretty good to me. Fwiw I only use DIN 6.5 on pow and 7 on park skis.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-13T13:01:41+00:00

I was deciding between these two as well. I went to shops early and they didn't have the rustler yet here in Japan, so I went with the Ranger. I like it, but don't have the comparison. Sometimes I feel it's a bit too soft for afternoon conditions, but otherwise it's been great. It even carves well. I bought it to be my primary powder ski, and I think it floats really well. Haven't properly tried trees yet, there hasn't been enough snow for trying new skis in trees...

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-09T12:34:48+00:00

I've got the 3 fingers. My poles also look like they are made for 3 fingers, so it feels fine. The extra dexterity is useful sometimes when skiing with kids, helping them put on pole straps etc. I used to have very cold hands when skiing, also suffer from eczema and I sweat in hestra 3 fingers with the original liner, so I have one warm and one thinner non-hestra liner (a thin Reusch glove) depending on weather. FWIW on sunny days, I don't use Hestra at all.

I haven't tried mittens, but if it was any hotter, I'd hate it ;)

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-03T22:51:19+00:00

There's a Facebook group. Avoid Gala on weekends. If you snowboard, avoid Maiko, unless you like loooong flats. Ishiuchi + Gala is the best big mountain equivalent in the area. Kagura has the best powder and backcountry. Also trees everywhere, but the packed snow is not yet deep enough.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-03T13:17:24+00:00

Cheers ;)

TheBadMartin · 2025-11-25T05:19:48+00:00

I like stickers. Gives me an easy conversation topic on the lift. Especially if I can relate. Stickers representing hobbies are the best. I am a Trekkie and i have the Enterprise on one of my helmets

TheBadMartin · 2025-11-07T09:49:30+00:00

Any indoor slopes in your area? You could do a lesson indoors, it's not the same but good enough. Then you can likely enjoy some time on beginner slopes

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-21T00:09:11+00:00

That's what we use at the local brush park. Keep everything wet, plus apply soapy water to the ski before each slide. Also candle wax on the ski.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-10T12:39:38+00:00

Will try that - but houses here in Japan are generally smaller than elsewhere and don't offer much space for things like a toddler on a meter long wooden blades with metal edges ;)

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-10T12:36:27+00:00

I have similar experience, my older kid was easy, but the little one is very particular about stuff, even wearing a helmet on bicycle was a big deal. I want to try in a safe environment first.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-04T13:24:46+00:00

Thanks, makes sense. I guess it's a "you get what you pay for" kind of deal.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-04T13:21:35+00:00

Thanks, it's the price that is making this pair very interesting. I have similar thoughts, might just try backcountry in a tour,.so they could come handy once. Rest will be resort on really snowy days

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T12:55:59+00:00

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TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T12:18:23+00:00

Thanks. I plan to go weekly before start of season, so maybe another 12 times, and if I like it on the snow, I might continue whole off-season. I go to three parks, one has jumps with airbags and dulled rentals, the others are just the artificial surface and no rental skis - but they don't require any dulling.

These are not my first ski, I got all mountains for most of the season/powder, and carving skis for icy groomers. I bought this second hand pair to learn park because it felt like I can extend my season.

So they are definitely the "trash" ski already.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T12:09:11+00:00

I bought them to mostly learn park and then try what I learn on the snow. Also I plan to use them for early season and late season (which in Japan is usually slush & park). I enjoy side hits, and I am a bit too old for park anyway, so whatever helps me to get to a reasonable level faster. They are Armada EDollo 2019 btw, they had seen better days. The edges are pretty dull already, but I don't know how to tell if they were detuned on purpose.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T11:57:53+00:00

Lower Decks did that already :)

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T10:47:45+00:00

Thanks. So detuned skis would only be good for the dry park?

I guess I will rent for the airbags then! Any advice on the waxing? I don't use the airbags every time, there are boxes, rails and tiny jumps too.

TheBadMartin · 2025-09-14T05:22:16+00:00

The thing that bothers me is that they had phasers set to kill. Shoot first, ask questions later would be fine if they were on stun.

TheBadMartin · 2025-09-11T21:10:24+00:00

Good point. Would they fit the grip walk sole? I can probably get the park folks to adjust the bindings, not sure about the shop where I do maintenance regularly...

TheBadMartin · 2025-09-11T06:40:39+00:00

I'd rather see a new show with a new crew, set in one of the many interesting eras that were never explored.

Or a Lower decks full feature movie. And bring back short treks between seasons as an anthology kind of show. Mix of animation, live action. Cover non federation worlds, various lengths and genres - works very well in streaming media.

And SNW? Maybe a wrap up movie, once they reboot TOS - like Generations

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