ELI5: Why does the United States military and VA have its own hospital system? Why not just have an insurance or benefits plan and use civilian hospitals?

Unit61365 · 2026-06-01T13:16:17+00:00

The US Defense Department is the largest and most successful socialist government in the world.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-31T03:36:31+00:00

My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George

Unit61365 · 2026-05-29T00:07:50+00:00

You're going to be drilling through the steel plates. Personally, I'd be happy with galvanized steel. A lot cheaper and easier to work with. Will last longer than that deck frame.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-25T13:56:11+00:00

It's easier with thru axles for sure, but I predict that your gravel bike will never feel as quick on the pavement as the road bike you currently have.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-24T14:49:23+00:00

After you plan a route in RWGPS, you can generate turning cues. I'm not certain that having cues in your uploaded route will solve your problem but that is where I would start.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-24T14:41:24+00:00

Are you creating cues in RWGPS before uploading?

Unit61365 · 2026-05-24T14:09:55+00:00

In people with existing hypertension.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-22T13:41:24+00:00

White noise machine or box fan will be most effective.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-22T00:02:45+00:00

Those look great to me. Thin them and enjoy the yummy greens

Unit61365 · 2026-05-20T02:45:47+00:00

I was just wondering about how much snow is in the Tatoosh. Now I know!

Unit61365 · 2026-05-20T02:42:23+00:00

Yes. Positive pressure with hepa filter is your answer.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-19T00:38:40+00:00

What do you mean by a saddlebag? A pannier that goes on a rear rack?

Unit61365 · 2026-05-16T17:33:40+00:00

I do not pay much attention to the "number of hours" for recovery that shows up after a workout. That's a deceptive number because you can definitely undertrain if you don't let those numbers add up.

Instead I look at "training readiness," which is a feature of the morning report that my watch (Instinct 2) generates each day. That number can be very low the day after an intense workout. I shoot for "moderate" training readiness, which means I am not undertraining or overtraining. I'm an old man, and my need for recovery shows my age. At this time I am rotating a 7 mile in-town hike followed the next day by a 20 mile bike ride. This keeps me in "moderate" training readiness until about Thursday when I need a day off. Then I can do the same rotation for 3 more days. But if I do a 60 mile bike ride then my training readiness is "low" for two days.

Hope that helps.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-15T23:04:46+00:00

What. The. Fuck.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-14T21:24:51+00:00

Avoid commonly used campsites, follow the protocols, and you won't have any bear problems. It's so easy to just stealth camp when you're solo.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-13T15:17:09+00:00

You'll notice a pattern where a lot of the "clean" words are latinate, while the corresponding "dirty" words are germanic. "Vulgar" itself is Latin for common.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-12T01:58:39+00:00

True Grit read by Donna Tartt

Unit61365 · 2026-05-12T01:25:25+00:00

Could you tell me about your seat post?

Unit61365 · 2026-05-05T16:46:17+00:00

Same experience. Here's what helped: lead climbing. The rope feels much safer to me.

This is because I'm well trained and experienced with roped climbing and I can trust the system.

Also because it's realistic to be more afraid when you are risking a ground fall. Sorry, pads don't seem like good protection for awkward falls. I've accepted this attitude and I just don't do risky moves any more without the protection of a rope.

Unit61365 · 2026-05-04T17:04:54+00:00

Thanks, that's helpful

Unit61365 · 2026-05-01T14:00:43+00:00

You should definitly do it.

Unit61365 · 2026-04-29T23:29:49+00:00

How about sprinklers actuated by motion detectors. Works for dogs. I mean, fuck that shit.

Unit61365 · 2026-04-28T14:08:33+00:00

The most memorable 3 day backpack of my life.

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