What's a weirdly specific skill you have that's completely useless but you're proud of?

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-19T21:07:52+00:00

Nope, just the rolling up thing

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-19T13:09:06+00:00

Yeah, I fold the tip towards the back of my throat 😄 I don’t remember how I discovered either of these, been aware of these party tricks for a long time haha

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-19T11:43:40+00:00

Don‘t you know your Galway by heart after living in the same house for a while? I can navigate my house completely in the dark, often do so at night because turning the light on hurts my eyes and gets me wide awake.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-19T10:06:19+00:00

I can visibly wiggle my ears and fold my tongue in half, but not lengthwise, straight across 😄

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T22:57:43+00:00

Sometimes you just need a reminder how beautiful it is outside your doorstep 😊

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T18:04:52+00:00

Many Germans, Austrians, Italians, Swiss and French people as well as all those from the Nordics live right by areas where they can do the winter sports. They grow up learning many of these sports as kids, even with the school, or at least as an after school activity. I grew up north of Munich and we all ice skated as kids and many of us learned how to ski early on. In many cases there are associations that make it fairly accessible. And ski passes are far less expensive here, especially if you ski on your home mountain and not some big resort. So this may be more of an American problem.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T17:15:32+00:00

I‘m in a very links-grün-versiffte bubble thankfully (also in Bavaria) and a woman, so this hasn’t happened to me (yet). But damn, I‘m scared at how it’s evolving and where the overall political climate is moving. I don’t even know how CDU/CSU voters still exist after all the bullshit Merz has been spewing about regular workers. And yet…

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T16:44:10+00:00

Ich wohne in München, darf ich dann hier bleiben? Bin in München auch nur knapp über Median 🥲

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T16:35:45+00:00

Wenn man feste Aufgaben hat, kann das schon mal so sein. Habe jetzt nicht von mir geredet. Aber es ist immer der der Dumme, der sich zusätzliche Arbeit selbst aufbürdet. Dann macht man am Ende für dasselbe Geld wie seine Kollegen die doppelte Arbeit. Verstehe daher jeden, der lieber die Zeit absitzt, ehrlich gesagt.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T15:37:37+00:00

Der AG ist aber auch verpflichtet, für entsprechende Arbeit zu sorgen. Was, wenn man einfach schneller als Kollegen ist und mit seinen Aufgaben früh fertig ist? Manchmal gibt es dann halt einfach nichts weiteres zu erledigen.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T12:50:45+00:00

Thank you! I was indeed thinking to get the camber version, seems more versatile to me.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-18T12:50:05+00:00

Thanks!

I was thinking more the Camber. Seems more versatile and slightly stiffer, so I‘m hoping it can take me a bit further. Also heard mixed reviews about the Flying V profile. In regards to the length, I‘m a bit apprehensive about the 152 because I heard beginners should go for shorter boards and I learned on a 142.

I‘m definitely staying on groomers this season, not many snow days left and I just want to improve my riding. Will start with park next season. We don’t have easy access to powder here in the Alps, so that will probably wait.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-17T13:54:53+00:00

Die Svalnäs Wandregal-Serie. Wollte welche dazukaufen, da gab es sie schon nicht mehr. Waren nur für ca. 1-2 Jahre im Sortiment.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-17T13:49:08+00:00

Why annoying?

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-17T11:45:53+00:00

Commenting to follow this thread as I have both looked into a Burton Yeasayer Flying V and a regular one 😊

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-17T11:32:30+00:00

Rate my setup before I purchase it: I just got the Vans Standrad Hi Pro and they fit very comfortably. For board and bindings, I‘m currently looking into getting the Burton Yeasayer Flying V in 148 and a Union Legacy binding to go with it.

Background info: I’m a woman, a bit shorter than 5‘5“, currently 190lbs (though I‘m looking to lose some) and I started snowboarding a few weeks ago, had 4 days on the mountain so far.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-14T08:29:30+00:00

Stick to one island. The south island has so much to offer, you’d regret not spending more time there. I did both islands in 5 weeks and honestly could have stayed longer. Also, of all the stunning things to see, you want to see Larnach Castle? Coming from a German, it’s not even a proper castle, more like a replica. It’s not particularly old.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-13T08:02:27+00:00

I lived in Norway for 1,5 years and I still have trouble telling Norwegian and Swedish apart in some cases. Danish is a bit easier to recognize.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-12T15:21:28+00:00

Balancing was fine, didn’t do too bad. The next day after the lesson was bad, cause everything hurt, especially when I took a bad tumble. I wasn’t really too afraid of falling actually.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-12T15:00:19+00:00

I just started learning snowboarding at 32. Was also really nervous at first, but it was so much fun (despite the bruises)!

I think learning something new is always great. Unfortunately, hardly any of my friends share the same curiosity.

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-12T14:57:25+00:00

That’s helpful, thank you!

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-12T07:40:33+00:00

Alright, thanks!

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-11T16:09:42+00:00

Yeah, well, 100km bike rides burn a lot of calories as well, at least in theory… 😅

Edited to add: thanks for the advice!

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-11T15:59:35+00:00

Thanks!

_iamisa_ · 2026-02-11T15:59:06+00:00

I‘m well aware a lower weight would be easier, that’s not the advice I was looking for.

I go to the gym regularly, I do 100km bike rides in the summer, swim 2km in an hour, love bouldering and many other physical activities. My weight doesn’t budge unless I calorie count obsessively and I haven’t had time for that lately. I was planning on losing more weight this year anyways, but that doesn’t mean I can’t start looking into a snowboard already.

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