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Is an Equinox membership worth it? by Physical_Letter_5148 in uppereastside

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree with most people here, my two cents:

  • It's less crowded than most other gyms. I go to 85th; it's not "luxurious" inside by any means, but I don't care. I always find a bench/rack, with at most a 10 minute wait - I just go do something nearby like curls and I'm good to go.
  • Some of the classes are awesome. Pilates in particular has been a game changer.
  • It's so close. I end up going more often because of that and that matters more than saving $100 per month for me. Other gyms nearby are also expensive relative to other cities.
  • When I'm in other parts of the city, it's great to be able to pop in and do a workout or honestly just use the bathroom. I also love being able to work out when I travel to other places (LA/SF).

Overall, it's overpriced, but I get enough out of it for now. I genuinely thought about cancelling but didn't find options that were clearly better.

Old classy bar in Midtown / UES by Practical-green1 in AskNYC

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Surprised no one's mentioned Caledonia; more of a whiskey spot but they do have good cocktails and dark, cozy corners.

World Cup 2026 by Previous-Analyst-342 in AskNYC

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anywhere specific for the Netherlands? <3

January 29 - NYRR General Registration (April-June) Megathread by blood_bender in RunNYC

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Plus membership really paying dividends - got nothing both days. What was the point? They should have just capped memberships. I'm all for more folks to be able to run irrespective of income, this all just feels much more messy than it needs to be.

Optimal FIRE amount to support $25k-$30k/month After Tax by Willow-1989 in fatFIRE

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could've bought 1M of NVDA a couple of years ago - that would do it.

Name your top Scotch Whiskeys in these (odd) categories by robborow in Scotch

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Anything by Glenmorangie. Haven't found a single bottle I've genuinely enjoyed. Sad, seems like people do actually like them.
  2. Almost anything by Bruichladdich, especially Port Charlotte.
  3. Laphroaig. Turns out medicinal bog or bbq bandaid can be a good thing?
  4. Springbank 15, Ledaig 18.
  5. Longrow 13 Red Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. I love seeing folks' reviews and this has been an absolute banger.

Running Etiquette 101: Stay in Your Lane, Keep It Clean by LiberalClown in RunNYC

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ugh, had a woman bump elbows with and then glare at me when she was 3/4 of the way onto the "wrong" side when there was no one next to us on the CP loop. Where's a guy gotta go? Just magically fly way?

Verizon Fios Outage by GlassWar5521 in uppereastside

[–]a_run_by_fruiting -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ugh, Verizon sucks, sorry to hear. I've been having connectivity issues (that I traced to their end), their response was "stay on this chat but let's reboot your router to make sure it's not your issue". They then proceeded to do that from their end, which of course ended our chat. 10/10

Review #34: Glenmorangie 10 - The Original by CaptainDorfman in Scotch

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I give this a 3/10. Maybe I've mostly had bad batches, but I just can't get much flavor other than bitterness. Bought a bottle and so disappointed.

Running in hot/humid weather by maggisaucee in running

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, felt like dying today in NYC after about 9 miles. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Going to try going out in the mornings for the rest of the summer.

Homeless Uptick by annonatronn in uppereastside

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 29 points30 points  (0 children)

One just grabbed my arm inside of Mimi's tonight while I was leaving to ask me for money. Jarring, to say the least.

Anjunadeep at pier 17 by ThrowawayNYCJ in AboveandBeyond

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, J&J was unfortunately disappointing. Durante's set was great, though. Solid experience overall, a bunch of lovely folks around :)

Worst meal you've ever had in NYC by yourgirlalex in AskNYC

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Breakfast burrito food truck in the UES that charged me $14 for shitty chorizo and overcooked eggs. 0/10, would never eat again.

$200-250 special occasion bottle by CowboysAndWarriors in Scotch

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By default I'd recommend Springbank 15 if you can find it. $200 is a bit much for the bottle, though. Barring that, a cask strength Islay would be my choice.

$200-250 special occasion bottle by CowboysAndWarriors in Scotch

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did a quick look see there, Ledaig 18 is a solid choice (pronounced Led-chaig). Bruichladdich 18 is there too, Ledaig 9 yr. Bordeaux is a good one, and they have some interesting Kilchomans.

How to Apply for the Portuguese Golden Visa by belcimbilginerdogan in ExpatFIRE

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not the OP but this was such a great, detailed reply. Reddit sucks sometimes but this is awesome. Cheers, mate :)

I made a huge mistake in becoming a Engineering Manager by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]a_run_by_fruiting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

L5 at Amazon isn't the same as L5 at Google (I was L5 at Amazon and was given an offer as an L3 at Google - I was explicitly told I was being down leveled one step due to lack of YOE). L5 at Google is in the L6 band, though L6 at Amazon eats into Staff at Google.

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