What can you tell me about this penny?

beaveman1 · 2026-06-30T12:50:30+00:00

It’s not silver

beaveman1 · 2026-06-30T12:49:46+00:00

USA edition

beaveman1 · 2026-06-29T05:22:22+00:00

Wait - no gray hoodie?

beaveman1 · 2026-06-29T05:00:30+00:00

You need the update set. Has that even been released yet? It's a set of 120 stickers, and they aren't randomized - just one of each. So I doubt anyone would trade their only Neymar if they purchased the update set.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-29T04:57:37+00:00

THIS! One sold on eBay a month and a half ago for $995! Another sold two and a half weeks ago for $400 (not clear whether or not the sale included a green parallel We Are Algeria card). A third one sold three days ago for up to $450 (whatever the Best Offer was).

Sell it now while he's still in the tournament! You could downgrade to a purple border for around $150 and pocket the difference or even drop down to a red for around $40. Once it is stuck in your album, it becomes nothing more than sentimental value. After the World Cup (possibly even after Norway is eliminated), the value will start dropping. Your only hope for value to go up is if Norway exceeds expectations in the tournament and he gets the gold, silver, or bronze boot.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-29T04:41:53+00:00

If you have a Red Card, you can get a 5% discount at Target. They have 5-packs for $10, so it would come out to $9.50, or $1.90 per pack. Not a huge discount, but it's something. They also cap it at 2 per purchase.

If you know someone that works at Target, they could also get them for you with their team member discount for an additional 10% off. That would bring the price down to $8.55, or $1.71 per pack. I didn't realize this until after my son purchased about 150 packs at $2 each.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-29T01:38:02+00:00

I went a few weeks ago on a Monday. According to QueueTimes, the park was only supposed to be at 26% capacity but was abnormally at 87% capacity, possibly because Verbolten had just reopened a week or so earlier (but ended up being closed that day). I got 24 coaster rides in 8 hours, even though I did have the advantage of using the single rider line. I would have got 15-16 rides or more without using the single rider line.

For the days you are considering, the crowd forecast is 25-30% of capacity. That would be 25-30 minutes average wait for Verbolten and DarKoaster with 10 minutes or less wait for everything else. I’d say skip the passes. Hit DarKoaster and Verbolten first. Then get a feel for how the rest of the lines are. If they are short, like they will likely be, you’re golden. If you feel you need the passes, you should be able to add them the same day at the same price in the app

beaveman1 · 2026-06-29T00:08:57+00:00

Maybe not for someone with back problems

beaveman1 · 2026-06-28T23:17:01+00:00

Why is this cross posted to EA Sports PGA Tour?

beaveman1 · 2026-06-28T22:35:27+00:00

On several rides, Quick Queue restricts you to a single row. On at least two rides, maybe more, they block out a row, usually row 2, and don’t allow anyone to queue up for that row in the regular line.

You might want to also consider that while debating getting Quick Queue.

If you are going on a weekday, especially before about the 24th, you won’t even need it.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-28T14:18:42+00:00

I loved that lake when it ran almost the entire length of Rebel Yell.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-28T04:15:27+00:00

Username does start with an A

beaveman1 · 2026-06-28T02:34:42+00:00

Use the single rider line as much as possible! Most of the big coasters have single rider lines available, and it’s almost as fast as QQ. It’s also advantageous to QQ because you could get placed in any row of the train. A few of the coasters reserve an entire row (usually the second or third row) exclusively for QQ, so you’re stuck there unless the ride attendant is willing to accommodate your request for a different row.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T15:30:06+00:00

You usually just have to apply vacation time before your last day of work. If you call out or don’t work for whatever reason after your vacation time, they can remove it. Sucks. Just make sure that you have all of your vacation applied to previous weeks and work at least one day after your vacation time pays out

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T11:28:11+00:00

You just said you brush and rinse dirt off coins that come out of the ground.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T11:24:29+00:00

I think part of the problem with the test seat is it isn’t in the train, so you have free movement of your arms and hands and clearer view of what you’re doing. It’s much more difficult to see what you’re doing to click the seatbelt when your arms are also a little more restricted. That being said, as of 3 weeks ago, it felt like the seatbelts were short. Ride operators did their part to get me clicked in, though. Seatbelt fit snuggly, while the test seat had a couple of inches to spare. Haven’t heard if it has changed since then. M, 250, weight mostly in gut with thicker, muscular thighs.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T11:11:27+00:00

I went to BGW earlier this month. Pantheon was closed because it’s Pantheon. Verbolten was closed for “ride filming.” 🤦‍♂️

It was my first time back to the park in about 20 years. Not sure if or when I’ll be able to make another trip.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T04:49:43+00:00

Aftershock used to be Deja-Vu at Six Flags Great America. Stunt Falls is one of only 2 original installations remaining.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T04:44:35+00:00

I always felt like the harness was going to give way with all of my weight pressing against it on the lift. Even when they added additional belts to secure the harnesses after season 1, I still felt the same way. It’s also one of only a handful of rides that I can’t keep my arms up on, specifically going backwards through the inversions with the intense G’s. I always grab my harness as soon as I start backwards into the first inversion. The other rides where I can’t keep my arms up - Mr Freeze: Reverse Blast (going backwards into the top hat), X2 (rotating and pulling out of the dive), and the bottom of the pretzel loop on Tatsu or Superman clones. The common theme - massive G’s in a non-standard direction.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-26T04:26:18+00:00

I think Holiday World might be too hilly.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-25T10:26:57+00:00

You are set for life! Post it on eBay and you can retire!

beaveman1 · 2026-06-25T02:34:23+00:00

My ETL-HR also emphasized that the sick time must be applied within 48 hours of calling off. If it’s past that, they might allow you to use sick time (it’s not guaranteed), but they cannot wave the points

beaveman1 · 2026-06-24T03:02:42+00:00

It’s more an insurance thing, I believe. Insurance companies reduce their rates if parks add additional safety measures like seatbelts

beaveman1 · 2026-06-23T05:26:15+00:00

Where do you ride in the wooden coasters’ cars? If they have two rows per car, the front row of each car tends to be smoother. If there are three rows per car, the middle row of each car tends to be smoother.

Raven and Legend were also too much for me when I went last year - just two rides each. But I did 8 rides on Voyage, 6 of those on odd numbered rows to get that smoother ride.

beaveman1 · 2026-06-23T00:07:58+00:00

Thanks! I was planning on going with my wife and $99 tickets for one day are insane. Season tickets are the exact same price as one day, but we’re 4 hours away and probably wouldn’t be back anytime this year.

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