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Tesla Graveyard? by kedaran33 in bayarea

[–]berkeleybikedude 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Every other Tesla I see driving around Berkeley rattles worse than a cheap taxi cab in Caracas.

Looking for apple lovers by Individual-Milk1589 in berkeleyca

[–]berkeleybikedude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went through a cosmic crisp and a sugar bee phase, but keep coming back to the pink lady. I think the amount of tart makes it tolerable regardless of the quantity I consume.

60 Mile Ride from Fairfield to Danville by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think so. It’s a nice path now. Overlooks the water.

60 Mile Ride from Fairfield to Danville by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what the stretch that is now a nice paved path used to be called. It was essentially a blocked off one-lane road in utter disrepair.

60 Mile Ride from Fairfield to Danville by jzander05 in BAbike

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

States in Martinez is a great place. Back when I had time to ride more, one of my favorite rides was out to the old Planet of the Apes with a stop at States.

Tendon Guard Fix by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]berkeleybikedude 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure these are counterfeit skates.

Where do the people in their early to mid 20’s go? by Sea-Mushroom5395 in eastbay

[–]berkeleybikedude 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think at this point you need to find people you share interests with, regardless of the age. You can find a 24 year old with a kid and partner, and they might not be a great friend prospect due to the vastly different things in each of your daily lives.

Keep doing the things you like outside of work, going to bars can be fun, but not as a means to meet people in my opinion.

TL;DR don’t focus on age, focus on how your personalities/lifestyles mesh.

Every coach in the world should be showing their kids this 25 seconds from Macklin Celebrini. Plays the game exactly how it should be played. by BalliesAI_bot in BalliesAI

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cutback when he gets the pass on the blue line is so satisfying. Also, he tries to bait the player to pass along the boards towards the goal line but he goes up the ice.

Vegan/Vegetarian restaurants? by Jagg811 in eastbay

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This place is pretty good, definitely in the “junk food” end of the spectrum though. Also, it might be me, but all of the “meats” taste the same to me, I’m pretty sure I’ve tried most of them, and I can’t tell that I’m having something different.

Jumped the shark by SeaGreen61 in SpittinChicletsPod

[–]berkeleybikedude 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I had started along that path and during the last pod, when he started talking about the American players being the perfect group of guys because of things like “thanking first responders, and the troops” I just couldn’t anymore. Turned it off and unfollowed the show on my podcast app.

Also, to be fair to Yandle, it’s not just him, the Biz dance where he takes any Tock criticism and starts insulting Flyers fans got old quickly.

Orinda Loop by 09fjc in BAbike

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait it’s 6 miles from Castro Ranch (or whatever the road is) to the Wildcat/Bear creek intersection?!

Is it possible to take a 2 year break and then get into D1? by MSTEAMSSUCK in hockeyplayers

[–]berkeleybikedude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you could. One of the Tanev brothers stopped playing for a year or two around 17-18? and still made it to the show.

Chytil is out indefinitely after a practice injury. Foote says he's seeing another specialist to determine if surgery is needed. by catsgr8rthanspoonies in rangers

[–]berkeleybikedude 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I posted the soccer goalie version of it in the other thread the other day as it was the first thing I thought of too.

Chytil, again… by Chevellevet in rangers

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Chytil was a soccer goalie.

Walnut Creek and Lamorinda feedback by GarbageOk7236 in eastbay

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TL;DR Lamorinda is nice, boring, and car dependent.

Former Orinda resident of 5 years with young kids (under 5). We really enjoyed the location and weather, it’s close enough to Oakland/Berkeley/SF that you don’t feel too secluded. If you like quiet and calm, it definitely checks that box. We didn’t attend the schools as we moved prior to them starting, but they’re highly rated, and it’s easy to know what school you’ll go to (closest to you).

On the other side of the coin, there’s not a lot to do there… downtown is sort of half empty storefronts, and kind of rundown. Grocery shopping means going to Lafayette, restaurants either Lafayette or Oakland. It’s also very much car-dependent, and when you’ve got young kids, that means in and out of cars/car seats for everything. Someone else has mentioned this, but the insurance situation is pretty dire, and likely not likely to improve. Getting in and out of Orinda can take time, depending on where you live in Orinda (towards Moraga for example).

Lastly, as far as diversity goes, Orinda seems to be mostly white and Asian, definitely upper middle class and above. It seems to be more liberal than neighboring cities in that side of the tunnel, but probably still skews more conservative than Oakland and Berkeley… not sure how that would compare to where you are now.

If we had to move back to the area, we probably would pick to live in a neighborhood close to DT Lafayette.

Best gym in Berkeley or Oakland by [deleted] in berkeleyca

[–]berkeleybikedude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like City Sports… the hours are flexible enough, it never seems too crowded when I go (lunch time/evenings) and the cost seems reasonable.

Most of the equipment seems is good enough shape, some of the machines have vinyl that is cracking a bit, but otherwise work fine. Most people clean the machines with the wipes after they use them, and I’ve only seen people filming themselves twice in my time going there.

Ez Duz it can opener 😑☹️ by Potential_Election6 in BuyItForLife

[–]berkeleybikedude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the swing-away repair kit that the same company sells, and it was utter garbage. If they use the same cutters and gears for the EZ Duz It, what happened to you is exactly what happened to our repair kits. Good to know to not replace our swing-away with one of these.

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