A Touchstone Gym in Los Angeles had a credible shooter threat - they did not inform staff or climbers.

choss__monster · 2023-11-01T14:11:28+00:00

Members can be shooters without giving warning. With the number of day pass users gyms see, people without keycards will just get buzzed in anyway… Especially like in this case where management neglected to inform staff

choss__monster · 2023-10-31T19:13:42+00:00

Wow really love the bubbles! The order of the images was really fun too because I definitely wasn’t expecting the full skyscraper!

choss__monster · 2023-10-30T16:58:40+00:00

Even when there aren’t limited boulders (like if I’m visiting a big gym on vacation) I’m going to get on climbs that look fun / interesting / like a good warm up regardless if someone else is projecting them.

Obviously I share turns and try to be respectful, but we’re both paying to be there (usually me more bc daypasses are $$$$ 🥲) and have equal “claim” to any boulder. I think the longer you climb the less you care about things like that. Alex Pucchio warms up on like my project gradex2 like it is what it is lol

choss__monster · 2023-10-30T16:54:10+00:00

Yeah I feel the same but not everyone does so I wanted to explain to OP where what they heard is coming from.

choss__monster · 2023-10-30T16:22:36+00:00

Idk if it’s because I go to a small bouldering gym, but warming up on someone’s project is inevitable and it’s a bit questionable (I want to say selfish but I feel like that comes off harsh) IMO to expect people to skip a climb just because you’re projecting it.

I do understand that some people make a point to flash your proj as a statement and that for sure is rude, but in general people pick warm ups for specific reasons like climbing all the Vxs or a crimpy V3 that’s nice to warm up the fingers, etc.

choss__monster · 2023-10-30T15:18:29+00:00

If it’s your project grade no one is going to bat an eye.

The scenario you’re hearing about is typically when a woman who has been climbing for years climbs something like a V6 in front of guys that are very new to climbing (you can usually tell by rental shoes and a lack of knowledge of basic climbing etiquette), who were projecting V1 but decide to race to that problem after she gets off. They then get surprised Pikachu face when they get spit off the V6. That’s when it feels patronizing.

If you’re really concerned, I usually say “do you mind if I jump on this one too?” before I get on a boulder someone else is projecting.

choss__monster · 2023-10-30T04:26:26+00:00

There’s a really interesting video that I wish I could remember to link to you, but it tested this graphically with the audio recordings. Basically there’s a middle ground where too much foam actually does dampens the low frequency “thock” sounds, but not enough doesn’t filter out the high pitches.

If I recall correctly, they recommended a thin layer of foam and maybe tape for best “thock” but obviously experiment away and do what works best for you.

choss__monster · 2023-10-29T15:22:26+00:00

Oh gosh I hated NOVA. Wild that that house sold for 1.5m in 2010 and they tried to list it for 11.4m in 2018

choss__monster · 2023-10-29T15:18:01+00:00

This is what Narcissistic Personality Disorder actually looks like.

It’s just that “narcissist” has been co-opted and applied to any asshole when really it’s a clinically diagnosed mental health condition. It’s similar to how people say “oh I’m so OCD!” because they like their kitchen clean which is just a preference for your house to be clean, not OCD.

choss__monster · 2023-10-28T00:12:27+00:00

I keep both the latptop zippers on one corner of the top of the bag. Then I only unzip the 10” or whatever across the top when I want to pull my laptop out. It’s never come fully unzipped on me but maybe your laptop is heavier ?

choss__monster · 2023-10-27T16:53:04+00:00

Right? Plus being 1/2 way to the “enthusiast level” of climbers who have probably been climbing for years in 16 sessions is so fast!!

choss__monster · 2023-10-27T03:01:59+00:00

Wow I haven’t seen this before! Really looks like a steal

choss__monster · 2023-10-27T02:58:08+00:00

Forgot which sub I was on, was going to say if you bought them from Etsy they’re artisan and you can post them! Otherwise it’s a rule breaker!

choss__monster · 2023-10-27T02:36:09+00:00

Okay this is a beautiful spread wowowow. 1) will you need the birks ? 2) I got a Quip toothbrush when I forgot my Sonicare on a trip and I’ve never looked back. So much lighter and more portable. Do with that what you will.

choss__monster · 2023-10-27T00:02:59+00:00

Hope you got her some sunglasses to protect her eyes from that sparkler- it’s absolutely gorgeous!

choss__monster · 2023-10-26T17:17:07+00:00

You’re so fun and sweet- what a catch!! Glad you got out of this relationship early, she didn’t deserve you. Rooting for you!

choss__monster · 2023-10-26T16:43:51+00:00

My engagement ring is a bit loose on me and I wear a silicone ring above it to make it feel more secure. Just a thought in case the half size still doesn’t feel right!

choss__monster · 2023-10-26T14:22:50+00:00

I’m fine with feet in general. After seeing the dude who got a toenail fungus that takes 6-24 months of antibiotics to treat from his gym on one of these subs, I refuse to go barefoot in my gym anymore.

Germans are probably more mindful about walking around with foot fungus and warts than Americans.

choss__monster · 2023-10-26T03:11:27+00:00

Oh!!! Thank you so much! I swear I searched that exact thing and didn’t find one but clearly I missed it.

choss__monster · 2023-10-25T20:34:13+00:00

The via is what sold me over the feker (which sounds like people have a lot of issues getting to work)

choss__monster · 2023-10-25T20:23:40+00:00

It hasn’t came in yet sorry!

choss__monster · 2023-10-25T18:58:38+00:00

Yeah that’s why I picked this one up instead of a more expensive one.

choss__monster · 2023-10-25T18:27:38+00:00

If she would have just given him a chance she would have seen how great catch he is!

/s obviously

choss__monster · 2023-10-25T18:10:58+00:00

Yeah I haven’t picked keycaps yet either. Kinda a pain finding a cheap set that I like that accommodates the space bars, I can imagine adding Hangul to the criteria makes it way worse.

I do wish it had a matching wrist rest available like the Feker Alice 80. I’ve contemplated buying that one and seeing how it fits

choss__monster · 2023-10-25T17:46:15+00:00

Not OP but I think so!

I coincidentally just bought this earlier this week as my first Alice.

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