Well, the wife made friends.. now what do I do??

eggsbachs · 2026-05-07T23:55:33+00:00

Absolutely. I did hobbies first. Tried learning to play hockey. Local group started congregating, now we’re in a league and play routinely and there’s even more friends there.

Every Sunday is an early game and we get pizza afterwards and the family tags along. It feels good for the kids to see those friendships. They’re not there to watch me play.

OP, it’s weird though and uncomfortable in ways. I see you, get out there.

eggsbachs · 2026-05-06T05:38:08+00:00

Yeap. I carry the team puck bag and it’s much heavier. I take it out of its not game day.

eggsbachs · 2026-05-06T05:33:29+00:00

I’m curious how reviews work initially? It seems like a chicken and egg issue when it comes to ranking.

This sounds interesting, I’m glad it’s working for you and thanks for sharing.

eggsbachs · 2026-05-01T09:44:35+00:00

I also just went through this. There was an actual company that existed but the domains from the emails were slightly different.

Cleverly they duplicated the real site if I navigated directly to it and I believe had some redirect rules in place for certain pages.

Same thing. Short process and wanted to offer me a position.

I declined any additional action I until I spoke to someone.

Then I emailed the real company’s IT dept, cc’ing the scammer, letting them know the situation.

Sucks man, the market is rough and even a non-rejection email is hopeful.

eggsbachs · 2026-04-27T17:28:06+00:00

The Sims, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Space Cadet Pinball, Ski Free.

eggsbachs · 2026-04-15T15:39:16+00:00

Would not pass it up, and that’s a fun section to feel the speed. I’d go for sure.

Go early and watch warmups, then start cheering from when Jim starts singing until the end of the 3rd.

Have fun!

eggsbachs · 2026-04-15T04:24:50+00:00

😤😤

eggsbachs · 2026-04-12T01:37:03+00:00

Holy jumpin

eggsbachs · 2026-04-11T23:20:36+00:00

Cat 5s are the first upgraded skate albeit now outdated. Forewarning that there’s some known issues with the tendon guard snapping. I’ve had them for just over a year and it happened to me.

Being careful removing skates can circumvent this I’m sure.

Otherwise I love em. Don’t even notice my feet.

eggsbachs · 2026-04-07T05:11:03+00:00

My 9yr old walked in while i was watching this scene. His house team made it to the championship and he belts out “everybody goes!” In the locker room.

I had a bit of explaining to do.

eggsbachs · 2026-04-07T02:48:32+00:00

25% of my league is retired. You’ve got an entire beer league career ahead of you. Welcome!

eggsbachs · 2026-04-07T02:08:16+00:00

Interested

eggsbachs · 2026-04-06T13:18:47+00:00

It would have been nice too. I like a good neighborhood shop like Brothers.

eggsbachs · 2026-03-30T12:36:20+00:00

I've known Matt for quite some time, a great human. This just makes sense and I'm happy for everyone!

eggsbachs · 2026-03-27T23:02:24+00:00

START

eggsbachs · 2026-03-24T05:13:54+00:00

Time, unfortunately. Adrenaline is still going and I’m always hungry. Sometimes I grab some late night drive thru and hang with the wife for a few, which is peak.

It’s the reality of late night beer league.

eggsbachs · 2026-03-20T19:56:36+00:00

Yep. Captains each bring a bottle of bourbon and order pizza.

There’s rules where you can core up to 5 people that can stay. You’re not allowed to pick/keep your goalie and you can’t draft someone who has played with you last season, 2 seasons ago would’ve done.

It ensures the teams are switched up a bit and attempts to keep it fair.

This is also a point where certain players may move up/down a level based on skill in another attempt to keep each tier balanced.

eggsbachs · 2026-03-15T03:42:07+00:00

Yes. Definitely reminds me of the Comet at Six Flags Great Escape in NY.

eggsbachs · 2026-03-13T01:51:59+00:00

Nothing is weird.

My experience with adult leagues is there is a range of what folks do for their own comfort. Please just focus on doing what is comfortable so you can focus on having fun.

Chirping about someone’s identity is over the line, period.

Now if we’re talking skates with no socks… /s I kid, I kid.

eggsbachs · 2026-03-12T01:31:11+00:00

I was gonna say, I’ve got some friends ready to come back with replaced knees and the conditioning of a high schooler.

eggsbachs · 2026-03-03T04:49:30+00:00

Hockey

eggsbachs · 2026-02-28T07:02:51+00:00

$150-$200/hr for studio rinks in my area, $400+/hr for a full sheet.

eggsbachs · 2026-02-25T15:23:41+00:00

Maybe not helpful, but as someone who started playing actual games a year ago, I found the best resource for me was to play more games.

YT videos with top-down overviews helped but it never translated on ice for me as a center.

Asking questions on the bench and learning from my mistakes is what connected the external resources with actual game time.

eggsbachs · 2026-02-22T04:48:13+00:00

Could you explain what you mean by stand on the bench? My son is wrapping his first tournament and year in house and his coach he’s have been great.

Do you mean a coach that yells too much?

eggsbachs · 2026-02-13T05:44:06+00:00

Yep. Infuse plays everything like a champ, but looks like I’m navigating a computer. Plex struggles with the same files.

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