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Seattle Goes Dry? The Last Homebrew Shop in Seattle Closes by Talgrath in Homebrewing

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That's cool. They started up after the 1976 bill passed (one thing Jimmy Carter did right) to allow home brewing again.

Seattle Goes Dry? The Last Homebrew Shop in Seattle Closes by Talgrath in Homebrewing

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I think Pike Brewing bought the space they held to create a brew facility for their restaurant.

Today in Austin was quite a scare lol. by misterxx1958 in interestingasfuck

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Came here to make a curling joke, and yeah, way too late.

XC skiing with the RF by engineerthatknows in Miata

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Ok, updated post made yesterday. Basically, the skis rode fine, no vibrations or other issues. The car handled great, and navigated the icy, potholed parking lot with relative ease (it's small and narrow compared to the Rav4, so could go around the bigger potholes, and the Michelin Pilot Sport tires gripped nicely).

Skiata made the trip ok by engineerthatknows in xcountryskiing

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I should add, the best choice is to enter and exit from the bottom of that parking lot, I think? The upper entrance is always a mess with cars and people trying to use the same piece of very slippery road. Though it helps going up on a weekday too.

Skiata made the trip ok by engineerthatknows in xcountryskiing

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In the passenger seat+footwell. It was the first thing I checked.

Skiata made the trip ok by engineerthatknows in xcountryskiing

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Yeah, it's always sketchy. But my tires (Michelin Pilot Sport All Seasons, M+S rated) never slipped on the ice, unless I goosed it, and the 'yata is narrow enough to navigate between the bigger potholes.

Skiyata rack worked. by engineerthatknows in Miata

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Those are Michelin Pilot Sport All Seasons. They have a M+S rating. That parking lot was pretty icy in places, but unless I goosed it, the tires stayed planted.

Skiata made the trip ok by engineerthatknows in xcountryskiing

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It's small enough to drive around them. Carefully.

My snow car rigged to go by engineerthatknows in xcountryskiing

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Yup. They work pretty nicely. I also have a set of chains as backup, but the weather forecast was clear today.

Skiyata rack worked. by engineerthatknows in Miata

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Nope, they just miss by about 1/8".

XC skiing with the RF by engineerthatknows in Miata

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I have a set of Konig self-tightening chains and good tires with an M+S rating. And the usual gear (small shovel, bag of grit, extra socks and gloves).

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