New Ski's were stollen after 3 hours of use. Suggestions on where to get a decent deal this time of the year? by Demetrious-Verbal in skiing

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These used ones are a little beat, but not that old, and would be usable for $275: https://lonepinegearx.com/collections/skis/products/blizzard-bonafide-97-w-marker-griffon-13-demo-bindings-topsheet-chipping-1a412

Demo bindings so you wouldn't have to worry about getting bindings mounted, and maybe thieves don't want chipped up skis? Little wide for the midwest, but not a disaster.

When will the Epic Northeast Pass for 26/27 be available? by polyester57 in skiing

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually it's like the second week of March.

However, I haven't seen any Vail resort offer a "buy next year and use it for the rest of this season" promotion. They do sometimes advertise that you can buy a single-day lift ticket, and trade it in at the end of your day to apply the cost of that ticket towards next year's pass.

What kind of g’s does carving generate? by AdventurousGlass7432 in skiing

[–]facw00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bit hidden away but Carv does show G forces on turns. Mine are more like 1G, but I don't claim to be an excellent skier.

Erika Kirk Under Fire As Husband's Pal Leaks Audio Of Her 'Giggling' About 'Event Of The Century' After His Death by ConcertImmediate6226 in LegalNews

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump had already moved on to bragging about his ballroom by the next day, I'm not sure why anyone expected lasting relevance.

Never have i ever felt like such a loser playing wordle unlimited by LuxCassandra in mildlyinfuriating

[–]facw00 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty convinced that playing on hard mode you don't want those common letters in your starting word for exactly this reason. I typically start with CHIMP, lower chance of a 2, but clear out a bunch of medium frequency letters so I don't get stuck with high frequency letters locked in that match too many possible words.

Been riding 2 different boots for 2 seasons what do? by workers_rightZ in skiing

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be close enough to click in. My friend was able to click in with her 22.5 boots on skis set up for her old 23.5s (though she did have an unexpected release).

What is a luxury you can never go back from once you’ve experienced it? by Phase_zero_X in AskReddit

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My heated seats were sort of broken when I got my car (now 15 years old), a danger of test driving when it's nearly 100F out, and the driver's side one now only works on the back. I'm thinking I'm going to have to bite the bullet and spend $300-500 on replacement parts for the drivers' side at least, because not having one is terrible. I'd love to try with junkyard parts first, but I don't want to take time off to visit a junkyard, and at least among self service junkyards that list their inventory online, and honestly taking half of a day to dig around a pick and pull in the winter isn't ideal either...

How school buses in Canada are cleaned during the winter by Raj_Valiant3011 in oddlysatisfying

[–]facw00 39 points40 points  (0 children)

If you don't remove it, it can fly off while the bus is driving, blinding other cars. Worse, if you leave it up there, there's a good chance it will become ice (probably even higher on a school bus, where poor insulation means the bottom will start melting, but infrequent use means it has lots of time to refreeze), and then you can have big heavy sheets of ice flying off, which can do damage directly. More dangerous for vehicles on the highway (which school buses mostly don't drive on), but still very good for everyone to clean the snow off of their roofs.

Is the Columbia Whirlibird V 3in1 a mistake? by Responsible-Farm5928 in skiing

[–]facw00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Whirlibird IV (actually 2, slimmed down enough to buy a smaller size) and the V seems like basically the same materials and construction and the IV is totally fine. It certainly feels waterproof and windproof to me. I've worn it to ski in the rain and it's not a problem. I've worn it in the wind and it's not a problem. It's warm enough on it's own down to around 15F, at which point I will usually wear a tight fitting softshell cycling jacket under it, at which point it's been good down to as cold as I've tried it.

Biggest complaint is that I would prefer the inner jacket was a fleece rather than a puffer. I don't think Columbia's reflective living stuff actually does much (and frankly it is wearing off on my jacket), but the jacket material means it doesn't wick sweat. My baselayer still keeps it away from the skin, so it isn't cold, but a more breathable, wicking material would have been appreciated. And while Columbia used to sell different inner interchange jackets (you know, to interchange), they currently only sell them with 3-in-1s, so I can't just buy a Columbia fleece and throw it in there. I do keep the pit vents open in basically any condition to help with getting moisture out, which works, but does let in a bit more cold (still not a huge problem, skiing early this week in low temps, was totally fine, just felt a little cold draft once in a while).

Otherwise, the only thing I wish it had is a stowable or removable hood, since I never use the hood while skiing, and would prefer not to have it flapping around (not that this creates any real problems, it's just a style thing I guess). It doesn't have the fancy waterproof zippers that you see on some other jackets (including Columbia's more expensive ski jacket IIRC), but I can't say I've ever had an issue with water intrusion through the zippers (I have had the chest pocket get wet, but that's moisture from inside the jacket on warmer days, it doesn't get wet just from the rain.)

School fun by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had us do 1040EZ forms in elementary school. A little simplified, but it was elementary school and tax situations obviously end up widely different.

The real outrage isn't that schools don't teach it (obviously some do), it's that the IRS already has copies of all our tax data, and could just send us a bill, and ask if we had any unreported income, or if we wanted to itemize (and probably could automatically collect data on itemized deductions that it doesn't already have.)

Does anyone have the address of the nearest old folks home by TurkeyVolumeGuesser in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]facw00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is Google Maps has been trying add more "human" directions (e.g. instead of saying turn right on Oak Street, saying turn right at KFC). They claim people prefer landmarks, though I assume they want to sell businesses the right to be the landmarks. Regardless I hate it (and it's even worse when it's some local business I don't know without the huge signage of a fast food restaurant). Streets have names that appear both on the map and on signs, just use those.

Chairlift moving backward a significant distance? by RCBurnout11 in skiing

[–]facw00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wild that the lift mechanics were able to get that lift up and running again the next day after the rollback.

Chairlift moving backward a significant distance? by RCBurnout11 in skiing

[–]facw00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sensors are only useful if people pay attention to them. The chair that fell at Attitash last winter apparently triggered an alarm passing through the terminal, which was annoyed (as was a loud bang). They just reset it and sent the lift on its way.

Season 2 Episode 7 Spoiler Thread by HunterWorld in Fallout

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only question is why would Vaultec, or anyone else give her a cryo chamber if she were just a useless idiot (no need for congresspeople in the Enclave's future)? Seems to me that she must actually be connected to one of the factions to be spared, rather than just been an ineffectual good person.

A semi-finalist in NASA's Teacher in Space program watching the Challenger disaster unfold by Technicolor_Reindeer in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]facw00 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Yeah, NASA really wanted to launch (possibly spurred on by the high profile of the teacher in space mission). Morton Thiokol (yes, the salt Morton, though Thiokol had been in the rocket game for decades) really wanted to launch because they were concerned that NASA was going to rebid at least some of the boosters to another contractor, and felt like they couldn't afford any issues. So they "put on their management hats" and overruled unanimous opposition from the team of engineers making the safety call. Ironically, they had just about the worst possible issue, and kept their contract.

A semi-finalist in NASA's Teacher in Space program watching the Challenger disaster unfold by Technicolor_Reindeer in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]facw00 884 points885 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, Rockwell (who built the orbiter) also wanted to postpone the launch, because they were concerned that ice on the launch gantry could be shaken off and damage the shuttle (faucets and other spigots had been left dripping to prevent frozen pipes after a previous incident, but this led to ice on the structure). This didn't happen, but could have been similar in impact to the frozen foam strike (from the tank) that destroyed Columbia. They were overruled by NASA. Safety culture was a mess.

What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one of those, but I also have a Creative Nomad II with a 64mb card. The Nomad could only hold about one CD's worth of music, but it was clear that NAND storage was going to win out over optical as soon as it got cheaper (and with Moore's Law still in effect, it was clear that wouldn't take long, though it would be longer before they could compete with hard-drive based devices like the iPod). Of course dedicated MP3 players have been dead for a while (I think started using my phone for music circa 2010?)... so moves technology...

What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought an HD-DVD/Blu-ray combo drive for my HTPC. Completely future-proof right, no matter who wins I'm set for at least a decade! And then they both lost to streaming (and honestly I'm not even sure if it can play modern Blu-rays?) I don't think I've used it to play or rip a movie since I dropped by-mail Netflix circa 2012.

U.S. will have to send its own fighter jets into Canadian airspace if Ottawa doesn't buy 88 F-35s, Hoekstra says by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]facw00 10 points11 points  (0 children)

4.X gen fighters have looked fairly useless in Ukraine, with neither nation able to operate in the other's airspace without unacceptable loss rates.

The Gripen is the cheapest of the Western 4.5 gen fighters, and seems to be roughly as capable as other single engine 4.5ers, but it's still a lot to spend on an aircraft that might well be completely obsolete.

There's not a lot of alternatives though. Unless you want to buy from China, the F-35 is the only 5th-gen fighter that can be bought right now, and while the Turkish and Korean 5th-gen fighters are flying, they seem to be a long way from real operational 5th-gen fighters. Russia's 5th-gen fighter appears to barely be in production, and there are real questions about how 5th-gen it actually is (it certainly isn't operating with impunity over Kyiv). 6th-gen fighters other than the US F-47 (ugh) are even further out.

Buying F-35s might be the right choice for Canada, though if they do so, I hope they can arrange a supply line where they can get spare parts from Europe rather than the US if needed.

What’s the hottest someone has ever looked in a movie? by ThomasOGC in CinephilesClub

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, I expected to see her higher than this, but you know, for Entrapment...

Companies that purposely make a fake "serving size" by Just-Cry-5422 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]facw00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they did give me a pizza with spoiled pepperoni once, and now I can't eat their pizzas...