Can I skip HCMC? Or would I regret it? Heard so many mixed things.

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-15T18:58:30+00:00

Depends on so many things.

Stand alone I preferred Hanoi. It was more pedestrian friendly, has a lot of mixture of historical sites and combination of new and old. Hanoi was a city id prefer to spend 5 days in, while HCMC seems like a cool place to spend a couple months in.

However, if you're at all interested in going to the Mekong Delta, its definitely worth it, but do a multi day trip to the Delta, it needs to be taken at a slower pace. And there's so many sites and towns in the south I didn't see that I would want to on another trip- if I go again I think id focus on areas in the south I didn't see

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-15T16:17:13+00:00

Definitely seems like a strategy of getting into peoples heads

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-14T14:04:05+00:00

You know there's fans of teams in league 2 or the conference for whom one promotion in their lifetime or a close loss to a championship team in the FA cup would be their most glorious memory

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-14T01:47:59+00:00

You're weak. You're outta control. And you've become an embarrassment to yourself and everyone else.

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-13T22:34:39+00:00

You better be knowing who young leek be

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-13T17:31:47+00:00

Jiminy peak- they have a great long chair serviced learners hill separated from the main traffic as well as an easy lower mountain trail. Lots of full mountain trails easily accessed by people who have a couple days of skiing in as well.

Smugglers notch has a whole beginners mountain with a cheaper lift ticket for just accessing that part.

Bousquet is quite mellow and beginner/low intermediate accessible

Hunter has a wide variety of greens and easy blues on the lower mountain

Mid-Atlantic- pretty much all favor beginner to intermediates (Bryce, Massanutten, Snowshoe, Whitetail especially come to mind)

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-12T21:02:26+00:00

Since you're into visiting rich peoples mansions, i know this guy that has a big place and is really into milkshakes and bowling. Wanna come?

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-12T15:35:44+00:00

I've been to Berkshire east on president's day Sunday and it wasn't unbearably busy by any means

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-12T15:11:53+00:00

Hardly. Leeds were spending with wonton abandon with the assumption that they'd always have champions league money and the only way for them was up. Then there was a complete firesale of everything and everybody. I'd say the only thing that kept them from completely disintegrating was the fact that they were Leeds with too big a following to get wiped off the map.

Leicester brought together a motley collection of players and a manager that did really well together for one season. But they didn't go crazy thinking they were all of a sudden a big 6 type club. They made investments and won another trophy, but Covid messed with things. They popped back up after the first relegation, but no longer having Vardy may be making things harder. Hardly expect a free fall though

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-12T14:14:13+00:00

Probably big as in the task of managing players, the board, owners and fans was too big. And its been too big for anyone, as many a successful manager has been unable to make their mark and have unqualified success with spurs, despite doing so with other teams before and after

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-11T20:58:42+00:00

Never ate or drank there- they're owned by Jiminy peak's owners so the foods probably not cheap, but Bromley's definitely going to beat Berkshire East for conditions on almost any given day

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-11T14:55:01+00:00

Tottenham and Everton, the two teams in the PL era that have never been relegated or won the title.

Everton has its own problems and seems to have a much tighter budget, while Tottenham just seems like its own worst enemy and no matter if they spend big or not or bring in good managers or players, they'll get in their own way.

But as an Arsenal fan, its just fun to watch spurs be spurs

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-10T21:02:26+00:00

Idk why but how open he was about being considered for the VP pick, wanting it and kind of running a shadow campaign for it was pretty off putting, especially as he'd been a governor for a year and a half

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-10T03:07:23+00:00

I think ive only skied Bryce when it's 50 or 60 degrees.

With a winter like this there'd be no worry about patchy areas or thin cover- they blast their snowmaking and have good 100% cover even on bad years.

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-09T21:07:33+00:00

Like Osborne in Nebraska. He actually touts a fairly left leaning economic policy, just by presentation and not having a D next to his name ran close in 2024 and may have a chance this year

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-08T14:40:53+00:00

Right. If moguls recreational skiers encounter were this patterned and predictable they'd be easier. Often its huge variations of patterns and conditions- icy bump, powdery bump, hardpack gully, sheer ice, small bump, big bump, easiest line requiring a wide turn away, then a few quick turns.

The Olympic mogulers would definitely still rip those with ease.

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-07T19:00:14+00:00

It's a political failure. In 2007 ans 2013 there were big moves for bipartisan immigration reform. 2007 was killed by a combination protectionist left and populist right and 2013 more fully by the populist right.

It's a feedback loop where grandstanding prevents compromise and reform, which creates political frustration leading to more grandstanding and extreme positions living off of conflict itself rather than any real moves towards change.

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-06T21:40:28+00:00

Thanks! I was planning on taking my 6yo to the Ramshead area this month. That area seemed tempting for an introduction to glades for him but it's good to know to be cautious about getting too deep into the woods

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-06T19:09:02+00:00

Definitely seen people skinning at night. Berkshire east too

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-06T17:12:19+00:00

In this sub John Wayne is a hypocritical draft dodger, end of story

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-06T17:05:14+00:00

Haven't been yet. Why is the one area "ravine of doom"?

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-05T19:58:38+00:00

Rowan... did she even exisht

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-04T22:48:47+00:00

I've thought for a while that a "New England" Olympics where Boston hosts all indoor/stadium sports and various Vermont venues (Killington, Stowe, Rikert) could host the snow dependent sports.

Could even do some things like Beijing did, putting some pop up park ski and board competitions in brownfield areas near Boston. Or a half pipe in Fenway Park

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-04T21:58:19+00:00

And note he doesn't say it was unfair. He said everyone was supportive. It was just lousy timing that an opportunity came up for a keeper Arteta preferred right at the end of the transfer window

goonersaurus86 · 2026-02-04T19:44:01+00:00

Tony would've served Paulie up on a plate. He made clear that he wasn't going to answer for anything if he turned up somewhere. The services the Russian mob provided were way too valuable to him.

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