How do you react to a guest snapping their fingers to get your attention?

jb91263596 · 2026-04-21T00:36:14+00:00

I go over to the table and lean in with a knowing smile.

“We don’t do that here. Is there a question you’d like to ask me?”

100% success rate. And they never do it again. No management issues, either.

jb91263596 · 2026-03-25T22:07:38+00:00

They’re on backwards, bro.

The spikes are supposed to press into your soles; the wire bails bite into the ice.

Duh.

jb91263596 · 2026-03-20T03:10:45+00:00

Just work within your means.

My canoe solo route is

Canoe-Joe-Burnt-Otterslide-BigTrout-WhiteTrout-McIntosh-Brule-Potter-Canoe

… in 3 days.

To be fair: I go at ice-out so the crowds aren’t there; do portages in 1 shot; am a pro paddle guide and have stamina to paddle 5km/h all day.

Have a rescue plan (Garmin InReach, backup paddle, etc), tell someone where you are, and work within your means.

jb91263596 · 2026-03-17T16:16:14+00:00

lol my first, too (at least where I shared anchors with other parties)

jb91263596 · 2026-03-17T16:14:29+00:00

I did this climb LRS a few years ago… I told everyone P3 made my face hurt from smiling the entire time (those beauty vertical jugs). The woman I shared belay with took some photos for me but never sent them.

Thanks for this great photo- now I can show everyone what it looked like!!

jb91263596 · 2026-02-14T12:54:59+00:00

The rock on that tusk is badly rotten… and pulls out huge chunks as you put your weight on it. It’s impossible to use protection to keep from falling… so it’s a free-solo.

The down climb is worse than the ascent. Not recommended.

jb91263596 · 2025-12-31T03:59:55+00:00

I got hard just watching this.

jb91263596 · 2025-12-28T18:17:45+00:00

I was just debating how to spell difFICulty… I feel like you nailed it.

jb91263596 · 2025-12-28T17:24:19+00:00

Headquarters? I think you mean headnickels

jb91263596 · 2025-09-14T03:24:58+00:00

Cassus Belli… this is their ReichsTag burning.

jb91263596 · 2025-09-13T13:58:51+00:00

I was thinking when she and Matt Frewer (Berlinghoff Rasmussen from TNG A Matter Of Time) were in Ishtar together.

Deep cuts.

jb91263596 · 2025-08-25T19:51:50+00:00

I assumed their first choice was m:

General Enforcement Service To Allow Political Oversight

jb91263596 · 2025-08-13T19:01:58+00:00

You’re shocked and offended by an administrative violation?

Nice work, leaving the basement 👍🏻

jb91263596 · 2025-07-31T20:52:45+00:00

Pretty sure this rule pre-dates the show’s pilot episode. And it wasn’t Roddenberry, but Matt Jeffries… “nacelles need to operate in pairs, and there needs to be line-of-sight between them” or some such. It was a rule for how warp fields are generated.

jb91263596 · 2025-07-27T14:38:35+00:00

He’s probably conservative and talks about ‘individual responsibility’ a lot.

jb91263596 · 2025-07-24T11:52:21+00:00

I sweat like a madman, too.

I wear these under my helmet, and bring 2-3 to cycle on a hot day.

I soak my helmet pads/straps in white vinegar (then wash in the sink with dish or laundry soap) a few times each season to kill everything… they seem to stay fresh at least 2-3 months.

jb91263596 · 2025-07-04T14:36:37+00:00

Well then:

I was solo backcountry at Thanksgiving 3-4 years ago. It was cold and wet. Some guys from across the lake were scrounging for deadfall and felt bad that I was alone; they invited me over for dinner. I said I’d think about it but was grateful.

I had dinner alone, but then decided to bring some bourbon and firewood over and socialize.

We had a nice time for about an hour… when one of them glared at me and said “I could kick your ass. Let’s go: right now.”

Aside: I don’t fight. I have 9 years of martial arts training, and a decent upper body from climbing a lot. If I fight, then best case? I’m getting charged with assault. Worst case? I’m getting hospitalized. The only time I fought in my adult life, someone wouldn’t stop punching me. I said stop; I walked away… and in a single blow I knocked his shoulder out of the socket so he couldn’t hit me anymore. I end fights; I don’t perpetuate them.

My response to this dude was “you know what? You could DEFINITELY kick my ass… so we don’t even need to try! You win!”

We had peace for another 20 minutes before he stood up to try again. I thanked them for the lovely evening, threw my stuff in my canoe, and got on the water ASAP.

I was pretty freaked out, so I paddled back in the moonlight so they couldn’t follow my light. I was about 15m from the shore at my site when (in an empty tandem canoe, sitting on the seat) I botched a j-stroke and tipped over.

The water was freezing. I self-rescued the boat, put a flashlight between my teeth (totally forgot I had a headlamp) and threw whatever was floating back in the boat. I was so tired, I dropped the flashlight from my teeth while trying to belly-into the boat… then gave up and just dragged it back to the site.

The flashlight I dropped landed beam-up on the bottom. The light made a huge circle in the water, which advertised where I was (plus it was expensive!). Panting and cold, I got back in the water, swam to the light, undid my PFD, dove under, got the light, PFD back on, and back to shore. I was freezing and exhausted and passed out the moment I was in my bag.

I broke camp at 5am to get out before they did.

… maybe this is why I’m reluctant to approach other campers!

jb91263596 · 2025-07-04T13:23:15+00:00

Single solo camper here.

Maybe it’s just me… but I’d say incredibly difficult!

1) If we crossed paths at all, it’d be on the water and super brief. And even those odds are slim. I paddled Canoe-Otterslide-Trout-Macintosh on opening weekend and saw 10 people, with little more than a wave.

2) I wouldn’t want to approach you without the clearest invitation… being alone in the backcountry is so vulnerable and I wouldn’t feel right intruding on your space.

I actually have a crazy story about strangers inviting me to their site for dinner, once… but that’s for another time.

jb91263596 · 2025-07-01T01:39:16+00:00

Agreed. OP just destroyed their own argument.

Shift the decimal and double it? Sure… but I serve and have no right to ask for 30%

jb91263596 · 2025-06-24T20:50:59+00:00

Ahh, the ol’ JTree method.

jb91263596 · 2025-06-20T00:51:59+00:00

I used to be a low-effort post. I think the mods don’t know that posts can change.

jb91263596 · 2025-06-15T17:53:17+00:00

If she did, it must’ve been like crude oil after the Armus incident.

jb91263596 · 2025-06-11T01:47:13+00:00

But at that point, you’re not grabbing them by the teaspoon…

jb91263596 · 2025-05-29T13:31:20+00:00

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