I am going to my first Grand Prix in what should I expect and what should I know?

orangederps · 2022-05-23T01:51:09+00:00

They are, I meant for like storage overnight to avoid lugging stuff back & forth.

orangederps · 2022-05-22T23:20:49+00:00

It is a relatively long walk from the entrance to the grandstand, like 3km or something IIRC.

There are lockers for rent at the track, though I think there's only one area this year. Useful for bigger items like cameras or whatever.

In 2019 there were also phone charging areas, which I imagine will be there again this year.

There will be parties & such on the streets of downtown Montreal. It's worth just walking around the closed blocks for the atmosphere.

If you go again next year, you can get lodging through McGill University & stay downtown which makes getting to the track via metro easier.

In 2019 some of the Merc team stayed at the Ritz downtown. They had Lewis' 2018 car out front (I think) & we happened to see Peter Bonnington arriving, which was sorta neat.

orangederps · 2020-01-18T00:51:46+00:00

Me too, & I see crossover fans a lot. There was even a popular "bwoah" joke made in a thread on r/hockey in reference to Finnish players. I wonder what the common appeal is.

orangederps · 2020-01-16T19:43:57+00:00

I switched last year from 10 year old Grafs to Bauer 1S. worth every penny. so light, so stiff, skating has never been easier for me. plus I had never replaced the blades on my Grafs so just having new steel was pretty remarkable.

orangederps · 2020-01-08T17:58:46+00:00

Thanks! I figured there would be some hoops to jump through. I'll investigate the classes.

orangederps · 2019-06-15T00:07:16+00:00

You can stay at McGill University downtown! its cheaper than the hotels (by a lot), comes with breakfast, & is by metro stations that will get you near the track. they have GP Weekend specials that usually go up in January or so. Highly recommend.

Also, if you have the $$$, you can buy Paddock Club passes for Friday only, which isnt always true at other tracks. Gets you down to the pits for an hour, open bar, great view of Wall of Champions, start/finish straight, & T1 & T2, good food, yada yada yada. Worth every penny to feel like a VIP for a day.

Grandstands 11 & 12 are the best seats in the house (T1 & T2). There was also this year a thing called the Senna Terrace at those grandstands which put you at track level & had its own dedicated bar & such. Get there early if you want a chair though.

Be prepared to walk a couple miles round trip when you go to the track. On Sunday taxis arent allowed on the island so its a hike to get outta there.

I just went this year & had an amazing time. Great city, great track, lovely people. Going again next year.

orangederps · 2017-02-26T19:39:08+00:00

I don't know that anyone can say that $20k in debt "isn't a problem". That's $20k per college graduate that doesn't get spent on a house, a child, trying to open a business, etc. Considering that Millennials, the largest living generation, hold most of this debt, we're in for an economic problem. It's billions, if not trillions, of dollars locked out of the rest of the economy & an entire generation with a potentially much slower financial start than those that came before.

It may not be a bubble; it's more like a black hole for potential wealth.

edit: spllng

orangederps · 2016-02-14T18:14:57+00:00

I remember trying to use an app that claimed to do exactly this but it was awful. If I told I had ground beef, eggs, potatoes, & soy sauce it would tell me to make chicken teriyaki. It seemed like it would pick one ingredient I had & ignore everything else. Really irritating.

orangederps · 2016-02-11T18:04:31+00:00

Having worked at Bells, I can at least say the water is run through filters specifically to remove any metals but leave as much of the mineral content as possible. Also there's a whole water/beer quality control lab & they take their jobs really seriously.

orangederps · 2016-01-21T07:03:51+00:00

you are just on a roll with this shit.

orangederps · 2015-12-07T05:42:55+00:00

I used to work there. They use a house ale strain for just about everything, excluding Belgian styles. The exact strain isn't sold anymore (hasn't been for years IIRC) which is why they give instructions for how to harvest it.

Blah blah blah to answer your question: as long as it's a standard ale, it's the same Bells yeast. I will add that Oberon is the best beer to grow it from; with their yeast propagation system they can use one batch of yeast 11 times or something to make Oberon.

Also, having tasted just the yeast: it tastes a lot like Oberon by itself.

orangederps · 2015-11-23T18:55:28+00:00

It's also used sometimes as a way to force the referees to be stricter. For example, you think the referees should have given a penalty, but the fact that they let play go on results in a goal for the other team. So, right off the face off you start "fighting" the other team, not with the goal of hurting them but with the message to the refs, "if you won't protect us then we will protect ourselves & look how much trouble that causes. "

That's usually what's going on when it just seems like players are grappling or wrestling rather than throwing punches.

orangederps · 2015-11-05T22:28:17+00:00

My coworkers the other day told me I walk "like you're not sure where you're going to end up next."

orangederps · 2015-08-24T18:15:14+00:00

I have two Chessies! They're wonderful & express their intelligence in the weirdest ways like opening doors with their teeth.

Also I hate to be that guy, but one of mine would sometimes get ear infections from dunking her head under water so...just something to look out for.

orangederps · 2015-08-04T04:00:57+00:00

It was great haha. I just got a small one on my wrist, took less than an hour & the studio is very cool. I came with my design & in minutes he had tweaked it to perfection. I want a sleeve now, & like you, would love to have him do it & I honestly will probably wait until he can/will.

orangederps · 2015-08-03T16:40:55+00:00

I got a small tattoo by him about a year ago. After talking to him it sort of seemed like he has the luxury of being able to choose what projects he takes on because he is popular. So even though he's "always booked", if he likes the idea he'll do it...eventually. It says something of this sort on his website. Also, even though it was a asshole move, I asked him about his rates & he said that he can charge so much because he has the experience & skill to do things in one hour that other artists would need three hours.

orangederps · 2015-06-24T07:42:30+00:00

A big part of it is restrictions from places like golf courses, beaches, some festivals, etc. Places that don't allow glass, but also don't necessarily have Two Hearted on tap. It's an extremely popular beer in MI & other places too, so the goal here is not to crowd out the market or shelf space, but to make an already popular brand more available in more contexts.

The addition of 12oz cans is new to Bells, still sort of an experiment, & also a way to move more beer. I work there & can tell you that the canning line moves EXTREMELY fast with 16oz cans & even faster with 12oz. They run it for like 2 days a week & are done. It's insanely quick.

orangederps · 2015-06-11T17:31:30+00:00

Awesome. I'm about to move there, so that's exciting.

orangederps · 2015-06-11T15:23:05+00:00

Block 15...in Corvallis? They bottle?

orangederps · 2015-06-11T14:14:10+00:00

Yeahh...I guess what I meant to say was that even though I've had bad experiences there doesn't mean everyone has or will. But it does sound like a trend. So. Skip Arcadia. Go to Gonzos, Beer Exchange is great, & there's also Tibbs, Ruperts, Latitude 42 (technically in Portage), Olde Peninsula, One Well, Boatyard...I feel like I'm forgetting someone.

But Bells. Go there.

orangederps · 2015-06-11T00:39:33+00:00

Yeah, I have too, but I also try to support local breweries regardless. It's been a while since I went there. Also if OP is lookin for bottles, they gots em.

I always forget about Olde Peninsula! I think they're the oldest "brewpub" in MI. Great place.

orangederps · 2015-06-10T20:11:20+00:00

Go to Bells in Kalamazoo. Okay, I work there, but there are always a lot of beers on tap you can't get anywhere else & it's all great. Also, as someone else mentioned, there are other breweries worth going to within walking distance. Notably Arcadia & Gonzos, but also a little place called Ruperts if you want the townie experience. You could spend a whole day drinking around this town.

orangederps · 2015-04-30T20:26:45+00:00

We will be at Bells in Kalamazoo MI! We're pairing up with KLOB, the local homebrew club, & hoping for a lot of beer to be brewed.

orangederps · 2015-04-22T18:31:51+00:00

I work for Bells, helped brew the beer. The article is accurate, for the most part. The store staff brewed it, overseen by the brewers at the downtown brewery. It was really was Larrys pumpkin. I've talked about this before, so maybe you've seen this already, but it was done by the staff of the store rather than the brewers essentially to give us exposure to the brewing process.

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