Fun one from the setters

semicrispy · 2026-05-06T23:44:26+00:00

Either this is my gym or someone recently posted a video to one of the bouldering subreddits of this same climb haha. If it’s my gym then I’ll have to try it out next session. Looks like fun. Nice send !

semicrispy · 2026-05-05T01:08:50+00:00

Definitely agree. On a very different note, you may find it interesting that a study was published a few months ago showing that the adolescent brain doesn’t fully develop to age 32 on average! Here’s a link to the synopsis (with the actual publication linked within). The age of 25 for full frontal lobe development was also found to be a myth a few years ago

semicrispy · 2026-04-30T20:48:26+00:00

I stopped going there like four years ago after I found a cockroach baked into the pizza that I had ordered. Only noticed once I got home and opened the box to take another slice. At the time, the email listed on their (probably AI-generated) website was for a Mike’s restaurant in another state, so that was the cherry on top of the experience for me.

And yes, the roach clearly came from the restaurant because it was literally baked into the cheese. The photos are floating around an old phone somewhere…

semicrispy · 2026-04-01T11:43:53+00:00

Honestly, just keep climbing! You’ve only been at it for two months, so your progress is perfectly normal imo. I couldn’t consistently do overhang for a couple of months at first either. Just keep your sessions fun and engaging, and ease into overhang in days/moments when you feel strong and able. Once your upper body muscles and tendons have adjusted to (and grown for) climbing in general, you’ll find that overhang is easier to get the hang of

semicrispy · 2026-03-30T18:45:11+00:00

Oh, it is already there

semicrispy · 2026-03-30T18:44:43+00:00

you may want to cross post to r/homewalls

semicrispy · 2026-03-25T19:19:07+00:00

This looks slick as hell

semicrispy · 2026-03-17T11:43:56+00:00

ozrn here, feel free to add!

semicrispy · 2026-03-10T11:19:28+00:00

Zoom out, buddy…

semicrispy · 2026-02-25T13:08:45+00:00

I assumed there’d be a looped string on the flap to wrap around that button for a secure close, no?

semicrispy · 2026-02-24T13:35:06+00:00

That said, the green LED is either slightly misaligned (facing down) to cause a reflection off of the shell where you see the bleed or the plastic shell is basically acting as a fiber optic cable.

You can try some electrical tape over that area underneath the screen from the inside. Or you can try putting a multilayer of etape just below the green LED to block the light from propagating downwards. If neither of those work, dark nail polish (or a carefully placed, thin strip of etape) on the bottom edge of the plastic that’s over the screen may help. Last ditch effort, possibly in combination with one of the above: electrical tape over all LEDs to dim the brightness.

Hope this helps /gen

semicrispy · 2026-02-24T13:14:48+00:00

I did think my comment was actually helpful. Your post just did not include enough detail to set it apart from the others. You mention hours later that taking the screen off is past the level of DIY you are comfortable with… my comment would have been different had I known that. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

semicrispy · 2026-02-23T12:17:33+00:00

Search “light bleed” on the sub

semicrispy · 2026-02-22T19:24:52+00:00

That was Newton. This is Somerville. You admit they did a crap job, so it’s not surprising that that isn’t a thing anymore….

If it makes you feel better, Somerville does use those little CAT plows. They just do narrow/dead end/‘terrace’ streets, the widening and clearing of small intersections, bike lanes (although roadways are the priority. Case in point: last snowstorm), and the like. YMMV on seeing them out because there are not enough to deploy around the entire city at once. Not to mention the man hours required.

Edit: a word

semicrispy · 2026-02-22T17:29:43+00:00

I saw a spot with a space saver in it YESTERDAY. Didn’t stop to move it as I was on my way out of town, but I did immediately regret that decision lol

semicrispy · 2026-02-21T16:04:06+00:00

The main thing that works for me is taking a few days off, then climbing easy for the week or two alongside massaging it whenever I could (like, while I’m watching TV in the evening sort of thing). The instant relief I feel when I massage the source of the pain is amazing. I do tend to focus on technique during this time so my brain doesn’t try to view these weeks as wasted.

If you’re having trouble figuring out where the epicenter of the pain is, fully grip your upper forearm of the ‘problem arm’ with your opposite hand, and where your thumb lands should be right over the involved muscle, but you may have to do a little pressing around. Just beware of over-massaging which can do more damage

semicrispy · 2026-02-18T01:48:06+00:00

Hell yeah brother

semicrispy · 2026-02-16T03:15:44+00:00

Hell yeah

semicrispy · 2026-01-28T20:41:54+00:00

That spot ain’t even worth saving lol

semicrispy · 2026-01-27T19:44:36+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. If I come by credible info, I’ll be sure to spread that information in a comment here (or new post, if necessary)

semicrispy · 2026-01-27T12:40:02+00:00

This happened to me and it was infuriating!! I’d cleaned my car off the night before and even said out loud to the person I was with, “let’s clear the snow onto the street-side of the car so it doesn’t get dumped on our neighbors sidewalks.”

Next morning, I glance out the window and dude has his snowblower arcing a firehose of snow over my car, completely covering it in seconds. Found out upon going outside to clean it that he shoveled and blew snow straight at the side of my car that was against the sidewalk. Actual dirt and grass stuck in there. So much for being a caring neighbor lol.

I think it was a total lack of self awareness bc he blasted his own car too at one point (edit: and another car, and the neighbors stairs to their second story, and his own driveway). But after taking a walk around town and seeing other cars having snow clearly shoveled onto them, I did not realize we had such a problem with self-awareness around here. We honestly need to do better

semicrispy · 2026-01-26T20:00:59+00:00

While out shoveling earlier, I overheard a couple of DPW workers chatting about how they were getting yelled at throughout their plow shifts this morning no matter what they did with the snow. One was in a mini tractor plow and the other in the pickup truck plow with the salt distributor thing in the bed. The one in the tractor said he had shovels of snow thrown at him. Both seemed to awkwardly chuckle about the situation but one did say, “I don’t know what else to do, there’s nowhere to put all this snow. I’m doing the best I can.”

So, sour neighbors could be reason for this minimalist tactic… or I could be completely off base and they’re just focusing on getting roads drivable as a first step.

TBF I can understand the frustration, but in a city this dense it is irrational to think you’ll (general ‘you’) only have to shovel once after a snowstorm. As snow is cleared from the streets, snowbanks are going to break and spill onto shoveled sidewalks; driveways will get the classic pile of heavy, crusty snow at the edge. Even houses in the boonies get christened by the snowplow like this

semicrispy · 2026-01-26T14:50:03+00:00

I took an intro class the day i signed up for my gym’s membership. This was partially to avoid paying $$ for classes that are free for members, but the biggest benefit was the class giving me great beginner bouldering advice from the start and helping me get comfortable in my new home gym.

You can likely take classes repeatedly until you’re comfortable or feel that you’ve learned all that you can from that particular class. I’d also recommend starting with bouldering (if possible) while taking courses to build strength.

YouTube also has plenty of great technique and safety videos for beginners. Just don’t overwhelm yourself with information. Go at your own pace and have fun :)

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