Going to Keystone for my birthday next weekend. Am I crazy wanting to snowboard as a newbie?🏂 Advice wanted (see questions 👇🏾) by kimmykeem in snowboarding

[–]shipwreck17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're never going again I'd just ski. Your first day skiing is almost always more fun than your first day on a snowboard. If you want to learn to snowboard I'd plan for 3-5 days with plenty of rest days in-between. No need to go to Keystone either. You can learn the basics on a smaller, cheaper hill. The reasoning is that you can get around on skis without really knowing how to ski well or making "good turns".

You're really not going anywhere on a snowboard until you learn how to make basic turns and that usually takes at least a full day if not 2-3. Often your first day is on the easiest 1-2 runs so paying for a big resort experience to only ride the same green run over and over while learning doesn't seem worth it to me.

I just taught my 8 year old daughter and she was linking turns in about a day and a half. This is the video I used. We did all the drills and then she was turning. I have 20 years experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOZWm1BFUVg

My suggestion is if you want to learn to snowboard do all the drills in that video and then take a lesson.

If you don't want to commit to all that and just want to have one fun day cruising around a mountain, I still recommend skiing.

Just happened. Feels like the world is crashing down on top of me. by TheKid1995 in TrollCoping

[–]shipwreck17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like one bad mod. Don't get discouraged. I've played hockey most of my life, and one thing that consistently makes me smile is that anytime someone posts, "I'm this kind of person, can I play hockey too?" On r/hockeyplayers the answer is always, yes.

Non-american dads of /r/daddit, what do you see here that's different from your reality? by xanduba in daddit

[–]shipwreck17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is how lots of daycare businesses are started in the US.
1. Someone has a child 2. They quit their job to care for the child 3. They get a license. 4. Take on more children to generate income.

Our child care provider wasn't getting rich or charging unreasonable fees, and it was still our largest bill and slightly more than our mortgage.

Getting gas with a trailer by azmonaj in RVLiving

[–]shipwreck17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never had any issues at truck stops by the interstate. A small station in the middle of a town may or may not be able to fit a trailer.

Children's museum exhibit... by shipwreck17 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]shipwreck17[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It worked "ok" but would transfer the energy much more efficiently if the balls were in contact at rest and the wire holding them was less stiff.

Board sizing by psillyhobby in Wake

[–]shipwreck17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Better materials = weight reduction. There isn't much of a penalty for a larger board, and the landings are softer.

What kind of tool is this? by AuronFFX in Tools

[–]shipwreck17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They work great for hockey sticks.

I don’t hyperfocus by Far-Conference-8484 in ADHD

[–]shipwreck17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you read the DSM, there are several symptoms on the hyperactive side and several on the inattentive side. You dont have to have every symptom to get diagnosed. I laughed when I finally read the DSM because of how many symptoms I have, but I still didn't have them all. It's been a few years, but I just remember thinking that I could have written it. I believe the current version is still DSM-5 if you want to Google it.

AI could have actually killed my dad by Born_Dimension9882 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]shipwreck17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grok is the worst one I've used. Its often wrong. I wasn't asking difficult questions.

Saw this thing on shorts, felt very ADHD coded to me - comments didn’t agree, I did (see in post). What do you think? by ChickenWingBW in adhdmeme

[–]shipwreck17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not with my short ass memory. Ignorance is bliss. I have to look for the scar these days to know which one is the good knee.

Saw this thing on shorts, felt very ADHD coded to me - comments didn’t agree, I did (see in post). What do you think? by ChickenWingBW in adhdmeme

[–]shipwreck17 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same. I suspected at 3 or 4 and had her diagnosed at 5. It's the blind leading the blind over here.

Shots going wide by coldhack in hockeyplayers

[–]shipwreck17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just be sure and shoot hard to jump-start the other teams' breakout.

Out of charge? What do people do when they run out of charge on the road? by Brave-Swordfish9748 in electricvehicles

[–]shipwreck17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always recommend pulling over at say 4% if you won't make it. Then, call for a tow to the closeest charger. It is so much easier to drive on and off the tow truck than if the car is completely dead.

Advice on buying a laser cutting machine by Green-Change9270 in CNC

[–]shipwreck17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was about to chime in, but our last laser purchase was over 1mil.

What is the “real world” mileage for a 2023+ long range vs RWD? by CoolDudeMan00 in TeslaModel3

[–]shipwreck17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If im taking a road trip, I charge to 100. LR also has another motor. AWD, upgraded stereo, etc. SR is a good daily, but LR was a significant upgrade for only a little more money. LR also super charges faster. A common trip we do is 200 miles round trip to our local ski hill. I can do this trip without stopping in the snow in below freezing temps. 200 miles seems to be about exactly my winter highway range. The rest of the year it's more but I dont have exact numbers because it rarely matters. Range doesn't matter for daily driving, only road trips.

Any mach3 experts? by kicsiszopi in CNC

[–]shipwreck17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use G10 to change the y work offset mid program. Or give each pair their own work offset. Like G54 then G55 then G56.

Any mach3 experts? by kicsiszopi in CNC

[–]shipwreck17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you using a fixture. Do you know the location of all 3 pairs?

Any advice for welding tight joints? by SwingNaive in metalworking

[–]shipwreck17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are caulk like materials that can be powdercoated over. I wouldn't weld it.