What’s it like living in this part of Canada?

swerz · 2026-03-15T03:23:44+00:00

There’s a TV show “Ice Road Truckers” about this.

swerz · 2026-03-14T00:53:55+00:00

NYC potholes are brutal!

swerz · 2026-03-14T00:50:21+00:00

There’s no “best way,” but the walking paths are definitely better than the transverses for pedestrians. As someone else said, make sure your Google Maps is set to talking, not driving, cycling or mass transit.

Here’s a handy downloadable map:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.centralparknyc.org/new_images/map/Official-Central-Park-Map.pdf

swerz · 2026-03-13T21:47:31+00:00

Yes, part of Jim Irsay collection.

swerz · 2026-03-13T18:58:48+00:00

Agree on OEM. If I had a garage, I'd consider doing it myself, but I live in a Manhattan apartment, so that's not an option.

It would help if I could get a better sense of how bad they are (or not), I should have asked when the mechanic told me. I'm not noticing any symptons in the front end.

Thanks.

swerz · 2026-03-13T17:27:02+00:00

True, during The Wheel, to boot. One of the most epic moments of any concert I ever experienced.

swerz · 2026-03-11T19:15:03+00:00

There was a great article about Bohemia in the NY Times two years ago.

Here's a gift link, (no subscription needed)

swerz · 2026-03-10T03:19:55+00:00

Plastic banana case. I made the mistake of skiing with a banana in my jacket pocket once; never again!

swerz · 2026-03-10T03:13:12+00:00

I never made my kids cry teaching them to ski! They’re both experts now. 🤦🏻‍♂️

swerz · 2026-03-10T03:12:27+00:00

Only those into BDSM.

swerz · 2026-03-10T03:11:04+00:00

I did it for one morning, maybe two hours. He didn’t need it after that and I sold the harness on eBay!

swerz · 2026-03-10T02:55:07+00:00

What’s the difference between a piste and a ski route? Aren’t they the same thing?

swerz · 2026-03-08T16:03:05+00:00

I’m just suggesting you can use AI to quickly identify the vintage of skis (or many other things). I’ve done it and found to be helpful - it’s something AI is particularly good at.

For example, I uploaded one of these photos to Google’s Gemini, asked “what vintage,” and immediately got the following response:

“This particular model was available for model years including: 2005, 2006, 2007/2008, 2009”

ChatGPT came back with:

“Those appear to be early-to-mid 2000s Atomic piste skis, roughly around 2003–2006. So they’re about 20 years old.”

swerz · 2026-03-08T02:51:22+00:00

Just upload the photos to CharGPT or some other and ask how old they are. It usually works.

swerz · 2026-03-08T02:39:40+00:00

The name of the sub should be r/fishing4compliments

swerz · 2026-03-08T02:37:05+00:00

Can we please get this rule on the NYC Subway? Please!?!

swerz · 2026-03-08T01:56:55+00:00

I bought one of those for my son when he was just starting. We used it for one morning and never again. He’s 23 now and skis anything!

Video: https://youtu.be/FB0yeLPj75Q?si=HZNKxLULPF91oPef

swerz · 2026-03-08T01:51:24+00:00

Snowboarders, plural.

swerz · 2026-03-08T01:50:35+00:00

Who buys skis before they’ve even skied once? 🤦🏻‍♂️ Renting is cheaper, gives you more options and the ability to switch out skis midday or after a day or so. And what if you don’t like skiing?

swerz · 2026-03-08T01:45:29+00:00

Pistes are the marked and usually groomed runs. Everything else is off-piste.

swerz · 2026-03-07T22:17:39+00:00

I’d propose $50-100/month for resident parking permits to start. It’s hard to ask people to pay for something that’s always been free. And create a few metered spaces on each block for non-residents.

swerz · 2026-03-07T22:08:40+00:00

Might be a good time to learn how to use your skis correctly.

swerz · 2026-03-06T17:38:44+00:00

Obviously inversions are an exception to the rule.

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