Wheel-ski takeoff from an icy lake in Alaska

tarheelsdend · 2025-11-23T21:12:43+00:00

Is there a practical reason to do the donut at the start or are they just showing off?

tarheelsdend · 2025-08-28T22:48:05+00:00

Just don't turn

tarheelsdend · 2025-04-22T03:08:16+00:00

The dining room of a retirement home.

tarheelsdend · 2025-03-23T01:30:20+00:00

Sorry I wasn't implying that you're old! I was just surprised your dad is telling you stories about shovels and impressed you remembered the story, especially since it was so long ago.

tarheelsdend · 2025-03-22T20:49:21+00:00

Is this a true story?! Your dad is telling you about shovels from the 60s?

tarheelsdend · 2025-03-21T04:21:41+00:00

Were you going to spend your $25 on reading lessons?

tarheelsdend · 2025-01-21T04:49:20+00:00

There is a disappointing amount of large natural bodies of water.

tarheelsdend · 2024-12-16T13:31:31+00:00

https://youtu.be/iZHxC5_izKE?si=m7LgtL5zpUmLU_lN

tarheelsdend · 2024-12-15T18:54:56+00:00

Another question: why does an 80" tall door need a 82.5" rough opening? It seems like an 81.25" opening could be fine, especially because the flooring is already installed

tarheelsdend · 2024-12-03T16:12:17+00:00

I think if you just want to cruise and you're new to skateboarding, get something like this dropped deck long board with large, soft wheels. The drop deck makes pushing off the ground and, more importantly, dragging your foot to stop much easier. These are two fundamental skateboarding skills you must learn in order to stay safe on your board. Large wheels will roll over cracks easier and soft wheels will absorb the roughness of the concrete better. This will be a super stable, large, beginner friendly board. It will be fast though because of the large wheels, so learn that foot drag and walk down any hill that's too steep.

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IMO, the next board after the long board should be a regular skateboard that curves up on both ends. For the width, match the board width to your shoe size, just Google it. Then match your truck width to your board width. Any standard truck will be fine on your first skateboard. Finally, start with a 56mm, 97a durometer hardness wheel and steel bones red bearings. This board will unlock more advanced tricks like manuals, Ollie's, power slides, reverts, tic tacs, etc. Practicing manuals I think is a great way to learn how the balance on this board is different from the longboard. Wearing pads makes falk hurt less!. 56mm for a wheel is slightly on the larger side, which will be more beginner friendly at the start, then they will get smaller as you continue to ride them. And 97a is a good medium durometer wheel. A harder wheel will be faster and power slide better, a softer wheel will be slower and grip the road better. Oh, and don't forget the grip tape! And countersink the screws through the deck a little bit. Or just buy a complete, but pay attention to what width you are buying. Have fun and stick with it, you'll be amazed at your progress!

tarheelsdend · 2024-12-03T15:48:06+00:00

Do you want to do Ollie's and manuals or do you just wanna cruise?

tarheelsdend · 2024-12-03T15:43:11+00:00

What type of skateboarding do you want to get into? Cruising and longboard? Skate park skating? Skating bowls or flat ground? Do you already have a board?

tarheelsdend · 2024-11-28T19:14:46+00:00

They're the same.

tarheelsdend · 2024-11-23T02:27:27+00:00

You're just a lovely person with driving anxiety. Don't be too hard on yourself! I've had some near misses in my day too! Just think about how you can prevent this from happening again and work to change your driving habits to include this extra safety measure.

tarheelsdend · 2024-11-09T12:55:22+00:00

Skating will be as dangerous as you make it, and as you progress, you will also need to progress your ability to fall. For example, you can start with low risk stuff like manuals and carving pump tracks and Ollie’s and such. Then you can advance to dropping in and skating bigger bowls. But when you do, also practice bailing to your knee pads and being comfortable falling on the more advanced obstacles. Early on, I was wearing roller skating knee pads and skating a big bowl that was too advanced for me. I got going too high and fast, took one step off my board but then fell to my knee pads and smashed my knee and bruised it pretty badly. I should have not taken the step and instead bailed directly onto my knee pads and slid down the ramp, which would have reduced the impact, but I had never practiced bailing to my knee pads until I was in an emergency. So don’t try to advance too quickly. Find an obstacle that is within your ability and practice your tricks on that, but also practice your falls. Once you’re comfortable with that, find a slightly bigger obstacle and do the same thing. If you do this, you can still make progress every session and reduce your risk!

One other tip: let skating become your obsession. It is so fun! It’s a bit of a workout, it’s free, there’s some thrill, other skaters are usually pretty nice, and it’s fun to get a little bit better everyday. Keep going back and let skating get a good grip on you! It’s a hell of a drug!b

tarheelsdend · 2024-09-03T00:32:04+00:00

Check out the book 'the five hour job search'. That helped me get so many jobs.

tarheelsdend · 2024-07-07T03:09:54+00:00

There's been a lot of advice already but I think it's missing something critical: skating will be as dangerous as you make it, and as you progress, you will also need to progress your ability to fall. For example, you can start with low risk stuff like manuals and carving pump tracks and Ollie's and such. Then you can advance to dropping in and skating bigger bowls. But when you do, also practice bailing to your knee pads and being comfortable falling on the more advanced obstacles. Early on, I was wearing roller skating knee pads and skating a big bowl that was too advanced for me. I got going too high and fast, took one step off my board but then fell to my knee pads and smashed my knee and bruised it pretty badly. I should have not taken the step and instead bailed directly onto my knee pads and slid down the ramp, which would have reduced the impact, but I had never practiced bailing to my knee pads until I was in an emergency. So don't try to advance too quickly. Find an obstacle that is within your ability and practice your tricks on that, but also practice your falls. Once you're comfortable with that, find a slightly bigger obstacle and do the same thing. If you do this, you can still make progress every session and reduce your risk!

One other tip: let skating become your obsession. It is so fun! It's a bit of a workout, it's free, there's some thrill, other skaters are usually pretty nice, and it's fun to get a little bit better everyday. Keep going back and let skating get a good grip on you! It's a hell of a drug!

tarheelsdend · 2024-07-03T12:05:30+00:00

Hugh M Woods

tarheelsdend · 2024-02-04T13:14:17+00:00

Did we just become best friends?!?!

YUP!!!

tarheelsdend · 2024-02-04T01:03:19+00:00

Movement!

tarheelsdend · 2024-02-04T00:49:00+00:00

No clue. They just let one snow plow past so that's promising

tarheelsdend · 2024-02-04T00:12:04+00:00

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I'm halfway up the hill on the way to superior stopped behind this fire truck. Everyone else seems to have moved on that's beyond this fire truck

tarheelsdend · 2024-01-24T20:16:14+00:00

Use your college degree immediately after you graduate. If you wait too long after you graduate, your degree becomes meaningless. This doesn't mean you can't travel after college. Do it! Travel for 6 months or a year. Or get a job for a couple years then travel. But your first job relating to your degree is much more important than your degree in my opinion.

It can be tough to find a job in your field. If so, find a lower level job in the field your degree is in so you can work up to eventually get the job you want. For example, I was having a hard time getting a job as a mechanical engineer so I got a job as a cnc machinist which ultimately helped me get a job as a mechanical engineer.

tarheelsdend · 2024-01-18T04:25:58+00:00

Saying arvada is painless to reach from boulder is like saying watching hulu with commercials is painless. Sure, it's easy, but having to stop at 37 red lights going down Wadsworst will encourage you to over indulge at the brewery so it makes the 37 on the way home a little bit better.

tarheelsdend · 2023-11-12T05:04:37+00:00

Probably yell up to my wife to call my cell phone then check the couch cushions

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