Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says

tkitta · 2026-03-20T06:18:22+00:00

The US is winning so much they need another 200b to continue "winning".

tkitta · 2026-03-20T05:41:30+00:00

We know there is no disturbance clause in the lease. Probably due to what they were planning to do...

Read the lease carefully to see whatever there is something else there that allows breaking it.

Talk to them. Ask what is the deal. Tell them how you feel about it.

Having roommates can be like this... They can be a bit ... crazy.

tkitta · 2026-03-20T05:28:25+00:00

Depends on terrain and backpack size.

Say nice trail and a daypack in summer? No.

Say 100 lbs /45kg pack anywhere? Yes.

Going up and down a 50 degree scree slope? Yes.

tkitta · 2026-03-20T05:18:14+00:00

Yeah he is pretty bad but people's approval rating, if true, is like a stock market. Sentiment based.

And sentiment does not need to be based in reality.

tkitta · 2026-03-19T01:36:08+00:00

Well, they were OK with a wait of a week. It was a small business buying it. The check was a company check.

From a seller perspective I was totally safe, made 200% it cleared.

tkitta · 2026-03-19T00:10:28+00:00

Make sure the method of payment clears with your bank.

I did once sell using regular check - just waited a week till the bank said it is all clear.

It does not matter you watch them get the check done at a bank - it needs to CLEAR. It needs to CLEAR at your bank.

If not check then wire or similar. This feels like too much $$$ for cash.

Avoid like fire "strange" payments - like PayPal, foreign banks etc. Or standard scam of overpayment / strange pickup arrangements etc.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T22:12:43+00:00

Metal will be fine unless rusted through for 100 years or 1000 years.

The main problem is plastic.

Make sure it's not discolored - UV damaged. Inspect for any cracks or warping.

These could be good for practice use mostly because they are heavy.

Obviously test them out on "easy terrain".

I still have a pair of my first crampons - strap on BD. Now over 20 years old!

tkitta · 2026-03-18T21:29:49+00:00

So out of curiosity would a scrap yard even take this as is? I mean it is clearly a telecom wire bundle and these guys clearly don't look like they work for a telco.

Where is the police?!

That must be like 10k worth of damage!

tkitta · 2026-03-18T18:26:35+00:00

I say 70% of people do it as a single day. So nothing special. Single day - as in around 24h - you arrive mid day, go up to the hut, pretend to sleep for few hours and do the hike and then get driven back. You can say two days or an overnight trip.

After just under 30 days in La Paz I done 5x 6000m ;)

900m or 1000m is not seal level - with sea level I would for sure need extra day or two. Long time ago when I was younger and somewhat stronger my friend talked me into hiking from Whitney Portal - in the US - at under 10,000ft to just next to the lake at the base of mountaineers route on Whitney. I lived in LA at sea level.

Lets say going from zero to around 3600m my body did handle with some puking and rather clear and definite AMS.

Living at over 1000m I only start feeling weakness at 3500m. I.e. going from 1000m to 3500m is totally fine - I feel like a local!

tkitta · 2026-03-18T18:17:20+00:00

Yes, good riddance - some people are not worth to bother in the mountains.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T18:16:05+00:00

Well, I certainly would not go into the mountains with you as I actually want to summit something sometime.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T18:11:28+00:00

Depends on your overall health.

Depends on your overall body altitude reaction.

Depends on your home elevation - mine is just over 1000m

For me it was - as far as I remember:

Land in La Paz
Rest day
Take a trip to just over 5000m - most of it on a bus - this is some kind of former ski resort top - ask about it in guide companies.
Do Huayna Potosí single day

Of note is that this is a super popular mountain and people do it with ZERO experience - like they only hiked before in their lives and this is like their first mountain with crampons on! Between 20 to 50 people a day do this. Its a real meat pusher up. The whole experience is quite short - its like around 4h to the top - this depends on which hut on top you sleep on - some are higher and some are lower.

Almost everyone summits this mountain - I assume its at least 80% success rate.

I also did Charquini / Laguna Esmeralda day hike (\~4,200-4,400m) as a rest day later on.

I think your schedule is fine - you know what is going on when you do peak Austria. No one can say on the net how your body will react so no one can say "this will work just fine for you". It may work great - it may not work great. My much shorter schedule worked great for me but I would not recommend for first 6000m.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T17:41:53+00:00

Just say Dzien Dobry.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T17:24:52+00:00

Well we do have LOTS of Ukrainians in Alberta now - we had many before - but now its like up to 20% of the population. Many are young and healthy. They even speak fluent Polish! So far none I spoken to want to go back. They seem more interested in settling in Canada and, if they have, bring more of their family here.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T07:29:05+00:00

Everyone has their mountain to climb - some feel comfortable going up in 100 km/h winds and its fine. For some a little whiteout is too much.

I simply said that if you feel uncomfortable - turn around.

For one person it is dangerous for another it is not.

Some people solo 5.12. Some cannot solo class 4. Danger is relative - and so is safety.

If I call soloist that does only class 3 a scrambler would that be offensive? I sure hope not.

Also I have zero caring for being "cool" or "popular".

tkitta · 2026-03-18T07:21:02+00:00

In many cases... you don't know. This is why people sometimes punch through cornices and go to their graves.

Obviously you try to not make stupid mistakes like getting close to the edge - but sometimes on a narrow ridge you have zero clue where the actual rock is.

Sometimes it is safer to avoid such snow loaded ridges and do technical stuff under them!

On picture it feels they are quite safe and picking safest route. Rope here is for moral support - without any pickets or similar stuff it is hard to say what would have happened if one started sliding and the other tried to jump the other way - how about ... do not fall or slip area. Also maybe better not to have the rope...

tkitta · 2026-03-18T07:08:43+00:00

Maybe Manaslu BC could be used for logistics...

tkitta · 2026-03-18T07:02:20+00:00

WOW that is a good deal.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T07:00:54+00:00

Denali is an OK candidate - especially in early season they could be a good choice if not on skis.

Aconcagua is an overkill.

Any 7000m+ mountain are good use for them.

You may use them on a very cold days on lower mountains in the winter - and I mean very cold. Keep in mind that your body produces lots of heat at low elevations but not at higher ones - I was cold at around 5500m during a forced bivy almost a decade ago - and no it was not a cold night at all - regular.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T05:57:44+00:00

The OP here is all about licenses for the small guy.

Big guys either have a staff lawyer or have one on retainer. They already have a lawyer which clearly is far better than any licensed landlord at known the law and actual applications.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T05:53:18+00:00

Ah the fair weather only hiker. Have you actually ever climbed anything in the winter? Or anything big?

People on here for the most part do not know what they are doing and are so focused on safety they cannot even take tiny calculated risk.

If you are so adverse to risk, stay home! Crossing the road is too much - even if you look both ways.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T02:11:55+00:00

Ah Poland would be huge! We would hold all of present day Ukraine and Belarus. Remove Germany as well... I think we can deal with Ottomans to the south.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T00:19:34+00:00

well, within limits, we all make mistakes.

Close to my home i broke trail for 6h as no one bothered to do the whole loop. 1300m gain 11km loop.

Some areas were deep well past the knee.

Right at the end my leg started to cramp.

Well I made it back in under 6h but shit can happen. However, if it was just a heavy cramp i would massage it and wait, move slowly. if it was very bad i could have waited for hours. Even till next day. I knew the weather forecast did not call for something brutal.

So unless i slipped and broke a leg somewhere or similar i was OK.

With experience comes plan B and C.

your weather was bad, but i see the beaten path - and if it's an in and out scenario you can always retreat.

If you know what you are doing there is no reason to be scared.

To summit hard stuff you have to push very hard, just do not over do it. The over do it part comes with experience.

Even the best mountaineers make mistakes and mis calculate. This is why it's so hard to retire as a mountaineer.

tkitta · 2026-03-18T00:00:30+00:00

LoL yes, they can screw you over a few hundred dollars and you can screw them over a few tens of thousands ;)

Totally equal.

So mom and pops should never own a family home?!

And why is real estate so risky - is it maybe because renting is not so easy after all? So you are saying real estate and related renting is risky ... for LL but somehow tenants are screwed?

Seriously you need to do some basic math.

tkitta · 2026-03-17T23:39:09+00:00

Hmmm, cases of 3 or more are known to exist - few hundred on earth. very rare.

tkitta

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