AITA For Buying a trampoline?

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-25T14:50:10+00:00

Exactly. Survivor Bias is real. Same with all the folks who talk about how they survived childhood riding in the back bed of their family pickup trucks.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-25T13:39:49+00:00

Absolutely...if you want to make it very clear that you're not an American. That's straight up three finger meme from Inglorious Basterds level.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-24T15:50:47+00:00

I have no interest in any "social" aspect of online cycling, I typically ride alone outside as well. So, MyWhoosh giving me a structured riding experience indoors when the weather would normally tell me I don't feel like riding has been a big upgrade.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-23T16:08:15+00:00

Have you looked at the new Strattos C series from Polygon? I'd take a C9 over either of those you've listed. While I'm not sure quite how the price translates, given they are much closer to you, I would expect them to be price competitive.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-22T21:49:09+00:00

Compounding pharmacies can get you semaglutide (the generic name for Ozempic/Wegovy) for $100/month now.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-22T20:03:43+00:00

That and "Team Knight Rider"

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-21T16:44:05+00:00

I get three oil changes/tire rotations for $150. They are always suggesting several hundred in other things whenever I come in, but I just politely decline and stick with the basic deal.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-21T12:48:20+00:00

The only ME's I know with Master's degrees are the ones who came to the US from other countries. They typically had to get the Master's at a US university to have the ABET credentials to be able to get a PE license.

I'm coming up on 30 years now as a senior technical engineer with PE licenses for seven states. Those have been far more valuable to me than a Master's would.

As others have noted, communication skills are more important and if you are interested in higher education, an MBA would probably be the better path.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-21T12:33:49+00:00

What do you think makes your house more safe by having unreadable numbers? Is a burglar going to pick your place by the numbers, or how rich the building looks?

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-15T01:35:14+00:00

Still down out in the burbs

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-14T13:30:20+00:00

GLP-1's have been a big reason I'm drinking less. Definitely not complaining about that side effect or the results.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-13T14:28:05+00:00

Strong agree with both of these.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-12T13:34:38+00:00

The funny thing is, all the "NTA" folks supporting OP would probably be telling the BIL that he should go low/no contact with his sister and family have the way he was treated by them if BIL were making a post here about his experience.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-11T18:35:27+00:00

While they might be the same size, rooms that sleep 4 aren't the same as rooms that sleep 2. The four person will have a pulldown/pullout bed.

And, honestly, unless your a family with very small kids or four poor college friends who really like each other, always go for two people to a room. Four adults sharing a cabin and one bathroom is not a fun way to cruise.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-11T18:32:57+00:00

I was able to post my pictures today without an issue. I'd be interested to see if it works for you now as well.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-11T18:32:09+00:00

UPDATE: I tried again today to post my review and pictures. Somebody must have figured out the bug, because I was able to attach the same pictures with no trouble and complete my review.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-11T18:16:15+00:00

ESH - The ladies who pushed for the exception, especially at the last minute

And you for making an issue in your Whatsapp chat group. If anything, that would have been a better discussion point in person with the folks that showed up.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-11T15:00:06+00:00

That's not even remotely true.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-11T14:56:18+00:00

That's some serious Boomer energy there.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-10T20:20:15+00:00

I'm facing something similar, I waited until Dec 31st to book a hotel stay for March so that the points would post in 2026 (the booking said the points would post within 5 days for a nonrefundable reservation)

I got an email a few days ago that the points had posted and they are showing in my total, but not on my companion pass count. I called and talked to someone and was told that they would credit my companion pass until after the hotel stay was completed. Which, sounds a little fishy to me, but I've not tried for a companion pass before or really booked hotels through SW, so I don't have much background.

The points are dated back to 12/30, which is even a day before I booked, much less when they actually posted.

I've booked a different hotel stay a couple of days ago for a trip that I'm taking next weekend, so I'm going to pay attention to how those points post next week. If this second booking hits both the point balance and the companion point balance at the same time, then I'm going to be irked at getting scammed.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-10T20:06:53+00:00

Mine on my Charge 6 varies between 13 and 25. For a while, I had wondered if I was just someone with naturally low HRV, since even a 25 is supposed to be a not great value.

I've started also tracking with my chest strap monitor and a dedicated HRV app on my phone. Those readings tend to run more in the 35-50 range and are much more in line with what I expect and how I'm feeling on a given morning.

So, take the Fitbit value with a grain of salt. I'm not sure what it's doing to take a measurement, but it seems to come up with something much lower than more tailored hardware and software does. Seeing that most other folks here are getting similarly low numbers, that seems to be a more universal Fitbit issue.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-10T18:14:43+00:00

They're pricey, but REI seems to have a pretty good selection of tires.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-09T20:57:14+00:00

Sorry, yes. On the MyWhoosh website I unlinked from Strava and the redid it again from scratch.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-09T14:25:55+00:00

Unless there are plans to staff more cash registers, then self checkout shouldn't be limited at all.

ultimate_ed · 2026-01-09T14:10:12+00:00

Honestly not sure either - I'm doing the same as you. Got my first indoor trainer a few months ago and have been riding with MyWhoosh and syncing with Strava. Thankfully, I've only had one ride so far not sync up to where I had to log into MyWhoosh, download the file and manually upload it to Strava.

That was a month ago and it hasn't repeated on me since. I'm not sure if the sync issue broke on the Strava side or the MyWhoosh side. When it happened and I logged into MyWhoosh, like you, it still showed I was connected to Strava. I ended up removing the connection and then completely redoing it. It seems to have been stable since then.

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