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Pope Corky the IX posted:Either that or she’s just loving Goofy. 
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idiotsavant posted:Between travel (gas, vehicle, chains, racks, etc), equipment, clothes, and passes snow sports have pretty much always been expensive as gently caress unless you're basically a townie and live at the bottom of the slope and get all the local discounts. Yeah, you used to be able to go up and ride halfway decent resorts for 20-40 bucks and now the same spots are all literally $110-160 for a single day, but you still had to have all the other poo poo. It sucks because snow sports are fun as hell but also price out a bunch of people who otherwise might love them. I mean maybe it's just a Scandi thing, but you can very much still find smaller resorts where the lift pass is like $20-30, and equipment hire cost like another $30 a day? Our public school used to do ski trips one or two times a year. The school paid for the three-hour buss ride, and the families paid for everything else, and it was like $30-40 if you didn't have your own skis. Everyone had a packed lunch and snacks.
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mystes posted:I mean, it's obviously dumb if he assumed that everyone skied, and skiing always tended to be a rich person hobby to some extent because unless you lived right near a ski slope, it would end up being complicated and expensive to try to get to somewhere to ski, and you would have to rent or buy the gear. Growing up, the nearest ski hill was affordable, at least while you could still get the junior pass. But the adult season pass was spendy, so you had to go up quite a bit to get the money's worth out of it. Up here, the big ski resort went huge on getting tourists over locals, to the point where people would drive up to Canada, buy tickets, then drive back in the morning and save more then half off. Now, season pass is almost $1k, day passes are 100 bucks. I worked a summer at "fancy" furniture place in college, doing small deliveries and such, and it was wild the sort of places I'd end up. I delivered a rug that cost more then the van we did deliveries in. A lot of the stuff was actual quality antique stuff, but most was rich people vanity poo poo. Most people probably did the "I'm not rich" thing, but come on, you just bought a patio set that was made out of hardwood.
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Apr 4, 2024 06:03
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Does it help if I post a picture of OP and his girlfriend
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Apr 4, 2024 06:06
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I don’t see a headband you lying sack of poo poo. Or a bow.
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Mx. posted:AITA for “calling her a rat”? This is especially funny, because Minnie is like... routinely portrayed (at least in the early cartoons) as being a super feminine, dainty, cutesy foil to Mickey and crews antics. Like... as close as possible to a compliment involving a mouse as you can get. Just buy her some nice cheese and all will be forgiven.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I don’t see a headband you lying sack of poo poo. Or a bow. I will continue to lie in this thread thank you
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Apr 4, 2024 06:25
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So that's what Mr. Boop looks like.
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Skiing/snowboarding is actually super affordable if you try! All you have to do is live within a few hours' drive of a shitload of ski resorts, buy all of your gear used (except maybe the boots) and deal with the shittiness and potential safety hazards that entails, and forgo those useless, expensive lessons that teach you how to do things like "do it safely" and "actually enjoy yourself", and it's totally doable! I live in Denver and am very much not-rich, and have managed to ski a lot because of all of the above, but I'm not naive enough to think that's possible and/or safe/enjoyable for the vast majority of people. A day ticket at Vail, or hell even Keystone or Breckenridge, is drat near one-third to half the cost of an entire season pass at this point, and if you don't live local or plan to take an extended vacation here there's really no reason to buy said pass. It sucks a whole lot, because snowsports loving own and I wish everybody could have this level of access to them  Shanghaied posted:I mean maybe it's just a Scandi thing, but you can very much still find smaller resorts where the lift pass is like $20-30, and equipment hire cost like another $30 a day? lmao it's definitely a Scandi thing, I live in Colorado USA which is basically the skiing capitol of the country, and you'd be laughed out of the loving room if you asked where you could find $20-$30 day tickets. The closest resort to Denver, which is literally a terrain park and like three runs, starts at $59 
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The Maroon Hawk posted:lmao it's definitely a Scandi thing, I live in Colorado USA which is basically the skiing capitol of the country, and you'd be laughed out of the loving room if you asked where you could find $20-$30 day tickets. The closest resort to Denver, which is literally a terrain park and like three runs, starts at $59 TBH I think "being the skiing capitol of the country" makes that specific metric WORSE, not that I think other parts of the country are anywhere near scandinavia tier, because you become "the place where the rest of the country flies for a ski vacation."
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Shanghaied posted:I mean maybe it's just a Scandi thing, but you can very much still find smaller resorts where the lift pass is like $20-30, and equipment hire cost like another $30 a day? Yeah definitely not the same in the US, at least California. Even season passes aren't a deal - just looked at pricing for a few spots in Tahoe and unrestricted adult season passes are going between $1-1.7k. Absolutely brutal. reignonyourparade posted:TBH I think "being the skiing capitol of the country" makes that specific metric WORSE, not that I think other parts of the country are anywhere near scandinavia tier, because you become "the place where the rest of the country flies for a ski vacation." kind of this, but generally if a place has enough mountains and enough snow then you get some chill local spots that are like, 1-3 chairs and a couple rope tows where you can go gently caress around on the cheap, and if you want better lines you can go hike for your turns or randonee. Then again the latter demands some skill and know-how, and again, if you're having to get all the gear and do all the travel and everything else to do so it takes some cash and effort. idiotsavant fucked around with this message at 07:37 on Apr 4, 2024 |
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AITA for telling my dad, who's in his late 50s, that it's too late for him to go to law school?quote:My dad is a recently retired Army Brigadier General. He’s now happy and relaxed, with a fat pension and benefits to enable him to do whatever he wants in the next chapter of his life. Dad has let me (20M) know that he is pursuing a law degree starting this fall. His dream is to start his own non-profit to provide pro-bono support for domestic abuse victims, which I think is admirable, but he won’t live long enough to do that. I feel like what he’s doing is a waste of time and energy, and I am heavily against his plans. Otoh my older sister (23F) is a law student, and of course she is so proud of dad. It takes 20+ years to pass the bar you see
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Mx. posted:AITA for telling my dad, who's in his late 50s, that it's too late for him to go to law school? So whose money is on "dad worked every day of his childhood and OP thought he'd get more time with him if he retired" and whose is on "OP thinks this is wasting money he's going to get when dad dies"? Mine's on the latter.
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gently caress Minnie Mouse! She is obviously a gold digging bimbo. Mickey, (and Pluto) deserve better!Midnight Voyager posted:So whose money is on "dad worked every day of his childhood and OP thought he'd get more time with him if he retired" and whose is on "OP thinks this is wasting money he's going to get when dad dies"? Mine's on the latter. I will add a 3rd option of "Dad, you're retired and old. You are supposed to sit in a comfy chair for the rest of your life. The idea of you continuing to do things and live your life confronts my stereotypes of "the retired", so stop it." BrigadierSensible fucked around with this message at 08:23 on Apr 4, 2024 |
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reignonyourparade posted:TBH I think "being the skiing capitol of the country" makes that specific metric WORSE, not that I think other parts of the country are anywhere near scandinavia tier, because you become "the place where the rest of the country flies for a ski vacation." Yeah no, most of the cheap places that I was talking about are tiny four-five lift places with no overnight accommodation. They are cheap because they can't get that big tourist money anyway. The high-traffic places are all much more expensive.
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Gonna keep my eye on this one. It has the potential for updates involving TREE LAW. AITA for putting a tree net to stop any fruits from going onto my neighbor’s yard? quote:Hi. I inherited a house from my dad from his passing a few years ago. His house came with the guava tree on the yard. The tree has been there for a good portion of my teen years and is special to me. Edited original post to add some missing punctuation and to move OP's edits to the end, because they're an extremely lovely and confusing writer.
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The fruit fairy is just me on a Saturday night at the gay bar.
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Troublemaker posted:Gonna keep my eye on this one. It has the potential for updates involving TREE LAW. He could've put up the net and given away a $5 box of fruit and avoided having an angry neighbour. Don't say you wanna maximise your profit, it makes you sound like an rear end in a top hat, and how much profit do you really lose from a few fruits falling on the neighbour's property? Just tell them you don't want fruits rotting on their land. It's an extremely common thing, people getting pisses off because their neighbour's tree dumped a huge pile of apples or whatever in their garden, and they have to clean it up. Lmao loving redditor can't handle a basic social situation.
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i wish my neighbours would eat my feijoas those things drop everywhere and i hate them terribly. the prior owners planted SO MANY idk what was wrong with them maybe they were new zealanders i dont have as strong feelings about guava but if that dudes' offline communication skills are as good as his online ones I can see why the neighbour thought he was an rear end in a top hat
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Neighbour should plant some fruit trees. Everyone with a yard should plant some fruit trees actually. Trees own and you get free fruit.
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keep punching joe posted:Neighbour should plant some fruit trees. Everyone with a yard should plant some fruit trees actually. Trees own and true
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keep punching joe posted:Neighbour should plant some fruit trees. Everyone with a yard should plant some fruit trees actually. Trees own and you get free fruit. You also attract trash bears and rats, though 
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Mx. posted:
Some places near me have started to fine people for rotting fruits on the ground, because they attract bears.
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Shanghaied posted:Some places near me have started to fine people for rotting fruits on the ground, because they attract bears. Cure is simple, get a fruit net.
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Shanghaied posted:Some places near me have started to fine people for rotting fruits on the ground, because they attract bears. As long as they use those fines to pay for the Bear Patrol.
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But what if you wanted bears all along?
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Pope Corky the IX posted:But what if you wanted bears all along? Instructions unclear, yard now a tom of finland superfund site
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Pope Corky the IX posted:But what if you wanted bears all along? Then you may be a libertarian.
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My favorite thing about fruit trees and fruit rotting on the ground is the thousands and thousands of bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and various biting flies they attract. Big fan
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Troublemaker posted:Gonna keep my eye on this one. It has the potential for updates involving TREE LAW. Yes, this person is obtuse, but I cannot call them the rear end in a top hat because the neighbor first demanded free fruit, and then decided that wasn't good enough and wanted free cut and processed fruit to make up for the slight. That's an entitled dick move for sure. Also, have some more people who don't know they are rich and can't understand the difference between their situation and OP's: quote:YTA and a bit of a dick. We have 26 trees in our orchard, some of the fruits fall in the neighbor’s yard, they love it and we’re great friends. If that $5 makes a difference in your livelihood, you’ve got more problems than guavas falling in your neighbor’s yard.
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Captain Yossarian posted:My favorite thing about fruit trees and fruit rotting on the ground is the thousands and thousands of bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and various biting flies they attract. Big fan That's why you pick the fruit up and give it to your friends and neighbors.
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The fruit tree thing is a classic 'my kid is sad because of something you did - so now, we are mortal enemies' situation. The kid's clearly grown up eating the fruits every year as a mark of the turn of the season, and now that experience is gone, kid is sad, and dad protection instincts are kicking in. Is OP technically correct and within his rights? Sure. Would sharing a few of the fruits have gone a long way to ease that tension? Absolutely. StrangersInTheNight fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Apr 4, 2024 |
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Shanghaied posted:I mean maybe it's just a Scandi thing, but you can very much still find smaller resorts where the lift pass is like $20-30, and equipment hire cost like another $30 a day? It was the same when I was growing up in New Jersey, at least. Including the public school ski trips. I never thought of skiing as anything particularly expensive; it was always sort of comparable to something like going to a football game.
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keep punching joe posted:Cure is simple, get a fruit net. This attracts neighbors
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Can we talk about the fruit tree situation? I will never jeopardize the fruit tree. Content: quote:
Son found one just like dear old ma.
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keep punching joe posted:Cure is simple, get a fruit net. but doctor, I am a fruit net.
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AnoHito posted:It was the same when I was growing up in New Jersey, at least. Including the public school ski trips. You can ski in New Jersey???
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DrNut posted:Can we talk about the fruit tree situation? I will never jeopardize the fruit tree. quote:Edit: Just because I dont won't to be misunderstood - I did what I did because I am terrified to give birth alone. My friend would have to ask for a day off in advance so she'd have to know that she is needed before I actually get contractions. My mom died in childbirth and I don't want to be alone during the scariest moment of my life. Even if I am TA, I think this gave me the push I needed to "get my ducks in a row" & my friend already asked for a couple days off to be there when I need it. I'm just so scared.
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DrNut posted:Content: Nah, OP was right. She needs to divorce him yesterday.
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