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I stepped on a pallet nail at work, so I got some red wing work boots. First pair of leather boots... they weren't kidding about break in. Also signed a lease on a sweet new apartment. Underground parking garage! I can work on my bike all winter!!
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It takes like 2 days to break in a pair of wings. You'll survive.
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Sep 26, 2015 02:04
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 A pair of Allen Edmonds for me.  A pair for my brother for his birthday. They have an amazing sale going on right now.
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Sep 26, 2015 02:24
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Digital_Jesus posted:It takes like 2 days to break in a pair of wings. You'll survive. Idk, I bought a pair years ago and even after two weeks of daily wear they never got more comfortable. I ended up giving them away and switching to Keen boots. On topic, I just bought some Chinese food that I hope doesn't suck. My hotel is not in a super busy area and I am too tried to explore.
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Sep 26, 2015 02:43
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M42 posted:Also signed a lease on a sweet new apartment. Underground parking garage! I can work on my bike all winter!! I bet your lease agreement forbids doing any work or maintenance on a vehicle on condominium property. I bought one of these: 
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Sep 26, 2015 02:49
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Thankfully, no. I always ask about stuff like that before even thinking about signing a new lease.
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Sep 26, 2015 03:38
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M42 posted:I stepped on a pallet nail at work, so I got some red wing work boots. Hmm. I would have bought a tetanus shot instead of new shoes. Different strokes I guess.
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Sep 26, 2015 05:48
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drank the coolaid and bought an overpriced bag  https://huckberry.com/store/goruck/category/p/16384-gr0-21l-black
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Sep 26, 2015 07:32
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LUBE UP YOUR BUTT posted:drank the coolaid and bought an overpriced bag It's a tank. I have a GR1 and have put it through a lot of use, including swimming in the ocean for a few days in a row with it on, over two years and it still looks perfect.
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Eccles posted:Hmm. I would have bought a tetanus shot instead of new shoes. Different strokes I guess. Got a booster 2 years ago. All good.
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Sep 26, 2015 15:10
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LUBE UP YOUR BUTT posted:drank the coolaid and bought an overpriced bag I also have a GR0 and I find the shoulder padding the best in any bag. I also like how the bag doesn't slouch down on your back like every other backpack. I got mine for sale at $200 at the official Goruck site a few months ago.
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Sep 26, 2015 15:16
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Drinking the Kool Aid is definitely the correct way to say it. I love my bag and the challenge I did but holy poo poo those people can be a bit much.
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Sep 26, 2015 16:12
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LUBE UP YOUR BUTT posted:drank the coolaid and bought an overpriced bag I was looking hard at them a few years ago but the lack of sternum and waist belt was a huge turnoff. I'd love to hear how it works for you.
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bunnielab posted:I was looking hard at them a few years ago but the lack of sternum and waist belt was a huge turnoff. I'd love to hear how it works for you. heh.. I guarantee all of the 3 other posters above who commented on my post have used the bag harder than I ever will. I just wanted a backpack that would survive a jungle hike but look simple and understated enough for urban/air travel use. the bags made by outdoor companies all come in terrible colours and had too many extraneous compartments for my taste, while the urban oriented usually have teeny/thin straps and zero back padding which makes them uncomfortable to walk around with weight or odd shaped objects in the bag. some 'tacticool' bags (e.g. 5.11 rush) would have that sparse minimalistic look with function except someone came and sprayed MOLLE all over them. goruck was the compromise, i'd have preferred 0 molle outside though (inside molle is fine, and actually pretty ingenious) goruck does sell a sternum strap as well as a waist belt that straps to the molle points on the side, but yeah its a little ridiculous not to include them at 250-300 a bag. thankfully i won't be needing or purchasing either of those 
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Sep 26, 2015 18:29
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Bought an N64 controller because a keyboard is just so hard to use with an emulator. Been playing Blitz and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1.
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THPS probably holds up well but I tried to play Blitz on my N64 recently and it was terrible. I used to love it as a kid but it couldn't play more than 5 mins of it now.
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bunnielab posted:I was looking hard at them a few years ago but the lack of sternum and waist belt was a huge turnoff. I'd love to hear how it works for you. Yea it took them a while to come out with sternum and waist straps but they have those now. The lifetime warranty of the bag really is awesome. You can absolutely destroy the thing and they'll repair or ultimately replace it.
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Sep 26, 2015 19:56
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Why do you need a waist strap? Are you guys actually putting 30lb weights in your backpacks?
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Mu Zeta posted:Why do you need a waist strap? Are you guys actually putting 30lb weights in your backpacks? I carry an embarrassing amount of crap in my work bag. But really once I got used to a sternum strap I found I can't live without one. The bag I settled on has a waist belt and while I have never used it, I find it comforting to have incase I get to wander around a city after work or whatever.
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RCarr posted:THPS probably holds up well but I tried to play Blitz on my N64 recently and it was terrible. I used to love it as a kid but it couldn't play more than 5 mins of it now. Well it was originally a 3 button arcade game.
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RCarr posted:THPS probably holds up well but I tried to play Blitz on my N64 recently and it was terrible. I used to love it as a kid but it couldn't play more than 5 mins of it now. I listened to that song Superman the other day and had a nostalgia trip. Blitz is the only football game I can enjoy just due to the crazy things you can do in it.
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Sep 27, 2015 03:02
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Grabbed a watch inspired by the ones used by the Nazi airforce.
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Inzombiac posted:I finally, FINALLY got a bonus at work thanks to my boss kicking rear end in a meeting in DC so I can replace my TV and mattress, both of which are over eleven years old. Trip Report: The bed is more firm than I had expected but that's a good thing. I've used memory foam toppers that were okay but kinda deflated over time. I sleep on my side and feel no pressure on my hip or knees. It felt weird at first but I love it. Holy poo poo. The TV is bananas. My old one was 1080P and that was great but didn't have very good blacks. Since it tries to upscale every as close to 4K as possible, I'm watching old DVDs and am blown away. Deep Impact, aside from the deplorable CG, looks like it could have been filmed this year. Streaming is very fast BUT I have to stream through the Blu-ray because the TV doesn't support 5.1 ARC, as far as I can tell. The speakers are okay but I got the new speakers and I'm gonna use them, damnit! That is kinda lovely because the TV remote has a rad keyboard on the back 
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Sep 27, 2015 22:20
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My wife likes to make fun of white girls and their pumpkin spice. She also loves Clif Bars on hand for when she goes out and does active stuff like hiking, etc., on the weekend. I want to see which part of her wins out. 
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HAHHAHAHHAHHAh they are really tasty. Still, HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA 
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I went to Costco and saw frosted mini wheats in Pumpkin Spice. I just hung my head and got another cheese cube.
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Sep 28, 2015 01:29
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Haters gonna hate. Pumpkin spice poo poo is still great even if the internet is over it.
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I like how Pumpkin spice has no pumpkins in it and doesn't even taste anything like a pumpkin. I guess it's just the same flavorings used in a pumpkin pie. Also Clif bars are just candy bars. I don't get how they can get away with selling it in the health food section.
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Mu Zeta posted:I like how Pumpkin spice has no pumpkins in it and doesn't even taste anything like a pumpkin. I guess it's just the same flavorings used in a pumpkin pie. "Energy" bars brah
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Mu Zeta posted:I like how Pumpkin spice has no pumpkins in it and doesn't even taste anything like a pumpkin. I guess it's just the same flavorings used in a pumpkin pie. Yes, that's literally what it is: spice for pumpkins. Vani "the food babe" Hari embarrassed herself awhile ago by campaigning against Starbucks because their pumpkin spice lattes were so unnatural that they contained no pumpkin  Nobody tell her that Italian herb blends contain no Italians.
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food babe is one of the dumbest humans on earth or one one of the more fiscally driven ones
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Mu Zeta posted:
ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP. It helps me power through that last cliff.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:I bought 2 robes cause I tore the gently caress outta the back of my lounging around robe Welp, got these in (took a week to ship to the store). All in all, pretty awesome. The last ones I had were a thin cotton flannel, and these are a lot thinner. More like bedsheet/shirt material than flannel. Still, apparently the last ones I bought were just "One size fits all" and since I went Big n Tall on this batch, they are a lot bigger. The blue isn't as eye wateringly blue in real life, which made me kinda sad. I was looking forward to neon blue, but alas it's more of a spring/sky blue. They are comfy though, and that's all that matters.
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:
 Got these a while ago, but didn't have a chance to post my nerdy findings.       In yellow and orange. And for my buddy Crosshatch and his new bride, fancy stuff on their wedding registry list.     (click for details)
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Sep 28, 2015 06:59
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I have that tea kettle. It's the bee's knees and sounds like howling damned souls when it whistles.
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I got one of these for work. http://www.amazon.ca/Zojirushi-CD-Q...hi+water+boiler Water boiler.. Hot water on demand. Have had one at home for a long time its awesome.
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apatheticman posted:I got one of these for work.
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bowmore posted:pretty pricey for a kettle As I was looking at that I was thinking "water boiler... isn't there another name for that..."
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that's more like a 'hot water dispenser' though. a kettle boils the water then switches off, but that boils the water then keeps it at a constant 90-98 degrees, on the zoji you can select how hot you want it to be. we've always had one growing up and its insane how convenient it is if you like drinking hot powdered beverages (or tea/coffee and aren't one of those THE WATER MUST BE AT A ROLLING BOIL!! people) throughout the day. since moving out to a place where I only had a standard kettle my hot drink consumption has fallen by approx. 100%
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