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  1. Eh she told me just to do it for the first 20 yards or so until I was out of the crowd, I was just so freaked out I took it to the max. It was only a 1000 yard swim or something short, and I’m comfortable in the water even though I’m not fast. I had just never considered the possibility of drowning because of things outside my control. The other tri I did was a staggered start, which makes way more sense from a safety perspective. 

  2. My significant other used to do several tri’s a year when we first started dating. She talked me into doing one with her that was an open water swim in the ocean.   I’m a decent swimmer but not at a competitive level.
     

    The day of the swim was relatively choppy, which I wasn’t looking forward to. Then as I was headed to the start to jump in the water, she decided to tell me about keeping your head up above water, so you can see other swimmers and not get kicked in the head and drown.
     

    I think I was one of the slowest guys in my age cohort, as I basically swam head up the whole way. Freaked me the fuck out. I’ve done one more since but it was a way smaller race that was better organized and in Canyon Lake. 

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  3. That teen Wolfe yellow was definitely a “I’m so tired and I don’t mind kicking the shit out of this guy moment”. 
     

    not one of Wolfes best coaching jobs. Just seems ok to not manage the game and see if we can hang on. 

  4. Hines is not a smart defender. One Seattle chance he ran back head down past the other 2 defenders to keep Seattle on side. Just dumb. First yellow was because he had a bone headed giveaway. Bleh. The team looks uninterested and uninspired. 

  5. Not an engineer but have repaired enough framing to tell you what the engineer would likely say. 
     

    SYP lumber of same dimensions, each side of the chord of the truss.  Glue generously with construction adhesive, and as I assume you don’t have a framing nailer, screw 2 rows of 4” structural screws alternating sides 6 inches on center. I prefer Grk https://www.homedepot.com/p/GRK-Fasteners-10-x-4-in-R4-Self-Countersinking-Flat-Head-Multi-Purpose-Screw-50-per-Pack-103141/203525231

    congrats, it’s now way fucking stronger than it was originally. 

  6. 1 hour ago, Captainant said:

    This is some fucked up thinking that we can only have convenient and cost effective items if they're poisoning us.

    It's too bad the EPA was recently stripped of its authority to regulate this sort of thing.

    Truly some rot economy horseshit.

    It’s not that we can only have them if they’re poisonous. It’s that over and over again we’ve chosen the most convenient and/or cost effective option over all else. 
     

    is cast iron or steel cookware as idiot proof for eggs as Teflon? No. Is it absolutely worth it for a whole host of reasons? Yes. 
     

    Plastics and health just ultimately end up being a result of short term thinking. 

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  7. This is the most disjointed performance we’ve had in a long time. Guys have no idea where anyone is going or where the space is. Can we fire gerg already

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  8. 2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

    I agree 100% with everything you just typed.  Joe Biden is undoubtedly the best president of my lifetime.  And to be honest, it isn't even particularly close.  There are things I would wish had been done better.  But the list of accomplishments in 3.5 years is pretty remarkable.

    And now it's time for him to do one more thing for his country--stand down.  Give a gracious speech from the Oval about how it's time to pass the torch to a new generation.  Channel JFK's First Inaugural, except instead of being the torch-recipient, speak as the torch-passer.  It would breathe new life into the campaign.  It would give the Democratic candidate an unbelievable advantage of not just being not old, but also of being the basis for excitement for the future.  It would defeat Trump.

    It would save the Republic.

    I’m a few beers deep, but this is the type of thinking that has typified democratic policy my whole life. I hope he gets up at the next debate and tells trump to fuck off.  Don’t be scared. 
     

    besides that, if he steps aside the dems lose. Who else beats trump? The best president of the last 50 years or an unknown.  For a smart guy I don’t fucking get this take at all. 

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  9. I saw some study that said a massive percentage of ocean based microplastics are essentially paint fragments. It made sense to me seeing as modern latex paints are essentially plastic coatings, but in a quick google I can’t find what I’d consider a reputable source to confirm/deny. Everything seems to point back to one study by some euros. 

  10. It’s expensive after the fact. Every utility is. Planned in advance it’s cheaper and safer. Unless someone can prove me wrong I’ll continue to believe this is a direct result of kicking the can down the road, and being unwilling to invest for the future.

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