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re: G.I. Karen

Posted by pjab on 4/19/25 at 5:51 pm
Give her the waiver and tell her to report tomorrow. Problem solved.
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If I had to do it over again, I’d get a 2016+ LX570. If I had the money, I’d get an LX600.


This is a great answer. 200 series Land cruisers are collector cars now still selling over MSRP nearly 5 years later. LX570s have retained their value but you can get very nice ones in the $60k range.

Just throwing this out there for those shopping for their wife that hauls around kids. Check out the Mercedes GLE. Amazing tech, amazing driving experience, huge amount of rear seat leg room, optional 3rd row that doesn’t take up a lot of cargo area (an issue for Toyota and Lexus right now), and decent gas mileage. It’s roughly the same price as the GX.
They are very hard to get, especially the Overtrail. My local dealer said their list is 200+ people long and they get 6 GXs per month.

Stellar Built just finished putting 74 Weld portals with a full dissent package on a 550. It clears 38s and looks great.
The cop was saying “hiya” with every punch. He probably was wondering why his karate was not working on this guy on side of the interstate like it worked so many times on the suburban mom of 3 at the local strip mall dojo

re: You guys familiar with bring a trailer?

Posted by pjab on 3/11/25 at 2:23 pm
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would like to find a 60 series, where do you recommend looking?


IH8Mud classifieds. It’s usually the first place forum members post their trucks.

re: TGIF Watch thread

Posted by pjab on 2/21/25 at 11:29 am
Pictures don’t do Rootbeer the justice it deserves. It’s incredible in person.

Currently “on the list” for watches for my wife. Mint green DJ 36 in various configs (besides smooth jubilee) and 36 Candy Pink OP are the top choices but I’m willing to listen to anything offered. I’ve being seeing significantly more inventory at the ADs including some really cool GMTs. Hopefully something will materialize soon

re: 2024-2025 Ski Thread

Posted by pjab on 2/19/25 at 8:01 pm
Looks awesome!

I got to hit break for 3 days. My buddy and his son came in town. They are short on experience but It didn’t stop snowing. We got to break trail on Windows after the rope drop. My kiddo got to float around on her new Chetlers. I broke in my new RMUs which I can’t say enough about; they’re very playful and forgiving yet composed. Unbelievably fantastic days, especially yesterday. :cheers:

re: Blue Origin laying off 1,400 employees

Posted by pjab on 2/13/25 at 2:23 pm
I’m in the job market and looked into Blue Origin. They have a strict 5 day per week in office policy now. I think companies are going to use return to office policies as an easy way to thin the workforce.

re: 2024-2025 Ski Thread

Posted by pjab on 2/11/25 at 10:58 am
Kings and Queens of Corbets starts at 10a MST. It’s on YouTube
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at our house we cook everything in one pot, with one spoon, when it's done everyone gets in line and eats out of the pot, using the same spoon, whoever eats the last spoonful has to wash the pot and the spoon


Haha


For the paper plate crowd, are the generic Ozempics just as good as the real deal?

re: 2024-2025 Ski Thread

Posted by pjab on 2/9/25 at 3:56 pm
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tyrolia attack 14s instead.


I have a pair of Attack 13s. Never had a single issue with them. I was always happy when they came off. Mine are set at 9


For my new setup, I walked into the shop and let the guy guide me to my decision. I landed on a set of RMU 106s with Duke bindings for my new daily drivers. I’ve never done any touring so the Dukes seem to a good gateway into that. I think I got the wrong brakes as they seem to get caught a bit on the release.

I’ll get a skinnier damp set up and a set of really light tech binding set to round things out.

2 nights in Athens is plenty. I recommend not backtracking through Athens. You can fly in/out of Santorini to several big airports. Santorini is awesome, especially Oia. It gets stupid crowded for a few hours per day with the cruise passengers taking selfies and watching the sunset. If you stay in Oia, it’s empty in the morning and your terrace will provide personal space while the crowds sit on the sidewalks.

re: Credit Card Recommendations…

Posted by pjab on 2/5/25 at 6:32 pm
If you travel internationally, have two cards with no foreign transaction fees. I had to cancel a card while abroad due to fraud (US transaction). Without the second card, that would have been a much bigger issue.

Can’t go wrong with the CSR. After the $300 prepaid gas fee, it takes very minimal spend to break even.

However, nearly all my household spending goes on Amex platinum. It’s straight forward in terms of point usage and earning so it’s tough to make a game out of the points. Like the CSR, there are a lot of prepaid credits like Uber, Walmart, etc that make it fairly easy to break even. The real benefit is in the Fine Hotel benefits. You can pay for the card after one weeklong stay.

IMO, get both

Marfa

Posted by pjab on 2/2/25 at 2:56 pm
I saw them open for Futurebirds the other night. The live performance was heavier blues than the stuff on Spotify. Give them a listen.
There’s been a few sub $100/month EV leases out there due to rolling in all the tax breaks. Audi New Orleans had a post of the single payment leases available or upcoming. There are some very interesting/reasonable options on very expensive cars. Check it out.

re: Subway has switched to Pepsi products.

Posted by pjab on 1/31/25 at 2:16 pm
Yuck… give me the crab juice

re: 2024-2025 Ski Thread

Posted by pjab on 1/31/25 at 12:32 am
Sitting in the gondola today I noticed that one of my skis split at the spot of a repaired core shot.

Now I need a new set. Evo has some nice prior year models for $800 with bindings but the $2200 DPS 105 Krizen with pivot 15s would be a sweet setup. My wife (no pics) has a DPS Pagodas for her touring setup and they are incredibly light. Any suggestions?

re: 2024-2025 Ski Thread

Posted by pjab on 1/31/25 at 12:26 am
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Biggest Surprise: $100 to valet park at Ritz Carlton for Après Ski (we parked in the bear lot and took the free shuttle!)


The $200 bottle of Veuve will add up too!

$100 to park at the Grand Hyatt is worth it for a day trip if you have a crew with you. They take all your stuff out the car, bring your gear to a nice locker room so you can get ready, and your skis get brought to the rack on the snow. Considering it’s like $50 to park in the garage, the extra $50 feels like luxury. If it’s just me and the kids, I park in Arrowhead fo free. It’s less than a 100 yd walk to the lift.