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re: The cold continent and back again

Posted by JustinTI on 2/26/24 at 3:29 pm
That's a bummer on having to head back early. How many days were left on your trip? Unfortunately, it seems that happens more than you would think. Also, how were the landings with a ship that size? With only 100 people being able to go on shore at a time, I'd guess one ~1-1.5 hour landing a d...

re: 2023-2024 Ski Thread

Posted by JustinTI on 2/8/24 at 11:08 am
I'm looking at the 24/25 season for both trips and assuming the options/pricing will be somewhat similar to 23/24. We really enjoy Beaver Creek and went there last year and are going later this year. The Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek is super convenient, but we prefer a condo style setup with kitch...

re: 2023-2024 Ski Thread

Posted by JustinTI on 2/8/24 at 9:09 am
Appreciate the feedback. Out of Vail and Park City, it will be Vail this trip...with one more consideration. I had ruled out Snowmass because of how expensive the lift tickets are, but I'm willing to reconsider. We can do the Ikon base pass plus - which is way more expensive than a 5 day epic pas...
Fun topic. Here is what I could come up with from memory: [b]USA[/b] MSY BTR DFW, DAL IAH, HOU SAT AUS CRP ATL ORD MIA MCO JAX CLT JFK, EWR, LGA BOS PHL IAD CHS CRW AVL MEM SDF DEN SLC BZN PHX SEA SFO OAK MRY LAX SAN OGG LIH ANC [b]North America[/b] GCM...

re: 2023-2024 Ski Thread

Posted by JustinTI on 2/7/24 at 4:49 pm
Anyone have thoughts on which of the following two options to pick for Mardi Gras 2025 (early March)? I'll be using Hyatt points for lodging and miles for flights - flying into SLC or EGE - so cost of that is not a consideration. We are a family of 3 with one pretty good skier, one intermediate sk...
Really appreciate the feedback. Courchevel is a little more difficult logistically in requiring a 4-5 hour train ride from Paris, then hiring a car from the station to Courchevel. But the skiing seems to be excellent, we love French food, and the lift tickets are reasonable. I think we are going ...
My wife and I have a trip scheduled in January to Paris and Courchevel. She's only been skiing once and is lukewarm on the trip because she is not a very comfortable skier. I'm having second thoughts because it's expensive, logistically difficult, and poorly timed for work/childcare relative to ot...

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Posted by JustinTI on 6/16/23 at 10:50 am
[quote]I do not understand where people on this board come up with these idiotic statements like traveling to Europe with your family is cheaper than going to Disney [/quote] For me, the daily cost of a Europe trip is about half of a disney trip (based on my own detailed tracking). That said, I ...
I wanted an advanced panel because it provides more, better information - which should help you decide whether to take a statin or not. All current research points to Apo-B being a better indicator of potential cardiovascular risk than any of the traditional measurements. Standard panels provide z...
[quote]Total Cholesterol- 188 HDL- 57 LDL- 118 Tryg- 59 Non-HDL- 131[/quote] Your numbers are borderline in/out of range. I'm sure some doctors would prescribe a statin based on them alone. Probably more of a patient call/risk tolerance view at your levels, family history, any hypertension,...
[quote]Ok so if i want to look at getting a test, should i do Apo 1a or Apo B? Or both?[/quote] The one I linked above is a good overall selection. Here it is on quest - https://testdirectory.questdiagnostics.com/test/test-detail/94220/advanced-lipid-panel-with-inflammation-cardio-iq?q=94220&cc=...
[quote]Maybe I misunderstood what I heard but I thought it was treatable. I’ll have to go have another listen.[/quote] PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce Lp(a), but those are expensive, require injections, and are not widely used. I believe there are some medications in clinical trials that have shown ...
[quote]ApoB shows you what % of your cholesterol is LDL [/quote] Standard cholesterol labs measure the amount of cholesterol carried within a lipid particle. The scientific name of a non-HDL lipid particle is the Apolipoprotein B particle ("Apo B"). When you get an Apo B measurement you are get...
OP, I'm a little younger than you, but in the same general boat. Eat very clean, exercise, and am pretty lean. Standard lipid panels (which as noted above measure the amount of cholesterol in a lipid particle) show my numbers as very high. I did an advanced panel (# of apo b particles, Lp(a), etc...

re: 2022-2023 Ski Thread

Posted by JustinTI on 2/28/23 at 9:29 am
Just got back from my first ski trip in 22 years - it really did come back quick, like riding a bike. Was my wife and son's first ever ski trip, and they caught the bug...already asking when we can go again. We did Beaver Creek with family, and conditions were good - some snow days, some sunny day...

re: Is the new S23 Ultra worth it?

Posted by JustinTI on 2/27/23 at 11:50 am
[quote]Who accepted those old trade ins? And how much of a break did you get? When I was looking to upgrade a few years ago, no one would let me trade in my Galaxy S6. [/quote] AT&T, $1000 credit paid monthly. Looks like the trade in promotion is still ongoing. The free memory upgrade was a pr...

re: Is the new S23 Ultra worth it?

Posted by JustinTI on 2/27/23 at 9:31 am
I upgraded from a Note 20 ultra. Really liked the Note 20 ultra and wasn't too antsy to trade it out, but the release promotions got me...Traded in a Note 2 and Galaxy S3 for my wife that had both been sitting in my desk for almost a decade. The free upgrade to 512 GB also made the micro SD card l...
[quote]This seems a bit much.[/quote] Definitely seems high. If the wires are already run, it is a plug and play change. Would take you an hour at the most to change out 6 cameras. Here is a high quality NVR with 8 4k cameras for under $1000 - https://montavue.com/products/4k-16-channel-ip...
I'd agree that getting out and travelling through New Zealand should be a priority, but I'd rather spend time in Melbourne than Auckland or Wellington (without considerations given to travel time/ease) - and I'd prefer Sydney over Melbourne. Just my opinion, but I say that having travelled to plent...
In that case, I don't know that you have a lot of great options. Timing is kind of rough...you land in Auckland and have to be in Auckland 5 days after that, then you have to be in Wellington 5 days after that. Auckland and Wellington are fine, but they are the last places in New Zealand or Austra...