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re: Scottsdale, AZ

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 10/5/26 at 10:15 pm to
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Head up to Cave Creek for the day.



I second this- Cave Creek is awesome.

In Old Town check out the Coach House and Rusty Spur, both cool & touristy dive bars and there tons of other bars, restaurants and shops all within walking distance. The Breakfast Club is very popular as is the Montauk across the street. Lots of good hikes and I highly recommend hiking Camelback and Pinnacle Peak but both will be busy on the weekends.

re: Padres got screwed

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 10/4/26 at 8:51 am to
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WTF - Ty France hits a monster shot that should have allowed the padres to take the lead, likely win the game.


So you think it should have been called a homerun?
My nephew dated one of the blondes- Trisha Mears- married to Casey Mears (the nephew of Indy Car driver Rick Mears and a current NASCAR driver and a great guy). She told my nephew "the moms are nuts" and distanced herself from the drama, as you can tell by her detached role on the show. I realize it's all theater but some of those dudes- especially the bald guy- act like goddamn morons and give us other Scottsdale douchebags a bad name!

re: Home Gym Hamstring Training

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 9/23/26 at 10:17 am to
I purchased this off Amazon a few years ago and it works very well:

Nordic Hamstring Curl Strap

re: Your “wow” vacation

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 9/22/26 at 9:34 am to
That sounds like an incredible trip and one I hope to closely follow in two years.
I know a woman here in Scottsdale who claims she made $ 1 million last year on Only Fans and I believe it. She has a handful of Instagram accounts and has 2.4 million followers on just one of them so I'm assuming she has more than 5 million followers, at least.

This interview with her explains a lot:

re: Dolly Parton passes away

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 8/25/26 at 10:53 pm to
She was an icon and a national treasure. RIP.

My Dolly story:

Early 90's a group of us are staying at Caesars in Lake Tahoe for a bachelor party and after closing the hotel nightclub and then taking a beating at the tables we headed up to our suite and continued the party. Around 3 am there's a knock at the door and one of the guys answers it. There's a pissed off lady yelling "have fun but don't make me call security!" and then she stormed off. The guy who answered the door didn't recognize it was Dolly right away as she apparently wasn't wearing one of her wigs. It was confirmed the next day by hotel staff that it was Dolly and she was perfoming in Caesars that weekend and was booked in the suite next to ours. I thought it was cool that she decided to address the noise herself rather than report us. RIP to a legend.
CBS Sports Spectacular in the 70's had two:


Her motivational skills do not hold a candle to master motivator Tim Brewster, former Minnesota Golden Gopher football coach, who was once on Deion's staff at CU. This stuff is comedy gold, Jerry:

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So when should I start booking stuff? If we want to rent a VRBO, what areas should we look at? Where to avoid? When's the best time to book flights for this? Any weird things that I would need to book months in advance due to limited availability?


Two years ago some family members and I rented this propertry just outside Whitefish and a five minute walk from Whitefish Lake. It was very quiet and remote but we were five minutes from downtown Whitefish and about 45 mins to the West Glacier entrance to the park. I highly recommend. There are a ton of similar properties out there on the site.

Scouts Retreat
Two buddies, both bitten by rattlesnakes here in AZ. One needed 55 vials of antivenom (at $3k per vial) and came out of it relatively ok and fortunately needed no skin grafts. His story made the local TV news.

I had a close encounter last April and posted it on the O-T:

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So I’m sitting on my bike while it’s idling and getting ready to go for a spin and I feel movement on my right foot. I look down and this rascal is slithering underneath my bike. I’m assuming it was under my bike getting shade while it was on my driveway and I was in the house. First rattler sighting of the year and it’s been "permanently relocated”.


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Anyone know what anti venom actually costs at the hospital?



About 15 years ago it was $3k/vial (see my story below).
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Thanks for all of the replies! Going to dive further into the planning tomorrow. Is Logan Pass the best/most convenient place to park for the hikes listed above?


The only trailheads accessible from Logan Pass are the Highline Trail and Hidden Lake Trail.
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Absolutely this. Just keep in mind how crowded those parks get and the Going to the Sun area WILL fill up with cars early. I'm not sure if they now allow you to schedule your arrival?


Also, those driving into the park and parking at Logan Pass are now limited to a three-hour stay due to overcrowding and you will want to get there early (by 7am) to get a parking spot if planning on hiking in the morning. Three years ago I hiked the Highline Trail out & back to the Granite Park Chalet and also hiked to the Grinnell Glacier Overlook (highly recommended) and it took eight hours. A way to get around the three-hour limit is to take one of the park shuttles to Logan Pass and back. I've read they are ticketing drivers staying past the mandated time limit. If you are lucky you will; get some footage on the Highline Trail like I did! (see attached vid)

Funny, I will be in Whitefish for a wedding Sept 12. Can't wait.

re: Maui - Hawaii

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 8/14/26 at 4:07 pm to
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Drive up to Napili Bay and they have amazing snorkeling right off the beach


Highly recommended. I would also suggest going to Costco right there near the airport and pick up snorkeling gear (mask, fins and snorkel w/bag) for about $45 and throw in the trunk of your rental car. When driving around the island if you see a place like Naplil Bay you are set. At the end of your trip you can pack to take back with you, leave at the hotel or donate to a dive shop. Much preferred to renting snorkel sets used by tons of people.
Cris Carter had some of the best hands I've ever seen.

re: What sleep meds work for you?

Posted by AZBadgerFan on 8/12/26 at 9:09 am to
500mg of magnesium glycinate an hour before bed works wonders for me. As others above have mentioned the dreams when taking are pretty vivid.
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I hear the water jets that arc across the pool drops the temp.



Aerator, mine runs all the time in the summer and it works great. Friend doesn't have an aerator and it runs about five degrees warmer.

Just got out of my pool- water temp was 89, outside temp is 111 (both according to my Apple Watch).