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Look into buying a trisuit. It’ll increase your swim speed and offer a little padding for the bike. Like the other poster mentioned, practice the transition. Great to have a plan but actually putting your plan into action while wet, full of adrenaline and winded may change your effectiveness. ...

Thanks! I too prefer book on tape. Will give these a listen!...

Look at Arenas Del Mar near Manuel Antonio on the Pacific Coast and consider hiring a private plane to fly you into the Arenal region and stay at Nayara Resort. Did this for my honeymoon - it was best of both worlds ...

I’m bummed to hear that. It was our best meal on the island by a long shot....

Witnessed a drive by shooting while driving with my family and had tools stolen out of my backyard shed after Hurricane Ida knocked my fence down. The shooting was shocking and the news reported it as drug related but it hasn’t affected me long term. Was honestly more frustrated by the tool steal...

How does one go about purchasing a good quality repo? Is there a marketplace?...

Just got back from Disney. The mask mandate there for kids is really lax. The only time my 3 year old was asked to put on a mask was to meet Cinderella. Now, for adults, prepare to be diligently masked up any time you’re indoors. The cast members are pretty relentless with that....

I’d like to fly for free using my SW points...

I felt exactly as you described in the liberal Mecca of chicago a few weeks ago. People looked at me like a fool when I walked into restaurants/coffee shops wearing a mask. Chicago more free than Nola… who woulda thought?...

We go every year. The beach club has public grills out front of the “clubhouse” in the center of the 4 towers (on the parking lot side). To my knowledge, there aren’t any grills near the pools. I’ve never had an issue drinking from my own ice chest at any of the pools. As another poster said, the...