What's on your Christmas list?

[nachos31]

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

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What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

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Ooh I'll have to look into those.

I requested: Codenames--Duet, Kingdomino, and Pandemic Legacy--season 2. I have not played any of them but read good reviews.

I recently played the European version of Ticket To Ride which is fun. Exploding Kittens is always fun. A good group game is Drawful which requires an AppleTV/laptop and players to play on their smartphones but is very fun.

[Scott at MD Financial Services]

Sorry, duplicate post was suppose to be a response.

You know LL Bean has a lifetime guarantee on those slippers, if they ever under perform (worn out) they will replace for free. That is one of their claim to fame and why those slippers are $60. My wife has sent hers back 3-4 times over the last 10 years for free replacements.

[G]

Zaphod wrote:

Molar Mechanic wrote:

Carbon really isn’t expensive.  Aside from potential sun damage, that stuff will last a LONG time and take some serious punishment.  If you are afraid of carbon fiber, you are done flying, since most new design planes are composite as well as well as driveshafts in hyper cars.

 

The reputation mostly comes from the fact that it won’t bend the way metal will (high elastic, low plastic deformation), and is unlikely to simply crack.  When it goes, it GOES big.



 

Carbon bikes are absolutely repairable, though the guy’s at the shop in the business of selling bikes, not repairing frames may tell you different.

https://gearjunkie.com/carbon-fiber-bike-frame-repair

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All true. I wouldnt repair carbon though, its just not worth it. I DIY all kinds of things, but not that. I looked it up and almost did it. In the end, as you mention, its not as if its expensive. When you pair that with the mode of failure (catastrophic), its simply too dangerous. I’ve ridden aluminum bikes after mishaps that bent tubes, etc….never mattered, but carbon just blows up.

I still use aluminum bars and a carbon wrapped aluminum stem (big fat pro stem). Makes me feel better from an integrity standpoint and theres no loss in weight, performance, etc…

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I have a friend that went to pick up someone at the airport after a ride with his carbon fiber beauty.  (Think about airport garage clearances.)  The story goes that they used a broom to clean up the result.

Only one thing on my Christmas list: a paid off mortgage.  We'll see....

[Rb52dds]

Christmas present Installed early. We got a sauna put in the basement to make it through winter.

Now I'm thinking we need to bike ride in the cold... and then sit in the sauna

We are approaching the "S-1" limit on bikes. Got a peloton over the summer and it's pretty cool. I mean it's not the Tri-bike my husband was hoping for..... but he rides that thing every day. I think that the instructors are hot sweaty young chicks in sports bras doesn't hurt. He's all trying to impress them with his rank......

[Zaphod]

Molar Mechanic wrote:

Carbon really isn’t expensive.  Aside from potential sun damage, that stuff will last a LONG time and take some serious punishment.  If you are afraid of carbon fiber, you are done flying, since most new design planes are composite as well as well as driveshafts in hyper cars.

 

The reputation mostly comes from the fact that it won’t bend the way metal will (high elastic, low plastic deformation), and is unlikely to simply crack.  When it goes, it GOES big.



 

Carbon bikes are absolutely repairable, though the guy’s at the shop in the business of selling bikes, not repairing frames may tell you different.

https://gearjunkie.com/carbon-fiber-bike-frame-repair

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All true. I wouldnt repair carbon though, its just not worth it. I DIY all kinds of things, but not that. I looked it up and almost did it. In the end, as you mention, its not as if its expensive. When you pair that with the mode of failure (catastrophic), its simply too dangerous. I've ridden aluminum bikes after mishaps that bent tubes, etc....never mattered, but carbon just blows up.

I still use aluminum bars and a carbon wrapped aluminum stem (big fat pro stem). Makes me feel better from an integrity standpoint and theres no loss in weight, performance, etc...

[jfoxcpacfp]

adventure wrote:

jfoxcpacfp wrote:

Already got it – a new refrigerator to replace the one that was on its last cycle.

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Did you change the layout from what you had previously? Out latest has the freezer on the bottom, not the top nor on the side. It’s 1000% more civilized.

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Yes and I am in refrigerator heaven. It has a middle tray that can be used as a fridge or set a button to change it to freezer temp and a showcase door that we use all the time. Old one was side-by-side.

[Donnie]

I'm so boring that I sometimes wish I had a list of wants I could go out to buy that would entertain me.  The bonsai tree sounds interesting, although I am pretty certain that would end up in a dead heap behind my garage.

[Molar Mechanic]

Carbon really isn't fragile expensive.  Aside from potential sun damage, that stuff will last a LONG time and take some serious punishment.  If you are afraid of carbon fiber, you are done flying, since most new design planes are composite as well as well as driveshafts in hyper cars.

 

The reputation mostly comes from the fact that it won't bend the way metal will (high elastic, low plastic deformation), and is unlikely to simply crack.  When it goes, it GOES big.



 

Carbon bikes are absolutely repairable, though the guy's at the shop in the business of selling bikes, not repairing frames may tell you different.

https://gearjunkie.com/carbon-fiber-bike-frame-repair

[wideopenspaces]

Zaphod wrote:

wideopenspaces wrote:

Zaphod wrote:

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

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What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

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King of Tokyo is a fun game, so many variations depending on cards, rolls, etc.

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Yep, we have that too! Have you played Machi Koro or sushi go? Also fun. We are total board game geeks and do game nights several times a month with friends. Perhaps not super glamorous but an easy way to hang out when you have kids.

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For sushi go do you have the original or the party version?

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The party version

[Molar Mechanic]

 I’m in the n+1 phase of life and it’s glorious. LOL. I think I’ll ultimately wind up with 3 bikes: road, touring, hyrbid/commuter.

 

Effing Casual.   

 

We peaked at around 12 between me, the wife, and two kids.  We're at 9 right now, with two going to the local thrift store for a charitable donation, and one going into deep storage for when my 10 year old is taller than me.  I will likely add a fat-bike this year too.  That way I have a spare MTB for when we get visitors.  I live in the middle of some world class mountain biking.

[adventure]

jfoxcpacfp wrote:

Already got it – a new refrigerator to replace the one that was on its last cycle.

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Did you change the layout from what you had previously? Out latest has the freezer on the bottom, not the top nor on the side. It's 1000% more civilized.

[Zaphod]

wideopenspaces wrote:

Zaphod wrote:

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

Click to expand…

What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

Click to expand…

King of Tokyo is a fun game, so many variations depending on cards, rolls, etc.

Click to expand…

Yep, we have that too! Have you played Machi Koro or sushi go? Also fun. We are total board game geeks and do game nights several times a month with friends. Perhaps not super glamorous but an easy way to hang out when you have kids.

Click to expand...

For sushi go do you have the original or the party version?

[Zaphod]

wideopenspaces wrote:

Zaphod wrote:

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

Click to expand…

What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

Click to expand…

King of Tokyo is a fun game, so many variations depending on cards, rolls, etc.

Click to expand…

Yep, we have that too! Have you played Machi Koro or sushi go? Also fun. We are total board game geeks and do game nights several times a month with friends. Perhaps not super glamorous but an easy way to hang out when you have kids.

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I havent played those, but I'll look into them, thanks.

[wideopenspaces]

Zaphod wrote:

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

Click to expand…

What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

Click to expand…

King of Tokyo is a fun game, so many variations depending on cards, rolls, etc.

Click to expand...

Yep, we have that too! Have you played Machi Koro or sushi go? Also fun. We are total board game geeks and do game nights several times a month with friends. Perhaps not super glamorous but an easy way to hang out when you have kids.

[Zaphod]

wideopenspaces wrote:

nachos31 wrote:

Some (digestible) books on the history of US healthcare.

Also some board games from a best of 2017 list.

Really, the best gift would be if someone could dissipate the stress and hassle of moving…yecch

Click to expand…

What board games made your list? Our recent favorites are Splendor, Red 7, and Hanabi! All are super fun!

Click to expand...

King of Tokyo is a fun game, so many variations depending on cards, rolls, etc.