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<0> :))
<1> voip would be a nice addition
<1> but skype should handle that
<1> if I was gonna do that, I'd like a really nice headphones/microphone combo
<2> yeah, vawjr, this MH jacket and snow pants I got
<2> I really like them so far
<2> though, they haven't been field tested yet.
<1> MH ??
<2> Mountain Hardwear
<1> ah, good
<1> I need to get some for me (and daughter)... wife seems uninterested in going skiing
<2> What!?! That's unacceptable!
<2> Everyone should love skiing.
<2> Anyway, having it here next to my old jacket
<2> the material didn't get thinner, like it seems
<2> it's more flexible
<2> and it's not textured
<1> ah
<2> it's a slick faced material
<1> so you slide down the mountain faster if you fall
<2> and, those 2 together make it feel more flimsy next to my older jacket.
<0> I almost died last year while skiing... it was my first time and I didn't knew how to stop.. I've spent the night at the emergency :)
<2> well, the slick face is supposed to be more abrasion resistant.
<2> why sk8ing? What did you hit?
<2> I'd say it's rare that beginners really, "almost die" skiing
<2> it's generally the much better skiiers who are really at risk.
<0> nothing, I've felt at high speed... p***ed out for a couple of minutes
<2> ahhh, panic attack.
<0> :)) after a week I started to spit blood, but I'm still alive :D
<2> vawjr, fall down.
<2> I remember, I used to teach my friends to ski
<2> they'd pay for lessons sometimes too
<0> cool
<2> and, the people who taught the lessons wouldn't ever tell them to fall down if they lose control
<2> that always annoyed the hell out of me
<2> if you don't know how to stop
<0> I love snow and I would love to ski but it seams it's not for me
<2> or, even if you're a really good skiier, and you've lost control
<2> falling, on your side, is the fastest way to stop.
<2> which is another thing they never taught in lessons
<2> falling backwards is BAD
<2> you HAVE to fall on your side if youw ant to stop
<1> NoideaLT well, I thought I'd "tag along" when my daughter learns
<2> falling backwards will actually make you go faster.
<2> you'll sit down on your tails
<2> it's probably the worst situation you can be in on skis
<2> especially if you don't have the leg muscles to stand back up from that position.
<2> when you fall straight back, you just sit down on the tails of your skis
<2> 2 things
<2> 1) Your speed on skis is in your tails, not your tips
<2> when you want to speed up, you put your weight back a bit.
<2> 2) when you fall backwards, you significantly reduce wind drag
<2> and, you'd be surprised how big a difference wind drag makes in how fast you're going.
<2> My friends and I would intentionally get into that position to pick up speed for long flat traverses.
<2> I was out skiing once, after a long day of mogul skiing, I was coming to the bottom of the moguls again
<2> my legs were shot
<2> I hit one of hte last bumps on the hill, and it knocked me so I fell on the tails of my skis
<2> I had just come out of teh bumps, so no obstacles to slow me down
<2> my legs were shot, I couldn't just stand up
<2> but, the hill was steep and flat now, so I quickly pciked up speed and was pointed straight at the trees
<2> I just dug my palms into the snow until I got some leverage to wrench my skis around underneath me, and get laying on my side
<2> then, you just slide to a stop
<0> some friend of mine told me that I can't acomodate to skiing because I'm too used to skates, does this makes any sense?
<2> no
<2> hard core skiiers will rollerblade in the summer for practice
<2> in fact
<2> roller blading evolved from much larger devices that were specifically for practicing skiing.
<2> I heard a CRAZY climbing story the other day
<2> so, to start, climbing rope is pretty thin
<2> not much bigger around than your index finger
<2> it's not really possible to hand over hand climb a climbing rope
<2> it's even hard to just hang from, it's hard to get a grip on it.
<2> So, these guys were big wall climbing in Yosemite
<2> they're 100s of feet off the ground, and this is basically pure vertical
<2> one of the guys is jumaring up the rope. That's where you use special devices specifically for gripping the rope so you can climb up it.
<2> as he's doing this, his gripping device popped off the rope, and he went into free fall
<1> El Capitan??
<2> and, this guy actually managed to save himself by grabbing the rope with his bare hand and holding on until he came to a stop.
<2> giving him horrible rope burns on his hands
<1> he must not have fallen very far before he grabbed
<0> omg...
<2> his partner came down, and they had to rappel off
<2> no, I don't think he could have fallen very far either
<1> after about a second you couldn't possibly grab hard enough to slow down
<2> it must have been pretty much reflex, the thing popped off, and he grabbed for the rope
<1> well, the other choice is to die
<2> yeah, but, it's still amazing
<1> 'tis
<2> it's hard to hang on that rope at all
<0> I've seen a lot of guys falling from climbing walls. we have one of those in the skate park
<2> they're on the rope sk8ing
<2> this guy lost his connection to the rope.
<2> he had to grab the rope with his bare hands to keep from falling.
<2> and, he did that AFTER losing his connection to the rope
<0> it's not a preatty picture...
<3> Dang... not a good day for the driving range.
<4> omg i just bought the best lcd monitor for $580
<3> 30mph winds, 36F
<4> donde?
<3> Gusts *had* to be higher than that.
<3> Near Atlanta
<4> wow that's cold.. i'm north of there and it's like 56F
<3> Intellicast says it feels like 28F
<3> My ***.
<3> More like 8
<4> wow
<4> that's cold for atlanta methinks
<5> cold today, 58F... it was 80F yesterday
<5> hehe
<1> niloc what did you get?
<1> you guys want icecicles? it's 20F here
<6> 28F feels like 18F here according to weather.com
<6> it was warm yesterday
<6> hell around midnight last night i had my window opened because i was sweating (and i had the heater turned off all day)
<6> last night i go to bed sweating (with heater turned off all day) and this morning i wake up freezing with lots of snow outside
<5> hmmm
<5> http://www.whatifweather.com/
<4> vawjr, hey..
<4> vawjr, i bought this brand new model of samsung -- the 204B.. it has ridiculous specs for only $580!!
<4> 20.4", 1600x1200, 5.55ms response time (peak-peak)!! 800:1 contrast ratio and I forget what the luminescense is but it's good too!!
<4> it is lightyears better than the previous samsung middle-tier model, the 204T... i have them side by side on my desk and there is a day/night difference
<4> also, it is as good as my crt with latency (I can tell the difference between 12ms, 16ms, 25ms, etc)
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