SinceThe70s

Gotta get this thread back on track, love this stuff. No clue where the Mad Bomber played in college but his career started with: Buffalo Bills

I have many issues - starting with the Isles blowing a 3-1 lead to a team that always has our number.

She was mighty mighty.... (sorry lyrical response diversion )

Another option would be to get a job that pays minimum or better and not rely on the tipping practices of the general public. Or perhaps the companies profiting from their aggrieved employees could increase cost of product and by extension employee wages/benefits. The former seems like a better strategy.

WRT the bolded - in-person tipping ahead of service can be classy and effective in person. Saw that first hand many years ago at a crowded comedy club when a friend insisted we tip the server up front (also tipped when we closed out). Server took care of us and we took care of her. Tipping ahead of time for delivery is not the traditional sense IMO - and stupid and entitled..

Yamma hamma, how much wind? I never experienced -25F. I don't think I have the gear for that. And if there was any wind fuhgeddaboudit - I'd be seeing rainbows, unicorns and who knows what else

'Tipping at your peril', lol. I'm a 20%+ tipper when I go out (I don't do delivery) but tipping at my peril sounds entitled. If it's an expectation make it part of the price, not discretionary.

Pretty sure the Bills usually defer and I've read that the Bengals like to receive. If so, given the choice I wouldn't receive just to keep the Bengals from getting what they want - go out and make a stop on the first possession

Absolutely, and one of the most annoying things is listening to Al Michaels announce a game. Not sure if he's still doing it but after pretty much every play he'd announce whether there was a flag or not. I don't think any team gets more or less calls than another (although I'd make an exception for Brady's Pats), it's just constant and also inconsistent for everyone.

My 'too extreme' story was also at Mt. Snow. Woke up to sub-zero temps on Sunday morning. Went to the mountain and explained that we didn't like the snow conditions (you couldn't say weather) and asked for a refund. As we were walking back to our car we saw a group of 4 headed to the lifts that had to be in their 70's. I felt shame.

Years ago we skiied on a brutally cold day at Mt. Snow. First lift up was notorious for being very cold and windy as you approached the summit. We all geared up covering every inch of exposed skin - except for one knucklehead friend who left his face exposed. They were checking every one getting off the lift pointed at my friend and told him to go inside the summit lodge. He protested until the guy whipped out a mirror and showed him the patch of skin on his cheek that had turned white.

Jim McMahon

What a great story - obviously the eyeballs and missing a ski day sucked - but in my experience the best memories weren't when everything went according to plan. Thanks for sharing.

I'm happy that you're a Yankee fan. Have a nice day.

Yeesh...just read that he's off the 40 man. I know he's had issues - and tbh I have no idea how the rest of his season went - but going from perfect to off the 40 man in the same calendar year has to be unprecedented.

What was Crested Butte like? That place always looked intriguing - but maybe hard to get to.

Or maybe Kirkwood? I had a great day there on my one trip to Tahoe.

Yeah but if you just use ribbons then you miss out on overspending for powder straps at the base lodge. Same premise though. Lake Placid, so Iceface Whiteface? Never made it up there.

My Atomics aren't strictly powder skis but they perform really well in the powder. Probably around 180-185. Which was a far cry from the Salomon's which were over 200. Those were a lot of fun for skiing in the east but unmanageable (at least for me) out west.

Powder straps are a must.

Damn, how'd you get back? Had a friend who dropped a pole in the back bowls and we spent awhile looking for it in the powder. He finally decided to give up, let out a curse and slammed his other pole down. Clink! Right on the 'lost' pole. Good times.

Sammy Watkins

The Vail back bowls are a nightmare or back bowls in general?

When I do go, I'm on old equipment (and wearing old clothing). Atomic Beta Ride circa 2000. Still love them. Before that it was Salomon Force 9, I still can't believe how long and skinny those were, definitely not made for the powder as I found out. Vail was my favorite out west. Great combination of resort town, night life and the back bowls. Plus it isn't too far from Denver. But the best skiing I ever experienced was at Alta. Had a few epic powder days there.

I would have been highly active in this thread 5-10 years ago. Sadly I haven't skiied much the past few years. I was never more than an upper immediate skiier and didn't start until my mid-20's. Our go-to mountain was Mt. Snow in Vermont - best combination of mountain size and distance from home for us. I've been to a number of resorts out west and there was something to like about each of them. Never made it to Taos, but that was definitely on the to-do list. Wasn't that one of the hold-outs that didn't allow snowboarders?