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Kane One
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I really lucked out by being recommended this pool hall. They have pros there all the time, even though I never took advantage of their coaching lessons. But just watching them play is unreal.
Row I Goon
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Caught sight of another one today.
You blokes up there don’t realise how dangerous these things are in Oz!
You blokes up there don’t realise how dangerous these things are in Oz!
NickyFotiu
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Yikes. That makes the snake in my pool area look friendly in comparison.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
$400, Holdem. World Series of Poker Circuit tour out in Cherokee, NC. They host four tournament series a year which is nice as it is only a 2.5 hour drive from my house and is up in the mountains.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
The not olympic handball is absurdly fun.
Oddly enough, my wife and I, one of our fondest memories is when we took a pre-baby beach trip in August of 2021. We were sitting at the bar of this seafood restaurant in Panama City, having a great time, watching women's olympic handball. We got so invested in these random teams
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Machinehead
The Olli react should add points!
Cubing has been a great hobby for me because you can take it anywhere.
Doing it during down time has been a nice replacement for scrolling Twitter mindlessly. It's self-fulfilling because it kills down time and that time turns into a lot of practice. I kinda get it now when people who are good at things talk about practice. I've solved it over 50,000 times.
It's also a good icebreaker. People come and talk to you. It's the first time in my life I ever got to really perform anything for anybody.
The kids are so problematic tho!
For one, they'll make you do it 90 times trying to "get you." They don't understand the concept that I'm going to solve every possible scramble.
Also, I always hate to tell the little kids no but I'm also not super jazzed about handing my $120 Gan 14 Maglev with custom specs to a 4-year-old. I started carrying a spare with me. Here you go, Junior, play with my $8 K-Mart cube.
There is something truly satisfying about seeing yourself improve at something.
Doing it during down time has been a nice replacement for scrolling Twitter mindlessly. It's self-fulfilling because it kills down time and that time turns into a lot of practice. I kinda get it now when people who are good at things talk about practice. I've solved it over 50,000 times.
It's also a good icebreaker. People come and talk to you. It's the first time in my life I ever got to really perform anything for anybody.
The kids are so problematic tho!
For one, they'll make you do it 90 times trying to "get you." They don't understand the concept that I'm going to solve every possible scramble.
Also, I always hate to tell the little kids no but I'm also not super jazzed about handing my $120 Gan 14 Maglev with custom specs to a 4-year-old. I started carrying a spare with me. Here you go, Junior, play with my $8 K-Mart cube.
There is something truly satisfying about seeing yourself improve at something.
Takeahnase
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I watched some YouTube video a while back where this Koala was in a construction site around electrical equipment and the Aussie worker had to get him in a bin or barrel to take him to safety. It was dangerous for sure as he didn’t like going in there.
I also loved the GT3 race at Mt. Panorama a few years back that got red flagged in practice because kangaroos were bounding down the mountain section. Crazy place to live.
nyrage
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Nice. Ever go out to Vegas and play?
During Covid, I used to play online every night against these guys that used to play in quite a few WSOP tournaments in Vegas. I used to play online a lot back in the day and I was the best in my home games, but these guys were really good. So aggressive. It definitely got me to improve my game after a while, but I rarely play these days though.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
I have not. It's tough to find the time, having young kids. I've been wanting to go play the $1,500 and $5,000 PLO events. That's really where I make most of my money. I'm competent at holdem, but I don't have hours to spend studying spots and going deep into solver work.
Omaha is entirely different. To me, it's what holdem used to be 15 years ago... fun.
nyrage
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I can imagine that it would be hard to find time.
Omaha was my favorite game to play in our home games. When it got late and people had a few drinks in them, we would spice things up with a wild card. It was a nice break from playing a disciplined Hold Em game/tournament.
NickyFotiu
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Boris Zubov
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I had my teeth "laser" whitened in a dentists office about 9 years ago. No idea of the proper name for the procedure but it really worked well.
Of course since I drink red wine by the gallon, I'll need to do it again at some point soon.
NickyFotiu
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Boris Zubov
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NickyFotiu
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Came across this and felt I had to share. Great reference for us older folks on the boards.
NickyFotiu
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Had Zoom done today. Not pleasant but not the end of the world. Lots of "zingers".
NickyFotiu
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Any homeowners here? I'm thinking of moving and while I try to keep my house as new as possible its almost impossible. I would like it to be as close to perfect as possible before sale but the list of stuff to fix is getting longer ugh.
Takeahnase
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The selling process is stressful. Especially if you ever sell when you have young children. It’s hard to keep the house in a state of being immaculate for showings and the worst is when you spend a few hours getting it immaculate (picking up all the kids toys,etc.) and thenyou leave the house and the showing people & realtor don’t show up.
Your reward for selling is the moving process which is even worse. There is no industry full of more shady people than the moving industry. It’s a story for another day but we had our belongings held ransom for 3 months on a cross country move by a moving broker / company that was likely one that the Russian mafia has its tendrils in.
We got most of it, but lost family pictures and stuff you can’t replace.
Do your research when you move. There are bad people in that industry. Some examples:
Toronto police bust wild scam where moving companies held people's belongings for ransom
If you're moving in and around Toronto anytime soon, you'll want to be extra careful about who you select to help you out given a new moving scam tha…
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NickyFotiu
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The selling process is stressful. Especially if you ever sell when you have young children. It’s hard to keep the house in a state of being immaculate for showings and the worst is when you spend a few hours getting it immaculate (picking up all the kids toys,etc.) and thenyou leave the house and the showing people & realtor don’t show up.
Your reward for selling is the moving process which is even worse. There is no industry full of more shady people than the moving industry. It’s a story for another day but we had our belongings held ransom for 3 months on a cross country move by a moving broker / company that was likely one that the Russian mafia has its tendrils in.
We got most of it, but lost family pictures and stuff you can’t replace.
Do your research when you move. There are bad people in that industry. Some examples:
Toronto police bust wild scam where moving companies held people's belongings for ransom
If you're moving in and around Toronto anytime soon, you'll want to be extra careful about who you select to help you out given a new moving scam tha…
Thanks. I did sell a house and move out of state previously. I tried to make it as easy a sale as possible but it was a different market back then. I was able to get the house sold in 5 days back then. I did not use movers except for my car. This time I may use movers. Depends on where I move if its worth it.
I feel I have around 5 somewhat minor repairs which is not the end of the world. Most I can do myself. 1 I may need some help from outside to do. Will probably sell 1 of my cars before moving as well.
Boris Zubov
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NickyFotiu
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That is the $64,000 question. TX? NC? TN? CT? MT? SD? Long Island? Hard to know where would be a good fit.
Boris Zubov
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I live in CT. Just like everywhere it's got plenty of positives & negatives. All depends what your priorities are. Cost of living & taxes aren't great here. Not Long Island bad, but not great either.
NickyFotiu
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Ill be visiting CT soon. It has some very nice scenery which I enjoy. I could live with the higher taxes but not sure I'd enjoy winters. I like 65-95 year round
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