OT: The Avalounge (mod warning - No Politics)

[S E P H]

Yes, we have rented a car and are willing to drive! Thanks!

Definitely go to Rocky Mountain, but google their Covid restrictions right away. They run out of permits in seconds.

Be sure to let us know how the trip goes and how you liked the suggestions. Quite frankly, with this group I'm surprised you were directed to Shotgun Willies.

You are? I consider us the bane of humanity.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Definitely go to Rocky Mountain, but google their Covid restrictions right away. They run out of permits in seconds.


You are? I consider us the bane of humanity.

I meant "weren't" but my damn fingers aren't registering my brains input correctly.

 

[jfc64]

Who below has injury issues?

Wood - Mittelstadt - MacKinnon
Innala - Rantanen - Drouin
Lehkonen - Colton - Kovalenko
Kelly - Ritchie - O'Connor
Landeskog - Wagner - Nichushkin
Kiviranta - Bellemare - Polin

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Who below has injury issues?

Wood - Mittelstadt - MacKinnon
Innala - Rantanen - Drouin
Lehkonen - Colton - Kovalenko
Kelly - Ritchie - O'Connor
Landeskog - Wagner - Nichushkin
Kiviranta - Bellemare - Polin

Depends... who do you want to have one?

 

[Romang67]

Didn't manage to make it out to RMNP (just couldn't get my hands on tickets), so we went down to Garden of the Gods instead, which we really liked!

Also caught a glimpse of Shotgun Willies! We decided against stopping by.

Meow Wolf was quite the experience. Really weird, definitely liked it. Red Rocks was also awesome.

I think both my wife and I really liked the surrounding area, but I don't think we really got Denver. We checked out multiple different areas that felt like they were fairly walkable, and should have people around, and they just felt somewhat deserted. My guess was that when the weather is as nice as it was this weekend, people just go away from the city to do other things. If 16th Street Mall had been open, I think that would have scratched some of the walking itch, but that was all under construction.

Our takeaway was basically that it felt like Denver could be an awesome city 5 years from now, but right now it almost felt like the city was too big for the population?

Surrounding areas were amazing though. Holy crap. Loved it. Best experience from the whole trip, and we spent the previous three days in Sedona, Grand Canyon, and Moab.

 

[henchman21]

@5280 make it through the mess out there?

 

[5280]

@5280 make it through the mess out there?

Holy shit! I didn’t get it too bad in the Charlotte burbs, just a bunch of rain and a little wind. The Western NC mountains got absolutely clobbered, though. I think it’s finally getting out to the national media how bad it really is. Old timers are saying this is the worst storm they have ever seen come thought the area. My sister still lives on the outskirts of Boone and thinks she’ll be without power for months and can barely drive to her house. There are much worse cases (people’s houses floating down the river, etc.) one of my old neighbors house slid down the mountain and took the women with it (both died).

I am pretty sure the Asheville area got it worse, too. You can’t drive on 40 west of 77, they closed the whole interstate for 100’s of miles.

It’s a super sad state of affairs, people are still looking for loved ones, relatives, neighbors, you name it.

 

[henchman21]

Holy shit! I didn’t get it too bad in the Charlotte burbs, just a bunch of rain and a little wind. The Western NC mountains got absolutely clobbered, though. I think it’s finally getting out to the national media how bad it really is. Old timers are saying this is the worst storm they have ever seen come thought the area. My sister still lives on the outskirts of Boone and thinks she’ll be without power for months and can barely drive to her house. There are much worse cases (people’s houses floating down the river, etc.) one of my old neighbors house slid down the mountain and took the women with it (both died).

I am pretty sure the Asheville area got it worse, too. You can’t drive on 40 west of 77, they closed the whole interstate for 100’s of miles.

It’s a really big sad state of affairs, people are still looking for loved ones, relatives, neighbors, you name it.

I got a friend in Asheville and finally got ahold of him via one of the starlinks people have setup for public use. It sounds really really bad. He’s doubtful he’ll ever be back in his house. It sounds apocalyptic. Glad youre safe and your sister is too!

 

[5280]

I got a friend in Asheville and finally got ahold of him via one of the starlinks people have setup for public use. It sounds really really bad. He’s doubtful he’ll ever be back in his house. It sounds apocalyptic. Glad youre safe and your sister is too!

Thanks @henchman21. Thank God my mom just moved to Davidson near Charlotte from Boone about 3 weeks ago. It could have been a nightmare considering where her house was.

I think @ASmileyFace has relatives up there somewhere, too

 

[S E P H]

Not wanting to change the importance of health/safety as a topic, however those Spider-man films, Through and Across the Spider-Verse are some of the best films I have watched in a long time. I know that we are all Marvel'd out, but they are so damn good.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Not wanting to change the importance of health/safety as a topic, however those Spider-man films, Through and Across the Spider-Verse are some of the best films I have watched in a long time. I know that we are all Marvel'd out, but they are so damn good.

The Original Guardians of the Galaxy still stands up for me as well. Probably because the whole thing was designed to tug at GenX heart strings with the music but it worked and still does.

 

[The Merchant]

Yes please

 

[henchman21]

Yes please

Inject this in my veins!!!

 

[The Merchant]

Inject this in my veins!!!

 

[The Moops]

Not wanting to change the importance of health/safety as a topic, however those Spider-man films, Through and Across the Spider-Verse are some of the best films I have watched in a long time. I know that we are all Marvel'd out, but they are so damn good.

Yes I really like those, I'm done with marvel otherwise. I went to across in the theater and the guy next to me got motion sick and had to go vomit. Pretty funny

 

[ASmileyFace]

Thanks @henchman21. Thank God my mom just moved to Davidson near Charlotte from Boone about 3 weeks ago. It could have been a nightmare considering where her house was.

I think @ASmileyFace has relatives up there somewhere, too

Luckily all my relatives in NC live in the eastern side of the state. My cousin lived in Boone for a while and has friends who have lost everything. Just a completely devastating situation.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Yeah, I have a friend who lives out east in Sanford (near Raleigh) and he said it was worse than Hugo but for the western portion of the state.

 

[S E P H]

Yeah, someone in my neighbourhood mentioned they have a close friend who lives in Asheville. Their house isn't flooded, but they legitimately cannot get anywhere. But supposedly the person is fine because they have wine, so yeah...

Poland also got massive flooding about a week ago in southern Poland. Thankfully I do not have family members there, but it has been devastating the power of water.

 

[cgf]

Anyone got any suggestions for good baby books? Preferably something data driven and not one of these “revolutionary new approaches to parenting”.

 

[S E P H]

Anyone got any suggestions for good baby books? Preferably something data driven and not one of these “revolutionary new approaches to parenting”.

Congrats fam!

5 evidence-based parenting books for people who love data -

Parenting books for the people out there who love data, evidence, and research.

babylibrarians.com

 

[PAZ]

Anyone got any suggestions for good baby books? Preferably something data driven and not one of these “revolutionary new approaches to parenting”.

https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/go-the-f***-to-sleep/9781617750250.html

 

[S E P H]

After climbing what is Mount Everest, over and over again, ladies and brethren, we have reached the summit. We have found thee best K-pop song ever created in the history of music. The absolute vitality that this song showcases can go unmatched. This song crushes the Mount Rushmore of music taking down Led Zeppelin, Queen, Nirvana, and The Beetles to erect a new wonder of the world that cannot be unquenched.

 

[henchman21]

After climbing what is Mount Everest, over and over again, ladies and brethren, we have reached the summit. We have found thee best K-pop song ever created in the history of music. The absolute vitality that this song showcases can go unmatched. This song crushes the Mount Rushmore of music taking down Led Zeppelin, Queen, Nirvana, and The Beetles to erect a new wonder of the world that cannot be unquenched.

Your hot pockets are ready.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Got talked into joining a $20 fantasy hockey league this year by my cousin. Had the 4th pick, think I did alright.

 

[henchman21]

Got talked into joining a $20 fantasy hockey league this year by my cousin. Had the 4th pick, think I did alright.

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