ccard257

re: Colorado Mountain Towns

Posted by ccard257 on 4/29/24 at 5:39 pm

I’m not sure that there is anything g left in Colorado that is under the radar… If you like the 14er idea but Elbert/massive look like too much, Sherman is close to FairPlay and may be the easiest 14er. The Lincoln group and quandary are also close by. I didn’t see fishing in your post, plent...

Travel Board

re: Where to stay in Taos?

Posted by ccard257 on 4/29/24 at 8:47 am

what time of year and what will you be doing while there?...

Travel Board

re: Kansas HS baseball team forced to suspend season over animal abuse accusations

Posted by ccard257 on 4/22/24 at 10:37 pm

[quote]That’s it?[/quote] - Jackie Sherrill...

re: Check in if you run ruled

Posted by ccard257 on 4/14/24 at 4:34 pm

[quote]You took their sole last night[/quote] I get that it’s a rivalry game at all, but it’s pretty fricked up to not even let them have shoes for the game. ...

SEC Rant

re: TGIF Watch thread

Posted by ccard257 on 4/5/24 at 9:58 am

Vero Smokey ‘44 [img]https://i.imgur.com/sinPfpw.jpeg[/img]...

re: Observations on 50 years of married life (long)

Posted by ccard257 on 4/3/24 at 3:25 pm

Some good stuff in there but you lost me here: [quote]forget about peeing standing up[/quote] ...

re: Good pair of waterproof hiking shoes?

Posted by ccard257 on 4/2/24 at 2:08 pm

[quote]Okay so our trip is May 21-28th so is that late enough where waterproof shoes are not necessary as often as early spring?[/quote] Not really. For RMNP I’d say early May is 100% likelihood of being necessary. Late May is 75-90% likely. Hell the vast majority of my may travel in that park ha...

re: Good pair of waterproof hiking shoes?

Posted by ccard257 on 4/2/24 at 11:55 am

[quote]always questioned the idea of waterproof hiking shoes. If you're just talking <2" of water, you might be able to find something. the problem is that if the water is more than about 4", you're getting wet from the top and then the waterproofness works against you.[/quote] Spring is where I ...

re: Good pair of waterproof hiking shoes?

Posted by ccard257 on 4/2/24 at 11:50 am

I’m generally of the thought that you shouldn’t use waterproof footwear when you don’t need it…but may in Colorado is where you are pretty likely to want it. That’s prime mud season where there is still lots of snow up high that is melting out. Stuff around town might be fine, but stuff higher up in...

re: What’s the youngest age that a friend of yours retired?

Posted by ccard257 on 4/1/24 at 2:33 pm

one of my college roommates came from nothing and retired in his early 30s. Started at space-x out of school when most people hadn't heard of them. Sign on bonus was in (at the time) worthless stock. There's apparently a video of him rappelling off of a rocket (or significant piece of one) that is n...

re: Experiences on gunbroker.com?

Posted by ccard257 on 3/28/24 at 7:16 am

Make sure you understand the fees or you will be surprised at checkout. ...

re: Getting contacted by work during vacation

Posted by ccard257 on 3/20/24 at 10:14 am

I make it very clear to both clients and my organization when I will be going on vacation and that when I am out it will be difficult to impossible to contact me but if it is an emergency they can leave a voicemail and I might call back. I'll clear up as many loose ends as possible before leaving an...

re: Sunday cooking and drinking thread

Posted by ccard257 on 3/17/24 at 9:53 pm

Lo mein w/ elk. Lagavulin 16. ...

re: Time to rank the New SEC's Top Ten Historic Music Destinations

Posted by ccard257 on 3/6/24 at 8:34 pm

[quote]Guy Clark is the most underrated country artist of all time![/quote] Amen. And he was still putting out great music long after he had any right to, damn near till he died. Randall knife is a mother fricker. ...

SEC Rant

re: How do you deal with the guilt of living far away from your aging parents?

Posted by ccard257 on 3/6/24 at 4:42 pm

They know where I live and are grown arse adults who can move here anytime they want. I'd feel 10x more guilty about moving my kids away from here to go back there. ...

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re: Anyone have Monovision LASIK procedure?

Posted by ccard257 on 3/5/24 at 4:23 pm

Had both eyes done mid 30s. No issues with near-sighted vision becoming worse and I don’t remember warnings about that being a possibility. Only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner ...

re: Why can people who support Athletes, Rappers, Musicians, Celebrities not be labeled

Posted by ccard257 on 3/5/24 at 2:24 pm

[quote]If you support a sports team, then you are not part of a cult[/quote] false. ...

Political Talk

re: Youtube bass fishermen are an arrogant bunch.

Posted by ccard257 on 2/26/24 at 7:56 pm

Yall really want to start some shite keep a few trout (the river kind, not spotted seatrout) and post them on a fly fishing channel. ...

re: Advice on keeping ball pythons as pets

Posted by ccard257 on 2/13/24 at 12:26 pm

I don't know why so many people keep citing the long life expectancy as a reason to avoid a python. It's a fricking snake. When you get tired of it, just lop it's head off and move on. ...