They have curling clubs in Oklahoma? Or do you use ice hockey rinks?
TFW you see someone has responded to your post but they’ve deleted it…
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Arena curling is actually pretty big in the US. We use ice hockey rinks with permanent curling markings. Our club has been dwindling some since Miracle on Ice 2.0 but we still have around 150 members. All leagues have been canceled since Covid.
I wish we had a dedicated facility but that is a pipe dream here.
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Sorry. I had a post saying maybe your work was actually valuable because large primes can be used for encryption. But after I posted, I skimmed the article and realized that was dumb because there were only 51 known Mersenne primes, so they wouldn’t be useful for encryption. A hacker could just test all of them. Also, they’re probably too large for that purpose. Idk the fine details of the science, just a vague Wikipedia level idea of how it works.
(Now I want to delete this aimless post, but I won’t because I already did it to you once)
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I’d legitimately guess 20% of adults 30-50 here are in a league, when it’s-40 its nice to meet friends and drink beer.
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No problem dude. Thanks for humoring me!
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Chair porn incoming. IMO the hardest part of restoring stuff is finding deals on pieces worth saving. Most of mine are antique mall and flea market finds, and the bulk of the hours are spent going through piles of junk at these places to find the diamonds in the rough. I often go home empty handed. If that sounds boring to you, then it would probably be extremely boring to you. Some of it is gambling on the repair feasibility and costs. I almost never negotiate prices. If it’s a fair price I’ll pay it and not try to weasel off another $5 like tireless Craigslist muppets.
This lounger was made by Royal Metal Manufacturing Co. and is in the style of KEM Weber and Wolfgang Hoffmann. I got it from an estate sales dealer I do business with. If you’re going to scavenge hunt, my pro tip is to get out of the big cities and look in smaller towns where there isn’t as much of a market for trendy finds like deco or MCM. The dealers in my city crawl these places and snatch it up. I enjoy going into quaint towns I’d never otherwise visit and checking out the downtown areas which are often pretty cool and have an interesting mom’n’pop restaurant or two.
Chair was about $65 as is and I recall being slightly concerned about the rust at the time. If it’s too deep, the chrome will be pitted and it’s not really salvageable. The Bakelite arm rests were filthy, but more importantly they were free of cracks. Bakelite–the first synthetic plastic developed in 1907–has a premium look and feel but is brittle and highly prone to cracking. Bakelite can be collectible, especially in radios, but a decent number of the pieces I’ve encountered have shown cracking or splitting.
The upholstery was brown Naugahyde. It’s period-correct but dented, ripped, and just kind of garrish for a svelte chrome deco chair. They still make Naugahyde, but after ordering swatches of it and (gasp) upholstery leather, I decided to go with butterscotch leather on this one. If I did another one I’d probably try to source a good vinyl that doesn’t feel as cheap and plasticky as Naugahyde.
The frame required a lot of elbow grease. It was rusted and grimy which I try to show in the picture below. After initial cleaning, I use aluminum foil and water to remove the rust then buff out the chrome with a polish. The Bakelite cleaned easily. I completely disassembled the chair and reassembled it which was a pain in the ass. Both boxes went to my upholsterer which didn’t take too long. By the way, those old school cushions are filled with hog hair, not foam. When you sit on the bottom cushion the air escapes out of vents in the back, the cushion audibly exhales, and you slowly sink in. They don’t make shit like that anymore which is why it’s worth saving.
All told I’m in for about $475. Vinyl would have been significantly less. Had an offer for $1k but I’m keeping this one for now. Deco is my favorite period. It’s getting close to one hundred years old and I don’t see any reason why it can’t be awesome for another hundred years or more.
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There’s a lot more to it than this, otherwise almost the entire NBA would be at risk. A better “simple” test is the one shown below but there is no single test for Marfan. There’s a wide spectrum of expression for the disorder in addition to a half dozen or more related disorders that present similarly. Not even the genetic testing is entirely conclusive, so if they are checking Phelps annually then he must have enough markers to be at risk.
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Alright I feel better LOL. My thumb and pinky are like an inch apart around my wrist.
I love watching curling; it’s my favorite part of the Winter Olympics.
I was surprised to discover that we have a dedicated curling facility in Tempe. A couple of years ago I explored trying to arrange a corporate “try curling” event but it never came together for some reason.
I think most curling clubs have regular “Learn To Curl” events anyone can go to. Check it out and see if you like it. If you have any questions you can PM me also. Great game. Anyone can play just about and the strategy is fascinating.
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I like Curling, but Snowboard cross is the coolest “new” sport to make an Olympics in so long.
My favorite two Olympic sports are the 10k in Summer and Snowboard cross in winter.
Eff yeah, this is awesome. I love the way the arms swoop back into legs behind and down to the floor. Nice work with the resto too.
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That’s over the top
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Club-league curling is all over the Midwest. It’s definitely the second-best Olympic sport behind hockey.
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Here’s a profile view of one that’s leather and immaculate:
My favorite chairs of this style were designed by KEM Weber but I’ve never seen one in the wild.
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I’ve devoted my entire life to boogie boarding… not surfing… boogie boarding. Instead of switching to surfing when I got older like a normal person I kept on bodyboarding until I was sponsored and won a bunch of contests and became one of the best in southern california and absolutely nobody is impressed because I don’t stand up on two feet like Kelly Slater. My life revolves around paddling out when the waves are good so I can get barreled and do little airs on my boogie board like I’m still a child and I’m in my late 30s.
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Fuck, that seems like you’re living your best life afaict.
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Very into this tbh