Dam Guide
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Lodge for sure if you can get in.
Why Bryce for a couple of nights? I would rather spend more nights in Zion and do hikes there or add a night in Mesa Verde or spend more time around Durango/Silverton/Ouray and hit up Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Why Bryce for a couple of nights? I would rather spend more nights in Zion and do hikes there or add a night in Mesa Verde or spend more time around Durango/Silverton/Ouray and hit up Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
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I just finished book 1 on audible. The narrator is pulling a Patrick Warburton-light. I wasn't a fan of his style.
There is only one book for Bounce House. Are you talking about DCC? Jeff gets better as the series goes on and you are in for a surprise in Book 6, lol.
re: One negative about Tennessee
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/12/26 at 9:21 pm to BigCheese2001x
We are full, don’t come, the state sucks. We don’t want you.
I’m still waiting for my signed first edition copy to arrive from the signed page. They are a bit slow shipping. I have the audiobook, but have heard mixed reviews of the narrator.
Also for DCC, if you don’t own the new edition covers, there are additional stories titled Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret in them.
Also for DCC, if you don’t own the new edition covers, there are additional stories titled Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret in them.
re: Imagine a Social Media Feed That Challenges Your Views Instead of Reinforcing Them
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/12/26 at 9:36 am to Everyday Is Saturday
Good idea, but I think people overwhelmingly want their echo chambers and just go to opposing sources for trolling.
re: First time to rent RV
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/11/26 at 12:24 pm to TeddyPadillac
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What?
I drove the largest RV cruise america had that wasn't a bus. I was surprised how easy it was to drive on the interstate. Now driving it on a mountain pass in Colorado is a different animal, but you can easily drive for 10+ hours on the interstate with no issue, assuming you aren't over 60 years old or a woman i guess.
Depends on wind, we got into a dust storm crossing the plains. It was a fight to keep that thing on the road. We pulled off for an hour and loaded up at a Walmart to let the worst of it go through. A decent wind makes interstates no fun at all. Those old fords from Cruise America suck pretty bad suspension and ride wise too. They aren't a fun drive. By the end of the trip and all the mountain passes we did, we were whipping that thing through the twisties pretty good. :lol:
re: Moving to Tennessee...
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/11/26 at 11:16 am to Saintsisit
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Hopefully there's not some shite in the water that will make you like be like TT9.
I'd stick with bottled water if I was you.
It's Farragut, Knoxville's d-bag dumping ground. Glad I left.
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Parade of Horribles is now available through Matt’s Patreon. I’m waiting for the official release so I can get the book audible version together. Be wary of spoilers out there now.
He releases chapters as he is writing them, so spoilers could be out there for a long time now. Patreon members are pretty good about not talking about it.
I would be more surprised if we don't start seeing scam copies popping up over spoilers coming from patreon members.
re: Final Engineering Verdict I'm smarter than chatgtp.
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/10/26 at 1:30 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Who's arguing?
Everyone when you bring this up. It's a beaten horse. Congrats to the kid and you for being smarter than AI. I will peace out of the thread.
re: Final Engineering Verdict I'm smarter than chatgtp.
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/10/26 at 1:24 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Where's it going? Only where you took it.
You know, I am sure you heard it before. Can't be in Scouting without hearing about it. It's not worth arguing about.
re: Final Engineering Verdict I'm smarter than chatgtp.
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/10/26 at 1:21 pm to Lonnie Utah
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First off I'm an asst scoutmaster in his troop.
That doesn't help, should be even more hands off.
$500-1000 a rental? He could be going to local packs or district/council to borrow tracks for free too. I use to beg and borrow all the time for district and council races as the chair.
I can see where this is going and it's best I just ignore it. Plenty of these troops out there these days.
Sitting here collecting points on makerworld lol
I've used it to collect a lot of makerworld points and get free filament out the wazoo. About to pay for another printer from points.
I found a niche 3D junk category that seems to get a lot of downloads and boosts. I can use ChatGPT or Grok to make me an image of what I want and spit it into an image to 3D program. Lately been using Makerlab as it reduces my time to paint the 3D object to turn it into a 3MF project that's already painted. Sometimes I do have to bring it into blender to fix some issues. Print the object to make sure I got nice real life pictures of the print and people that print it probably don't even realize it's all AI.
I've used it to collect a lot of makerworld points and get free filament out the wazoo. About to pay for another printer from points.
I found a niche 3D junk category that seems to get a lot of downloads and boosts. I can use ChatGPT or Grok to make me an image of what I want and spit it into an image to 3D program. Lately been using Makerlab as it reduces my time to paint the 3D object to turn it into a 3MF project that's already painted. Sometimes I do have to bring it into blender to fix some issues. Print the object to make sure I got nice real life pictures of the print and people that print it probably don't even realize it's all AI.
re: Final Engineering Verdict I'm smarter than chatgtp.
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/10/26 at 12:42 pm to Lonnie Utah
Why are you so involved? Let the kid figure it out with other kids.
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The only movie I am excited for this year, drops Friday
Not into Project Hail Mary? Book was excellent, hoping it holds up in movie form.
re: North Georgia Recommendations
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/9/26 at 2:22 pm to TxWadingFool
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That is not the first time I've read that, we may just do a drive by to see the architecture. I looked at the same Trip Advisor page
The tornado damage made everything rebuild to cater to trashy biker crap.
re: Suggestions for pizza sauce
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/9/26 at 1:00 pm to Jameson2954
BBQ chicken pizza is my favorite non tomato
For tomato, find a restaurant depot or commercial food supplier and get a giant can of Alta Cucina to make your tomato sauce. Drain the liquid and mill the tomatoes and then all you really need is a bit of salt. You got enough from one of these cans to try a lot of different things like adding a bunch of oregano for a more NY pizza style.
I usually separate and freeze the milled tomatoes into around 28 oz normal can size containers because I can't use all that at once. I usually add around 1T oregano, a clove of minced garlic, and some cracked black pepper/salt/sugar to taste. Sometimes I add red pepper flakes too.
For tomato, find a restaurant depot or commercial food supplier and get a giant can of Alta Cucina to make your tomato sauce. Drain the liquid and mill the tomatoes and then all you really need is a bit of salt. You got enough from one of these cans to try a lot of different things like adding a bunch of oregano for a more NY pizza style.
I usually separate and freeze the milled tomatoes into around 28 oz normal can size containers because I can't use all that at once. I usually add around 1T oregano, a clove of minced garlic, and some cracked black pepper/salt/sugar to taste. Sometimes I add red pepper flakes too.
re: Where does Twins rank in the Lafayette king cake game?
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/9/26 at 8:37 am to jennyjones
My wife got suckered by the marketing. Expensive, average, excellent marketing. 6 out of 10, would not buy again.
re: North Georgia Recommendations
Posted by Dam Guide on 2/8/26 at 11:33 pm to TxWadingFool
Go to Toccoa and check out the Currahee Military Museum for a good rainy day activity
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Looking for tips/advice for doing a one week RV trip out west. Going to do a one way trip in March from Albuquerque to Salt Lake City. Best company to rent from? Size? What do first time renters typically not realize? Not wanting to break the bank or go too cheap. Just looking for something big enough for my wife and two teenagers to have a little space
See if you can find a Road Bear rental spot. Road Bear RVs were much nicer when we checked them out on our trip and talking to other people at campgrounds that rented. Would go for one of theirs over Cruise America.
The biggest one you feel like driving for that many people. I rented a standard size Cruise America for Me, my daughter (10 at the time) and wife last summer that we picked up in Kansas City and did a massive loop out west for 3.5 weeks. We each had our own bed and it was nice to have our own space. Me and wife couldn't fit on the table bed, anyone of decent size will have trouble fitting on it and it isn't comfortable for adult weight. I had the big bed. Wife sometimes slept with me and sometimes slept in the bed over the driving cab, which was probably the biggest, but had very little padding.
Cruise America gives you nothing unless you pay extra. We brought our camping plates/ silverware/cooking setup instead of renting their setup for extra. We also stopped in a Walmart getting close to Colorado in a dust storm to get sheets/pillows/extra foam/blankets because the beds suck.
The RV sucked as far as driving it, but the whole trip was worth it and one of the most fun vacations we have had and we got to see some awesome places. Some places in national parks are harder to get to because RVs aren't allowed there. Zion is banning access to get permits to go through the tunnel with big RVs this year, which sucks. That was a fun route for getting from the Grand Canyon to Zion.
The RV fridge will be your nemesis, have a backup option for frozen items, bring a cooler.
KOAs are always pretty decent. With 4 older people, I would be wary going for over a night without being able to dump black/gray water and fill up water.
Let me know if you have any specific questions, I have a full run down of campgrounds we stayed at and mileage we traveled each day. Picking a good campground is key. Allstays is a great app for finding them. Try to stay in National Parks when you can.
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Cruise America is your best bet
Road Bear by a lot actually. Much nicer RVs.
Sometimes you can get better deals through Cruise America though.
Caffe REL in Franklin, NC. Not open on sundays and mondays though.
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