WesternOne9990

WesternOne9990 t1_jae7uri wrote

Reply to comment by tribrnl in Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title by smackslips

Here during the Minnesota summers it’s not an uncommon site on the bike trails and foot paths to see people “skiing” on their extended roller blades that are basically skis with wheels. I’ve only tried it once, fun fact i got to use those roller blades for summer practice while being apart of the same Nordic team she was on but like four years after.

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WesternOne9990 t1_jae58uv wrote

Reply to comment by AGreatBandName in Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title by smackslips

It’s commonplace in Minnesota.

I actually sorta competed on the same cross country team as her basically because men and womens team practiced together… I was 4 years too young to know her but my brother did from classes.

She also lived in Afton where they have the ski hill called afton alps attached to afton state park where they have groomed trails for Nordic, which is what we called cross country.

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WesternOne9990 t1_j8kdmgx wrote

Reply to comment by Roland_Child in Today I learned In 1981, General Mills received the first patent for a microwave oven popcorn bag; popcorn consumption saw a sharp increase then by tens of thousands of pounds. by St3v3nMS3

No clue who downvoted you, solid advice. Also you can still cook popcorn bags just by emptying them into a pot and cooking it stove top. It came in handy when my sister didn’t have power to run her microwave.

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WesternOne9990 t1_j86otig wrote

Reply to comment by canttouchmypingas in 'Mission accomplished': Ukrainian peewee hockey team arrives in Canada for Quebec tournament by 5221026

I haven’t read the article yet but how would it not be newsworthy based off the headline alone? A kids team from a country besieged by Russian forces where able to compete in an international hockey tournament. This is just as newsworthy as the miracle on ice, and that hockey game will be remembered forever.

If you want to be pedantic than no sports event is newsworthy unless there’s loss of life or corruption or something it’s just ‘sports’

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WesternOne9990 t1_j86n3i8 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in 'Mission accomplished': Ukrainian peewee hockey team arrives in Canada for Quebec tournament by 5221026

Gtfo, if you see a church with the sign children outside painted onto the carpark with a message only seen from the sky you don’t shoot. Or atleast that’s my sense of morality, where is yours?

I see from your comments your morality is asking “what’s wrong with a few extra stitches” when it comes to the husband stitch, denying a legitimate democratic election and defending Andrew tate.

Don’t waste your time commenting like I did everybody, this poor soul is lost.

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WesternOne9990 t1_j16he98 wrote

Reply to comment by RobinsShaman in TIL that the USA uses 10x as much salt on the road than they do in processed foods, and was first introduced on the roads in New Hampshire. by madmansmarker

Big problem in Minnesota and I think the shallow aquifer under Madison Wisconsin is forever tainted and they recommend pre diabetic and diabetics don’t drink the tap water. (Iirc)

Also they recommend you grease your undercarriage every winter to minimize rust.

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