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Summer check in. Tell me how you summer is going!

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freestyler540
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Summer check in!
Tell me how is YOUR summer is goin! Got a job, chilling or just getting ready for winter?
You travelling much lately? Ya staying at more or moving around?

Where you all at
Jul 17 2023 7:59PM
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GrapeHunter
Posts: 2369 - Karma: 8,245
Incredibly epic. its #CowboySummer23 and its bangin. lots of cowboy stuff, lots of golf, lots of work and play
Jul 17 2023 11:03PM
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Lonely
Posts: 6685 - Karma: 60,690
Biking a lot. Traveling a lot. Got my heart broken. Starting my own pseudo business while still working full time. Eating pizza. Watching TV with my dog.

Pretty gosh darn good all things considered
Jul 17 2023 11:14PM
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oldmanski
Posts: 3238 - Karma: 22,973
Working, camping, riding my motorcycle, skating, traveling a bit. Headed to Munich Germany Saturday for a week with my wife and our youngest. Waiting to hear back from my company when and where we will relocate to next, I dislike this waiting for an answer BS.
Jul 18 2023 10:02AM
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Thegenericskier
Posts: 2453 - Karma: 27,275
been a top dollar summer. been skating a ton, fellas and i go to the wake park once a week, sprinkling some mountain biking in, and bouncing around doing activities preparing to move to montana state for school
Jul 18 2023 11:14AM
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GrandThings
Posts: 3046 - Karma: 30,483
Meh. The weather has been absolute trash in New England. Either pouring rain or 80+ and muggy. Gone on a few trips, drinking way too much, started a new job that's been awesome. Cant wait for fall.
Jul 18 2023 11:30AM
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tutipups
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 10,552
summer started good, got dumped which you can tell by looking at my post history. Thought it was going well with her again we started texting and all but today just got blocked for no reason so fucking shit summer. gaming to get some of that anger sadness whatever out. THEN going to bc august 9th which im fucking hyped for.
Jul 18 2023 11:57AM
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Eli.braun98
Posts: 199 - Karma: 1,341
Started my summer off in rehab but now I'm enjoying life sober. I've been skiing hood, hiking, biking, and spending as much time outside as possible.
Jul 18 2023 1:35PM
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Dlonetti
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 16,119
Taking the time to enjoy summer instead of just waiting for ski season. lots of mtb, disc golf, hiking, and just exploring around the city on my road bike. Soccer and baseball keeping me busy too. Going to Zermatt at the end of september, hope I get to ski
Jul 18 2023 2:24PM
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Slowbro
Posts: 3772 - Karma: 20,251
Not bad lots of cliff jumping and trampoline. Finished a web dev certificate and working on my last portfolio project before starting serious job hunting in the Fall. Going to the UK for 2 weeks in mid august which I'm hyped for
Jul 18 2023 4:40PM
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karakoniares
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working two jobs in jersey before i go back to school in colorado in august. been in physical therapy all summer cause i broke my knee in half on the last day copper was open. hopefully will be better soon.
Jul 18 2023 6:07PM
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steezytangerine
Posts: 384 - Karma: 2,405
Toronto -> Boston -> New Hampshire -> Muskoka -> New Mexico

summers been great so far half way through
Jul 18 2023 6:38PM
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dognuts
Posts: 2212 - Karma: 28,471
pretty good, weather has been super weird.
havnt been biking as much as i’d like but going to europe soon which is very exciting
Jul 20 2023 12:06AM
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r00kie
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Working too much but at least the work is good. Logging loads of river miles over a variety of rivers and sections. Bought a hardshell. Dealing with the end of a relationship that I was super excited about and waited a loooonnng time to start. Crashed and burned super quick and am taking too long to get over it. Haven't seen my family since Christmas so that sucks but will see a couple of them next month.
Jul 20 2023 12:42AM
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GayWolf420
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its been pure hell if i can be honest lads
Jul 20 2023 1:59AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13078 - Karma: 18,710
Ive been working on the ships. The heat makes work fucking hard. Been building the money stacks for this winter. Day 40 of 138.
First trip to Rankin Inlet was hard as fuck, but the shore leave was awesome. Got to study some 2-3 billion year old rocks.

I have my neighbour survives the summer. The heat and the smoke is really intense lately.
Jul 20 2023 8:45AM
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steezytangerine
Posts: 384 - Karma: 2,405
Last week I started rowing and I had good fun. I joined club for summer seasons and hopefully gonna start racing soon. I’ve been in a double, single, and a quad. Anything to make @woflowz happy
Jul 30 2023 6:42PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7734 - Karma: 21,287
I've just been working all the time with a little bit of mountain biking here and there. Cooking on the BBQ a bunch and hanging with friends.
Went on a few small road trips and fucked up my car in Maine.
Jul 30 2023 9:13PM
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sindreplassen
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been raining for 3 weeks
Aug 2 2023 4:30AM
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Rparr
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My entire summer has literally consisted of me sitting on my ass waiting for injuries to heal
Aug 2 2023 9:10AM
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SteezyYeeter
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LonelyBiking a lot. Traveling a lot. Got my heart broken. Starting my own pseudo business while still working full time. Eating pizza. Watching TV with my dog.

Pretty gosh darn good all things considered


rip that girl that was ur best friend?
Aug 2 2023 3:16PM
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gussin_it
Posts: 542 - Karma: 10,654
7-5 co op job indoors all day i want to kill myself. spend 90% of the day looking for what to do in the office.
Aug 2 2023 4:27PM
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vroskii
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Money
Aug 2 2023 7:51PM
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fabbe
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timdrachan7-5 co op job indoors all day i want to kill myself. spend 90% of the day looking for what to do in the office.


Play shredsauce
Aug 3 2023 6:12PM
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MastePoleWhacker
Posts: 601 - Karma: 5,409
Moved into new crib with some homies. Doing a lot of camping, fishing, mtb, smoking meats, and lifting weights, and hanging with friends. When I’m not doing that I’m writing code. Schools starting up again later this month, gotta finish my capstone project this semester then I’m done so that’s sick
Aug 4 2023 1:59AM
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crimeenthusiast
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skied a lot, ~16 days since june. summer class of Heat Transfer, got an internship (working 8-4:30 blows), picking up the pieces of my dating life, still broke as shit with not much free time. class just ended tho so im on my 2 week summer break where i get to work m-f 9-5
Aug 6 2023 11:48AM
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Pigeon.
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bad
Aug 16 2023 10:51PM
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mountaindewgirl
Posts: 2279 - Karma: 20,785
Last summer, fucked around and entered a skateboarding contest for funsies, but I really didn't know my own strength from the snowskating and unexpectedly did really well and made the official USA skateboarding team. Now this summer, all I do is practice. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Aug 19 2023 3:42PM
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Newsheepers
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been working all summer, made more money than I have my whole life in like 10 weeks, and haven't spent a dollar of it
Aug 19 2023 10:41PM
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Eli.braun98
Posts: 199 - Karma: 1,341
Newsheepersbeen working all summer, made more money than I have my whole life in like 10 weeks, and haven't spent a dollar of it


What are you doing for work?
Aug 19 2023 10:57PM
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Newsheepers
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Eli.braun98What are you doing for work?


idk how i missed this, but I work for an organization dealing with pharmaceuticals its basically importing flour and medicine into the US and all I have to do is clear them at the boarder. Like I can make 10k in a day and my boss (el muncho) invites me to his mansion in mexico to drive his cars all the time. People in america must really like oregano, because the be sending thousands of kilos a day.
Sep 8 2023 1:25PM
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Eli.braun98
Posts: 199 - Karma: 1,341
Newsheepersidk how i missed this, but I work for an organization dealing with pharmaceuticals its basically importing flour and medicine into the US and all I have to do is clear them at the boarder. Like I can make 10k in a day and my boss (el muncho) invites me to his mansion in mexico to drive his cars all the time. People in america must really like oregano, because the be sending thousands of kilos a day.


Ah yes, flour and medicines from Mexico. That is a very easy way to make lots of money; especially if you are a border patrol
Sep 8 2023 2:07PM
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Angioedema
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just finished summer quarter of school. Im getting acl surgery this morning and then 1 week off. Life is good cant wait to be back on snow!
Sep 15 2023 10:29AM
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oldmanski
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Angioedemajust finished summer quarter of school. Im getting acl surgery this morning and then 1 week off. Life is good cant wait to be back on snow!


Vibes on a speedy 100% recovery!
Sep 20 2023 4:08AM
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theabortionator
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Pushing snow around and drinking beers in NZ. Been a lot of ups and downs but it's noce to be back in the southern hem. Northern hem approaching soon
Sep 20 2023 6:47AM
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skiP.E.I.
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theabortionatorPushing snow around and drinking beers in NZ. Been a lot of ups and downs but it's noce to be back in the southern hem. Northern hem approaching soon


Ups and downs literally.
Sep 20 2023 12:33PM
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dognuts
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theabortionatorPushing snow around and drinking beers in NZ. Been a lot of ups and downs but it's noce to be back in the southern hem. Northern hem approaching soon


what area you in?

im headed to nz in a couple weeks. think i’m missing winter tho lol
Sep 21 2023 12:26AM
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theabortionator
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dognutswhat area you in?

im headed to nz in a couple weeks. think i’m missing winter tho lol


Mt hutt south island. Prolly open till Oct 15th. Also still prolly some spots you could make some turns and some cool folks if you need to borrow gear to get out and make a couple turns
Sep 21 2023 1:33AM
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jompcock
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Been sailing a few times a week and raced a few regattas. Haven't gotten that skiing itch until like a week ago which is nice. Usually I feel poor cause I can't afford to travel to a different hemisphere to ski. Now I feel poor cause I blew all my spending money on a new boat.
Sep 21 2023 1:54AM
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freestyler540
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My summer is one month away from being over. Im so tired from working 106 straight days. It was a tough season on the ship; the previous engineer was lazy as fuck and the electricians repair jobs caught fire. Spent all that time going their jobs.
I even caught covid and had to work through it. I know now what dying feels like.

just hope I have enough money to spend on skimo races and daily trips to the big mountains. Ive been dreaming of snow for the last week.
Sep 24 2023 9:09AM
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Eli.braun98
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freestyler540My summer is one month away from being over. Im so tired from working 106 straight days. It was a tough season on the ship; the previous engineer was lazy as fuck and the electricians repair jobs caught fire. Spent all that time going their jobs.
I even caught covid and had to work through it. I know now what dying feels like.

just hope I have enough money to spend on skimo races and daily trips to the big mountains. Ive been dreaming of snow for the last week.


What do you do for work? And how much you getting paid to work 106 straight days?

im currently a senior and trying to figure out the logistics to ski bum a couple of winters
Sep 27 2023 10:48PM
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freestyler540
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Eli.braun98What do you do for work? And how much you getting paid to work 106 straight days?

im currently a senior and trying to figure out the logistics to ski bum a couple of winters

Im a marine engineering officer. I work on the large ship as a mechanic, watchkeeper and operations. Its a good job; I can build, fix and modify just about anything. I work 5 months of the year, mostly all summer and get my winters off.
Its a college level trade, you can get a license in 4 years of schooling and work the very next day after graduation. There is a huge shortage in marine engineers around the world. However, I prefer sailing in Canada. Its safer and make huge stacks of cash when I get off work.


Thats me and my ship in the background.
Sep 28 2023 6:52AM
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