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Reviewed the tapes last night, OMG did we laugh our asses off. Your buddy went in the booth first, then you went in and we see you disappear and a stick and legs in the air. Next time, read the signs we have posted - only one person in the booth, mmkay?

Recent pick up for my old man. He was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's, won't let that keep him off the ice. love ya Dad! Brand New CCM 652 custom tacks. Going to put some Tuuk customs on these very soon.

Parent told his kid not to bother passing or trying to pass because "no one's going to be there anyway" and then asked me to confirm that, "it doesn't matter because no one else can pass at this level, right?" Man, it's called Learn to Play for a reason (in this case, 4 - 6ish). I tried to play it neutral and said "Well, everyone's learning. It's a process." I am not sure that went over well... (The thing of it is, the kid and a couple of others were actually passing pretty well with each other. I mean no one here is making Stanley-Cup-winning tic-tac-toe plays here, but the puck is getting from Player A to Player B with reasonable consistency.)

Nice to see this topic! Just got mine on Saturday..baked em and played in them that night. No pain whatsovever, perfect fit. LS2 Holder, LS3 steel. Love these skates! My old steel was pretty warn down so I had a lot more blade on the ice than I have been use to, so that was a little different but I'm acutally going to continue with the steel as is without profiling. Skates feel really solid...My previous skate was a Supreme One95 which I never baked because I thought (right or wrong) it would take away from the stiffness of the boot . Comparing the two the VH is as stiff or stiffer. I tried a pair of Nexus 1000 earlier in the year, but didn't like them, felt great in the store but kind of 'clunky' to skate in. I live in Winnipeg so I had Scott fit me himself. He used the exact same form and did the same measurements he asks for online. As everyone else has stated...Just a super guy to deal with! Looks like there are about 8-10 jets in these. Wheeler must be on his second pair, because they sell game used gear at the Jet games and there was pair of his on sale at Friday's game. They didn't have the white hightlights like the ones he is in now. just 'Wheels' on the tendon guard. Looks like Buff has either had his modified or is on his second pair as well. I could be wrong but looked like he had some blue accents on his that weren't there before. Baking was easy, Scott basically talked me into doing them myslef. I could have easily got them baked for free at a number of places in town but he assured me there was no need. 180 degrees, 1 skate at a time, 10 mins/side in my conventional gas oven. put them on barefoot for about 25 mins each (until they cooled). Couldn't be happier with these...Hoping they are as durable as they seem/feel!

I cancelled a "guy's trip" vacation for this interview, too. Silver lining is that I'll still get to watch my daughters' squirt games this weekend that I'd have missed if I went on the trip.

Thought this was cool, pulled out the plug on one of the sticks and there's vibration dampening foam glued onto the end, never seen that before.

Most sharpeners see steel and hone it. Kind of like fat kids getting drawn into a candy machine, just happens. I don't think too many people don't know you aren't supposed to hone it? I made sure my guys don't but it just takes one guy...

Not too bad actually. The month of December was the best I have felt in a long time. I had a liver biopsy in December of 2012 and another one a couple weeks ago. Last year the biopsy showed very little in terms of anything wrong with the cells of the liver. This latest one showed significant scarring. That is there biggest concern on how fast the disease seems to progressing this time. I plan on getting back on the ice soon and trying to get myself in the best shape that I can be. That seemed to help last time. I barely lasted long enough last time to get a transplant. The told my wife to be prepared because I could have died at any time. They thing I can get a liver before I get that sick this time. Thanks for any and all support. It really helps.