Chadd

Now, that is the type of thing you only get on the internet. A Finn commenting on the English skills of an American.

I usually suggest staying with the same type of FBV and only changing one variable at a time. Most of my guys say that it is pretty noticeable, they prefer the extra grip of the 95/75

Never happened to me, but that really wouldn't be a function of the pitch. It sounds like you're used to a shorter profile, I used to see that a lot with people switching to Graf.

It's an amazing feeling when a few things break your way all at the same time. I just hope I make the right decisions.

I paid less than that for a one way rental from Key West to PA.

I agree with just about everything that you. Agreed, however I believe that their marketing is equally as responsible as the quality of their skates.

All of my guys that had bite issues with the 90/75 loved the 95/75.

Nothing like going on vacation and meeting some people that could help you relocate.

While there are some merger issues, there are a lot of other issues that I see from the outside. Then again, we have plenty of our own merger issues at my company. I now have three different employee ID numbers.

Sothwest has had a ton of problems over the last year or so. Their on time percentage and mishandled bag rates are the worst among major airlines.

There's plenty of room for a normal human being to sit like a normal human being. Unless you are 350lbs, 6'5" or flying Spirit, there is enough room to sit in a seat as it was designed. There's also the issue of clear air turbulence to consider. Many of those more advanced positions require people to unbuckle their seat belt, making them much more likely to be injured in the event of significant turbulence. As for people putting their feet on places where they don't belong, A- it's incredibly unsanitary and B- It's impolite to intrude on the limited space other people have in the confined quarters of an airplane. The people with their feet on the trays and armrests in front of them are usually the same people that go to the lavatory on the airplane without shoes too.

vacation, I made it through a month from hell.

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October schedules are out and I ended up with 25 days off.

I see 4 California seminars listed. http://www.usahockey.com/officialseminars

I figured I would do it next week. I'm in no hurry to work any games.

They should be showing the USA Hockey videos. In the past there have been videos on what should and should not be called. They may skip it for level one officials in an effort to not confuse them. I've worked games that finished with one (out of four) assistant coach and three skaters on the bench. Keep taking penalties and you keep going to the box, I don't care how many guys are already there.

There are a lot of refs that disagree with the new standards USA Hockey has been implementing and refuse to call penalties appropriately. It's also early in the season, many guys have not yet attended the seminars with all of the new information. Mine is tomorrow

Usually it's just a case of being impatient and lazy. But doing so quickly is very likely to overheat the steel. Even if someone was trying to get a banana profile, doing it that way would likely still cause problems.

Not fun Joel, I tagged one with my old Isuzu Rodeo and it damn near totaled the car.

The sides of the skate are extremely stiff and offer a lot of support. Just because you can squeeze them without your foot in them, doesn't mean they aren't stiff. The design is to allow forward movement and that is what allows you to squeeze the ankle. It really sounds like you were not fitted correctly as they should be molded completely to your foot. When a boot is molded to your foot with zero negative space, there is no movement and there is no "loose" feeling, no matter how tight the laces are.

Been back to work a month and a sudden switch from finishing at midnight to starting at 4AM this week. Not much sleep most nights and now I'm sick as a dog. As my doctor has told me repeatedly, this job is killing me.

You're so "Not quite proud of it" that you had to post it on the internet in the "sweet spot" topic? Sorry, I'm calling bullshit on that. You were bragging about drilling someone in a pickup game, again.

Felt "normal" skating tonight for the first time since last December. My hands aren't there and my legs aren't there and my lungs certainly aren't there, but for the first time in a long time, my head is there. Played well positionally, had an assist and a couple great passes. The only goal against me was off the faceoff and it wasn't my man. Can't wait to get back in shape and be a productive teammate again.