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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1162 on: June 07, 2019, 02:59:11 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on June 07, 2019, 02:56:39 PM
I'm torn... I'd like to get a receiver and a set of good speakers. Right now I play everything through a sound bar with a very small powered sub. And in my normal mode, I tend to go for "quality" even if it costs more.

But... We rarely watch a lot of movies, and even more rarely action movies, such that I think I need full surround sound. And the bulk of the music we listen to is streaming from iHeartRadio or Slacker, so I worry that any money spent on great audio equipment is wasted by the quality if the source material...

It's one of those things that I emotionally want but I know makes no sense logically given my use case.
this is exactly where I'm at
the sound bar with a small sub is adequate for watching sports
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1163 on: June 07, 2019, 03:00:16 PM »
I think the most impressive place I've ever been if the top of Mauna Kea at sunset, which is a bit south of Maui.  You can easily see Maui on a clear day from the Big Island.

As the sun sets, you hear this hum starting as the Kecks go into action and rotate and open.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1164 on: June 07, 2019, 03:01:42 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on June 07, 2019, 02:57:24 PM
My teenage (at the time) daughters weren't up for waking at 3am, but we did make it to the top of Mount Haleakala in the afternoon.  Very impressive.  A must see.  Daughters still talk about it and want to go back.
In their 20's now, they still would not be up to seeing the sunrise at the top
My wife said she'd do the sunrise again, but never the hike. She was happy we did the hike, but once was enough ;)

I don't know if/when we'd ever do a Maui trip with the kids, but what would probably end up happening is that I'd drag them all up there for the sunrise, send my wife with my special needs son and my daughter back down the mountain, and do the hike with my oldest son and have the wife/other kids meet us with the car hours later at the pickup point. 

More than likely if we ever did it, my daughter [by her age that time, certainly at least teenage years] would be capable of the hike but I probably wouldn't want to her her bitch and whine the whole way lol... 
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1165 on: June 07, 2019, 03:04:37 PM »
Speaking of which, every time I walk into Costco I see these incredible TVs right up front (they must have some reason for that).  They are stunning.

I have a 65" but 1 K TV and the itch is starting.  I thought mine was something when I got it 4 years back.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1166 on: June 07, 2019, 03:06:56 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on June 07, 2019, 03:01:42 PM
My wife said she'd do the sunrise again, but never the hike. She was happy we did the hike, but once was enough ;)

I don't know if/when we'd ever do a Maui trip with the kids, but what would probably end up happening is that I'd drag them all up there for the sunrise, send my wife with my special needs son and my daughter back down the mountain, and do the hike with my oldest son and have the wife/other kids meet us with the car hours later at the pickup point.

More than likely if we ever did it, my daughter [by her age that time, certainly at least teenage years] would be capable of the hike but I probably wouldn't want to her her bitch and whine the whole way lol...
We go to Maui every two to three years, so we generally don't try to pack too much in. We've done sunrise at Haleakala a couple of times with our kids, and a couple more before them. I would like to do the hike someday, but I don't think we're in the right shape for it now (my daughter could probably handle it no problem, but for being a teenager).

I think this time we will mostly be in relaxation mode. We always try for a hike somewhere inland, and we always spend a lot of time at the beach and pool. Someday I'd also like to spend a lot of time on my bike there, but it gets pretty windy in the afternoon, so it would have to be the morning. My cousin has ridden the race up Haleakala several times, and even won it once, but he's a much stronger cyclist than I'll ever be.

I'm still trying to convince the family to spend a few nights over at Hana, rather than making it a day trip, which we've done a couple of times. I think we would enjoy it more if we didn't have to get back the same day. But that's been an uphill battle.

We did the Big Island when the kids were a lot smaller. Not sure if we'll go back as a family; I suspect not.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1167 on: June 07, 2019, 03:10:16 PM »
the two trips to Hawaii, Honolulu then Maui, where probably the two times my daughters did NOT bitch and whine
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1168 on: June 07, 2019, 03:12:37 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on June 07, 2019, 03:06:56 PM
 Someday I'd also like to spend a lot of time on my bike there, but it gets pretty windy in the afternoon, so it would have to be the morning. My cousin has ridden the race up Haleakala several times, and even won it once, but he's a much stronger cyclist than I'll ever be.
I don't think I'd like to ride up the hill... My Purdue buddy did that when he went a couple years ago, but he's the sort of guy who rides 60+ miles just for fun.

I could definitely see doing one of those tours where you take a bus up the hill for sunrise, and then ride DOWN the hill lol. 
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1169 on: June 07, 2019, 03:35:25 PM »
Curiously, the only people I know who have come down it didn't like it much. It's fast, lots of time on the brakes, tiring for the hands, shoulders, neck, etc., and you have to deal with a fair amount of auto traffic that can be challenging to interact with because your speed is often pretty close tot theirs.

And yeah, going up is only for the serious cyclist. The 60+ miles doesn't deter me--I'm happy doing that, too--but the near 10,000 feet of climbing, all in one shot, is daunting.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1170 on: June 07, 2019, 03:46:14 PM »
The wife loves the Big Island.  It's quiet and peaceful and sunny.

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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1171 on: June 07, 2019, 03:50:17 PM »
I like places that do not require a 9 hour flight
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1172 on: June 07, 2019, 03:53:59 PM »
I"m getting somewhat used to long flights, in the 8-9 hour range.
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1173 on: June 07, 2019, 03:59:32 PM »
I'm not sure that is a good thing
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1174 on: June 07, 2019, 04:06:56 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 07, 2019, 02:58:27 PM
On occasion, when able, I splurge and buy something I don't really need.  This is one of those times.


You bought Mount Haleakala?Some Maui Wowie or Kona Bud I can understand but sheesh
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Re: 2019 Offseason Stream of Unconsciousness
« Reply #1175 on: June 07, 2019, 04:21:33 PM »
I only bought a third of it.  The rest is not for sale.
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