Christmas Ski Review

Oh what a fine week of Christmas skiing I've had. Truly blessed to get 6 out of 7 days during the week that snow accumulated to over 10 feet at some resorts. I hit Sierra mostly, but scored an epic blue bird powder day at Kirkwood on Friday 12/26/08.

Folsom Ice Rink Review

Shelbey loves cute little small towns. You know, Boulder, Bend, Calistoga, etc. Folsom has never quite lived up to the dream cute town but today she is happy with Folsom, CA. Today we checked out the Folsom Ice Rink and she thinks its super cute. Our kids aren't old enough to fall down on the ice like all the teenagers out there but we still had fun people watching and drinking hot chocolate.

The Historic Sutter St Folsom Ice Rink will be open until Jan 25th.

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Obie Miller
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Review K2 HellBent Skis - 179cm

I bought a pair of 179cm K2 HellBents skis on eBay last February for $400 new in the plastic expecting to get a bunch of powder days on them that year. Well we proceeded to have the driest spring EVER. So I didn't get them mounted up until this winter and finally stepped into them Christmas Eve at Sierra at Tahoe with 2 feet of fresh pow.

First review for the K2 HellBents is obvious: these skis are FAT.  They have super fat DIMENSIONS of 150/122/141 tip to tail.  You don't even need a snowboard anymore to enjoy deep powder turns if you have skis like this.  122mm underfoot means that you can stomp any landing that you like, you can hop out of trouble on one ski, and you can't go fast enough.

My review of the K2 HellBents is also simple.  You need to be steep and deep to bring the k2 HellBents to life.  These skis thrive on going fast and launching air.  If you aren't trying your hardest to do that, then you don't need these skis.

Edgy Wedgy Review

I spent two days snowplowing next to Cooper and cheering him down the ski slope.  He really has come along nicely since his first day on the slopes in diapers!

The secret to teaching small kids to ski is a positive attitude and the Edgy-Wedgy. This is an absolute must for helping kids stay in control and forcing the snowplow position. Kids Can Ski Too!

Drake Review

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RV Microwave Review - Travel Trailer RV Microwave Fire

Samsung RV Microwave model MR5492W

We alomst lost our 2001 Coleman Travel Trailer RV Camper over christmas vacation to a microwave fire. For some silly reason we keep a roll of paper towels inside the microwave (since it rarely gets used, the microwave is like a kitchen cabinet to us). The RV was plugged into the house and a couple days later we went inside and smelled a burnt electrical or plastic stink. Upon further inspection, the paper towel roll had completely burst into flames and melted the inside of the microwave. We are very lucky the fire never breached the microwave, because we could have lost our entire RV to fire or even worse our house (because the RV is parked next to the house)!

There must have been a power surge or something because the microwave was not turned on by us or anybody else. The microwave fire was in a Samsung model MR5492W. I hope this manufacturer isn't responisble for a defective product!

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11/29/09 - UPDATE: the microwave used in the RV was recalled by the manufacturer. The recall states that the control panel may self start causing fire! "AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE." Well that sound familiar. We used the phone number in the recall to get a check for $200 to replace ours. CONTACT SAMSUNG SERVICE DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AT 800-932-3837.