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In Depth Product Reviews
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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Wow I say you should have been rocking that out to your advantage and become an elite female athlete, you would have been the triathlete version of Juwanna Man. Oh and you have to love government officials like that, because you really wanted to deal with that hassle just to mess with their day!
I believe I speak for many when I say that I am glad to hear that that problem has been straightened out.
that sounds like a serious test in patience….don’t know if i could have remained as levelheaded.
Good luck tomorrow!
seems that all ss offices are problem good luck on your race this weekend
Ahh yes. Typical gouvernment land of the free execpt if you want paperwork about yourself!
Ha. ORDEAL! If I were you, I would’ve just let it go for a few more years… what does it really matter anyway? Unless you’re getting paid 25% less because you were a female (Oooo! BURRRN. Take THAT social injustice!)
oh lord. you never know what you’re going to get when you come to this blog… :)
Too funny. I liked how you got on top of the problem and solved it. That’s a neat looking embossed card they give you for being born in the state of Washington, surely that makes up for being a girl all those years.
Haha, oh gosh. I’m glad they’ve fixed that mistake for you! (Also that they didn’t require you to give evidence.)
That reminds me of when my sister had to send in her ACTUAL BC to the government and they didn’t give it back. So she had to get a new one issued and they found “no record” of her. I kid you not, they sent a “Certificate of Non-Birth” stating that she was never born! Fortunately, my mom had a copy so they found the record…and then asked for the “non-birth” certificate back.
Insert man card joke here. :-)
Congrats
No pictures, no proof.
;^)
I’m glad you finally found a non-surgical way to resolve that problem.
Last year at tax time, my return was rejected. Apparently, my birthday was wrong. I, too, had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that I was born the day I said I was born. You may find comfort in my ordeal. I called it, “To the IRS: Don’t blame me. It’s my mom’s fault.”
i can’t believe no one answered your question about what kind of evidence…what do you put in the box…
link to youtube.com
That EXACT same thing happened to me. Those SSA people are worthless!
I had to comment on your post! Ha! SSA!
My dad recently died and my mom went to claim his social security benefits. Only problem was that my dad was listed as a FOREIGNER on his social security and since he just died- he’s not really around to correct the error- which is apparently what they were requesting.
He was born in Puerto Rico.
Which for the SSA and many other Americans means he was foreign. Sadly, that is not the case. Puerto Ricans are born citizens (in my dad’s era and beyond)
They actually asked me to provide official documentation of that fact. Or at least bring him in to have him refile (see above statement about his death) The state department’s website was not enough validation!
They are RIDICULOUS! I can’t believe the CRAP they throw at people. You can imagine the hell they give to the elderly.
Welcome to your full manhood! i’m glad you got it worked out without having to subject to medical testing.
This story is completely ridiculous – and completely hilarious. And people wonder why our government is so dysfunctional.
GOSH…gov.bureaucracy stinks!
Being an official male now…so how does that make you feel? :-)
And it will get so much better when the government runs healthcare
You can do a freedom of info-foia-request and a privacymact request to obtain the info/evidence.
I’ve had to visit the Texas State Comptroller’s local office in North Dallas on two occasions more than a year apart. Both times I arrived before they opened so I could be first in line. Both times when they opened I was the only “customer.” And both times they told me I had to take a number before I could be served. I protested, “But I’m the only one here!” Didn’t matter, I had to pull the little paper number out of their machine in order to proceed.