Want to get my wife a pair of binoculars for birdwatching - any advice?

Hi

My wife's birthday is next week, and she loves going on hikes to find birds. She asked for these nikon trailblazer 2 binoculars, but they are only 8x25.

Any thoughts on - Vortex Crossfire HD 8x42 or any others you could recommend in the same price range?

Thanks!

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u/zombiefatcher — 7 days ago

Got my analysis results back and terrified

35M, semen analysis after 1.5 days abstinence.
Results:
- Abstinence: 1.5 days
- Volume: 3.4 mL
- Concentration: 13.65 million/mL (reference >15)
- Total Motility: 67% (reference >40%)
- Total Motile Sperm (TMS): 31.10 million (reference >20 million)
- Progressive Motility Grade: 2.0 (reference 2.5–4.0)
- Liquefaction: Complete
- Viscosity: None
- Agglutination: None
- Aggregation: Absent
- pH: 8.0 (reference 7.2–8.0)
- Round Cells: 1.1 million/mL (reference <1.0)
- Erythrocytes: Absent
- Epithelial Cells: Present
- Debris: Present
- Gelatin Bodies: Present
Kruger Strict Morphology:
- Normal Forms: 1% (reference ≥4%)
- Amorphous Head Defects: 99%
- Midpiece Defects: 62%
- Tail Defects: 11%

We have had 2 chemicals earlier in 2026 and 1 blighted ovum in Feb. haven’t had a positive since.

Any insight would be great
Thanks

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u/zombiefatcher — 22 days ago

Father's Day Grief

Hi all,

Looking for some advice from any men out there who have gone through this. This year we have had 2 chemicals, and one 6 week miscarriage. I wasn't expecting it, but father's day is hitting me pretty hard. The chemicals didn't really seem real, so they didn't impact me terribly, but the 6 week MC was rough. I think today just reminds me of what could have been, and that we are still in this weird pregnancy purgatory while I watch all my friends post with their kids etc. I'm happy for them all and I'm in no way biter, but the trying, the negatives, everything is getting exhausting and depressing. Also, seeing my wife every month be so upset and knowing how badly we both want to be parents is heartbreaking.

We are seeing a fertility doctor on Tuesday, so I guess there is some optimism there, but idk man. How do you guys deal with it? I had all these grand plans today like cleaning the house, going to the gym, etc, but I just can't do shit - I'm so in my head about all this, and feel stuck.

For context, we have been trying now going on 11 months.

Thanks

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u/zombiefatcher — 2 months ago

Can I take a foldable e-bike on a peak train?

Hi

Just switched to taking the train in rather than driving, was debating buying a foldable ebike to save some $. Are they allowed on peak trains? I know bikes aren't, but unsure about foldables.

Thanks!

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u/zombiefatcher — 3 months ago

Hi

Maybe a dumb question, but I have a chair I rent for baby showers on FB marketplace. I recently had someone rent it, and they want to leave a review, but there is no prompt to do so. Do I have to mark it as sold? I'd rather keep the listing active. Curious if anyone who rents things has any insight on the correct way to go about this.

Thanks!

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u/zombiefatcher — 4 months ago