Re: Buy a car far away from home, drive it back home? - 2 years ago

2 years ago, wanted a Cadillac CT5-V with SuperCruise. SuperCruise was on EXTREME allocation with dealers, very limited production. None of the dealers in my area actually had allocation available, so, I went up the food chain. The largest Cadillac dealer in Michigan had allocation for 4 units in the 2021 production. I was their 1st on order for one, took 6 months to arrive, and drove 7 hours eac

Re: What animal is this? - 2 years ago

Opossum.

Re: Found a Young Bird Getting Its Ass Kicked - 2 years ago

That's a baby Robin. Keep up the good work, and he'll grow up and fly away soon

Re: how the heck do you see out the rear window? - 2 years ago

No mirrors, just cameras. My Cadillac CT5-V has a rear view mirror camera, and I absolutely love it.

Re: Top Gun: Maverick - what type of screen? - 2 years ago

Saw it in IMAX last Saturday. Was not disappointed Reddit post saying "IMAX first, rewatch in other formats".

Re: My Wife Wants A Vacuum Sealer for Food - 2 years ago

Absolutely recommend, have used for years. Went on multiple fishing trips, and everything that was caught was filleted and bagged immediately on return to land. Basic FoodSaver vac, have gone through a couple and replaced the heating element on units a couple of times as well. No bells & whistles needed And I *highly* recommend this brand of bags. FoodVacBag

Re: the Apple Cinema Display VESA Mount Adapter for the 30" (M9649G/A) - 2 years ago

Yep, there's screws just for the 30" - you have a mount for a 23" I believe. Still works, just not aesthetically pleasing. Correct screws

Re: RIP: Fred Ward at 79 [ smoldering actor ]..... - 2 years ago

Another movie that he was excellent in was Uncommon Valor. RIP, Remo, Fred, whichever role you loved him in. He will be missed.

Re: how do you folks watch sports, you know, without subscription services... - 2 years ago

This may work for you. Stream Away Moss: Did you see that ludicrous display last night? Postman: What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott on that early? Moss: The thing about Arsenal is, they always try to walk it in! Postman: Yeah it is true. See you later, Moss Moss: Mind 'ow you go.

Re: Considering A Robot Lawnmower? - 2 years ago

I still love mine, about to get it ready for service in a couple weeks once it stops snowing here in IL. Husqvarna Automower

Re: Went to "Wrigleyville" yesterday - 2 years ago

And here I thought you went to the real place. Only "old" spot left around the ballpark is about 1/2 block North. Friend of mine lives a block away from the park at Clark & Grace, park at his place, and I walk here before a game. Google Maps of Wrigleyville Or, drive 1.5 miles South of Wrigley to The Wiener's Circle. Or go out near O'Hare to Gene & Judes, which i

Re: getting hard?!....is 'Wordle' getting hard__er after NYT acquired..... - 2 years ago

That's crap. I solved today in like 90 seconds. Seriously. I *did* struggle mightily with Cynic earlier this week though. Phew!

Re: 417 km/h on the autobahn - 2 years ago

That's 259MPH - James May of Top Gear did it too. Go Go Captain Slow Pretty crazy when you realize just how fast those machines are.

Re: Picking a dishwasher - 2 years ago

I have this one for about 3 years now and it's been flawless, does a fantastic job. KDTE334GPSS Looks like this is a pretty close equivalent. I paid $800 for the one above.

Re: Winch cable connections - 2 years ago

I do not.... my stuff is now 25+ years old but it was a Greenlee hydraulic press. Not bought one in many moons. I'd suggest to simply buy crimp connectors from the same brand as the tool. Therefore you'd have ones that worked properly with whatever you buy. QuoteGGD QuoteOWC Jamie Make sure you use a good crimping tool. A good compression tool Do you have experience with that specifi

Re: Winch cable connections - 2 years ago

Crimp first and solder will do nothing but cause problems for you honestly. A compression crimp will properly distribute the force along the entire circumference of the cable - if you solder it first, you are going to have a lot of flux tinning each strand of wire inside the bundle of fine strand copper wires and actually reduce the surface area of copper and lower your amperage rating. Make

Re: A baseball question - 2 years ago

All I'll say is this.

Re: Battery issues have me puzzled - 2 years ago

Yeah, 1766 cycles = you are like SO far beyond rated duty cycle on that battery it's amazing it works at all still. Apple's software will flag your battery over 1000 but normally even before that with "service battery".

Re: Pic of a massive desktop monitor. Anyone else using this setup? - 2 years ago

Same setup I have been running for a few years. 30" Apple Cinema Display in portrait mode on the left 2x 34" curvedLG Thunderbolt 3 displays in the middle, one on top of another with the top one pitched at a 20 or so degree angle towards me. MacBook Pro 16" on a floating platform on my right. I utilize all the displays all the time and run DisplayMaid to automagically move

Re: this was not the standing roast recipe I was expecting - 2 years ago

Been there, cooked that recipe. It works. GO FOR IT! Alton is amazing. Love his stuff for 20 years. Seen him live now at his shows 2x. Go see him.

Re: Nosey poll: Do you use a radar/lidar detector in your vehicle? - 2 years ago

Not hardly LOL. Look at any of the vehicles that run the Cannonball. They're not using a Uniden. Waze coupled with a detector is a great combo. Quotemacphanatic QuoteOWC Jamie Mess with the rest, go with the best. Valentine One Gen 2 Think it got surpassed by the Uniden R7.

Re: Nosey poll: Do you use a radar/lidar detector in your vehicle? - 2 years ago

Mess with the rest, go with the best. Valentine One Gen 2

Re: The Monkees star Michael Nesmith dies at 78 - 2 years ago

Well, crap. I saw them 5 weeks ago. He was definitely not in the best of health, and seemed confused in a couple of songs but was still quick witted. They put on a good show and were very enjoyable. RIP, you funny talented man.

Re: What do you think of this Ring Alarm Package? - 2 years ago

Re: OWC news: ministackSTX - 2 years ago

Hi - The web page and preorder for the new ministackSTX goes live tomorrow

Re: Free documentary • Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free - The Making of Wildflowers - 2 years ago

It's absolutely outstanding. 10/10 will watch again. Right up there with the epic Runnin' Down a Dream documentary.

Re: Ring Alarm System Owners - 2 years ago

Yep, bought a system from Costco last holiday season. Love it, retrofitted a 2000s alarm system with it, all windows have sensors now, added some extras, and even hard wired the main panel into the existing spot where the old system had it on the wall (normally it's set up to plug into an outlet, and sit on a table). Well worth it. Great product.

Re: Anybody had their roof cleaned? - 2 years ago

Yep. House Shampoo done last spring. Our house sits next to a wetland / nature preserve, and all the houses in the area gets algae / lichens / moss on the roof from the humidity in the area and it starts to look really bad after about 5 years. The roof is 18 years old and went from looking like it needed to be replaced, to absolutely perfect looking and has stayed that way for 18 months now.

Re: Hey Red Sox fans, send some good karma - 2 years ago

Nice ending in Fenway

Re: Hey Red Sox fans, send some good karma - 2 years ago

Go Red Sox! I'm a Cubs fan but am rooting for Kyle Schwarber for you