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  1. Should be understood by all here; just put the chain up.
    5 points
  2. This is how I feel. It's not expensive and if you like it and use it frequently, is it really that big of a deal to compensate the people that are giving you something you enjoy? Free stuff is great and all but in the end people have bills to pay and they cannot do that if they aren't compensated for their work.
    3 points
  3. Fixed mine. Simple problem but a permanent solution will be a PITA. Clogged drain from the poor design of the system from the drain backing up as it exits the house. The drainpipe has a 2* upward slope for 3-4 feet at the exit. The condensation from the 2nd story unit has to fill the vertical line with enough water to push the remaining water traveling up the slope out. Pretty much a dogshit design and recipe for issues. Used the shopvac trick to pull this abortion out.
    2 points
  4. 4 years is unusually short. It is at a repair place now. If it is a (relatively) inexpensive fix we will use that as a backup notebook as I assume there should be another 4+ years of service out of it. But I had a customer offer me a project right as I was in the middle of diagnosing. That money made buying a new one a no-brainer. It didn't cover the whole cost, but the combination of that project + the tax deduction for the notebook meant the new MacBook was only ~$500 all in, so worth pulling the trigger.
    2 points
  5. I ended up getting the ripmo. Cycle progression didnt have any rentals so Im just going to wing it.
    2 points
  6. That shouldn't happen. This sounds like a bad design. My house was old when I bought it in 2002 and the AC was already 20 years old. Once I had a condenser (aka a capacitor) go out and I went out to the local supply house and bought one. Once a squirrel thought the defrost sensor wires were in its way. We were both surprised when I took the cover off and we were eye to eye. I'm sure it was nice and cool in there for a while. I just soldered the wires back together and it got going again. A couple of times the AC repair guy soldered the pin holes in the capillary tubes on the condenser and got me going again. The 3rd time he said it's probably time for a new unit if it happened again. A 2nd time the condenser went out but nobody would sell me one. Then I decided it was time for a new unit. I'm very happy with my Lennox. I learned a lot about sizing and different technology. It is saving me quite a bit of money per month compared to the old one.
    2 points
  7. use my macbook pro to run zwift on my trainer. It sits on a music stand, knocked it off and the screen broke. I hate the new macbook pros with the touchbar and no ports, so i bought another 2015 with all the ports. Mac backup is awesome, I just did a restore from backup (usb drive) and i was up and running immediately. weirdly I let the old macbook sit in the audio cabinet with the amplifier on. it got really hot and the monitor started working again. After a few days it stopped working.
    1 point
  8. I have maybe ten that may be what you're looking for. Denon, Sony, Onkyo, Yamaha...
    1 point
  9. Flashback: Yup, with our original clog, we had to get the hand vac on the exit pipe to suction out a bunch of nasty goop, similar to that. Along with vinegar and hot water I think we poured a bottle of hydrogen peroxide down the tube to soften things up.
    1 point
  10. Last weekend's Goodwater Loop ride at Mile Marker 18
    1 point
  11. My brother in law is moving and needs to get rid of a ton of stuff. Her has several sets of shelves in his garage that he needs to get rid of. Like fast, no flaky people who will say let me come by and look at it or can you hold it until next week. If you are the kind of person who is willing to drive out to Steiner Ranch and put these into the back of your truck yourself (they are in their 60's so don't count on help) then let me know and I will put you in touch with them.
    1 point
  12. Thought I'd post this in case any people are in need of new riding shoes. Ride concepts is having a 20% off sale with free shipping. I have a pair of the Livewires and really like them a lot. They're super comfortable and the grip is equal to Five Ten stealth sole. Code is "SPRING20". https://rideconcepts.com/collections/ride-concepts-mens?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RC_MAP20&utm_content=last_chance&mc_cid=4cffa9525c&mc_eid=629019b24c
    1 point
  13. I'm 180 from you. Create a dog park on the north side of the park with a water features, utilizing the empty area between the ball fields and Old Cedar Lane, east of the BMX/Wells Branch Creek and ban dogs from the rest of the park. Another area for a large dog park is the area south of the swimming pool, bounded by the old two-track park road and the current entrance to the trail system off the parking lot. This would take care of the unending problem with dog poop all over the park. I actually do encounter people walking extremely well behaved dogs who stay close and respond to voice commands. I'm totally fine with that. There is explosive population growth going on in the general vicinity of WC, along Braker, in the Domain, and along North Lamar. The park is being loved to death and it's only going to get worse with increasing user conflicts that I truly hope do not result in mountain bikers being shut out of WC.
    1 point
  14. To say they "aren't compensated" is the miscalculation of the month. They get your data. They sell your data. They make money off of every single person, regardless of their subscription. The real question is whether your data = equal to free subscription. At this point my answer is yes. I would also be open to consider a model where I pay the $5 monthly fee and they keep my data private. I just don't want a model where I pay per month AND they get to sell my data. Not enough transparency as to whether or not I am being taken advantage of. In all honesty I have my rides dumping into Strava, but they are all in Garmin. Since I don't really use all of the social stuff, if Strava went away I would not care much.
    1 point
  15. someone spray painted leash dogs on the concrete trail as well With the concrete path both sides are much more accessible. The whole park should be leash free now.
    1 point
  16. It must be nice to have an electrical engineer in the house for these things. I can do electrical all day long as long as we are talking house wiring but when it comes to components and circuit boards I tap out and let the experts in. Appliance repair is hit or miss with me but when I do manage to fix something there is a major victory lap. Would never touch an AC unit. Oh, and this is a good time to plug Nest. We have 2 units and 2 thermostats, it's great to have them managing the temps and they are really easy to use. Being able to tell Alexa to change the temperature without having to get up is a huge plus.
    1 point
  17. Well my circuit board install in my attic seems like its a success. The system is appropriately cycling on and off (which is wasn't before) and the temperature is dropping down nicely. Lets hope we can limp this thing through the summer... You can see the burnt solder mark from the relay on the board.
    1 point
  18. I actually just noticed this map on the podium on Power line recently. But like any law, it's only effect with proper enforcement.
    1 point
  19. Excellent. It really is a disconcerting feeling to feel the heat creeping up in the house. Maybe this bad looking line of thunderstorms will cool things down just a bit.
    1 point
  20. My AC bit the dust a couple of years ago after a good 20 year run. The one I replaced it with is so much more efficient that my solar panels cover my electric bill in all but 2 or 3 months a year. I don’t think that’s a purchase that you want to do cheap on. However, if you can nurse it along and replace when you WANT to replace it, that’s awesome. I just know that it’s never a priority until it’s the biggest priority. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  21. All things considered. This is a 1st world problem and could always be way worse. It is amusing in a way since I am not sure my son has even noticed Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
    1 point
  22. I'm in this boat....and about to go up into the attic to replace circuit board on fan unit in order to get me going (in hopes of making it thru summer one more time). We bought the house 2.5 yrs ago and unit is 21 yrs old. I'D REALLY PREFER TO BUY IN FALL!...when pricing is better and possible financing is more favorable. If you don't mind 'd love to know what you discovered, who you used and the best-practice stuff you're usually at digging up. Feel free to email it over if you prefer that format. I'm a "value guy with necessary features" when it comes to this sorta of thing. There's no way I see myself paying the premium for variable speed stuff and all the complexity of zoned systems. FYI [toasts to the damaged AC crowd] Cheers, CJB
    1 point
  23. Okay, I feel better. 😊
    1 point
  24. Last week: 1) The check engine light was triggered by rodents chewing up three wiring harnesses. 2) Chromebook died when the earbud plug touched the USB port, which is about a 16th of an inch from the audio jack. With a new Chromebook, you log in and it has all your stuff, just like the old Chromebook, which is simultaneously totally comforting (awww, my stuff!) and deeply creepy (they have MY STUFF!) On a positive note, we got our wills done, that landscaping project is almost finished and we don't have The 'Rona. Y'all stay well and cool (to the extent possible).
    1 point
  25. Main Walnut Creek is the divider line. Everything on the swimming pool side of WC is off leash. Everything on the other side is on leash.
    1 point
  26. OMan! Right. Woke this AM and saw sun. Fu#k me is all I said. Well good luck. Hope it is something easy and cheap for yall. I've been flabbergasted by the people who have reached out with various offers. Blown away and touched Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
    1 point
  27. I'm gonna start using strava for that. My old electronic dick measurer was starting to short out and that can be painful.
    1 point
  28. I'm sitting over here not working now playing guess the trail.
    1 point
  29. They had a good marketing pitch “for the cost of a couple energy bars per month...” However, I get 95% of what I need from garmin for free because I use a garmin, so if the free version ever goes away I would just stick with garmin. Don’t really care much about what people think of my riding, for me it is just a place to hold data.
    1 point
  30. Between recording (650 hours+) and just looking at my rides and other folks rides (guessing up to 3 hours a week), I'm using Strava for up to 800 hours per year. So yeah, it's time for those folks to get paid. And now for me it's only $0.075 per hour.
    1 point
  31. 9 years, so you must have started tubeless? Back in the tube days it was a regular occurrence, I don't miss that shit one bit.
    1 point
  32. Good community for sure! Oh and my PC went out today and I'm on a backup circa 2010. Keep the party going.
    0 points
  33. Apparently misery loves company. Mine went out yesterday evening. Going to be fun holiday weekend for us as well......... Oh, and the rant. F@ck these meteorologist. Promised rain the last three days and nothing but sun & heat. In what profession can you be consistently wrong on a DAILY basis and keep your f@cking job?
    0 points
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