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  1. 2 hours ago, Grayfox54 said:

    Depending on how much trouble it would be, I'd want it back just to be a PITA to New York. 😆

     

    That may have crossed my mind 🙂 I'm of half a mind to call up and see if I can change my decision but, meh... The msrp of the gun is 250. I do still have some ammo for it and no other guns in the same calibre.

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  2. So I was recently contacted about a gun that was stolen from me nearly a decade ago. Apparently it turned up in New York. Local PD contacted me and after a bit of back and forth, they told me that it had been found in someone's basement with a lot of other guns and none of them were operational and some were unsafe and did I want to get mine back or not bother? It was a cheap, small caliber gun so I said not to bother (more trouble than it's worth. I have enough on my todo list). Since then, it occurs to me that this is New York and it's possible they're just saying stuff to have to avoid the effort or possibly for other reasons. I'm sure if I asked for it back, it would be in poor condition one way or another anyway so I'm not sweating it but just thought it was worth floating out here.

  3. Do people think this is going to be like the last ammo shortage where it persisted for a long time after things got back to semi-normal just because people were buying from FOMO? Also, is this a possible model for the TP situation?

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  4. I started wondering what the impetus behind this legislation was. "It just makes things a bit cheaper" doesn't sound realistic. Scratch the surface and it's really not better than what we had before (unlike when the requirement to have a permit to carry in your car was removed). I suspect it was lobbied for by the same companies providing the online classes for speeding tickets.

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  5. Well, cable can be tricky. They can not have cable running down one road but your neighbor behind you might be on a road that gets service and if they had the appropriate hotspot you'd be in. If there's no one within 12 miles then obviously not (I just mentioned it as an easy check since you can just look at the wifi available from your phone).  I'll just also point out that you can get the internet without the TV (That's what I do). We were paying $50/month but just went up to the $70 plan as it allows us to use the aforementioned hotspots.

    I'm very skeptical about those satellite guys. If you have clear LOS to the satellite, you're pretty much good. You'd have to be under an antenna or next to a radar installation to see problems. Assuming you're not at the base of a cliff or something. Perhaps they just didn't want to be climbing up on the roof. The Dish guy did a lot of umming-and-ahing about our roof and how it was "too old" etc (lies, I've walkied all over it fixing storm damage) and in the end I stuck it on a pole I attached to the deck and aimed it over the top of the house and aligned it myself (I wouldn't recommend that for satellite internet though but people do).

    DaveTN is also correct about the antennas. Depending on where you are, you need better/bigger ones but that's about all. I'm 40 miles or so from the transmitter and still using the one that Dish gave away when they had a falling out about providing the local channels.

  6. The only thing with cellular is that it isn't too cheap. T-mobile was the cheapest last I checked. Tracfone can be good if you have really low usage as you can buy it when you need it.

    Satellite should work but it needs a clear view of the satellite (no trees in the way). We're around 36 degrees North so you would want to be able to see sky 54 degrees above the horizon. If there's stuff in the way, you either need to get it out of the way or raise your dish.

    Sounds like you have your solution anyway but I thought I'd just chime in a bit of extra information that might be useful to someone.

     

    Edit: an additional option is that if you see an xfinity ssid in your wireless list anywhere, you can buy service from comcast.

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  7. If it was mine to choose I'd cut it all but internet.

     

    But there is "She who must be obeyed" to deal with.  

     

    I am getting near close to making a fight about it though.   I don't need a landline.  I can't tell you the last time anyone called and asked for Mike.357.  I can get all my TV watching needs from netflix, (which my son anchored himself to years ago.  HAHAHAHA I won't let him out of it.)  Mostly i watch  You Tube anyway.  

     

    For the landline, consider Ooma. Just pay and upfront purchase cost the regulatory fee every month or a bit more if you want to keep the number. It's a good and cheap way to ween the women-folk off the mental need for a landline.

     

    I really need to cancel ours. It's been unused for a long time now.

  8. I dunno. I've read the books and whilst there was certainly some issue with them, I think it seems like HBO has started to depart from some major structural points.

     

    I hope they can keep the quality at least reasonably but I'm concerned from what I've seen so far. Oh well...

     

    I have to say they really packed it in this episode though. My wife asked me to pause it and I told her it was near the end. Turns out we were only 34 minutes in.

  9. From a recommendation here about 2 years ago, I bought an Asus RT-AC66R.  It's on the top floor on the side of the house and covers (with a minimum of 80% signal strength - measured with an app on my phone) the entire house (2500sq/ft) even down to the opposite side of the house in the movie room in the basement.  I stream HD movies to a device down there on a regular basis with no issues.

     

    It also covers 2~ acres outside, so when I'm streaming tunes on the cellphone and mowing the yard, it never breaks up.

     

    That model looks like it's only $129 now, I'd have zero issues recommending this to anyone, even though it's an older model.  Hell, the newer ones may even be better.

     

    I have the RT-AC66U and it works pretty well. I threw the Tomato firmware on it as I'm used to it.

  10. Yeah, cause most drivers understand things like indicating before a turn or a lane change, or keeping right except to pass. We can't even get the basics like slowing before a stop or not texting and driving down, you think an advanced tactic like zipper merging is even a remote possibility?

     

    I see it every morning where 840 joins 65 heading north and it actually works pretty well. A few people do still get over early but many do not because it's usually not that easy so they go to the end and merge. If traffic is light, people move over early and it just works smoothly.

     

    Construction traffic is exactly the same idea but starts off with a bit of a different mindset (people are on the same road, not joining) so people try to be "polite" and get over early leading to the issues as observed. Thus you end up with two different mindsets of people and the ensuing annoyances. It's really should be a rule made as clear as other rules and then the issue becomes a non-issue.

     

    It took me a while to become convinced about the zipper merge so if you still don't see it right away, give it some time to mull it over.

     

    The primary error people (including myself previously) make is thinking that if everyone got over early, traffic would move through the constriction smoothly. This is not true. The backup is caused by the amount of traffic trying to move through a confined space. The backup will occur, it's just about how it's resolved. Also bear in mind that a backup that uses multiple lanes is less likely to cause snarl-ups at other places (such as junctions) further back than the same amount of traffic in a single lane.

  11. In California, lane splitting is also supported by it being so hot all the time there. Having ridden in a country where it was legal for quite a while, I have to say, it's a good idea and should be legal.

     

    Shouting at guys in BMWs texting is not a good idea though.

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  12. Kind of like being on the interstate going into a construction zone, you see the warning sign that says the right lane is closed 1 mile ahead. You move over to the left lane and traffic comes to a stop, well before the right lane is closed. A group from the back pays no attraction to the warning sign starts to pass on the right  and they expect you to let them in when the right lane ends. They are the ones that cause the backup! But you are supposed to yield to them because they have that "It's all about me" attitude.

     

    Using the full length of the lane is actually the more correct thing to do and some states are starting to recognize that in their laws.

     

    It seems "unfair" because everyone gets over early and those that don't appear to be getting an advantage but if everyone were doing it correctly, it wouldn't be an issue.

     

    http://www.dot.state.mn.us/zippermerge/

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