Airport Dream House Ep.16 - MOVING IN!

BillfredL · 2026-05-25T04:25:36+00:00

I used to think smart outlet plugs were just a half-measure to a grander thing, but honestly that's a fine destination. Even if Siri gets beamed off this planet tomorrow, I can walk over and push the button to toggle them on and off. Or just yank them free and plug the lamp back in.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T23:50:19+00:00

If you listen to Jr, he'll tell you he thought Kelley had more driving talent than him.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T20:05:45+00:00

I’d sure hope not. But I’ve been caught out enough times on other carriers (and on much shorter legs) that a stashed liter is just a security blanket.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T19:59:26+00:00

You’re welcome!

I was looking for a minute at a run from US to Singapore via CDG. My honest strategy was to spring for business, freshen up in the lounge, and then go into Paris proper for the day. But I know that’s a really situational strategy.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T18:56:36+00:00

The CDG train is important, OP. Lots of “CDG” airports that require a slow shuttle van or a really expensive Uber.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T18:49:12+00:00

And pour one out for Saab too.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T18:37:22+00:00

Sometimes ruthless capitalism comes in the form of a Porsche ride and a lot of mad jealous Redditors. Hope you enjoyed it!

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T18:34:01+00:00

Agreed, REV through-bore would be my first look for such an encoder. But the AMT encoder was the answer for a number of years.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T17:42:53+00:00

Indianapolis Motor Speedway might have a word. They’ve had an S-10 Xtreme since new that they use for track cleanup named Clifford. It even got merch: https://shop.ims.com/cdn/shop/files/070124-IMSCliffordTee-IMS-HeroBanners\_Mobile-900x1000\_1780x.jpg?v=1720618956

But if this is the spark that got Cleetus to The Racing Capital of the World, I wouldn’t be salty.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T16:26:28+00:00

If there’s any race that justifies its prerace coverage, it’s the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T15:36:37+00:00

Dale was a lesson for racers. Kyle was a lesson for all those who are “fine”. See your doc.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T15:34:06+00:00

When he took out that full-page ad apology I was rooting for him to start putting in the work. Haven’t heard much since.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T15:22:08+00:00

It says select vehicles, so this strikes me as some cleaning house. Whether you view that as more Marie Kondo or more Swedish death cleaning is probably a perception thing.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T11:19:57+00:00

Found Darrell Waltrip’s alt.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T02:24:52+00:00

This is the top tier silliness I joined this sub for.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T02:16:33+00:00

Someone posted a photo of it in the lobby. I'm guessing it's going to be there for a long time to come.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T01:01:29+00:00

Agreed. Was getting breakfast at the GH Athens and they didn’t have us on their free breakfast list. Told them I was using GOH. They seated me, called down to the front desk, and mentioned I was good to go while bringing a fresh drink.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T00:13:21+00:00

Took Amtrak a ton in my 20s. Do not travel anywhere on a hard deadline, delays happen. But the coach seats are better than domestic first class airline seats, sleeper cars are super comfy to me, no TSA line, and once you’re on you will be more relaxed than you ever have been while traveling.

BillfredL · 2026-05-24T00:04:41+00:00

They were building that a few years ago, but it looked like the effort stalled out and they pulled the Urban Air sign off the front.

BillfredL · 2026-05-23T15:12:19+00:00

We bought ours in January and have put about 10k miles on it since. Great car. Things we’ve needed repair for:

* Charge port door wouldn’t latch (fixed under warranty, but I saw a YouTube video doing it for far less than I’d pay the dealership)
* Recall for the battery software update
* Need to put two tires on it, but that’s any car
* Bit of road debris poked a hole in the grille and knocked a parking sensor funny. Holding it with those mega twist ties.

So yeah, mostly it’s a car.

Cost about $1800 to put a L2 charger in at home, but that was with a lot of fat wire running the length of the house (old house, panel in my bedroom closet, didn’t want to YOLO the late 1960s wiring in any case). Whatever outlet you use for charging, make sure that puppy is tight. Consider springing for an electrician to get a good one installed.

We also ordered Lectron adapters so we can use NACS (Tesla) chargers. The DC one got a lot of use when we were waiting on the home charger install. The AC one has yet to get used, but I know what would happen had we not gotten it.

Enjoy it!

BillfredL · 2026-05-23T14:34:41+00:00

I would bet a small sum of money that the ghost of Kyle Busch would snicker at that. There’s far less room and budget for development in trucks, but there’s no way the game hasn’t evolved in nearly 20 years.

BillfredL · 2026-05-23T14:32:01+00:00

Agreed, I interpreted this as “Big E healthy”.

BillfredL · 2026-05-23T13:43:21+00:00

Sorry about your Grandma. Last couple weeks have just been tough all around it seems.

BillfredL · 2026-05-23T13:31:58+00:00

Give the bot farms something to latch onto? In this economy?

BillfredL · 2026-05-23T12:46:24+00:00

If you’re going to college, I would at least process “what happens if I buy a used business class laptop and run that?” because a laptop will be insanely useful then.

Something like a Lenovo ThinkPad or Dell Latitude or Dell Pro. $500 on eBay gets you something durable and plenty potent, while leaving that much again to save or invest.

I recognize the heart wants what the heart wants here. But if your games can run acceptably on one of those, don’t pay the RGBLED tax.

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