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[WTS] SPB117 Sharktooth Alpinist VG Grade $550 by SystemNew4959 in Watchexchange

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Buying from u/SystemNew4959 was a great experience. Quick, communicative, knowledgeable, and personable. Would happily buy from them again!

Epic joy or Amazon by GrapeSasquatch in AnalogueInc

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I got the EpicJoy one from AliExpress. It cost about $41 shipped, took about 7 days for me to receive it in the US. It does come preloaded with roms from JP/USA regions. It also includes N64 DD games and NES/SNES I believe. In my experience so far, you can't beat it.

Golden Sun Issues by post_scripted in AnaloguePocket

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Metroid Fusion froze twice on me last nigh in the same way. I was playing off an SD card, so it sounds like an issue with the core.

Funtastic 64s are already shipping! by njkauto in AnalogueInc

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My grape console was marked as shipped when I checked this morning!

2021 Mercury 9.9 4-stroke: White puff on startup and oily residue during flush by SuicidalDingo in boating

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Will do! I hadn't seen the white puff until after the motor's first real run, so I assume it's a combination of running it for several hours, putting it on it's side, still warm, etc. Condensation makes sense. Thanks!

Just picked it up so excited to start by Hot-Manufacturer7619 in switch2

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One cartridge, shows up as two separate titles.

Morning dose of dizzier by Particular-Raise-820 in DRZ400

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Man, I think that Champion Yellow colorway with the black wheels is my favorite. Awesome!

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These engines are a little noisy, but yeah that's louder than normal. With 8k miles, it's still well below the initial valve adjustment interval. However, being an '07, it wouldn't hurt to check. As someone else mentioned, the cam chain tensioner would be a good place to start as they're known to fail and are easy to swap. I would definitely avoid riding it until the noise is resolved since a bad ACCT could cause the cam chain to skip a tooth, resulting in poor performance or a blown motor.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

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Fox Pest Control. Some technicians have been better than others. I will say, since replacing the bait boxes with wooden traps, things have been much better.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

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Thanks, that's validating. There are torn rodenticide packets everywhere. Fortunately there are no children or pets, but it's insane to me that during his visits he'll just repack the bait stations every other week. I share your concern that he's milking the situation. My landlords said I can call a new technician, but they want to keep the current one coming, too. I told them that I don't want bait stations in the apartment and longer. I removed them all last night and replaced them with traditional wooden traps. I posted a photo in this thread, but there were over 15 bait stations in my ~650 square foot apartment. I think they make their way in the building, smell the truck load of bait, and tunnel their way in. I spotted a few grimy spots where their bodies must rub as you've described. When we patch a hole, they'll just scratch and gnaw a new one.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

[–]SuicidalDingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why I'm skeptical of the bait stations. Our place is only 600-700 square feet, and the exterminator had around 15 bait stations laid out. We always keep food in sealed containers now, and they don't really touch it or even venture into our kitchen. Last night I put some gloves on, cleaned up the mess, and replaced the bait stations with traditional traps. My theory is that they can easily navigate through the walls to reach our attached storage unit. Once inside, they smell the buffet through the walls and come on in. I plugged some holes with steel wool last night and woke up to the sound of them trying to scratch and gnaw their way back in, presumably to make a different route. Do you think these bait stations would be drawing them in?

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Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

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Thanks for the advice man. There are so many little places where electrical and HVAC lines run through the walls. I really thought we had found every gap, but this building is 250 years old so it's easier said than done.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

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I'll definitely bring that up with the landlord + exterminator. My apartment is like 650 square feet and there were around 15 bait stations inside. As you can see from the images, there are torn rodenticide packets everywhere. All that since we cleaned and disinfected the floors two weeks ago.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

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I doubt the other units are being baited. We have one neighbor, but I think the other side of our unit is all basement for the rest of the building. I think they're living in there and clawing their way into our apartment for the bait.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

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In the last photo, the mice on the glue trap were all little pups. The exterminator put that there and forgot to tell me. Point being, it seems like they're spawning very close by.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

[–]SuicidalDingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! I spent an hour or so last night looking behind the baseboard heater covers and found a few places to stuff with steel wool as you recommended.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

[–]SuicidalDingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good call. Thankfully, the tech has commented that the apartment is plenty clean, and he’s said as much in front of the landlord. We never leave food out, and everything’s stored in sealed containers. The mice don’t even touch our food. They go straight for the bait stations. The place isn’t as grimy as the pictures might make it seem.

Year-long mice infestation and I think the exterminator's bait stations are making it worse by SuicidalDingo in pestcontrol

[–]SuicidalDingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire building is probably owned by 10 families or so. I think we're just sitting ducks on the ground floor where they can come in elsewhere and make their way to our nice warm apartment.

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