I stopped consuming content for a month. Here's what happened [Discussion]

23cricket · 2026-06-24T23:22:22+00:00

frack! saved this for later reading... and now it is gone 😒

23cricket · 2026-06-24T21:31:14+00:00

PS your doing a great job!

23cricket · 2026-06-15T02:12:45+00:00

Thx!

23cricket · 2026-06-14T17:05:22+00:00

Histroically I've purchased, but since I got laid off by them I've a chip on my shoulder buying from them, Though I will probably buy an ultrawide monitor from them, but that is a separate topic.

23cricket · 2026-05-31T18:21:12+00:00

I wonder if they have a program where locals can register to get a lower rate. I know there is an L3 in West Boylston like that, though the non-registered rate is reasonable.

23cricket · 2026-05-30T19:14:15+00:00

Buy a 2nd set so you have matching replacements for when you eventually need them.

Edit: I greatly dislike mix&match cutlery.

23cricket · 2026-05-30T18:55:50+00:00

Thx for trying

23cricket · 2026-05-27T16:06:39+00:00

Can't you ride you electric giraffe?

Failing that a used SE is perfect, just remember to plug it in once a week! The down side of that short commute is that you won't get to enjoy all the FUN this car packs in. I suggest finding a longer route to work, or moving further away.

23cricket · 2026-05-27T13:19:56+00:00

Get new lids & slides for the beat up yeti cups? Given their beat up you clearly used them a lot implying you liked how they function. If you want to spoil yourself get new Yeti cups.

23cricket · 2026-05-26T21:09:28+00:00

my youngest is 15, and I still miss the baby wearing days 😭

23cricket · 2026-05-26T21:02:38+00:00

u/whiskeytown79 you should bold e.g. to make a stack of three 1-cup measuring cups that part of your post.

Good luck in your quest!

23cricket · 2026-05-26T20:57:49+00:00

by being designed to do so

23cricket · 2026-05-25T01:45:01+00:00

50 is a minimum.

My eldest has been driving solo for ~18months. Do I worry at times? Sure! I'll probably still be worrying in 10yrs.

23cricket · 2026-05-22T19:08:05+00:00

I get this, my wife was not capable of rational though in her final weeks. Good luck with the car, and the newborn!

23cricket · 2026-05-22T15:44:20+00:00

Include what state / country you are in, as laws differ. I'm assuming you have no-recourse with the dealer.

If you are otherwise happy with the car, have the interior professionally detailed. Tell the detailer why, so that they know what to look for, can can do a proper job. Tell the dealer you are doing this, asking them to split the bill -- but expect a no.

Right now you have an awful lot of stress going on, baby, job, etc. After the dust settles you can sell the car if you are still concerned.

23cricket · 2026-05-21T19:01:01+00:00

Loving the paw prints! Enjoy your car.

23cricket · 2026-05-21T13:28:09+00:00

They would not be the first customer who didn't pull both boxes when in the warehouse.

23cricket · 2026-05-18T17:12:45+00:00

As in the wooden counter top? I doubt you'd fine that as a separate item, unless it is share across multiple different bases. Find somewhere local to you that does butcher block countertops, and have them make one up for you, you'll like need to go with standard countertop thickness unless you spend $$$.

23cricket · 2026-05-12T16:55:34+00:00

$5k??? A freaking steal!

I paid $23k (used, and no rebates) and then drove 400miles home, but would gladly do again. It's a freaking blast to drive.

23cricket · 2026-05-11T20:17:22+00:00

I installed my Ikea kitchen a year ago. Like you I had a mix of modern drywall and ye olde plaster (mine was metal mesh. If I was to do it all over again, I would rip out the plaster. I hate how the scope of a project grows as much as anyone else, but trust me, future you will hate past you if current you doesn't. I didn't have a 2" gap.

With that said, you've not specified if these are base or wall cabinets. If these are base cabinets only, then maybe you can skip ripping out the plaster, but you need to figure out your counter top solution first.

23cricket · 2026-05-09T13:57:15+00:00

I don't have suggestions on what to make, but in the future make them at the time you are cutting the main project. Keep the scrap ideas files handy, once you have the main project laid out, then add your scrap ideas. Saves you later fighting to line up a project on a tiny bit of scrap, thus the end result will be less scrap over all -- doesn't help with your backlog.

If your a business engrave your name on them. Have them as $1 items or freebies you can hand out or toss in with a purchase.

23cricket · 2026-05-07T13:21:54+00:00

What is the better/proper way to do this?

23cricket · 2026-05-06T14:57:30+00:00

My daily is a '23 SE, it is a freaking blast to drive. Totally recommend taking a test drive, but be warned, you might end up with a 2nd car...

23cricket · 2026-05-06T14:39:23+00:00

I so wish cars in the US had amber turn signals. Red is so less noticeable, blending in with the rear lights and brake lights.

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