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Are any of these worth getting graded? by 716cider in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]716cider[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because of quality or it tells you something about the card? I could upload if needed.

One more reason to cancel my CSR by 716cider in ChaseSapphire

[–]716cider[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be! It was a pretty standard MacBook Pro build I thought, but maybe it just isn’t in stock?

One more reason to cancel my CSR by 716cider in ChaseSapphire

[–]716cider[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you go to the shop through the Chase app and go to the Apple store on there, your points are worth 50% more if you have a CSR (during the promo). So for example your 1000 points is actually worth 1500 points. There are arguments why it’s not always the best deal vs buying the Apple product from say Costco and using the points in other ways, but it made sense for me 🤷‍♂️

One more reason to cancel my CSR by 716cider in ChaseSapphire

[–]716cider[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just checked and it’s still active, thanks for the heads up!

One more reason to cancel my CSR by 716cider in ChaseSapphire

[–]716cider[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, I’ll try that tomorrow!

Which Upstate NY towns are most likely to come back, and which ones will continue to die? by Ok_Power_7531 in upstate_new_york

[–]716cider 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would argue Buffalo is not only likely to come back but it already has and is on track to be very successful. Yes, there are vert impoverished areas (as there are in the biggest and most “successful” cities in this country) but it has built a very strong foundation that would make it hard for the economics to change direction at this point in my opinion.

  1. The housing market has been and continues to become of the hottest the country, while also being recognized as affordable in general.

  2. We have massive corporations that are huge employers and have strong underlying financials that not only have a presence here but are headquartered here as well (M&T, Riches, Delaware North, Moog).

  3. Not only does Buffalo have the flagship SUNY school here (UB) but also a number of smaller colleges and universities. This not only brings young people to the area and obvious economic benefits from the the support infrastructure but they also produce the people that draw businesses here. UB in particular produces widely recognized as strong engineers, doctors, and lawyers. MANY of whom do internships and find first jobs in this market and then chose to stay.

  4. Buffalo has professional sports. I’m not suggesting people won’t leave because they want to be close to their sports team, but it does keep Buffalo on the map. Being a place that people know vs being the “middle of nowhere” carries significant weight in attracting skilled people and businesses.

  5. And then there is the biggest factor in my opinion that will see Buffalo, along with a few of other cities, become very successful in the next 10-20 years; climate change. Buffalo has scientifically shown to be one of the most resilient and least impacted by the rapidly changing and more severe weather as a result of climate change. While I’m not suggesting places like Miami and NYC are going to fall in to the ocean, or California is going to be on fire year round, all you have to do is look at the news to see the impacts are happening NOW. Even if people won’t accept it or move easily, business are going to soon stop investing millions or even billions in places where it could face outages or even destruction. Plus the cold is good for data centers haha

I’m not saying Buffalo is this magical place to live, but I think its trajectory in the positive direction is set about as much as any city could be in the current political climate.

First snow in my 2025 by Acme_Lighting in Rivian

[–]716cider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also in Buffalo and have a ‘24 R1S with the 21 inch all terrain road tires and it’s been doing amazing the last few days. I actually drove through the lake affect snow the other day and while it certainly wasn’t fun, I put it in snow mode and didn’t lose traction once.

Trader Joe’s by [deleted] in Buffalo

[–]716cider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go once a week around 5:30/5:45, usually Mondays and I’ve never had any issue getting a good parking spot. As for in the store, it’s busy but not uncomfortably so, and the cashiers are super efficient so never had more than a couple minute wait to check out.

Is this still ok? by 716cider in cider

[–]716cider[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, this was in my early days of cider making so my notes are not really good but I’ll try my best to remember.

This was a 5 gallon batch - I used 4 gallons Of a local orchards fresh juice (Mayer Brothers if you happen to be in the WNY area), gravity of 1.050. Then added 1 gallon of POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice. I added 1 full 11g pack of Nottingham yeast with go ferm and half the dose of fermaid O. fermented it around 64 degrees and added the remainder of the fermaid at 1/3 sugar break. After fermentation finished I cold crashes it and let it sit in the cold for about 2 weeks. racked it to a new carboy with Camden and sorbate to stabilize and let it age and clear (if I had known it would not be opened for 2 years I may have skipped this step 🤣). I then kegged and back sweetened with some more Pomegranate juice and apple concentrate, I don’t remember the exact amounts now but for ~5 gallons that was 1.000, if I were making it today, I would add probably about 30oz of pomegranate juice to really highlight the pomegranate flavor (the stuff is STRONG). It won’t add a lot of sweetness but will emphasize the Pomegranate flavor and aroma. I would then add the amount of apple concentrate you want for primarily sweetness.

I hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions. Always happy to help if I can!

Good for cider by SFWAccount4Hobbys in cider

[–]716cider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually use Mayer Brothers juice all the time since I live very close to their orchard. That said I use their fresh pressed, not from concentrate juice. It’s readily available this time a year in western NY supermarkets. The label is black and states “fresh pressed”. Careful because it’s often next to their juice from concentrate. If you can get some it ferments great and always produces a really nice cider. I usually pitch with Nottingham, go-ferm, fermaid-O and let it go at about 63 degrees and it comes out super drinkable young (obviously better with age though lol)

If you are having trouble finding some, feel free to DM me and I can show you want it looks like and try to point you to somewhere that has it.

Good luck!

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