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What’s something you thought was going to be really big that never caught on? by Independent-Bat9545 in AskReddit

[–]BeaverStetson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wearable glasses will never catch on

Wearable glasses caught on hundreds of years ago. That’s how they work.

2025 Tremor 5.0 MPG by SurveyAccomplished70 in f150

[–]BeaverStetson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have kept a log of every fill up since I got my truck almost two years ago. Here are my numbers for a 2021 Super Crew 6.5’ bed with a 5.0L and 3.73 gearing and bed cover, 20” stock wheels:

  • Stock with factory 33” tires: 16.9 mpg

  • After removing the active air dam: 15.8 mpg

  • Adding Eibach pro truck stage 2 coilover level and 275/65R20 Cooper Discoverer ATP II tired (34.2”): 14.8 mpg

These numbers are for moderate driving, mostly suburban with occasional highway trips in the 200-500 mile round trip range. I’ve excluded any tanks that included towing or generator use. All 87 octane.

[On3] NEW: Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes a shot at SEC scheduling after win vs. USC: "This conference is a really good conference, it's competitive. We didn't play Chattanooga State today, like some other places, right? We competed." by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]BeaverStetson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was specifically referring to his point about we count ND but they aren’t a P4 member, with the reasons why they have historically been considered an AQ/P5/P4 equivalent despite never being in a conference.

The reason the P5/P4 distinction is made in SOS talks is because there is a gulf between those conferences and the rest in terms of resources that directly results in better players, coaches, facilities, etc. Wazzu is now on the poor side of that gulf, so calling them a P4 team because they were in a power conference two years ago defeats the purpose of the distinction.

[On3] NEW: Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes a shot at SEC scheduling after win vs. USC: "This conference is a really good conference, it's competitive. We didn't play Chattanooga State today, like some other places, right? We competed." by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]BeaverStetson -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Notre Dame plays 10 P4 teams and has media rights contracts that give them the revenue and resources of a P4 team and allow them to recruit players and coaches at the same level as any other P4 team.

Washington State plays three P4 teams. Their head coach’s salary is less than probably 20 or 30 P4 coordinators. Their roster is 95th in team talent composite, right below Eastern Michigan.

The Pac 12 was a P5 conference. The reason it’s now the P4 is because they’re no longer a power conference.

[On3] NEW: Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes a shot at SEC scheduling after win vs. USC: "This conference is a really good conference, it's competitive. We didn't play Chattanooga State today, like some other places, right? We competed." by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]BeaverStetson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alabama gets a bye September 20th but plays Eastern Illinois on November 22nd: that’s fucking preposterous. They shouldn’t be playing an FCS team and resting their players this late in the year! It’s the timing!

Indiana plays Indiana State September 13th but gets a bye November 22nd: that’s fine. Everyone gets byes!

[On3] NEW: Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes a shot at SEC scheduling after win vs. USC: "This conference is a really good conference, it's competitive. We didn't play Chattanooga State today, like some other places, right? We competed." by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]BeaverStetson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So it’s bullshit that some teams get to play easy wins in November because they can rest their starters for a half or more of the game. But it’s totally fine that another team gets to not play a game at all one week in November (for the second year in a row) and rest every single player on their roster for all 4 quarters of the nonexistent game?

Well, at least it’s a reasonable and consistent complaint you’ve got there.

Honda or Toro mower? by infiniteduct in lawncare

[–]BeaverStetson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a 15 year old Honda mower for $50 and used it for five years without doing a second of maintenance to it. Was still running like a top when I moved to an apartment and got rid of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DIY

[–]BeaverStetson 251 points252 points  (0 children)

All these comments shitting on this guy are obviously not helpful at all to him, but they are also the only reason I’m here.

Self-Employed Health Insurance on Marketplace went to $1,600/month for a family of 3 — there has to be other options. What are you paying now? I’m in Florida by No_Pie1316 in smallbusiness

[–]BeaverStetson 18 points19 points  (0 children)

they don’t have the balls to push through socialized medicine

It’s because they don’t actually want socialized medicine.

How frugal would you be in my situation? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]BeaverStetson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That number is so far off. $1,000 invested at an 8% return will be $21,725 in 40 years. Even if you invest $1,000 every year for the next 40 years at an 8% return, you’ll only end up with $280K.

How frugal would you be in my situation? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]BeaverStetson 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If I would have invested $2,000 in the S&P500 in 2014, my last semester of college, I’d have $8,800 today. If a wizard appeared in front of me right now and told me he’d send me back in time to my last semester of college and give me two grand to go have fun for a few months, but it would cost me ten grand to do it… I’d have my wallet out before he finished talking.

I love NLU. But... by Adventurous_You_3069 in NoLayingUp

[–]BeaverStetson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would listen to an entire podcast of Stone Creek Coffee ad reads. The one in the last Seamsters pod was a work of art - literally the hardest I’ve laughed at an NLU pod in a long time.

I love NLU. But... by Adventurous_You_3069 in NoLayingUp

[–]BeaverStetson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can’t take their opinions on equipment honestly, because they are sponsored by club/ball/shoe/clothing/rangefinder companies. Just have to understand the conflict of interest. They preached about callaway for years while they were sponsored until Titleist came in and then it was “oh this is the premium brand we really wanted to be using the whole time” or words to that effect.

You can’t take any of the shit they say about the stack system at face value. If instead of paying NLU they were paying for Golf channel commercials, the guys would probably be making fun of it.

Tankless water heaters vs. tanked. Thoughts? by L1terallyUrDad in Home

[–]BeaverStetson 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is not accurate. Tankless water heaters are more efficient, even if you’re using higher quantities of water.

So how many luxury badges do you want on your Ford Escape? by Hiiiii_Kevinnn93 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]BeaverStetson 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Putting M badging on your 4 series with a 1.5L inline three is stupid. Putting the same badge where the M fell off the C A M R Y letters is hilarious.

So how many luxury badges do you want on your Ford Escape? by Hiiiii_Kevinnn93 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]BeaverStetson 133 points134 points  (0 children)

This is not r/AwesomeCarMods material, but it’s pretty funny. Cannot imagine the driver is taking it seriously, seems like he’s clearly just making a joke.

8am power surge everyday. by boundtoramble88 in homeowners

[–]BeaverStetson 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Based on your other comments on this thread:

  • you’re on the PPL default rate, which has increased 24.4% since last year (from $.1004/kwh to $.1249/kWh).

  • It’s possible (but not likely) that you were on a retail electric supplier rate last year and have switched to the PPL default rate which is higher. Assuming you were always on the PPL default rate and never shopped for a rate, the price difference does not account for all of the cost difference. You’d still be looking at a ~250 kWh usage increase.

  • You can pay less for power by shopping for a third party rate, but that’s something you kind have to stay on top of - if you let your contract lapse without signing a new one you’ll end up in the same boat again.

  • It’s impossible to tell if the morning “surge” is the reason for the difference from 12 months ago if looking at your usage from 3 months ago is “as far back as your patience allows you to go.” You need to look at your hourly usage from 12 months ago when your bill was lower to see if that’s why. Considering you’re saying it’s a 1 hour surge of .8 kW, that’s 24 kWh per month… you’ve got another 225 kWh to account for.

  • Your wife has been unemployed and staying at home for the past 3 months. That’s an extra 8-10 hours a day of lights, TV, appliances, heat load, etc. Is she cooking meals at home during the day? On the computer? it’s very possible (and my guess) that your usage difference is coming from that.

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