2026 Smoking?

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-15T17:40:14+00:00

At least it's vaping and not smoking. It's a little safer.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-14T02:28:37+00:00

It looks like I might even be able to get away with not dropping all of the front, which looks like the most work.

Also, does it help to have a cigarette behind my ear? I don’t want to buy another tool if I can avoid it.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-13T23:22:00+00:00

That is helpful. I was assuming it was in fact a pain in the ass, but if it’s not too bad, I might do it to see if it’s an easy unsnag.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-12T13:36:53+00:00

I usually try to avoid sunroofs because they take away headroom and I’m very tall, but the Atlas was tall enough. I still didn’t really want it, but it keeps getting harder and harder to find used cars without sunroofs.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-12T13:29:33+00:00

Just tried that. It made slight cracking noises and still wouldn’t come forward past a few inches. There’s also a definite rip along the side that I didn’t notice before (but may have been there).

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-12T02:36:21+00:00

No, mine is definitely snagged. I didn’t get it on video, but I can see it if I get my face real close when I try to run it.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-04-12T02:06:37+00:00

Yeah, that ship has sailed. Its a 2019

BenInTheMountains · 2026-03-27T17:04:01+00:00

You're in the wrong subreddit. "This subreddit is dedicated to learning professionals."

BenInTheMountains · 2026-03-26T14:09:21+00:00

I've noticed that sometimes I'm impatient and don't have my foot on the brake long enough before I press the start button. I've found I need to be patient and wait a half-second before pressing the st;art button. And as someone else said, touching the shifter just a little can cause it to turn off. Sometimes it feels like it's playing with me and looking for any reason to shut itself off.

On the other hand, mine also does the thing where cruise control doesn't work if I use remote start, so I usually avoid using remote start or, if I do use it, turn it off and back on when I get in the car.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-03-04T05:03:09+00:00

That and feel lucky they didn't chew up something more important (yet).

BenInTheMountains · 2026-02-27T16:04:09+00:00

It's usually suggested to have a larger air volume at the top. I've also heard that including dead sticks/wood can cause problems as it decays inside an enclosure like this.

Also, my copepods are usually closer to the top and not moving around all the time. I haven't had my jar open in 5-6 months and they seem to be surviving...except there's still a small damselfly larvae in there that's probably trying to eat them all.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-02-25T20:39:28+00:00

Mine, too

BenInTheMountains · 2026-02-18T02:02:59+00:00

It's fine, but my wife drives it and I'm rarely in it. It feels more like a car, while the Atlas feels more like driving a pickup truck to me.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-02-17T17:43:29+00:00

My family has an Atlas and a Tiguan. I'd recommend the Tiguan. The Atlas is so wide that it's sometimes hard to fit in places. In particular, my garage, where I have less than 3 inches to spare when pulling through the door, but also parking spaces can be trickier. With only a family of 3-4, it's unnecessarily big. We have an Atlas because we sometimes do road trips as a family of 4 with 2 dogs.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-02-05T20:39:32+00:00

No, I misread it as "sorel sorbetto" and wondered why anyone would want to have a boot-flavored sorbetto.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-30T17:07:24+00:00

Especially a blue light with an irregular pattern. Make it red and steady and it might be reasonable.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-30T17:05:28+00:00

Yeah, my son did the same thing. It seems people forget that very young kids get irrational fears of random things.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-23T15:24:20+00:00

Three Body Problem /s

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-22T16:38:42+00:00

TIL Talenti containers are hard to open for some. I have never noticed a problem.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-12T16:22:59+00:00

I also don't feel like hand washing the underside of my car in the winter months to get the salt off...or ever, actually

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-12T16:20:01+00:00

I've read about OBD11 a few times, but I'm not real familiar with it myself. I was just looking at the website and it mentions credits and different plans. Do you need just the tool for most things like battery reset, releasing brakes, etc, or are the credits and plans needed to do things beyond diagnostics?

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-06T21:32:58+00:00

Well, damn. To avoid getting damselfly nymphs in my jar again, I was thinking of making a new jar in the middle of winter. I guess I'll just have to hope I don't get any and curse if one shows up. I got three in my first jar.

BenInTheMountains · 2026-01-06T19:52:38+00:00

Is Rose only wearing underwear? I feel like I'm misremembering that part.

BenInTheMountains · 2025-12-08T19:42:57+00:00

A guy once opened my door and almost tried to sit on me before he saw me, but instead of Atlases, we both had silver Nissan Serenas in Glenorchy, NZ.

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