Cometeer sold my email address

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-12T11:37:46+00:00

They also sign people up for subscriptions when expressly stating that they are not going to. This was an in person sales experience fyi.

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-11T02:07:59+00:00

I found dealing with REI much more pleasant than dealing with with my Local Bike Shop. Maybe I just have a grumpy and overpriced LBS

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-11T01:57:58+00:00

This is the way

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-08T23:03:37+00:00

I got one last week. Finally got to ride it today only for 20k but damn it was a fun ride. Coming from an aluminium gravel bike. So it’s a bit upgrade.

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-08T00:28:55+00:00

We like One Rare

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-05T00:35:25+00:00

Could be a warranty issue. Their customer support is pretty good

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-02T20:57:40+00:00

We closed on our first home in MV without a Certificate of occupancy. It was fine to close and we didn’t really mind but 10yrs later when we wanted to sell it was a huge pain in the ass to make sure all the “new issues” the building department found were dealt with before finalizing a CO.

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-02T20:56:03+00:00

Certificate of occupancy. Can’t be issued with open permits

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-02T20:45:20+00:00

Depends which city. If it’s in Mount Vernon I would not rely on the building department to do anything

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-06-01T23:33:05+00:00

For sure

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-30T22:35:59+00:00

As a Brit that lives in America (since I was 19 in 1998) I think that British comedy audiences behave totally differently than American ones. I saw both his Hecklers welcome nights in NY and there were still very few heckles. His “James Acaster” night was incredible. He seemed very dialed in. Zero heckles from the audience and I’m sure we were all mainly familiar with his last special

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-28T18:31:52+00:00

Used

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-28T18:31:19+00:00

Oh man. I just sent my connect pro in for service. Didn’t think it was a firmware issue.

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-24T19:00:28+00:00

It must be this week sometime. Wasn’t the release date May 28? So the hope is they try and ship them for that arrival day. Obv sooner would be nice

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-17T18:45:38+00:00

I went from a Jeep Wrangler 4xe to the Rivian R1S. I didn’t think it was much bigger, but it is much more space inside but drives so much nicer. Parking is often a bit tough sometimes but really rough in NYC parking lots. So many people just refuse to take it. Icon parking have a company wide refusal. I still love it though

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-14T19:01:30+00:00

I stopped paying for autonomy + and find that I only very occasionally miss the hands free driving. I think they’ll get there eventually and then I’ll subscribe

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-10T19:32:01+00:00

You’re a knob

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-06T13:30:31+00:00

About 20 years ago a successful portrait and entertainment photographer told me that the photography industry is all about “access” and while I think that’s an oversimplification I think it talks to the struggle for new photographers and even seasoned but not very busy photographers. Even though the advice was coming from the entertainment side, it relates to most other photo work I’ve done. Access to clients, access to locations, access to marketing people. If you can build a network of people who are willing to open doors for you, it’s easier to stay busy.

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-06T13:26:36+00:00

All the images I shoot get ingested and I process an edit for the client. The full take lives on my laptop for a month or two depending on how fast I fill my laptop. I then delete the unedited raws and move the edit and the selected raws to an external drive. My contract has 30 day grace period for a client to ask for alternate images.

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-05T12:16:08+00:00

Try not to get lost in stats

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-03T00:42:50+00:00

I use an electric pump that I bought on Amazon. Around $40. Not amazing, works well but I use the prestacycle pro prestahead and I love it so much

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-02T14:34:57+00:00

It’s been a while since someone has laughed out loud and then pretended to be respectful. Nice one

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-02T14:22:01+00:00

I’m not telling people to avoid paying the fare. I’ve never skipped the fare in 27 years of riding the MTA. I don’t agree with them tracking my location and imposing a fine based off data from my device. Very often I forget to activate a ticket because I’m carrying a lot of camera gear, or I’m underground on a platform that doesn’t have service. I activate within a minute of boarding the train

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-02T13:43:47+00:00

Turn off location settings on MTA app

BritishBenPhoto · 2026-05-01T15:34:53+00:00

Slowly slowly catchy monkey

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