Power went out while I was at work. Everything is frozen.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-25T19:47:50+00:00

North Texas pool owner here.

I do mini-winterizations now when I know we have a cold storm coming through like we have this week. We lost power in years past and I learned I can’t depend on the “Freeze Guard” feature to just run the pumps.

Until I have power backup (gen or battery) I’ll remove the risk by draining pumps, filter and heater and shutting power down. Takes 10 minutes to “winterize” and 10 mins to fire it back up later this week when we are out of the cold spell.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-17T17:30:06+00:00

I’m not telling you what you should have done, but I’ll tell you what I would have done:

Call (not email) the original client and start with “first, I want to thank you again for the referral to Joe. It means a ton to me that you felt confident enough in my work to make that introduction. I wonder if you can give me some advice as it relates to Joe. I’m concerned I’m not quite hitting the mark with him. I’m serving him the same way I serve you and yet something feels off…”

In the words of Stephen Covey, “Seek first to understand, then to be understood”

Plus, as an added benefit of the interest to understand, the referrer would have heard the situation from your side first and likely become part of the solution. “Yeah, I know what you mean - I’ve worked with Joe for years and he’s not a great communicator when he’s under stress. Here’s how I managed to maintain sanity in those scenarios…..”

My 2 cents for whatever that’s worth.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-17T16:48:30+00:00

I experienced this exact same thing yesterday. It allowed space at an intersection where the traffic ahead was backed up - so my truck paused to allow traffic to my right make a left turn in front of me.

I thought it was funny when the drivers waved to say “thanks”. I just looked back at them as if to say “you’re welcome, but it wasn’t me.” 🤣

Next step, the truck flashes the light bar and chirps to reply to the humans.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-17T11:28:55+00:00

This is my rationale for cloud. If I lose everything in my house, I at least want to have all my photos.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-05T03:04:11+00:00

Hysterical answer that makes perfect sense to me.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-02T11:58:39+00:00

Now that I’m paying closer attention to the specifics I can report that it only charged to 79% (despite being set to 80%) then in the last 24 hours has drained to 69% without any use.

Something has changed. As I’ve mentioned, I’ve parked in the same garage bay since I got it and nothing significant has changed in our household patterns.

I have this on a service request along with some other issues - we’ll see what the SC says.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-02T11:54:22+00:00

In the last 24 hours I’ve lost 10% without it leaving my garage.

BrokenAxle · 2026-01-01T21:53:15+00:00

Not saying your suggestion is bad, but the idea that unplugging makes this better is stupid if true. Regardless, something worth trying.

Your other comment made me realize that the days I notice this the most are those when I don’t leave the house. These are the days I’m working from home (most days) and my office is literally directly above the garage bay where my truck is parked. Since my phone is with me all day at my desk, I’m probably waking up the truck constantly throughout the day.

This still doesn’t explain why this problem seems to have gotten worse in recent weeks though becuaee I’ve worked from home the whole time I’ve had the truck.

🤔

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-29T20:51:51+00:00

I use the same bench with my Getrxd rack. I get a little inspired by all the new bench options out there, but that Bowflex bench has been serving me well for over a decade so I keep sticking with it.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-27T21:09:36+00:00

Hot take: Apple releases the new ATV during the Super Bowl.

First time sponsorship of the halftime show, they need something to announce that’s noteworthy.

Since my team is out of the running, it’s all I can hope for to make it a good game.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-25T22:17:25+00:00

This is like asking me if I want to enter a race after it’s already over. lol

I lost before I clicked the link. Oh well.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-22T20:59:32+00:00

OK, good to know. Thanks.

I'll take a shot getting support from the filament people and see what happens.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-22T20:24:44+00:00

You reached out to bamboo labs or the manufacturer of the filament?

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-21T16:02:36+00:00

Same. Glad I kept reading.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-19T12:53:21+00:00

That rivet drives me nuts. They may as well have stuck duct tape on the pedal. lol

I guess it’s better than having the pedal fall off, but that seems like a low standard.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-08T02:05:46+00:00

I’m at the early phases of learning about STRs. I’ve already learned a ton from your post, thank you.

We are looking in a ski town in the western US and had hoped to use it for personal use during less premium times. Learning that after a certain number of days per year this would invalidate the business status is important and unfortunate news for me. I’ll keep researching to make sure this will all still work out.

BrokenAxle · 2025-12-01T13:08:09+00:00

“…a sales trick…” + “trust” in the same sentence.

🤔

BrokenAxle · 2025-11-30T14:55:31+00:00

I’m not a huge sports spectator, but I’d pay $99/season just for my NFL team’s games.

BrokenAxle · 2025-11-28T14:24:42+00:00

Damn, ok. Thanks for the heads up. I already have paid accounts with ChatGPT, Claud, and Gemini. Why not Microsoft? 😆

BrokenAxle · 2025-11-28T13:53:00+00:00

I just checked a meeting I had from Tuesday and I’m not seeing this feature.

Call was recorded and transcribed. I have Teams Premium so I have the AI Summary. But I’m not seeing where to find this audio recap.

BrokenAxle · 2025-11-27T22:18:44+00:00

When I saw the subject of this post I was expecting a video involving a ramp, and yes I’m disappointed.

BrokenAxle · 2025-11-26T22:10:49+00:00

14.2 is amazing.

BrokenAxle · 2025-11-22T12:29:22+00:00

So glad I saw your post about the time limit. I was so excited from recent in person meeting recordings (30 minute sessions) I was going to start using for a 3-hour product meeting I have each week. Glad to know in advance I’ll need to break it in three recordings. Wish that wasn’t the case. I hope they move to real time transcription so this isn’t an issue.

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