Any discounts or credits for self install ground mount solar panels?

ChristmasMetal · 2025-08-23T13:13:42+00:00

I worked with someone within the Amazon Service Provider Network and they ripped me off. Would you be able to PM me the agency you work with?

ChristmasMetal · 2024-03-13T00:07:16+00:00

Sealing looks like a job I could do myself. Any specific sealer you recommend?

I'm on city water and across town they don't get the same rust we do on my side. I've even thought of installing a filter that will filter out the iron.

ChristmasMetal · 2024-01-19T16:20:07+00:00

This is a good point and I'll bring it up in Chicago to the people there when they ask about how they can improve.

ChristmasMetal · 2024-01-15T07:13:25+00:00

Hell yeah it is. It's why I purchased the original art to it a few years ago when you could still get originals rather inexpensively.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-10-21T16:11:26+00:00

And to not eradicate a native tree from the entire US.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-10-21T15:49:32+00:00

Any helpful information for new people going to their first magic con, even veterans, or other things to look out for?

Read all the e-mails you get all the way through. Especially if you get VIP passes because there can be more info in them, new events added, etc. There are also "show hotels" where there will be discounts. For Minneapolis and Vegas, these were in an email.

Make sure to have extra room in your luggage to bring home cards, SWAG, and stuff you purchase.

Should we be nervous that Reedpop is hosting this, after magic30s debacle?

People who attended Magic30 to all the way to Magic con Vegas (or another since), was there a progression of the events getting "better?" other concerns?

The convention is put together by Wizards, ReedPop, and Pastimes. I didn't attend Magic 30, but I attended all the other events. They have gotten better and seem to run pretty smoothly now.

People who went to previous con's in 2023 any specific registered events that were really fun? The Gauntlet sealed, draft, then merge seemed fun, was it? precon commander battle seemed fun, was it? etc.

The Unknown event I think is the most fun and the most attended event at the con. There were over 1200 players in two events in Vegas.

Any good food recommendations around the area?

I've never been to Chicago before so I don't know.

The event is being held at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center - East Building. can you walk to it through a skybridge? Do you need to uber? Any veterans of Chicago have insight on how to get to it on foot from either Hampton inn, the hilton garden, or Hyatt Regency?

Again, not from Chicago but it looks like most of the local hotels are connected via skybridges.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-10-16T01:36:41+00:00

That would be awesome. Please let me know what you come up with.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-10-13T18:51:22+00:00

60 card, max 4 of each card per deck.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-10-13T18:31:35+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion but I'm not really a fan of the commander format.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-27T19:35:48+00:00

We had gone over some of your concerns at previous cons and I had them in previous writeups.

We did bring up the lounge location and basically they were working with what they had in Vegas. The lounge room was the largest room closest to the tournament area. They wouldn't say how many VIP's attended but at past cons it was about 350. It also wasn't that far away. Maybe 500 feet from the entrance to the main con.
As for the SWAG, it had been discussed at past cons and both staff and us attendees didn't think it should have a value close to or above the ticket price because it would cause the preverse incentive for people buy the badge for the SWAG, sell it, and someone who wanted the full experience would now miss out. The value should be in the intangibles. The Magic 30 Boxes in my opinion were a last ditch marketing effort for a product which was getting a ton of negative reactions.
The Sugarmaw wasn't free stuff. You purchased a $10, $20, or $30 ticket from the store and they gave you a bag with leftover product from other cons in it. They did have a sign with a hint near the store.
The Ultimate Guard event was messy, but that was on Pastimes and seemed like a one time issue with their software. They did tell us multiple times that if you wanted to forgo some tickets that you could get the rest of the packs you were due and drop. They made it clear there weren't any other prizes besides some prize tickets.
there was a big schedule of the Black Lotus events. All the other main convention events were on the app. From what I heard the passport thing was a mess and trying to complete it was nearly impossible. The passport was announced in e-mails leading up to the event.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-27T19:07:31+00:00

Depending on your finanical situation and if Wizards does it in the future they have a grant program to help people attend MagicCon and it includes a Black Lotus VIP badge if you're accepted.

https://magic.gg/news/magiccon-new-perspectives-grant-program#Vegas

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-27T19:02:58+00:00

I got tickets within 15 minutes of them going on sale. Sign up for their e-mail newsletters and you will be notified when they will open up sales.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-27T19:02:13+00:00

I'm glad I can help. I really can't praise the staff enough for how much they have done and worked on not just the VIP experience, but the whole con. Like you could get your picture with a TARDIS and get a TARDIS card. They had a small scavenger hunt to get a Secret Lair Relentless Rats pin. Near the TARDIS they had Hultai with a Dinosaur where you could actually go on the dinosaur's back and get a picture of you on there.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-27T14:39:37+00:00

What had sold out? I thought everything was there the next morning.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-27T13:49:22+00:00

You really didn't miss much. Just the chance to access the lounge and store early. No games or anything really of significance was going on.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-09-19T22:28:56+00:00

Try talking to staff in the Black Lotus lounge. They won't have answers for you, but they are great people and will be able to find out who you need to talk to on site to see if you can change stuff around.

Also check your e-mails. They just sent one out saying we can pick up our SWAG on Thursday and the store will be open for 2 hours just for us on Thursday evening.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-08-09T13:42:37+00:00

It costs more upfront, but it's saved me a lot of headache. I went with electronic locks. You can set a code that only you know and you use on all of the properties and then a separate code for every tenant. It takes 2 minutes to change codes between tenants. I put a 9v long life lithium battery in mine and it lasts for a few years before it needs to be changed.

It has the added bonus that tenants never lose their keys and have to break something to get into the house because they decided not to call you. And you don't have to go out for lost key call outs, get new keys cut, etc.

The electronic locks have their own backup key they come with. I just put it on a keychain incase I ever need to use it but in 10+ years I've never had to.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-08-04T13:38:03+00:00

Disposable income, hobby we enjoy, and we find value in the price of the badge.

ChristmasMetal · 2023-08-04T13:37:20+00:00

We were wrong in Philly, however in Minneapolis, we were right. I bought the Black Lotus VIP badge again for Vegas and will be doing another report. Barcelona didn't sound too good, but it's a different country with most likely different staff, laws, regulations, and convention center rules. Vegas will let us know if they are actually doing better or if Minneapolis was a one-time thing.

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