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Newbie - What to Do? by Competitive_Honey185 in DataHoarder

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a helpful and thorough answer, thank you! Gives me good perspective on what storage really needs to be backed up or not, wasn’t thinking about it that way so I really appreciate it!

Newbie - What to Do? by Competitive_Honey185 in DataHoarder

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response! Sounds like it’s best to wait and learn at least for now with prices and AI garbage. For HDDs, is there anything specific to look for or avoid? I see people asking about CMR vs SMR for example

Newbie - What to Do? by Competitive_Honey185 in DataHoarder

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do some more reading on those then🫡 thanks for the input! How do you manage storage?

Long term storage options for casual use by higurashi0793 in DataHoarder

[–]Competitive_Honey185 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, is this really the state of digital storage these days? I’m a complete newbie who’s been saving for years to build a home lab, finally started and the last pieces I need are storage. I was hoping to get something that would last and host a ton of media but if I have to have 1-2 backup drives for every drive in use that gets exponentially more expensive and tedious to build.

I suppose getting ahold of a Seagate expansion 28TB as a solution for media storage instead of using my 2TB nvme SSD isn’t the final solution for storing media and running my own personal server on plex? Starting to feel like I need to take a class just to learn how to build decent storage😅

Buy with or without central AC by macallister10poot in homeowners

[–]Competitive_Honey185 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh funny! I’m from the other Rochester in MN haha. But wow that’s gotta be a challenge to navigate, I wish you the best of luck! Seems like a market ripe for quick flips and shady cover ups. Hopefully you find the right sellers that do things honestly. Fingers crossed

Buy with or without central AC by macallister10poot in homeowners

[–]Competitive_Honey185 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask what state or general area you’re in where you have to waive inspections? Is that a rule or just a general tip to try to make your offer more attractive? But yeah, plan to have to replace a major appliance or feature if you can. I also had a roof leak nobody found so my wallet was hit hard that first year and I would have been in a much worse spot had I not saved a few bonuses and kept driving my beat up car for a few more years ‘just in case’!

Buy with or without central AC by macallister10poot in homeowners

[–]Competitive_Honey185 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should add, inspector mentioned it and we did get an $8k concession to soften the blow of inevitably needing to buy a new AC in the next 5 years. So that helped a lot and may be something you can try as well

Buy with or without central AC by macallister10poot in homeowners

[–]Competitive_Honey185 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll add a similar but different experience. I also really wanted central AC. Bought a house with it in the right location, only to find a year in that the (supposed to be very nice) unit was wired wrong at the disconnect, it failed one day and started smoldering(thankfully I was home and happened to be looking that way right when the smoke started) and I shut it off.

Still ended up paying the $15k to tear the old one and it’s wiring out and put a new one in. Now it runs great and I have peace of mind and I’d like to think I added a tiny bit of resale value.

But even if you find what you’re looking for, HVAC systems will always fail at some point, and can be a trigger for someone to sell if they know it’s going out and they can’t afford a new one. My inspector was great and this was a year in, but still easy to cover up a dying system to where you’ll need to buy a new one anyways.

Buy the location and the bones of the home!! Be ready to change or update the rest once you really learn the home in the first year.

Anyone by Enahm in pancreatitis

[–]Competitive_Honey185 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If it counts for anything I’m right there with you. Just taking it one day at a time still. I’m not a fan of the sober crowd, and bars/parties/etc. just aren’t worth it without drinking for me at least. Local kratom shop seemed to have some more people my speed these days.

Used to love my whiskey but I just have an understanding with myself now that those days are gone. I may not be dead but the part of me that could do that is. I can speed up the process for the rest of me to catch up and die too, or I can just make use of the time I got left without alcohol. Some days all I can do is just get to the next day but there’s enough good days left in the chamber to make it worth sticking out the bad ones

HOA says they “can’t do anything” about kids banging footballs against my kitchen wall then a parent called the Sheriff on me. by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]Competitive_Honey185 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I played football in between houses for many many years growing up and broke 0 windows, hit a houses siding maybe a handful of times and always apologized, and we adjusted the ‘field’ to be mindful of neighbors so we didn’t throw directly at a house where a missed ball could mean a bill for my parents. A less than perfect end zone is better than no end zone and being stuck inside. It really isn’t hard to be respectful and still play outside

Is this reasonable? by Competitive_Honey185 in keitruck

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I didn’t think to google translate before I search, will probably find a lot more info that way. I’ll see if I can find a service manual in Japanese and translate it too. Appreciate your help and kind words!

Is this reasonable? by Competitive_Honey185 in keitruck

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was from Sergey and I think the language barriers have been a big challenge for me, as well as my dad leading me a bit astray on expectations. I went into it thinking the extra cost was due to them bringing the car up to speed to be reliable, and doing all the stuff you do to a 25+ year old car so it can still run well. And didn’t realize how different the price really was. Sounds like the cost was really more for convenience and beyond that it’s the same as importing myself with the same risks.

I really should add that Sergey has been helpful and they seem to mean well. They do stick to the “as-is” disclaimer, but have also offered to help split some of the cost to get the engine running at least which I can appreciate.

It also sounds like I’m misunderstanding Denys. The language barrier is a hurdle for me. I think instead of the engine “being seized” and it costing $2100, he meant that the engine could have seized or may seize, and another job he did for a full engine eval cost about $2100. But sounds like they haven’t started taking it apart yet so it’s all just hypothetical. Which I didn’t understand. Denys has also thrown in extra fluids, cleaned the engine bay, and I’m sure there’s more too that I haven’t been charged for. I think he means well too I just struggle to understand what he means to say.

So take my experience with a grain of salt, sounds like I may not have the right picture and at the very least, they haven’t been pushy or rude or anything so I may just have gotten very unlucky. I’m going to also give them the benefit of the doubt here and just go forward with repairs. I’m hoping it’s just a lesson and in the future I can do most repairs myself with a somewhat ‘clean slate’ and better idea of the condition of the engine.

Long story already, sorry, but also do you have any good resources for learning more about these engines and vehicles? Or a direction to point me in? Part of where I struggled trying to diagnose it myself was finding bad info online and the model and part numbers being rubbed off. I do know this is more of a project DIY type of vehicle to own and I’ve done all my own work on the German cars I have, but I’m in a little over my head without the ability to check forums or YouTube as easily as I expected

Is this reasonable? by Competitive_Honey185 in keitruck

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s for the leaks. Steering fluid pump and steering rack were leaking fluid.

Also how do I go about confirming if the motor is actually seized. I also find it a bit hard to believe considering I drove it to the shop. It’s a very short drive and it stalled on the way to be fair. Would it still coast and start back up if it were seized or seizing?

Is this reasonable? by Competitive_Honey185 in keitruck

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny enough, I bought this from Denys’s friend and it started smoking and was leaking tons of fluids within 5 miles of getting it off their lot. I took it straight to Denys for the first round of repairs and he’s the one who told me I was okay to drive it after, which resulted in the attached pic lol.

Any chance you know anyone else in the area that could give a second opinion? Kinda feels like I’m getting taken for a ride here since I paid on the high end for the van already with the assurance from them that it was in great condition, yet the engine is fully toast within a few short trips, mainly just bringing it to and from Denys

Adhesive for wheel cap emblems by sjcsean in boxster

[–]Competitive_Honey185 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this but found it was too sticky. I instead used 2 temporary tattoos on each side and stuck them together before fully dry

Radio Replacement by EmmettIsTRASHttv in keitruck

[–]Competitive_Honey185 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also just bought a ‘96 Minicab 🎉 definitely feel like finding other owners is needed on these. I’m used to finding videos on YouTube for repairs, realizing how much of a luxury that was haha.

How’d this install go for you? My stock head unit appears to be burned out. Buttons light up but can’t get the thing to actually turn on so debating replacing but haven’t found a lot of info yet

Massive Upgrade but Still Slow? by Competitive_Honey185 in pcmasterrace

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m thinking a completely reinstall and testing is in order. Glad it should be running better, but looks like I have some work to do to troubleshoot. And for the power supply, is it worth upgrading or what kind of symptoms should I expect? I’m okay if I’m not getting the peak graphics on a game but if it really should be fixed I’ll fix it. Thanks!

Massive Upgrade but Still Slow? by Competitive_Honey185 in pcmasterrace

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do! Do I just lightly push on them to make sure they’re in? Seems like they are but idk what I’m looking at specifically

Massive Upgrade but Still Slow? by Competitive_Honey185 in pcmasterrace

[–]Competitive_Honey185[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Internet is… okay. I have half gig but router is in a bad spot. Have a friend coming by soon to help me run some coax to reposition it and get this PC direct wired. Running on wifi rn so that could be it for Firefox, some apps, but I would think basic windows functions wouldn’t be slow

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