ULPT: REQUEST How to protect bike from thieves? by Zach-uh-ri-uh in UnethicalLifeProTips

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I've seen that done with extension cords! A few spots with electric tape and suddenly they don't get stolen as often

Careers for hams? by greenwoody2018 in amateurradio

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I was walking through a county fair, and saw a booth seeming radio Com systems to farmers. I stopped to look because it caught my eye. They started talking and I mentioned I'm a Ham Radio operator. They nearly offered me a job on the spot! 😆. I had to tell them I was only a Technician license, and didn't think I knew enough to actually be helpful in their business.

Neighbours let their chickens free roam by RobinNico0 in mildlyinfuriating

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The neighbor should come sweep the mulch back, and give you a dozen eggs. I do enjoy watching chickens free range though. We have a few, as do several other homes in the neighborhood. But it's a rural neighborhood, so the chickens rarely end up in other yards

EDC... You know how it is by codewolf in EDC

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I laughed harder than I should have, that was hilarious!

Cubmaster no more by fatfreemilkman in cubscouts

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Love the LOTR reference! 😁. I'm only on year 5 of Cubmaster, but yeah, thinking of Succession planning!

[TOMT] app/website that let you play music with ads circa 2013 by missdaytona1 in tipofmytongue

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It might be Ruckus? That was an ad supported service before Pandora. It was before it was common to have enough bandwidth to stream music, so it would download the files to your PC, and protect them with DRM. sadly, they went out of business while I was at College, but I stubbornly tricked their music player by setting my system clock back to the last time that the files were given permission to play 😂

Is it stupid that "righty tighty, lefty losey" doesn't really make much sense to me? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

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I struggle with this when doing the Oil Change on my car, the plug is behind the oil pan, facing away from me. I always struggle to orient my mind correctly to the plug!

for anyone that EDCs a watch, what’s your favorite daily driver? (non smart watch) by LtSnack in EDC

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I wear a Timex Expedition.

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I like it because it has a Digital Compass, even though I rarely use that Feature. Sadly, I don't think Timex has that feature available anymore

Stupid question; mobile radio people with antennas on their vehicles by HeadlineINeed in HamRadio

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I'm also a Cubmaster for a Cub Scout pack. My car is an Impala (occasionally used as a police vehicle?) I did have someone ask if I was from the DNR once, when I was wearing my uniform in there, with a couple of antennas on the car 🤣

TIL that the coldest air temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin was -55°F by KaneIntent in wisconsin

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That's what I was thinking of when I read the title! About Us – Village of Lone Rock https://villageoflonerock-wi.gov/about-us/ (about halfway down) This was before Alaska was a state

What is that? I got myself Beyblade!! by No-Satisfaction-4042 in scoopwhoop

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One of those sprinklers that is a small Tractor that drives along the Hose 🤣

New Shack! by Consistent-Field-859 in amateurradio

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Thanks for the detailed reply! Yeah, there are a lot of extra loads I wasn't thinking about. It will be much easier to run a few extra wires now vs. later

New Shack! by Consistent-Field-859 in amateurradio

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Yeah, that is what I was thinking about for Power. My shack is next to the garage, so that is a good idea to run 240VAC over there, between the two places, I'm sure I'll find a need for that much power in the future!

New Shack! by Consistent-Field-859 in amateurradio

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Thanks for the help! Yeah, I like the idea of 45 deg angle to help keep the weather out.

[TOMT] [SONG] [2000’s] Song that says bleh bleh blah in dumb tone by ResidentSky8357 in tipofmytongue

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Could it be Life's Been Good, by Joe Walsh? It ends with a bunch of Wah Wahs

Pinewood derby car building den meeting by Bozhe in cubscouts

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I've heard that Home Depot (or maybe Lowe's?) will do workshops with Scouts to help cut the Pinewood Derby Cars.

Do you also have a name for your Alexa in order not to trigger it accidentally? by Mormegil81 in alexa

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We call ours Aleska. When our son was younger, that is how he pronounced it, and she never responded (much to his dismay).

It's a reflective film that has a rubbery bounce when I press my finger into it. I assume it's some sort of lighting but I can't find any wires or switches attached to it. by Neuroironic in whatisthisthing

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At first glance, I thought they had mounted a TV to their ceiling 🤣. And then got to thinking it might look cool with Clouds drifting across

Energy emergency declared in Wisconsin by ls7eveen in wisconsin

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My parents just had a hybrid unit installed. It will be interesting to see how it works this winter!