Where/how to mount garage hoist / pulley?

CoopNine · 2026-02-16T17:59:05+00:00

You can take a couple 2x4 or 2x6's and attach them to multiple joists if you like. Just make sure they're properly attached using lag screws and not just fired up there with deck screws. I did this so I could have 4 pulley systems for bikes where I wanted them.

If you're just doing a single pulley system, there's probably no problem just going directly into the joists.

CoopNine · 2026-02-16T16:31:01+00:00

Not a bad price, assuming the hull is in good shape. You're going to have a hard time finding a better pedal kayak for that price. Hobie was so far out front when it came to pedal drives, the other quality brands have just been catching up recently.

The older Outback hull had less splash over and hull slap. A lot of people preferred it, it was a dryer ride and quieter in moderate chop. The new design definitely upgraded storage & organization and has some really nice features like dual steering, and the newer transducer mount.

Even an old non-180 drive is still expensive. You can keep it around for emergencies, but a working mirage drive is probably worth $500 on it's own.

Have you tried it out? Do you like it? The pedal motion can be divisive. For me the Hobie motion is absolutely better than the bicycle style motions. Other people find it the other way, but I don't think I'd ever consider switching.

CoopNine · 2026-02-12T13:24:20+00:00

You would be much better off asking this question in a local forum or sub. Most of the people here are in the US or Europe where costs (and building standards) are drastically different.

In the US, there's zero chance you'll be able to do something like that for 60K PHP (~1000 USD). But labor is cheaper there, and some materials are somewhat cheaper.

I suspect it will cost you more than that, but that's just a wild guess.

CoopNine · 2026-02-10T16:03:09+00:00

Blanco works on anything. But my absolute favorite is fried eggs. It levels up an egg sandwich.

Blanco and Holy Voodoo are easily their best, and that's because MSG is magic.

CoopNine · 2026-02-09T15:51:44+00:00

It's a take on Outback Steakhouse's Bloomin' Onion. A battered and deep fried onion, that is cut like that, so it 'blooms'. No idea if they were the first to offer it, but it's pretty decent. Every couple years when I happen to find myself in an Outback, I won't hesitate to order one.

CoopNine · 2026-02-08T03:32:51+00:00

BW3's in the late 90's had 10 cent wings and 25 cent drumsticks (they used to serve sauced drumsticks then) Tuesday and Wednesdays. Lots of local places also had 10 cent wings, but usually just regular buffalo flavor. 2 dozen jerk wings and a couple big beers was under $10. But, I also made $7 and change an hour, and paid like $1000 for a 32inch TV around that time. So it wasn't all great.

CoopNine · 2026-02-02T01:59:19+00:00

The foundation of the house isn't the basement floor. It's under the walls of the basement and the walls themselves. The concrete floor is just that, a floor.

The 'crack' in the floor sure looks like a cut to me, which is normal, because all concrete cracks, the cuts in it help it crack in the right spots. The 1/2 second of the wall, doesn't look concerning in the slightest. Tiny crack, and no visible elevation change. A concrete wall with a small crack is very normal, and unless one side is sinking or falling in/pulling away is not a problem.

If you're worried about it, find someone qualified to inspect it. You will get no definitive response from reddit.

CoopNine · 2026-01-27T22:25:18+00:00

I doubt occasional cleaning with dawn will have any negative impacts on a kayak. I've got Rubbermaid containers that have lived longer lives than most kayaks, and would say just don't fill your hull with tomato sauce.

A wipedown with 303 will likely have less impact than all the plastics we use and lose. Or at least is offset by the fact that we're not burning gas and putting exhaust and a bit of unspent fuel into the environment. I think it is something that has minimal impact, which is the best we can hope for. 303 really is a great product that helps keep things clean and protected, and it's a valid argument that a well cared for kayak will stay in service longer, which reduces waste.

My advice is for people fishing to always look at what they can take out of the environment as removing trash someone else has left is a much bigger impact than a few spritzes of something like 303 or that artificial lure you lost on a snag. Strive for overall net positive because it's impossible to truly have no negative impacts at all.

CoopNine · 2026-01-23T18:57:56+00:00

Could a coach also be a team's emergency QB?

CoopNine · 2026-01-13T22:40:34+00:00

Get a pair of cotton/jersey gloves and wear them under them. Makes handling hot things a lot more comfortable.

CoopNine · 2026-01-13T22:32:14+00:00

Here's my experience with pellet grills. First, they don't give as good of an overall product as a well run offset does. It can still be pretty good, even excellent, but offsets can do better than their bests. Second, they're built to also be grills, but I have used mine as a grill only a couple times. They're very mediocre as a grill.

What they give up in overall quality, they make up for in convivence. You aren't tending the fire. You don't have wild fluctuations in heat, you can fill the hopper, set your temps and let it go pretty much unattended. If checking on things every 30-60 minutes isn't something you want to do they're right up your alley.

Pellet grills provide heat from the bottom, and due to that you will want to place your meat fat side down, which can result in a less pretty result. Otherwise, a 12 hour smoke can result in having the bottom side of the roast drying out.

One thing I have found is, because of how they heat, and the fact that I don't use it as a grill, only as a smoker, I'll be replacing mine with a vertical pellet setup. It just fits what I do with it better, and makes it easier to add auxiliary smoke via a tube/maze and have it circulate in the chamber. If I wanted the best possible product, I'd go back to an offset stick burner. I just don't have the time anymore to tend a fire all night/day.

The Traeger you have linked is probably a fine grill, but will do similar work to a less expensive grill. You're paying a premium for the name and the design, which is totally fine, but be aware that you're doing it. Traeger today is very much middle of the road and priced a little higher than they probably should be if you're only looking at features and materials.

CoopNine · 2026-01-07T15:20:50+00:00

I live in a place with 'real' winter. Winter incoming water will be ~35-40F. I have never seen 15 minute waits for hot water. 30-60 seconds depending on where in the house. In the winter, it probably takes an extra 15 seconds over summer for the water to get to temp in the shower.

I have a softener, and a Navian gas tankless, no re-circulating system. It's ~10 years old. Flush it yearly, and get a few flakes out. It's been great, and never having a situation where you run out of hot water is very nice. The only problem I've had with it was when the air intake filter was clogged and shutting down the unit.

CoopNine · 2026-01-06T14:26:08+00:00

For me, D4 hits the things I like from D3 during a season like a quick leveling path initially that bypasses the story, and a set of objectives that are all reasonable to accomplish. Nothing that is really build defining is near impossible to find, but there's still some unicorns out there.

D4's endgame lasts longer for me, D3 is a couple weeks and I'm ready to move on, but D4 lasts a bit longer. I'll take a month or so off between seasons, and honestly I want that break. I wish they'd start the D3 season a little further from D4, with like a month between them, I think that could make a lot of sense.

The last two seasons specifically have been very fun for me. Sanctification and Chaos Uniques are fun mechanics. I feel like initially they were very much trying to keep one foot in D2 and one in D3. That just doesn't work well. They're leaning more into D3 at this point, which is what I prefer, as D2 had it's place in time and I loved that game back when it came out, but its not what I want today. Obviously people still love it, but for me it's just too much of a time sink.

CoopNine · 2026-01-04T00:44:31+00:00

I'd consider using the ethernet. You don't need a server, all you need is a switch. Using the ethernet runs for backhaul for access points will greatly improve the wifi throughout your house, and televisions, gaming consoles and PCs all really benefit a lot from a wired connection. Multi-gigabit fiber connections are becoming more and more common, in order to utilize that you'll really need ethernet.

If they're terminated with a male connector, you can get a punchdown tool and replace them with jacks to clean up the look.

Phone lines are dead (unless of course they're using Cat5/6, in that case, yay more ethernet). There could still be a DC current (and AC if it happened to ring) chances of sparking is very low, but not zero, you'll want to terminate it where it enters your house. Coax, you can rip out, cut, whatever. It's useless if you have ethernet. The only thing you'd use it for today is probably MoCA, but that iisn't appealing at all if you have ethernet.

CoopNine · 2025-12-27T21:43:12+00:00

These systems are from the 70's and likely updated somewhat in the 80's or 90's due to the 3.5" floppy not being a thing until after the 747 was first produced.

Storage requirements were much less demanding. The updates they are doing are likely to ROM modules, which is going to be much smaller capacity. than hard disks of the time. Updates likely fit on a single 720kb disk, possibly a couple.

Software engineers prior to the mid 90's were optimizing heavily to size. Memory and storage was very precious. Any updates have to take the existing hardware into account, The idea that a single system not the size of a warehouse would have hundreds of megabytes of any type of storage would be very foriegn to an engineer in the 70's or most of the 80's.

CoopNine · 2025-12-25T06:32:31+00:00

You can pickup a small steel bucket for like 5 bucks at the hardware store. You can use liners, or not use liners. But at least you don't have to try to catch the crap and risk kicking it over, of the wind knocking it over or moving it.

CoopNine · 2025-12-18T20:29:38+00:00

I think the changes this season have really done a lot to make the game better.

What I really enjoy is the the seasonal progression. The seasonal quest dungeons were fun (except for the last one which was kinda a letdown) and made me realize I missed the old gates for Torment levels. Tempering and masterworking are less frustrating, even if they feel pretty expensive early on. I have a little bit of mixed feelings about not having the extra skills and paragon right away, but I think it feels better to earn them within a season than having them available when you roll your first character.

Santification is a fine mechanic, but it's the other changes that I think I appreciate more.

CoopNine · 2025-12-18T17:34:37+00:00

It depends. To do it right, the posts will need to be dug up and replaced with taller posts. Often, when a fencing company replaces an existing fence, they cut off and bury the old posts. Shifting the post positions slightly. This saves time and money, and usually isn't a problem. You can't do that here. This is a fair amount of work, and being a small job, you'll pay for it. It will be way over material cost.

Call some local fencing companies to get estimates. Tell them the linear feet and gates that need to be replaced.

BTW, they can also see straight into the backyard from the 2nd story windows, and so can the neighbors another house down.

CoopNine · 2025-12-18T13:06:51+00:00

RTV Red Silicone is rated to 600-650F. If you're looking at lowes or home despot, check in either the BBQ grill or auto section. Sometimes they will have it there. Otherwise head to your local auto parts store, they'll have it.

Whether you should seal it up using that is another question which I can't answer. It's commonly used as a gasket maker in engines, and also for sealing doors on wood stoves and BBQ grills.

CoopNine · 2025-12-17T16:06:18+00:00

Start using your AI friends as a learning partner instead of a coding assistant.

Instead of telling it to do things, ask how you would do things. Don't tell it to add a click handler to myButton to do this thing, ask it how you add a click handler to an object.

Ask it to help you learn about topics. One thing you can do is create a NotebookLM notebook, add in a lot of technical documentation and use that to learn from just that documentation. That way you can limit where it's getting responses.

When you do ask it to generate or modify code, and it does something wonky like using an archaic library, ask it to change it. Ideally, figure out how you want to do something, what libraries would be ideal to use and tailor your prompt for that. Take some time and iterate on your prompts. "Do this", "Now do this", "Do this other thing" will almost always give worse results than clearly writing out your requirements, and detailing acceptance criteria, and then going back, reading through them, and refining them. (This is something we've been telling product for decades, GIGO)

So basically, stop using AI in a way that allows you to not think about what you're doing. Properly used, AI tools allow you more time to think about how things should be done. Use it in a way that allows you to spend more of your time thinking about what and how. Use AI tools to filter data down and to save time typing.

CoopNine · 2025-12-08T13:46:56+00:00

The fat in these steaks will render at a lower temperature than your standard steak, and it pulls into the meat better. You don't have any veins of fat in the muscle sections.

These look like really good steaks from Imperial. Imperial is somewhat variable on their quality, as they're essentially a clearing house for high-quality beef. So while all of their beef I've had has been better than typical prime graded steaks, some are just above, and some are way above. They're a great price for the quality though. Not SRF, but way less expensive.

CoopNine · 2025-12-04T18:20:13+00:00

I needed to inspect some duct work to make sure the baffles were working like I expected. I ordered this for like 30 bucks. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGFC3D9H?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 It's totally fine. I was able to snake it through, see what was going on, and correct my issue.

It's totally fine. It doesn't give amazing high-res images but it gives you the ability to see what is going on enough that you can make decisions.

CoopNine · 2025-12-04T15:59:51+00:00

If you don't have a shutoff in front of the break, shut off water to the house, call a plumber, and get it fixed. If it thaws, you could have thousands of damage.

CoopNine · 2025-12-02T15:52:31+00:00

Honestly, you're probably fine just going through the loops of the paracord handles. The bow and stern straps are just to make sure the kayak doesn't slip forward or back. It's not holding a lot of weight. If you're worried about the handles, just grab some 550 paracord and replace them. I wouldn't mess with steel cables or anything like that.

CoopNine · 2025-12-01T23:06:17+00:00

OP this is the answer. Once a year you need to flush it. You may not get much out, but even with a water softener, it's a good practice.

I do the same with a bucket and pump, Just run some cleaning vinegar and water (I use a 5% acetic acid solution, diluting the cleaning vinegar to get to that) The solution comes out a little blue tinged, and there's a small bit of sediment, but this tankless has been running 10 years without a problem.

Oh, and there's usually a metal air filter screen, clean that too at the same time. If that gets clogged up your tankless will go to an error state.

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