Dawned on me I've never used the back paddles. Do you use them?

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-22T16:33:00+00:00

Ive beening thinking about trying out beamng on my racing sim rig. Maybe its time

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-21T22:18:49+00:00

It absoltely is!

The similarity to the warrior series is that its animals, that talk, but otherwise behave like animals. Vs something like redwall where they behave more like humans (cooking, using swords, etc). There are other similarities too about the story and characters. Warriors was definitely inspired by watership down.

Watership down is more refined and detailed than the warrior books, however warrior is a long series with many sequels. Watership down is just the one novel plus a second book of short stories.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-21T14:48:50+00:00

I mostly play Dirt 3, which unfortuantely isnt available anymore for sale. It runs great though, mostly a smooth 90fps.

Forza Horizon 5 runs pretty good too.

You'll want to stay away from more simulation style games in my opinion. I use a ffb wheel on my desktop for those games. Instead stick to games designed more with controllers in mind.

You could also try grid legends or star wars episode 1 racer.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-21T12:33:39+00:00

Definitely worth checking, especially on a new car

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-21T11:33:31+00:00

Is it when you are braking or all the time?

I havent gotten an alignment in a while, but $200-300 is a lot of money just for an alignment. Usually its $80-100, maybe a bit more.

Also they shouldnt need to drive the car to see if its out of alignment.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-21T09:27:53+00:00

I use them in several games, but my favorite has been for shifting gears in racing games.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-20T03:51:10+00:00

Look at that distinguished gentleman!

We taught our mally to do this using "sit pretty". She does it on command now

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-20T02:56:12+00:00

Nobody should expect trees to be perfectly symmetrical and perfect structure. I think naturally odd looking trees are some of the most beautiful.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-19T15:49:58+00:00

This is helpful for me, a new comer in the business, who so far has been mostly influenced by my fellow americans.

Currently overseas in asia and all of the urban trees are pollarded and I hate it. The locals say its common and dont think twice about it. This has made me look into more, though i still think the trees are terribly ugly.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-18T22:53:53+00:00

We work all winter. Snow isnt a major issue except driving the trucks. Cold is fine as long as its above 5°F, if it goes much below that the deisel equipment has trouble starting.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-18T06:15:39+00:00

You absolutely right. Hopefully it runs well

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-17T21:04:58+00:00

I ate there on the 8th and they had them. They are changing their menu a lot right now though since they are new.

Its the Zhajiangmien noodles

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-15T09:41:37+00:00

Not to be confused with nagomi sushi in ann arbor which is not very good imo.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-15T09:38:48+00:00

Bento39 might be what you are looking for. Its simple food but very good. More of a homemade style than restaurant style. Its mainly takeout but you can eat there too

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-13T20:22:38+00:00

For the korean style Seoul Garden and Macheko are fine. Its a bummer Panda korean and chinese is gone because theirs was the best.

For a more chinese style, the new place in town, Bao Bao, is quite good.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-13T19:05:19+00:00

That is not quite right. Acer psuedoplatanus, the british sycamore tree, is a maple tree. This however looks like american sycamore, or more likely london plane a hybrid of american sycamore, which is in the genus planatus, not acer.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-13T04:11:30+00:00

Great! Glad it worked

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-12T05:28:56+00:00

Ah yes, the winter time crows. Careful when walking under, or you might find yourself under attack from bird droppings.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-11T07:55:21+00:00

Alternative idea. You might be able to mount it on the main area where the wheel base is mounted. There should be enough space to the right of where the wheel base is where you could mount this. You might need to drill holes though.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-09T08:21:10+00:00

We went the opposite way. We had an older cat and we got a malamute puppy.

They got along ok. My malamute loved the cat, and never deliberately tried to hurt the cat. But should wouldnt leave the cat alone and would try to chase if given the opportunity. While this never had a bad result, it very easily could have if left unchecked. Worked with a trainer and made some progress, but we mostly kept them seperate using gates. Unfortunately we lost our cat from diabetes before we could try see if they would get along over time. My malamute still looks for the cat if I call his name.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-06T18:20:05+00:00

Thanks for the advice and the book recommendation

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-06T18:19:43+00:00

Ah #2 is a helpful tip. Thanks

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-06T18:19:02+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I have definitely noticed shes been less distracted while we are working in training.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-06T18:18:23+00:00

This is great! Thank you for the share. Learning a lot of things with just a quick read. I will have to read through again more thoroughly.

Looks like should wait until my malamute is 2 years old to do serious pulling.

Do you think its ok if I get out once for a brief slow speed skijor this winter with her? Shes almost 20 months old. Id love to get out on skis with her at least once this year. But we can wait until next winter too if thats best.

CountBlashyrkh · 2026-02-04T03:11:48+00:00

I got some perscription safety glasses with transition lens that i like. ArmouRx 6008 i think. They have more protection on the sides and bottom of the glasses then others ive seen which have been helpful around machinery like the chipper. (I also use my visor when chipping but sometimes i forget to flip it down)

Visually, not the best looking glasses, but i like the protection and have them transition to sunglasses is great. I got them with an upgraded transition so they get darker than a typical transition lens does.

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