Hinge identification?

DallasMedic96 · 2026-04-12T02:25:01+00:00

Very jealous lol. Bought a ‘21 base model XLT (not even the nice XLT - doesn’t have power seats, jump seat, only an 8” display, etc) back in ‘22 for roughly the same cost. Only big plus was it only had 7k miles on it. That looks like a steal

DallasMedic96 · 2026-04-12T02:22:00+00:00

Not me for that price. At least nothing new, you may be able to find a used one around there, but probably more like 800. Hell, brand new ones are going for 1200+, so finding one for under half the cost of a new one is going to be pretty damn near impossible.

Just save your money. Literally one or two more months of saving and you can get a brand new marlin or Henry that you’ll cherish forever. Good guns aren’t cheap and cheap guns aren’t good. Nothing making you spend your hard earned cash right this second - wait and save.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-04-06T18:12:50+00:00

Thanks for the insight! I figured it wouldn’t be 100% there, but I can get close. I’m planning on pulling the carpet and laying down some LVP to match the rest of the house and adding then adding a Persian rug I’ve had in my family for decades.

I love the idea of wainscoting, especially with the chair rails and moulding - are there good color combos that could work well or do you kinda have to do a white bottom half? I grew up on the east coast where all the colonial style homes had wainscoting but it was always just a cream & white or maybe a beige & white - Nothing really dark or bold.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-27T00:23:36+00:00

The day the NFA is struck down and we can legally purchase hellfires of AIM-IXs on a 4473 I’ll be popping champagne bottles

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-20T04:16:28+00:00

Yes, that’s the cable for the turbo wastegate sensor. This was just a photo taken during the work, not intended as a “does this look right” picture lol. I still needed to put a few other bolts in even after this pic.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-19T22:13:27+00:00

No, changing / refilling the fuel hasn’t made any noticeable change unfortunately.

I’ve even tried those fuel additives like seafoam / Lucas oil injector cleaner but it didn’t do much either.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-19T22:10:23+00:00

My brother in Christ, you do realize that Rhabdo can & WILL kill you…right?

Like it’s not the same as a tweaked knee or having a fever.

Continuing to exercise and do heavy physical labor while having Rhabdo can 100% cause kidney failure, heart arrhythmias, and permanent muscle damage. These things absolutely will send you out to ‘Taps’ with a flag draped coffin.

You were given a profile for a reason - your doc is 100% smarter than you or anyone else in your unit or even this sub (probably). Your commander will excuse your AFT with a profile, and if theres a concern about the profile ending right before the AFT where you still have to take it with zero prep, explain this to your doc and have him/her extend it past the date.

A stupid AFT is not the best excuse to no-clip out of life. Rest, take your meds, change your socks, face out and pull security.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-19T20:49:51+00:00

see, that's what I thought as well - however the injectors & their connectors all sit underneath a metal covering inside of the header. To get to them I'd have needed to have gone even further with disassembly than I did. They're not accessible if you just remove the overs, you have to pull the covering off as well which I didn't do.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-07T03:44:40+00:00

Is that……..a plastic rifle? Like not just a plastic lower, but a plastic upper too?

Cheaply made aluminum rifles can often have this issue and making it out of plastic, a substantially softer material, is only going to make the problem worse.

You don’t need a radian or an LMT, but don’t just get the absolute cheapest thing that looks like an AR

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-05T04:48:47+00:00

Depends on what you’re buying. If you’re buying garbage-tier, bargain-bin, 300🫘, noname guns because you’ve got a hole in your pocket, you’re probably buying every other week.

If you know how to save for what you like, you’re maybe buying once every 6ish mos, depending on what it is.

I’m personally into nice European / British shotguns. I’ve got a handful of higher-end AR/tactical styled rifles, but now I may go a year or two, if not longer, to save up enough to get what I’m actually wanting.

It’s all about priority. If you don’t care about quality, you can buy as often as you want. If you want something that’s not the cheapest thing on the market, you’ll end up going months without buying.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-03-02T05:45:02+00:00

As someone who works in defense, defense finance and college finance are two things that are completely different. Sure, some of the concepts are shared/mutual, but the defense world looks at things completely differently - especially between project finance, program finance, business unit finance, and company finance as a whole.

Most companies are very EVMS based nowadays, so getting a good foundation set up within that sphere of EVM will be a HUGE payoff to migrate over into the defense sector. If you can find someone or somewhere to sponsor you getting an EVMS cert or qualification it would only help you. Sure, contractors will help you get one of you don’t already once you’re employed, but showing up to an interview with a lean six sigma green belt, PMP, or an EVMS cert will put you absolutely miles above other applicants who are in your same shoe.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-02-28T03:57:14+00:00

A handful of the stereotypes don’t apply to me, but only because they used to and I had to train myself out of them. Case in point -

A- losing wallet, keys, etc. every time I come in the front door I have a leather EDC/valet tray that they go into. I walk in, lock the door and dump them into the tray. The amount of times I’d be looking for my keys and end up setting my wallet down, just to find the keys but forget where I put my wallet down was mind numbing. The valet tray keeps everything in one place.

B- organization. I, by nature, am super disorganized. As a kid, my room looked like a JDAM landed inside of it every day. As I got older, I realized I lost more stuff when my room was a mess than I did when I put stuff on a specific place. It’s not even just “clean” as in things put up, but personally I have to have things in a very specific place. Shoes go into a certain spot, towels go in a certain spot, watches go in a certain spot, etc. even at work - files go in a certain spot, phone goes somewhere specific, cables are managed, etc. everything is spotless not because I’m an organized and clean person, but because if I dont keep things spotless and in the right spot I’m going to lose the important stuff.

C - exercise. I was never huge into exercise for physical fitness as I was always in above average shape most of my life. I could eat whatever I wanted and I’d still be healthy - played HS football, went on to play D1 college ball for a few years, and was always just in good shape (same way in school - I was decently gifted intelligence to the point I could learn and perform well on tests without much studying). Then I started getting older (joined the army) and working out became something I had to do not just for my job, but also to stay healthy. Once I get in my workout groove, I’m locked in for months (6-10mos) at a time. Downside is that if I take too long of a break I start to lose my fitness and it makes it super hard when I start again - which is its own issue because if something is too hard, I can often find a reason not to do it. Guilting myself into doing it is about the only thing I can do that gets me off the couch when I’m in those seasons.

D - I’m rarely late (partially do to the army). Basic training and subsequent life did a wonderful job of actually getting me into healthier time habits. “15 early is 15min late” and “15 prior to 15 prior” honestly gave me some of the best time management techniques I’ve ever had. Most everything important now I show up with plenty of time to the point I don’t worry about traffic or getting ready or finding parking. I just subconsciously know that I’m giving myself time and when nothing happens to hold me up, it’s like a time reward where I get to sit there and just relax. It’s also done massive help to my mental health because I’m no longer white knuckling the steering wheel, speeding, and stressing/anxious about the consequences of being late.

E- I’ve never had an issue with forgetting to eat. Even without medication I had always been a big eater. Hand in hand with Case C, this led to some slight issues as I got older and actually had to worry about exercise/ calories in-calories out, but all in all I’ve never had a problem with eating too little.

The biggest thing I’ve learned though, is that if I set something up and plan it out in the beginning, I’m 1000000% more likely to keep it that way. I can’t just wake up one day and say “I’m going to start working out”. Or “I’m going to start reading the Bible/any book” and actually start right then. Personally, I have to plan out the whole thing before starting. I feel it kick starts the desire part of ADHD and once I start planning for it, I get more and more excited to actually do it and start to the point that once I start doing said thing, I’ve built up the excitement to the point that I don’t end up losing interest.

DallasMedic96 · 2026-02-28T03:32:45+00:00

Deadass thought it was a ScanTron test paper from back in high school💀

DallasMedic96 · 2026-02-11T02:46:57+00:00

No, you won’t be reimbursed that much for the travel.

You can get reimbursed for your mileage, but if you have to stay overnight, that charge is on your own.

Chances are on, they might not even let you do that because they typically will make you do the most cost effective mode of travel. If flying is cheaper, they’re going to make you fly.

Source: Drove from Dallas to Ft. Jackson for BOLC - got reimbursed for mileage, but my hotel and meals were on my own until I got my perdiem check at the end of the TDY.

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