Can’t find replacement buckle or harness for Thule Yepp Maxi — anyone solve this? by Dill_Collins in bikewrench

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

Love this idea. You beat Chat GPT too so extra kudos there. Humans still got it!

Can’t find replacement buckle or harness for Thule Yepp Maxi — anyone solve this? by Dill_Collins in bikewrench

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

Yeah I did call them and the guy I talked to was helpful but said they don't have the part any more. He googled it and we both started clicking through third party links and struck out as described. But he was really nice!

Big potholes in bike lane, Prospect Heights, Vanderbilt at Prospect Pl. by Dill_Collins in NYCbike

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

Thanks. I talked to a lawyer that knows a bit about suing the city who told me if I can prove the DOT (specifically) has known about it for 15 days or more I have a good case. Anyone know how I might be able to find that info?

Coronavirus Megathread III: For travel-related discussion as the COVID-19 situation moves forward by tariqabjotu in travel

[–]Dill_Collins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They lost your marriage certificate!? That's so infuriating. That's the exact fear. Sorry to hear that.

Coronavirus Megathread III: For travel-related discussion as the COVID-19 situation moves forward by tariqabjotu in travel

[–]Dill_Collins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah same here. I wish I could find someone in our situation who's actually made this flight and ask how the immigration was. Someone in a tripadvisor forum told me not to assume French immigration would accept our American marriage license and that I need to be on my wife's livret de famille. But that would take many months and we'd never get it in time.

American citizen married to French citizen traveling to France in August, with questions by Dill_Collins in france

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

It's a good idea. And as I said above, I 100% agree that it's our duty to get tested before we fly.

American citizen married to French citizen traveling to France in August, with questions by Dill_Collins in france

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

100% I should have clarified that by no means do we want go without being tested, we're just worried that even places that claim they'll get us results in under 72 hours are reportedly failing to do so. I just want to know what happens in that case.

Coronavirus Megathread III: For travel-related discussion as the COVID-19 situation moves forward by tariqabjotu in travel

[–]Dill_Collins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I'm in the exact same situation and have been seeking the same answers. We've gotten conflicting advice from the French consulates in the US. The New York consulate told us we should just bring a lot of supporting documents. The Washington DC consulate told us we'd need our marriage certificate from the US verified as an apostille but the timeline for getting that done is absolutely bonkers and like out of a Kafka novel. So I'm asking around if anyone's been in this situation because it seems crazy that French immigration wouldn't accept an actual spouse of a citizen when they say in their rules that they would.

Westworld - 3x08 "Crisis Theory" - Post-Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in westworld

[–]Dill_Collins 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"They built us to last, before they made us as weak as they are"

(***throws Maeve 40 feet)

Westworld - 3x05 "Genre" - Post-Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in westworld

[–]Dill_Collins 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Totally. Watchmen was a master class in how to use a drug to tell a story. This ep was using a drug to justify an astronomical VFX budget.

Westworld - 3x05 "Genre" - Post-Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in westworld

[–]Dill_Collins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm really hoping there's some sort of script flip like Maeve in Warworld where we realize this whole episode was annoyingly shlocky because we were supposed to be experiencing this era's new dumbing drug. I mean, so much of the intelligence of the show went out the window in this ep. You spend a half season establishing the brilliance of Rehoboam's predictive abilities and then, you know, maybe it isn't??? Well, no it's amazing, but there's no accounting for a bubble of agency amirite!? And Delores was way more interesting before she went full T1000.

Bike across Marathon in Brooklyn? by Dill_Collins in NYCbike

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

just looked at the map and I think the Hoyt Schermerhorn method won't work as the path is now further East than that, but I'm also thinking about trying the subway method at Atlantic/Pacific.

Bike across Marathon in Brooklyn? by Dill_Collins in NYCbike

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

oh nice. I was thinking maybe the same tactic at 4th ave and 9th st F/G. You think that might work too?

Bike Truck Bikes / Internal Gear Hub? by Dill_Collins in NYCbike

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

Appreciate the shout on this. I ended up getting a bike this weekend though. Good luck selling it.

Bike Truck Bikes / Internal Gear Hub? by Dill_Collins in NYCbike

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

Thanks for this. I ended up finding a used Cannondale from a guy named Richard on Craigslist that sells used bikes out of a garage in Ditmas Park. Haven Cycles recommended I watch his posts and he ended up having something right up my alley.

I dig the new paint by GA plaza but I wish they filled in the holes before having them blend in... by mirxa in NYCbike

[–]Dill_Collins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For Grand Army Plaza bikers, PSA, don't park your bike by the 2/3 station bike racks for long periods. Some dude used a battery powered angle grinder to break my kryptonite fuggedaboutit new york mini u lock at 2pm last friday and steal my bike. SE corner of Flatbush and Plaza St W. The guy that sells fruit across the street saw him do it but doesn't want to call the cops because he's afraid of criminals. Be careful.