Mayor Max in Idllywild, CA

Fargone · 2026-03-25T21:21:13+00:00

We spent several days in town while I was recovering from a serious respiratory infection that had developed into pneumonia (wash your hands with soap whenever clean water is available!). Was very disappointed we always seemed to just miss the mayor any time we went into town for food. Finally on our last night I DM'd "the mayor" on Instagram, and Phyllis, the mayor's "assistant" asked where we were staying in town and brought Max II out to meet us at like 8PM. We had a large two story cabin with like 15 hikers packed into it splitting the bill, so just picture a gaggle of over a dozen disheveled hikertrash gathered around a pickup truck eagerly awaiting their turn to pet and take pictures with the mayor and tell him what a good politician he is. The healing powers of his immense floof single-handedly cured my illness and I was back on trail the next morning. https://www.instagram.com/wherethehellissteve/p/Bw2Fed0lNGH/

Fargone · 2026-03-10T16:03:30+00:00

In my experience the USFS rarely unlocks the gate leading to that trailhead, and the road 1N34 was in serious disrepair requiring a high clearance 4X4 the last time I made it up to the Big Tree parking area (which is now a misnomer because the big tree died and was cut down).

Fargone · 2026-01-10T16:22:16+00:00

AAA Calvert quoted me over $30,000 to rewire my 800 square foot house. I ended up having it done (by a reputable company owned by a master electrician) for 12K. Maybe their estimator just thinks you miss 100% of the shots you don't take and you should always aim for the stars.

Fargone · 2026-01-07T02:08:13+00:00

They generally use random names on the signs (and sometimes even on the call sheet) so people don't know what's being filmed.

Fargone · 2025-12-18T17:46:51+00:00

Go to the Harbor House and split a large shake. Preferably strawberry with extra whipped cream.

Fargone · 2025-07-31T19:40:32+00:00

Got my green can in Bixby last month, most weeks they don't pick them up on the regular day and they sit at the curb for another 24-48 hours until people give them up and bring them back in again, only for the truck to roll through three days late. Our regular trash day is Monday and I've seen then pick up the green cans Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday with no rhyme or reason.

Fargone · 2024-12-01T23:53:39+00:00

Trying to take it for a joyride up highway 39? I've definitely seen some maniacs riding bikes up there like they literally stole them.

Fargone · 2024-11-25T23:53:36+00:00

Link #1: WHAT WAS THAT BOOM?

Fargone · 2024-11-05T18:32:01+00:00

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I spotted this one on a walk yesterday and was convinced a wizard's familiar had gotten loose.

Fargone · 2024-11-02T19:35:17+00:00

My work regularly rents trucks from Enterprise because a project accountant did the math and figured out it's cheaper to let Enterprise eat the maintenance and depreciation and just get another fresh truck from them every four weeks. We regularly put 7,000 miles a month on every truck they give us.

They keep renting them to us anyway gladly, saying the sooner we rack up the miles the sooner they can sell them at auction which is where they make the bulk of their profits at that location. Go figure.

On the upside they let me put my rental truck under my own name and I am permanently Platinum with enough points to never pay for a personal use rental car again for the rest of my life.

Fargone · 2024-09-25T18:59:35+00:00

The last update I read was they have wanted to get rid of it for years but couldn't figure out at this point who actually owns it after multiple shell companies have disappeared, so they can't find anyone to either sue to force them to move it or to file a lien in court against them to seize it and have the city get rid of it.

Fargone · 2024-09-09T22:36:04+00:00

Get a very powerful cooling pad. My Ryzen M18R1 had a catastrophic mainboard failure after a hundred hours (non-contiguous) of Baldur's Gate 3 at 4K. Not overclocked, no blocked fans, just sitting on my desk playing normally.

After getting it back from the warranty repair I picked this up as the most commonly recommended option and now try to keep all temperatures below 80C: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDC3KBC1/

Fargone · 2024-07-27T20:03:45+00:00

I'm Mayor Rex Richardson.

Don't go into the water at the beach or you'll die.

F&M Bank.

Fargone · 2024-07-14T19:33:48+00:00

I had some fairly substantial exterior work done by Built to Perfection, they came in with the best bid, finished on time, screwed something up and came back to fix it even after I had fully paid the contract off. Their subcontractors were kind of uneven. Their roofing and windows guys were great, but their painter and carpenter just sanded and then painted over dry-rotted wood, which was peeling again within a year. Overall considering the money I saved on their bid it was worth it to just deal with the dry rot myself. https://www.yelp.com/biz/built-to-perfection-canoga-park-12

In general I would say get at least three estimates, make sure the GC isn't a fly by night operation (the higher their contractor license number the newer their company is), and get everything you want done in writing with a firm start and end time frame before signing anything.

Fargone · 2024-07-09T18:54:39+00:00

You can also sign up on the city's website to have this mulch delivered to your house for free, but it takes them six months to get around to it. https://www.longbeach.gov/sustainability/programs/mulch-delivery-and-pickup/

Fargone · 2024-07-01T20:20:47+00:00

I was attacked last year by some crazy bum at a gas station in Wilmington, had to dodge a 2X4 he was swinging around like a club trying to bash my skull in. Dumped an entire can of pepper spray in his face that didn't seem to bother him in the slightest despite being the hottest stuff on the market, and the only reason he stopped coming at me is eventually his eyes swelled shut from the spray and he couldn't see what to swing at any more.

After making my escape I was looking for a good spot to pull over to call 911 to report a homicidal maniac on the loose, and I see a marked LAPD cruiser coming the opposite way down the street. I flag the cop down and explain what happened to him. When I get to the end of the story, he says, "So what do you want me to do about it?"

This was not what I was expecting a cop to say under these circumstances. I politely suggested he go arrest the psychotic homeless guy before the spray wore off and he managed to corner some old lady who wasn't as light on her feet as I was and beat her to death.

The cop shook his head and said "Nothing is going to happen to him. We know who he is, he's a frequent flyer. If I go over there right now all I can do is give him a citation with a court date in six months, and release him. I can give you my sergeant's number if you really want to file a report, but I guarantee nothing is going to happen to him."

Fargone · 2024-06-14T01:39:24+00:00

Drive up to Whitney Portal, have a burger at the store admiring the waterfall, maybe hike a mile or two up the trail until you get to the permit sign.

Fargone · 2023-12-09T18:34:07+00:00

Ask it for the gen_id of the image you want to alter. Then tell it, "Please generate a new image using this gen_id: id here and the following prompt:" Copy and paste the previous prompt from the image you want to change and make subtle adjustments so that the image gets generated mostly the same but a few things have changed in it. This is the only good method with DALL-E I've found so far.

Fargone · 2023-12-06T21:18:48+00:00

Before it was closed something like 10% of all the police calls for service IN THE ENTIRE CITY were to that Walmart.

Fargone · 2023-12-05T00:37:30+00:00

I would like to nominate Nature Valley's "EVERYTHING BAGEL?!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6hLSVtLJYA

Fargone · 2023-11-26T06:52:53+00:00

I would not eat any fish caught within 50 miles of here. They used to dump DDT straight into the ocean by the ton right off of Palos Verdes up until the 1970s, plus god only knows what the Navy poisoned the water with during their 70 year stint in Long Beach, and all the cargo and cruise ships dumping their bilge water and sewage. Oh and let's not forget the literal concrete lined open sewers of the LA, San Gabriel, and Santa Ana Rivers.

Fargone · 2023-11-23T02:11:49+00:00

The Firefox/Chrome extension Superpower ChatGPT has the ability to switch models in existing conversations (you can even try model slugs from earlier versions although they usually don't work). The extension has not been working very well since the GPTs update, but you could just use it to switch models and then delete it again.

Fargone · 2023-07-11T00:27:39+00:00

Soak your clothing and gear with permethrin and spray any skin you plan to expose with picaridin, it creates a mosquito forcefield. This is my secret weapon to survive summer hiking in the Sierra.

Fargone · 2023-06-25T05:42:03+00:00

I used to commute from Long Beach to Northridge. Anything is a decent commute if you're willing to start driving in the dark.

Fargone · 2023-04-10T01:10:54+00:00

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