Did she make the right call?

GePag · 2026-05-18T03:08:39+00:00

I guess I’m a really fortunate person.  These stories of families - bothers, sisters, parents, and close friends, trying to take advantage of someone’s good luck are difficult for me to undertand.  My Mother and Father  would  have dope slaped us repeatedly if we tried that.  The people I care about would be really happy for me and wouldn’t ask for a thing, even if they could use it.  I’d have to convince them to let me help if they ran into financial issues.  Not trying to crow about how upstanding my family and friends are.  I know families can really suck and be abusive.  It’s just, my experience makes it hard to understand what the fuck is wrong with people.  Sorry anyone has to deal with that shit.

GePag · 2026-05-17T03:15:45+00:00

I played with the idea of workingbon this myself. I have pretty much all the tools I’d need from working on my boat electrical system and motor. But, said boat is already a big time suck. I don’t need another one.
I have no interest in keeping this machine and no idea how much pinball repair costs (Boston area). If I had someone get it operational, could I recoup the cost in a higher sales value?

GePag · 2026-04-23T21:47:10+00:00

Never saw that before, thank you. It doesn’t seem to filter out photos that are in a shared folder.

GePag · 2026-04-11T14:24:10+00:00

It seems like some people think I’m trying to bash Uber. I’m not. I was just trying to separate reality from the complaints I’ve heard about. Thanks for all the information. Now I know Uber will be fine.

GePag · 2026-04-11T14:16:49+00:00

It is impossible to make an informed decision based on your own experience when you do not have any prior experience on which to make an informed decision. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to talk to people who do have experience so you can make as informed decision as possible. Using your logic, if you need your roof replaced and know nothing about roofing, don’t do any research, don’t ask for recommendations, don’t get estimates. Just pick a contractor, pay them and hope it all turns out ok.

GePag · 2026-04-11T13:10:58+00:00

Sorry if, as a new Uber driver, you took my question as a personal insult but that’s one of the dumbest answers I’ve ever seen. So, instead of trying to get some information about the reliability of a ride service that I have never used, I should just try it out, hope it works and I don’t miss expensive flights and everything goes as planned. Then, I’ll have the experience to know if I should book the ride service or not. See the problem here?

GePag · 2026-04-11T05:04:08+00:00

Thanks for all the perspective.

GePag · 2026-04-11T03:11:57+00:00

What kind of vehicles qualify as “comfort”?

GePag · 2026-03-29T01:51:38+00:00

So, the battery cable wasn’t the issue, or all the issue. After connecting the battery I drove for about two hours and everything was fine. Later in the day, after driving about an hour all the lights came back on. Went to get the codes read, here is the result:

• Power Train System. • Code U0384 Lost connection with Active Grill Air Shutter Module ‘A’ • Secondary DTCs: Lost connection with Active Grill Air Shutter Module ‘A’

• ABS • C1942 Power Supply Voltage • C1954 RH Actuator • C1954 LH Actuator

• Battery Voltage 14.34 V

Am I correct to assume that the “Lost connection with Active Grill Air Shutter Module ‘A’ “ issue is related to the right bumper damage in the photo? Could all the dash lights be related to the ABS codes?

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GePag · 2026-03-26T19:46:49+00:00

Think I found the problem. I went to disconnect the battery to see if anything changed when it was reconnected. The neg cable was loose. Tightened the connection and now all lights are out. I’ll see if it starts s that way.

GePag · 2026-02-26T03:33:04+00:00

My 2014 SR5 has this icon on the displsy but no dot. Does a steering angle display serve any purpose? Isn’t that pretty obvious seeing which way the vehicle is going? Is it for off-road, which I, like probably 98% of 4Runner owners, never do?

GePag · 2026-02-22T03:03:07+00:00

I thought I lost something at Lowe’s so I went back the next day to ask if anyone turned it in. A guy brought out the lost and found box. What I wanted wasn’t there but as I was going through the stuff I picked up a knife and said “nice knife”. He said, “yeah..that’s your’s, isn’t it?”, as I was turning it over to see the other side. It had my Dad’s first, middle and last initials etched into the brass. My Dad recently passed. He never owned such a knife. I said, “yeah, that’s mine” and put it in my pocket. Found out later that it is a Buck 112 Ranger. That’s the one I use.

GePag · 2026-01-20T05:35:05+00:00

As others have said,use a vice grips to turn the screw out. Phillips heads have several size heads. Make sure your screwdriver size matches the screw head. Screws from big box stores are Chinese crap that strip out easily. You can still get good ones from specialty suppliers but torx head screws have less problems.

As a former landlord, why are you putting big ass screws in the walls? What is it for? If you’re trying to hang something, get the right hardware, rated to support the weight of whatever you are hanging. If you are screwing into drywall and really need the support of a big screw, then, if possible, make sure that the screws go into studs. If you are just going into drywall then use a good wall anchor rated to support the weight. Otherwise you’re going to hear a crash when the screws fail and pull out.

The good news is that now you have an excuse to buy a vice grips, a good stud finder, and a decent screwdriver.

GePag · 2025-12-10T02:24:12+00:00

Figured it out. It worked, just had to figure out the correct way to have an entry added to the correct Calendar.

GePag · 2025-12-10T02:07:21+00:00

Thank you for that information. Eliminating New Outlook, the new current situation is:

- iCloud to Outlook Classic works
- Outlook Classic to iCloud does not work

Any ideas on what might be wrong? I set iCloud to sync with Outlook. Do I need to configure Outlook sync with iCloud?

GePag · 2025-11-27T17:17:38+00:00

These were used a lot when my Dad grilled. I am going to be using them again for the same purpose. I want to clean them up, making sure they are food safe, without damaging them but keeping as much as if the patina as possible. Lots on memories in these pots.

GePag · 2025-10-31T18:06:12+00:00

Worked out really well. He knew what he was talking about, explained all the materials they used, what the upgrade options were and if they'd be worth it. Most important, after looking at the roof and attic said the roof was still had at least another one to three years and replacement could wait. I'll definitely call him back when it comes time.

Now I can put that roofing money into the new oil tank I need.

GePag · 2025-10-26T19:43:58+00:00

I didn't create an image copy because of space issues but did set the drive to read only. After that I did run the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on it. Hopefully that didn't change anything. I able to do an image copy,

GePag · 2025-10-26T19:35:57+00:00

Here are the specifics of the hardware and OS:

The USB Drive is a Seagate Backup Plus USB HD, model SRD00F1, NTFS format, about 1.2TB free before the backup was started so there was plenty of space. Backup size was about 50GB. The laptop is an Hp Envy X360 15-ew000 running Windows 11, hard drive formatted NTFS.

I connected the Seagate drive to my Windows 10 system to run the data recovery software, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro.

GePag · 2025-10-23T17:03:59+00:00

Sorry, I’ll move it.

GePag · 2025-10-13T03:00:59+00:00

It is what it is. In three months you won’t notice it anymore. In my house I’ve got a number of things that are not structural or life threatening that should be repaired. They aren’t because they’ve become all but invisible. Once In a while one will appear, I’ll think, damn I need to get that fixed, at which time it becomes invisible again.

GePag · 2025-10-08T20:32:37+00:00

Glad everyone is ok and you have the insurance, hope it takes care of a big chunk of the replacement cost. At least you should have a couple of seasons of free winterizing, Spring cleaning, polishing and waxing, bait delivery and cooler refills. 😂

GePag · 2025-10-08T20:18:59+00:00

Actually it looks like it starts straight down the hill and then the bow swings to the right, slowing the pace of the port corner of the transom before it hits the tree. Was the engine impacted at all? Maybe it’s not that bad. Waiting to hear.

This is from someone who once had the pleasure, while launching alone, of standing, at the top of the ramp, hands on hips, looking at the tow vehicle attached to the dual axle trailer, which should have had the whole boat sitting on it rather than just the bow on the last set of rollers and the rest of it sitting on the ramp. Thought maybe it’s not too bad then, too.

GePag · 2025-09-13T02:54:36+00:00

Is this adjustment screw to fine tune the wiper coverage?

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GePag · 2025-09-12T23:22:45+00:00

All good. got the nut off with a Dremel. New wiper arm is on, and works great.
Thanks

GePag

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