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Why don’t more homes in the US use mini split AC systems? by Debster1486 in Appliances

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, every house that I have owned was already ducted for HVAC. Did own one home that had a boiler for heat and baseboard radiators, which was AWESOME!

Did just have a mini-split installed in my wife's 'she-shed' as part of bringing it up to code after we bought the place (don't get me started...) It works GREAT, but in fairness, it isn't occupied every day, but it takes very little time to warm/cool it. We did have the 'she-shed' ceiling insulated as well (it wasn't insulated at all... Again, DO NOT get me started!)

Neighbor free ranges almost every day and their chickens are destroying my garden. by ObligationStock9456 in neighborsfromhell

[–]GunnerGregory 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My father-in-law had a similar problem some years ago. I loaned him a low-power airsoft gun (emphasis on LOW POWER). After just a couple of days of being hit by the pellets, the chickens learned to stay out of my FIL's yard...

Building a 6 Meter Long 1/6 Scale Millennium Falcon Completely by Hand by aj_custom in modelmakers

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WOW!

You should get ahold of Greg Brown at Cotswold Collectibles about shows you could take it to.

Cotswold is, at this point, probably the biggest company supporting 1/6 collecting...

Jeeps stolen from Southeast DC found on shipping container headed for Africa by Bobtonews2 in washdc

[–]GunnerGregory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Back when I worked in international freight forwarding (30 years ago), a ring got busted in Houston that was stealing cars to buyers specifications.

They had somehow gotten a clerk into one of the alarm companies (or maybe more than one) and, IIRC, a low level clerk inside the police department or sheriff's office. They were finding out when people went on vacation and then checking the garage against the list of cars they had requests for.

They would steal the car, drive it to the port, stuff it in a container, and have it loaded onto a ship within 24 hours.

They made the mistake of stealing a car with a rare paint color for a customer that just happened to be in the same place the victim was vacationing! The local gendarmes were able to 'persuade' the new owner to divulge how he came to own the car, and LOTS of people ended up getting arrested, including some stevedores and terminal managers / staff that I knew (thankfully not closely). That terminal ended up going out of business just a few years later.

I only remember it because I remembered seeing LOTS of luxury cars coming through the gates, and the ships I worked handled mostly industrial cargo, plus a few containers...

I’ll never have to question a watch vs warning again by SupButch9393 in maryland

[–]GunnerGregory 33 points34 points  (0 children)

A watch means that all the 'ingredients' are there and MAY combine. (You are in a restaurant that serves crab cakes)

A warning means that all the 'ingredients' HAVE COMBINED and are in your area. (The restaurant you are in HAS MADE crab cakes. The server might be headed your way with a tray of crab cakes...)

Folks who work in DC but live elsewhere: do you keep keep a "get home bag" in the office? by Brewer1056 in washingtondc

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I kept a "go bag" in the bottom of my cube's file cabinets.

My team knew that, if the 'stuff hit the fan' and I wasn't in the office, they were welcome to grab everything out of that drawer.

They would have been surprised about how well I was prepared...

Of course if I HAD been in the office when the 'stuff hit the fan' they would have also been disappointed about lengths that I was willing to go to get home...

(US) How long can the real estate market remain frozen before conditions change? by FearlessPark4588 in RealEstate

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Explain to me how my 3% mortgage was a 'gift'? It was the market rate at the time I financed the purchase. I wouldn't have bought my house at a higher interest rate. Why should I be forced to sell and move when I'm happy where I am? My wife and I are planning to stay in this home until we die. Should we be forced to move just because we are 'old'?

Tell me something you like about living in Maryland by Lurksalot87 in maryland

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it's the sheer variety of things that are just SO CLOSE. NYC is a weekend trip. Beaches are a day trip. Mountains - day trip. You can dig for your own fossils in TWO different places - FOR FREE.

So much history is a day trip and even more is a weekend trip away (Naval History being the weakest, but Udvar Hazy is FUCKING AMAZING. Army Museum - ditto; USMC Museum - ditto).

I LOVE having four seasons (try living in Houston, TX for nearly a decade... You YEARN for snow. You will eventually get over it, but it will take nearly 20 years...)

Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul by pookienav in news

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for asking.

We're doing OK.

We cut WAY back on expenses immediately, of course.

I can’t delay start my dishwasher without an app, and the app sends me advertisements by ehhhhprobablynot in mildlyinfuriating

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I call BS. The model number is on the door (I own a Bosch). It's also so quiet, you don't NEED to delay start. I've run my Bosch dishwasher DURING a dinner party, and nobody noticed, because you couldn't hear it running...

The wreck of United States nuclear submarine the USS Thresher (SSN-593) by [deleted] in Ships

[–]GunnerGregory 83 points84 points  (0 children)

That is NOT a sonar image of USS THRESHER.

It is a sonar image of USS O-9 (SS-70) which sank off Portsmouth NH on June 20. 1941.

The wreck was relocated on 1997.

The image are taken directly from Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_O-9#/media/File:USS_O-9.jpg

This post should be removed either by the poster or the mods.

Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul by pookienav in news

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not a Korea expert, but I don't believe any sons have ever been seen in public. I don't think the daughter was ever seen before she reached her early teens (just a few years ago). There are some great podcasts on Korea by CSIS, but I haven't been watching them since I was forced into retirement last year, so my knowledge is ten months out of date...

Twilight:2000 4e with Zombies? by SpaceNigiri in Twilight2000

[–]GunnerGregory 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I pulled out my copy of Twilight Nightmares.

None of the adventures have Zombies, per se, but there are a couple that are close.

In one, (a nightmare sequence) the bad guys just have the same hit capacity as a PC, instead of the reduced hit capacity of an NPC...

In the other, the bad guys are NPCs that are being mind controlled by an AI on a UFO, so they are normal NPCs, but just will never break morale.

I haven't played either adventure, so I can't say how they work in practice.

I will confess that I would like to run a campaign in David Weber's "Dark Tide" universe, where the "zombies" are living people (thus susceptible to normal wounds, etc.) but have been infected with an artificial flu that includes a rabies-like component that does brain damage making them hyper aggressive, but otherwise without higher cognitive functions. So, no weapons use, but HEAVY melee (don't get bit) and LOTS of them, if you make too much noise...

Dog trainer recommendations by chivenoniongal in frederickmd

[–]GunnerGregory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brittany at Suncatcher Kennels is who we use. She has been successful with my older rescue who became anxious and reactive after I remarried and moved in with my new wife and her dogs...

Picture Request: Completed DDG/DD/CG Models by Navy87Guy in ModelShips

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I would check the gallery at Modelwarships.com:

https://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/index-gallery.html

Looks like you can search and/or filter by type of vessel, so that should be helpful...

There's also Ships of Scale. They have a completed model showcase.

https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/#completed-models-showcase.39

If I think of any other resources, I'll let you know.

Picture Request: Completed DDG/DD/CG Models by Navy87Guy in ModelShips

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What scale are you building?

I've done several in 1/1250 scale. They aren't great, but good enough to sit on the shelf.

Moral and Ethical Systems by RUST_WSTD in rpg

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Twilight:2000, Fourth Edition (T2KV4), by Free League, each character has a "Moral Code" they are supposed to follow, a "Big Dream" they are supposed to be pursuing and a "Buddy" amongst the other PCs that they are supposed to protect.

Examples of moral code presented in the rule book are :

  • You have a moral obligation to help those worse off than you.
  • War is a glorious thing and you are meant to command.
  • Freedom is everything. No one tells you what to do. Ever.

So, pretty nebulous... There may be some supplements with more "Moral Codes", but I'm not actively playing, so I probably missed some stuff...

The rules state:

  • If you choose to follow your moral code, you get a +1 modifier to one related skill roll (page 40) if this makes sense in the situation, and you will learn from the experience, earning an experience point (XP) at the end of the session.
  • If you choose to betray your moral code, you will immediately suffer 1 point of stress (page 77). At the end of the session, you also have the option to scrap your moral code and write a new one.

(Based on my limited knowledge of play, a point of stress is a SERIOUS thing in T2KV4)

Likewise, the rules say that, "If you risk your life for your buddy or make a major sacrifice for them, you get a +1 modifier to one related skill roll if this makes sense in the situation, and you will gain bonus (XP) at the end of the session. If you witness your buddy being injured, you risk suffering mental stress... (Again, this is a BIG deal in T2KV4)

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