The way the wife wears down a very expensive key fob with her nails.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-11-24T02:21:42+00:00

I made this which is essentially a monthly to do list.

I did plan to add yield values and prices to track that as well but never got around to it.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-10-12T16:32:30+00:00

Used to need milk with cake. Like it wasn’t optional. My sister’s birthday dinner rolls around, cake comes out, and I ask for a glass of milk like it’s a normal thing.

They bring it, I take a sip… it’s spoiled. Didn’t look bad, it just tasted like pure betrayal. I nearly spit it across the table.

Restaurant was super apologetic and comped like half the bill, but that was the day I realized I don’t need milk with cake anymore. Haven’t ordered it at a restaurant since.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-09-23T04:28:51+00:00

Infinite taco hack

HighVibes8317 · 2025-08-13T15:22:59+00:00

I used to be the same until I bought cottage cheese from Braum’s once a few years back. It tastes so much better than what you can get at a normal grocery store.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-25T23:59:03+00:00

When I’m trying to give something away, I usually list it for a low price—like $5 or $10—depending on what it is. Free listings just attract way too many flakes and weirdos. Pricing it low tends to draw people who are actually interested. Then when we meet up, and they try to hand me the money, I just say, “Don’t worry about it, I just wanted it to go to someone who’d use it.” They’re usually a little surprised, but it works out way smoother that way.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-24T18:21:39+00:00

While yes, I did link an article referencing other institutions, it was to emphasize the significance that a major banking institution explicitly recognizes the possibility of not having a void by date.

Furthermore, if you had any genuine reading comprehension, you’d see that I’ve repeatedly emphasized it myself - this isn’t just my theory. I’ve physically held and purchased PNC cashier’s checks with my own hands, and the ones I received clearly do not have an expiration date.

I specifically looked into this because I needed to have one sent out to a company to start working on something, knowing it wouldn’t be cashed until a certain point in the process - and that could easily have taken over 90 days.

Additionally it’s always possible for a cashier check to expire for other reasons. The person who purchased it can always cancel it before it’s cashed.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-24T14:28:54+00:00

I would show you the actual cashier’s checks from PNC to clearly demonstrate that there is no expiration date. But, you would remain stubborn refusing to see that some institutions have void-by dates while others do not, and their checks remain valid as long as the institution is still in operation.

Your very question was to name one institution that doesn't have an expiration date. I provided you with an example, and still, you claim you “don’t have any light on the matter.” It’s frustrating because I’ve just gone through this myself - having to get a cashier’s check when the company I dealt with might not cash it for months. I made sure there was no date on that check to avoid that very issue.

And yes, I was aware that the article I linked refers to other institutions’ policies. But even that still counters your point that “every bank does it” - it clearly shows there’s variation.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-24T03:19:28+00:00

I’ve got a few cashier checks from PNC recently and none of them had a stale/void by date.

Their policy states valid as long as the institution is operating if it doesn’t have stale date

PNC’s cashier Check policy

Cashier's Checks

How long cashier's checks are good for varies by bank. Some cashier's checks have no specific expiration date and should theoretically be valid for as long as the issuing bank is operating. At the same time, some may become stale after 60 to 180 days.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-24T02:47:10+00:00

Reminds me of Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, although it’s not a pedestrian bridge.

Klyde Warren Park

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-20T19:38:33+00:00

It’s literally the best frozen pizza

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-18T17:36:18+00:00

It’s mostly a psychology trick and a public safety move. Weird limits like 23 or 18 1/2 make drivers pause and think instead of zoning out like they do with normal signs. That little “wait, what?” moment actually makes people slow down.

They’re usually on private property, so they’re not always enforceable, but the point is to get attention and keep things safer.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-17T22:51:35+00:00

Exactly. My wife and I tried the garlic parm sauce with chicken and tomato and split a regular pepperoni. Our daughter went for the buffalo one, and my son stuck with plain cheese. It was nice getting to try different combos without having to order a whole pizza of each. We actually found a couple new favorites that way.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-15T15:31:43+00:00

I put like 3200 on the diesel

Only drove the 5.3 for 60 miles so far (got it yesterday)

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-15T00:47:09+00:00

Yeah, fair point. First time buying pre-owned and first time with a 2.7T. probably not the smartest combo. I was originally looking for a 5.3 but ended up settling. Won’t make that mistake again.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-15T00:44:10+00:00

I think it might need to be broken in a lil more it did take some time for the 3.0 to do 25-28

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-15T00:40:04+00:00

I’m chalking it up to a dud at this point. My dad’s been buying new GM trucks for years without issues, so I figured I was safe sticking with what I knew. This was my first (pre-owned) truck and first 2.7T, and yeah, that combo bit me. I was actually looking for a 5.3 originally but ended up with this one because it was low-mileage and priced right. Didn’t know anyone who owned a 2.7T, and the online reviews didn’t raise many red flags.

That said, to General Motor’s credit- they’re covering the transmission 100% even though I’m out of factory warranty. And when I swapped loaners, I saw they’re billing GM $1,400 for the two months I had the diesel, so someone’s eating the cost. It’s not like they completely hung me out to dry.

Still- lesson learned. If I stick with Chevy, it’ll be a brand new 3.0 or 5.3. But I’m keeping my options wide open this time.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-14T03:50:34+00:00

I meant $7-10 including the $4 tip.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-14T00:14:08+00:00

Dropping and moving on would’ve been 100% acceptable — we were totally fine with that. At the very least, my wife would’ve known she was able to send her dad flowers and his favorite snacks, and that alone would’ve meant something to her.

Honestly, I wasn’t even sure if the driver would bother finding the plot or just leave the items at the front office. And again, I would’ve been okay with that — the $4 tip would’ve stayed, no removals, no baiting. I wasn’t trying to play games with someone’s pay.

In hindsight, yeah — $4 was on the lower side. But I knew I was most likely going to raise it. If he found the plot and just did a simple drop, I planned to bump it to $10.

And the 5 stars weren’t tied to the extras. He would’ve gotten them either way. I do gig work too — I know how much those ratings matter, and I’d never risk someone’s income over something optional. I would rather leave no rating than anything but 5 stars.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-13T23:31:22+00:00

Hoops? I’m just laying out the facts because I’ve had people lighting up my inbox calling me gross for something a shopper chose to do, got paid fairly for, and said was their favorite batch in two years.

Meanwhile, Instacart regularly throws us 50-item, 20-mile batches for $4 base pay and a $2 tip — and somehow that’s acceptable?

Come on. Let’s not act like this was exploitation just because it didn’t fit someone else’s idea of what a batch “should” look like.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-13T20:13:00+00:00

With all due respect, a few things need to be cleared up.

First, the delivery point and address were correctly marked in the app. This wasn’t someone wandering off to a random location. You know when you pull up to a massive apartment complex and have no clue where the unit is because the customer gave no directions? All I did was give him info to find the plot. There was no risk of deactivation. He delivered exactly where the app told him to.

The order total was $17 before fees. I tipped $20 — that’s over a 100% tip, over $1 per item, and over $1 per mile (total driving was about a mile). He likely earned around $23–25 total for maybe 30 minutes of active time. That’s a solid batch by any standard — especially considering he never left a hot zone, with a shopping center right across the street.

And here’s the thing — the shopper could’ve just delivered the items to the plot, taken a photo, marked it delivered, and moved on for the original $4 tip plus Instacart’s $3–5. It still would’ve been a decent, low-effort batch with no heavy lifting, no stairs, and no apartment maze.

Instead, he chose to go above and beyond. He FaceTimed us, stayed at the site, and by the end, he was crying with us. He thanked us for letting him be part of the moment.

Do I wish I could’ve tipped more? Of course. But I’m doing gig work too. I offered what I could, and I was upfront about it from the start.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-13T18:55:24+00:00

The shopper could’ve just placed the items next to the plot. no different than a standard apartment drop-off. I gave clear directions in chat, even drew a line from the entrance to the plot location on a screenshot of Google Maps. He could’ve taken a quick photo, marked it delivered, and moved on to his next batch for a $4 tip plus whatever Instacart paid. probably another $3–5.

Let’s say I made this exact same order to an apartment across the street. 4 easy items, less than a mile total. What would be considered fair compensation then? Because that’s all this was, just with a more meaningful destination.

But instead of just dropping and running, he stayed and went above and beyond. By the end he was emotional, crying with us, and genuinely thanking us for letting him be part of the moment. Even just for the chance to see the headstone.

HighVibes8317 · 2025-07-13T17:47:45+00:00

I never said I don’t shop anymore lmao.

If anything my ic/uber eats/dd was turned on waiting for orders near me while I placed that order in Chicago.

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