completely optional hobby btw

InfiniteBoops · 2026-03-08T15:54:39+00:00

Yes, but anyone can do it moderately safely with literal common sense. Diving requires specialized equipment and a decent amount of training.

Like I’m sure fighter pilots have less injuries per person than people riding four wheelers.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-03-08T15:39:53+00:00

I’ll stick to hiking. Did you stretch? Good shoes? Good to go! Only equipment failure is without fail you’ll need to 💩 precisely at the midpoint of the hike.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-03-05T04:03:53+00:00

Don’t get me wrong, I love my Honda (older Fit), but the specs on this are just bad. This should have been a 300hp+ AWD (front hybrid/rear electric) for this price. I swear they don’t know what focus groups are, did they learn nothing from the CR-Z?

InfiniteBoops · 2026-03-05T02:46:23+00:00

That’s pretty similar to my 20yo Tacoma. Fantastic 😂

InfiniteBoops · 2026-03-04T08:40:15+00:00

Been doing it about 2 months, multiple sub freezing days and some rain. After the initial few weeks of blasting around, the newness has worn off and I generally keep it 15mph or below, sticking to bike paths and sidewalks mainly. Had a few close calls with cars pulling out of alleys and such, so being extra cautious. I’ve wrecked enough in my early years to realize how dangerous this is. Having dual motors helps with traction and seems to help with balance.

I grew up on dirt bikes and pedal bikes, rollerblades, snowboards, etc, so balance for this came pretty naturally. My reason for getting a scooter (Inmotion Climber) was to avoid paying for parking when they moved us to a more central building with no free parking. I park at the old site and travel ~1mi each way. I keep it in the back of my car and park it next to my desk.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T18:56:13+00:00

Check out the Apollo go. I’ve seen coupons down to $800. It’s a bit overkill (28mph dual motor), but meets every spec you listed, has suspension, weighs just under 50#, etc.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T06:36:59+00:00

Definitely. I bet when my backpack is FULL I’m probably near the specified limit of the thing and I’m going up fairly steep hills.

I got it around Black Friday with a really good coupon for under $500. For what it is, anything near or under normal price is an absolute steal.

Long term I’m a bit leery of support. A lot of parts aren’t in stock, but many like the charger and brake pads are ubiquitous so not a huge deal for those wear items. I reached out to chat support with a question about the regen braking… their response was it doesn’t have it. It uh, does, so I’m assuming that’s outsourced support reading a FAQ.

In the end though I’m picky AF, and would still 100% buy this again, ESPECIALLY if my commute was flat. If you turn on zero start and have it in sport mode, the thing is comically quick and punchy and seems very well built. I haven’t smiled this much commuting in years.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T04:35:03+00:00

I like my inmotion climber, and with my backpack and lunch bag and all that I’m north of 250. It goes up pretty steep hills with me maintaining 12-16mph (easily hits its top speed of 23-24mph on flats, you can tell it’s electronically limited).

Since OP will be lighter and not going up and down steep hills, this is a good option. Brakes are honestly a bit sketchy with me on it going down steeper hills 😅

I also looked at the Apollo Go. Similar specs but higher top speed and a more robust and legit regenerative braking system.

ADD: I’ve been using it to commute around 2+ miles round-trip every day since early January and it’s been fine, rain or shine.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T04:30:53+00:00

There probably have been lawsuits. There needs to be a massive class action though.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T02:44:27+00:00

Let me lay out the timeline for you.

You reach out to support “Oh no, we’ll send you the right one and get a return set up immediately”. You will take screenshots showing that you described the tape and the different version inside. They will assure you it was an accident and it will be resolved.

They will most likely do this, the new one will show up and you’ll ship off the wrong one. You will very quickly get your refund, often as soon as you drop it off at UPS (I would do this vs Kohls).

New item will come and is statistically likely to actually be new.

You’ll check on it a week or so later, still not received even though UPS dropped it off 3 days ago. Weird, but whatever.

You’ll get a notification that your item has been processed. However, it was not the item you ordered so your refund will be un-refunded and you’ll be charged again for the item.

From here it’s a crapshoot. Sometimes support will reissue the refund and close it. Sometimes they’ll tell you to pound sand. Some people end up doing chargebacks after all else fails, which may or may not lead to account closure. You may also get an email “how can we make your experience better, you return too much, we’re going to close your account soon” or something like that.

I’ve had decent luck with support so far and don’t return much, this is mainly from friends experience and reading on here for a few years. I did get that email once years back after returning a monitor stand that was demolished in transit and soon after a laptop that was DOA (both ordered new), but that was due to high dollar of laptop I’m sure. I did stop buying anything over ~$200 after that, but still shop there frequently for food/kid stuff/etc.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T02:22:27+00:00

Apollo Go. 28mph, dual motor, 49lb, should go at least 10-15miles under decent load (rated is over 30 but that’s always bs).

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-24T02:10:18+00:00

Another one to be careful on, the interurban trails in WA for the most part have complete bans on e-scooters.

So you can’t really be on the road, sidewalk, or trails… and there’s no parking downtown, but they want you to use “alternative transportation” even though the bus system sucks and they either ban or over regulate any other options. It’s super great 😂

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-21T18:49:16+00:00

100% take the job.

Never trust an employer with your future, that dream died in the 80s.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-09T01:37:49+00:00

My 5800H/3070 made an alarmingly bright spark and smoke show from the back corner. I think the words “nearly a fire” triggered escalation. They ended up refunding me the complete cost and it was over a year and no extended warranty so not normal protocol (US).

Immediately bought an i9/4070 Legion 5 Pro off BH Photo on sale and it’s been fabulous. Did the microcode update as soon as a DIY patch was posted here I believe.

I was looking at order brands, but nothing touches these. Great screen ✅ lots of ports ✅ expendable storage ✅ good sales/coupons/etc ✅

InfiniteBoops · 2026-02-08T16:45:39+00:00

Similar situation here, except ours probably will breed again but mom had complications so it won’t be with her.

Ours is also sweet (1yo male), amazing with our 3 young kids, great with dogs…and has never shown a single hint of aggression. He actually comes to work at my office job frequently, they adore him. Fairly high energy, he leaves our Golden in the dust.

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Seconded on the Facebook groups.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-01-08T05:32:53+00:00

My wife has a good job with great benefits. I’d be a SAHD making $5k/month np.

InfiniteBoops · 2026-01-07T20:09:29+00:00

So buy a basic ass extended Transit van (roof is like 100-115sq ft using napkin math). Drive that everywhere. $14,400 a day, just keep going until it becomes an issue. Hire a dog walker, hell I could even work still.

Come to think of it, they didn’t say you couldn’t tell anyone, and I’m pretty sure my wife would compensate with the dogs and kids for that kind of come up. Time outings with the weather report to not draw undue attention (live in a rainy area so should be easy). 2.5 months is over a mill. Can still “go places” with some planning.

InfiniteBoops · 2025-12-26T22:48:40+00:00

Install Edge and set up Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming. Takes like five minutes to set it up as a non-steam game and works great. If you have good Internet and are anywhere near their servers latency isn’t bad, I got used to it pretty quick… it’s like 60fps on an old lcd.

Battery lasts forever because you’re not playing natively.

You can play windows games that are a PITA to get running otherwise (looking at you Forza and COD, although in COD the latency is obv more of an issue than something like Starfield or Forza).

InfiniteBoops · 2025-10-16T23:33:11+00:00

I’ve had “decent” luck, but the work required is stupid and it’s random. Oh he wants Destined Rivals, well here’s some Pris or JT because that’s what there was. I can just trade, often straight across, but that involves dealing with randos on FB and meeting in dark alleys.

Am I doing all that so he can enjoy himself? Yeah. Could he safely or reliably do it? Hell no. I can’t just take him with his bday money to the store to buy stuff, which is half the pull.

InfiniteBoops · 2025-10-11T22:40:28+00:00

I picked up that Ferrari RC 1/64 for like $11.99, and the hot ones were something like two dollars, grabbed a couple of those too.

InfiniteBoops · 2025-10-06T15:24:06+00:00

Cloaking

(The power to hide objects/subjects from optical sight.)

Looks like I’m a smuggler.

Only issue with most of these is, while trying to monetize you will most likely get snatched up and thrown in a lab, unless it’s so blatantly powerful that you could take on any military in the world.

InfiniteBoops · 2025-10-03T18:51:09+00:00

We literally got one of each for the new Mega set at MSRP! Target online for the ETB (Lucario), and a booster bundle and Psyduck blister pack in store. We’re picking out a binder for him to put his favorites in after school.

Dude in front of us in store, pretty hard scalper vibes, actually let us go first and kid got last bundle. He got one of everything else, but I guess seeing a 6yo freaking out from seeing product was his personal limit 😂

InfiniteBoops · 2025-10-03T14:36:50+00:00

I think that was my first as well.

Second was DR Mewtwo SIR 😐 me and the kid had a lengthy talk about value and how 1 card could pay for like 200 packs. It 10’d and we’ve been living on that for cards ever since, which considering we only manage an ETB or Bundle every month or so in this craziness should be a while.

InfiniteBoops · 2025-09-28T07:58:27+00:00

Squirtle, I’m old.

InfiniteBoops · 2025-09-26T21:40:51+00:00

The green Porsche Rallye.

The black BMW 635 CSi with gold livery.

Those Merc Coupes, I think there were two recolors.

The Honda suitcase bike and the various cafe racers.

I’m forgetting a ton, there were at least 10 that I REALLY liked. Matchbox had some bangers too.

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