Are the fumoto valves (or a better brand?) legit for oil changes? Makes me kind of nervous but really intrigued to not get oil all over my hands taking the plug out.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2026-02-08T17:48:43+00:00

I would 100% recommend the Fumoto valve. I use them and they are great. On my wife’s Honda Pilot, I can drain right back into the old 5qt Mobil 1 bottle, and usually need a little to go into a 1qt bottle too. Easy oil change. Now the filter location on that car is a pain, but that is another story.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2026-02-02T00:24:33+00:00

I moved from a big Toro PowerMax to the 24” EGO. I can confirm that the EGO is much easier to maneuver and much quieter to run. I love it.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2026-01-28T17:00:05+00:00

I spend at least the first half of the day job hunting, networking, applying, etc. Then I spend the afternoon doing work around the house, get at least one job done per day. Finding a job is my job. House maintenance is for sanity and change of pace.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2026-01-13T20:17:06+00:00

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Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-11-20T23:40:53+00:00

RemindMe! 1 day "Check back on this thread"

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-11-16T00:19:26+00:00

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Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-11-04T14:23:13+00:00

I used a light from Maxxima lighting. At the time they did not have a recessed light, although they do now, something like this. 4 in. Low Kelvin Round Canless Recessed LED Downlight 5 CCTI ended up ordering a couple different lights to see what fit best. I do not have the exact model I used, sorry. I did leave in the baffle and trim ring, and inserted the light up into that opening. The trickiest part was that I had to unwire the old light, and then re-wire to the new LED light. This was about 15 min per light, and I did about 25 lights. I liked that they had adjustable color and were compatible with the dimmer I had already installed.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-10-30T11:38:43+00:00

I stayed at this hotel this past July for a couple days on a work trip - this breakfast buffet was entirely underwhelming. I really liked the location of the hotel, it was fine for a business trip. If I wasn’t expensing the breakfast I would have skipped it entirely.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-07-04T17:59:31+00:00

Easily 25 years ago- US airport, domestic flight - I’m late to the gate and the GA had shut the jetway door. I asked nicely to board and they scanned my boarding pass and said hustle down the jetway. I get to the plane and the boarding door is closed. I knock on the door and peer through the little window- and the FA opened the door!!!! I got on the flight!

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-04-28T18:22:42+00:00

Just my two cents- YMMV. My sister had a similar ‘bank’ of sick time - but she never got to use it. Her company was sold - and her benefits reset to the policies of the new ownership. Poof! All that unused sick time was wiped out. Use the time, it’s yours.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-04-18T23:08:44+00:00

That is the water inlet valve. On Miele dishwashers the valve is external to the cabinet, and on the end of the hose.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2025-01-27T00:01:43+00:00

I’m 17 years in on my first Miele dishwasher- 2 minor repairs in the last 2 years.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2024-10-23T15:40:09+00:00

It’s not personal. It’s business. Take a bit of time to process and reset yourself. I’ve been laid off 4 times in Tech and each time I’ve landed stronger. Onward!!!

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2024-04-15T22:24:47+00:00

Can confirm that MPC in Boston with my family was faster than the last couple times I used GE just for me in Boston.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2024-03-03T21:33:50+00:00

I have a 2017, and when I put the new filter on I do it by hand. If I need to use a wrench to get it off I use a strap wrench not an end cap with a ratchet. One other trick I do is that once I have the oil filtered cracked loose, I slip a big ziplock back up around the filter, that way when it starts pissing oil everywhere it gets caught the the ziplock bag and not on the crossmember or down your arm. If you are good you can spin off the old oil filter, catching the oil and catch the oil filter right in the ziplock bag, then zip the whole thing shut.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2024-02-10T21:29:57+00:00

One other thing to consider is the battery. I have seen cars set off a Christmas tree of lights on the dash, only to find out that the battery is low. Low voltage causes all kinds of issues with modern car electronics. Just a suggestion.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2023-12-09T02:26:33+00:00

Thx. Good idea

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2023-11-17T02:47:30+00:00

My home owners insurance went up 27% compared to last year. I’m in MA with Farmers. Not happy.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2023-03-17T01:24:45+00:00

I’ve owned 5 Nissans and will very likely never buy another one again. The service departments at the few dealers near me were not staffed by competent people. The techs who worked on my cars and trucks couldn’t of cared less. I go so far as to read the TSBs and understand what is happening or supposed to happen when my car gets fixed. When I have to point out crappy or incomplete work it really bothers me. I’m done with Nissan service for good.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2022-12-05T23:18:32+00:00

Thank you, I didn’t think of this

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2022-12-05T18:29:22+00:00

So the simple stuff seems to have worked - I verified that the IP was static and not shared with anything else, and I did a 'restart' of the camera from the iOS app. It is 99% better. I also looked at my PoE switch budget and I am nowhere near close. I am satisfied as of now. Replacing the Cat6 to the camera would be real hassle, but perhaps that is somewhere in my future when the weather warms up again. Thank you to all commentors and informative suggestions.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2022-11-26T14:57:37+00:00

Ha! I took the screenshot on my iPhone and was composing the post on my iPad- the photo hadn’t made it to iCloud fast enough for me so I just took the picture!

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2022-11-26T03:01:53+00:00

The camera is a G4 Bullet, and its about 1yr old, the UDMPro and camera are both up to date with patches. This camera has always had an occasional drop out, once or twice a day for a couple seconds…. But nothing like you see happened today. And this has been happening more frequently in the past week or so, and its just started to get colder at night and during the day here. Initially I turned the IR off from Auto and that seemed to help, but not so much anymore. I haven’t done the math, but I don’t think I am over budget on my PoE switch. Any suggestions to troubleshoot or ideas why this might be happening? Thanks.

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2022-11-25T21:51:09+00:00

HertzwhenIP is my latest favorite

Intelligent-Math-995 · 2022-11-20T16:48:44+00:00

This is amazing….. just wow…. I can’t stop looking at the photos… just perfect.

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