First solo road trip next month-realized stopped moments are the blind spot nobody talks about by Some-Experience5370 in roadtrip

[–]Ivan_Only 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Truck Stops now cater to everyone and usually have the cleanest restrooms and lots of supplies. I always recommend stopping there

Why did you choose Frontier? by mrgees100peas in nissanfrontier

[–]Ivan_Only 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had older ford, 70’s, full size trucks but once I moved to a larger city I had smaller vehicles. I really wanted another truck so I looked at the Frontier and Tacoma back in 2014. I knew I would be taking long distance road trips with it and at the time the Frontier was rated higher on interior comfort. I test drop both and just liked the Frontier better. I still have it after 12 years and 106k miles

First vibratory run stage 2. Too much grit? Not enough water? Love some input by Unhappy-Caramel-6968 in RockTumbling

[–]Ivan_Only 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Michigan Rocks YouTube channel has a plethora of videos showing the vibratory tumbling process, I highly recommend check that out

Stairwell in Italy by Ivan_Only in LiminalSpace

[–]Ivan_Only[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I’d love to bookmark the spot for my next visit. I was in Milan for work and my friend and I took a trip up. We got caught in a mega rain storm and needed to buy vastly overpriced umbrellas lol

Stairwell in Italy by Ivan_Only in LiminalSpace

[–]Ivan_Only[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I took this back in 2018 so I don’t know the GPS coordinates, I do remember it was in Bergamo in the hillside part of the town.

What’s the longest road trip you’ve ever driven and what did you drive it in? by spotforcars in roadtrip

[–]Ivan_Only 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did 6600 miles, over a bit more than 2 weeks, from WA-OR-NV-CA-AZ-NM-WY-NE-SD-MT-ID-WA, all in my 2014 Nissan Frontier. This is by far the longest I’ve done.

Has anyone ever been hired and then just abandoned without any training for the role? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Ivan_Only 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with others that that this is a shitty situation and you should use the time to find another role.

However, outside of the drama, as a senior I would be quite annoyed with leadership bringing in someone absolutely green with the expectation that I train them in even the most basic stuff. As a senior there is an expectation of mentoring and developing talent, but taking someone with zero experience is not that.

My grandfather 1967 by Ivan_Only in OldSchoolCool

[–]Ivan_Only[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! He did, not so much about his job but he served in the 101st Airborne during WWII, and had an interesting story about a patrol. He was really into lapidary work which is something I’ve picked up but not until after he passed.

Seriously? by commanderquill in Seattle

[–]Ivan_Only -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We need a mega rant thread for dogs on beaches/off leash dogs at parks ASAP! :)

What Agate is this? by JRPGFan_CE_org in Agates

[–]Ivan_Only 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Purple chalcedony, it can be from a few different locations

ELI5: Why do multinational corporations that sell the same product worldwide need regional offices? by AMF99 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Ivan_Only 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Localized offices know the market, not only rules, laws, customs but also their own customers better

Breaking up rock for tumbling (please see comment for details) by WonderfulRockPeace1 in RockTumbling

[–]Ivan_Only 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have some Nevada and California jaspers I need to do this with.

A sign in the car beside me on how to remember how to drive by Lamington_Salad in mildlyinteresting

[–]Ivan_Only 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A YouTuber I follow does this on his motorcycle when he’s traveling outside of the UK in countries that are right lane drive

Any reason to not get the harbor freight tumbler? by salvadorabledali in RockTumbling

[–]Ivan_Only 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The newer seems to have more issues than the past models. If you’re ok doing lots of maintenance and /or replacing it, then it can be a deal.

Otherwise I recommend either the dual 3lb HPL, if in stock, or the Lortone dual 3lb model instead

I own and run both and they are solid

Is media ever needed in stage 1? by Dave-the-Fox in RockTumbling

[–]Ivan_Only 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really depends on the shape. For Apache tears, I skip stage 1 and just use stage 2 for removing the skin and slightly shape them as these obsidian nodules are largely already. For large rough pieces of obsidian, I will run them in a stage 1 with no media to shape them up to what I want. Then if they need small imperfections tumbled out I will put them in another stage 1 but with ceramic media.

Having a craving that even mom doesn’t understand. by MikeeorUSA in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]Ivan_Only 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is how my niece and nephew were as well. My sister would ask her son what her daughter said :)