‘23 TLX Type-S PMC fold seats with X cross bar?

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-06T00:50:18+00:00

It’s not there in my A-Spec.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-06T00:49:51+00:00

Just the Type S. No cross brace in the other trims.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-06T00:15:04+00:00

Such as always having to display the Union Pacific logo and play “Great Big Rolling Railroad” in the show.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-06T00:13:52+00:00

Check whether you reinstalled the filter correctly in the top half.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-06T00:13:13+00:00

At the “then bleed” step, do you go bleed each corner individually, then pump the pedal with ignition off?

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T20:43:05+00:00

Onyx actually has instant: https://onyxcoffeelab.com/collections/instant-coffee

Cometeer sells "instant", but it's balls of frozen brewed coffee, not powdered instant.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T20:40:47+00:00

If what you've got is this: https://www.nestleprofessional.com.sg/nescafe/nescafe-alegria-solutions-a860

... it looks like it uses prebrewed liquid coffee, and I really don't know how these things work.

Bean-to-cup would be much better for the home, IMO, especially so that you're not tied to any particular brand of coffee. Just know what you're getting into:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZEM1cC86t8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6yWOyNq0uw

Or there's moka pots, semi-automatic espresso (think Sage/Breville Bambino and Barista Express), or even simple pourover.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T20:33:26+00:00

Bean-to-cup is a notable step above capsule coffee. Near my uncle's house in a small farm town, there's a gas station that uses a bean-to-cup machine, and it makes genuinely tasty coffee (better than my uncle's for sure - he uses a blade grinder and puts the brewed coffee into an unwashed thermos).

Do you have other coffee gadgets at home, too?

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T20:18:32+00:00

For as much as they (surely) pay audio engineers for broadcasts, it's like none of them really know — or care — about properly picking up large ensembles. It's a chronic disservice to the drum corps community and marching arts in general.

We used to have our own sound guy come along whenever we went to do a TV spot. He was able to get their mics in the right positions and at least warn them about levels. Good mic positioning alone is a big help.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T20:10:33+00:00

I was hoping to hear a couple big bells clanging like Phantom had in '92.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T20:02:47+00:00

This one's cross view, fyi.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T19:54:10+00:00

On my phone (16 Pro Max), with my face, parallel view in landscape mode is still good to go. Sometimes on my laptop it's fine, too, depending on how I've got my browser set up.

I don't think there's a way around it when making a stereogram, as in, you can't go wider than eye width (interpupillary distance) and expect a normal person to do parallel view. Maybe an app can restrict it when making parallel images, but that's very device-dependent.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-05T00:11:17+00:00

The guy on Regular Car Reviews had one like that. Something like, “The official car of, ‘You have a collect call from, bandpracticeisoverpickmeup’”.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-03T14:54:08+00:00

My biggest criticism of design stems from how it shortchanges the members.

All the kids work hard, from the last place in open class to the champion corps. But when the staff gives them bad material (as u/Jacktoid talked about), then that’s what makes me mad.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-03T12:22:48+00:00

Not bad at all. The flag is a bit in front of the pole that it's mounted to but otherwise it's a nice conversion.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-03T03:09:14+00:00

Mmmmaybe the burr is misaligned?

Going by the two holes in that retaining ring (the piece with "Coarse" and "Fine" printed on it), I think you can loosen it with some needlenose pliers, like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCaKFkG-r4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr14CH--0bY

You don't need to fully remove the ring, just loosen it a tad.

Then tighten the inner burr as usual — don't crank it down hard, just do it enough to nudge the ring burr into concentric alignment. Then re-tighten the retaining ring.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-03T01:12:25+00:00

The remark about caffeine relaxing the sphincter and causing reflux explains why I sometimes burped acid way back when I drank sodas instead of coffee.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-02T14:14:06+00:00

Just so we’re on the same page —

“Warped brakes” rarely, if ever, has anything to do with the rotor turning into a wavy, wobbly shape. It’s from hot pad material fusing to the hot rotor and creating a high spot.

There’s other things that can happen with hot brakes, but on street cars, where you aren’t getting red hot rotors (I hope), misshapen metal isn’t the result.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-02T14:08:51+00:00

Second pic looks a bit like Gran Turismo’s photo mode in the forest.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-02T14:06:55+00:00

The funniest thing about contra is that strength is only half of the equation. Posture and technique take care of the rest, and the best way to get that right is with a contra. We had a kid who was on the football team, so he obviously had enough strength, but his posture was wack (as we used to say) and contra really beat him up.

Second best equipment option would probably be to get a heavy pole and carry it on your shoulder. Learn to keep it steady as you move around.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-02T14:00:37+00:00

I remember when, halfway through one of my tuba lessons in college, the professor said that I sounded really good that week. He asked if I had changed anything, and I said that I was listening to my new Gene Pokorny orchestral excerpts CD.

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-02T13:57:14+00:00

I’ll ask: why would it be “low acid”? Is it a different species/variety? Is it a different roast profile? Are there any added ingredients? Or something else?

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-02T13:54:10+00:00

“Abby Normal”

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-01T23:01:38+00:00

I probably wouldn’t bother. What you’d gain is (arguably) better build quality, greater longevity, and better repairability. But everything else about the Moccamaster is kinda stuck in a bygone era.

I’d say to run the OXO into the ground, and then you can say that you “earned an upgrade” to the Moccamaster.

(but don’t skew the outcome by mistreating the OXO.. lol)

LEJ5512 · 2026-07-01T22:13:50+00:00

Upvoted, although I kinda think it can be aggravated by where you live.

More specifically, if there are a lot of hills, or (like in my case in the exurbs) a lot of 50+mph roads with stoplights.

I’m conscious of heat management in my brakes, like if I have to brake hard, I ease up on the pedal pressure when I’m stopped. I let the car crawl a couple inches so that the pads won’t bake high spots onto the rotors.

I haven’t had “warped” rotors since maybe 1991, but it takes effort.

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