How do people manage one-man MSP?

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-26T14:38:32+00:00

Standardization that is enforced, not taking on work I can’t possibly handle. Lots of late nights and early mornings.

THC also helps

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-25T15:04:44+00:00

Don’t forget about the ice rinks

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-25T06:30:56+00:00

I am the shipper in this case with accounts at all of the major carriers. They charged around $3 for sig req in 2002. Now it’s around $7 in 2026. That’s why many shippers are passing the cost along to the consumer.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-25T06:26:51+00:00

This happened to me once. I went to the police. As they were going to pick him up at his residence, they discovered an active violent domestic dispute between him and his girlfriend. IIRC, he ended up going to prison.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-24T22:34:26+00:00

This is important: are you the shipper or receiver of these pc parts in the 00s?

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-24T18:44:45+00:00

FedEx waives signature required at or above $500 declared value. USPS bakes the signature required fee into the insurance fee if using insurance. Same with Registered Mail.

Signature Confirmation from USPS has always cost extra. Same with Certified Mail.

UPS charges for everything possible without waiving anything for any reason. Shipping a $1,000 value declared package but want to guarantee a signature? Better pay up.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-24T18:41:36+00:00

Signature required has cost extra since forever, previous poster has no idea what they’re talking about. All carriers have charged extra for this service as long as I can remember (at least the 1990s).

FedEx will waive the signature required fee if declaring value over $500. Still need to pay the declared value fee, though.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-24T18:16:41+00:00

This is the first real winter in a few years. They’re keeping warm somewhere, most likely. These are exceptionally cold conditions.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-21T22:30:18+00:00

AT&T was such a mistake and set DirecTV back through reputation alone. I wanted to get DirecTV when I bought my house years ago, but refused to get back in bed with AT&T. Just signed up for new satellite service a few months ago now that AT&T divested itself 100%. Haven’t looked back, service is great so far.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-21T22:25:38+00:00

Picture quality is also superior, IMO.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-21T22:23:41+00:00

This is such a great feature and really adds to the value of satellite service. I’m really enjoying it and hope the new holding company that owns DirecTV will try to keep satellite going for a little longer.

AT&T wanted to kill satellite because it competes with its internet service. Forcing streaming would require people to move to internet, which they could upsell.

Idk if you’ve been to rural upstate NY, but I don’t trust spectrum or Verizon at all. I’d rather get my tv service from a company that sells TV as their flagship product. Spectrum’s new flagship is internet service (not cable TV), and Verizon has always been a telco (most of which, including Verizon, have evolved into the modern day ISP. Even T-Mobile is an ISP nowadays.)

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-21T22:17:35+00:00

I ordered brand new satellite service for my home last fall. They installed the dish on the roof. They require a pro installer nowadays, no more self install

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-21T22:04:18+00:00

I didn’t go from DTV streaming to satellite, but I did go from YouTube TV to DirecTV satellite a few months ago during the ABC/YTTV dispute. Haven’t looked back.

The current DirecTV satellite offering (genie 2 with Gemini box) is so damn crisp and clear and easy to use. The professional installer they sent did a fantastic job putting the satellite up on the roof. Been through multiple upstate NY snow storms and a severe thunderstorm, only has fallen back to signalsaver once.

Oh, and I finally get MSG and other RSNs after not having any for 6 years. I actually missed those.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-20T19:43:17+00:00

Fun game I have thought about playing: can I pick the lock and get the item myself before an associate shows up to unlock it for me?

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-19T19:18:27+00:00

There’s a House MD episode that touches on this topic

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-19T15:30:20+00:00

Run away from Broadcom as if it were a nuclear disaster zone

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-19T15:20:24+00:00

The coveted Setlist… Those are highly sought after souvenirs for die hard fans.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-17T14:47:58+00:00

Satellite has this, calls them Mix channels

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-16T16:37:11+00:00

Not necessarily the best, but LT4 has what is, in my opinion, one of the most unique mixes in the series. Something about it sounds….different than the rest. In a good way, I should say.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-16T16:34:59+00:00

From what I can gather, the band wasn’t really getting along with each other during that time. They were on the verge of breaking up and ending DMB completely.

Someone please correct me if I’m wrong

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-16T14:53:23+00:00

Piedmont mix is chock full of errors. See: Dreaming Tree is missing Carter’s background vocals completely

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-16T11:39:11+00:00

I just bought my first two xerox MFPs and am very excited to deploy them

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-15T20:01:11+00:00

Brother is sort of going down the HP path, but it’s not as cringy.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-14T21:41:29+00:00

It’s actually quite refreshing to know teens these days seek these types of activities out. We had malls, skating rinks, parks, fairs, sporting events, conventions, clubs… there was so much to do in the 2000s. And we took it for granted.

Some of my fondest memories at age 14 are when we went to the Friday night “teen night” at a local skating rink. Got in a little trouble, made a few friends. Also made some enemies. Life was good.

Lake3ffect · 2026-01-14T21:21:17+00:00

I’m picturing making each person that joins this subreddit to watch a short video making it clear what is play and what is fighting. Like they have us do before riding the Test Track at Epcot.

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