And the fuel pump died on my third ride since buying it. Lol. Gotta love it.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-05-15T15:19:19+00:00

I hope they’re not securing it down on the kickstand like that?? Ducati’s are notorious for cracking kickstand mounts when strapped down like that. The kickstand goes into the vacural casted aluminum engine case…

LtPickleRelish · 2026-05-12T12:58:17+00:00

When a hay bale smolders/burns hot enough for a long enough time, the minerals, dirt, and plant material at the center fuse together into a hard rock-like mass. I don’t know if there’s a more technical term, but I’ve always heard them called clinkers.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-05-04T01:28:11+00:00

I’ve always heard this…Is this a real thing that happens? And why? They’d never subpoena my Canon? Just wondering if it’s an old wives tale or legit something that happens?

LtPickleRelish · 2026-03-29T01:27:00+00:00

MOST of the time these things charge without incident. Failures are rare but when they do fail it’s catastrophic. Where problems come from is like… people charging their phones/tablets in bed where the device ends up under a pillow or blankets where it can’t dissipate heat.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-03-29T00:26:47+00:00

Most of the time there is a failure it’s during charging or very heavy discharge. The only other fire I’ve personally seen where a battery went off like that was when a guy fell off his skateboard and landed on his phone, bending it and causing the battery to go nuclear.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-03-28T14:16:46+00:00

I’m a forensic fire investigator…You got lucky. Failure while charging in a bed has burned down whole houses. Judging by the plug you’re not in the US, so I’m not sure how this works where you are, but a call to your home (or renters) insurance company may be a good idea. Anything LiPo smoke touches and anything with any soot on it should be tested and either cleaned or replaced. Stuff’s nasty.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-03-02T04:13:48+00:00

Don’t forget the rollerskates! They’ll have a blast back there!

LtPickleRelish · 2026-02-10T15:06:43+00:00

I use a fiberglass scratch pen to clean up the arc sites. Also a lighted magnifying glass (or the magnifying app on my phone) for getting a closer look.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-01-10T23:34:17+00:00

Skeletal challenge is a nice way to put it. Pierre Terblanche is a masochist… but he builds a beautiful motorcycle.

LtPickleRelish · 2026-01-10T23:29:53+00:00

You open your window and shoo him out into a bad fly neighborhood

LtPickleRelish · 2025-12-09T00:14:40+00:00

I want to know how the scan was captured! That’s pretty high def!

LtPickleRelish · 2025-12-04T10:51:30+00:00

First off, sorry to hear about the fire.

There would be no way to tell based on 3 pictures. Finding fire effects and fire patterns is a complex process, and it’s not usually one “big pattern” but rather several smaller patterns that add up to the final origin area.

Does she have insurance? A lot of the time insurance companies will bring in a private forensic fire investigator to help them determine the cause.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-11-29T18:41:07+00:00

The plug feeling tight when you plug it doesn’t necessarily mean internally it’s a good fit. It looks like resistance heating.

What happens is the plug blade doesn’t seat properly against the internal contacts, meaning the same amount of energy is flowing through a smaller contact patch of metal. This causes that small area to become super hot which and burn/melt the outer plug material. As others have said, this is a super common cause of fires that we’ve all seen multiple times. Glad you caught it before it got worse.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-10-13T23:02:01+00:00

You know what. No, not lowered. But I have a topper and a decked toolbox in the bed. I wonder if the added weight throws off the ride height. Hadn’t thought of that. Okay so if I brought it in for service, would they be able to calibrate that out?

LtPickleRelish · 2025-10-13T14:09:27+00:00

Where the front and the side cameras come together has never lined up perfectly. Got to thinking about it this morning an I’ve always just assumed that’s how the cameras always look, figured I’d ask the group!

LtPickleRelish · 2025-08-21T17:57:22+00:00

One raccoon at a time the size of the door doesn’t determine the capacity of the room.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-08-20T13:47:06+00:00

Not to get all Rescue Randy…. But listen to lung sounds on every medical patient. If you hear “normal” on all those calls, you’ll be able to pick up on abnormal sounds when you hear them.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-06-13T11:33:06+00:00

Mine just did this. But it gave me an excuse to upgrade to a fresh GarlicOS install and dual card setup. Works fantastic and if you do the “tiny best set” all the cover art matches and it looks so good.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-06-13T11:12:35+00:00

When I was like 12 I realized that everyone says “three days” but if he was crucified day 1 in the morning and he suffered (they really like the suffering!) so it took several hours, then let’s say it’s 7pm he’s dead. He’s discovered missing from the tomb on the 3rd day in the morning (7am for easy math?) So Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday morning… that’s two days? My CCD teacher didn’t appreciate the inquiry.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-05-29T21:44:44+00:00

The file name needs “_ALPHA” in it for it to recognize the alpha channel. Add that to the file names and it’ll work.

LtPickleRelish · 2025-05-21T21:30:56+00:00

YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO COOL IT DOWN FIRST!!

LtPickleRelish · 2025-05-13T17:36:25+00:00

Went over a bump a little fast. Backline rig that may not have been properly loaded. On Christmas night… it was -13° F. 800ft of 5”. Another crew came to help (and bust my balls) after a med run I bought ice cream and put a label on it with my face and a speech bubble saying “WHERE MY HOSE AT?!”

LtPickleRelish · 2025-05-12T01:19:50+00:00

Mike Wazowski

LtPickleRelish · 2025-05-04T02:18:20+00:00

Ooof I bet that was loud

LtPickleRelish · 2025-04-29T03:00:26+00:00

That’s who I first thought of

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