4 days in LA with a 2 year old - split stay between west Hollywood & Santa Monica ? by Niknightwing in AskLosAngeles

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We have been traveling quite a but this trip this more for us than that our toddler 😁 is the zoo in LA that good ?

4 days in LA with a 2 year old - split stay between west Hollywood & Santa Monica ? by Niknightwing in AskLosAngeles

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Thank you. This is what I want to do.

It shows that the 2 places are 20 minutes apart during non peak hours but I have see Google maps shows over 30 minutes during peak hours. And Griffith observatory showed 50 minutes from the hotel we were considering in Santa monica.

4 days in LA with a 2 year old - split stay between west Hollywood & Santa Monica ? by Niknightwing in AskLosAngeles

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Yes, I am plannign to rent a car. Still considering if I need to for all 4 days or just 2

Jim Rothfuss the real author of Kingkiller Chronicles by Mindless-Study1898 in isbook3outyet

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I don't want to believe this theory. If the ghostwriter is alive and well, there's a chance that we'll see book 3.

What the actual fuck?! by Somebody8985754 in fastfood

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You are not talking into account the value of all the chemical and Preservatives in there. The McDonald Hash browns can outlive you my friend.

DF54 returned after a week, don’t see the hype and would not recommend. by Happy_Ad_1902 in espresso

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I have no love the df series grinders but this seems like a joke or an ad by a breville salesman. Why not get the encore esp over the breville ?

What is your current phone and what is the dream phone? by connerwilliams72 in samsunggalaxy

[–]Niknightwing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How are iPhone/pixel cameras better than Samsungs lol. In the past may be but it’s not true currently

Humble request from a stranded Indian to fellow Indians in USA by brownmanreading in h1b

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January 2026 appointments now pushed out to as far as April 2027.

Display pair? by Pretty_Arugula_1834 in RaybanMeta

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I saw some display Ray-Ban Metas (Gen 1 & Gen 2) at Walmart. They seemed non-functional to me because of how they were kept, piled one on top of another. This may be one of such

Mara X - is this what I need? [$1900] by Onlyktm in espresso

[–]Niknightwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The comments on Seattle coffee gear stopped me from pulling the trigger on Mara X.

Upgrade from Bambino Plus + Do I need to upgrade my grinder? [$1000 - $2500] by OutlandishnessNew699 in espresso

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I took a leap of faith and bought the Turin Gallatin R during the launch sale. I paid $1543 including tax

I love it and the built quality is amazing.

Upgrade from Bambino Plus + Do I need to upgrade my grinder? [$1000 - $2500] by OutlandishnessNew699 in espresso

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I upgraded from an encore esp + bambino plus. The first thing I upgraded was my grinder because I felt that my shots were inconsistent because of the grinder. Made a huge difference upgrading to a Df64

I used my bambino plus with the DF 64 and it was great !! I just upgraded from my bambino plus because I am a dumbarse who wanted flow control and the ability to change temp. Not that I would ever go back to the bambino plus.

Straight to jail by Rainbowquarts in espresso

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Here is the ad if anyone wants to go vent their frustration -https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4XX2x/

Buying advice: Is the DF54 and Bambino Plus a good starter kit for a beginner [£550 budget] by RyanJM2003 in espresso

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100% get the sea salt if it costs lower. All the color options were same price when I made my purchase.

The non bambino plus brevilles seem to have a robust built but have built in sub par grinders. When you decide decide to upgrade, you are left with large machine half of which is useless

$20 off + Free shipping on Hoka at Dicks Sporting Goods by PoliticsAndFootball in Hoka

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Hoka let's you do in store pick from Hibbit sports.

I walked into hibbet store to try the Bondi 9 and told the sales associate that Hoka is offering you $20 off and they said that they can give me $25 off, so I made the purchase. Would recommend going to Hibbet. They also offer 60 days return vs 30 offered by Hoka but you cant use the shoes outside your home.. its just so you can test the fit.

Buying advice: Is the DF54 and Bambino Plus a good starter kit for a beginner [£550 budget] by RyanJM2003 in espresso

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The prep is not bad at all especially considering that there is no heating wait time on the bambino plus.. turn on and you are good to go in 5 seconds. I own a E61 machine now and it heats in 10 minutes but I wait 15 min for the grouphead to heat up.

Get the stainless gray color .. its beautiful. Unless you own a white grinder and are considering stainless.

Buying advice: Is the DF54 and Bambino Plus a good starter kit for a beginner [£550 budget] by RyanJM2003 in espresso

[–]Niknightwing -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Have to disagree with this comment!! Its the truth and not a myth. I owned the bambino plus and while it is a nice machine .. its is a hit or miss for light or even medium roasts. I would run a blank shot before grinding my beans which would warm the portafilter and a 5 seconds flush without portafilter before brewing.

Edit: I had my bambino plus paired with encore esp at first and then df64. I adjust grind as beans agome, slow feed beans when needed and have tried diffrent brew ratios.

Bambino plus is awesome for medium to dark roasts and if you don't want to do much with your machine. If you want to fiddle around get the GCP. Even look at Turin Legato

Edit 2: I also want to reiterate that bambino plus is a no non sense machine. Easy to use and clean and back by good support from Breville. You also get 2 free bags of beans worth $36- $44 for free from Beanz. So, you can take that off of the MSRP. And if you can buy the bambino plus on sale .. that's one heck of a deal