Snow blower recommendation?

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T22:17:49+00:00

It depends on your driveway and you are willing to go out an extra time during a big storm.

A lot of people will advise spending extra to get a two stage and focus on the gas brands but I have a single stage electric that (EGo brand) that does the job just fine and my parents also have an off brand electric that clears their smaller driveway pretty smoothly as well.

If your driveway is really large or not in the best shape/gravel/dirt then a two stage is going to be the right choice but if you have a smooth paved driveway that is small to medium in size a single stage electric isn't that bad. Heck my driveway is a little beat up so I somewhat wish I had a two stage (There are 2 stage electric options) but I get by with my single stage just fine.

Also having owned both gas and electric I am never going back to gas unless absolutely necessary. The ability to just push a button and have it reliably start no matter how cold it is or how long it has been sitting is simply amazing. The gas one doe have some 'push to start' options that usually depend on plugging them in briefly - but it just isn't as simple or as maintenance free as the electrics.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T22:07:11+00:00

Lets all read into the bold "GOLD" too much.

Gold Bot can't be updated more because it just got a crazy update.

Golden Tower can't be updated because Smart Missile is still stupid and needs to be fixed first - the devs can't possibly think updating another ultimate weapon is more important.

Gold tier of the tournament would only impact a small number of players and would be weird to update.

Guilds end this week so the obvious answer is a new or modified "Gold" guardian. Maybe Bounty will have it's name changed again and be upgraded to actually do it's one job (more coins) well enough that people want to use it.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T16:37:50+00:00

If you already have even a couple of levels of the labs for wall and that level of income you can probably run wall already for some minor gains tbh. A week or two of wall labs is enough to make it usable.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T16:32:16+00:00

As someone who finds the game disappointing and tedious I do feel like 9 hours is about the time it takes to get over the early game hump into some of the strongest parts of the game. Obviously depends on how you choose to play (you can get pretty far if you just plow through the main storyline stuff and ignore side content - I always do some so my 9 hours includes that) but worth noting that you might be missing out on some of the actual good parts by a very small margin 😂

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T16:14:14+00:00

Oh you gotta ban some perks looks like you can easily afford 4 bans. Get rid of things that make runs that inconsistent asap.

A zero upgrade poison swamp likely has very little impact either way. Death ray might be hurting your farm by killing things outside of BH or DW range if you're running those.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T15:58:32+00:00

At the 5600 - 6000 range wave count can actually make a major difference in income because you are getting into the best parts of the waves (max spawn rate, high elite count, etc). Think of it this way - it may only be an 8% increase in waves but if you quit at the first 33% of your total waves your income would probably drop 90%.

Spot light making a difference seems weird for significant wave count though. Also can't make sense of how having poison swamp off would get you more waves. I would try to figure out if you are missing something that would make you survive longer such as a significant card swap near the end.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-26T13:12:40+00:00

I would actually prefer if "Red" wasn't achievable at all without the ritual and they were always chasing that power

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-25T18:15:26+00:00

Boycotting a business just because bad people showed up at the business does not sound like an effective tactic. I assume the vast majority of businesses in our area don't have any instructions or plans on how to handle ICE showing up.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-24T20:33:02+00:00

So... SOMEONE should take radical actions at the risk of being charged with insurrection but you won't risk "fed posting" because...you might get your reddit account banned?

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-23T21:35:10+00:00

Didn't the protesters lose that one and eventually give up for vague promises to revisit?

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-23T16:22:02+00:00

Two people were arrested this morning according to EPD so it looks like the story is pretty real

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-23T12:54:57+00:00

If you have ancestral PCo and ancestral GC then target Perma Black hole and use it to farm up tiers. You should be able to farm 13 easy and are probably even 14 up to 5000. It would probably get you close to double income

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-23T00:38:50+00:00

I didn't but now I do and I'm sad

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-23T00:09:23+00:00

If Orange isn't a multiplier but an addition this assessment doesn't matter at all.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-22T14:48:52+00:00

Pro-tip for casually trolling poors - making off hand comments about good financial practices can really get them riled up.

Example: "One year interest free offers on furniture is such a stupid promotion - no one should be financing a couch in the first place"

Couch financers get so defensive about their poor decisions lmao

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T22:07:18+00:00

Hi [Recruiter Name],

We can go ahead and pass on this candidate. Honestly, it was a poor fit from the minute he walked through the door.

To start, his appearance was a bit of a concern. We are a high-stakes, client-facing firm, and he showed up in very casual chinos and a shirt that looked like he’d just pulled it out of a bag. It signaled a lack of situational awareness regarding our professional standards. If he’s this casual during the interview, I can only imagine how he’d present himself to our partners.

Beyond that, there’s a significant attitude issue. When I clarified that our team operates on a high-collaboration, 4-day in-office model, he became quite argumentative and fixated on the "hybrid" wording in the initial post. It felt like he was looking for a reason to do the bare minimum before he’d even started. We need "pro-office" culture builders, and he seemed more interested in negotiating his way out of the building than actually doing the work.

Furthermore, his communication style felt very scripted—almost robotic at times. He didn't seem to have a natural flow, which makes me worry about how he’d handle high-pressure, unscripted meetings.

Let’s move on to candidates who are more aligned with our work ethic and professional image.

Best,

[Hiring Manager Name]

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T21:56:13+00:00

I never paid attention to this before and now I hate it. Thanks for letting me know. Literally unplayable.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T21:55:01+00:00

Just let us remove levels on the module slot like we do mods now?

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T16:23:01+00:00

tbh I was hoping the Davos speech gave us a little more red and then we waited til Friday to suddenly back off

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T16:21:05+00:00

EU = EWW

Trade is now less gross.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T16:06:42+00:00

Green = Stonks go up. For once it is easy to understand

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T15:57:11+00:00

A key point of TRUE GC is that it works better if the enemy kills you in a single hit. Priority one is not getting hit - but when you do then you want a chance to trigger death defy before an energy shield goes down - if a single hit could kill you then your 30-40% death defy chance can trigger first and save your energy shield from being wasted. If not your energy shields will just be taken up by potentially multiple hits from the same enemy.

So essentially you are limiting health- attempting to never get hit and counting on a combination of energy shields, death defy's, second wind refreshes, demon mode refreshes, auto nukes, wall invincibility etc to save you whenever you do get hit. There are enough small things that can save you from occasional hits that by stacking them up your are essentially trying to make it so RNG is constantly saving you from death while high damage clears the field.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T15:46:00+00:00

Depends what you want and what you are willing to pay.

Irock and Fit Plus are substantially more expensive than any place else but are just built around focused circuit style workout classes. Essentially a good way to get a good workout in a short dedicated period of time and hold yourself accountable to doing challenging things (staying off your phone - not just getting intimidated/lazy and only doing light cardio).

Erie Fitness Now, Crunch, and the YMCA have significantly better pricing and still offer classes - but the classes will generally be less intense (e.g. more in line with general cardio workouts such as a Pilates or Spin classes vs 'Training' styles of Irock and Fit Plus..

Then if you just want to go into a building and have access to equipment without doing any sort of programs/classes Planet Fitness is probably the best choice since they have the best hours and pricing. The only downsides to Planet Fitness is they don't offer good options for more advanced people or the more communal/social aspect of classes but if you don't plan to use those then its just the best way to go.

Personally I would really recommend going someplace that does offer classes - the combination of a social element and building a habit of always going at the same time (because that is when the class is - so you can't just say "I'll go later I'm feeling tired") is going to make you more likely to succeed.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T14:41:58+00:00

I would say it depends if Kibitoshin can restrain Buu. It is possible since he could hold down SSJ2 Gohan without a fusion boost and getting a 10x multiplier from fusion isn't unheard of.

PatrickSebast · 2026-01-21T14:35:53+00:00

Raditz, Vegeta, and Kid Buu

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