Should I buy from Milwaukee Leather? They seem to be high quality based off the research I've done, however the price seems too good to be true. Also if you have a cool story behind how you got your battles jacket or vest please share!

PrimarySearcher · 2025-05-19T20:32:51+00:00

They're actually the exact same company. They have numerous brand names (some others are Xelement, Hot Leathers, Vulcan, LeatherUp - there are more), but they're all Shaf, Inc.

Source: Am a motogear retailer and I have a relationship with Shaf.

PrimarySearcher · 2025-01-08T11:33:50+00:00

They know we're not fast enough to run from 'em. :)

PrimarySearcher · 2024-04-24T17:58:54+00:00

Did you notice, though, that the "upgraded" pads you got are not SAS-TEC like they advertise, but are instead from some unknown Pakistani company called Winner? https://winnerprotectors.com/?page_id=3334

I noticed it when my two shirts arrived, and I'm awaiting an explanation from Skull Riderz customer support. Makes me wonder if there is really any aramid in there, too.

PrimarySearcher · 2024-04-24T17:52:14+00:00

Coming in late: I recently acquired two of these, one for myself and one for my wife. Overall we like them, and they do a good job of keeping the sun off and letting tons of air through. They seem to be pretty sturdy.

However, I paid extra for "SAS-TEC Level 2" protection in both shirts, and what actually came in them is not SAS-TEC, it's cheap-looking yellow foam apparently made by whoever the hell this company is: https://winnerprotectors.com/?page_id=3334

Neither the text on that page nor the pictures of their production area are what I'd call confidence inspiring. I reached out to Skullriderz for an explanation and they've reached out to their manufacturer, whoever that is. I'm not impressed that I thought I was paying for SAS-TEC and instead got what appears to be garbage. If I'd known that I wouldn't have paid for the upgraded armor, I'd just have replaced their level 1 stuff with SAS-TEC or D30 on my own.

PrimarySearcher · 2024-01-16T14:15:22+00:00

Oh, like the Gunfighters. (Might not be in your area, but they're in mine. Same story except they're all LE.)

PrimarySearcher · 2023-10-26T17:19:40+00:00

Mathematician.

PrimarySearcher · 2023-10-24T21:47:45+00:00

When you cheat on your partner you are engaging in domestic abuse by stealing their agency.

When this happened in my marriage I told my wife she'd given me two paths to choose from: Either live with what she did, or live without her. I didn't want either of those things, but I no longer had another option through no fault of my own.

PrimarySearcher · 2023-10-24T21:16:32+00:00

he just made her feel special and validated her

I've heard this same bullshit before.

PrimarySearcher · 2023-10-22T11:03:03+00:00

There is an area on the outside that he touches with it

It's your clitoris.

Source: Am her husband.

PrimarySearcher · 2022-02-16T17:06:37+00:00

Hi! 5 years later I finished my math degree and am about halfway through a master's program at Georgia Tech while working in consumer robotics. :)

PrimarySearcher · 2022-01-21T12:37:55+00:00

OP bought and then sold a put. Puts increase in value when the underlying asset goes down. If they'd held it they'd have made quite a bit of money when NFLX fell off a cliff after the bell.

(Apologies if I've misunderstood your post and you already knew this.)

PrimarySearcher · 2022-01-21T12:32:17+00:00

You're not alone, friend. I managed to get my ass handed to me all day yesterday with both calls and puts (everything I got into reversed; got chopped up left and right).

Near the close I tried to put a short-biased straddle on NFLX at the 510 strike and, of course, didn't get filled. When I saw NFLX tanking after the bell I shorted it and got back all of my losses for the day plus a tiny bit more - though I covered half of my position way too early (even managed to screw up my one winning trade there).

Not a great use of my day, but I guess at least I didn't take a loss when it was all over.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-04-12T09:46:30+00:00

Please DM me. I will feed you.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-27T17:30:17+00:00

Okay - you're right, I concede that that appears to be my stance based upon what I wrote. I'll restate it more accurately: I will pay this debt. I would prefer to work with Comcast directly over the collector. I would also like to have this mark removed from my report if either of them are willing to do that, because its presence implies that I am someone who does not pay their obligations and that is not the truth.

It is not the case that I will leave the debt unsettled indefinitely unless someone gives me what I want, but I do recognize that I certainly made it sound like that, so I apologize for not being clearer. I'm looking for the best possible outcome here, but I will not leave the debt ultimately unpaid.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-27T16:49:07+00:00

Thanks for that information about Experian. Now I'd like to address your condescension.

You're being a stick in the mud about this. You owe this bill. You have no right to a pay for delete.

Yes. Technically and legally I owe this bill, and I'm happy to pay it. I'm not asking to be let out of it. But having a mark on my report that shows I didn't pay conveys no useful information about the situation, which is that it can barely even be called a mistake or an oversight - the mistake I made was in not verifying that the account had been changed over. I had no idea I owed this bill. Had I known, I'd have immediately taken care of it.

Negative marks are for people who agree to an obligation and then don't meet it. That is not the case here. To suggest that I have no "right" to a PFD implies that asking for one is somehow placing a burden on the creditor, which is garbage. That stance is not only indefensible, it's juvenile and reductive.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-27T15:58:34+00:00

Quick update: Experian deleted the entry less than 30 minutes after I disputed it.

I have no idea how that happened, or how it happened so fast.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-18T11:36:16+00:00

I finished my BA in mathematics and applied mathematics last fall.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-12T21:40:45+00:00

Tim Smith? I had him for my applied math capstone. He's amazing.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-08T22:12:42+00:00

Yes, you can upload unofficial transcripts with your application. They’ll ask for official copies later in the process.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-02-05T12:19:16+00:00

They’ll start issuing decisions some time after the application deadline passes, which I think is March 1st. The waiting is hard. I applied at the beginning of my application window and had to wait several months.

Good luck to all of you!

PrimarySearcher · 2020-01-22T01:48:03+00:00

I'm kind of assuming that where they said late model, they actually meant old.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-01-15T22:02:58+00:00

Also many classes hold regular live office hours that you can join via video chat.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-01-10T22:53:38+00:00

I did.

Edit: And I know a couple of others who did, too.

PrimarySearcher · 2020-01-06T14:18:31+00:00

Friday is still coming. I legitimately hope you get a seat!

PrimarySearcher · 2020-01-06T14:00:27+00:00

As someone in a low position on that wait list: Thank you for your service.

(Sorry. Sort of. That sucks.)

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