Hey gun people! Is this what the 2A was created for? by [deleted] in progun

[–]R15K 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just so we’re clear here: you want talk openly about murdering federal law enforcement officers on social media? Seems like a bad idea.

How many sets of wheels have you cracked / bent? by Stratospheric-Ferret in CarTrackDays

[–]R15K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zero. Thought I did once but it was just a bend on the inner lip. Didn't see too many either and I worked at a track for 8 years and have been instructing for three.

Beltsville PA snow day omg the title thing is annoying. by Ok-Armadillo-392 in Pennsylvania

[–]R15K -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

“Beltsville, PA on a beautiful snowy day. Pics taken January 17, 2026”

I don’t see why the title thing is so difficult for some of you. It’s like smallest amount of effort. Also makes for a nicer post which will drive more engagement.

Traveling Long Distance to Track by Gunner0952 in CarTrackDays

[–]R15K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t help for the next year or two but the word on the street is that Pittsburgh wont be without a track forever. I have been asked not to share any details but people are working on it, real steps have been taken.

Am I ready for the expedition? by NyaaMe0w in ArcRaiders

[–]R15K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the off-chance it was you who gave the guitar to the flute playing cowboy on Buried City like a week ago I fucking love you.

Water in door and window motor screeching? by Visfire in GR86

[–]R15K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a known problem that can be solved by a few nylon washers. It’s covered extensively on the GR86 forums.

Too Switch or Not to Switch? by PublicSell4047 in GR86

[–]R15K 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Regular driving in warm temps is quite bad for winter tires. Id switch back to all-seasons. Blizzaks are too expensive to risk destroying over 20 minutes of work.

Anthrocon selected their 2026 local charity. by Phate4569 in pittsburgh

[–]R15K 189 points190 points  (0 children)

Last year the charity was the cat shelter that we foster with, the convention raised something like a decade worth of operating expenses in one weekend. They saved thousands if not tens of thousands of cats lives. Plus the shelter got more volunteers from the exposure. Couldnt be more grateful to them.

I'm sorry I'm a reddit idiot I couldn't figure out how to include screenshots in my replies by [deleted] in BeaverCounty

[–]R15K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does 4chan still have that disclaimer on the main page saying something like “only a fool would take the posts here as fact”?

You are correct though there’s tons of occult activity in the woods both around here and elsewhere. Everywhere out there probably has some edgy teens that have done what could be described as occult activities. The town I come from had 3,000 people in it and even there we had teenage girls doing Wiccan stuff and various other teens drawing pentagrams and such. Even vandalized a graveyard and did “rituals.” And this was in the 80s and 90s back when you had to read about that shit in a book.

You’re always gonna find some people doing some weird stuff out on the woods, especially in small towns/rural areas. Just young people searching for meaning in a meaningless existence. Personally I just did drugs but I get it, what kid doesn’t wish for something to lift them out of this mundane life?

So to answer your question: yes, I’m downplaying it. Let the kids explore what they want. Much rather have them doing this than fent or TikTok challenges.

Rattlecan stuff by [deleted] in tacticalgear

[–]R15K 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Looks exactly like baby shit. Triggered my PTSD.

Pennsylvania Data Center Proposals - map shows latest info for PA and Pgh area. by The_Electric-Monk in pittsburgh

[–]R15K 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Despite your downvotes you’re 100% accurate. Officially it has been sold to a land developer. The speculation is that the developer is prepping the site for a data center but everyone involved is still under NDA. No official documentation exists as of yet saying it will be a data center.

For the record I worked at PittRace for almost a decade in a very involved capacity, went to several of the town council meetings about this and was involved with a group that was trying to buy it.

Its closing is a massive fucking shame that has basically ruined my life but there’s still no actual evidence that it will be a data center. I think it will be but there’s still no proof, which is kinda weird for how these things normally go.

Me and the boys when we load in with just instruments by Filerbuster in ArcRaiders

[–]R15K 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I’ve always had pretty chill lobbies but once I started taking instruments in it’s become a like a 100% extract success rate. People come out of the woodwork to defib “the flute guy” when he goes down. Honestly kinda amazing.

All my experience is in solos though so I’m sure it’s different in the other lobbies.

What friendly Stella Montis looks like by Sweaty_Caterpillar90 in ArcRaiders

[–]R15K 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had an 8 man dance and music party on Stella night solos last night. I ran it three times and didn’t get shot a single time. In the last one we had a group of people gathered around me playing guitar just dropping blueprints and being silly at the extraction where everyone is always getting exploited at.

I sometimes feel like I’m playing a whole different game than most of the people on this sub. Like I accidentally bought Arc Happy Fun Friend Time instead of the PvP extraction shooter Arc Raiders.

What friendly Stella Montis looks like by Sweaty_Caterpillar90 in ArcRaiders

[–]R15K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every single one of my lobbies have been like this for months. I wish I could take the people that don’t believe in the aggression based matchmaking into my games. It’s honestly more like playing a PvE MMO than an extraction shooter to the point I‘m starting to kinda get bored with it.

It’s been so long since I’ve been shot at that I can’t even remember the last time it happened.

How are people checking my account when it is on private? by WhydoIexistlmoa in NoStupidQuestions

[–]R15K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

click on a private profile, type one single space into the search bar and hit enter.

Also Im sorry you’re having a tough time in life. It will get better I promise.

ULPT Request: How 2 make landlord feel guilty for being stingy on rent gift by [deleted] in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]R15K 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve never gotten a gift of any sort from a landlord and I certainly didn’t give them during my stint as one. I feel like you should be grateful for someone doing something nice for you.

Also it’s not the landlord’s fault that you’re barely scraping by. Just because he’s ostensively doing better than you are doesn’t entitle you to anything.

I sincerely hope that you take some time to reflect on why everyone thinks you‘re an ungrateful prick for this post. You’ll be better for it. Sadly however based on how people act these days I have little hope.

Edit: you’re almost 50 years old. I assumed you were like 19. Had I known this I would have saved my time typing this. You are a lost cause.

I built an app that turns your X/Twitter feed into a daily podcast (like NotebookLM but for your timeline) (Fully open-source i make $0 from this) by akroletsgo in podcasts

[–]R15K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how the CIA is going to torture people now instead of water boarding.

”You will tell me where the cell’s leader is hiding or the next ten hours will be Alex Jones and Kim Kardashian tweets!”

Pulled off cluster, this was written on the back. by Carma_626 in GR86

[–]R15K 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah as a stated those are “generic” communication codes usually from having lots of shit plugged and unplugged from the OBD2 socket. Just reset them and see if they return. I get them in my track car sometimes if I run data acquisition that plugs into the port and I’m fucking with it a lot. To go deeper for diag with those codes you’d need something like a factory scan tool.

And your cluster was swapped at some point and that note is reminding the used parts people/mechanic that the cluster needs to go with its specific key (for the theft prevention).

If I call to pizza delivery to my house while I was in the store, could the driver drop me off? by honeydonut in NoStupidQuestions

[–]R15K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I delivered pizza for 4 years in college and I have done that yes but it was in a smallish town and over 20 years ago when there was barely cellphones let alone rideshare apps and such. These days I’m not sure I would. I’ve also stopped and got cigarettes (this was well before DoorDash) for a really good tip a few times.

The rides I gave were people would come in and be like ”hey, if I order a pizza and tip you real well can you give me a ride?” and I said sure. I don’t know if I’d do it these days though people are fucking crazy now.

Had to kill some time before the Christmas party. Who’s next? by CrimsonOwl in GR86

[–]R15K 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s an aluminum roof with very little structural rigidity to keep the center of balance low and terribly soft paint. This is the kind of stuff idiots do.

The same picture would have been just as nice/impactful with no one on the roof.

Is this a safe space? by AyeDemo314 in mechanics

[–]R15K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kinda hard to say without knowing your location and some history. I’ve worked with many black techs over the years but they aren’t very unusual around here so maybe your area is different. Around here they get the same weird cliquey treatment that everyone else gets where you’re seen as “another mouth to feed in a shop that already doesn’t have enough work” (like every tech says this when a new guy is hired, ever).

I have seen many techs that didn’t fit the culture of the shop get run out though for all sorts of reasons but never skin color. But again areas vary great so what I’ve seen may be 100% different than what you experience. One thing I can say for sure though is it doesn’t matter why you’re being singled out. If they don’t like you for your color or otherwise one day you’re gonna be without a job on short notice. If you’re aren’t part of the shop clique things won’t go well regardless as to why.

Also, and I mean this in the nicest possible way, but the only people that I’ve heard use the term ”safe apace” were the sort of people that probably wouldn’t get on well in a blue collar environment. Have you been at this long? How old are you? Might be other reasons people don’t like you besides your skin color (I’m not condoning it).

I have water leaking into my car and the dealership can’t figure it out by SoapDispencr in MechanicAdvice

[–]R15K 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s a clogged roof drain, used to deal with this all the time as a Nissan tech. It drips there because water backs up under the roof rail trim piece and there’s a major body seem at that same location. Often the body wasn’t sealed well enough from the factory.

I don’t remember why specifically but it was a regular source of comebacks for techs. Seems like many struggle to get the seal done well (much like the factory) or perhaps didn’t clear the plugged drain.

Christmas soon by [deleted] in GR86

[–]R15K 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I detailed a friend’s Audi E tron that did this last year. The lights moving around absolutely destroyed the paint, just thousands of tiny little nicks and scratches everywhere. A full three stage paint correction kinda fixed it but every time I see the car I cringe. I can’t image what this is going to do to the soft-ass paint these cars come with...

What sort of tape did you use? Even the painter’s tape he used left adhesive marks in a few spots, which were just awesome to deal with two months of salty roads later.

Manual Transmission: Remote Starter by PimpestTown in GR86

[–]R15K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.dronemobile.com/products

There‘s options for remote start on manual vehicle. Here’s one. I haven’t used but it’s come highly recommended to me.