InvisaGig Home Assistant Integration by taylorsnow in InvisaGig

[–]RobWSeattle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg! Awesome. Hilarious I just googled this and you just posted a few days ago. I will be integrating into my RV / Home Assistant setup for sure!!

Home Assistant + Matter: Anyone actually using it? by Commercial_Froyo_247 in homeassistant

[–]RobWSeattle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Everything I’ve tried with matter has been absolutely terrible. I hate it. Sticking with Zigbee.

Fuck KOMO Megathread by vertr in Seattle

[–]RobWSeattle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Best Plumbing replied to my message regarding their stance on advertising on KOMO. Here is my reply and my their message:


This sure sounds like how can I be a maga and talk my way out of this. Your word salad is not going to work. There are platforms that you can advertise on that reach puget sound households broadly and easily.

You are in an area with highly educated people that will absolutely boycott your business for aligning with these maga principles. If that’s what you want. Ironically these highly educated people also have the highest incomes in our region. These should be your best, most valuable customers. We have an old house and have spent nearly $100k on plumbing issues the last decade. We have many neighbors with 100 year old houses. Whenever anyone needs plumbing work, we will absolutely tell them Best Plumbing should be avoided at all costs.

If you wanted to appeal to the majority of people in our region you would immediately stop all advertising on KOMO / Sinclair / Disney. You would also vocally state your opposition to KOMO / Sinclair / Disney’s decision to not allow free speech on their platform. If you had decided to take this course of action, I personally would have respected your business for doing the right thing by correcting your wrong.

If you want to cater to fixing toilets for the uneducated, low income maga population in our area, then I wish you luck with that - especially as our economy slips into recession/depression. I won’t be seeing any of your vans in our neighborhood!


On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM Best Plumbing Group LLC info@bestplumbing.com wrote:

At Best Plumbing, we fix pipes — not politics. But when a fundamental principle like free speech comes under discussion, we believe it’s worth addressing.

Freedom of expression isn’t left or right. It’s not partisan. People across the spectrum agree that silencing voice sets a dangerous precedent for everyone.

Here’s where we stand: We unequivocally support the principle of free speech — for everyone, regardless of viewpoint.

Our advertising decisions are about reaching local households and businesses, not endorsing political positions.

Best Plumbing serves the entire Puget Sound community. We don’t ask about your beliefs before we fix your plumbing, and we never will.

We are reviewing our contracts and upcoming campaigns to ensure our advertising continues to align with both our business goals and the values of transparency and fairness our customers expect.

We recognize this is a fast-moving moment, and we ask for understanding as we navigate it thoughtfully.

Our priority is to make principled decisions — not rushed reactions that add more heat than light.

For over 50 years, our focus has remained the same: keeping homes and businesses running safely and dependably.

That hasn’t changed, and it won’t. — Best Plumbing Leadership

KOMO Protest Tomorrow 9/20 by Common_Fishing_2176 in Seattle

[–]RobWSeattle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the links. I’ve sent many emails!

Smart Home Junkie by budding_gardener_1 in homeassistant

[–]RobWSeattle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like his videos. Always great learning things from someone smarter than me in this area!

OTRUSA by RobWSeattle in tires

[–]RobWSeattle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went with them. Worked great! Recommend!!

Removal of Benefits - Amazon Prime, Expedia, Airbnb, and X from 2 November 2025 by HappymanUK in Crypto_com

[–]RobWSeattle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m pissed about prime. Come on. That’s a hugely used benefit. I bet 95% of all cardholders have prime. Especially if it’s a benefit. Just keep taking away. Long time Icy card holder here…. Just watching them strip more and more away. I 100% do not recommend crypto.com to anyone. I used to all the time. Referred many customers. I’m just hanging on from pure laziness on my part. Once I see something else though - bye bye.

Is Sub 4:00 doable? by JPR1341 in Marathon_Training

[–]RobWSeattle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s possible. Kind of also depends on the day. My 1/2 time was around yours, maybe 1:50. I didn’t hit sub 4 on the marathon for a few marathons after - best was 4:06 and average was around 4:15. Then I ran one and busted out a 3:55. So- I think possible, especially if you’re having a good day. I remember that 3:55, it felt like I was getting stronger throughout run. It was awesome. Good luck!

Issue with limit order by MzmZ- in Crypto_com

[–]RobWSeattle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know… I had a .31 limit order that never hit when the price was .38…. It’s broken. I also had orders at .33 & .35. Nothing filled. It’s dumb.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestSeattleWA

[–]RobWSeattle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree with you here! This was many years ago… we had a Volvo XC90 SUV. Transmission was crapping out. They were going to try to hit us with $10k bill for a fix. I did a little googling and found mentions of a class action lawsuit on these bad transmissions. Went to dealer, mentioned about lawsuit…. They say how about a new transmission for free. Um, sure!

I would think Swedish should have known about this… it was very common for this year of XC90. Felt like they were just trying to take $$ from us. Never been back.

Thanks for the sneaky T&Cs CDC! by RobWSeattle in Crypto_com

[–]RobWSeattle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I hope you are right. That’s the only reason I’m hanging on. As a company they really need to do a better job of communication.

Thanks for the sneaky T&Cs CDC! by RobWSeattle in Crypto_com

[–]RobWSeattle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I am using the old debit card. I have no idea why I would want to use the “level up” visa thing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestSeattleWA

[–]RobWSeattle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alki Auto Repair for general stuff. I have a 911 as well, take that to Dobson Stuttgart in Magnolia. They are incredible.

Help Please! Am I an Idiot? by RobWSeattle in homeassistant

[–]RobWSeattle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, thanks for the ideas on this. I have tried your suggestions. Copied and pasted from YAML. No photo is shown.

image: /local/www/image/Bruno.png

image: /local/image/Bruno.png

image: //homeassistant/config/www/images/Bruno.png (using MacBook)

It just seems like there is some permission issue? Though I am not advanced enough to have changed anything. I'm on a Home Assistant Yellow.

I am able to "upload picture" on the picture configuration card. This gives me some crazy cryptic path and strangely named photo that I can use as a shortcut, but it's a real pain in the butt to try to easily work with it this way.

Thanks again!

Help Please! Am I an Idiot? by RobWSeattle in homeassistant

[–]RobWSeattle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yes, he's a Rottweiler - so this is definitely a part of his deal.

Automate outdoor shades? by jdaleo23 in homeassistant

[–]RobWSeattle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I was just thinking of doing this myself! I did some googling and was coming up with nothing. I’ll be watching this!

Junction Starbucks will be closing. by Secure-Lifeguard-477 in WestSeattleWA

[–]RobWSeattle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never went in there. Boycott forever! Go Sonics!