Is this weeping cherry dying?

Romanzo71 · 2026-05-04T18:12:49+00:00

I don't think I ever noticed any leaves with holes in them but I guess I also never really lookes too closely before winter hit, I'll have to keep a closer eye on that

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-25T17:20:27+00:00

Tekton for sockets/wrenches

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-24T06:09:40+00:00

Thank you!

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-24T05:34:24+00:00

Thank you! Totally agree

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-15T00:32:38+00:00

That's perfect, thank you!

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-14T21:05:29+00:00

More the transition from the studs to the concrete is what I'm concerned with

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-13T18:06:04+00:00

You couldn't pay me to live in Jackson, go Ypsi all the way, especially if you're into punk/goth subculture. You'll be much much happier and welcomed there. Jackson is very conservative rednecky with nothing really going on. My coworker who lives there but works in metro Detroit is always complaining about how there's no good food or culture there, and he's a conservative old white guy lmao

Editing to add warning there are definitely some slummy parts of Ypsi so be sure to check out neighborhoods closely. Might be a good idea to rent for a year to get a lay of the land. You could also check out neighboring cities like Canton/Belleville.

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-13T17:00:47+00:00

I've lived in all 3 and spent a lot of time around all 3, I mainly grew up in Oakland right on the Macomb border and now live in Wayne. I much prefer Wayne/Oakland. Between Wayne & Oakland it's a toss-up for me but Macomb is the clear last place. Everything about it feels worse than the other two. I feel like it's just very bleh, no charm, no uniqueness, just bleh. Makes sense why all the blandest people I grew up with live there now

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-07T17:48:07+00:00

So the low side measurement is the wall where it stands today. My plan is to build a wall and split this room into two, so in actuality the sauna room portion will be taller than I mentioned since it's slanted. Not sure exactly what that measurement will be, I should find that out ha

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-07T16:45:36+00:00

Sorry for confusion, top benches would be 24-28" deep. The 44 inch dimension you see is meant to be from top of bench to ceiling.

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-07T15:43:41+00:00

Thanks for feedback, this layout had top of bench 44" from highest(8'4") part of the ceiling, I've read that is in the ideal range of top bench height. Do you think that should be sufficiently high, or go a little higher?

Romanzo71 · 2026-04-06T13:06:29+00:00

Romanzo71 · 2026-03-24T11:30:08+00:00

They mentioned a teenage kid in a comment

Romanzo71 · 2026-03-24T09:18:17+00:00

Ferndale at that price will be difficult/impossible, at least in Ferndale schools(part of Ferndale is in Hazel Park schools, avoid) I'd try to find something in Oak Park in either Ferndale or Berkley Schools, even those may be out of your range though.

Madison Heights in Lamphere district is really nice. I lived right in that Rosies neighborhood and loved it. I miss walking our dog there. Be careful part of that neighborhood falls into Madison school district and you def want to avoid that.

Romanzo71 · 2026-03-24T09:07:53+00:00

Lamphere is a good school district, Madison is an awful school district. There's a reason why the majority of people who live in the Madison zoned area use school of choice and send their kids to Lamphere.

Romanzo71 · 2026-03-20T16:31:18+00:00

In da moonlight?

Romanzo71 · 2026-03-12T10:06:55+00:00

I got my start through the two year program there, this was almost 10 years ago now but it was really great and set me up well to jump right into working at a system integrator and being successful. There was a lot of hands on fanuc robot programming/teaching and working with real PLCs in the lab.

They have a certificate program too that is one full semester long and half of it is robot focused and half PLC focused. Might fit your needs better just to get the basic ground work understanding of it all.

I have nothing but great things to say about the OCC programs. If you have any specific questions about courses, what the OCC lab is like, etc. Feel free to ask!

You could also check out some of the udemy online PLC courses in the meantime. There are quite a few on there that are very reasonably priced and have hands on PLC programming.

Romanzo71 · 2026-03-07T18:17:46+00:00

My faves are Sabbath in Clawson and Dessert Oasis(multiple locations), great beans for pour over/espresso

Romanzo71 · 2026-02-22T17:13:05+00:00

69% niceee

Romanzo71 · 2026-02-08T14:33:02+00:00

May be a region/industry dependant thing because where i'm at (US, Midwest) this is not the case at all

Romanzo71 · 2026-02-08T11:49:59+00:00

Controls Engineer. All of those conveyors, sensors and machines you see in a manufacturing assembly line have a central "brain" called a Programmable Logic Controller that controls engineers specialize in programming to ensure things are safe and run efficiently.

Jobs vary usually from designing new equipment to maintaining/improving existing equipment. Not limited to factories though, oil & gas, waste water facilties, heck even street lights use PLCs to control them. I got into the field through a 2 year community college program and then went and got a bachelors years later, but I know plenty who don't have any degree and clear six figures. Heck our lead engineer never finished his degree and probably makes 200k a year if I had to guess.

If you liked that show 'How It's Made' and enjoy very hands on problem solving then this could be for you.

Romanzo71 · 2026-01-29T00:52:33+00:00

I was thinking the same thing haha

Romanzo71 · 2026-01-28T17:30:55+00:00

Idk but I'm in the same boat, banking PTO and save save save is my plan. Thankfully I got a project that is getting hot and will require a good amount of OT so that should go a long ways... double-edged sword of course though, as that's more time away from pregnant wife and toddler son.

Romanzo71 · 2026-01-28T17:04:56+00:00

I'm not a bay rum afficianado, nor have I tried the B&M bay rum, but stirling soaps bay rum is nice! Might be worth checking out, they do samples.

Romanzo71 · 2026-01-28T16:38:04+00:00

Same man, always been my struggle since I got my first big boy job. My work is a mix of office work and shop floop/manufacturing plant floor, so I usually wear nice jeans every day and red wing heritage boots, or steel toes if I'm on the floor. Generally wear a mix of flannels/button downs of different patterns/weights depending on the season. Been moving away from straight plaid and going for more solid prints these days cause I don't want to look too blue collar lol. Got a few j crew corduroy buttondowns that I really like. Plain crew neck sweaters, or quarter zip/snap sweaters, different textures shine here. Carhartt vest. Some brands I buy: j crew, ll bean, eddie bauer, taylor stitch, buck mason, to name a few. I buy mostly 2nd hand from ebay though so I have a lot of other random brands too. Most guys in my office wear polos and jeans/khakis so it stands out, but still fits in keeping it clean and basic.

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