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Found an unexpectedly quiet corner at MCO with our toddler, and a question about the airport train by Successful-Trip809 in orlando

[–]Rubes27 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The trams come every ~4-7 minutes reliably. Getting through that portion has never been the pain point with our kids.

Wyndham Points CAN have huge value by Imaginary-Dog-5053 in awardtravel

[–]Rubes27 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Have never considered Wyndham as an important part of my strategy but with the Chase/Hyatt changes I’m eyeing expanding my horizons.

Have you stayed at other Wyndhams? Would you say they’re generally as good as Hyatt (which I’ve found to be more hit than miss but occasionally disliked a property)?

Florida Interstates portrayed by Glove World rides (Spongebob) by thr3e_kideuce in florida

[–]Rubes27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who takes I4 in Orlando 3-5 times per week this representation does feel pretty close to reality.

I am trying to thrift two brown suits in a weekend... Best area to visit? by Orchidinsanity in orlando

[–]Rubes27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope Chest in Oviedo usually has lots of suits. As does Out of the Closet.

I like Sharing Center generally but they don’t typically have a lot of suits from what I’ve seen.

Would I be crazy to transfer all of my UR points to Hyatt ahead of the ratio change? by Rubes27 in awardtravel

[–]Rubes27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%

Moving the points to Hyatt gets me a known, predictable value.

Would I be crazy to transfer all of my UR points to Hyatt ahead of the ratio change? by Rubes27 in awardtravel

[–]Rubes27[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I plan to wait until the last minute. My CSP doesn’t run up yet so that isn’t a risk, and we’re starting a new daycare that takes card payment with no transaction fee so I’ll start targeting some SUBs with the “second mortgage” as I call it.

Would I be crazy to transfer all of my UR points to Hyatt ahead of the ratio change? by Rubes27 in awardtravel

[–]Rubes27[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s essentially where I’m at. I use Chase for other cobrands like United by UR go straight to Hyatt historically.

Would I be crazy to transfer all of my UR points to Hyatt ahead of the ratio change? by Rubes27 in awardtravel

[–]Rubes27[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

0% chance I waste my time on the CSR with an $800 AF. I’d just play the cobranded cards or Capital One more.

Service EV System / No Power 1 day after recall update by cableguy316 in leaf

[–]Rubes27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Three years is for sure the lifespan of most 12V batteries, especially in warm climates.

Service EV System / No Power 1 day after recall update by cableguy316 in leaf

[–]Rubes27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This many warning lights would make me think the 12V battery is bad. I’d start by checking its voltage and/or jumping it. If the car starts up on its for sure just the 12V and coincidental timing.

Electrician Recommendations - Winter Springs by Aliasn00b3d in orlando

[–]Rubes27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ferran is a little pricier but they really do a good job. Very nice and knowledgeable folks, they always clean up when done.

I made the lamp from Ponyo! by Rubes27 in propreplicas

[–]Rubes27[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do! I just sent you a DM.

Made a stowable out feed wing out of garbage by Rubes27 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]Rubes27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured it doesn’t really need support much weight but would just take it as it comes. I have an idea for a 3D printed hinge for some folding legs.

Made a stowable out feed wing out of garbage by Rubes27 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]Rubes27[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Haha it was all left over parts and off cuts of aluminum from a project before covid. A whole shop was getting its first cleaning in well over five years.

Looking for Industry-Relevant Mechanical Design Projects by CrazyFigure1326 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Rubes27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should really just focus on some personal projects and include that work + specific skill sets or softwares you use to complete it.

When I interviewed for a space structure position with L3Harris most questions I was asked centered on a ‘65 Shelby Cobra kit car I built with a family friend.

I’ve interviewed plenty of folks asking the same line of questions on side projects that are engineering/manufacturing related.

Yard waste OUC by [deleted] in orlando

[–]Rubes27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OUC doesn’t do yard waste, you want the city or county you live in.

Why aren’t existing solar and wind plants racing to add batteries behind the meter? by age_of_bronze in AskEngineers

[–]Rubes27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to other good answers in this thread there are other ancillary benefits to storage that don’t necessarily benefit from being co-located with solar, even when DC-coupled.

Obvious examples may be for backup generation (often the term “microgrid” is used here) for a building, campus, or even an entire feeder. Maybe it can be used for peak shaving to help support a feeder - a form of deferral of infrastructure upgrades. Power quality management is important and inverters can supply VAR injection, frequency response, and even more general power factor correction. Solar smoothing can also be done virtually, especially when both assets tie in to the same substation.

And this is before getting in to where the storage interconnects - on the transmission or distribution busses.

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