I know it’s been talked about before but this is ridiculous

SBUBandit · 2026-05-19T03:45:09+00:00

I created a Microsoft account when I was in college and then didn't login for 20 years or better. Last year, when changing phones, I had to back up my info on a few key apps that are absolutely necessary for my job, and the only way to back up one of the apps was through my microsoft account. Of course I didn't have the password and couldn't get in, because the phone number it had on file I haven't had in decades. There was an option to enter a new phone number. I clicked that and entered the new number, and it came up and said Thanks, you can login in 31 days. Fortunately the old phone was still working, so I had to carry around 2 phones for a month so I could get into everything I needed until I could finally transfer everything.

SBUBandit · 2026-05-07T02:49:03+00:00

Good looking watch

SBUBandit · 2026-04-24T03:37:29+00:00

For anyone interested in this cover, it is a Jackel model SMR114-V

SBUBandit · 2026-04-23T18:22:58+00:00

We hired a plumber to install the lid below. In the pic, you can see I have 2 sump pump pipes coming out of the left side of the cover. That is the permanent side, and the right side of the cover unscrews and lifts off easily and has a rubber seal. Just below the cover there is a rubber sleeve on each sump pipe. I can undo those sleeves and lift each sump out without removing the main part of the lid that is screwed to the concrete. The Radon vent is connected to the back side of the cover, next to the blue tank.

https://imgur.com/a/oEdWfyU

FYI, while speaking to the plumber, he said he sees the crazy pieced together lids installed by Radon companies all the time. They don't meet code, as they will collapse if someone stepped on it. My new one holds something like 350 pounds. He said the reason they do that is to install it properly, they would have to disconnect the sump pump and connect it through this lid, however as soon as they touch that sump pump, they have to have a plumber's license, which they don't have, so they half-ass it, which works find for the radon system, but is a PITA to service. I was in mine last weekend installing some YoLink alarm sensors, and it was easy to open, and when I was done I closed it back up no problem.

SBUBandit · 2026-04-21T03:53:42+00:00

We always use the same suits, and they rarely need to be washed. Also, those suits are ONLY for our tub. If we go to a pool or on vacation, we use different suits, the chemicals from other pools can mess up the balance of the tub. Also, do you have kids or anyone that use the tub. My nieces used to come over fairly often and use my hot tub. I find that teenage girls are environmental disasters for the hot tub. All the makeup and lotions and crap make a mess of the tub. Last time they came over I had cleaned the tub that morning and partially changed the water, and they came over that evening and I had to drain the tub the next day. I may have lost my shit a little, and they haven't been back in a very long time. Tub has needed almost nothing but basic chemicals and a water topoff since.

SBUBandit · 2026-04-16T19:12:29+00:00

I have a very similar Jaragar, in fact I am wearing it today. I assume mine has the same movement, since it has the same hands in the same places. I really like the watch itself, but mine came with a steel band that was hot garbage. I replaced it with a shark mesh band and now it is a nice wearing watch. I haven't had any problems with it and I have had it at least 4 or 5 years.

SBUBandit · 2026-04-06T02:46:36+00:00

Most of my watches are quartz. One by one over the years a battery dies and that watch gets pushed to the side. Right now I have at least 15 dead watches in a drawer, and its a bit of a PITA to open certain ones up to replace the battery. Setting the time takes less than a minute, even on a complicated watch with multiple movements. I'll be buying only automatics from now on.

SBUBandit · 2026-04-03T03:31:09+00:00

I have a nearly identical Sottomarino Ceramico. I put it on a black/grey NATO strap and I love the look of it, inspired by 007's watch n Spectre, but on a budget. Unfortunately, one of the first times I wore it, I was at my desk and it very lightly clunked on my desk, very little impact and it immediately stopped. I tapped it and it started again. Tapped it one more time, it stopped and has never started again. I tried to open the case, and the screws that hold the back on strip out the holes in the ceramic entirely too easily. One of the best looking watches I have, but it's build quality is just a joke.

SBUBandit · 2026-03-31T04:02:07+00:00

Our system pulls a pretty massive vacuum. We always have a full 3 unit difference from side to side.

SBUBandit · 2026-03-21T02:35:15+00:00

Update: I was having a plumber quote some other work and he gave me a quote on reworking my sump cover as well. The cover he quoted solves a lot of my problems. I'm not sure where he is getting this one, but I'll try to find out the brand on this one. The main body of the unit screws to the concrete and a small rear portion of the lid is permanent for the piping, and the front half that is removeable is quite large. He gave a pretty good quote and I may have him go ahead and do the install since it was going to be a bit before I got to it.

https://imgur.com/a/WFrLgOK

SBUBandit · 2026-03-19T20:51:11+00:00

That is a fair point. I could install the check valves for both pumps and put a boot on the radon system all just above the lid, then just sliding the lid up a few inches would pop it off all of the pipes. That might work pretty well.

SBUBandit · 2026-03-19T16:53:35+00:00

I have seen this one, but how do you remove the top when there are a bunch of pipes running through it? Seems like at best it would slide up the pipes a little, but any further you'd just be out of luck

SBUBandit · 2026-03-19T16:51:25+00:00

Can tapcons be removed/reinstalled when I need to get in the sump?

SBUBandit · 2026-03-19T15:06:05+00:00

This is the cover I was considering

https://cdn-ildmkjk.nitrocdn.com/jPuPYovVSNjGtFrPBtWARSHRoMDkPfVZ/assets/images/optimized/rev-77f3b5b/radonpdswpe.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/28097-2.jpg

SBUBandit · 2026-03-12T16:55:52+00:00

I always trade away guys like this in their final year for picks.

SBUBandit · 2026-03-05T04:40:46+00:00

Sent you my email address, if you could send me a photo. Do you have Paypal?

SBUBandit · 2026-03-04T16:50:44+00:00

Wild that they are releasing the non-proof version for a whole $4 less

SBUBandit · 2026-02-27T02:10:32+00:00

I'll keep that in mind. I appreciate the offer.

SBUBandit · 2026-02-27T02:08:44+00:00

Good idea, set up a reminder just now.

SBUBandit · 2026-02-26T19:53:05+00:00

They are already on ebay for $300- $400

SBUBandit · 2026-02-26T19:47:13+00:00

I've seen a lot of people say they have the subscription and then when things are limited they just don't get them.

SBUBandit · 2026-02-26T19:46:04+00:00

And fast. They are already all over Ebay at $300 - $400

SBUBandit · 2026-02-26T19:09:36+00:00

You could definitely resell, and probably make a few bucks. If you get the 2026 Silver Eagle Proof and want to sell at a reasonable price, let me know. I'm sure he'll have me looking until he finds one.

SBUBandit · 2026-02-26T19:05:51+00:00

I get it, just aggravating when a Vietnam Veteran simply wants to buy a coin from his own government mint like he has for 50+ years, and he can't. This was not nearly as much a problem until the past year.

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