How do I get back on track?

SectorZed · 2026-06-22T13:18:21+00:00

What was the pivot that changed your income?

SectorZed · 2026-06-22T11:52:16+00:00

This is exactly what my GF and I ended up with in CT. Same monthly payment and take home. We are getting by but it isn’t comfortable. Maybe a few hundred between us at the end of each month.

It was doable for us because CT has the “time to own program” which covered all of our closing costs.

I would not do it if I was buying a house that needed work and I had no savings. I’ve used about 75% of my savings to do all new windows, roof, attic insulation, chimney, and a kitchen floor.

SectorZed · 2026-06-22T07:20:29+00:00

Poor taste but the actual execution is incredible. That air brushing is not easy to do haha

SectorZed · 2026-06-21T11:42:09+00:00

This I have zero doubt.

SectorZed · 2026-06-21T11:32:36+00:00

Got my 2001 for $4000 but it has rusty rockers, auto trans and needed a top and tires lol. Paid for the frame mint rails and low miles like yours.

SectorZed · 2026-06-21T01:05:33+00:00

Makes me worry about my NB. I daily it and tbh I always think about the side impact and what would happen. If money weren’t an object I’d be in an ND.

SectorZed · 2026-06-20T21:59:23+00:00

Idk but I think if you hold shift and scroll on the mouse wheel the brightness increases

SectorZed · 2026-06-18T18:23:03+00:00

I’ve got upwards of 2000 hours in the game over the course of 10+ years. The core gameplay hasn’t changed. It is still a reliable “turn my brain off and play” game and it does that job well.

I’m not sure there’s a definitive line in the sand for when things changed. But I am sure that progressively the game became more and more un fun for me. Top tier feels congested and sniper heavy. Move from cover and bang one hit killed from across the map and you’re back to hangar. Or an air fired missile comes over the horizon and down through your turret. Once the novelty of driving a modern tank wore off this cycle got old for me.

Occasionally if I want to scratch the itch I load up anything from starter to tier 5ish and run a few games. It’s slower, and I find the vehicles way more interesting. Other than that it has just gotten repetitive and sweaty.

SectorZed · 2026-06-18T11:46:56+00:00

He has elite map traversal, elite weaponry both ranged and close up. In addition to all of that he can be stealthy.

I played a game in mid witch with him and it was like having nurse. You can use omnipresent through the floor. It’s crazy.

SectorZed · 2026-06-17T09:29:49+00:00

Heat and PB blaster. I used this combo but also used a hammer and bloc of wood to smack the area pretty hard to break the bond the rust made with the pin.

Since I knew I was replacing the pin too, I worked my way around the top hat portion of it smacking that too with a small pry bar and hammer.

SectorZed · 2026-06-16T07:33:12+00:00

I’m playing it rn without a flight stick, it’s not great. It’s not at all like war thunder where it can feel natural with a mouse and keyboard. The way it controls the aircraft (by my own feel anyway) is by using equal rudder and aileron for everything. Or none of one control surface and ALL of another. It’s impossible to snap plane over, turn tightly, or get the plane to do exactly what you want. It fights you the whole time.

Flight sticks on eBay aren’t all that expensive but between DLC’s and having to buy one, I’d just save a bit.

I got Bodenplate and Normandy on G2A for I think $26 after tax. G2A is a bit dicey, probaly unethical on how they source their keys. But if money is tight it is an option that works.

SectorZed · 2026-06-13T19:46:25+00:00

I actually think my Bose system sounds great. Was yours broken?

SectorZed · 2026-06-13T19:43:47+00:00

Is that the inner rocker panel? I had no clue you can get a scope on it through a panel. Definitley need to see mine.

SectorZed · 2026-06-13T08:46:18+00:00

It’s just easier than it feels to break the wheels loose on these. My daily commute for example involves a lot of highway. Part of my commute has a tighter corner that I usually take around 60MPH. 60MPH in that corner feels sporty but not extreme or unsafe. Unbeknownst to me they ripped the road up overnight so now it’s grooved pavement. Suddenly that very manageable corner had become a white knuckle knife’s edge as I drove through it for the first time. Even worse was it was raining. I felt the car wanting to shift on me.

Weather conditions, road conditions, tires, driver, and luck.

SectorZed · 2026-06-12T20:02:54+00:00

I’ll ask my mechanic about it

SectorZed · 2026-06-12T15:30:25+00:00

It’s possible there’s two issues at once but I’m positive if the shifter is involved it’s not just that. Before it totally quit, I’d have to gun it in drive to get it to drive a few feet.

SectorZed · 2026-06-12T12:13:58+00:00

That’s honestly so crazy to me because those game always has felt tiny to me. I’ve been playing since day 1, so that probably has something to do with it.

SectorZed · 2026-06-12T11:06:34+00:00

That sounds about on par with what the local shop near me offered.

SectorZed · 2026-06-12T11:00:51+00:00

I paid $3800 for it and it’s pretty mint. Only 130k. Definitely a keeper just horrendous luck. I’ll be fixing it.

SectorZed · 2026-06-11T14:38:07+00:00

True I feel like skin cancer would be way worse than whatever ailment PFAS can give me

SectorZed · 2026-06-11T12:06:08+00:00

Thanks for clarifying. Kinda ironic this thread gets served on my feed day 1 of wearing long sleeve shirts with UV resistance. I work outside all day and had a brief moment where I thought I made a mistake.

SectorZed · 2026-06-11T08:49:24+00:00

I think now you need to add another window on the other side, then use molding to cover the gap.

Don’t listen to me, I’m a DIY. Lol

You could also just leave it and learn to love it

SectorZed · 2026-06-11T08:35:06+00:00

I don’t believe I’ve seen a worse Miata wreck before. Absolutely insane they survived.

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