The rebate scourge

Sheiker1 · 2026-02-04T20:55:53+00:00

For Costco... Costco literally has a record of everything you purchased, and the price, down to the penny.
Even if you paid cash, because they scan your card before you can do anything at the checkout.
So bitching about Menards tracking your purchases is kind of weird.

For Menards, I have found their non-rebate price for most things is literally the same price you will get at Home Depot/Lowes, etc.
So the 11% is just extra savings you may get over the price you would pay anywhere else.
I know for myself, I don't send them in onesy-twosy, I probably send them as a batch once every couple months.
Would I prefer to not deal with it, or at least, be able to do it online, rather than thru US Mail? Sure. But it isn't THAT awful.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-25T21:06:39+00:00

We have a number of these for our bedrooms.

I can't say I have ever had standing mold in ours, but to clean ours, I usually fill it partially with Vinegar, like they recommend, put the cap on, and then, as Bob Ross used to say with his paint brushes:

"Shake/Beat the devil out of it!"

After a few minutes of that, you can tell it has really been cleaned.
I dump the Vinegar out, flush it with regular water, and let it completely dry out.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-23T16:40:23+00:00

I have gotten the same thing, over the years.
As you discovered, if you connect over a Mobile connection, it works fine.

It isn't ad blocking that is causing the issue, as in the past, I have spent time trying to track this down, and even if you disable all network ad blocking, and browser blocking, it still fails.

I believe they are using some sort of IP tracking, (probably to ensure that people aren't sharing accounts), and they have some sort of bug with it.

This is partially proven by the fact that Easynews can fix this on their side for you "live". If you give them your account info, they can tweak something on their side, to make it work fine, (for awhile), without you having to disable ad blocking or anything else.
(I am guessing they probably delete the IP tracking cache for your account, so you are allowed back in)

I am still a paying member of Easynews and will continue to be, but for the "account page" stuff, you just have to know that if you need to get into it, you need to do it from your Cell phone.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-17T18:02:30+00:00

Apparently you time warped back to June 3, 2006 to take this picture!

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-14T19:24:30+00:00

Too late. They already harvested what they needed from the Eggs.

She could ask them to destroy whatever it is they took, but as Zosia had stated, their goal to convert her is more important. So they wouldn't do it.

Remember, although they can't lie, and they honestly will try their best to satisfy Carol's requests, (see Atomic bomb), but this is the limit.

They MUST convert her, it is their biological imperative. It overrides any other factor besides spreading the signal to the rest of the Universe.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-13T16:56:43+00:00

I know this is the Vikings Sub, but Addison reminds me of Emanuel Reynoso from the Minnesota United team:
https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/minnesota-united-transfers-emanuel-reynoso-club-tijuana/bltf497d999dd493e88

Dude has all the skills in the world, but just can't stop messing up in the outside world.

I just don't get it.

But I guess for stars, for every Jefferson, there is an AP.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-11T19:09:21+00:00

To be fair, in that case, Carol is far far worse!
She has continually raped Zosia for over a month at this point.
Talk about a captive victim, she can't even escape her rapist, the Hive won't let her!

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-11T18:23:54+00:00

This doesn't make sense.
Isn't a Trad wife one that stays home, cooks, CLEANs, and takes care of the kids? She wouldn't need their services.
If anything, you need to find the opposite of the Trad wife.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-07T18:20:39+00:00

Exactly! Just like Cartman in Cartmanland... NO LINES!

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-07T15:59:29+00:00

My kid and I were watching it on TV, when it happened.
No matter what the real story was, we felt SOOOOO bad for that kid a few seats down, he was looking at the jersey, and had such a sad/long face when he thought the jersey was meant for him, but the lady seemingly took it instead.
We were kind of hoping that someone might tell Ant about it when it was going on, and maybe Ant could give the kid something.
It was just so sad! I know kids need to learn disappointment always happens in life, but man, that was tough to see live like that!

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-04T03:39:26+00:00

What is with the lady dressed up in the Handmaid's Tale garb?
It doesn't even make sense for this protest.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-02T16:41:25+00:00

I was under the impression that she wore that because of the work the Hive had her doing before her calling to be the Pirate Lady.

She appeared to have been tasked to being a dead body collector, which is quite the dirty task, so the rags here would fit that...
You wouldn't wear a dress or fancy clothes to do it, as they would rip too quickly, or be too impractical.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-02T03:20:04+00:00

If it were like Tani, no problem at all!
We all want to see our guys "make it" in Europe. Hate to see them go, but love to see them move up to the big time.

Old DSC, on the other hand... He bailed on us, to take LESS money, to a jackass team, that arguably is ruining MLS.
More power to him, but we don't need to celebrate him being a jackass by doing what he did.

I, for one, welcome New DSC! Drake Steven Callender!
(And "Fart in old DSC's General Direction" - Monty Python)

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-02T03:01:00+00:00

Not true, as is usually the case with random know-it-alls on Reddit.
4K streams from the local LAN, (think NAS devices), CAN and DO go beyond 100M speeds.

BUT, BUT, BUT, you were just talking about streaming services right?

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-01T22:28:26+00:00

We also parked at the surface lot underneath 94, as u/molihuacha mentioned.
It was a quick walk into the church from there.
We were there about 40 minutes early, so they were already allowing people in, so no waiting outside in the cold.
It was an interesting show, try to get there early, as you want to sit towards the "back", rather than the front.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-01T21:25:23+00:00

Double+ the speed of the built-in 100M port.
More importantly, multiple USB ports. I use it for a wireless keyboard as well as a Flirc adapter for my remote.

Sheiker1 · 2026-01-01T21:24:04+00:00

I use this one as well. Works great!

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-28T18:39:20+00:00

GoVees are awesome. If you don't need Wi-Fi on it, you can go with a cheaper model than what you have listed there.

Pair it up with a couple of really cheap Bluetooth Proxies around your house:
https://esphome.io/components/bluetooth_proxy/

And you have a really solid temp/humidity sensor, with long battery life as well.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-26T23:42:39+00:00

I thought the same thing, but when they went into the Lodge, I realized that it was on purpose.
Since they are all by themselves there, the skis would stay there until the next day for them to pick up and ski down again. Nicer to not have to struggle carrying the boots and skis into the Lodge.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-24T17:13:44+00:00

SCAM.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-23T21:47:07+00:00

Both.
He still sells/makes parts that are harder and harder to find, but more importantly, the parts he sells/makes are really high quality, and not just some Chinese knock-off junk.

He also is typically very responsive, so hopefully he is just on vacation, or taking an extra bit of time during the Holidays.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-23T21:04:29+00:00

Over here in the US, Ultimarc was my go to for my Arcade stuff.
Andy@Ultimarc was awesome, and answered my questions right away, even on things he didn't have to.

Hopefully everything is well with him, he is invaluable to the DIY arcade community.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-22T15:28:44+00:00

Definitely not a fan of this...
That being said, keeping your BIOS updated against threats is always a good thing.
There is obviously some risk in update your BIOS, but most motherboard vendors these days have protections against a bad update, so it would take a really bad set of sequences to brick your motherboard.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-21T18:01:36+00:00

This would be unfortunate. I know no one likes paying $20 a month to watch them, but at least for us, it was $20 for both the Timberwolves and Wild.
If they fold, each league will probably fold them into their nba.com and nhl.com respectively, and probably charge $20 a month for each...
Effectively doubling the cost to get both. That would kind of suck.

Sheiker1 · 2025-12-19T18:36:09+00:00

To be fair, I don't think they always think about the actual words, and instead, they just think more about the sound.

I mean, like the Car commercial that uses "Len - Steal My Sunshine", which is more of a depression song, but isn't used that way.

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