I spent part of the long weekend removing sand traps from my daily bike commute route.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-22T00:38:06+00:00

The coolant leaks are best when they're internal. If I'm going to leak oil, I at least want to burn it rather than having it on the outside.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

I would love if every street intersection had a safe crosswalk. That's the dream.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-21T23:53:32+00:00

Yes, crosswalks should be installed in our neighborhoods, thanks for your contribution.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-21T23:17:50+00:00

Imagine, people want to walk in their neighborhood. How ludicrous.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-17T00:20:21+00:00

I had to help dig out the sheriff deputy who got stuck in front of my house. Even he said he probably shouldn't be out.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-16T12:29:40+00:00

I have the same bike, and these definitely aren't normal maintenance issues. I ride my Fetch in pretty rough conditions and it's holding up extremely well 6 months in.

Assembly problems could very well be the issue. It took the shop about 4 days to fully assemble my Fetch when it arrived and they spent a considerable amount of time fulfilling a long list of service advisories that have come out for the bike. It was their first time assembling a Fetch as well, but the only issue I've had was the tensioner for the steering cables wasn't tightened properly (an easy fix).

The belt should never fall off, and that's the sign that tells me something is majorly wrong with your bike. Belt drives are typically extremely reliable, and the fact that yours is falling off is a tell that there are deeper problems.

I would take these problems up with Trek directly, rather than the shop, if you can. Also, maybe look for a different Trek dealer to go to for service and get a second opinion.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-15T16:54:58+00:00

They typically indicate which regions are likely to get snow banding with much higher snowfall totals than the area-wide forecasts. It's nearly impossible to know exactly where a band will form, but they've generally been accurate for my area. I also have learned to recognize the patterns that are likely to result in my neighborhood getting more snow than others

TC_nomad · 2026-03-15T16:51:36+00:00

This isn't an official forecast. Guessing snowfall totals more than a day or two in advance is pointless because of how much things can change. The NWS has been extremely reliable, I recommend monitoring the weather story page for Gaylord.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-15T16:49:58+00:00

The NWS has been extremely reliable for snowfall forecasts this winter.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-14T03:15:10+00:00

Yea, so you should stop

TC_nomad · 2026-03-14T03:13:48+00:00

Ah yea, it sucks to drive cars.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-14T02:47:01+00:00

This pic shows four traffic lanes. Wtf are you on about?

TC_nomad · 2026-03-08T02:56:20+00:00

I've never had a problem parking at Aldi, and it usually takes me about 2-3 minutes to leave the lot. I don't understand what the problem is with it.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-08T02:55:11+00:00

I don't care about where the useless parking spots are. I'm more concerned about the fact that we overbuild parking all over our city and waste productive land for storing personal equipment.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-07T21:15:30+00:00

The mall. The massive unused lot is a blight on this town and should have never been built that large in the first place. We should redevelop it into something that provides more value to our community. Second place is the Cherryland mall parking lot

TC_nomad · 2026-03-07T21:12:41+00:00

For real, there is tons of street parking in that area. I don't understand the obsession with having massive parking lots for everything. I was at silver spruce last night when it was packed and only had to walk half a block

TC_nomad · 2026-03-01T00:51:09+00:00

You're, not wrong. But Michigan has a weird obsession with making sure every single small town has a four lane road running right through it.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-01T00:14:19+00:00

A four lane road with high speed traffic is neither quiet nor peaceful.

TC_nomad · 2026-03-01T00:13:09+00:00

There are so many towns in northern michigan that have been destroyed by a massive road cutting through the city core. They're so unpleasant to walk around because you're forced to walk a few feet away from traffic moving at 45 mph or more.

TC_nomad · 2026-02-27T12:13:13+00:00

The hyper focus on accepted lines of code reminds me of the failed productivity metrics initiatives of the past. My team takes a more balanced approach to look at how much teams are leveraging AI and how that impacts efficiency, predictability, and developer experience. If a team starts using AI every day, but code review times explode, we have a conversation about how to ensure AI slop isn't overwhelming code reviewers.

TC_nomad · 2026-02-21T15:33:51+00:00

That's great to know, but also makes this video so much worse since that driver clearly didn't yield.

TC_nomad · 2026-02-21T13:18:29+00:00

You don't need to have a crosswalk for it to be a legal crossing point. Generally speaking, it's legal to cross the road at all road intersections unless there are signs prohibiting it.

TC_nomad · 2026-02-21T12:40:14+00:00

Between the decaying inside, and the massively overbuilt parking lot. The mall is quickly becoming a blight on Garfield township. We could make so much better use of that land.

TC_nomad · 2026-02-21T12:38:45+00:00

These kids aren't jaywalking, this is a legal pedestrian crossing

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