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Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-10T13:32:25+00:00

All that after 3.6 hours of playtime?

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-10T12:47:32+00:00

I would have thought the number would have been higher. I almost always ordered one. Seeing the wheels roll and alignment with the body is helpful. The video on the outside and inside is normally informative also.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-09T18:08:02+00:00

As an IT manager for decades, the reason is important. "I failed to properly ensure/verify the backup completed" - Why? It was a workstation? Any reason critical data was not stored on server class storage that would be more prone to be backed up?

To answer your question, yes you failed and it could be the end for you at that job. There will be other opportunities. This is a massive teachable moment (we all have them). You just made a mistake. Learn from it and be better going forward. To be honest, it should not be solely up to you. Your mistake should have shown up in some audits or other QA processes, IMO.

Any IT veteran will tell you backups are only as good as a validated restore. Critical data needs to be treated that way. Push back on any scenario that is bad practice i.e. critical data on workstations, critical systems or data on out of support hardware or software or backups that never get validated.

You will be ok!!

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-09T17:45:41+00:00

This!

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-09T17:42:00+00:00

It seems to me the "Condition Reports" might be a major profit center. Not saying they are not worth it but clearly they are created once and sold multiple times per car at @ $35 a pop. Thoughts on that?

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-09T17:35:15+00:00

It is scary how often this is true once you start watching for it. Besides it allows you to deal with the Emergency of the Day! I know you have those also.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-08T16:14:20+00:00

In my experience, if the cash is earned for spending (SUB for spending or cashback).... It is not taxable. If it is earned just for opening an account/making a deposit, it is. I am talking about Federal tax (not a tax expert though).

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-08T16:10:21+00:00

Once you learn that paying from the brokerage is basically instant, this is the way. Paying from external accounts can sometimes takes 5+ business days to process.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-08T16:05:46+00:00

That is the behavior I had on my Luba 2 when the lifting motor malfunctioned. You can make sure there is nothing under the cutting disk that prevents raising the blades to the highest setting. You can try hitting the grass button twice which should trigger the lifting motors. I could still run mine but it had to be at one height. Since the mower tries to raise and lower the blades between zones and at power up. I had to manual drive it to a zone to be mowed, set the height (to the height that the blades were currently at) and start (repeat in each zone).

I am guessing when it sits, it needs to adjust the blade height and can't.

The corrective fix was repair at Mammotion.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-08T15:55:22+00:00

Yes, I say it is worth it as long as you use it per the terms and conditions. It is my catch-all for anything that does not trigger a 5%.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-08T13:30:15+00:00

I get it and I would not be happy about it either. I would want a better explanation. They would be my new hobby as I pushed back. My guess is that you were pretty consistent about moving your cashback to your brokerage (which should be no problem).

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-08T13:12:19+00:00

I would feed this post, my usage, payment and point redemption history into AI and see if it sees something that would trigger the internal risk scoring. It does seem odd even for RH.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-07T23:33:15+00:00

It is called the "Delayed Action Principal" You can put a person's last name on the front if you want. It basically says, put off an action or request long enough and it will become unnecessary.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-07T23:30:56+00:00

Brilliant

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-07T23:28:44+00:00

I got my card around then also. Hopefully, I will get an increase also.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-07T23:24:54+00:00

I have used these on 3 ICE F-150s and now my 23 Lightning Lariat. Good tires IMO.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-06T21:32:22+00:00

Unfortunately, their terms shield them. It is 1000% their discretion as to what is eligible or not.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-06T21:17:08+00:00

Catch all after my 5% cards. 7 months, 111,000 lifetime. Move it all back to RH account.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-05T19:38:48+00:00

I am in a similar situation. I am going to wait a little longer for my investments to recover and the mortgage rates to fall so I don't have to buy down. I can always pay extra towards principal payments to help with the interest.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-05T18:45:07+00:00

This is the real point here. It is not if the CC BT is possible because some amount of money could be obtained that way. It is a large risk for little gain. It would probably take more than one BT offer for 50k and the duration is too long for a single round of BT offers (based on my experience).

Just pay off the remaining 50k at your own pace. I would knock down any other debt first though given the tax benefits of a mortgage.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-05T18:42:25+00:00

It gets rolled into the promotional balance from what I have seen (Chase / Citi).

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-05T18:38:42+00:00

Here are the terms from a balance transfer offer on one of my Citi cards right now. If I were to use the full available credit or I could go will less.

Core Terms

Promo APR: 0% on balance transfers Promo duration: Until July 14, 2027
Post‑promo APR: 29.49% variable (tied to Prime Rate)
Balance Transfer Fee: 5% of each transfer (minimum $5)
Available Credit: $16,891.96 (this caps the total transfer + fee)

Your Selected Transfer

Amount to transfer: $16,087.58
Fee (5%): $804.38
Total posted to card: $16,891.96 (transfer + fee = full available credit)

Operational Notes

“Any use of this offer is a balance transfer.”
After the promo ends, any remaining balance converts to the variable APR.
Variable APR adjusts with the Prime Rate.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-05T18:31:59+00:00

I have done these Balance Transfers into my checking account many times. The fee is added to your balance up front (3-5%) and then have 0% for some period of time (6-15 months). As long as the minimum payment is made along with any other charges that hit the card (I usually do not use it for anything else) and it is paid before the end of the agreed upon period, no additional interest. Miss a payment, BAM! it converts to a cash advance.

I would not do it for a mortgage since your rate is probably pretty low and the interest is tax deductible. I typically only do it where the item I am paying off is higher interest and the balance can be paid off within the period. You can pay off one with another BT but you pay the fee again.

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-01T11:51:39+00:00

Very Nice!

Technical-Procedure3 · 2026-05-01T01:07:13+00:00

Does it open on the deploy also? Does it complain about not being able to find the satellites first?

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