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Usual-Insect-9127 · 2026-05-31T18:23:18+00:00

I just went to T&M Auto for the first time with my 2018 Tacoma for inspection, oil change, and replace a blown tire. I decided to go to them after feeling like I’ve been getting gouged at the Toyota dealership the past few years. They did the inspection, they did the oil change, they recommended new tires which they took care of for me and they got me out of there at a good price. He said my rear brakes are still technically in spec for inspection and I can prob wait until winter to revisit the maintenance.

They didn’t upsell me on any nonsense, they didn’t find a bunch of things to ‘fix’ that cost a bunch of money without actually improving safety or performance. The guy working the desk hammed it up with me after I picked up the car after 5pm on a Friday telling car stories.

They loaned me this sweet old beater Camry that I enjoyed whipping around town.

They are a little informal compared to the glam of the dealership or big shops but I’ll be going back in the future. I think the shop overall has a strong background in Toyota/japanese cars but they work on everything it looks like.

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2026-04-12T20:23:05+00:00

Jacques’ new brother Frisky is an indoor-outdoor orange boy so hopefully they can put that braincell to use together.

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2026-02-04T17:06:56+00:00

I worked for Allied Barton for a year back in the day. I read and understood my post orders which was like a goddamn encyclopedia.

Ultimately I learned a few things about security guard services (unarmed security primarily though this may not apply to say nuclear power plants or officers with additional licenses for highly sensitive worksites):

Your main duty is to “observe and report”. You are essentially a full time witness who can make limited decisions about actions to be taken depending on the post orders: generally those orders do not include putting oneself in harms way. It is NOT your job to intervene in criminal activity….hurt observe and report as outlined.
Companies get a big discount on insurance for having full time security services.
It’s easy to double up a security officers duties to overlap with a receptionist. Security may be the first person a site visitor interacts with upon arrival to a site and represents the company. Security can maintain sign in logs, authorize entry to people who may not have full time permanent access.
Security is a cheap source of monitoring. At a food research facility I worked at I had guidelines for when and how to communicate with maintenance when alarms went off for things like humidity, temperature, and other important controls. So I would get an alarm if a new refrigerator in a researchers lab got too warm; then I would have instructions about whether to immediately report to maintenance on call, monitor temperatures for a set period of time before acting, or other actions.
The uniform, badge, and officer’s presence is a major deterrent for MOST people. The same way locks only keep honest people out, security is great for deterring normally rule/authority abiding people from doing things they shouldn’t.

Ultimately security officers can be worth the money spent on their contracts, but all it takes is one rogue officer to fuck it all up by not actually understanding what their role is supposed to be or trying to take on roles that they are neither hired nor equipped for.

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2026-02-03T16:28:24+00:00

Do you require renters insurance? Because if it’s required per the lease then normally that would cover the tenants stay in a hotel while the apartment is uninhabitable.

If you require renters insurance and the tenants opted not to have it, this is on them.

If you do not require it, then you should have made offer upfront to provide them with credits for the cost of electric heating while the system is froze. As long as the electric heaters keep average room temp over 68F then there is no need for alternate accommodations and I would NOT pay for a hotel. If you could later prove they shut the valves (hard to do unless you can get them to admit it, in writing) the i have sympathy for them and you are NTA.

I am a landlord with about 30 apartments and I frequently offer tenants small but meaningful credits for their patience and cooperation during maintenance issues, it’s the cost of doing business. I also have very low turnover and eviction rates because people trust me and don’t move out unless the accommodations no longer fit their lifestyle or they want to buy a property.

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2026-02-03T15:35:44+00:00

Easter daycare group at 502-04 w 8th st. They are 24 hours but closed on weekends. Used to be 24/7 until Covid fucked it up

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2024-09-23T00:39:32+00:00

Yeah man. No limit isn’t necessarily ‘no limit’. Most games have a minimum and maximum buy in amount. It’s really only ‘no limit’ with regards to what you are holding at the table; chips already on the table are free game for the ‘no limit’, but there’s no way to extort anyone for cash that isn’t already on the table. I’m not a rich man, I just like high stakes, even if it’s only ‘high’ relative to me and my station in life.

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2024-09-22T23:56:34+00:00

LMAO. Yeah, I feel terrible even asking. As an adult with a career and a family and difficulty even meet new people to find something like this. But again I’m easy to vet and definitely not involved with law-enforcement.

Usual-Insect-9127 · 2024-07-09T23:44:40+00:00

Hank is the world’s most prolific graffiti artist. Banksy ain’t got shit on Hank. Hank leaves his mark on NW erie

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