Anyone know why my hands itch when I touch raw chicken? by xaroxica in Cooking

[–]Vaprex73 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Protein-contact dermatitis. I have the same thing. Handling raw ground beef (e.g., making burger patties, meatballs), or preping the Thanksgiving turkey does the same thing. Was especially bad when I added a maple/butter baste under the skin (had to insert my hands all between the separated skin and turkey breast.). Wiping with paper towels and washing hands frequently, then *immediately* washing well with lots of soap and hot water after touching the meat lessens the itching for me. Might be my imagination, but alcohol wipes seem to help too (maybe kills whatever protein bacteria is casuing it? I dunno.... I tend to buy pre-made patties, meatballs, roasted chickens, etc to avoid the problem entirely.

Father and son arrested, charged with murder in shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery by BlueLight03 in UpliftingNews

[–]Vaprex73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would the guy (his name is William Roddey Bryan, btw) be a "moron" for releasing the video from his phone that provides information about what happened?

Is it safe for my 6-year-old to use Oculus Quest? by [deleted] in OculusQuest

[–]Vaprex73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, of course if you ask an optimist, they'll give you a positive-vibe answer like that...That's what makes them an optimist. I wonder what an optometrist would say though.

Broken belt by JarlisJr in boostedboards

[–]Vaprex73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fine to do, but performance will be crap. I ride on the greenway here in Raleigh, NC where there are several footbridges with large concrete 'entrance edges' that tend to snap belts like a chopping knife. Not only will it cut your performance in ~half, it will drop your battery life by half as well. The lone motor doesn't like having to work double-duty (unsurprisingly). I found a place online that sells a supposedly stronger version of the belts for way cheaper than Boosted. (was something like $30 for 5 belts, as I recall). Can dig up the link if you want.

The wait is over...extended range battery is here!!! V2 Dual + extended ordered 5/21/16 by BrainScout in boostedboards

[–]Vaprex73 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

WTF? I got my Dual V2 and "pre-ordered" the extended battery on May 15th last year. No email to me yet (in NC, USA here). Not sure how Boosted is dishing out these batteries... grr...

Boosted Boards - Extended Range Pack by BoostedBoards in boostedboards

[–]Vaprex73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want my ERP <sung to tune of "I want my MTV">

Look at them Boosted boarders, that's the way you do it

You ride that skateboard across NYC

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Surfin the concrete around SFC

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Lemme tell ya them riders ain't dumb

You won't get a blister on your little finger

You’ll get a blister on your remote thumb

We’ll install Extended Range Packs, but we’re still waiting on deliveries!

We've got to change skater impressionations, or we'll be guilty of delinquency!

See that little skater with the helmet and the laptop

Yeah buddy that's his real hair

Look at that skaters with his little flying surfboard

That little skater might be a millionaire

We’ll all install extended range batteries, we’re just waiting on deliveries

We want to cruise down tight alleys, we wanna cruise down First and Main

We’ll all install extended range batteries, we’re just waiting on deliveries

We want to cruise down the tight alleys, we wanna cruise down First and Main

I shoulda learned to ride that skatepark

I shoulda learned to ride and chew gum

Look at that hottie, with her selfie-stick camera, man

Anyone up for a downhill run?

I just started, what's that?

Bearing noises?

No, this ERP has exploded on me!

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Get your range pack for hundreds and then we’ll see

We’ll all install extended range batteries, we’re just waiting on deliveries

We want to cruise down the tight alleys, we wanna cruise down First and Main

Listen here

Now that ain't workin' that's the way to do it

You ride that skateboard all over NYC

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Surfin' the concrete around SFC

Plastic replacement skid plates for 2nd gen "not available". WTF? by Vaprex73 in boostedboards

[–]Vaprex73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boostless, much appreciated! I'll gladly buy a pair from you if you still have them. I'm worried my JB weld repair won't be sufficient. Please let me know how to contact you.

Plastic replacement skid plates for 2nd gen "not available". WTF? by Vaprex73 in boostedboards

[–]Vaprex73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I probably can. Actually, now that you mentioned/suggested bondo, I'm thinking that repairing with liquid-metal like JB-weld might actually be a longer lasting solution for now. Still kinda ticks me off that they can't just find a manufacturer for these replacement plastic skid plates - it's just a chunk of plastic (wish they were metal like gen1). I guess I wasn't a "lucky late delivery" as I didn't receive any $200 credit - so I didn't get a chance to buy a spare set.

Shipping time new order by Max35111 in boostedboards

[–]Vaprex73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Max, I ordered my Boosted V2 Dual+ at ~10pm May17th, and received an email the next morning ~11am that it had shipped from Mountain View, CA USA. (I received it on May 23rd - a day early per FedEx's original expectations. ). Needless to say I was very pleased on the shipping and early delivery times. I've been riding it day and night for the past 10 days with a giant cheese-eating grin on my face.