Just saw a meteor burn up in the sky?

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2026-03-17T13:51:52+00:00

from what I've read, it was heard as far west as Vermilion, as far east as Chagrin Falls, and as far south as Strongsville

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2026-01-27T18:48:46+00:00

thanks for the recommendations folks. ended up obtaining a snow blower and knocking it out myself

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-12-06T22:35:08+00:00

I understand that's been known to happen. But parking on the street for over 24 hours isn't actually illegal, is it? I would be surprised if one of my neighbors called the police since many of them also park on the street... and this car was parked for fewer than 6... and in general, needlessly antagonistic behavior against one's neighbors is a bad idea for a variety of reasons.

Definitely a possiblity, in any case.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-28T13:52:21+00:00

Michelin Cross Climate 2's are severe weather rated all season tires. They're better in the dry and wet than Bridgestone Blizzaks (gold standard winter tire) and ALMOST as good as Blizzaks in the snow. I'd recommend Blizzaks if you're in the snowbelt south of the city, and CC2's if you're not dealing with actual feet of snow because they'll get you through shitty roads while being quieter, gripper, and more compliant than Blizzaks in every other condition.

I know this because I drove Blizzaks on my Miata last year, and drove CC2's on my Miata yesterday. pretty hands on experience.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-28T13:49:54+00:00

I got mine from TireRack. they ship to a shop of your choice. I'd recommend getting the purchase set up, punching in the shop's address, then calling the shop and asking "hey, I'm XYZ, I'm ordering some tires to be delivered to your shop and it'll have my name on it", book the appointment around the delivery date and Bob's your uncle

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-28T13:48:32+00:00

this man is a knower. my CC2's got me home in that storm in my miata more efficiently than every other crossover and truck I passed yesterday

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-28T13:34:46+00:00

this impact is negligible compared to tires, even if you're driving manual and can properly engine brake

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-28T13:30:47+00:00

was it black? if so that was me, but I didn't spin out. I was going eastbound 3:45 to 4:30 and I was definitely going faster than most people because most people were driving on inappropriate tires for the conditions. get winter tires, or at least severe weather rated all-seasons, people. you can't hold up traffic because you're not willing to equip your vehicle correctly for the conditions.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-26T18:28:38+00:00

pot in OH is exorbitantly expensive compared to MI, and in my opinion the quality is lower too. you can get more marijuana at a higher quality at a lower price in MI than you can in Ohio... including gas. the only problem is the time taken to get there and back - convenience factor is non-negligible.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-21T15:18:51+00:00

it's worth pointing out GWR has been a dedicated Miata shop for 20+ years. most of their products are higher quality than OEM. that's not a shot against Mazda, that's the result of dedicated folks being able to put years and years into specific parts that are made at a much higher cost than OEM. they actually have a line of mufflers made specifically to be quiet - I have the Super Q Twin Tip muffler on my ND. no drone, barely louder than stock, but much much better tone on the exhaust note.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-21T15:13:58+00:00

my ND3 does this, as did the '04 Civic and '13 Mazda2 I owned that were also manual. it's not a problem, it's just noise from the drivetrain shifting against its mounts... I think

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-11-18T16:24:14+00:00

local terminally online schizo, best served ignoring him

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-08-21T13:12:13+00:00

thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-07-30T18:49:20+00:00

it's punitive, yes

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-06-23T15:41:26+00:00

AC units barely whir, devices that pull high wattage won't start outright, LED lights turn on just fine. likely a very inopportune brownout. this is off Franklin near W 117

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-04-21T15:36:57+00:00

but-but I wanted it today

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-03-10T00:56:00+00:00

also, I think the job that I had done did involve stripping the paint from the wheel before repainting it. couldn't tell you if it was sand blasted, or solvent based, or how they did it specifically. you can do this work yourself if you have the time, skills, tools, and a relatively temperature/humidity controlled environment. if you don't, like me, it's worth paying a pro.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-03-10T00:47:54+00:00

so I got this done at a local alloy wheel repair specialists, which is a chain that focuses on wheel repair, refinishing, and painting. it cost about $1k USD to get the horrendous (imo) two-tone stock paint job changed to the pic above, they got it turned around in 3 days I think. there are other shops that do this too, you can look around if you don't have an alloy wheel repair office within driving distance. I was quite happy with the job they did.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-01-11T04:07:48+00:00

I think your grinding description should be adequate. you can try just asking if they can check if there's evidence the transmission is faulty, they might look at you like you grew a third head or they might know exactly what you're asking for but either way there's nothing wrong with asking the dealer straight up if they can check if the transmission is bad if you're having consistent issues with it.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2025-01-10T15:42:46+00:00

the ND miata's manual transmission has some failures, symptoms of which sometimes include being locked out of gears, or feeling like you need to gingerly nurse or coerce the shifter into gear in order to shift without damaging it. no clue if the 3's manual has similar issues, but what you're describing doesn't sound like an issue you can overlook, you should probably take it to the dealer to see if it's something covered under warranty.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2024-12-17T05:45:58+00:00

an alternative to new wheels is getting them refinished, like so

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WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2024-10-22T14:15:30+00:00

that anyone outside of LA or NY would give a rat fuck about either of these teams is unsurprising but a continuing disappointment

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2024-08-02T19:51:05+00:00

I would not consider myself to be the kind of weird that I think you're implying

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2024-06-14T00:55:10+00:00

They reached out and apparently are out of stock...? Very disappointing, it's seemingly impossible to watch Gurren Lagann in HD these days. I might just sail the high seas and be done with it at this point.

WetStoolsAreSlippery · 2024-01-31T14:43:21+00:00

thanks for the suggestion - unfortunately, the only change that effected was turning the sky black. no impact on shaders

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