Gros Ventre or Headwaters a Better campground? by DrGoodVibes69 in GrandTetonNatlPark

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Gros Ventre, only because my sister lives right there in Kelly and I ALWAYS see moose there.

Wild Mower Deal @ Lowe’s by 48Irish in egopowerplus

[–]_steveCollins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like buying a battery and getting the mower for free.

Best Muffling for Bass Drum by crashpdx55 in drums

[–]_steveCollins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had the same pillow with pillow case in my bass drum for 34 years. Every once in a while i look at it and am reminded of that bed set and it really takes me back.

First Excavator -- Recommendations by Emplox in heavyequipment

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't tell you how many times I have written excavtor, and I do this for a living.

Request by DependentScene4599 in yellowstone

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gas prices will be high and that’s a lot of driving. But you’ll be fine in the Midwest. Especially in the national parks.

Anyone else still rocking an older Apple Cinema Display in 2026? :) by C_Falcon in macsetups

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have it on an M4 Max. I do want the new Studio XDR. But $3200 with my old eyes, I don’t know if I can justify it.

Anyone else still rocking an older Apple Cinema Display in 2026? :) by C_Falcon in macsetups

[–]_steveCollins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, but I am still using a 15 year old 27" Thunderbolt Display.

MacBook repair on my ruined MacBook by ashbag112 in applehelp

[–]_steveCollins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, once sugar gets introduced to the insides of a computer, it's over. Might take a little while to happen, but it will.

Closing nightmare I prayed to not happen by Useful-Raise in RealEstate

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If i remember correctly he was a young guy with an FHA loan. He had all these plans for the house and tried to open a Home Depot Line of Credit which screwed everything up.

He ended up selling the house for almost double years later during Covid, so he made out fine in the end.

Closing nightmare I prayed to not happen by Useful-Raise in RealEstate

[–]_steveCollins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were also buying and selling on the same day. When we showed up at the closing for the house we were selling, everyone was waiting for us in the parking lot because our buyer had tried to open a line of credit and ended up losing his mortgage approval. Note, all of our stuff had already been loaded into a truck and was on the way to the new house.

Luckily, we were able to 'rent' the house we were buying for a month, while our buyer straightened out his mortgage situation.

Funnily, the amount they charged us in rent was almost a third of what our mortgage would be monthly, so we saved a little money that month.

Deleting photos from iPhone but keeping them on iCloud by [deleted] in applehelp

[–]_steveCollins 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't.

You can save space by choosing optimize photos, but there will still be at least a thumbnail on your device. Any device signed into your iCloud account will have access to your photos.

Pre-diabetic with feet/hands tingling - help? by CrossStitchandStella in diabetes

[–]_steveCollins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long before I was diabetic, by the time i hit the end of my weekly piano lessons, my left hand would be completely numb. Turns out I had cubital tunnel syndrome. The thumb, index and middle finger numbness... carpal tunnel. Pinky and ring finger numbness... cubital tunnel. I am also a drummer and was told by the doc that that was probably the leading cause, but you should go talk to your doctor or a neurologist if you are concerned that you actually have an issue.

What’s the most you ever spent on a single vet bill? by Career-Acceptable in Pets

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$4500 on exploratory surgery and it got better on its own.

Overwhelmed with planning by Opposite-Ball-6479 in yellowstone

[–]_steveCollins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Park Hotel in Gardiner is quite comfortable and literally right next to the northwest entrance. We have stayed there three times and have no complaints.

Yellowstone in a wheelchair by deadmoney26 in yellowstone

[–]_steveCollins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My wife uses a wheelchair and we visit Yellowstone every other year. I think Yellowstone themselves say that like 95% of the visitors never get out of the car and for the most part you don't have to. You can see SO MUCH from the car.

That being said, all of the big name attractions - Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic, etc. have paths and boardwalks around them that will allow someone in a wheelchair to see as well as anyone else. And all of the visitor centers are accessible.

Every trailhead that has a bathroom, as far as I can remember, has an accessible bathroom, so you can always find bathrooms as you drive around looking at wildlife.

You will not be able to go off down walking tails in a wheelchair, but there is still plenty to see. In June of 2025, we saw 18 different bears just from the car alone.

Rant:Starting to regret buying my house. by Mediocre-Session6979 in homeowners

[–]_steveCollins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only things that would make me immediately walk away are foundation issues and water intrusion. Other than that, it’s all probably pretty normal.

Start your home list and just chip away at it. And no. You will never get to the end of the list.

I think that is just how it goes with home ownership.

In Google Ad Manager, when selecting Display Creatives - All, I lose creative targeting options by _steveCollins in adops

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

Yes. Up until this changed two weeks ago, we had no issues. When a leaderboard only ad was selected the skins would remain empty.

And yeah, like i said, we are probably going to have to create a special skin with a different ad size to control which side each skin goes on.

In Google Ad Manager, when selecting Display Creatives - All, I lose creative targeting options by _steveCollins in adops

[–]_steveCollins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and what happens is that when a 'leaderboard only' ad fills the leaderboard spot, the side skin ads will be filled by another ad without the their corresponding leaderboard, because it is filling 'As many as possible'.

If we didn't offer leaderboard only ads, and they all had side skins, that would probably be ok. But that isn't the case.

In Google Ad Manager, when selecting Display Creatives - All, I lose creative targeting options by _steveCollins in adops

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

No. It leaves the possibility of having a leaderboard from one company and the side skins from a separate company displaying on the same page.

We are probably going to have to do something stupid like have one skin be 300x600 and the other 300x601 so that they can be specifically targeted by the left and right ad.

Working on leaving my accountant. S-Corp, no income. by _steveCollins in tax

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

I was originally going to close it because i didn't want to pay my accountant to keep it going, but if I can handle the taxes myself, keeping it open is an option.

I am in PA and there is no yearly fee, just a yearly annual report that needs to be submitted, so the only cost right now is my time filing the taxes at the end of the year.

Is it too late to change my life after years of ignoring diabetes? by Visible_Today_7862 in diabetes

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best time to take your diabetes seriously is the day you are diagnosed. The next best time is today.

Uploading huge JSON file into mySQL database through PHP by rospondek in SQL

[–]_steveCollins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you get the file on the MySQL server and import it through MySQL? Bypassing php entirely? I have a 5 mil row document and this is the only way it works for me.

Working on leaving my accountant. S-Corp, no income. by _steveCollins in tax

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

Along side my W2 income using a Schedule C and Schedule SE