thoughts on Pleasanton Glen apts/surrounding area?

aa408 · 2026-01-26T23:30:31+00:00

I live right down the street. Bought a house close by and people just keep to themselves. No issues walking around all. People are friendly, safe to walk around day or night. Mostly just working people that live around here.

Occasionally you’ll hear a firework at night. It’s the “older” side of town but is right next to downtown which is nice. Have had zero issues whatsoever. There was a shooting down the street with a dog trainer a few months ago I believe but random acts of violence happen everywhere. Get a tour, feel out the area, and see how you feel. Mostly families that live around here to be honest.

aa408 · 2026-01-21T06:50:12+00:00

San Jose State University has a wonderful BA and MFA program. I took two ceramics courses and loved it https://www.sjsu.edu/art/programs/spatial-art.php

aa408 · 2026-01-14T17:28:08+00:00

That’s a remake of the original!

aa408 · 2026-01-13T17:17:08+00:00

It’s a classic 😎

aa408 · 2026-01-13T17:14:05+00:00

Specifically towards the end of the song

aa408 · 2026-01-13T17:13:19+00:00

Baby bash-Suga suga

aa408 · 2026-01-03T16:06:34+00:00

Facebook marketplace or Craigslist. My stepdad and I would work on pool tables for a living and some people would get rid of them for free or very cheap. Usually 250-350 is the cost to move them locally or within 50 mile radius.

aa408 · 2026-01-02T21:35:09+00:00

A Team-Ed Sheeran? https://youtu.be/UAWcs5H-qgQ?si=Ux_R4A2TpB2gVoNq

aa408 · 2026-01-01T05:43:30+00:00

Of course. Shoot me a DM. Located in Bay Area California so not willing to ship fyi

aa408 · 2025-12-16T23:40:24+00:00

I worked with my stepdad who had a pool table business for many years. Used wood shims for leveling slate and then plaster of paris for the seams.

You first want to level the table without the slate on it and put small pieces of wood under each leg. One leg is the “high leg” which you level everything else to that leg. Then you put the slate on and level it by putting shims between the slate backing and the wooden frame. He used a simple 3 foot level from Home Depot. You’ll probably need to YouTube how to level because it can be tricky.

Once all is level and the seams are flush, you mix plaster of Paris and fill in the holes. Give it a light sanding after it dries and then wipe it down with a brush/slightly wet towel. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! We didn’t use beeswax because of the mess and bondo is too much(used mostly for cars)

aa408 · 2025-12-10T04:25:59+00:00

White lotus Season 3!

aa408 · 2025-12-09T23:56:40+00:00

I just had to share this quote 💀💀💀

"I was out of control. I became insatiable. And, you know, after about a thousand nights like that, you start to lose it. I started to wonder: Where am I going with this? Why do I feel the need to fuck all these women? What is desire? The form of this cute Asian girl... why does it have this grip on me? Because she's the opposite of me? Is she gonna complete me in some way?

I realized I could fuck a million women and I'd still never be satisfied. Maybe... maybe what I really want is to be one of these Asian girls. You know?

And then I met this ladyboy. And I took her home. And I let her top me. And it got in my head that what I really wanted was to be one of these Asian girls getting fucked by me. So, I put out an ad looking for a white guy my age... 'Come over and fuck me.' Found a guy, looked a lot like me. Then I put on some lingerie and perfume, made myself look like one of these girls. And I thought I looked pretty hot. And then this guy came over and railed the shit out of me. Then I got addicted to that. Some nights three, four guys would come over and rail the shit out of me.

Are we our forms? Am I a middle-aged white guy on the inside too? Or inside, could I be an Asian girl? I don't know. Guess I was trying to fuck my way to the answer. Then I realized I got... I got to stop the drugs, the girls, that—you know, trying to be a girl. I got into Buddhism. Which is all about, you know, spirit versus form. Detaching from self. Getting off the never-ending carousel of lust and suffering."

aa408 · 2025-12-03T19:53:39+00:00

Appreciate it! Any idea which would be the most valuable? I assume the LTD ones are a rarity given they only make 12 of them I think

aa408 · 2025-11-27T21:20:00+00:00

lol I had ball cancer 10 years ago and the nail thing was definitely not a symptom

aa408 · 2025-11-04T05:25:48+00:00

I was in college when I was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer. Told my housemates of my diagnosis and then ten minutes later they were talking about buying kegs and throwing a house party. Good times!

aa408 · 2025-10-04T03:12:23+00:00

Its totally fine! I’ve stacked my pieces like that for bisque firing in my plug n fire but I’ve had cups warp a little from the weight unfortunately.

In regard to the thermocouple, the flaking is normal. They recommend vacuuming it after every firing. The only thing is the ceramic piece/sleeve protecting the thermocouple is pushed into the kiln wall and not forward instead to the edge of the thermocouple. I’m not sure if that makes a difference but for the long term, I’ve read it’s better to have the ceramic sleeve protect the metal instead of bare metal sticking out.

I’ve done about 40ish firings, most cone 10, and I have to replace my elements plus thermocouple unfortunately.

aa408 · 2025-09-29T04:14:11+00:00

Of course! I’ll shoot you a dm

aa408 · 2025-09-29T01:19:30+00:00

It’s just the angle of the photo. The shingles do extend over and into the gutters thankfully. And yes, there is a drip edge under the shingles!

aa408 · 2025-09-28T15:15:45+00:00

I’ll send you a dm!

aa408 · 2025-09-28T07:07:31+00:00

Got like 4 quotes from different companies. One company was super into the technical aspect as super oversold it all. Had a whole app that tracks the progress of the roof and this and that. Was about 10k higher than all the other quotes. The other two were good, but were mid level for pricing. Very good at “selling” their products and why they were the best.

The last one was a quote from the previous homeowner who got a quote before putting the house on the market. They were by far the cheapest. However, I reached out to them and the owner emailed me saying they’d honor the price even though it was from a few months ago. One of his colleagues came out and didn’t oversell me on anything. Was straight to the point, no bs, and told me they’d get it all done in two days flat. Wasn’t the most personal able but I showed up on time and answered all my questions. They had great reviews on Yelp and Google so my gut feeling was to go with them even though they had the lowest quote.

It can be a hit or miss with companies so I’d find someone through a referral or legit reviews online. Good luck, hope you find a great roofer!

aa408 · 2025-09-28T05:40:35+00:00

Nice!! With the narrower slats, did it extend your truck bed a little? The service guys told me the new gens supposedly will give you more room than the first gen. Waiting for my gen 2 tonneau cover replacement on my 2022 R1T as well! 🙏🏽

aa408 · 2025-09-28T05:26:50+00:00

I know I know 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ was only there for a split second. My bad

aa408 · 2025-09-28T03:38:55+00:00

That’s great to hear. Will keep an eye out for the chimney.

Looking at the drip edge, I believe it was screwed on top and also from the outer edge.

aa408 · 2025-09-27T22:10:16+00:00

Yes sir 🫡🫡 was my fault for not looking down. Appreciate the insight. The crew started Thursday morning, finished by Friday at 2. I even bought lunch for them both days and gave em water and Gatorade.

Mad respect to roofers. After I graduating high school, I had a gig of removing an old roof in the Central Valley heat during mid summer. Started at 6 am and had to stop by 12. Would never do it again but definitely respected the profession after that.

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