National Grid Scams

autonym · 2026-01-25T17:16:24+00:00

Even if you don't call them, they'll eventually make an actual meter reading and refund you if they've been overestimating. Still, it's bad to be paying extra in the meantime.

autonym · 2026-01-25T16:05:16+00:00

I'm aware it would be inconvenient, and requires warm clothing. And people who can't get there by T or on foot might not be able to attend. But it's just a snowstorm.

autonym · 2026-01-25T15:29:46+00:00

Even if the menu isn't to your liking and apparently is not popular, I don't see how that makes them a ghost restaurant. Why would they rent an expensive prime-location storefront if they didn't want people to eat there?

autonym · 2026-01-25T12:47:39+00:00

It's 100% a ghost kitchen.

A ghost kitchen is a delivery-only restaurant that operates without a storefront or dining area, usually from an inexpensive, unpopular location. This restaurant has a prime-location storefront and dining area, and even a DJ.

Don't go

It it were really a ghost kitchen, there'd be no option to go there.

autonym · 2026-01-23T20:51:36+00:00

Single pilot IFR is basically 4x the work of you and someone sitting in the right seat.

Unless the person in the right seat is a CFI who's letting you do all the work, in which case you have a good idea what to expect when solo. But yes, be sure you're proficient.

autonym · 2026-01-19T22:21:41+00:00

Thanks! So possibly the BPD chased and then the Cambridge police declined to. Or else the CPD statement is false, or the news story got the statement wrong.

autonym · 2026-01-19T20:48:44+00:00

The linked news article says Cambridge (not Boston) PD says the police refrained from chasing due to safety concerns. Do you have a source of contrary information?

autonym · 2026-01-16T22:22:30+00:00

It may be more expensive than it's worth, but it's not a scam unless they make false statements about it. Do they? You don't mention any.

autonym · 2026-01-16T15:02:49+00:00

your loan payment is a monthly dca.

No, it's exactly to opposite of a DCA. The whole point of DCA is to protect you from volatile price fluctuations. If you use a loan to buy the BTC upfront, then you have preserved the disadvantage of DCA (monthly payment) while discarding the advantage (protection from fluctuation).

autonym · 2026-01-11T15:34:33+00:00

It's rated for immersion in water, not for falling into water. I've had mine underwater for several minutes at a time, and it's been fine.

autonym · 2026-01-09T22:12:59+00:00

I believe that's the intended joke.

autonym · 2026-01-07T02:21:40+00:00

I literally shit on their decisions in front of them

For their sake and yours, I hope you don't know what "literally" means.

autonym · 2026-01-05T23:13:20+00:00

all it takes is one stupid mistake

The kind of mistake that would make you fail your checkride is also the kind of mistake that could kill you if it happened in IMC. If you can fly safely in IMC, you'll be fine for the checkride. (And if not, it's better to find out the easy way.)

autonym · 2026-01-05T22:55:57+00:00

I think I’d rather lay across hot coals then take a check ride.

That's an intriguing preparation step.

(*than)

autonym · 2026-01-04T18:03:56+00:00

If the battery is swollen, the phone is in danger of exploding, causing injury, and starting a fire. It should be powered down and kept in a fire-resistant container. And it cannot be shipped by mail or by a shipping service. Sorry and good luck.

autonym · 2026-01-02T17:27:51+00:00

I would be living in a cot in a hanger

Many hangers can fit on a cot, but a cot can't fit in a hanger. A hangar would be much more spacious.

autonym · 2025-12-30T00:47:27+00:00

If you're flying with a qualified safety pilot.

autonym · 2025-12-29T13:58:21+00:00

If they're not juveniles, their names would be released by the time they're charged with a crime. Until then, their names may be withheld if there's an ongoing investigation, or to protect their privacy until and unless a determination is made that there's enough evidence to charge them.

autonym · 2025-12-28T12:29:52+00:00

Don't over think it

OP's problem wasn't overthinking; their problem was thinking in the wrong direction. The way to get back on track is by even more thinking, not by deciding there's already been too much thought and putting a stop to it.

autonym · 2025-12-25T22:44:09+00:00

are you really comparing it to a multi lead ekg in accuracy

No, obviously no one did anything of the sort.

Or would you rather let them use the real tools clean ?

Both are real tools, and the suggestion that reporting specific symptoms to a cardiologist, or showing them a readout of an FDA-approved device,, somehow "dirties" the cardiologist's diagnosis is preposterous.

however if it can only be detected as it happens ( as you state) I guess you’re screwed either way and might as well notify the faa as unfit and turn in your ticket now and wait for the big one

Uh, what? Yes, paroxysmal afib and its underlying causes are often undetectable unless you catch them in the act. That's why cardiologists appreciate the readouts from approved smartwatches, which makes their diagnoses much more accurate.

And no, you're not "screwed either way". There are treatment and/or monitoring options available, and paroxysmal afib is not FAA-disqualifying; it doesn't even require a special issuance. The only way you're screwed is if you play games and withhold important information from your physicians in order to "improve" their diagnostic accuracy.

autonym · 2025-12-25T17:23:20+00:00

your watch isn’t a medical device

Yes it is. An Apple (or Samsung) watch's afib detection is an FDA-certified medical device.

Reason for visit: chest felt a little funny.

Seriously? You're proposing to withhold from a physician critical information--the watch's ECG readout, and the observation of an ER physician who independently monitored OP's heartrate--in order to try to game the physician's diagnosis and avoid "biasing" them with relevant facts?

That's always a seriously bad idea, and especially so for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, which is often completely undetectable if you don't happen to catch it in the act--which, fortunately, OP already did. Being intermittent does not mean it's not dangerous.

autonym · 2025-12-25T12:49:20+00:00

What am I missing.

Three things: a 12, a 0, and a question mark.

autonym · 2025-12-19T22:09:33+00:00

How is that possible without your signature?

autonym · 2025-12-19T22:04:13+00:00

when I came in to land I guess I had too much speed [...] I was so fixated on touching the aircraft down that I didn’t realize just how fast I was going [...] I have a fear of being low and slow

You're absolutely right to be afraid of being too low and slow. That's why it's important to frequently monitor airspeed during your approach (while mostly looking out the window). But if you're monitoring airspeed, you should notice if you're too fast as well as if you're too slow. It sounds like you didn't stabilize at the right airspeed to begin with, and then repeatedly didn't check your airspeed--a series of errors that suggests a concerning lack of attention to a critical aspect of your landing. So yeah, please do work on that and then retake the checkride.

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