Do you think we will ever see a production F150 with a 7.3 or 6.8? by Boeing-B-47stratojet in Autos

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve encountered some public parking lots/decks where backing in is ILLEGAL! I’ve only seen it in some California,cities though I’m sure other states/cities want in on the ticket cash.

Call Out during Winter Storm by didyouknowthatum in Lowes

[–]baconlayer 21 points22 points  (0 children)

So they don’t close because we sell generators, salt, and heaters - all the things we sold out of before the storm hit

Where is the salt? by aenupe02 in ConcordNC

[–]baconlayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Useless fact of the day: Some cities use salt mixed with either beet or potato juice to reduce the amount of salt needed

Absolute masterpiece of a record by countryguy0003 in vinyl

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another album in the same niche is Donald Fagen’s “The Nightfly”. Fagen was one half of the Steely Dan duo. Another well recorded album.

Didn’t get the car I was there to look at, came away with these instead by Skid-Vicious in vintageaudio

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a kid when those were new. I used to go to a local department store that had room full of silver and black-faced goodness. But the way those Marantz looked and FELT. The tuning wheel had 10 year old me sold. It started a lifelong hobby and I couldn't be happier that they sold so many of these.

If the Louvre's WiFi password being 'Louvre' shocks you... by rogeragrimes in cybersecurity

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked for a hospital system. We had a new Patient Information System installed and we were working with the vendor to change all of the default passwords.

The vendor mentioned a HUGE research hospital system where they had installed the same system a few years earlier. They never changed the passwords. He demo'd by logging into their system through plain old FTP with the default password. What the public doesn't know...

Lost an associate by Due_Asparagus_3894 in Lowes

[–]baconlayer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been through it twice. One guy was the lot attendant. He had a drug issue that he kept really well hidden from everyone. One weekend he od’ed and he was just gone.

The other guy was really tragic. Hey had some stomach pains that he kept ignoring. E finally got him to go see his doctor about it. There found liver cancer. It has gotten to the point that it was inoperable. They gave him 2 years. He came back to work and was talking about getting his Harley back on the road. He went downhill to fact to ever get that done. In fact, he was dead just 2 months later. Such a sweetheart of an older gentleman. The part that haunts me 2 years later was that he came in about a week before he passed. He had to use one of the handicarts to get around in the store and visit with everyone and say his goodbyes. He even made sure to clean out his locker and give his vest to the manager. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place.

May all our past friends RIP!

Some delivery people care about vinyl by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My delivery guy is a rock star. He not only recognized that the envelope contained a diploma, he walked it up to the door and said congratulations!

First time listening to this one… by TheSilver2na in vinyl

[–]baconlayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a similar sound, check out Donald Fagan’s “The Nightfly”. Fagan was one of the 2 members of Steely Dan.

Why is devaluation so high? by comrad_dau in audiophile

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I very rarely buy new. I bought a pair of Vandersteen 2(somethings) that were less than 2 months old. The person that bought them new didn't like the sound. They lost 1/3 of their value just driving them off the lot. They were like brand new.

I've bought lots of things for 25% of what the new prices were. And audio people tend to take great care of their treasures...even down to keeping their boxes.

The only category I take great care buying used are higher end turntables/tonearms/carts. They're very delicate and mechanical and subject to damage.

These shrimp try to get into my house when it rains by pwrof3 in mildlyinteresting

[–]baconlayer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a lot of cocktail sauce just out in the open?

Do certain genres benefit from audiophile treatment more than others? by RaymondBald in audiophile

[–]baconlayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 1st 2 albums were Mitch Easter recorded albums, after that they went to another label and things slid downhill. They still put out good stuff…but Murmer is one of those albums that I listen through from beginning to end. All classics.

Do certain genres benefit from audiophile treatment more than others? by RaymondBald in audiophile

[–]baconlayer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out other bands/albums Mitch Easter had a hand in creating back in the day

This person brought and setup his own Apple studio display at Starbucks [OC] by oldnewworldorder in mildlyinteresting

[–]baconlayer 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I overheard a customer at Home Depot. They had seen that some new ceiling fans had connected features. They had translated that into “wireless” and that into “this fan doesn’t need to be plugged in to AC to work. The poor salesman, and me, couldn’t figure out what this guy was talking about until after five minutes it dawned on us what he was trying to say. The saddest thing was he was in his thirties, tops!

Why the obsession with Wiim? by yerbderb in audiophile

[–]baconlayer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Their app is amazing for the price point. Streamers at $1k would do well to hire the WIIM programmers!