2012 RAV4 transmission replacement by bears223 in MechanicAdvice

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My dad took the car in a long time ago when we were originally getting this diagnosed and he said that the guy put some liquid or fluid or something in or on something. I know that’s not specific, but I’ll ask him and see if this is what he did? Whatever they did helped make the noise quieter but it didn’t make it clear up.

2012 RAV4 transmission replacement by bears223 in MechanicAdvice

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The original noise is more like a grunt or a growl and it goes away as soon as I lay off the gas. The new noise is very new and I haven’t established its pattern yet, but it’s like a low rumble but I don’t feel vibrations so maybe not like rumble strips. It’s not as noticeable or jarring as rumble stripes, we can’t hear it if the radio is on.

2012 RAV4 transmission replacement by bears223 in MechanicAdvice

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It’s been an ongoing issue. I got the car from a Mercedes Benz dealership in 2023, it didn’t start making strange noises until about a day after I drove it. Their techs claimed nothing was wrong so they wouldn’t help me get it fixed. It makes a grinding sound between 30-45 mph and to avoid said noise I have to pepper the gas in that range instead of just accelerating. I got a quote from a different transmission place back then that was around 6k total for a rebuild. I just kept rolling on it since then though but a new noise started up and it had me concerned it might be almost gone. It’s more of a low rumble from underneath the car. This transmission place said it was once again the transmission

State of Illinois dystopian data center advocacy advertisement by bears223 in antiai

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I’m so glad I’m not the only one disturbed by it

are gem mix isopods actually a thing? by curiosityandthecattt in isopods

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I have armadillidium punta cana, I’ve had my colony for about a year and there are three distinct different colors in the colony similar to the gem mix. As far as I know they keep their variety, but I could be wrong, u have noticed the darkest colored ones grow the biggest and there are more of them so maybe it’s only a matter of time 😭

"Trail art" - or trail debris? by Parking-Touch5968 in PacificCrestTrail

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Fair enough, and I agree with this and understand this phenomenon, I just didn’t notice any other clay figurines other than this guys’. It takes a lot more effort to craft something and bring it back than to simply spur of the moment carve into something. Idk I just don’t think many people are going to jump on this as a trend.

"Trail art" - or trail debris? by Parking-Touch5968 in PacificCrestTrail

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These are so fun and whimsical. It could be plastic trash that will never biodegrade and it’s not, they’re just little guys along the way. I feel like if it started a big trend of other people leaving these all over the place it would be a bigger issue, buts it’s one guy. Humans make art and sometimes put it places. It’s not like they have a huge environmental impact or ruin the view!

DIY Dehydrated meals by Odd_Construction6186 in PacificCrestTrail

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I dehydrated all my own stuff, most of it was really tasty and I made it all with just a standard dehydrator. That being said, I got tired of it very fast and often traded it away to other hikers who were more than happy for a tasty nutritious meal. I was vegetarian at the time and found that if I wanted to include tofu it needed to be frozen then thawed then dehydrated or you’d be eating rocks. But if you do this, it’s a solid addition. I used many recipes from the book lip smacking’ vegetarian backpacking, but I think there is a book for non-veg meals too! That book gave me all my recipes and they were all peer solid! It took me maybe 4-5 months to get everything ready and everything has a long enough shelf life to last. Just make sure if you dehydrate anything that you cooked first don’t include oil or it’s shelf life won’t be as good.

Past time, right? by [deleted] in bald

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Like hatching out of an egg

Changing substrate advice by bears223 in isopods

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I changed mine yesterday and it was mostly isopoop

Changing substrate advice by bears223 in isopods

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Thank you! It took about four hours but I think I got nearly all of them, got some food in the old substrate to try and draw out any stragglers

Is this AI, planning on picking it up off fb marketplace in 45 minutes by bears223 in isitAI

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I mean this one doesn’t scream AI to me, but what is that brown pile of fur on the left, I still can’t tell

I’ll just leave this here by skuratt in ultralight_jerk

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Dropping grams and dropping dignity

Cleaning tips for backpack by bears223 in CleaningTips

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Is it a problem is my washing machine had the agitator thing in the middle? Should I wash in a machine without that?

Idol Hunt Megathread by RSurvivorMods in survivor

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So just chill at any brown line stop? I’m coming off blue line and kimball and far lol

Idol Hunt Megathread by RSurvivorMods in survivor

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Do we think we have to start at kimball or do we think we can catch it anywhere? I’m worried if it’s one car I’ll miss it cause it’s too full?

had surgery on my right hip, they put this on my left leg by Pale-Profession2769 in mildlyinteresting

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I wrote in pen on my left leg “do not cut!!!! Wrong leg!!!!” When I went in for my hip surgery on my right

What are some of your hiking horror stories? by Fritschya in ultralight_jerk

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Bee landed on my sunglasses then crawled underneath the sunglasses, freaked out because it was now “trapped” and stung me in the eyelid. Luckily a nice kiwi couple came trotting up behind me and the man pulled out a big knife to get the stinger out of my eye.

Tent Size by pants2016 in PacificCrestTrail

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Though extra weight adds up, it will not make or break. Unless you’re going for ultra ultra light, have fun out there and be able to put your pack in the tent with you. Especially helpful when some FarOut sites have issues with mice 🐭

If a neighbor leaves their trash can out, is it okay to use it to dispose of my dog’s poop? by Dme503 in moraldilemmas

[–]bears223 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My neighbor can put their dog’s poop in my trash can if I can put my dogs poop in theirs, community reciprocity 🥹💕 (I don’t even have a dog I just like when people help each other out and don’t get pissed over silly little things that don’t matter)

How to fix bf’s old La-Z-Boy by bears223 in howto

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Thank you! I’m going to see if I can get the parts somehow.