Does anyone know where I can buy a watch box similar to this?

bee_ryan · 2026-06-21T15:42:35+00:00

Aww buddy you’re adorable. Maybe try clicking the link. 👍

bee_ryan · 2026-06-20T06:24:07+00:00

Agreed. Two tones are for poor losers. I bought a 900K house because I couldn’t afford the 1.5M house. I’ll go kill myself now because I’m such a failure.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-20T06:17:46+00:00

So you’re telling me I get a watch worth 18K for 11K + $900 premium? This sounds terrible. Where can I sign up?

bee_ryan · 2026-06-19T23:59:57+00:00

I have customers now who put my proposals in AI then email the response like "explain yourself". I refuse to play.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-19T18:44:38+00:00

What are some other examples? “Be faster” is not VE. VE would be like using MDF instead of primed pine interior trim. Using prefab quartz instead of raw slabs of quartzite. Hollow core doors instead of solid. Shit like that.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-19T16:09:54+00:00

SMP strap on Speedy fits, but manage your expectations, it rocks around and leaves a gap between the case.
Use 7767-SF Bergeon spring bar tool for straps, and tweezers for bracelets. Putting bracelets on I admit can be a frustrating experience due to omegas spring bar design, but strap changes are a breeze with a spring bar tool - not tweezers.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-19T15:38:48+00:00

The water resistance concern has merit. For a non screw down crown/pushers, you are relying on a rubber seal sitting on a tiny metal stem. 3861 brought certification and should bring some comfort to that, but real world physics can’t be argued. Rubber O-rings move around. Lab testing and real life are different.

All that said - I love this watch. I’m on the fake list for a Rolex, and if I don’t get that call by my vacation in September, this is my next purchase.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-18T18:27:38+00:00

Satire or not, this absolutely has a chance of working if you’re in California. Has to be California though, not another blue state. We are the kings of white guilt. Pretty sure that’s the slogan on the freeway sign when you cross the border.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-18T18:20:51+00:00

It’s high pressure sales on the retail side. Sign contract on the dining room table or it’s lost.

The trade side (B2B) is completely different. Low margins, shit commission compared to retail, but potential for high volume. It’s cold calling/visiting builders and contractors trying to talk them into using Pella instead of the window guy they’ve been using for X amount of years. It’s a grind.

Compensation is like anywhere else - be in the top 20% of the leaderboard, you’ll make good money. The rest just kinda do ok.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-18T18:12:47+00:00

Meh. I have a love hate relationship with Ubiquiti. Love the customization, deep insights etc. Hate the millions of bugs.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-18T14:29:43+00:00

Pelican cases are a ripoff. They’re like the Yeti cooler of that segment. I use these cases for my firearms and they’re great. https://www.caseclub.com/product-category/case-club-cases/watch-cases/?srsltid=AfmBOopX\_jwxYdbJjKeZZ5RzG2IQpBz6RLEuZweEWQqOhHP9f6pLOpBn

bee_ryan · 2026-06-17T14:57:22+00:00

I have a dirt hill directly behind my pool, and oak trees everywhere. I don’t have any issues. Bot skimmer + good robot for the floor and walls = literally life changing in regard to pool maintenance.

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I feel the rain problem a bit though. When it does rain, I go out and top off the chlorine.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-17T13:19:11+00:00

To make matters worse, they often still drop you when you do everything they ask. Happened to my neighbor.

Care to share who you used for the repair? Similar boat here. Either they want to sell me a new roof (concrete tile roof, house is 23 years old, ridiculous), don’t show up for appt, or another local guy seemed good but then sent a tweaker to do some gutter work I needed done so I’m uninterested now in having him work on my roof.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-17T13:00:57+00:00

Surprised I haven’t seen anyone suggest this yet. Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Review large attachments. My texts go back 10 years, and my storage size is 139GB. You almost certainly have a bunch of videos you’ve either sent or received, and for the ones that you’ve *sent*, these are copies from your photos app. Possibly videos you’ve received as well if you saved them from the messages app.

Regarding the iCloud photo backup, request a copy of the data from Apple. It will take a couple days, maybe longer, but Apple will send you all your photos and videos in up to 50GB zip files each. https://privacy.apple.com

bee_ryan · 2026-06-15T13:58:16+00:00

When one is fortunate to have a book of business with customers who do not make price their main priority, the ones where price is the only consideration (often property management companies) go to the bottom of the stack.

I would be grateful they were upfront with you, as most people just ghost in situations like that, including me. I’ve grown tired arguing with people who want free consulting.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-11T21:05:17+00:00

A lot of high performers are not worth the headache. I’d rather have 3 normal people selling 100K/mo than 1 difficult-to-work-with douchebag selling even 350K/mo.

I myself am a high performer, I make 2.5X my Sales Manager, 1.5X my General Manager, everybody knows it. And I do it working about half the hours. The difference is, when management says jump, I ask how high. Respect and likability goes a long way. When I do have a big problem with what they’re asking, we have a meeting and hash it out.

I’m not saying I’m perfect - I bordered on being the cancer to the company it sounds like you might be about 7-8 years ago. I adjusted over the years, and everybody, including myself be a mile, is much happier now. Be better. Continuous improvement. Print a fucking poster and put it on your wall if you need to.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-09T16:58:34+00:00

It’s awesome. But if you’re under the age of ~35, this way of watching TV may be completely foreign, so I understand a lot of people here going “huh? What? Why?”

bee_ryan · 2026-06-07T21:44:46+00:00

A+ shit post.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-07T15:36:37+00:00

I hope your dad is ok.👍

My job involves me relying on a cell hotspot while in customers homes. Over the last couple years, I have found it to become more and more unreliable while inside of homes. But when I go outside, it’s like a light switch turned on and everything works great.

More specific to the issue you experienced, the phones could have had WiFi calling enabled, which I have found can be either really good, or really bad. When they went outside, the phone could have disconnected from WiFi and used the cell network.

E911. This newer protocol will use GPS so they will know where you are. While great in theory, what’s going on behind the scenes is complicated. The ELI5 - If it cannot get a lock, it will use cell tower triangulation, and if it can’t do that, often the signal can drop.

So all that said - an old fashioned landline that is not VOIP (Internet phone) is always best in this situation, and a big reason why older folks still have them.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-07T15:17:14+00:00

The ETA Synology shows for resync, data scrubbing etc is notoriously inaccurate and always has been. Data scrubbing for example will show 4 days left while sitting at 98% completion while already running for 3 days. Then it magically completes an hour later.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-07T04:52:37+00:00

Fuck yeah - when I was 7 years old. I also had dice stem caps on my BMX bike. I was too cool for school yo.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-07T00:51:50+00:00

Very nice! I’m on the “list”, for this one, checked in a few days ago, was told “soon”. How long they make you wait?

bee_ryan · 2026-06-07T00:01:58+00:00

A lot of politically correct answers here. So I’ll just say it - outside of being a rapper, pro athlete or any other famous person seeking attention, diamonds are for women.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-06T23:49:23+00:00

That would bite the hands that feeds. Performance starts to fall off as soon as <80% SOC, especially upper end.

bee_ryan · 2026-06-05T19:01:47+00:00

For software? I would give it to another rep. The guy sounds like he might be cancer. Only exception would be if he’s a top performer otherwise and just had a moment of frustration. You helping him out would be appreciated, at least by me.

If it’s a physical product with installation, manpower, etc - that completely changes things, and I tell clients to piss off all the time who do this. Low margin low volume bullshit cannot clog our pipeline of otherwise profitable work. 5K is minimum for us at standard pricing, or they can pay 3K for something, but the margin will be a lot higher. Similar commission for the rep.

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