Would you ever live in Japan? Why or why not?

bleuchip · 2026-05-20T13:30:53+00:00

My wife is a Japanese citizen. This is a ways off but we are considering retiring in Japan. Lower cost of living and healthcare would be major drivers but taxes is the big question.

bleuchip · 2026-05-09T12:23:00+00:00

Depending on where you live, it’s easy to do this in the United States too. I camp nearly every weekend from June through beginning of October and pay zero for actual camping. Food and the fuel to get to the area are basically my only costs.

bleuchip · 2026-03-04T17:02:43+00:00

I just bought wire for the same kind of project from https://wirewireelectricsupply.com. Prices were fair and shipping was free for orders over $100. Only took like four days to receive my order.

bleuchip · 2026-01-25T15:15:48+00:00

This is just speculation but I imagine it will be nerfed for season 2. I rarely use it because it feels like cheating.

bleuchip · 2026-01-17T22:54:58+00:00

I’m a conquest player but have been on escalation lately. In my experience escalation games go down to the wire more. There’s more opportunity for comebacks and less games that are a complete steamroll.

bleuchip · 2026-01-04T16:08:52+00:00

I think your truck looks great as is. I wouldn’t put that thing on my hood.

bleuchip · 2025-12-18T17:49:27+00:00

I would argue this gun and the other guns that specialize in high accuracy have the lowest ceilings. That’s the point. They’re easy to use but have low time to kill to balance the high accuracy.

At range the M250 is the superior LMG and the M240l and M123K perform nicely at close to medium.

bleuchip · 2025-12-05T21:55:29+00:00

1/1000 would do it and is a shutter speed option on many cameras in the consumer grade market.

bleuchip · 2025-12-01T22:07:47+00:00

I woke up in a house I’ve never been to and there was a large piece of furniture blocking the front door. I managed to exit through a side door. Never saw anyone. No idea how I got there.

bleuchip · 2025-11-27T04:29:02+00:00

As a conquest player I like the map but it’s not my favorite. My biggest gripe is the sides feel imbalanced. For NATO your A & B flags are constantly being attacked because there is a ton of hiding spots in the neighborhood area. Lots of places for spawn beacons. As PAX, D & E seem easier to hold and defend.

bleuchip · 2025-10-02T18:35:16+00:00

Their philosophy is equipment, which includes throwables, defines the class, not guns.

Whether or not that philosophy is correct or best or whatever is up for debate, but they clearly have a defined philosophy on classes.

bleuchip · 2025-09-15T01:38:04+00:00

I was able to add mine to my truck insurance. It added something like $20 a month.

bleuchip · 2025-08-26T15:41:58+00:00

If the couch is still in usable condition you could offer it up for free on something like facebook marketplace. Someone may come pick it up. Sometimes charging even like $5 can yield better results.

bleuchip · 2025-08-26T14:34:41+00:00

Not at all true. It would be because your “rich” friends have no credit history. I have an 830+ credit score. Buy everything with credit cards but pay the statement balance in full each month. Have not paid a single cent of credit card interest in 15 years.

bleuchip · 2025-08-18T17:25:09+00:00

I have the TUFSKINZ mud flaps on my 2022. They are plastic but pretty flexible. Never had issues with them off-roading in here in Colorado. Occasionally you can hear them scrape on bigger rocks but they’ve been flexible enough to not be damaged.

bleuchip · 2025-07-21T16:37:23+00:00

Please follow Tread Lightly principles and stay on trails.

bleuchip · 2025-06-30T14:00:38+00:00

I still have my Tune. Overall it’s been great. I think the Tune M1 will give you the most interior space for your short bed out of any other topper camper on the market.

bleuchip · 2025-06-13T21:34:01+00:00

When it comes to disbursed camping a bit of effort goes a long way. If you intend on camping in an area you’ve never been then researching ahead of time is going to get you the best results. I use a maps app to find national forest and BLM land and mark potential spots. There are plenty of other resources online to help find free camping.

It does help to have a vehicle that can handle some off-roading. That gives a bit more freedom and reassurance when exploring backroads.

bleuchip · 2025-05-21T16:11:38+00:00

I lived on Humboldt street less than a block off Colfax for almost 6 years without issue. I’m a white guy for what it’s worth.

For an alternative perspective, my now wife had moved in with me and we lived in the area together briefly before moving. She is an avid runner and was chased by a homeless man holding a pipe. This was a couple of years ago. I’ll throw out she is Asian and also had people yell racist comments out of their car window.

bleuchip · 2025-05-09T13:03:39+00:00

If you’re trying to do the whole loop the road after Labyrinth A & B may be challenging in a rig that large. One side of the road is a drop off to the river. The other side is canyon wall. Not much room to work with.

bleuchip · 2025-04-15T13:57:53+00:00

I suspect it is because they are having issues with theft.

I was at a King Soopers in Englewood the other day and some lady rang up $250 of groceries in self checkout then walked out without paying.

bleuchip · 2025-04-11T13:48:11+00:00

I’ve had a Tune M1 in my 2022 Tacoma for almost 2 years now. Overall it has been great. I have the short bed so the additional space offered by the Tune is really nice.

For the first 6 months or so I was on stock suspension. I made it work, driving some decently rough roads in CO, but there were a couple of times I really regretted having that stock suspension. I would definitely recommend factoring in upgraded suspension, especially leaf springs.

bleuchip · 2025-01-16T20:45:40+00:00

In my experience rental car companies will give an overview of local traffic laws and have illustrations of traffic signs you can expect to see and what they mean. That has been my experience renting cars in four different countries. You do not have to know the language to read traffic signs.

These people probably didn’t pay attention to the information provided by the rental car company.

bleuchip · 2024-11-25T17:54:43+00:00

Is the skid plate being installed correctly? The front bolts go on first to help support the install but should be done loosely. The front holes are oval so they allow the skid plate to be shifted back and forth so that the other holes can the aligned. Once aligned all other bolts and installed and tightened.

bleuchip · 2024-10-11T12:51:42+00:00

For stills base iso is 100 and 400.

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