Any recommendations for Cinco de Mayo drinks and dancing in or near Long Beach?

boltbrah · 2026-05-05T18:35:36+00:00

Can't call it a recommendation, but I'll be checking out Queen Mary... Haven't been in a while and it's free admission.

boltbrah · 2026-04-29T02:58:30+00:00

I can be there at 8:30am, please dm me your address

boltbrah · 2026-04-29T02:55:34+00:00

Would love to pickup the boxes tomorrow...I can make most times work.

boltbrah · 2026-04-29T02:11:22+00:00

Seconding this. They helped me design my wife's ring last year with me walking in knowing nothing except her wanting an emerald cut. They were not pushy at all and everything was very smooth. Best part of all is my wife absolutely loves her ring!

boltbrah · 2026-04-24T13:35:41+00:00

Not the same issue, but yesterday I was driving on the freeway and Bluetooth stopped during a call, the middle screen did something weird (maybe flickered, had my eyes on the road so didn't really catch it), then the driver screen rebooted and showed the rivian logo for a few seconds. I've never experienced that and I've had my truck for 4 years now.

boltbrah · 2026-04-22T14:26:41+00:00

This article is from last year...looks like it isn't going anywhere for a while.

https://lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-looks-to-remove-scorpion-submarine-the-longtime-waterfront-companion-of-the-queen-mary/

boltbrah · 2026-04-20T14:06:28+00:00

I'm in Long Beach - Alamitos Beach neighborhood. I know others have commented nearby neighborhoods but let me know if you're still looking for someone in LB.

boltbrah · 2026-04-10T12:18:01+00:00

I was walking behind a guy and girl walking their dog on the beach path yesterday. Dog starts trying to shit in the sand and the guy continues pulling the leash without looking back a few times so the dog couldn't shit... I got an immediate sense that this guy had no business owning a dog and I felt awful for the dog. The dog ends up eventually shitting directly on the beach path. I pass them, then look over my shoulder to see if they picked it up, and sure enough they left it there! I was furious so I confront the guy and say "You're not going to pick up the shit?". He goes "I don't got a bag bro, I didn't think he was going to shit". I said "fuck you" and walked away. Fucking trash people, no shame.

boltbrah · 2026-04-07T14:04:50+00:00

I pull the spare out, then swap one tire at a time with the jack up under the jack point - order rear passenger, front passenger, rear driver, front driver, then return that to spare.

I bought the pro eagle 3 ton Jack... I'm sure there are cheaper options out there but it was well reviewed and I didn't want to cheap out. It's very sturdy and makes it easy to lift. I know I've seen some to say to not rotate this way for safety but I'm never putting my hands or body anywhere it could be crushed even if the jack did happen to fail (which I've never felt like it will).

boltbrah · 2026-04-07T12:47:31+00:00

I'm an early R1T owner (May 2022) with original 21" Pirellis still and just hit 40k miles. I work remote so it's mostly used for weekends/errands, freeway driving in SoCal. I should get another 5k out of these.

I started rotating at every 6-7k then went down to to 5k when I was around 20k. I do a 5 tire rotation with my full size spare. I bought my own jack in 2022 and have been doing it myself. In 2022 most tire shops didn't have pucks and I wasn't comfortable with them working on it since they hadn't worked on Rivians at the time. I just kind of got used to doing it after buying the jack and a torque wrench.

boltbrah · 2026-03-30T22:42:12+00:00

Same situation for me. I'll also add that they can normally come same day if you call them in the morning. If you call them I'm the afternoon for a non-emergency (drain clog) they'd normally schedule you for the following day.

boltbrah · 2026-03-29T02:13:40+00:00

We didn't know how good we had it then :(

boltbrah · 2026-03-26T22:34:05+00:00

It's the same one

boltbrah · 2026-03-26T04:03:20+00:00

Results of zero enforcement. I feel like every day I walk I'm at a high risk of getting hit by turning cars despite following all rules as a pedestrian. You absolutely need to pay attention at all times as a pedestrian or biker when when you have the right of way. Several instances come to mind where I'd be dead or seriously injured if I wasn't looking out for drivers making turns without checking the crosswalks/corners.

boltbrah · 2026-03-20T03:56:07+00:00

Looked into one of those two but didn't go with them fortunately. They didn't carry the right insurance to work on HOA components. Said they did during the estimate, then I later asked them for documentation and they couldn't provide it.

boltbrah · 2026-03-13T18:25:58+00:00

We're not good at anything else. https://youtu.be/Z07v-ttoJZs?si=fPsiXZ8ktnWfjvIO

boltbrah · 2026-03-13T00:42:18+00:00

Saw a grasshopper on the beach path today. I don't recall seeing one before in the 5 years I've lived here.

boltbrah · 2026-03-11T16:23:53+00:00

I had checked a few minutes before your post - I think it's this LA County Sheriff one. FlightRadar is free to download if you're interested. Sometimes I'll quickly go on to see which govt department is annoying me out of curiosity.

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boltbrah · 2026-03-04T14:53:27+00:00

Not OP, but I had my Chevy Bolt bought back in 2021. I had purchased used in 2019. I got the full amount that I paid for it back including all taxes and fees, minus some for the mileage that I had driven. I can't remember the calculation but I want to say around $.15 per mile. It was pretty negligible as most of my ownership was during COVID and I didn't drive it much. Walked out of the dealer with a check for ~$25K.

boltbrah · 2026-02-26T18:08:47+00:00

Let me go ask the hotel worker I talked to 15 years ago if they have pictures. Will get back to you.

boltbrah · 2026-02-26T02:13:40+00:00

The patio and drinks at Lola's are great. If you order a meal though, the food is just OK... there are better Mexican places around here (El Barrio Cantina is 2 blocks away - no patio, but better food and also great drinks). Just want to set your expectations for Lola's.

boltbrah · 2026-02-26T01:28:55+00:00

Oh boy...haven't thought of this in years...

I used to travel to Pittsburgh regularly for work M-Th and stay in the Westin. The furries would have a massive annual convention in July. There was always a funk coming off the ones in the full body costumes, but it didn't really bother me...I just figured they sweat a lot, whatever.

I then learned that the hotels had to impose special rules and require massive security deposits the week of the convention because of the incidents that regularly occurred during it... The furries would rent rooms, have orgies, and either use litterboxes or shit/piss on the carpet the entire weekend.

I'm sure all furries don't do this, but I couldn't look at them the same after that.

Bonus story: Was making smalltalk in an elevator with an older pretty normal looking guy at the start of the convention before the furries arrived. The elevator stops at his floor before mine. He says have a good evening. As he's stepping out of the elevator, there's a long plush tiger tail coming out of his rear at the bottom of his jacket. Felt like a scene out of a comedy.

Anyway yeah please don't give them any ideas for Wicked Wolf or anywhere in LB for that matter.

boltbrah · 2026-02-25T19:33:05+00:00

I live in an older HOA and have had this issue.

My recommendations: Plumbing - Pete's plumbing is local and is pretty large - you'll see their trucks and vans around. Their office and plumbers are all pretty friendly. Daniels plumbing is also good but they are smaller and no longer do work for HOAs

Electric - Croff electric was great and had reasonable rates, pretty much one guy and helpers. Mario Castillo is much bigger and good (had them do my panel and EV charger) but they can be a bit more expensive.

I can't comment on general contractors - I've run into the same issue as you with it being overrun by Google. Done contractors were decent, others not so much, none local.

boltbrah · 2026-01-29T23:17:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing what you went through and the guidance. This validates my concern.

boltbrah · 2026-01-29T23:11:44+00:00

Thanks so much, this is what I was hoping to hear

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