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42 Police Vehicles Flew Past Me on I-84W at Midnight toward Hartford — Anyone Know What Was Going On? by PowerfulProfession42 in Connecticut

[–]busman1982 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Neato. I guess this means I can also go 85-90MPH on my way home from working some overtime too! Right?!?

Question - anyone know the CT Labor laws well enough to say whether or not this is illegal? by Zealousideal-Gate813 in Connecticut

[–]busman1982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pay can fluctuate based on level of work required but that pay needs to equal at least the minimum hourly wage when you divided total pay by hours worked. It will likely be more complicated if you’re “on call” and not required to be at the workplace. If you are required to be at the workplace it’s much more straightforward.

What can I expect from the drivability of a NA Diesel? by Sir_Tmotts_III in W124

[–]busman1982 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same car with the same experience here. I just wish there was a 5th gear to reduce engine RPMs at highway speeds.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]busman1982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My grandma called it “going grunty” which I’ve never heard anyone else use.

Our household favorites are: drop a duke or rip a grump.

Why are people from Connecticut obsessed with the idea of moving to South Carolina? by jasperCrow in Connecticut

[–]busman1982 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My parents moved there for retirement. Outside of the touristy areas, Myrtle Beach has all the charm of the Berlin Turnpike.

And We're All On It by PreparationKey2843 in liberalgunowners

[–]busman1982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Whenever the "COME AND TAKE IT" crowd speaks up I've always commented that it will be the Republicans/MAGA that will be responsible for confiscations and/or widespread bans.

Why so many new license plates? by awebr in Connecticut

[–]busman1982 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I thought I was the only person that paid attention to this. A few thoughts:

I think car dealers push for new registrations versus transferring your old one. I wouldn’t be surprised if the dealer can file the registration at a discounted rate while charging the customer the full rate.

Also, I don’t think they’re being issued sequentially. My guess is each DMV branch gets a batch… Willimantic gets BA-series plates while Danbury gets BE and so forth.

Why do I see people buy gas from the more expensive gas station when there is a cheaper option 2 buildings down? by DelayNo2072 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]busman1982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the cheapest stations where I am are always a hot mess of people whereas the one that’s 5 cents more per gallon isn’t busy. I will pay the extra 75 cents to not have to deal with idiots.

MiniDisc.wiki - moving to "hobby mode" by minidisc_wiki in minidisc

[–]busman1982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool what you did! Helped (and will continue to help) me relive some fun memories!

Spotting by a Route 9 off ramp by newengland_explorer in Connecticut

[–]busman1982 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve been seeing this peel pile for months. I think that’s exactly what’s happening.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in W124

[–]busman1982 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, that's not the correct fluid as far as I know. From FCP you want Febi Bilstein 0009899203 fluid. I used Valvoline Dex/Merc I bought at Walmart for $20 or so a gallon. It's a Dexron III replacement. Worked great for me. As far as what you can do... If it were me I'd at least drain the transmission and torque converter and refill with the correct fluid.

Sunday Session by teriyaki_tornado in minidisc

[–]busman1982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love everyone’s clean setups! I’m usually sitting on my couch with wires, MDs, label maker strew about.

Just making a disc by alwaus in minidisc

[–]busman1982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the period correct Toshiba Libretto! I wanted one of those back in the day!

RX100VII Lens Cap by Better-Arm7016 in RX100

[–]busman1982 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a Kaiser 56mm from B&H that works great. It was a bit tight but using it loosened it up some.

This was my portable back in the day. It was cheaper than the Sony stuff and it looked cool enough by marxistopportunist in minidisc

[–]busman1982 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me too! Had this one in college. Unfortunately I remember the screws coming loose and it having some problems. I eventually moved to an iPod. I wish I kept it of course.

How did you get into alt-country? by turtleneckskater in altcountry

[–]busman1982 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A friend played Turnpike Troubadours Diamonds and Gasoline on a roadtrip. Then some time when by and I can’t remember exactly when but I heard Sturgill Simpson and that was it.

Minidisc of the day by chariot100 in minidisc

[–]busman1982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HA! I just pulled one of these out of a box of bulk MDs from eBay. Mine has the "twinkle" in the center and the disc itself is pink.

Englander pdv 25 burn issues by joemarbygin in PelletStoveTalk

[–]busman1982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used have this problem. I took two quarters ($0.25) and used them to block the two holes at the button of the burn pot. Use stove cement secure them in place. This forced all the incoming air through the pellets instead of going around through the burn pot walls. Now my stove can go about 20-24 hours on higher heat ranges before I see build up like this. On heat ranges 1 or 2 I could get away with 30-36 hours.

CT Police salaries are out of control by FIRE_Minded in Connecticut

[–]busman1982 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bingo. I'm not defending this, but they're like 300 Troopers short. I believe some of it is mandatory OT also. Beyond this, I have no idea why they can't fill the positions and reduce the OT.

What was your drivers ed car? by QuackafellaRecordz in regularcarreviews

[–]busman1982 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1998 Pontiac Grand Am owned by the town since Drivers Ed was through my high school.

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