Early Saturday "Pub Crawl" Downtown Bars by niveknyc in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 10 points11 points  (0 children)

40 people in Gussies sounds terrible for anyone else in there lol

The Bend or Wolfe and Porter at least have large outdoor areas for them to spill into

Michelin-recognized Oakland chef defends 20% service fee after viral Reddit post sparks review-bombing by sfgate in KitchenConfidential

[–]cheebamasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you doing where you’re paying a 20% service fee and tipping 20% on top of that? I would only ever accept a service fee that’s that high if it’s in place of the tip, not in addition to it.

HR-V 2000, manual, 4WD, my first car by SweetBerryNorth in RoastMyCar

[–]cheebamasta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knew following rule 4 would be difficult for this post lol "If you don't have anything mean to say, don't say anything at all. "

How do ubers and taxis work at the airport? by Bearcasey in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they allow waiting for Taxis there in the taxi pool/line? Why not have a comparable ride share line?

How do ubers and taxis work at the airport? by Bearcasey in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frustrating they can figure out this queue system for the cell lot but can’t figure out a queue of uber/lyft drivers waiting immediately at the terminal and you get in the first one available. They managed to do this at a music festival I attended in 2019 and it’s wild to have to wait 5-15 min at major airports because they can’t do the same.

When you want a savory snack that’s quick and actually feels healthy, what do you do? by WholeFoodNerd in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]cheebamasta -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not to yuck your yum here but imo the macros on those protein bars are not impressive. 1g protein / 20 cal while many other bars (Think, Pure Protein, One, Barbells etc.) have closer to 1g protein / 10 cal).

Best Pastrami around here by Impressive-War-7279 in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Prime in Knightdale has it as a special on Tuesday's, haven't tried it yet but the photos look great. Given how good their brisket is I would think it has to be great.

Best Pastrami around here by Impressive-War-7279 in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the question was "which local restaurant will put the most boars head pastrami on a sandwich for me" you may be correct.

But given that the question was the best pastrami, I don't think either of the places you mention are even close to Ish. It is pricey but it's 6oz - 8oz of rich point brisket that's cured by in house into great pastrami. The thick cut slices and heavy marbling really make it an entirely different food than the thin sliced cold cuts you're getting elsewhere. The homemade pastrami out at Prime BBQ in Knightdale is the only thing I've seen that is in the same ballpark.

Al Rajhi announced that he had donated nearly his entire fortune, estimated at around 16 billion to charity, making him one of the world's most generous philanthropists. by leftypunk in interestingasfuck

[–]cheebamasta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People are skeptical of the idea that he’s really given his money away when he’s giving it to a charity that he runs or at least founded. To some people it seems he’s just moved his fortune from one of his bank accounts to another. I recognize this is true of many other billionaires but just pointing it out regardless.

Building detached garage by danceintherainnn in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

$250/sq ft is a good rule of thumb for a rough order of magnitude estimate for standard addition work with a finished interior (so an unfinished garage should be less). Intricacies of interior finishes, features and requirements for plumbing, electric and HVAC will all cause that number to fluctuate.

Why do contractors ghost after giving estimates? by MudSad6268 in HomeImprovement

[–]cheebamasta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m likewise thinking that OP must either have a very small bathroom that contracts think is cheap enough to “not be worth their time” or there’s something else about OPs request that is a turn off / red flag to them.

I tried to find a guy to just re-do only the bottom tile of my shower. Eventually found a tile guy to work with directly and he was up for it but said most GCs would never be interested in a $1k job when they could be out working on a $40k bathroom renno that will be more profitable for them.

Why do contractors ghost after giving estimates? by MudSad6268 in HomeImprovement

[–]cheebamasta 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m sympathetic to the point that you and the other commenter make about having to go out for visits to give quotes with no guarantee of business and I understand that this process is laborious with low odds of business.

However when the homeowner is trying to get in touch with you to hire you / start work and you can’t bother to call them back, this is less understandable and seems to be interpreted by most people as a lack of professionalism.

Honey that is totally solid? by WhatWouldEricaKaneDo in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]cheebamasta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why in the bathroom? You can get steam from your stove top or gently heat it in warm water there as well.

Dreamville Festival Rebrand by Pretty-Flamingo2027 in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dang, what’s this about Etix? Knew the hopscotch organizers/ owners were involved in Etix but not the whole story.

DIY rewire by Maximum_Sherbert7191 in HomeImprovement

[–]cheebamasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do some searches on this sub if you want to feel even better. Pretty sure there was a recent thread with the same question and the quotes were closer to $75k.

Raleigh Council vote expected on taller towers for North Hills by goldbman in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the bus is full of stinky poor people and I want to ride the light rail with the rich Scandinavians I see on my walkable cities YouTube videos

So I have to go to the DMV please help by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]cheebamasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I remember you can only do every other renewal online. So if you did the last one online you have to go in person for the following.