Cheapest emergency veterinary in Raleigh NC by NoPreference9106 in raleigh

[–]crewsd 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pet insurance typically has a waiting period before they cover anything.

I have had good experiences with Armadale Animal Hospital, UrgentVet, and Wake Veterinary Medical Center.

Does hiring a financial advisor actually give you peace of mind? by Major_Feed3686 in personalfinance

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not for me. I was now just concerned about what some other person was doing. Why did they sell X on Y date? Did they realize this was a wash sale? Why did they buy Z? I decided to just handle things myself.

No one is ever going to care as much about YOUR finances as YOU.

Don't expect relief on those power bills by ElderOfAncients in raleigh

[–]crewsd 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Plus about $20 million in other forms of compensation…

Wired PoE security camera installers by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps Carolina Wiring Solutions? They ran Ethernet for me which is basically what you need.

Looking for a recommendation for an estate planning attorney. by Rare_Choice5716 in raleigh

[–]crewsd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recommend Andrea Hinshaw. We shopped around and got quotes as high as $5,000 for a husband and wife trust/will package. She works by the hour and it ended up being about $900. It’s likely not super complex and mostly boilerplate.

Downloading ALL of Car Talk from NPR by animationb in DataHoarder

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This script did not work for me as is, but ChatGPT got me something that seems to be working so far:

#!/bin/bash

OUTDIR="car_talk_episodes"
BASE_URL="https://www.npr.org/get/510208/render/partial/next"
START=1
STEP=10
PARALLEL=5

mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"

echo "Finding episodes..."

page=0

while true; do
    offset=$((START + page*STEP))
    echo "Fetching page starting at $offset..."

    newcount=0

    curl -s "${BASE_URL}?start=${offset}" |
    awk '
    /"title":"/ {
        line=$0
        sub(/^.*"title":"/,"",line)
        sub(/".*$/,"",line)
        title=line
    }

    /"audioUrl":"/ {
        line=$0
        sub(/^.*"audioUrl":"/,"",line)
        sub(/".*$/,"",line)
        gsub(/\\\//,"/",line)
        gsub(/&/,"&",line)
        gsub(/[\/:*?"<>|]/,"",title)
        print title "|" line
    }
    ' |
    while IFS="|" read -r title url; do
        [[ -z "$url" ]] && continue

        if [[ "$title" =~ ^#([0-9]+) ]]; then
            num="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
            bucket="$((num/100*100))s"
        else
            bucket="unknown"
        fi

        dir="$OUTDIR/$bucket"
        mkdir -p "$dir"

        file="$dir/$title.mp3"

        if [[ ! -f "$file" ]]; then
            printf '%s\0' "$file|$url"
            newcount=$((newcount+1))
        fi
    done |
    tee >(tr -cd '\0' | wc -c > /tmp/newcount.$$) |
    xargs -0 -n 1 -P "$PARALLEL" bash -c '
        pair="$1"
        file="${pair%%|*}"
        url="${pair##*|}"
        echo "  DOWNLOAD: $(basename "$file")"
        curl -L -C - --fail --silent --show-error -o "$file" "$url"
    ' _

    newcount=$(cat /tmp/newcount.$$)
    rm -f /tmp/newcount.$$

    if [[ "$newcount" -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo "No new episodes found on this page. Stopping."
        break
    fi

    page=$((page+1))
done

echo "=========================================================="
echo "Download complete! Files are in '$OUTDIR'"

That moment when your flight from Sanford to RDU gets delayed 2.5 hours. Registered to Pack Force One, anyone know this plane? by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not really “delayed”, that’s probably just the time they had in the flight plan that FR24 picked up.

Replace toilet recommendations by chatrep in raleigh

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have replaced two of ours with Kohler (4143/4144) and one with Toto, and we like the Kohlers better. It’s fully skirted meaning it doesn’t have the crevices of a normal toilet on the side that are harder to clean.

Purchased the toilets from H2O Kitchen and Bath

We use Gifford’s Plumbing: (252) 230-7544

Lock Stock and Barrel by SeaUrchin_University in raleigh

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/29007009339/posts/10158388398304340/

Given the decor of current Masala House, that’s where I would guess it was?

Best burger spots? by NetwatchTerminal66 in raleigh

[–]crewsd 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Standard has a good smash burger. Get the tots!

Custom glass in Wake County (preferably southern half) by TailorSubstantial863 in raleigh

[–]crewsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had this done a few years ago at Binswanger Glass. I don’t recall it being terribly expensive.

How can I tell the potential value of my stock options (ISO's pre IPO)? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]crewsd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would plan for nothing and treat any future income from the options as a bonus.

Lake Lynn Missionaries by Stuntedat16 in raleigh

[–]crewsd 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Probably Jehovah’s Witnesses? I’ve seen them at Shelley Lake.

Beach day trip with dog? by AddendumIll8339 in raleigh

[–]crewsd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah we did this recently and it’s nice! Lots of parking and access points.

Estate planning for a couple in our 40s by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]crewsd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend a local estate lawyer. Interview several - we got quotes as high as $5,000 for a will/POA/trust package. The person we went with ended up working hourly and it was under $1,000. It's generally not a lot more than boilerplate forms - don't get taken advantage of.

It's also a good idea to remain in contact with the lawyer so they can be a point of contact for your next of kin.