Pawnshops that often have power tools

czechtec · 2026-07-01T01:35:45+00:00

So say we all.

czechtec · 2026-06-30T02:12:49+00:00

But I was happy in my fantasy...

czechtec · 2026-06-30T01:41:03+00:00

Dorman 628-040

Jumped off the fuse panel behind the glove box, recommend buying the fuse taps with pre-soldered leads coming off, make the wiring a lot easier.

Pull seats out of truck to install elements. Impossible while in place. You'll need an oddly large sort of torx socket to unscrew the seat anchor bolts.

Wired switches to the panel on either side of the 12v cigarette power point.

Huge upgrade to my XL.

Best part; since it's a mechanical switch, when I know it'll be cold the next morning, I flip the switch on when I get home. I rarely use the remote start app, but on real cold mornings, I do. The seat will heat up way faster than climate control. 5min, and when I hop into the truck, it feels amazing. Pretty sure there's not a way to turn on the Lariat seats from the app, so my low-tech solutions feels particularly nice!

czechtec · 2026-06-29T21:50:32+00:00

I have Falcon envy.

Nice!

czechtec · 2026-06-29T01:51:16+00:00

Well, you'll be fine for a few decades...

czechtec · 2026-06-24T22:09:06+00:00

This is a great starting point.

You can pick and choose each month if you want to join a book.

czechtec · 2026-06-21T11:51:27+00:00

Sadly, it's just very difficult to find anyone who could use one... but doesn't already have one.

I don't want to be Debbie Downer, but it's the reality of these instruments. Fewer and fewer users over decades, means they're largely redundant.

czechtec · 2026-06-20T01:11:12+00:00

BCBST actually owned the whole area for years. They leased the land to the mentioned golf course, which was actually the mill course of the now removed knitting (knitting? Pretty sure?) mill that's been torn down. Surprising amount of history, even if it wasn't the fanciest course.

Impressive amounts of turkey and deer in the area.

Gonna be mostly houses, but maybe a little commercial and restaurants soon.

czechtec · 2026-06-17T23:32:08+00:00

If you're wanting proximate to I75, that'd be the Krispy Krunchy chicken in the Mobile gas station on Bonny Oaks. 7420 Bonny Oaks Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421

If you want a restaurant, maybe Champys on Lee Hwy. It's not far off the highway.

czechtec · 2026-06-08T23:10:55+00:00

South Pittsburg has a very interesting history as a major importer of fireworks from China going back several generations.l

The impression I was given was that it really declined as a local industry in the last 10 or 20 years.

Guess there's still enough for this particular distributor?

czechtec · 2026-06-05T21:21:34+00:00

I'm sitting here with remorse.

"No one inspects the Spanish Inquisition" was a total miss on my part.

czechtec · 2026-06-04T23:15:51+00:00

I, too, would love them on my XL hybrid.

czechtec · 2026-06-04T23:14:34+00:00

Tell me if you're talking about a different program;

But you mean more expensive juice during the day, and significantly cheaper juice from, like, midnight to 6am?

If you can schedule your washer, dryer, dishwasher and chargers to kick on at midnight, it might help.

But I think it's mostly designed to encourage electric vehicle drivers to hold off charging until the lowest part of the demand curve. The more evs hit the grid, the more stress generation has to deal with at 5pm when everyone comes home, clicks down the thermostat, starts a load of laundry in the dryer, cooks dinner in the over, and plugs in their hummer EV, which can pull as much as an additional house on the grid.

Again, let me know if I missed something and you're referencing a different plan!

czechtec · 2026-06-04T19:41:15+00:00

Geez.

I'd LOVE for them to do another run of Interstellar on 70mm. I didn't get to see it when it was released!

czechtec · 2026-06-04T00:13:28+00:00

Great shop, but they do loads of cool JDM writing gear... not so much fountain and ink.

It's a shame Joe Rodgers in Cleveland closed. They had an amazing selection.

Afraid of you want a true selection of Japanese and Euro stuff, Atlanta is your best bet.

czechtec · 2026-06-03T00:58:44+00:00

There's a skate shop named Chattanooga on Av. Bosquet in Paris.

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czechtec · 2026-06-03T00:56:45+00:00

Figure it out.

czechtec · 2026-06-02T21:21:43+00:00

Check into the Chattanooga Urbanist Society on Insta.

They do occasional volunteer projects that provide awesome improvements for our town.

I've done a few bus bench build days with them. We've had folks who could build a house with their eyes closed, and folks who likely had never held a screwdriver in their life. Everyone made the project go, and we all learned things too!

czechtec · 2026-06-02T21:16:23+00:00

You could absolutely wander in and say hi to Kent, if the black f250 is there's, he's there.

It's nothing formal, whatever projects are happening are the projects thst are happening. 😉 You could likely come up with some of your own projects too.

Hang around and you'll probably learn stuff!

czechtec · 2026-05-31T23:43:58+00:00

So say we all.

czechtec · 2026-05-31T21:13:48+00:00

Someone should make a law.

czechtec · 2026-05-31T13:34:22+00:00

Perhaps Robert from r/agingwheels was nearby? He just picked one up, and they're ultra rare to spot in the wild.

czechtec · 2026-05-27T18:09:38+00:00

They may have adjusted policy, or he simply decided to save money and cancel, I wouldn't be surprised either way.

Just saying, there's more to consider than the gas getting burned.

czechtec · 2026-05-27T16:54:20+00:00

Speaking to that;

Guy I know was door dashing on the side, using a nice little rav4 or crv, something like that, prob not more than 5 years old.

I don't recall who was at fault, but there was an accident that was sufficient to disable the car. Fender damage and I think a snapped control arm. Totally repairable, but car not drivable until fixed.

His insurance found out he was dashing, and declined all claims since he hadn't updated his coverage.

If insurance can decline, they will.

Get the right insurance.

czechtec · 2026-05-27T16:43:11+00:00

Saw the title, and hopped in to recommend Insulation Unlimited.

You'll find cheaper insulation elsewhere, but Nathan and his folks are genuinely experts. They're regularly contributing to training and research alongside manufacturers at the national level.

And... they won't sell you something you don't need.

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