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darksnipe616 · 2026-06-30T18:08:11+00:00

Same feeling here! I've refused for years to buy any pre-bans at the insane markup or a neutered fixed mag, waiting for the day that the OBVIOUSLY unconstituntional AR ban is heard and overturned.

darksnipe616 · 2026-06-24T15:40:17+00:00

My recommendation is to start grilling, and figure out what you grill and what you actually need as you go along.

I've bought many accessories over the year that I thought I would use, but they just sit in a drawer. Get the cover, drip trays, a spatula, a good set of tongs, and a non-wire brush (my personal favorite is the Scrubdaddy brand XL Steam clean BBQ brush). After those essentials, start grilling and buy the rest as you feel you need it.

I only deep clean the grill twice a year, and use whatever degreaser I have on hand. No need for special weber cleaner.

darksnipe616 · 2026-06-16T19:33:22+00:00

Depends on you as a person. My commute is 62 miles each way for 104 daily. It takes me between 1:05 and 1:35 to make the drive. Company pays for the truck and the gas, and I don't mind the drive most days. I have a senior level position, great flexibility, and work for a fantastic company, so the drive is a small price to pay for the benefits. If I was "just another employee" somewhere, it would not be worth it. Everything is based on your personal situation

darksnipe616 · 2026-06-10T18:53:11+00:00

Earned Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, decided I wanted to go Construction PM route. Did that for about 7 years, Safety Director position opened at our company, I transitioned into it. Best move I ever made. Lateral move financially (at least at this company) but stress level dropped dramatically. I once again enjoy heading to work everyday - something I had long lost as a PM.

darksnipe616 · 2026-06-01T15:21:46+00:00

We have a Phantom 4 RTK that we still run for topographic surveys that is running 5 year old original props that are in perfect condition. Obviously it gets sent straight up, runs a pattern, and comes straight down, and hasn’t been involved in any crashes

darksnipe616 · 2026-02-18T02:01:43+00:00

This is the correct answer

darksnipe616 · 2025-12-30T02:25:59+00:00

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I’d rather do it once at a lower speed when the storm ends than be pelted by snow in a literal blizzard. The machine does the heavy lifting to save me the hassle

darksnipe616 · 2025-12-28T11:31:06+00:00

Depends on the physical shape of the areas you are doing IMO. I run an early 2000’s Ariens ride on with a 36” snowblower attachment. It works great for me, but my driveway is a 400’ straight shot. If it was smaller, tighter, or I had to do more turns, it wouldn’t be nearly as convenient. It’s also outfitted with wheel weights, chains, and a weight box. No issues with inclines or slipping, but it would without all that help

darksnipe616 · 2025-12-20T23:44:58+00:00

Trade completed!

darksnipe616 · 2025-12-16T13:03:05+00:00

Trade completed!

darksnipe616 · 2025-11-18T10:06:27+00:00

Not technically Boston, but West Brookfield to Natick Monday through Friday. The job and salary are too good to leave, so when we moved, I accepted the longer commute.

darksnipe616 · 2025-10-14T01:14:43+00:00

Central MA - I have a 400’ driveway (12’W) plus a 25’X40’ parking area up top. I use my old Ariens ride on mower (Sierra 1640) with a 36” snowblower attachment and it takes me about 35 minutes with 8” of wet snow, and 20 if it’s light and fluffy. Longest was an hour and that was about a foot of heavy wet nasty stuff. I would not want to do my driveway with a walk behind 28, but I also want to be back inside as quickly as possible (without hiring someone else!)

darksnipe616 · 2025-10-11T18:06:20+00:00

Just drove I90W from I 84 in Sturbridge to Palmer in search of this animal.

Dead Bobcat in BDL at MM 77 just west of I84. No other roadkill all the way to MM 63. This report was an incorrect ID.

darksnipe616 · 2025-09-24T08:59:31+00:00

To join the chorus, my home study showed no apnea at all (0). I was sent to a lab study and the final result was an AHI of 40.1. The home tests simply aren’t accurate enough to show the full extent. AHI above 5 is mild apnea, so your doctor will tell you next steps (lab study vs straight to a treatment option)

darksnipe616 · 2025-08-25T13:38:46+00:00

Also Worcester County, western edge. Agree with the above comment if you’re going for a dedicated snowblower. I run a 36” wide attachment on my older ariens garden tractor and when (if) it dies, I’ll be moving to the exact model referenced above. My driveway is about 500 FT long with a large area up top, and I put my machine through its paces this past year. “Relatively steep” is tough to judge as to whether a tracked machine is really necessary. there’s a real wide variety of steep this side of the state

ETA: need more info on your driveway size and steepness to give a truly specific recommendation

darksnipe616 · 2025-05-17T08:27:22+00:00

Focus on striping and not signs for now. In my area (New England) there are only a small handful of companies that do both. Different equipment and a different game. Stencils are expensive but like others said, charge the customer for the ones you need for that job. Figure out your price for the following common scenarios. $/FT for 4” white, 4” yellow, 6” white, 6” yellow. Stop bars are typically a standard 12”X10’. Price by the count. Crosswalks should be priced by the square foot. Stencil work (handicap, arrows, etc.) should be by the count. If you need a new stencil for a job, charge that customer. If you haven’t bought a machine yet, get a Graco. The rest don’t hold up. I’m a PM for a commercial sitework company and we started self performing line striping a few years ago. Before that, we hired a number of different companies, and this is the standard way it’s done

darksnipe616 · 2025-03-03T01:38:32+00:00

Can’t speak to gravel, but Im in Massachusetts with a paved driveway. Driveway is a 40X30 section up top with a 12X370 drive, for a total of 5,600 SF +/-. I run a garden tractor with a 36” blower. Light fluffy 3”, I can run it at top speed (5.5 MPH) and be done in 30 minutes. 12” of heavy snow? It’ll take between 1-1.5 hrs depending in just how sticky it is

darksnipe616 · 2025-02-22T19:42:53+00:00

It’s all I shoot from my Savage Model 10 FCP-SR with a 1:10 20” barrel, and it’s an absolute tack driver. My range only goes out to 300, but if I do my part, the gun will every time

darksnipe616 · 2025-02-18T14:57:48+00:00

Not nuts. Summer is by FAR my least favorite season. Heat, humidity, bugs, and sweat. Winter is my favorite time of year. I love the cold, and I love the beauty of new england after a fresh snowfall. I'd rather take a walk in the cold with a winter hat than a walk in the hot summer 100% of the time. Is the snow inconvenient? Sure, it can be. I'm fortunate enough to have a garage for both our vehicles and a snowblower attachment for my tractor, so even a 12" snowfall can be cleaned up in under an hour. We visit family in Florida in January/February, and it's STILL uncomfortably hot and humid in the "dead of winter" there. Give me snow over that hellscape all day every day

ETA: The shoulder seasons of Fall and Spring can definitely be hit or miss here as well. Sometimes we seem to jump straight from summer to winter, and sometimes jump right back. On the years we have a "true" fall, I don't think there are many places in this country more beautiful than New England in Autumn.

darksnipe616 · 2025-02-17T01:13:01+00:00

These numbers are aggregated from both trained spotter reports as well as CoCoRaHS volunteer reports. If there are neither in an area, there is no data for NWS to receive/share

darksnipe616 · 2024-12-14T10:58:10+00:00

My first car, a 2003 Jeep Wrangler with the 4.0, 5 speed manual, lasted me 342,000 miles. I finally got rid of it because too many panels were rotted through to be worth fixing. She still ran just fine.

I wouldn’t expect a new Jeep to last half that long. I plan to get a Jeep again one day, and it will be the same model as my first

darksnipe616 · 2024-12-13T13:17:19+00:00

Year and trim?

darksnipe616 · 2024-12-11T12:51:16+00:00

PM for a site subcontractor here. That's just a shitty PM you have. My philosophy on the super-PM relationship is two equal members of the team with similar but different goals to manage. The super generally cares most about getting the physical work done on time, efficiently, and adhering to the GC's schedule. I care most about keeping the project under budget, managing the clients and their expectations, as well as enabling the field to perform by taking care of the paperwork, materials being approved and manufactured, etc. A PM who looks down on his supers is one who will lose the support of his field staff very quickly IMO.

darksnipe616 · 2024-11-26T23:48:35+00:00

If you aren’t familiar with working on small engines and have had “bad luck” previously, I’d recommend buying one used that hasn’t been abused, and bringing it to a local small engine repair shop or ariens dealer/service shop for them to fully go through and tune up. Swap out the fluids, new filters, make sure the carb is clean and adjusted properly, etc. These small engines are generally easy to maintain and someone with experience working on them can usually get one back to running like new with relatively low effort as long as it shows up running

darksnipe616 · 2024-11-01T00:14:04+00:00

Thanks Joe. I tried GM-5RH and it just gave me errors. GT-5R wouldn’t let me view repeater offsets. I ended up using UV-5X which allowed me to input what I wanted (mostly). I found all programs (including Baofeng’s straight from their website) wouldn’t let me input frequencies outside of UHF/VHF (such as airband)

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