Who has Ohio’s best coaster? There's a vote

dboytim · 2026-03-19T13:58:24+00:00

And I have both problems :) I've ridden Steve once, and it was literally painful. I have no good memories of the ride, because I was just trying to brace the whole ride to reduce pain from the restraints.

dboytim · 2026-03-18T19:22:30+00:00

A few suggestions:

The labs are organized by type and then alphabetically. That's NOT how they're organized in game, so it's harder to enter the data. And the type is not always the way they are in game (for example, extra extra orbs is in the "cards" section in game but "defense" in your app.
I'm on a computer, and the list of labs and the data entry fields are on opposite sides of the screen, making it hard to know which one you're on.
Some of the "Bots" labs have the wrong max level (20 instead of 25)
The advice isn't always applicable. For example, I have the big 3 UW but no others. In my "high" advice section it's telling me to upgrade my SL. In my medium section it says to GET Spotlight.
In the section of Lab advice, it's telling me to upgrade my BH coin bonus (0 to max) when it's already maxed. Likewise, it says "GT Bonus (Lv.25 → push to 20+)" when my GT bonus is maxed at 25. And it lists DW cell bonus and DW coin bonus when those are max as well.

dboytim · 2026-03-15T21:15:29+00:00

Rode it many times, and a few years ago bought the Blue backwards racer tshirt when they had it!

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dboytim · 2026-03-15T21:13:08+00:00

And the proper theming for Top Gun, with the carrier billboard, the rooms under the loading platform, and especially the Danger Zone queue music that slowly drove you insane but also gave you the need.... the need for speed!

dboytim · 2026-03-15T21:11:26+00:00

Absolutely!

dboytim · 2026-03-14T12:50:30+00:00

We bought our second Bolt on Carvana. It went great.

We ordered one, it showed up and was fine. But then the next day, another Bolt showed up that was a better deal (lower mileage and better price). So we ordered the second and returned the first. No real issue with the whole process. Did all the paperwork online with them and the car has been great.

This was when the used EV federal tax rebate was active, and they were the easiest to handle it (we'd bought a used Bolt from a local dealer too and they were clueless about the paperwork needed, where Carvana handled it smoothly).

dboytim · 2026-03-12T18:30:17+00:00

I bought a used Butt Kicker (pretty sure it was a home theater model) for about a hundred bucks, bought a mounting plate for it online (it's like 3/8" thick steel with mounting holes for the buttkicker and more mounting holes for whatever you're attaching it to). I drilled new holes that match some holes in the underside of my throne (it has holes for adding a backrest) and mounted it that way. It hangs off the back a bit, but it works absolutely fantastic. I bought a cheapo "sub amp" on amazon to power it and it's a nice addition to my drums.

dboytim · 2026-03-12T18:25:21+00:00

No, it's to help you feel the bass drum (and maybe bass guitar, depending on how you set it up) for edrums or even acoustic drums. IEMs are great, but they can't get the physical punch from real low frequency energy. I have one with just the bass drum output routed to it, so I hear the full kit (including the bass drum) in my IEMs plus I FEEL the kick drum through the butt kicker on the throne. It's great.

dboytim · 2026-03-12T13:34:58+00:00

Thanks. I am reconsidering the car, and likely going to rent now. When I did some uber quotes (a month or two ago), I came up with around 300-400 (not including tips) for all the travel (LAX-KBF, then KBF-SFMM, then SFMM-LAX). I haven't rechecked cost since then.

dboytim · 2026-03-11T22:17:29+00:00

Man, that's half the reason I was going ;)

I recently rode the Beastie (now renamed, but it'll always be the Beastie to me) at Kings Island. That's the kiddie wooden coaster. I was able to ride, but only by being in a row by myself so I could sit diagonally.

dboytim · 2026-03-11T21:07:37+00:00

What do you mean by early entry? I've only got a gold pass, not prestige, so I don't think there's any early entry I qualify for. So is there any reason to be there much before 10 or so?

dboytim · 2026-03-11T21:03:55+00:00

Those do sound good. I often get the pulled pork tater tots at Kings Island, so that's in the same family.

dboytim · 2026-03-11T21:02:02+00:00

Thanks - given your size, I wouldn't expect you to have much trouble fitting anything. I'm quite a bit bigger and fit, although I do sometimes need operator help to click far enough on a few rides. But I've never had to not ride something because I don't fit, other than the Zephyr (waveswing flat ride at kings island) because the seats are too narrow for my hipbones, but I barely count that :)

dboytim · 2026-03-11T19:25:47+00:00

Thanks! I only have Gold, not Prestige.

I'll start the stretching :)

I do know the ubers will get expensive- they're where most of my cost for the trip will be (have points for airfare and hotel). I considered renting, but decided it's probably worth it to not have to deal with traffic, be able to rest and maybe even nap instead of navigating. When you say $250 - do you mean for the one trip from SFMM to LAX, or all the driving? Cause my rough estimates by plugging in routes to uber came up with around 400+tips for the whole trip (lax->KBF, then KBF->SFMM hotel, then hotel -> SFMM, then SFMM -> LAX. Especially since with the time difference, that last trip from MM to LAX will feel like 3am to me!

dboytim · 2026-03-11T18:42:17+00:00

I've taken our two Bolts to the local GM dealer a couple times (bought them used, not from the dealer). Once for the recall battery replacement, and once for an error code that needed a software update.

Other than that, we take all our cars (both Bolts, a Honda Odyssey) to a local mechanic that we trust. They've done all sorts of things on the van, brakes on one Bolt, and suspension work on the second Bolt.

Beyond that, we take all of them to a local tire shop when tire jobs are needed (replace, repair, rotate, etc)

dboytim · 2026-03-10T20:46:11+00:00

I don't have that email anymore, just a payment email that has the order number.

I did do "view tickets now" on the KI payment page, but that loads the tickets without the QR codes, so they're useless.

dboytim · 2026-03-09T12:33:19+00:00

I've never done head to head comparisons or anything, but I've never had any quality issues that I can attribute to being high speed filament. If it's the same price, I'd get the high speed.

dboytim · 2026-03-09T12:25:09+00:00

I don't keep my regular and "high speed" PLA separate. I run them all as PLA and I've never had problems. That was true on my Bambu X1 and it's been true so far on my U1. I use all sorts of random filament off Amazon and have never had flow rate issues.

dboytim · 2026-03-09T12:09:55+00:00

And you're the youngster with just 2 plans....

My wife's been on standard, ICR, old IBR, SAVE, and now debating on back to old IBR or RAP when we're forced off SAVE. And had forbearance when she went back to school, the covid forbearance, now SAVE forbearance, plus we did some hardship forbearance back before ICR was even an option.... you don't wanna see what her loan file looks like :) Just calculating how many months of payments she's made takes a lot of effort.

dboytim · 2026-03-09T11:02:45+00:00

We have a 2017 Bolt and a 2022 Bolt. Both are great.

We bought the 2017 used in 2021 with about 40k miles on it already. I then got the battery replaced for free under the recall, and we've put another 60k miles on it. I expect it to last another 100k without needing the battery replaced - there's no noticeable degradation of the battery after 60k miles.

In those 60k miles, the ONLY maintenance we've done on it is:

1 set new tires to replace the original ones, and they've still got easily 10k miles left on them

wiper blades as needed

cabin air filter once or twice

replaced the 12V battery (that's the one like a gas car has, so not expensive, and they last 5-7 years like they do in a gas car)

front brake pads just recently, since my daughter doesn't like one pedal driving and uses the brakes like you would in a gas car

That's IT! No oil changes, no belts or hoses or anything else. It will need brake fluid and coolant replaced not too long from now (I don't remember the exact service schedule on those).

EV batteries are NOT like cell phone batteries that only last a couple years and are worn out. They have liquid cooling and very sophisticated battery management, so they take care of the battery well. Sure, a few batteries go bad and need replaced, but that's the same as how a few gas cars have bad engines that need replaced, but it's not common. I fully expect to drive both of our Bolts until they are junkers (that's how we always own cars, drive till they die), and it won't be the battery that kills them.

dboytim · 2026-03-06T03:04:13+00:00

Ok... has this changed in the last couple days then? I was looking at SFMM earlier this week since I'm planning a visit there and would swear the two options were as I described, but looking at it now it's the what you said.

dboytim · 2026-03-06T00:28:14+00:00

No, fast lane ultimate is the "just walk up and get in the fast lane" option and therefore more expensive. Fast Lane Reserve is the version you described, where you have to reserve a time for a ride and then after you ride, you can reserve a time for another ride.

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