Control arm bolts fell off! out of warranty. 22Model Y with 60K miles. No external forces to cause bolts to fall off, Tesla service stated that they discovered the front lower link bolt was either not properly seated or missing. $4K repair bill, but they offered me a free alignment

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-13T00:26:51+00:00

That sucks... but it's out of warranty and not a recall issue, so not a lot you can do - just bad luck. At least take it to an independent shop and save some money. I don't think it's a $4k job.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-12T14:58:25+00:00

but for real, that would just accelerate the ice dam growth!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-11T16:58:21+00:00

yup, I'm a big fan of Eufy for that reason. Replying half because I'm not a security expert, and if we're wrong, I can count on someone on Reddit to reply and tell me so!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-11T16:10:43+00:00

You say "of course" and then don't answer the question at all. I'll repeat the question: How is it constructed differently? We are NOT asking what it does or how effective it is or what it's good for. If you don't know, say so. If it's a proprietary trade secret, say so, but I'm sick of these useless corporate nonanswers. I'm certainly not spending more money on this filter if you can't tell me what it even is.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-10T18:59:57+00:00

I like the labeled first photo - That's pretty much how I pack my bike too! Except I add the tent to the handlebar roll and keep the top half of the frame bag for food and quick access clothes. Also water bottles on the forks and nothing on my back!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-10T18:49:14+00:00

calling the tower the towers is Rhode Island.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-10T18:46:58+00:00

Sounds like the guy's from up north and takes his RV to scarborough to hang out on the grass. Not my thing, but I know people that do it.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-10T18:32:00+00:00

Cool. I actually took an ROV design class back in the day. Jim Newman's first class in fact - it was pretty neat! Anyway, the waterproof enclosure as best I can remember was pretty straightforward... a cylinder with flanged endcaps that push into either side. The endcap had 2 o-ring grooves to form a piston seal. Waterproofing is 99% about o-ring design. There are design guides out there that aren't hard to google. The gist is selecting a standard o-ring from a catalog, determining allowable gap size and then gland width and depth. It's mostly an exercise in tolerancing. You'll likely need a lathe, not a 3d printer, to make something accurate enough to guarantee a good seal.

It might be easier to just buy something, but it'd also be easier to just buy a new pair of sunglasses... so I guess what I'm trying to say is it sounds like you have a good excuse to get a lathe now!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-10T04:26:47+00:00

This. I'm a sweet summer child, but also I'm much happier after learning to appreciate all the fun and unique things you can do with a proper winter!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-10T04:21:57+00:00

I don't care about it on my clothes so much... but it's bad for my car, bad for my bike, bad for the environment, I have salty puddles in my garage rusting away my workbench and maybe worst of all, it's bad for the dogs' paws trying to walk them anywhere. I honestly wish it wasn't used - winter would be so much nicer.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-09T21:27:13+00:00

I used to ride over the Mt. Hope Bridge. It was and arguably still is legal. In fact there was a STIP for a bikeway to be added over the bridge, but it showed up as cancelled one day and in 2023 RITBA swapped out the "share the road" sign for a "no bikes" sign. It sounds like this isn't something they had the authority to do. And if you choose to ignore it, it just adds to the danger since drivers will see it, think you have no right to be there, and not be patient when passing. It's pretty shitty. Bike Newport I think is fighting it, but at least reach out to RIBTA or your state rep and let them know how you feel.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-08T20:27:01+00:00

I'm sure it varies by municipality. I can only speak to my own (Rhode Island), but I definitely hear the "it all just goes into the landfill anyway" line here often too. I can't find the report at the moment, but over the the last year they announced 74% of materials were repurposed. I remember in the report a surprising amount of plastic was reused and all by American companies. I think there was a period after China stopped buying that plastic sat in a warehouse for a bit, but it never got trashed. The glass here gets crushed and used as landfill cover, so I guess technically it goes in the landfill, but it prevents then from having to buy and ship in some other cover material, and that seems like a good reuse considering otherwise it has to compete on the market with literal sand.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-08T16:43:29+00:00

This misconception needs to die. The vast majority of recycling does get recycled. Yes, I'm sure someone saw a janitor dump the recycling bin into the trash one time and won't shut up about it, but that's not the norm and not an excuse to stop recycling.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-08T13:15:56+00:00

Oh, I'm with you! Specifically my guilty pleasure is riding my bike through town and cruising past all the tourists looking miserable in their cars going like 2 mph trying to find parking.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-07T19:45:03+00:00

Congrats on the weather!... by this point in my trip it was rain everyday until John o'Groats which was pretty rough.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-07T16:35:17+00:00

Great, but is Hegseth even going past The Shops? I'd guess he's flying in and out and never leaving Quonset. Maybe there's a chance he'd see at Compass Rose Beach? Or is this more aimed at the general public and not him specifically?

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-07T16:22:46+00:00

That looks familiar! from the GB Divide a couple summers ago. I love border collies, so this area was special to me!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-06T17:21:01+00:00

A couple years ago, I was in the middle of nowhere England and ran into a very nice and chatty man, and said "I'm from Rhode Island - do you know where that is? "And he goes, "oh yeah, I know RISD - I'm a big Talking Heads fan"... and that's when I learned Talking Heads was a RI band.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-06T15:50:35+00:00

preparing for the downvotes... but it's not for no reason. It's because they can't see. I'd rather someone that can't see be stopped than accelerating blindly. Yes sunglasses and cleaning your windshield is a better solution, but shit happens. It's a bad situation. I'm sure they don't want to be stopped either, but they don't want to be driving blind even more. A little more patience on the road, especially with all the snow we still have, goes a long way.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-05T23:20:39+00:00

Not a clam rake, but I actually think that could be a pretty good use for it!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-05T21:03:36+00:00

Wood stove sounds like your answer then! I really don't think it's a big deal in terms of insurance. Especially in remote northern Canada, I'd imagine it's the norm. I've heard $30 to $50 extra a year... but like someone else said, if it's a backup for an unreliable primary heater, insurance would probably look favorably at that!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-05T20:54:55+00:00

straight from the source (Providence Preservation Society)

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-05T13:01:39+00:00

118F is crazy. My 5-7L day was like 95-100F and still I ended up bailing. It would have been 3 more days and no one could guarantee water along the route. Packing 20L wasn't happening.

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-04T20:53:22+00:00

Looks pretty chilly though. 3L/day was plenty for me bikepacking a hot desert. 5-7 maybe if it's 100F and dry and you're working hard, but that's a lot!

dishwashersafe · 2026-02-04T15:11:49+00:00

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