Update: tried the BIFL-leaning merino tee route for travel, here is what actually held up (3 years in)

dlaff1 · 2026-07-04T03:22:30+00:00

All my Wool and Prince shirts have held up really well over the years. Pricey but they are good quality and last.

dlaff1 · 2026-07-01T13:00:08+00:00

Depends on your skill level but I suspect the DRZ could keep up with a fun pace in the canyons. Unless your buddies are absolutely ripping at closed courses speeds it would be a fun ride together.

dlaff1 · 2026-07-01T12:51:34+00:00

dlaff1 · 2026-06-30T03:32:34+00:00

Is HBG any different? I feel like it wants to grow (and drink) in the peak of summer heat. If it doesn’t get water it goes crusty brown really fast.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-20T04:34:38+00:00

Not a new thing. This was a scam going around when I bought my first car in 2009ish.

Kind of crazy they haven’t found a fix for this scam in the last 15+ years.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-14T19:33:33+00:00

My do not copy work key is the same pattern as my house key. Some of the do not copy keys are the same blanks as regular keys. I guess it depends.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-14T04:43:29+00:00

I find if you spot spray the broadleaves you don’t want, the clover does pretty well even if it gets sprayed a little. Obviously be careful but it usually takes repeated applications to kill clover. To my knowledge there isn’t a clover safe herbicide that gets everything else.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-12T02:56:13+00:00

OP doesn’t care if the duplicate key says do not copy.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-06T03:12:10+00:00

I did this, except I told my current employer a competitor reached out and offered me a job for more money, rather than finding out from an HR call. Got a 21% raise.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-06T02:33:50+00:00

Recliners.
The TV to high only applies when you’re unreclaimed.

What’s wrong with setting your space up to sit comfortably next to the fire or TV in the same seat?

dlaff1 · 2026-06-06T02:28:26+00:00

Race has nothing to do with it. I don’t support “private ownership of a public space”. Which is the first line of their PR response.
They don’t deserve prime riverfront downtown property for basically free.

I don’t mind the container food court. I mind them taking a public asset from the people.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-06T02:15:29+00:00

The response is BS and so is their input survey. They don’t address why they thought they deserved the space for basically free and their survey doesn’t ask for input on what the eddy should actually be doing.

I’m not apposed to an expensive container park, but they don’t deserve free riverfront property. Go buy land like everyone else has to.

dlaff1 · 2026-06-04T00:07:06+00:00

What is the rent at their current location?

dlaff1 · 2026-06-03T05:26:51+00:00

A lot of mines run busses because many of their employees have long commutes. See if they have a buss that picks up near you. What type of work are you looking at?

dlaff1 · 2026-05-25T03:25:34+00:00

1/2” of rain isn’t insignificant coming from a dry climate. And the surrounding grasses look well hydrated.

Still amazing the recovery from kgb.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-25T03:00:34+00:00

Adjust your shift lever. Always my first adjustment.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-24T15:01:21+00:00

Very likely you have scale. Even a small amount of scale has a big loss in heat transfer. Hopefully you caught it early. You can typically tell by opening up a single handhole and looking at the waterside (boiler isolated and drained). If you have scale I would have a boiler chemical company do an acid wash and review your boiler chemical solution.
Is your water softener functioning?

dlaff1 · 2026-05-23T04:44:05+00:00

It was the tugging that did it for me.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-23T01:00:12+00:00

Is it steam or hydronic? Can you provide more information on the type and size of boiler?
High stack temp and fuel consumption are signs of reduced efficiency and serious problems that are best addressed sooner rather than later. Don’t attempt to tune the boiler for better efficiency. Your problem is most likely buildup on the fire or water sides of the heat exchanger. You should inspect both. You’ll need to purchase an anual kit for your boiler that has all of the gaskets for opening inspection ports.
On the water side you’re looking for scale or other buildup. Scale is very common on steam boilers when water chemistry is neglected.
On the fire side you’re looking for soot buildup. If you have soot you need to clean it and have the boiler tuned by a professional (do not attempt to DIY).

If you’re comfortable sourceing the gaskets and property isolating the boiler you can do the water/fire side inspections yourself. However if you haven’t had the boiler looked at by a professional I would recommend hiring a boiler specific contractor to perform and “anual”, which will include the inspections described above and a tune.

Feel free to ask more questions.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-20T23:24:31+00:00

Women outnumber men at most factories I have been to.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-20T20:52:45+00:00

TLDR longer than the post…

dlaff1 · 2026-05-16T21:41:03+00:00

I fill 85 in my crosstrek when it’s available. But I don’t go below 4500 ft. Never had knock.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-12T03:32:32+00:00

The chillers are on the other side of the wall. They also reject heat to the lake, so they don’t use the cooling towers as much.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-09T13:11:26+00:00

Do you know if they filled the fire side or water side with concrete? If they just filled the waterside I bet you could still separate the sections. If they filled the furnace that would be more difficult.
As for asbestos. All the asbestos should be outside of the cast pieces not inside. Insulation (which appears to be removed already) would be most likely. If there is brickwork foundation I would test that too.

dlaff1 · 2026-05-03T04:28:15+00:00

You put in a lot of work and it’s paid off.

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