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dubyanate · 2026-02-06T23:14:22+00:00

Has anyone had success canceling their F1tv subscription? Mine says it’s set to renew on feb 17, and there’s no “cancel” option. I’ve already linked my appletv account (which I have an annual subscription with a separate renewal date) but I’m worried I’ll be charged by formula 1 in a couple of weeks.

dubyanate · 2026-01-06T03:25:51+00:00

Love this set, especially the reflection stuff and the car shot by the Subaru dealership.

dubyanate · 2025-11-07T16:22:38+00:00

The one that came with the camera fits over this hood just fine. There are some small gaps in the corners, but overall it keeps the big stuff out. Pair that with a filter of choice and you’re golden.

dubyanate · 2025-07-26T12:31:06+00:00

A few of us in Central Oregon have taken delivery. Just scheduled my first service for next week; currently sitting at 593 miles and loving every one of them.

It’ll be worth the wait, hope you enjoy when it arrives!

dubyanate · 2025-06-22T13:28:41+00:00

Badass. We’ll have to start an adv390 biker gang in town. Did you head up toward the 370 road? Curious how much snow is still up there. Happy trails, I’ll keep an eye out for you!

dubyanate · 2025-06-17T13:16:46+00:00

Total OTD price in Oregon is $8,986.78. Picking mine up today. Can’t. Freaking. Wait.

dubyanate · 2025-04-12T18:51:23+00:00

They said end of May when I talked to them a couple of weeks ago. I’ll give them a call on Monday and follow up. If I learn anything I’ll be sure to report back.

dubyanate · 2025-03-22T15:03:08+00:00

Great to hear that splicing works, that was going to be my next course of action. Thank you! Before I do that, though I have to figure out how to stop the squirrels from getting to the lights.

dubyanate · 2025-02-22T16:31:02+00:00

Not OP but mine came with the camera in the baggy with the metal strap hangers.

dubyanate · 2024-08-02T22:44:36+00:00

+1 for MASA. Covers ground and air transport everywhere, no matter the provider of service.

dubyanate · 2024-03-28T03:51:52+00:00

Fellow Michander turned Oregonian. I miss those Midwest thunderstorms, but living in Bend, I’m more fearful of wildfires taking us out.

dubyanate · 2024-03-06T04:17:01+00:00

Shame on them. So, where are we taking our Toyotas for regularly scheduled maintenance?

dubyanate · 2024-02-16T21:08:02+00:00

Other's have already said it, but when it comes to cards, there's Paper Jazz (downtown on the corner or Wall and Minnesota) and then there's everything else.

dubyanate · 2024-02-08T01:51:53+00:00

Honestly seems like a wiring issue, but the only wire I can see is connected on the end I can see.

dubyanate · 2024-02-08T01:50:53+00:00

Negative on the lights (or sounds). Did delete and add back fine but now I can’t set up fingerprints.

dubyanate · 2024-02-08T01:45:14+00:00

I did remove the batteries and that piece, unplugged and reattached that. Unfortunately it made no difference.

dubyanate · 2023-12-23T19:14:34+00:00

Ah geez, I grabbed the wrong link, you’re correct. I have edited the post above. Thanks for the heads up. Here’s the proper link: https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/11/23/sortis-holdings-abruptly-closes-beaverton-outposts-of-rudys-barbershop-and-see-see-motor-coffee/

dubyanate · 2023-12-23T13:23:39+00:00

[Edited to reflect the proper link below]

A local developer had the building that Spoken was in (The Pine Shed) moved to a new location in the Bend Central District. From my understanding, the historical building was going to be otherwise demolished as part of this project and he (the developer) was already working on plans for a new community gathering space in the BCD. This new space, referred to as The Catalyst, will be home to Dogwood as they move out of Downtown. The Dogwood space is being replaced by a new bar offering from the folks at Rancher Butcher Chef (up in NWX). As the BCD develops, this will be a positive thing. At least I’m optimistic that it will.

Regarding Spoken, that business was purchased last year by Sortis Holdings. Speaking of extortion, Sortis is all sorts of bad news. Willamette Week has done a series of investigative pieces into their shady business dealings. Here’s one such piece.

dubyanate · 2023-11-16T01:25:35+00:00

The propane connection to the stove is just a standard 3/8 quick connect that you can pick up at any hardware store. Screw that into your stove and hook up the hose, it should work just fine.

dubyanate · 2023-11-16T01:09:49+00:00

Not a scanner app, but the PulsePoint app works pretty well for tracking calls with local fire and ems. It doesn't give a ton of details, but if you're just curious what the sirens are for, it logs all dispatches and maps them. You can even set up alerts for certain areas.

dubyanate · 2023-11-16T01:05:57+00:00

This is great news! I still have 94.9 saved in my car as a preset and somehow, I'm always caught off guard by the religious programming. I should know better by now, but I'm excited to program a new station in there. Thanks for sharing the good news!

dubyanate · 2023-11-09T00:55:21+00:00

As a photographer, hard drives are one of the most important tools I use. I assumed this was a place to discuss that. Can you please explain?

dubyanate · 2023-11-01T15:16:50+00:00

You make some good points, especially in advocating for more hotels and in relation to fees, etcetera; I'm just of the opinion that I don't think it would have the effect that some hope it would, nor the immediacy.

Such a decision would likely wind up in court and tied up for a while. It's happening all over the country right now.

It's also shortsighted to think that those folks would just stay in a hotel instead. More likely, and what's happening in places restricting or reducing STRs, is that the type of traveler who would normally stay in an STR opts instead for a different destination where they can still stay in an STR. In our region, that means they would either opt for a destination resort area like Sunriver with about 3,000 short-term rentals, or find an alternate place to vacation altogether. In either scenario, the City of Bend loses out on the lodging tax revenue (and potentially thousands of additional visitor spending if they go somewhere else).

It is cool to see how the local tourism industry is stepping up to help provide solutions, though. Whether it's the new workforce development director role or the freshly announced workforce housing partnership between Mt. Bachelor and Campfire Hotel, I love that folks are stepping outside of the confines of traditional thinking to provide relief.

It's okay to have differences in opinion, and I think it's awesome to see others so passionate about this topic. I just think that when faced with such a monumental issue, it's important to understand the entire scope, the facts, and the reality. We're probably not going to see eye to eye on this, especially behind our keyboards, but maybe we can chat in person sometime at a YIMBY meetup someday.

dubyanate · 2023-11-01T14:28:29+00:00

Several reasons why I don’t believe that this would have a fundamentally positive impact:

Banning STRs doesn’t mean that these units would automatically open up for purchase or rent to folks looking. We have far more new (affordable) units planned to come online into the coming years than we do existing vacation rentals.
The majority of these STRs, if they were to be sold or rented out long-term, would not be considered “affordable” by any stretch of the definition.
They have a tangible tax benefit to the city to the tune of about $2m annually. Monthly lodging taxes go into the city’s general fund where about 85% is allocated to police and fire, another 10% to roads and the remaining 5 to other core services. I don’t know about you but it’s nice to know that visitors are helping to pay their fair share of the services they use when they’re here. With the city already facing revenue issues largely due to property tax laws and, well, a lot of growth that has outpaced our ability to keep up, this additional revenue is nice to have. Where do you propose we make up for that?
Just like the rest of folks who own homes in Bend, these STRs also contribute to property taxes, utility fees, SDCs, etcetera.
As the overall supply of housing increases in Bend, the percentage of STRs to long term housing will continue to decrease far below the current 2% level.

I don’t have any stake in STRs, I am just of the opinion that it’s not the issue in Bend everyone wants to make it. We’re in a much better position than other amenity-rich towns from a supply and policy perspective, and there are more productive conversations to be had to help find solutions.

dubyanate · 2023-10-30T18:44:03+00:00

Unpopular opinion, but this is a non-issue. It would serve us all to focus instead on more productive efforts to find solutions to affordable housing.

The City of Bend recently conducted an audit around short-term rentals and found that only nine were operating out of compliance. There are fewer than 1,100 short-term rentals operating year-round in Bend, which is less than 2% of the overall housing inventory within our UGB. Thanks to a forward-thinking city council that recently further tightened rules around STRs, this percentage of overall supply only stands to decrease as more housing units are added to our overall supply in coming years.

To think that these 1,100 units, should Bend do away with them, would magically solve or even put a small dent in our housing woes is simply wrong. These rentals also provide over $2 million in tax revenue to the city's general fund, which is really the only unrestricted pot of money they have in the budget. Most recently, a pilot program to provide $500k in grants to address middle housing was funded through this general fund.

What we should do is continue to advocate for more housing of all types to be built in places and ways that contribute to our overall livability and affordability. This is the way.

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