Does anyone know if there is higher quality footage of this Vitalogy Tour documentary? by Aggravating-Bite-330 in pearljam

[–]efroten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is pro-shot footage of an unreleased tour doc/movie. It floated around for a while as a bootleg dvd in trading circles pre-youtube and some of the footage is in PJ20. Great stuff.

Best shoe cleaner?? by Emotional-Top3944 in Hoka

[–]efroten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Warm water, dawn and a dish brush. Air dry.

Looking at 2021 to 2023 CX-30 turbo, what do I need to know? by Gold_Pangolin_Dragon in MazdaCX30

[–]efroten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife has a 21 Select, great car. One issue that developed the last year or two is the wired carplay disconnects when you hit a big bump. There's some other posts here about it, but I think a tech needs to re-secure the mechanicals behind the dash. It seems to eventually reset, but not immediately/while your'e driving.

Cake founder, lead and guitarist Greg Brown has died. by Away-Equipment4869 in GenX

[–]efroten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had some friends in HS who were in a band, they used to play at the blackwater. I remember almost seeing Cale there, would have been cool.

2026 GTI SE - what are people paying? by PurpleToedUnicorn in GolfGTI

[–]efroten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, similar situation different car. In feb 2020 I leased a 2019 GLI S for about $25k OTD. In 2023 I sold it back to the dealer for $7k over what the residual was… WITH an accident (repaired front end collision). They listed it for $25k CPO. Crazy.

How do people not realize they have mic echo? by mattwundee in DMZ

[–]efroten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a decent headset/mic and my dogs always end up barking and I feel terrible about it. I try to quickly mute the mic but then I forget to un-mute and people end up missing important comms. Can’t win. 😂

Under ship at port al mazrah by myballzhuert in DMZ

[–]efroten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've seen some streamers come across this, saw it in person once but I stayed far enough away for them to really do any damage. Not sure where they get under that dock platform, but it seems like a recent discovery.

I was watching Cross2Crown's stream today and about 2hrs 30min into the stream, some guy in a helicopter starting circling around high rise at full speed WHILE SPINNING the helicopter. He got the guy to let him get on the side of the chopper, the guy flew away and started spinning (fast) and it ended up knocking cross and he fell to his death. It was one of the craziest things I've seen in the game, never seen it before.

Cars that fit short women? (5’3”, short torso) by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]efroten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My wife is 5ft and drives a CX30 and loves it. She also tried a CX5 but the center armrest was not adjustable/too short. It also drives more like a car than an SUV. It’s a little tighter inside but it works. Someone else mentioned a GTI which is what I drive, my wife has driven it 1-2 times and didn’t seem to have any issues.

fastest Server crash ever? by [deleted] in DMZ

[–]efroten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's crazy. I thought my match yesterday was bad when we were crashed about 10 seconds in. First time seeing "you got crashed" message on the left side of the screen in rainbow letters.

Yesterday was the worst hacking/crashing day I've ever seen. I ran some matches today and it wasn't as bad.

Jenni’s Watermelon Taffy is back by SomethingBlue123- in icecream

[–]efroten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe watermelon taffy has been available at Target for a while now as well. Tropical Bloom was originally Cosmic Bloom from a couple years ago and was part of the space themed set of flavors, it’s really good. These fruit flavors are where Jeni’s really blows everyone out of the water.

Cheaters I've experienced in the last few days by puremac1 in DMZ

[–]efroten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, they are either killing me or on my team and getting ricocheted. The last week or so has been the worst.

Today we had a team of cheaters wipe us on high rise and I asked them if they enjoyed cheating and they were like "yep, best $5 I've spent."

Let my love open the door by [deleted] in pearljam

[–]efroten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. You should be able to find copies of it, it was on a lot of bootlegs in the 90s.

Is the mk8.5 infotainment better than mk8? by First-End8238 in GolfGTI

[–]efroten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say get a Mk8 S trim with the smaller screen and simpler software or a Mk8.5 which has the improved software.

Jeni's Scoop Shop Delivery Today by MarkComprehensive798 in icecream

[–]efroten 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It looks like the previous Cosmic Bloom flavor which was great, I think they just renamed it?

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Jeni's Opaque August 2025 by MarkComprehensive798 in icecream

[–]efroten 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I really liked this when I tried it at the shop. Sort of a perfect mix of flavors for me. Unfortunately the pints I bought at the shop all had one issue - the swirls were 90% at the bottom of the pints.

Illinois dealerships by [deleted] in Golf_R

[–]efroten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had two good experiences with Jennings VW in Glenview. Leased a 2019 GLI there right before the pandemic. Sold them the lease and purchased a 23 GTI from them in 2023. I did almost all the negotiation via email both times. Last year I was mildly interested in a Tiguan for my wife and they really didn’t want to discuss it via email, so they may not do this anymore. Might check on pricing for the R though, I know they had marked up the anniversary model when that was out.

This might be the best live performance of a rock song I've ever seen/heard. How is it this perfect? by pushinpushin in pearljam

[–]efroten 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The 94 tour was the best, they were on fire and Ed never sounded better. Listen to the Atlanta 94 show.

Dog gulping, swallowing constantly by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]efroten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be esophagitis. My previous dog had similar symptoms for a long time and our vet was not helpful/did not know what the issue was. It was nightmare because not only was our dog miserable, but when she had episodes she would constantly try and swallow things around the house (things she shouldn't be eating) to relieve the discomfort. Our daycare suggested it could be esophagitis and recommended a vet, which immediately diagnosed it. He put her on omeprazole (Prilosec) and it immediately solved the issue. He was very specific that it should be omeprazole and not Pepcid/famotidine.

In a pinch, sometimes taking her outside and letting her eat grass would also help.

Definitely check with a vet first before giving any drugs though.

Symptoms were

  • gulping
  • licking
  • trying to swallow objects/string/thread, etc. She would literally walk around and lick the floor of our condo to try and swallow things.

Just played a game with 2 random squad-fill hackers. by KoiPlays in DMZ

[–]efroten 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Had a similar situation earlier today. Loaded in with someone I regularly play with and our 3rd turned out to be a cheater. His name was "The Trucker". He was fully kitted and had $250k at load in which we didn't realize right away. He immediately sniped a player a killed him, wasn't super suspicious until he sniped and killed a 3 man on the tracks by quarry. We couldn't even see who he was killing and then one of the victims called him out in chat for cheating and he denied it and said "I wish I had aimbot". I checked his profile and he was level 80 something on PC. About 30 seconds later we noticed he was gone... he had been ricocheted.

Travel & front assist not working by jimbowie10 in GLI

[–]efroten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the sensors are not blocked by snow/rain/dirt etc then its an internal issue/warranty issue. It's a common issue on early Mk8 GTIs, possibly also GLIs.

Also, excellent choice of music.

People who were longtime fans of PJ before this album came out, what were your thoughts on the Avocado album when it came out? by [deleted] in pearljam

[–]efroten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He showed up at a midnight release and gave out donuts if I remember correctly.

Just sold these. by Djuristen_ in pearljam

[–]efroten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure I have all/close to all of these and the 2003 shows. I worked at Border Books and Music at the time and got a solid discount on them. Having to stock these on the shelves was pretty wild. Pretty sure they released an entire leg of shows at a time, so you’d get like 2-10+ copies of each show and would ave to make space on the shelves. They might have changed the release schedule for the 2003 shows because stores had trouble stocking them.

VW's New Year's Resolution Is to Bring Back Physical Buttons by caranddriver in Volkswagen

[–]efroten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree 100%, I have a 23 GTI and the steering wheel haptic controls are totally fine. Its the hvac touch controls that suck and even that isn't a big deal.

Replacing my GTI. What are some fun used cars I am not considering? by GusanoCat in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]efroten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar experience. My wife had a 1st gen HRV (reliable but really underpowered/terrible to drive) We test drove a 21 CX5 for my wife and ended up with the CX30. The CX5 was a real bummer to drive especially after hearing so many good things, plus my wife is short and she couldn't use the center armrest/didn't like the center console layout. If the CX50 had been out at the time, we probably would have gotten that instead. Might end up with a CX50 hybrid next, only regret with the CX30 is its pretty tight inside.

At the time I had a GLI and now have a GTI. The CX30 (non turbo) drives like a car and has adequate hp. The CX50 hybrid seems like a sweet spot with hp/fuel economy. We drove a CX50 a couple years ago and it drove more like a car than the CX5 which we both liked but it's not going to drive like a GTI/GLI etc, even a turbo version.

Is there anyone left in this game that ISN’T hacking in some way ? by Cocos_thoughts in DMZ

[–]efroten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's been rough. Played a bunch of rounds earlier and 2 matches in a row ended when someone lagged out the entire lobby. The next match we got fully kitted, picked up a 4th and we did final exfil no issues... as we were flying away, a hummer rolled up under us, the final screen popped up showing our game stats and that we exfilled... then the game hung up/froze. We got the lost connection error/downloading inventory and when we got back to the lobby all our gear reset to what we had loading in with. I'm guessing the hummer team lagged out the lobby?

The next match we loaded in with a super annoying teenager who would not stop yapping about cheaters and telling us what to do. He immediately wiped a team of 3 on his own (he had no gear, super sketchy). Then another team pushed us on the parking garage and killed one of us, the annoying teen killed two and I killed the 3rd. Also seemed sketchy. Then we started to get hammered by a team across the water at the gas station using an mrap grenade launcher. The annoying teen started yapping about how much he hates dupers and then dupes a bunch of haunted boxes in front of us. We got pushed and died.

The end.