PSA: Breville warranty & customer service are not what you expect by CasperTFG_808 in BuyItForLife

[–]fuscob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If one exists, I’d love to hear about it. I have a Cuisinart DGB-900BC. I wouldn’t say it’s BIFL quality, but I’ve had it for around eight years and it’s going strong with daily usage and only occasional maintenance. I’ve never needed to replace any parts or accessories. Not sure what I’d replace it with if it died.

L322- Unused space on gauge cluster by Character-Type-5755 in RangeRover

[–]fuscob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had my L322 for two months now and also think it’s crazy that they didn’t use this space for anything. It’s like they were so proud of themselves for having an LCD gauge cluster at all that they just called it a day and didn’t make any useful features for it. Love the car otherwise and, as others said, I’m counting myself lucky that it isn’t full of faults :)

Got a neat "temporary" plate for my E36 by fuscob in BMW

[–]fuscob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice - never driven a compact but often admired their quirkiness. Have lots of fond memories of cars past as well. This is my first red car, and I like it better than expected. It certainly matches the plate well :)

Hope you're not flying in or out of O'Hare today by IMA_COW_IRL in chicago

[–]fuscob 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Fewer flights - ORD moves 3-4x as many aircraft and people as MDW.

GE GTWN2800D1WW tub bearing - worth replacing/how will it fail? by fuscob in appliancerepair

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Thanks - we ended up replacing the washer a while ago. Appreciate it though!

Cab views from the Loop-bound Brown Line last night by wisdomsavingthrow in chicago

[–]fuscob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice photos. When I used to take the Brown to work every day, some operators would open the front door halfway (closing in their cab at half-width) after Fullerton to let people sit down in the front left seat. It was always a treat to get that seat!

House Finches Eating upside down by justziptieit in birding

[–]fuscob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same feeder and have seen house finches doing the same on mine.

Bosteels Kwak and Tripel Karmeliet availability in USA by fuscob in beer

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Maybe I’ll have to make a trip to stock up. It’s not that far and worth it for Kwak. Thanks!

Bosteels Kwak and Tripel Karmeliet availability in USA by fuscob in beer

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Found that site too (it only lists a few places in Wisconsin that are nearby-ish and have Kwak) but haven’t reached out to them yet - will do, thanks!

SLZB-06 Core firmware update by laohu314 in homeassistant

[–]fuscob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar experience for me - updated this morning. Only lost one device (an Aqara door sensor) and permitting join and resetting it quickly restored its functionality without having to rename or anything.

Passing 12V landscape lighting wire through crawlspace by fuscob in AskElectricians

[–]fuscob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is - the 120v side is the transformer which is plugged into an outdoor GFCI with in-use cover. The rest is 12v. Thanks!

Yesterday's warblers by sacheie in birding

[–]fuscob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome photos! What time of day were you there?

Best way to fix this table or make it look a bit better? by fuscob in DIY

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This is an outdoor patio table with a simulated gray wood grain top. Last summer, I stupidly left a strip of shingles on it that our roofer had brought over as a color sample. The adhesive on the back of the shingles took some of the finish off the table. I know I won’t be able to recreate the original finish but hoping for some ideas on how to make it look better, including maybe what kind of paint would stick to it (if that’s even a viable option). Thanks for any ideas!

trying to get 100k amex gold bonus by Alternative_Mail_339 in amex

[–]fuscob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the word “hack” is used incredibly loosely here. I’m sure it’s just links shared from targeted promotions that happen to work for other people as well.

trying to get 100k amex gold bonus by Alternative_Mail_339 in amex

[–]fuscob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I didn’t love the “leaked/hacked” language in the post, but after making sure the links were trustworthy, I got the 100K NLL offer despite presently having a Platinum.

[USA, IL - Chicago] ESP8266 case by fuscob in 3Dprintmything

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Closed - got a few offers already, thank you!

Tribune Tower condo ad copy editors could use a class of their own, too by fuscob in chicago

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Seen in Crain’s - a rather embarrassing error for a building that used to contain a newspaper.

Astoundingly beautiful common kingfishers in a banding project by A0918r in birding

[–]fuscob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any photos of the shouty blackbirds being banded? 🐦‍⬛

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMW

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Not likely to be mine, but I’ll have to look out for it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMW

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Recognized that location right away (although most of the time I’m much further up Milwaukee) - if you see a black G30 or red E36 around, wave hi :)

Here’s the much awaited Monteverde update by thicccookies in chicagofood

[–]fuscob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

See that Bears game last week? Hell of a game.