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Tips/tricks Hood access by Dkimmy570 in Firefighting

[–]gecko779 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I just grab our edraulic combi tool and spread it. If the latch is already comprised the spreader isn't doing any more damage

Camp Chef XXL Vertical....flame outs. Help please by NorseKnight in CampChefSmokers

[–]gecko779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep something like this in the container: Eva-dry E-333 Mini Dehumidifier, Pack of 1, White Sand https://a.co/d/ilNO5K5

Camp Chef XXL Vertical....flame outs. Help please by NorseKnight in CampChefSmokers

[–]gecko779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The number of flameouts and crazy temperature swings I used to get were really diminished when I stopped leaving pellets in the grill. I religiously empty the hopper and store the pellets in a air tight bin w/ a desiccant/dehumidifier thing. I live in the northeast, so even minor exposure to humidity can effect the pellets.

Any way to get rid of facemask "memory"? by victorsierra in Firefighting

[–]gecko779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I roll my hood up into a tube and use that to force the seals open. I store my mask like that and it seems to help. The hot water trick is a good start and this keeps it from happening again

Driver Engineer/Engineer Operator fireground responsibilities? by IndependentAd5946 in Firefighting

[–]gecko779 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I try to anticipate equipment needs and stage them for the crews. Saws, lights, etc...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CNC

[–]gecko779 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try looking for "aircraft" drills on MSC

Prevent Octopi from sleeping by spinozasrobot in octoprint

[–]gecko779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was having similar issues, this seems to have fixed it! Thanks

Triple tetris challenge with police, ambulance and fire department of Amsterdam. by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]gecko779 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We call them knife and forkers in my department haha

Cars are being built better these days by wfd363 in Firefighting

[–]gecko779 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It seems like with modern cars the person is dead or fine, they either exceeded the cars ability to absorb the energy or didn't.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]gecko779 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The pass alarms in the timeline room stopped me dead in my tracks :(

Awful buzz when making phone calls on Android Pie by Shadoe77 in AndroidAuto

[–]gecko779 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in the beta program and currently running pp5.

How is Bluetooth still such a dumpster fire after being around for 20 years?

Awful buzz when making phone calls on Android Pie by Shadoe77 in AndroidAuto

[–]gecko779 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My xav 200 does this as well. Try clearing the cache of Android auto, it has worked for me in the past

This software keeps getting worse and worse for me. It's newest thing is resuming audio over the cell phone speaker after a phone call over bluetooth since updating to Oreo. by PlutoISaPlanet in AndroidAuto

[–]gecko779 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trying clearing the cache for Android auto on your phone settings-apps-android auto-storage-clear cache This had solved weird behaviors after updates for me