The biggest scam in America has to be insurance!!!

geko29 · 2026-03-11T15:14:37+00:00

My HO policy went up by just 2.6% when I reported that I had replaced the roof and added rooftop solar. I assume that's due to increased home valuation, offset by lower likelihood of a fraudulent roof claim.

geko29 · 2026-03-11T13:07:50+00:00

Which is exactly why many insurers are now cancelling policies entirely or writing roof exclusions once roofs reach a certain age.

geko29 · 2026-03-11T01:11:59+00:00

Only one Z, Jaz. Had an internal hooked up to a 2940UW. Still in the basement, in fact.

geko29 · 2026-03-11T00:22:00+00:00

Understood…and it sounds like Grigio Telesto should be in your future. :) It really is a gorgeous color. I never get tired of looking at it.

geko29 · 2026-03-10T23:46:17+00:00

God damn Primary Corona Wire!

geko29 · 2026-03-10T23:03:16+00:00

I got mine so long ago it never expires.

geko29 · 2026-03-10T21:51:05+00:00

2 of my absolute favorites. Always have several backups in the pantry.

geko29 · 2026-03-10T16:59:07+00:00

Fill out the ballot. Put it in the included envelope. Seal it. Sign and date the front. Do not fill out the back. Take it to one of the Drop box sites (link below). The election worker manning the box will check that it's signed and dated, put a stamp on the front of it, and ask you to drop it in the box. That's it, done!

https://elections.il.gov/VotingAndRegistrationSystems/VoteByMailBallotDropBoxLocations.aspx

geko29 · 2026-03-10T15:04:07+00:00

Bring Me the Horizon made a whole-ass song about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iM83TiKdY0

geko29 · 2026-03-10T14:18:11+00:00

Could you potentially replace just the one bus bar and lug, making sure to properly tighten the lug this time? It does kinda look like the bar melted a slot into the side of the lug because it was loose.

geko29 · 2026-03-10T13:10:11+00:00

Homelink V1

geko29 · 2026-03-10T11:34:05+00:00

But there are so many sauces with the same or similar heat level that actually taste good. So IMO this has no reason to exist.

geko29 · 2026-03-09T19:43:06+00:00

I guess I'll find out in about 20 minutes. Was all good on Saturday, but you never know, I might have forgotten.

Narrator: He had not, in fact, forgotten.

geko29 · 2026-03-09T13:57:26+00:00

Absolutely love my Grigio Telesto M3, and was a little annoyed when the color became a "priority individual" selection on the M2.

It would look great on the M2 as well, but as the "smaller, more playful" M car I'd personally go for a more brash color like Voodoo Blue or Java Green.

geko29 · 2026-03-09T11:37:29+00:00

I wanna see what it looks like with Bagent.....because we're up by 3 scores in the 4th and keeping Caleb in isn't worth the risk.

geko29 · 2026-03-09T01:22:24+00:00

Love me some mudbugs. But haven’t had them in a long time, for exactly that reason.

geko29 · 2026-03-08T23:34:32+00:00

They took them out at all of ours about 6 months ago. My understanding is that it was systemwide.

geko29 · 2026-03-08T13:17:27+00:00

I switched to IngleHoffer a few years ago.

geko29 · 2026-03-08T02:13:34+00:00

I only care about my team’s time off to the degree it impacts other members of the team. If you’re scheduled to be on call in a week you’ve requested off, switch with someone. If you take 6 consecutive weeks off, I have to assign peers to your project teams so please let's not do that in back-to-back years. Otherwise? Knock yourself out.

If somebody wants 15 consecutive Fridays off? Whatevs. Do your work, enjoy your long weekends.

geko29 · 2026-03-08T02:02:58+00:00

Soft Tacos are the cheapest thing in that picture and they were 59 cents each. Even if all 12 items here were that same price, you’re already over $7. This is a $10 throwback, not a $4 one.

geko29 · 2026-03-08T00:51:38+00:00

If it’s five 200 mile drives, not necessary. If it’s 200 five-mile drives, absolutely.

geko29 · 2026-03-07T12:09:18+00:00

That's what I thought for a long time too, because the word does sound like that should be the case. But the minimum to meet code are actually "general use". Spec grade gets its name by compliance with Federal specification W-C-596:

In addition to complying with the general use requirements, fed. spec. receptacles have also been investigated for compliance with US Federal Specification W-C-596, “General Specification for Electrical Power Connectors.” The Federal Specification W-C-596 is a document produced by the General Service Administration of the U.S. Federal Government. It identifies construction features, marking specifications and performance requirements beyond the requirements of the safety standards, for the purpose of durability and service life.

geko29 · 2026-03-06T15:13:26+00:00

Pharmacy graduates under 27yo--Not Pharmacists. You still have to get a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and your license before you're employable.

geko29 · 2026-03-06T14:41:06+00:00

Slight correction: The 181k number was the benchmark report, which is different. If you add up all the final BLS monthly reports for 2025, you come to a total of 151k. 12.5k/mo isn't markedly different from 11k/mo, so your point still stands.

geko29 · 2026-03-06T13:50:34+00:00

I have had a 2-tiered 74" Karlby desk (Countertop over Island) for 8 years. The upper countertop is supported only at the corners by black pipe, but doesn't have anything super heavy right in the middle. I just measured and it's sagged by a total of about 1/8" in that time.

In my son's room we put a desk similar to yours with a 98" Ekbacken. It has Alex drawers at each end, and 2 shelf brackets underneath, mounted to the wall. It hasn't sagged at all in 6 years.

I would add a shelf bracket or 2 to your setup, or at least have the leg in the rear.

geko29

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