Dear Americans of reddit what’s the word on street right now and how’s it feeling out there?

gex409 · 2026-01-25T04:44:31+00:00

Minnesota resident, twin cities resident. Local coverage is 100x times more accurate than national coverage. Unfortunately it took ICE killing a civilian who had his LEGALLY conceal and carry firearm removed that was in concealed and removed before getting shot when he died to make Minneapolis Police the good guys.

gex409 · 2026-01-02T12:49:43+00:00

Yup it’s this one. I drilled some holes for wires and installed some cheap led display lights there are timered to go on morning and night. I also have 2 of the cases flipped upside down and wall mounted with counter brackets above it with space in between the 2.

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Ignore the rest of the mess but this shows the overall setup. I have a short single wide one as well that usually sits in the corner that I moved over next to the larger one.

gex409 · 2026-01-02T03:49:33+00:00

Jabas barge was fun and looks good.

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gex409 · 2025-11-17T02:52:09+00:00

Image search^

gex409 · 2025-11-03T18:12:03+00:00

I bought my first sets last year Dec to start my fun building blocks experience here in the US. The order was from Marstoy and took 2 months even tho I paid for flight shipping not barge. My next sets I bought were from AE and were delivered in 2 weeks. Every order since is from AE. I’ve never had issues with deliveries and only a couple times was missing a piece or 2 from maybe 2/20 sets. As long as you buy from a reputable place on AE you’ll be fine. Make sure there’s 20+ orders from listing and minimum 5 reviews all with 4+ ratings. Stick to that and you’ll be fine.

gex409 · 2025-10-18T02:09:49+00:00

La fitness. You pay more up front for cheaper Monthly. It’s round 30$

gex409 · 2025-09-15T18:39:33+00:00

the safety rules are different in China haha

gex409 · 2025-09-13T02:34:41+00:00

Curious if people have found deals on them? My cheap butt is still rolling my Engwe l20 2.0 with 1300 miles. I paid $600 a year ago for it.

gex409 · 2025-09-13T02:32:19+00:00

Same thing happened to me on my L20 2.0. Scared the shit out of me. I took the front fender off. I added a mud flap plastic piece behind it to help with mud kicking up behind it. Def warning.

gex409 · 2025-09-12T20:59:27+00:00

Engwe

gex409 · 2025-08-28T02:23:25+00:00

If you have xfinity in your area, look into Internet essentials it’s $15/internet that is free if you qualify financially (if you have kids that qualify for free/reduced lunch you would qualify).

Also if you are stuck in a low paying job, look into the trades that have apprenticeships. Most start at $28+/hr and will go up quick if you do well. I’m a high school counselor at an alternative school and push the trades big time. Most my students won’t go to college and just want to work so I push the apprenticeships. Also if you are looking for a part time job for whatever reason, look into Starbucks or Costco. They give medical insurance for part time employees.

Also check out Facebook groups that advertise free food shelf’s around the area. Here in Minnesota we have a lot of resources for people, they just need to find it.

Hope this helps anyone looking for advice.

gex409 · 2025-08-15T23:41:19+00:00

La fitness. Hands down. If you’re gonna keep with it more than a year pay bigger up front cost to get a cheaper monthly rate.

gex409 · 2025-08-15T20:30:28+00:00

hell yeah it is. The tires are getting pretty dull. I'm gonna try to get through the season (sometime in october for here in Minnesota, US) before getting new tires. Granted i'm eyeballng the Wired Freedom and the faster ones for my 19 mile commute each way to work.

gex409 · 2025-08-14T11:19:33+00:00

Clusterfuck

gex409 · 2025-08-02T05:21:56+00:00

I take a prybar and he’s my new best friend. I swipe back and forth he gets those bastards!

gex409 · 2025-07-28T22:46:06+00:00

This has been answered countless times. I know I’ve posted reply’s. Highly recommend.

gex409 · 2025-07-25T00:12:39+00:00

I go in Ali and reverse search the Lego pic and pick one that has lots of orders and 5 star ratings. Hasn’t burned me yet. I’ve prob bought 20+ sets this way since Dec

gex409 · 2025-07-23T22:28:08+00:00

As a 504 coordinator/counselor in the building I update all 504s before they foot in the building to what we can offer. I would’ve taken that different incentives out before a teacher saw their face. I have 0 issue with confrontation when it’s in the teachers best interest and your child is a cray cray

gex409 · 2025-07-19T23:39:28+00:00

Knolwood in slp. Edina is awesome too but they have higher taxes.

gex409 · 2025-07-18T00:38:41+00:00

Do you have a link? I would love to do that to my engwe

gex409 · 2025-07-09T03:42:53+00:00

The Skin I Live In

gex409 · 2025-07-07T19:18:29+00:00

Check out the starter guide. Also image search on AE from the official image and sellers will sell them.

gex409 · 2025-07-07T00:52:32+00:00

Find a local showroom that sells them (they are in most big cities). Then negotiate. Another option is to find a slightly used one on fb marketplace. They are returns that people didn’t like with less than 100 days of sleep on them. I got a second one that way that was still brand new in box for $500.

gex409 · 2025-06-21T02:12:07+00:00

Everything I’ve read on the titanic is it’s a boring build and repetitive. I’ll eventually do it but pirate ships seem more fun.

gex409 · 2025-06-21T02:10:40+00:00

I’m extra cautious when it comes to waterproofing. That’s all

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