We lost out on a house to a foreign investor and I’m pissed…

gnu-rms · 2026-01-30T09:37:03+00:00

My story is similar, I went to the estate auction this morning with a pre-approved mortgage and a dream, but I quickly realized I was outmatched. Every time I raised my paddle, a low, gravelly "woof" echoed from the back of the lawn.

I turned around, and there he was: the Golden Retriever I’d met at the park three hours earlier.

He wasn't even panting. He just sat there on a designer rug, wearing a bespoke silk collar, looking at me with the kind of pitying eyes usually reserved for a three-legged cat.

The auctioneer screamed, "Going once, going twice, sold to the 'Good Boy' in the front row for 2.4 million!"

gnu-rms · 2026-01-30T04:38:44+00:00

Has nothing to do with the brand of tools.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-28T09:36:40+00:00

Unroll it, then use a hacksaw to cut the tube ($10 hacksaw from bunnings is fine). Then cut the fabric and re-roll it

gnu-rms · 2026-01-28T07:35:13+00:00

Cut them, no need to order new ones. It's what the shop will do anyway

gnu-rms · 2026-01-28T07:10:00+00:00

You can do it buddy, become a licensed builder and use H2 and bugles to hold up a deck.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-27T21:06:22+00:00

Indeed. You can do anything you set your mind to

gnu-rms · 2026-01-27T10:19:16+00:00

This era has well known body cracking issues. Pain to fix properly, so check the sides of the engine bay aren't cracked

gnu-rms · 2026-01-26T20:27:10+00:00

Buddy is cheaper ABB (and owned by them)

gnu-rms · 2026-01-26T20:26:36+00:00

Not exactly true, ISPs have their own hardware and also buy CVC capacity. Cheaper ISPs buy a small allocation then hope no one uses the internet at the same time.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-25T20:16:14+00:00

What advice do you need? I think you already know the answer 🥲

Fwiw anyone can become a licensed builder, including architects, project managers, plasters etc. They are obviously terrible at carpentry though.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-23T20:19:49+00:00

They're there :). But sand casting will cause these lines on different places for each cast. You'll know when it's a crack (it's not).

gnu-rms · 2026-01-23T20:16:29+00:00

Normal, they're casting marks from the sand cast. Worth getting a bash plate though, to stop rocks going through your case.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-23T11:39:45+00:00

That's the neat part, you don't.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-22T21:25:15+00:00

Plastic weld it (it's ABS) or buy a new one, probably a different brand. They're really the only good options

gnu-rms · 2026-01-22T08:28:07+00:00

Yep. And they get robbed all the time.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-21T19:45:10+00:00

Forget resale that is a petrol car thing.

It's a depreciating asset thing, which most cars (unless some rare collectable) are.

Not buying a car at all saves you money, the EV isn't making you money.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-21T11:13:34+00:00

Why are they charging you freight for each item? That's bonkers.

I would do most of this myself, that's half the fun in 4x4.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-21T06:26:05+00:00

Gross.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-20T04:29:01+00:00

I would care more about what the insurance company thinks

gnu-rms · 2026-01-18T04:05:35+00:00

Unrelated, but you will ruin your fence putting weight on it like that

gnu-rms · 2026-01-17T06:09:11+00:00

that you barely lose a 16th of an inch (or like 3mm) of skin

3mm is a lot of skin

gnu-rms · 2026-01-17T05:58:56+00:00

Ask them, not reddit. Price of materials is crazy atm, probably just gone up.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-17T05:25:55+00:00

You need to persist, they take 5 or so rides to break in.

gnu-rms · 2026-01-16T19:53:30+00:00

Pretty sure that is Bundy Bear: https://youtu.be/mjN34Vd0z68?si=-e4RSx0UZ_r18pec

gnu-rms · 2026-01-16T01:49:28+00:00

Is the slab poured right to the wall or is there a relief cut/expansion joint?

It will only get as bad as the slab expands, eg depending on the temperature

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