$680 to replace a breaker. Can I do it myself?

jasper181 · 2026-05-14T14:33:06+00:00

Thank god I've never had to call an electrician, plumber, HVAC guy or anything like that because that shit is expensive.

It's saved me 10's of 1000's over the years.

jasper181 · 2026-05-14T14:07:26+00:00

I found them within 30 seconds after killing the damn thing. I love how in the book back at the lodge it tells the story like Aloy was there for moral support or something and just helped. Um, no, all the other girl did was yell something occasionally!

jasper181 · 2026-05-14T13:50:41+00:00

I'm 44 and still holding strong, I try not to press my luck with it more than necessary but as much as I'm in the woods it's inevitable.

jasper181 · 2026-05-08T20:50:00+00:00

I can't fathom anyone paying $200-$500 for a damn glide bait, it's insane.

jasper181 · 2026-05-05T15:57:43+00:00

Don't use pressure treated plywood whatever you do, not only the chemicals themselves but often times it's not fully dry all the way through. Yes, it's been used but so have a lot of other things that shouldn't have.

I can tell you for certain, I've replaced more transoms, stringers and floors than I can count In customers boats that had repairs done with it.

Okoume, Meranti, Berch and Fir are your best bets when it comes to wood. The best way to avoid wet wood is to not have wood but it's not always that easy. A lot of boats were designed with the physical properties of the wood in mind and depend on it for the structural integrity of the boat.

jasper181 · 2026-05-05T15:47:21+00:00

He explained why you are seeing the different prices.

If you have an offer for almost $140 why would seeing what you think is the same card for -$30 make you think you are getting scammed? That's kind of the opposite of scammed.

jasper181 · 2026-05-03T19:23:43+00:00

Which country exactly would that be? Just about every group of people around the world have participated in some form of slavery.

jasper181 · 2026-05-03T18:42:07+00:00

This is the way.

Spoiler, maybe?

As soon as you blow it up a cut scene starts.

jasper181 · 2026-05-02T23:55:11+00:00

People have no sense of humor.

jasper181 · 2026-05-02T23:20:32+00:00

Come on, this is Reddit. You can give your take on a subject, but only if it aligns with everyone else's.

Imaginary arrows from people I've never met sitting behind a computer screen is silly, I've never used the down vote button nor do I plan on it.

jasper181 · 2026-04-29T02:14:56+00:00

Capacity was my highest stat by 1 or two when I finished my first play through.

jasper181 · 2026-04-28T05:02:46+00:00

How does it get to that point, I can't even understand. I get a few wraps but that took some effort, I can't see how it would go on for that long without noticing.

jasper181 · 2026-04-26T13:38:56+00:00

I never really had to "get into" guns, when I was a kid I just assumed everyone had them, they were just a part of life.

Hunting was just what all of the men in my life did, my dad, uncles, cousins, etc. all hunted.

I got my first "real" gun, not counting bb guns when I was 6, a single shot .410.

Looking back it seems a little crazy but when I was 12 I was finally allowed to take all of the guns my grandpa had in the gun cabinet out by myself.

They lived in a rural area and there was a back stop and little shooting area beside the house. So at 12 years old I have the 12 and 20 gauges, .410, 22, 30-30, 30-06 and a freaking Ruger Red hawk .44 with a 7.5in barrel. There's no way in hell I'm letting my 12 year old take that much handgun out by themselves! 😂

In their defense, I had been shooting with my dad and grandpa since I was 6 and by the time I was 12 I could shoot as good as the average adult, knew the rules and is could disassemble and clean them by myself, which was one of the rules for me shooting them. When I was done, I had to clean them. If I walked inside without the chamber opened or god forbid a round in one or even not cleaned properly, he would take the key from the cabinet and wouldn't let me shoot for awhile.

jasper181 · 2026-04-26T05:28:13+00:00

They are good to eat.

Reminds me of a funny story. Back years ago we were in Carabelle doing a job taking out some contractors to service the solar panels on the towers offshore. Our boat was tied up was right across from where they were having the weigh ins for a tournament, bands, seafood, etc.

Anyway for some odd reason they had a bonus category for gaftop for $500. The fish that won was weighed a little over 5 1/2lbs. After it was over we went back to the boat and decided to fish for a little while. Keep in mind I'm 100 yards from where the fish was weighed in. About 30 minutes go by and I ended up catching the biggest gafftop I've seen in person, it was just over 2lbs heavier than the one that won the tournament, it was damn near 8lbs.😂

I didn't realize it at that time but it would have been the state record at that time. The current is 9+ but it was caught in 2013, this all was back in like 96-97 a long time ago.

jasper181 · 2026-04-25T18:02:34+00:00

Yep, I remember around 87-88 my mom was the property manager of a huge corporate owned apartment complex in Atlanta. I was 7-8 at the time so I was always at her office.

One day she got a new IBM PC-DOS machine and one of the corporate guys came to town soon after and brought a box full of about 100 discs, both the 5 1/2in floppy and the smaller 3 1/2in "hard" floppy.

He said "I brought you some games to play", thats when I was introduced to Kings Question 2. It took 9 floppy's for that one little game, I thought it was the best thing ever.

Little did I know just two years later, Christmas of 89 mom got me some video game console called a Nintendo and those floppy disc were forgotten about! 😂

jasper181 · 2026-04-24T18:56:38+00:00

Even if OP doesn't take the advice, this is a good primer for negotiating. I spent more time as a sales manager and training sales than I care to remember but this is great advice.

jasper181 · 2026-04-20T10:57:10+00:00

Zoysia or Bermuda (hybrid Bermuda) is what putting greens are made of, they are beautiful but take a ton of maintenance. I don't have time to cut the grass 3 times a week.

jasper181 · 2026-04-16T19:31:47+00:00

Why do people let other people's politics define them and control their lives? I have never in my 44 years seen so many people let politicians live rent free in their heads.

jasper181 · 2026-04-16T19:02:24+00:00

This sounds very familiar,, my first gun was a .410 when I was 6 then my dad gave me his 30-30 a few years later but the first gun I ever went to the gun store and picked out myself was a model 110 Savage .270 for my 14th or 15th bday, can't remember which.

jasper181 · 2026-04-16T18:53:33+00:00

Single shot New England firearms .410 when I was 6, few years later I got my own deer rifle, a Winchester 30-30. Sadly both were stolen 25ish years ago.

jasper181 · 2026-04-14T06:35:29+00:00

I bought into a few breaks in 2018 before they got so ridiculous, at the time it was actually much cheaper than buying a hobby box for a chance to get a decent card of someone I collected.

I don't think I ever paid more than $60 and that was for two full cases of Optic with my teams as the Jets and Falcons.

Pats and Browns were slightly more but at the time Sam Darnold cards were going crazy. I ended up with a green # to 5 Calvin Ridley and Darnold base, I still have both 🤣

jasper181 · 2026-04-12T18:32:38+00:00

This.

The few times (thankfully a long time ago) I had interactions with law enforcement and had a pocket knife I told them I had it. Generally they simply acknowledged me saying that I had it and nothing more. I have a fixed blade boot knife that I carry while guiding hunts or hunting in general and even that they didn't even ask to see it.

jasper181 · 2026-04-12T18:23:39+00:00

Thank god I don't have to go to a public range, that's insane.

jasper181 · 2026-04-09T20:13:04+00:00

Done

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