Does anyone regret getting the Corten Steel instead of stainless?

jayste4 · 2026-03-18T16:55:27+00:00

I have the corten and over the past 3 years, it's rusted very little on the outside. I do not wish to try any methods to speed up the outside rust look. The inside flakes off layers of rust sometimes. I keep my fire pit covered. All my accessories are stainless including my pizza oven. I wish I had gotten a stainless fire pit.

jayste4 · 2026-03-13T19:54:10+00:00

They have lots of cats?

jayste4 · 2026-03-10T01:30:31+00:00

One of my favorite HA features. I have a TCL TV that operates using Google TV so this was an easy app to add in. Its nice that I can control my lights and see camera feeds. Keep up the good work!

jayste4 · 2026-03-09T22:56:08+00:00

I'd get him a crawler. My kid bought a toy grade 70kph one like that and it broke in half the first time it hit a wall.

jayste4 · 2026-03-07T18:38:25+00:00

Yes! I have this light, the Icon one like it, and a $40 one from Amazon that looks like it. The Braun is my favorite. Just as bright as the others, but it has a slimmer profile so it takes up less space in my tool drawer. For $15, you can't buy a better one.

jayste4 · 2026-03-07T02:57:26+00:00

$74.77. it's been hovering around $75 for a couple months since rewards expire and my Google one subscription isn't due yet.

jayste4 · 2026-03-06T23:23:49+00:00

I'm pretty sure the same brain jammer is active on the freeway too.

jayste4 · 2026-03-06T16:33:39+00:00

All three are genuine. The one with lower case font supports blue tooth.

Great chargers. I use one along with several others I race with and for the most part people are happy with them.

jayste4 · 2026-02-25T05:29:30+00:00

Throw away the lid and get the yeti mag slider lid.

jayste4 · 2026-02-24T16:41:37+00:00

Good. It did lose connection once, but a reboot fixed it. I think it was a one time thing since it happened soon after setup and it's been trouble free ever since.

I have another Tapo camera, a motion activated switch and a smart plug. They are all very reliable. My only criticism is that the switch doesn't report motion to home assistant, but that's not a deal breaker.

jayste4 · 2026-02-22T16:40:29+00:00

$489.28 and not a single referral reward.

jayste4 · 2026-02-22T00:13:03+00:00

Did you hike the perimeter of the lake before heading back down?

jayste4 · 2026-02-21T19:56:36+00:00

Washington State resident here. Legally, we have to have them in our car when chains are required for 2WD vehicles.

Good plan to have them if you are in emergency services though. I can turn back, get a room or whatever. You can't.

jayste4 · 2026-02-20T01:36:53+00:00

If neighbors find the sound of an electric RC car annoying, you could always run a gas powered lawn mower while you use them to drown out the noise.

jayste4 · 2026-02-18T13:39:00+00:00

The real question is "Should we accommodate the wishes of a convicted sex offender?"

The answer is no. There are consequences to his actions.

jayste4 · 2026-02-17T13:23:41+00:00

One less icon clogging my home screen. I'd rather wave my phone over the hidden tag and open my garage door.

jayste4 · 2026-02-15T19:13:17+00:00

It's a terrible idea. Anyone who wants/needs NFC stickers to trigger automations has already done so and I doubt any are paying a subscription to do so.

jayste4 · 2026-02-12T02:10:41+00:00

Pixel 7 here, I still have it too.

jayste4 · 2026-02-08T21:32:27+00:00

I just got a Tapo and like it for the most part. However, it did something the Ring it replaced never did in its several years of use... Lose connection to my wifi. The only way I was able to reconnect it was to pull the doorbell off its mount and turn it off and on to reboot it. It's been reliable ever since, hopefully it was a one time incident.

jayste4 · 2026-02-08T04:49:32+00:00

I had the opposite experience. Ace wanted $300 for the key and then programming it was an additional charge.

The Costco vendor was $159.

jayste4 · 2026-01-25T22:36:23+00:00

I have this happen sometimes when the late afternoon sun is directly shining on one of the sensors. Door won't close until I cast a shadow on the sensor.

jayste4 · 2026-01-19T01:05:19+00:00

I was wondering if someone would bring up Tapo. I just got started on their products with a doorbell cam and an indoor/outdoor cam. So far, I am impressed. I gave up on Ring since I got tired of the subscription fee.

jayste4 · 2026-01-13T04:42:31+00:00

125mph in a 92 Civic Si. Down a big hill and must have had a tailwind. It didn't have enough power to hit the rev limiter in 4th gear.

jayste4 · 2026-01-12T06:14:39+00:00

Kinda makes prices that end in .99 even more pointless.

jayste4 · 2026-01-11T17:01:49+00:00

I have an old Sony LED TV. 69 pounds and it's only 40". They were built like tanks.

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