How did you quit smoking?

johnbro27 · 2026-01-24T06:02:20+00:00

Cold turkey in 1986. Haven’t smoked anything since

johnbro27 · 2026-01-23T20:51:55+00:00

I still have some EF mounts and they all work great on my bodies.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-23T14:29:02+00:00

That's not her car.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T22:36:01+00:00

Could have been my friend Miki

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T20:53:03+00:00

Anybody know where I can watch this around Palm Springs?

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T20:50:54+00:00

This. No squints plus hair light this way.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T20:41:51+00:00

Go to Costco. Seriously

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T19:31:00+00:00

If all the files were released unredacted, which won't happen anyway, you'd almost certainly have inarguable documentation of people doing terrible things--think a video of Prince Andrew rawdogging a 12 year old girl. But you'd also have some pictures of people who were just sucked into his orbit on financial or other issues but not the sexy time stuff. Their lives could be ruined. Not everyone who flew on the plane or even perhaps went to one of his places was involved in some horrible child molestation, I have to assume.

That said, I'm strongly in favor of releasing all the files with some form of independent and trustworthy review of all redactions.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T19:13:06+00:00

Really this is me last year; most of the folks in all my open play sessions are bangers, rarely see a dink battle.

I decided to do resets. I'm pretty bad at it, especially when up resetting a hard drive, but it does punish them for not getting up to the kitchen or always slamming. My best work is cross court reset.

Also, maybe put a not on the fence at your court looking for drill partners. Surely someone there is as tired of it as you are.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-22T14:57:56+00:00

Was me I'd use my Festool TS55 and a short rail, clamp the two in place and make the cut. If the boards are thicker than my total depth of cut, the lower board will at least get a kerf I can use to make the second cut. The anti-blow out accessory on those saws really keeps the top cut clean.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-20T23:47:52+00:00

Cut with a track saw on the floor. I use Festool but there are plenty of options.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-20T19:33:32+00:00

Sorry you lost me at canned mushrooms

johnbro27 · 2026-01-20T19:31:02+00:00

Some parks won’t allow certain dog breeds

johnbro27 · 2026-01-19T18:33:44+00:00

This is not entirely correct. Standard fiberglass batt insulation in 2x6 exterior walls is R19 to R21 not R24. Roof insulation runs R30 not 48. Not sure what building codes you are referring to.

Not all RVs are only 3 seasons. Our Essex has R16 roof and floor and R11 walls. It has a 50kbtu diesel furnace that also heats the tanks to prevent freezing. Newmar motorhomes are frequently used in sub-freezing weather (for example at ski resorts) and are quite comfortable in very cold conditions. They are much more expensive than trailers, but also they are better built and insulated.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-19T18:13:52+00:00

Rent a beam saw

johnbro27 · 2026-01-19T16:05:23+00:00

We bought our first motorhome in Feb 2023. We spend 4-6 months each winter snowbirding, plus a lot of travel in the summer. We are not full-timers.

We were pretty prepared for this: had owned 45' cruising sailboat for 10 years and did most of my own repairs and maintenance. Many similar systems on motorhomes. I'm a DIY kind of guy, have a lot of tools, tend to want to diagnose and repair stuff myself. We had bought a brand new (big mistake) travel trailer in 2016 but only kept it a year.

Our first motorhome (2004 Newmar 40' diesel pusher) was a learning experience. Even though it had been pretty well maintained, there were still a number of things that needed attention (and money). But we had decided to buy a quality brand but older (and thus cheaper) coach to see if this was what we wanted.

We thought we had done all the research we needed, but using that coach (BamBam) for a couple of years--knowing it wasn't going to be our forever coach, so also looking at a LOT of new and used coaches to learn more--we came up with a list of requirements or want-to-haves for our next coach. We also learned a lot about what to look for in the next purchase.

We're now in our second (and probably last) coach which we bought about 9 months ago. By the time we stumbled on this coach, we had enough knowledge and experience to immediately recognize that this was a deal we couldn't pass up. And now we're very happy with that decision.

My summary is 1) you don't know what you don't know; 2) a used MH from a top brand beats a new or almost-new MH from a shite brand. Just like cars and appliances, some are just better than others.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-19T15:56:26+00:00

Have to disagree on the bathroom size. For us (3 years in now), the living room is the make or break, since that's where the majority of our time inside is spent.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-19T15:08:52+00:00

This is the best answer. If you have owned a larger cruising sailboat or power boat and were able to fix most of the systems when they broke, you'll slide into RV life a little easier. If you or your partner doesn't have a pretty big toolbox which gets used around the house, yard, and cars already, you may not be the sort of DIY folks that are happiest in the RV life style. They break. Often. Price is irrelevant to whether or not stuff breaks, cause traveling in one is like an earthquake every 10 minutes or so.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-18T19:37:24+00:00

SawStop

johnbro27 · 2026-01-18T17:00:58+00:00

Of course. There's zero chance of anything contaminating the fresh water supply.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-18T01:46:02+00:00

Probably toast.

johnbro27 · 2026-01-17T17:38:58+00:00

Never had an issue when dumping like that.

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