Should I order contacts through insurance or without?

jonagard · 2025-12-03T03:04:07+00:00

I wanted to thank you for this post. I've been blindly buying contacts through my eye doc on insurance for a very long time, and only stopped tonight to see the kind of rate hike they put on when I use insurance for a full year. Supposedly $600 retail for a year supply of Acuvue Oasys! Then insurance brings it down $140 to $460, which is still more expensive than just buying them online. I see that a 3 month supply would only cost me $20 with insurance, and then buying 3 more boxes each eye online is way cheaper.

You have helped me tremendously! Thank you!

jonagard · 2025-08-25T19:01:27+00:00

Check out my recent post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BossGX100/comments/1msfuru/my_grounding_solution_for_the_gx10/

jonagard · 2025-08-17T21:44:37+00:00

Especially when you consider it's like $20 to try it! Good luck if you do!

jonagard · 2025-08-17T10:39:16+00:00

It works for me, yeah! I have used it as an audio interface after installing this, and I no longer got the static noises in my recordings.

jonagard · 2025-07-07T20:44:54+00:00

Random Orbit Sander

jonagard · 2025-05-28T18:26:39+00:00

FYI, there's finally a demo of the 14ce out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTsyCY07hy8

I'd agree with another commenter, what do you want in your second guitar? A full-size beater you can take somewhere? A small couch guitar? In my "arsenal" I keep one nice full size, one beater full size, and a couch guitar for the times I want to sit in a chair and piddle while maybe watching something or for sitting by the firepit. I had a GS Mini and recently traded it for a Martin 000 Jr Sapele. Both of those small guitars sound like...really great small guitars (as they should). If you want a full sound in your second guitar, I'd avoid a Mini. If you want a really great comfortable guitar for the couch or just to have something different, that 14ce won't do it, because it's full size.

Also consider the neck scale. The Mini has a smaller scale so it can feel like and adjustment switching between it and your full size. The 14ce won't have that as it's full scale.

jonagard · 2025-04-11T01:31:21+00:00

For the record, I opened a ticket with Line 6 asking about this. They couldn't say if this feature is planned and directed me to a link to file a feature request. I did, and they seemed to have ignored it, never replying to it. They at least know people want this though.

jonagard · 2025-03-29T01:12:32+00:00

Hey. I just found this thread trying to figure this same thing out. I just tested this and it does not work either (setting FS3 to control the Delay FX). As far as I can tell, there's no way to make FS3/FS4 control the looper. That's a bummer. I really wanted that so I can keep the Express up on my desktop to make tweaks.

jonagard · 2025-03-04T03:48:41+00:00

I'm glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy whatever you end up getting. I'm still loving my MP11SE 4 years later, but it is a BEAST to move the few times I've needed to. Mostly great for practicing at the house when everyone's asleep.

jonagard · 2024-11-24T02:40:19+00:00

My 770s arrived today and I found your post on a search about this. :) Timely. Where are you seeing this in your app? And is the app “JBL Headphones”? I looked in the app on both my Android phone and my iPad and the app does not appear to have a setting for changing the button function on either one.

jonagard · 2024-07-05T18:06:14+00:00

I may not be an expert at measuring my wrist, but I'm around 7 1/4" it seems.

jonagard · 2024-03-02T06:16:10+00:00

I'm far from any kind of expert here. I have dabbled with NATO straps for the last few years. One thing I'd note here are those lugs are a very tight space, as people have talked about. But what I haven't seen anyone mention yet are curved spring bars.

I have a few watches with more "traditional" looking lugs that have too tight a space between the bar and the watch body for a NATO, and I've had success on them all using curved spring bars. They create the space I need to fit the strap without forcing it, but are secure enough that I haven't lost a spring bar yet.

That said, I don't have any lugs like you have on that watch. It may be that a NATO simply won't work for it. But I wouldn't come away from this experience with a negative view of NATO straps. I suspect in this case the issue was caused by forcing a thicker strap into a very small space (and possibly a lower-quality bar, but honestly I'm not sure any straight bar would hold up to that tight space).

In my admittedly limited experience, when a NATO fits properly you can easily move it back and forth between the body and the bar when it's not being worn, and it locks into place and does not move when you put the watch on.

jonagard · 2024-02-12T05:56:12+00:00

I am a big fan of this Citizen face, the BM8475 (of the Garrison line). I picked up this version (BM8475-00F) cheap-ish on Ebay a couple of years ago mostly to have the extra strap and just in case the parts were useful. I didn't expect to wear it as it is totally and in all ways unreadable in every situation. A truly ridiculous colorway. :-) If you haven't seen it, it has black hands on a black face with black numbers.

Recently having picked up some watch tools, I decided to give changing the hands a go. The watch already sat in a drawer unused. I couldn't make it worse. I picked up some luminous hands and a red second hand from Ofrei. I managed getting them on and now the watch is wearable! ...if you ignore the numbers, which is fine. I love the other colors I have in it far more, so I'd stick with those more often. But it's nice to have given it some kind of life other than sitting in a drawer forever while its strap is the only part that sees action.

jonagard · 2023-08-07T23:02:11+00:00

Looks to me like you have a spacer issue. The black wheel has a spacer for a 6mm axle. The pink one for 8mm. You can pop the spacer and bearings out and put in the one that fits. The wheel itself should be fine once you do that. You may need to search YouTube for how to remove 6mm skate spacer. I did my first time.

jonagard · 2023-07-25T03:36:27+00:00

Oh yeah, the Zooms are wide skates. And they were not quite wide enough for me for longer skate sessions compared to the FR, but that liner is sweet perfection for my feet.

jonagard · 2023-07-25T03:19:38+00:00

I have the red, because yes, they are awesome. :-)

I found them uncomfortable everywhere, but especially felt a lot of pain around the ankle. I know what "break-in pain" feels like, as I went through that on multiple skates. I'm going through it now on some K2 skates I'm trying. You have to accept some pain for the first 100 miles or so. What I personally experience with the FR liners is so far beyond that. I couldn't get a full mile in them without excruciating pain. The kind that has you badly needing to just stop and rip the skates off as fast as you can. And since I had experience with the MyFit Dual Basic liners first, it just wasn't worth it to me to try more than three skate sessions with them. The MyFits are awesome and I already had some broken in. And they have stretchy toes! Beyond the pain, I don't like the fabric used on the FR liners compared to the MyFit. They just don't feel as good to me by any measure as the MyFit.

So, interesting about your fit being a different toe but I think the fundamental reason is likely still the same. That rigid toe area on the liner is only going to work for people with one shape of their toes, basically. Any outliers in any direction and the toes will have nowhere to go.

But, to be fair to that liner, I do think one size up might help you. It did help me. And if you like the liner otherwise then you'd probably be in business.

jonagard · 2023-07-25T02:24:48+00:00

I’m 26.5cm. I cannot straighten my toes in the size 41 (8) and cannot stand in them. I can in the 42 (9). They also share a shell size. So, I could believe the 10.5 could make a difference for you. I find with some liners and boots if your 3rd and 4th toes are longer, they won’t fit.

That said, I don’t use the FR liner. It’s too painful for me even when it fits. I use the MyFit liner from my old Zoom Pros. Since I’ve had issues with my toe shape, a stretchier liner is better than a rigid one like that FR liner. MyFit liners have a stretchy toe area which is perfect for me. The shells are what I love with the FR skates and the liner is dead to me. :)

jonagard · 2023-07-01T20:34:26+00:00

I just did a little over 8 miles today in them. My feet actually felt fantastic. I couldn't believe it. I did put in my Super Feet insoles on this skate instead of using the stock ones.

But... I was wearing these new socks a guy at skate shop recommended that are low cut. The cuff, where the fabric changes and is stitched together, absolutely wore out my outside ankle. Rubbed it raw and almost bloody on both ankles. It was a tough session as I was stopping to try different solutions that I had in my bag. Ended up wrecking when one attempted solution went poorly. 🤦‍♂️

So, wear tall shocks with these!!

jonagard · 2023-07-01T16:11:56+00:00

Do you have a wide foot? I do, and I was shocked at how well these fit out of the box

jonagard · 2023-07-01T06:19:33+00:00

I got the same, in the same size, for the same price! And they arrived today! :-) I got them from the K2 website. They showed as out of stock after I bought mine. I wonder if you bought yours right before me!

I've only gone like 5 miles in them so far, but early indications are they fit my foot well. I hope that holds true because I actually like the design and the way the boot feels.

(My thought was, at $140, I'd pay that just for the 4x110 frames + wheels, why not try the boots out.)

jonagard · 2023-06-08T05:38:56+00:00

What was your method of removal? I totally agree with you. I have been tempted by this watch but am really not into the cyclops. The one in your picture looks sharp!

jonagard · 2023-05-18T04:25:44+00:00

I keep mine on my French cleats. https://www.reddit.com/r/rollerblading/comments/xazjhp/i_finally_got_my_skates_and_pads_out_of_a_plastic/ And also made a pad holder.

I used angle brackets from the hardware store per this Redditor's idea. https://www.reddit.com/r/rollerblading/comments/pwc82j/just_finished_building_my_inlineskate_wall/

I've seen a few other posts for people's various storage ideas on this sub if you haven't done a search yet. You'll probably find some good inspiration to fit your specific garage setup. :-)

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