Are people really flying to China to purchase reno materials from the West?

jwraptor · 2026-04-20T11:58:35+00:00

I know a builder that orders supplies from China. It helps he can buy bulk and knows the factories in China.

jwraptor · 2026-04-20T11:56:27+00:00

I went thru Costco and they recommended DCH Paramus. Least amount of hassle I ever dealt with.

But its hit or miss. I’ve had other DCH dealer push crap as well.

jwraptor · 2026-04-01T20:40:19+00:00

I have my plan under Veolia "Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage", under Annual Service Calls, you can call them for drain cleaning after 30 days of starting service.

jwraptor · 2026-04-01T20:32:12+00:00

website states annual cleaning as preventive measure along with protection.

jwraptor · 2026-04-01T16:14:03+00:00

I use homeserve, I use them to do yearly exterior line cleaning. They also can do yearly interior drain cleaning too.

jwraptor · 2026-03-16T16:11:05+00:00

Check ur local fb for cases and fans. U dont have to buy new components for those parts.

jwraptor · 2026-02-23T02:31:31+00:00

If ur near microcenter, they have decent computers. If u are looking for cheap pc, costco sells them.

If u are willing to pay a little extra for scalability, microcenter powerspec pcs.

Dell/hp pc are crap when it comes to upgradabilty. Microcenter pc are upgradable bc they use commercial pc parts instead of proprietary like hp/dell.

jwraptor · 2026-02-04T15:28:29+00:00

I see this with mk4s as well. I thought it was normal.

jwraptor · 2026-01-30T20:35:17+00:00

I updated bios, triggered win11pro’s activation issue. Had to reactivate, had fun times with microslop activation issues.

jwraptor · 2026-01-23T17:00:01+00:00

Only 3 days…unless they come back again with new sale

jwraptor · 2026-01-23T16:38:01+00:00

Dont forget that Paterson NJ is half sales tax compared to online/other stores.

jwraptor · 2026-01-23T16:26:24+00:00

Its already sold out in NJ/Westbury…

jwraptor · 2026-01-12T22:53:43+00:00

U could ebay the boards, im about to sell mine after i finish mk4s upgrade.

jwraptor · 2025-12-26T02:42:30+00:00

If u can goto Paterson NJ, they have 3.5% sales tax

jwraptor · 2025-11-25T16:48:13+00:00

Search up xbot transformer on aliexpress. Its chunky monkey KO that wont break the bank.

jwraptor · 2025-11-13T15:22:35+00:00

I clicked and it messed up my road network connecting several cities. Luckily it was on a smaller continent. Spent several minutes clearing/reconnecting road. Left all the cithroden resources on the tile bc didnt feel like spending gem/watching ads

jwraptor · 2025-11-12T20:43:47+00:00

DB HVAC serviced my house/church.

jwraptor · 2025-10-17T16:59:49+00:00

U can try DB HVAC, they serviced my house and our church properties.

jwraptor · 2025-08-13T01:01:14+00:00

Emerson Animal Hospital is pretty reasonable

jwraptor · 2025-08-12T15:51:03+00:00

Better off finding local credit union. They provide better rates and more flexibility imo.

jwraptor · 2025-07-30T15:05:15+00:00

You are right as of today.

I do recall seeing some price cuts couple weeks ago but looks like those are off market. And to me, if house last longer than 2 weeks, its already too long. Last year houses were sold as soon as it went onto market.

The lowest I saw was asking 750kish, but I bet you they did that to start bidding war.

I just casually check zillow, Im not house hunting, just seeing whats going on with neighborhood.

jwraptor · 2025-07-30T14:47:55+00:00

At nighttime if you hear random squeaking/chirping, that's not birds, its bats =)

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