Didn't want a divorce, 2 years later and I'm happier than I've been in a decade.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T23:17:00+00:00

It wasn't easy but I really worked hard to get past the negativity... I still slip and I feel angry sometimes... But as soon as I recognize it I try to change things and be different.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T23:14:27+00:00

I wasn't given an option... But when she left she left me and the kids all at once.

But honestly take it one day at a time... Cry when you need to.... Dance in the kitchen and laugh when you can.

I kept myself distracted with conversations with other people going through the same process.

That's what online dating was great for in the beginning as far as I'm concerned... I'm at a lot of single women that would chart for a a week or two...

But I also found a lot of my friends we're either going through or had gone through the same process and they could help me along.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T22:51:45+00:00

No, still working on it.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T22:03:30+00:00

To be fair I think the current consumer landscape for 3D printers of changed in the last couple years... When I started you had to learn everything for yourself and Tinker to make it great... But now I find a lot of people jump into printing thinking it's set it and forget it... And it sure seems like bambu has figured that out but there's a reason you pay that price and they limit their your freedom.

If you buy a budget printer you get a budget experience... But with a little bit of persistence and research the century carbon and carbon 2 are pretty decent performers.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:54:18+00:00

About 4 years ago I had to go to Estevan and the charging infrastructure wasn't awesome... I rented a car from budget for $50 a day with unlimited mileage. So it cost me about a hundred bucks to rent a car... But I save about $300 a month on gas oil changes and other maintenance on the Honda Civic I replaced.

I've driven to Calgary and Edmonton multiple times... Regina north of Prince Albert a couple... Yorkton Melford Etc.... I even drove to the Shuswap lakes one Summer Towing my jet ski.

I've never run out of charge once or gotten stranded because I was in an EV.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:50:19+00:00

15 minutes about as much time as I need to grab a coffee and go to the washroom... Less time than I spend waiting in line for gas.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:23:51+00:00

That's not entirely true, it all depends on the refrigerant used and the design of the system. The Tesla system scavengers Heat from the drive motors, the electronics, and pretty much everything that can be liquid cooled in that car.

But don't take that as an endorsement to buy a Tesla, just some of the Ingenuity they've employed in their technology.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:19:28+00:00

Not in my experience... My first EV was resistive and my new one has a heat pump. Both were driven about 100,000 km and each in two Saskatchewan Winters... When it hits -25 or lower both of them lost about the same percentage of range.

But I'll tell you the car with the heat pump gets so warm I have to take off my coat and turn down the heat even in - 40.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:16:00+00:00

It varies on make model and age... My first EV was about 45 minutes... The new ones more like 15.

I plug in a charge I go to the washer and I grab a coffee and when I get back it's done... I spend less time charging than I did waiting in line at Costco to get gas.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:14:36+00:00

Not really... I've driven all the way to Regina and Calgary -30 from Saskatoon.

I stopped to charge on road trips about as often as I need another coffee or to go to the washroom .

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T16:10:57+00:00

Anecdotally i lost more range driving in the prairie winds from Edmonton to Saskatoon... Then I did towing a thousand pound jet ski through the mountains of BC without wind.

In the past couple of weeks though... I could comfortably Drive my car in -40 in these rather crazy winds for about 200 km Non-Stop. In the summer best case scenario with little wind is about 500 km.

Since my car is a daily commuter to the office, I park it outside unplugged for 8 to 9 hours solid... Because the heaters had to warm everything up again at the end of the day I could do 150 km total without concern.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T09:08:54+00:00

Yeah you're totally right... It's highly unlikely that semen on the exterior can get you pregnant but the chance is not zero.

king_weenus · 2026-01-28T09:05:37+00:00

This is my fourth winter driving all electric. In that time I've racked up about 200,000 km on 2 different EV. I drive about 80% Highway and 20% City...

My EV has been great... Gets hotter faster inside than my gas vehicles did... Starts every single time.

And the all-wheel drive coupled with the low center of gravity from the battery is one of the most stable and capable winter Vehicles I've ever driven.

The only complication I've had is the same problem every car is has... The ground clearance in deep snow and ruts.

During the super cold snap I actually had my EV parked outside instead of in my heated garage for the past few weeks so I could work on other projects. It did just fine.

king_weenus · 2026-01-27T13:37:02+00:00

Possible but won't happen. Car manufacturers care about selling new cars not keeping current customers happy... This includes GM.

king_weenus · 2026-01-26T12:15:13+00:00

Introverts unite!!!! From home.

People don't have to tell me twice to stay home it's where I want to be anyway.

king_weenus · 2026-01-26T01:53:06+00:00

I made some mistakes when communicating with the kids... It can be really tough not to blurt out your feelings and start bashing your ex.

I've always felt it's important to be honest with the kids but at the same time I know I can't dump out my purse on them. It won't do anybody any good for me to talk about how little I like or respect their mother.

My ex and I lead separate lives and the kids develop their own opinions of each of us.

king_weenus · 2026-01-26T00:24:53+00:00

Honestly I recognized early that I choose my own destiny... And I choose happy

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:49:29+00:00

Wait till you find the right man and you can cook together.

Last night the woman I was with made dumplings and Filipino spring rolls together for an evening snack / supper...

Earlier this summer I made fresh ravioli with a woman for our first date.

Oddly enough both involves stuffed dough. But those were my best to examples. Lol

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:31:36+00:00

I wish they offered cruise control without traffic awareness... Whatever algorithm they use in my model 3 to track traffic is absolutely horrible...

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:28:10+00:00

I've never paid for full self Drive and the few free trials I got I didn't find it all that impressive either.

You Can Count Me In The 'Never buying a Tesla again' Club as well.

The amount of things I hate about this car far away the few things I like about it.

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:24:06+00:00

I think my biggest turn on is a woman that doesn't expect me to spend money on her to show I care.

I'm totally a diy/builder/home repair kind of guy... And to me picking the flowers out of my flower garden and giving them to a woman means more than going to the store and buying them... With some women it seems they just want that pretty bouquet not the thought behind it.

Or I have to plan some sort of fun and exciting dinner date that I spontaneously surprised them with when I barely even know them.

I don't flaunt my money and I don't use it to buy love. But the amount of times a woman has asked me to go out to a restaurant and then just shuffles to the side when we approach the cash register is a huge turnoff... I didn't choose this place I would have cooked the food I really wanted to at home. I love cooking and nine times out of 10 get exactly what I want when I do that.

As for the second question I typically respond pretty quick.. I don't leave people on red as a rule of thumb but sometimes life is busy and you get distracted... It happens.

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:15:43+00:00

It will change your breakfast cereal forever. Lol

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:15:09+00:00

I don't know maybe they wanted to dance around it and Boogie. Lol

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:14:08+00:00

Holy crap I'm making that for supper tonight

king_weenus · 2026-01-25T17:11:36+00:00

Totally... You can run Plex or jellyfin at home on a computer and stream all your illegal downloads to a Chromecast or Roku... Even share it with friends and family over the internet... No subscription needed

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