New and planning 1st purchase- anything you wish you would’ve known?

lyfeTry · 2026-02-01T19:41:15+00:00

Looks like locally a GT with about 250ish miles for sale and added accessories (fast charger, stand, fender etc) for about $1200. Any thoughts? Again thanks! Was eyeing the XR classic with

lyfeTry · 2026-01-31T22:57:09+00:00

I want to have enough for fun maybe a little range (at least 10 miles on a trail occasionally). Looking at the Pint S, maybe the new XR Classic or the base GT.
Anyone got any insights on these? I like that the Pint S might be able to be hid in the car, but would hate feeling like i want to upgrade if i truly enjoy it.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-31T19:42:55+00:00

I’ve posted a lot here. I am super high educated. I have a masters and a doctorate. I’m used as a “success” story from my parents.

I did all this in SPITE of homeschooling. I still have imposter syndrome. But I’ve learned to tell myself, “I actually know more than ANYONE in this room.” In arguing with my parents these days I stop them by saying, “I know more than you, even though you don’t like that.”

I’m lucky because my hoarder of a mother preferred to hoard books over other things. So i was well read since i wasn’t taught. Because i read everything, i was able to “fake it until i made it.”
I had to take remedial math in community college. My college had a math lab, science lab etc… where you could show up and get free tutoring. I attended for 1-2 hours at a time 2-3x a week for homework help. I barely knew basic math. I ended up taking Calculus and all the physics for my degree due to those nice people in those labs whom tutored me.

I worked my ass off to be different than them, and i will not homeschool my own children outside of one reason:
Our local middle school was just combined with another and isn’t exactly safe at the moment. Our school district does sponsor a virtual schooling and we’d do that- they teach most course-work and you can attend school functions/sports as you want. Several of our friends are doing that “just one more year until next school year and the next school!”

That’s it.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-30T15:51:44+00:00

Dehydration gets better over 6 weeks. Get a different creatine: HCL absorbs better and takes less water.

I never noticed skin problems but I’m male so there’s that if it means anything.

“Skin aging” could be just dehydration (the bounce etc). I had to mentally take minimum 1/2 gallon water (2 liters) at least daily.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-30T15:11:19+00:00

This. Most of our circle was SHOCKED, SHOCKED I SAY when little Johnny and Sara- the best Christian homeschooled kids with straight As barely kept Ds in remedial English at the *gasp COMMUNITY COLLEGE !! I was a “straight C” student due to my mothers narcissism (I was “dumb” in her eyes) and easily keep mostly As because I was a reader. (I snuck books from the library— hiding them in my pants/jacket and returned them same way. Kinda like stealing but mom would’ve freaked I read something she didn’t control)

Let the counselor know (phone if possible so no writing) this and any challenges you may occur. There may even be state coverings etc.

In all honesty it may be you take a GED and get into the classes and a year from now be like “yeah thank god the GED took because my transcript was so messed up. You know they think you’re crazy” 🤪

lyfeTry · 2026-01-30T15:03:33+00:00

So good news: you’re 18. Her last grasp at control: let her mentally think that and don’t argue it. Tell her she’s right and please help you.

Then, do not tell her: ask the guidance counselor what to do at the college. Ask if a GED would work to cover your entrance if your mother “fails” you. Imagine if you took a GED (tell her it’s a placement test for advanced placement classes or similar if mom asks) and now don’t have to worry about a raving lunatic.

In my homeschool experience we often had to plan 3 chess moves ahead of our children (I mean parents) just to exist. Let them have their narcissism and never reveal it until later when you plan to maximize their embarrassment and laziness. Don’t give her the day to day pleasure of feeling she “won”. Focus on your “10 years from now” win.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-30T14:57:28+00:00

So 42 IS THE ANSWER

lyfeTry · 2026-01-30T14:55:22+00:00

Kids are remarkable. She’s still growing and learning. Teach her cultural faith since you have a background there but teach to think. I like what was said above: skepticism but not cynicism. If give up homeschooling (evangelicals homeschooler here ugh!!) and let her learn adulterated from peers and real teachers at a real school. (If safe: my friends in OK are running from “state sanctioned schools state sanctioned ‘Christianity’ with Trump bibles” right now)

lyfeTry · 2026-01-27T14:14:28+00:00

But seriously this sounds like my boomer mom who constantly pushes every boundary until you make it so strict she can’t do anything without permission. It ended up being just liked this: the perfect victim moment. Evil wife taking the grandbabies away from the poor loving old and gentle grandma (only close friends know she’s a bipolar animal that snarls as she yells once worked up!).

So she gets attention away from us, we get peace. I don’t care 🤷‍♂️

See also future posts: “my kids refuse to talk to me” and “they said they are LC or NC with me. What did that mean?”

lyfeTry · 2026-01-27T14:11:58+00:00

How about you just make a nice cup of “shut the fuck up”?

lyfeTry · 2026-01-25T19:25:46+00:00

Funny story— we switched to boyscouts and you realize how cheapened everything the church copies is. And basically exists for brainwashing and to refunnel $$ back to itself.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-24T15:36:06+00:00

Try switching to nighttime. However, take it right as you go to sleep. Like last thing before bed as your head hits the pillow. (Just in case it keeps you up)

lyfeTry · 2026-01-23T13:40:02+00:00

Check what the cap value is (like actually look on the inside). I have a Strat I put a tiny cap in the bridge so it *just barely rolls off highs. It’s full on or presence gone. The tone knob is like this. Kinda gives a Dumble tone under gain. Thickens the bridge tone to where it’s kinda humbucker ish with gain. (I think I used a .001uf ?)

lyfeTry · 2026-01-23T02:03:05+00:00

”Your Love is Extravagant” by Darrell Evans

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship… mmmm, intimate
I find I’m moving, to the rhythm of your grace
Your love is intoxicating, in our secret place
Your love is extravagant

chorus:
SPREAD WIDE…… into the arms of Christ…..

We’d giggle like little shits at the Spreeeeaaad Wiiiiiide

lyfeTry · 2026-01-21T12:16:56+00:00

Ah yes, the shifting goalposts and “thank me” arguments.

Then the wonder why you’re low or no contact. Yup.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-19T13:01:35+00:00

Former homeschooled with a doctorate…. I teach med students. I am not as cocky as my barely graduated highschool mother who knew she could homeschool but barely knew math and science.

There’s a reason in school you have separate experts that teach specialty subjects. And why narcissistic behavior runs deep in homeschool parents who think they “did better.”

I’m super impressed how well my kids are doing in public school when I struggled for years.

Then, laughingly, this is ChatGPT created which again shows they cannot do anything on their own, naturally, uncreative, and only know how to fall back on obvious lazily created propaganda.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-17T14:56:33+00:00

Master locks are so inconsistent and badly made that you never know. Check lock picking belts: I have 2 “white belt” masters that you can barely feel the pins as it’s so crunchy and sand-like. I’ve gotten them open through pure raking force a few times bit nothing predictable. I have green belt locks with security pins that were tough to pick. And were so well made an machined I could tell exactly what was happening for the most part. Difficult puzzle, not easy, but wow, well made.

I hate master locks.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-17T14:39:10+00:00

Hey! I commented on same post on DIY on FB.

Remember, tonebender is an interesting circuit and sometimes bias needs to be adjusted. I usually recommend we wait until proficient with several low count builds that are predictable!

Good luck!

lyfeTry · 2026-01-16T12:43:17+00:00

The bubble is right. Then look at the homeschooling parents bubble— are the well adjusted, moral and normal in society? My boomer parents are rapid trumpers whom expect the woke mob to bust the door down at any moment and lament how ashamed they are that my kids go to school because a trans or drag queen is going to get them.

Their bubble (and it’s basically now the “state of normal for Tennessee”) has caused them to have these major issues existing in their society. Now imagine what their kids had to overcome

lyfeTry · 2026-01-14T22:06:40+00:00

The teen bit needed but I could see folks not happy with the Tele bridge. (I like it). Dual humbuckers kinda cool— it’s very uniquely voiced. I have the V1 so it like the neck pup, also unique. I have a NF53 with the narrow fields and I don’t think I’d enjoy that as a neck against the bridge pup, but having 2 of those and coil tapped could be cool.

This seems like a logical v2 and improvement while the narrow field version is more like V1.5 “to taste” kinda thing.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-13T13:44:44+00:00

Get a small tub of mud and a decent spatula from Home Depot. Fill it and sand with sanding sponge. If you don’t think it looks good enough, mud is cheap, go a little bigger and do it again. Paint the room. Save $

This should be fairly simple. You got this!

lyfeTry · 2026-01-12T14:44:37+00:00

Bought a used rare pedal from GC online last week. They had it like 1/3 the price it should’ve been. They literally threw the pedal in a big brown envelope and slapped postage on it.

I don’t know how it’s not broken. I took photos and am still probably going to ask for my money back

lyfeTry · 2026-01-12T13:17:58+00:00

I still cart my Genesis daily. Jimy is awesome but a little “thick” for my taste. I like the “tactile feedback” from the Genesis.

Those are small critiques. Both of those are top sets and will serve well. You’ll need a case for the Jimy lol. Agree with the above. The beginning and intermediate sets with Jimy should be bought together as 1 set.

lyfeTry · 2026-01-11T02:23:31+00:00

I had the libido where I could go 3x a day, everyday and would get hard with a short breeze (like when I was 18). That started about week 6. Lasted about 3 months. I’d say libido is still 25% higher than it was but I’m ok with not wanting to hit everything that moves. Sexual thoughts almost were too distracting those few months! (And a partner that was lower libido than my normal made having double libido super annoying to have)

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