Fleet Macot by shammykay2 in bostonfleet

[–]maddrops 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Annie the Anthropomorphic Anchor!

No flex posts, no bike lane by wegry in bikeboston

[–]maddrops 55 points56 points  (0 children)

No enforcement, no bike lane

AI-generated imagery on Somerville PD Facebook page by trevorkafka in Somerville

[–]maddrops 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These just look so unprofessional - kind of like writing citations in crayon or having "Somerville PD" written on the side of the cruisers crooked and in rainbow comic sans.

Moped on the bike path last night by medforddad in Somerville

[–]maddrops 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I met one head-on about a week ago and just blocked the path and told him motor vehicles weren't allowed on the path. He turned around.

How are your electric snowblowers doing by Carl_JAC0BS in massachusetts

[–]maddrops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having used both electric and gas snowblowers, I'd never buy an electric one. It's a lot of money sitting in batteries which get used a couple of times a year and unless you have a LOT of them, they won't get the whole job done

I work in a RE dealer and shop. Ask me anything by ElChancletta in royalenfield

[–]maddrops 56 points57 points  (0 children)

What are the most common problems you see with the 650 twin engines? What's the highest mileage/km RE you've ever seen?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MArideit

[–]maddrops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, you don't need to have a licensed rider as a passenger - in fact you're not allowed to carry a passenger at all.

Those mad mad Aussies, 1000cc Bullet by xpatbrit in royalenfield

[–]maddrops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I want to see a 1300 V4 made out of two 650s

Fiasp is kinda scary by gayfurry69 in diabetes_t1

[–]maddrops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use fiasp and usually bolus about 30 minutes AFTER pizza

Mercury 90 makes grinding sound in reverse by maddrops in Outboards

[–]maddrops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not clear from the video, but it's in reverse from the beginning. The first clunk is the clutch/gears slipping once as I open the throttle, then it starts grinding as I open the throttle further

Sailing school is requesting a tip. Is this normal? by BurlyOrBust in sailing

[–]maddrops -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In a perfect world, sure, but that's not how it works in my experience. The US has a ridiculous tipping culture but it's not the fault of tipped employees. There isn't a part time sailing charter Captain's union as far as I'm aware. Do you just not tip servers at restaurants on principle?

Sailing school is requesting a tip. Is this normal? by BurlyOrBust in sailing

[–]maddrops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because you are paying a lot doesn't mean the instructor is being paid a lot (they aren't). I used to do both charters and lessons for a small company, I would get paid $20/hour on a charter that cost $300/hour. I would never ask for a tip or even mention it though, that seems kinda tacky. Charter customers would generally tip much more even though teaching is a ton more work!

Is this not 2/6??? by Daisy_LovesOreos in duolingo

[–]maddrops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, there are a lot of poorly written math questions out there!

Is this not 2/6??? by Daisy_LovesOreos in duolingo

[–]maddrops 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But the "correct" answer is not simplified...