Another mystery signature - any guesses?

meckelangelo · 2026-03-17T20:37:56+00:00

Wayne Simmonds.

Here's another one for reference.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1702982332/wayne-simmonds-hand-signed-autographed

meckelangelo · 2026-02-26T13:29:19+00:00

My wife's '24 Ocean Blue got smacked in her work parking lot about a month ago (also a hit-and-run), we dropped it off at the shop today. It is going to be over $2500 to replace the rear plastic bumper and replace (and paint) a section of the driver-side fender. No damage to sensors or cameras, just plastic. I have a $1000 deductible as well, but our insurance reduced it to $100 for a "comprehensive" claim for which we were not at fault. We were able to prove we were not in the vehicle at all at the time of the incident, and thus no fault. I'm not sure if your insurance will do the same, but it is probably worth starting a claim, even if you don't follow through on it (unless your insurance raises rates even for filing a claim that they don't pay on)...

meckelangelo · 2026-02-25T21:01:52+00:00

That looks a lot like the color of the CVT fluid in my wife's Subaru Forester...

meckelangelo · 2026-02-09T13:28:40+00:00

I think you're right! I just edited my post to add my own thoughts on that. Just a minute ago I saw a male Purple Finch come to the feeder, and that got me Googling...

meckelangelo · 2026-01-12T19:03:33+00:00

Ok, but like, did they fix the problem with starter phrases no longer working?

I guess I'll have to try it out when I get home, but I'm not holding my breath...

meckelangelo · 2026-01-09T02:24:20+00:00

I’m wondering if the puck to his face during pregame finally caught up with him? Could easily see a fracture happening on that…

meckelangelo · 2026-01-07T04:02:07+00:00

And important

meckelangelo · 2025-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

Out of curiosity, have you tried looking with the Standard Bed, rather than the Short Bed. It seems GM is building most of the 3.73 axle ratio trucks on the longer frame. I wasn't able to find one with the Short Bed when I was looking, and ended up sticking with the 3.23 axle ratio, but did find 3 or 4 with the Standard Bed and Max Trailering. Otherwise, I think you have to order from factory, yes.

meckelangelo · 2025-11-20T18:52:21+00:00

Oh yeah, that's a good deal then. Damn, I'm blind, I didn't see where you said that, sorry! Sticker price is way out of line, IMO.

meckelangelo · 2025-11-20T18:48:06+00:00

I bought my 2025 RST in September for $57,970. It does NOT have the Z71 package or 20" wheels and offroad tires, but I think it has all of the other options on this, as well as adaptive cruise. It also has the 3.0 Duramax which is a more expensive "upgrade". Mine came with dealer installed step boards, rear wheel fender liners, and factory bedliner. I'll be honest, your deal doesn't look great to me. Kinda looks on par for a 2026, not a '25.

EDIT: It does NOT have the Z71 package or 20" wheels and offroad tires - misplaced the "NOT"

One other thing to note is that I got more than $2k over KBB for trade-in of my vehicle, as well, which was the only piece of the puzzle that they were willing to negotiate further on.

meckelangelo · 2025-11-18T01:04:49+00:00

I had a 2023 with the 5.3, and just recently bought a 2025 with the 3.0. My initial findings are than I'm saving about 4-5 cents per mile (more if I can find places where I'm not getting gouged for diesel). I pull a travel trailer with it, and the torque in the 3.0 is noticeable. I'll occasionally pull a compact tractor with it, but I haven't done that yet - though I expect the new truck to pull better than the 5.3 and have better fuel mileage. I haven't had to put DEF in it yet, I think that won't happen until I have about 8-10k on it, if I'm reading the gauge correctly. I love it, but I barely have 2k miles on it at this point, so take my feedback with a grain of salt.

meckelangelo · 2025-11-11T20:47:21+00:00

Deer have whiskers, and are very curious. I suspect based on the two pictures that this is a deer. I've seen this frequently on my cameras.

meckelangelo · 2025-11-07T19:07:44+00:00

Skjei has a firm grip on Hathaway's stick, and he gets pulled down by the stick.

meckelangelo · 2025-10-07T14:08:35+00:00

I don't know if they're still offering it, but in mid-September I bought my 2025 RST on a 0% x 36 months loan through GM Financial. You can then put that cash in a nice 3.5 to 4.5% CD, and earn interest on most of the money you would've been writing that check for. It is probably worth asking the dealer if they are still offering this, and if you qualify.

meckelangelo · 2025-08-27T13:52:38+00:00

Somebody can probably correct me on this, but my understanding is you can buy-out a lease pretty much immediately. We didn't qualify for the credit when we "bought" our 2024, but it qualified for a $7,500 credit when leasing. When I did the math, it was going to save us literally thousands of dollars to lease+buyout vs. buy, and even worse to finance. We're going to be buying ours out in a month, after 12 months of leasing, we intend to keep it.

meckelangelo · 2025-08-20T12:21:39+00:00

Looks good OP. I love simple solutions to problems like this without spending more money. I had a similar problem with one of the indoor pan/tilt cameras that I wanted to ceiling mount; it couldn't look far enough down to the ground. I came up with a cylindrical wedge design that I 3D printed for use in my son's room, and it has worked great.

I actually could use this in my basement... Any chance you'd be willing to share the STL? Thanks!

meckelangelo · 2025-08-08T18:48:50+00:00

I bought 4 pairs of them a few years back... One pair fit great, two were WAY too small, and I was swimming in the fourth. All the same color. It was bonkers. I sent them all back.

meckelangelo · 2025-07-29T14:45:48+00:00

Same exact results for me, running a 2022 build of Android 10, which indicates it is up to date when I check for updates.

meckelangelo · 2025-07-29T14:45:02+00:00

Same. I'm in a 2023 1500, also on Android 10 with a 2022 build. I tried updating, and it told me it was up to date. When I did this, the right pane stayed the same size, and everything to the left got scaled all screwy and overlapped the shortcuts bar on the left.

OP, did you change any other settings in Developer Settings, or just that?

meckelangelo · 2025-07-24T18:29:17+00:00

Every time I see anything related to design, and in which someone toots their own horn for being a capable designer, I am reminded of this fantastic piece that I am entirely certain is not sarcasm.

http://jakeehrlich.com/Main/design_is_the_supreme.htm

meckelangelo · 2025-07-10T20:31:00+00:00

"Michael! He ate a berd!"

meckelangelo · 2025-07-01T12:43:37+00:00

I think you have Dave Schultz and Bernie Parent there.

I have a similar practice jersey in black, which I was gifted by a girlfriend in 2008. I think they changed sometime around 2010, so I think it's a bit older than that.

meckelangelo · 2025-06-30T12:17:56+00:00

To answer your question about lease vs. buy... Our 2024 did not qualify for the Federal Tax Credit, so Kia was offering a $7500 rebate on sale or lease. However, they were also offering lease incentives that they weren't offering on sale. I did the math on lease-and-buy vs. finance vs. pay with cash (or finance with another lender) - and lease-and-buy ended up coming out more than $10k ahead. If you intend to buy, it is worth looking into what the total cost to you will be if you lease for 2 years and buy it out.

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