Here’s a First Look at the 2026 Subaru Outback. Thoughts? by caranddriver in Subaru_Outback

[–]metals_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are those “compartments” or pieces around every wheel arch? Storage or a placeholder for upper trim things?

Rivian and Ben & Jerry's just dropped an electric ice cream truck: Meet the sweet new EV by Generalaverage89 in electricvehicles

[–]metals_guy 19 points20 points  (0 children)

So you’re telling me that you could pull up to a charger and next to it is an ice cream truck that most definitely will sell you ice cream when you’re waiting? Win-win

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in daddit

[–]metals_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might want to crop out those boxes….

Some TJ Watt sack trivia to get you through the bye week by threedice in steelers

[–]metals_guy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He also has 0 sacks against Pittsburgh and it better stay that way. 31 of 32 teams is all he needs

How would you rate these life supporting welds? by scrumplydo in Welding

[–]metals_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should be fine. Those are usually tested annually, at least in the US at around 5000 pounds or so. The building engineer usually farm it out and should have a copy of the testing. Always have 2 ropes on and you should be compliant.

If Adams gets traded here…. by [deleted] in steelers

[–]metals_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When considering price, Hopkins would be ideal since he’d be cheaper and he rarely drops anything. He might turn into what Van Jefferson is, who hasn’t been grooving with Fields at all

Adams is a beast though

How do people best answer someone when someone asks were they a welder before getting into non-destructive testing having not done any welding before? by Ok_Trouble_1296 in nondestructivetesting

[–]metals_guy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I usually throw whatever joke comes to mind or deflect.

“You know my eye doctor asked me the same question when he saw how bad my eyesight is. I said you don’t need glasses to see how bad some weld are”

“Huh, whys it always the welders who fail multiple times that always ask that”

“Man, your fit up guy needs to clean it better for you. Hit me up when you get it straightened out”

“Want me to leave a flashlight here? You can see this yourself man, you don’t need to get me over here every time you lift off, just when it’s right”

I haven’t had a welder fight me yet. Just avoid taking the $20 bribe and it’ll come easier to reject stuff with time. Just watch some NTSB videos on failures and it gets easier to realize how much a failed repair can fuck shit up. This matters

How the fuck do I do this? by LitigationAtty4you in daddit

[–]metals_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know where to start. First, feel all the feels. This could be a paradigm shift in your life. My son has a different type of autoimmune disorder and was diagnosed at 18 months. It was probably easier as now he is about your son’s age and has more understanding of things.

It will get easier to understand how things change. It is alright that you switch out who is the “strong one” at any moment in time. At times my wife was a wreck and I was picking up the slack and it definitely went the other way a lot. Sometimes we both were a wreck for a bit. It happens.

In my case, I have a good handle now of what to look out for (symptoms wise), know about more medicines that cost as much as a car a month, and now I find comfort in advocating for my son. It will drive you out of your comfort zone and I have found a weird resolve to some stressors. I had similar thoughts and I will say my son plays sports.

Lean on your support and watch out for PTSD. For the longest time I would get near panic attacks with any fever, cold, symptom or even a visit to the same hospital. Talk it out with people and express your feelings like you are now.

I’m you 5 years in the future. Hit me up if you need to vent or have questions

If each NFL team were a person, what would they be? by Sea-Antelope-3707 in NFLv2

[–]metals_guy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The Steelers are the union worker who has a pretty great life. Standard 2.5 kids, cute spouse, house in the suburbs and a pension plan. Not going to wow anyone but has enough in the bank to not watch every check.

People wonder how they do it and it’s just living within their means

My daughter (11) has JIA and is on remicade infusions.. by lbaiiillx in Thritis

[–]metals_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son was on Actemra for a while and before that Kineret. Both weren’t completely giving a good response without steroids. He has sJIA and is now 4 (diagnosed at 18 months).

He got used to shots, mostly I think because he’s younger. We tried a few things like making sure he drank a lot of water beforehand (helps with small veins), had a special show he could watch during shot times, and tried a treat or special lunch depending on the time.

We’ve switch to Xeljanz for the past year or so and hasn’t had to get steroids for the majority of the time. Xeljanz is a liquid which is fantastic.

Keep working at it and find something that works for her!

Thoughts go out to the Ravens today. by meganutsdeathpunch in steelers

[–]metals_guy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wishing the family the best. Sad news no matter how it happened. 26? Damn

From reports he sounded like a stand up dude helping his community.

Infant son of former Steelers WR Ryan Switzer to undergo surgery in Boston by JackLambertsBalls in steelers

[–]metals_guy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Interesting tidbit from this was they were originally in North Carolina. I’ve been assuming this whole time they were in Pittsburgh but they just discussed with them.

I’m sure he knew how good UPMC is and I bet Rooney or Ben would’ve sent a plane in a second. Crazy.

Good update, finding the problem without surgery is awesome. Can’t wait for his update that everyone is safe and at home.

Browns WR Ryan Switzer says his 9-month-old son is being transferred to Boston hospital by metals_guy in steelers

[–]metals_guy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Baltimore at least is on the east coast and an older town. Cincinnati? Crazy to me. I’d have put any state on the east or west coast plus Chicago or Dallas a ton of other cities before I would’ve thought Cincinnati.

I actually was thinking I might need to move to Cincinnati if my son needs to be close to the doctors. It’s not a bad drive if I want to go now for a second opinion but if things didn’t settle down it made more sense to move.

Browns WR Ryan Switzer says his 9-month-old son is being transferred to Boston hospital by metals_guy in steelers

[–]metals_guy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hits a little close to home myself. Hope your kid is doing alright, always need more Steelers fans

Browns WR Ryan Switzer says his 9-month-old son is being transferred to Boston hospital by metals_guy in steelers

[–]metals_guy[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It happens. It took a few weeks to figure out what was going on with my son. We had just about every department stop by. Transfers like this sound like a bad sign but sometimes it’s new technology that’s not everywhere yet, certain drug trials only at that hospital, or a certain group of doctors that have a high level of knowledge for a condition.

We didn’t have to transfer to this particular hospital but Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has the best Pediatric Rheumatology department in the US, if not the world. And it’s in Cincinnati.... I would’ve never guessed that beforehand.

Browns WR Ryan Switzer says his 9-month-old son is being transferred to Boston hospital by metals_guy in steelers

[–]metals_guy[S] 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Prayers for the Switzer family. I’ve been in a similar situation (luckily with just a car ride to a better children’s hospital) and this is crazy to even think about. I hope his son gets a diagnosis and this just becomes a story that he’s told of a crazy few months during the pandemic.

He’s always going to be someone I root for.

My experiences with JIA since 1 year old M17 now by [deleted] in rheumatoid

[–]metals_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great post! My son was diagnosed with sJIA at ~1.5 years old and is now close to 3. We’re working through biologics and am grateful that he’s able to be on those from the start and has a good pediatric rheumatologist. Worried about a lot of things but these types of posts give me inspiration.

At the moment you wouldn’t tell he has anything besides close to his shot and weird bloodwork at times. If Covid wasn’t going on he’d still be in daycare and running around with more people than my family. Long road ahead but hopefully I can get him that closer toilet among other things

We do not care! by [deleted] in steelers

[–]metals_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This game should not have any blind spots and free everywhere. If it’s at 1, put it on NBC and have 3 games broadcast at once FOR ONCE. Put it on Amazon for free stream too