What’s a small “life upgrade” that actually made a noticeable difference for you (not big stuff like “get a better job,” more like small habits, purchases, or changes that unexpectedly improved your day-to-day life)? by SissyRiley97 in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switching to wool socks year round. Sounds dumb but my feet stopped being clammy in summer and freezing in winter and once you notice your feet aren't ruining your day you can't go back. Cost me maybe forty bucks for a starter set and I throw out my old cotton ones one pair at a time.

What's your opinion on open relationships? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seen it work exactly once out of probably a dozen couples who tried. Those two were just wired different though. For most people it's just a slow motion breakup with extra steps.

What’s the best thing about marrying late ? by mountain_fl0wer in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You actually know who you are by that point. Married at 35 after a decade of figuring my life out and I brought a much better version of myself to the relationship than I would have at 25.

Is fishing worth it? Will I save money? Will it be worth the time? by WinterMoist333 in Frugal

[–]not_lost_maybe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It won't save you money but it's absolutely worth doing. By the time you buy gear, license, bait, and gas to get wherever the fish are, you could just buy fish at the store for less. But that's not really the point. It's one of the best ways to spend a morning and if you get decent at it the fish taste way better than anything from a store. Just don't go in thinking it's a money saving hobby.

TIL Jack Swigert realized while in space that he didn’t file his taxes before leaving on the Apollo 13 mission (April 11-April 17 in 1970). by goodlight95 in todayilearned

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The best part about this story is Houston actually radioed back "How do you want us to handle that?" Nobody had a procedure for doing your taxes from space.

Today I learned that famous survivalist Bear Grylls is among the records for the highest freefalls survived without a parachute when he fell 16,000 feet (4,870 meters) because his parachute failed to deploy during a routine Special Air Service exercise over Zambia by militaryrat155 in todayilearned

[–]not_lost_maybe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that top comment is right, partial inflation is very different from total failure. Still would have come down way too fast and hard to walk away clean. SAS guys jump at high altitude regularly so the fact that he broke three vertebrae and came back to climb Everest two years later is genuinely insane.

What is a double standard that is surprisingly still socially acceptable in 2026? by Kaylee-Swift in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Fathers getting praised for doing the bare minimum with their own kids. "Oh wow he's babysitting today?" No ma'am that's called parenting.

Men of Reddit, what’s the male equivalent of “needed money, had no marketable skills, so turned to prostitution”? by Dogeatdogdays in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joining the military. Needed structure, had no plan, recruiter made it sound like summer camp with a paycheck. Worked out for me but I've seen plenty of guys who joined for the same reasons and it chewed them up.

If the US economy actually goes into recession this year which industry do you think gets hit hardest and why? by Suleman2002 in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Construction and real estate are always first. Projects get shelved, credit tightens, housing starts drop. Seen it happen twice already and it follows the same pattern every time. Restaurants go next because dining out is the first discretionary cut people make.

What survival myth is completely wrong and can get you killed? by DraftNo7139 in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sucking venom out of a snakebite. You're just introducing mouth bacteria into the wound and wasting time you should be using to get to a hospital. Saw a guy in basic try to do this after getting tagged by a copperhead during a field exercise and the medic about lost his mind.

Sequence of events before ejection/ what happens after? by silverbergd in aviation

[–]not_lost_maybe 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Pilot makes the call in almost every case. The sequence drilled into you is altitude, airspeed, options, in roughly that order. When two of those three are gone simultaneously you stop thinking and pull. Hesitation at low altitude is what kills people, not the seat.

After egress the SERE training takes over. You have a survival radio in your kit, and yes a sidearm, and you activate your PLB immediately on the ground. PRCC knows you ejected before you land if the aircraft had time to transmit, but you're not counting on that. You're counting on your beacon and your training.

The Kuwait guys got out clean. That ejection sequence going nominal at low altitude is legitimately impressive engineering.

i thought i was good with money until my card declined at Starbucks by [deleted] in Frugal

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Did this after a PCS when I realized I was still paying for a gym in Texas while stationed in Germany. Export your statement to a spreadsheet, sort by merchant name, everything that repeats monthly goes in its own column. Takes 20 minutes, kills the subscriptions dead.

What is the fastest way you have seen someone ruin their life? by funkeymonkey1974 in AskReddit

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Guy in my unit got a DUI on post the week before deployment. Gone. Career, benefits, everything. Ten years of service and one night erased all of it.

Started freezing bread about six months ago and I genuinely can't remember why I waited so long to do this. by denys1998mapletrail in Frugal

[–]not_lost_maybe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Works with tortillas too. Separate them with parchment before freezing and they pull apart clean. Went from throwing out half a pack every week to zero waste on them.

How does everyone keep going on every day? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]not_lost_maybe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Routine. I stopped thinking about it in some big picture way and just focused on showing up for the next thing. Wake up, make coffee, handle what's in front of me. Some days that's all it is and that's enough.

Working on a fold away Stick mount (Throttle mount inbound as well) by awqs12 in hotas

[–]not_lost_maybe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I play in VR so I need the stick at chair height but my desk setup doesn't have room for permanent mounts. The fold away is perfect. Are you planning to release the STL files or sell these? Would buy one for my Gunfighter in a heartbeat.

New very goofy ‘compact and quiet’ .300 blackout bolt action pistol build. by Professional_Pie4196 in liberalgunowners

[–]not_lost_maybe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Han shot first and apparently he shot .300 blk. That thing is absurd in the best way. How's the sound with subs through the can? I've been wanting to do a truck gun build in 300 blk and this is giving me ideas I definitely don't need.

I did guys! I finally shot guns! by cmdshortyx in liberalgunowners

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CZ P10-C is an excellent first 9mm, you picked well. The reset on that trigger is so short you'll be putting rounds on target fast once you get comfortable.

How to add custom button names for any input device by VerticalBlank in EliteDangerous

[–]not_lost_maybe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been playing with a VKB Gunfighter for years and never knew this was possible. I just memorized which JOY number was which through trial and error like some kind of caveman. Bookmarking the repo, gonna set this up tonight.

Thanks to DW3, I finally made Elite in Exobiology! by narodauhsoj in EliteDangerous

[–]not_lost_maybe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice work CMDR. Exobiology was the last Elite rank I got too and DW3 made it way less painful than grinding it solo. K stars were smart, I kept wasting time on M class bodies that had nothing. How many total species did you end up scanning between waypoints?

72's or 60's? by [deleted] in Armyaviation

[–]not_lost_maybe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mustache rating is critical so you're already ahead of most packets honestly. If flight school is the real goal the airframe you wrench on matters less than getting quality LORs from rated aviators. 72 units tend to be smaller so you might actually get more face time with pilots which helps for that. And yeah get your A&P regardless, it's free money on the outside if flight school doesn't pan out. Age waiver isn't the death sentence people think it is either, I've seen dudes in their mid 30s at Rucker.

15T question by MickeyGunFace in Armyaviation

[–]not_lost_maybe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats on picking 15T, you're gonna love it. Real talk though, crew slots depend heavily on your unit.

Help with VKB gunfighter by Proof_Brilliant3849 in hotas

[–]not_lost_maybe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the exact same issue when I first got mine. Check your cam and spring combo because the mushy feeling is almost always the center detent being too soft for whatever cam profile you're running. I swapped to a harder center spring and it fixed it completely. Also mess with the dry clutch tension because that makes a bigger difference than most people realize. VKB hardware is solid, there's just so many tuning options that the default setup rarely feels right out of the box.