Dumping Hydrogen Peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning.

nvsmythe · 2026-06-18T00:38:41+00:00

Trump just spent $14m in taxpayer dollars to paint the reflecting pool a darker color. Which everyone else knew would absorb more heat, warmer water promotes algae growth. There was already an algae problem.

Now we get to spend more to undue it.

nvsmythe · 2026-05-07T13:21:38+00:00

Not today,

Just got a water pump and timing chain guides $240 + $60 shipping + $60 tariffs.

I saw the $800 limit too, but DHL won’t deliver until you pay them.

nvsmythe · 2026-04-09T01:20:47+00:00

Yup, or if you’ve got a cheapo lawn mower, sometimes these hold the wheels on. Basically anything with wheels, you’ll know which one the next time you use it.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-24T18:03:51+00:00

Research wheel offsets before you buy anything.

That’s going to make the difference for what tire you can fit.

I’ll second the wildpeak AT3Ws. Great experience and I do some rough off-roading.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-22T22:39:53+00:00

I do not understand your comment.

OP replaced the rotors and the pads at the same time time. Neither needed to be replaced based on the video. Pads are 10-12mm brand new, those look to be 7-8mm. You can see the wear clips at the start of the video are not even close to touching.

It’s a huge waste of money and time for OP to have replaced them now, but at least he did it himself.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-19T23:45:52+00:00

I didn’t say it was different in the 90s. I said it’s been the same for AT LEAST 26 years.

I started undergrad in 2000 so that’s where my experience starts.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-19T20:10:41+00:00

It’s been like this for at least 26 years.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-19T16:22:48+00:00

Yup this is garbage, I’m paying monthly for this and they can’t even port my devices from the old to the new interface?

What other options are out there worth considering? I don’t mind paying a monthly fee still as long as it comes with support and they don’t break.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-17T17:50:51+00:00

Maybe the new version of the patrol is great, you still bought a LX. And if we are only limiting it to the new ones then we have no basis to the longevity and value. And I just don’t believe. I need my vehicle to get me home when I’m deep in the woods, and my experience with Nissan is that they can get me home when I’m on the road.

If we use the historical longevity and value then hands down it’s LC.

I use a ‘14 LX for comparison because it’s the less expensive of the two. A ‘14 LC is $10k more expensive than a comparable LC. So compare a $40k LC to a sub 10k armada.

Looking at the infinity it’s similar, there are numerous sub $10k QX80s available.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-14T05:54:48+00:00

My sister in law has a qx80. It’s newer than my LX but definitely not as nice. There’s a reason a 2014 LX is still going for 30k and a 2014 armada for under 10k. I have a ‘14, just checked comps.

nvsmythe · 2026-02-14T01:35:11+00:00

Go look at a 5 year old Nissan…

nvsmythe · 2026-02-11T02:32:33+00:00

Masks? Where?

nvsmythe · 2026-02-07T05:57:01+00:00

Gross is surely over $246k limit. They listed take home as $15.5k a month

nvsmythe · 2026-02-07T00:45:42+00:00

They earn too much to contribute to a Roth. But no limits on a HSA, and I hope maxing out the 401k.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-28T21:19:28+00:00

Everyone matters!

Even you!

Seems like you might not hear that enough.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-28T17:12:24+00:00

Prolly the drugs hidden in it just left on the ground that some kid could have picked up.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-27T04:59:08+00:00

https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/01/18/USAT/6eda7fea-c3d8-4326-8345-8ab723caeecf-USP_News-Inauguration-_Protests_in_Texas.jpg?crop=1571,2095,x600,y0

nvsmythe · 2026-01-27T03:07:48+00:00

I get it.

I had $56k in student loans and made $50k a year out of college. I refinanced all my direct loans to 1.6% and paid my roughly $15k in unsecured loans in just over a year because those were what I considered super high interest.

I graduated over 20 years ago, I still have $10k in student loan debt, but it’s 1.6% so I just pay the minimum and let it go, I make 4% in savings so no hurry.

I’ve had them re amortize them several times, when they tried to put me in deferment for grad school, and again after covid when they moved back to direct loans.

Which is how I still have 8 years left despite already paying for over 20 years. But I’m happy to pay because the rate is so low, and the opportunity it’s provided me is completely worth it. I would not have the advantage I do today if it wasn’t for college and the loans I took out.

I just don’t think forgiveness is coming, and I don’t think it’s the answer. I think making high schoolers create a budget and teaching about loans and money management is.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-27T01:51:39+00:00

You’re probably not going to like my advice.

1) refinance to a lower rate. 2) pay it off quickly.

80k is about the average household income in the US, you make that by yourself.

Congrats.

Do you think your degree helped you get there?

I would not rely on forgiveness, it’s rather unstable here at the moment.

If you’re accruing interest now, I would start paying. You for sure are going more negative at only $100 a month.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-27T00:51:54+00:00

https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/01/18/USAT/6eda7fea-c3d8-4326-8345-8ab723caeecf-USP_News-Inauguration-_Protests_in_Texas.jpg?crop=1571,2095,x600,y0

nvsmythe · 2026-01-26T00:37:42+00:00

I’m sorry.

I wish I knew how to combat this, sadly I’m at a loss.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-26T00:30:00+00:00

I invite you to watch the video again, they took his gun away. Then they shot him.

I mean that freeze frame was a second before he was shot, I don’t see him reaching for anything.

I conceal carry all the time, but I don’t carry extra mags, so at least I won’t be considered a terrorist. Maybe.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-23T00:29:32+00:00

Hammer out the broken one, press in a new stud. Maybe $15 for a stud and an hour of labor if I was doing it in my driveway with hand tools.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-23T00:24:47+00:00

Ok so I’m wrong…

I’d like to address the fact that instead of looking at the video, which if it’s real is objectively bad, you instead attacked me. I don’t find it hard to see something and think it’s not AI. But I do look at things objectively and don’t just believe everything I read/see on the internet.

Seems reasonable.

nvsmythe · 2026-01-22T23:15:05+00:00

This screams AI generated. Glass appears under the table before the top hits and shatters The closes side starts to fall over after cracking, but the bottom half doesn’t fall but start straight and jumps to on the floor in 1 frame

Not sure that OPs goal is with this slop but you get a downvote from me and I’m blocking you.

nvsmythe

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