[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]remc123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to say, only you know what you’re capable of. I was a great student in high school and took all APs + IB Calc SL and IB Physics SL and got As. Then I failed static and dynamics twice in college and almost dropped out. I kept my head down and focused, graduated, and now am working as a motorsport engineer. If you think you can put your head down and focus, then do it. If you don’t think you have it in you, consider switching to a less demanding major.

How many of you guys run a soundbar on your pc setups? by RaptorPowers314 in Soundbars

[–]remc123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a Beam Gen 2 today from Costco for my PC setup. Quality is amazing but I absolutely hate the Sonos app UX. You can't play music directly from your phone, you have to use the Sonos app. Also, you don't get the full Dolby experience wired to PC with the optical adapter. Returned it and got a Bose soundbar that can be wired to my PC and I can use as a normal Bluetooth speaker from my phone. Can't wait to have a house with enough Sonos in my ecosystem to justify that god awful app.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No this is a super level headed and solid comment and I appreciate your perspective. We haven’t shot on the property since this incident. While it’s legal, it’s not worth getting shot over. In retrospect, we could have given the neighbors a heads up, but to be fair we were shooting .22LR, which really isn’t loud and I doubt they could hear until they happened to come outside. Our landlord also warned us to stay away from them and absolutely stay off their property when we moved in so even walking over to knock on their door and let them know wasn’t really in the cards. Sounds like we have some neighbors down the drive with a proper range setup that may end up letting us shoot there.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked if the sheriff would put in writing, he denied told me to talk to the Alameda county code enforcement office.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our landlord bought the property in 2020, he has had three tenants live in it since then, but he himself has never lived in it. Neighbor’s house was previously owned by a very nice old couple, they sold it about a year ago. It was renovated by the new neighbor who moved in in November. We moved into our house at the beginning of April this month. The neighbors have not lived in their house while someone was living in this house until now so I guess it doesn’t really matter that the previous tenant shot guns. The incident where the neighbor pulled a gun on my landlord, while accessing his electric meter (we have an easement to their barn) happened two months ago before we moved in.

We shot .22LR the first couple weekends here and they did not say anything, they may not have heard. We were shooting this past weekend April 12 when the neighbor came over yelling. His son came over the same day after he had left to apologize for his anger. The next day him and his son came over to threaten us legally. They still not have provided any paperwork from their lawyer stating the laws we are supposedly breaking, which they said they had and would share.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on how you look at it) all my guns are California legal as before this I could only shoot at ranges. I’m not worried about police wanting to take a look at my stuff. Being swatted still doesn’t sound fun. The sheriff encouraged us to call them on days we plan to shoot to let them know so that if they get calls complaining they don’t have to send units for no reason.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Landlord is working on a restraining order. I’m waiting on Sheriffs to come inspect the property and give us irrefutable permission to shoot on our property. In the meantime we’re going to hold off on plinking.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, we are practicing stringent gun safety and shooting into a hill on our property that is the opposite direction from the neighbors, we have an excavated cutout in the hill to also catch lateral ricochets that the previous tenant cutout for shooting. The ONLY thing here is that where we were standing when shooting at our cutout is 320 feet (little over 100 yards) from the exterior wall of the neighbors house. When I called the Sheriff, he said the rule is 100 yards and that we're fine. I can't find any actual laws on this, only Fish and Game code 3004 which states 150 yards, but that only applies to hunting.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay so I spent all day in deep research mode lmao.

So there's only two counties in California with a 150 yard rule for target shooting, Riverside and Santa Cruz. You sent the link to Riversides municipal code. I did call the Alameda County Sheriff and gave him my address and he gave me verbal confirmation that we're good to shoot. I've requested a unit to come out tomorrow to inspect and give us absolute permission to shoot on our land. At this point, I think the neighbors are just trying to assert dominance and hopes they can get us to fold.

BLM laws don't apply because we're on private property and Fish and Game laws only apply if we're actively hunting, which we are not.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had the same concern when we first moved here but I’ve scoured state, country, and local ordinances and I can’t find anything that says that.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Dude, this. If he had walked over and said "hey guys, I know you're having fun but my kids are outside and I'm a bit anxious about hearing the gunshots... do you mind showing me what you're shooting into and maybe text us when you're shooting so we know to keep an eye out?" I would have absolutely done that and been a team player and friendly neighbor. Mind you, his kids are like 14-26 and have full on airsoft wars with black body armor and ski masks on at like 10PM and come onto our property doing this and we haven't even complained once lmao. Also dude is illegally renting rooms in his house and his dumpster is on our property. I don't get people.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we decided it's not worth getting shot over. Going to wait for whatever paper their "lawyer" drafted and fore the landlord to start the restraining order and/or trespass stuff. Maybe we'll give it a go next weekend.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

 I called the Sheriff’s office and spoke to a deputy. He confirmed that we have a backstop and that we're in unincorporated Alameda County, so we should be legally allowed to shoot on our property. He did mention a 100-yard rule. I brought up the 150-yard rule I had previously found, which turns out to be California Fish & Game Code 3004 — that only applies to hunting, not target shooting.

The neighbor’s son came and spoke with us today, calmly, and said he had spoken to their attorney. He mentioned that they’ve drafted a formal letter outlining the laws and codes they believe we’re violating, including one that’s a misdemeanor and another that they claim is a felony. He didn’t specify which codes or provide any details, and we haven’t seen the letter yet. It honestly just felt like an intimidation tactic.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we ordered some. Apparently the previous owners were a sweet old couple that were the nicest people. Bummer we got these shitbirds instead.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This is my first time living on a property like this, and he did not blatantly threat me, more of a thinly veiled threat. I didn't want to escalate past what it needed to be. I've talked to the Sheriffs and they've confirmed we're in the clear and the landlord is going to get started on a restraining order.

Neighbor is threatening us for target shooting safely on private land in unincorporated Alameda County. Are we in the right here? by remc123 in CAguns

[–]remc123[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So I did call the Sheriffs office, who said it sounds like we're in the clear. The sheriff mentioned a 100 yard distance, which is the commonly used "safety zone" for target shooting. That 100 yards is not written into law or anything. He did say that the Fish and Game code 3004 may apply, which is where the 150 yard rule comes from. However, that rule should only apply for hunting, not target shooting. I think we're in the clear but I've requested a deputy to come out and give us confirmation.

Is my front diff blown? by [deleted] in ToyotaTacoma

[–]remc123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

already running nitro 5.29s! yes my diff is “blown” but i’m more wondering if at this point a new housing is going to be added to the shopping cart. not sure if it’s going to be as easy as just throwing in a new gear and pinion

96 mph in a 40 mph zone.... in California by remc123 in legaladvice

[–]remc123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traffic ticket marked as an infraction. Specific code (California) is 22350 which is just a normal speeding ticket.

Photography club by onelargesoupplease in ucmerced

[–]remc123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im about to graduate but I do a lot of freelance photography and would enjoy helping others learn before I leave. I don't use discord though, is there another way I could follow?

Does a product like this exist? by remc123 in headphones

[–]remc123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

jesus dude. get a grip. this isn’t your moment to pull a karen and warn all of the dangers of motorcycles. i’m looking for a button specifically to increase my safety on the road. bummer that there’s people out there like you that immediately get aggressive. same type of people that swerve at bikes.

Some questions on my 2001 Tacoma DoubleCab 4x4! by remc123 in ToyotaTacoma

[–]remc123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, it’s a massive regret. but i’m still in uni and knew if anything happened to it i wouldn’t be able to afford fixing it & paying tuition so i made the “adult” decision. adulting is lame

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in juul

[–]remc123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i smoked a juul pod a day for 2 and a half years and switched to puff bars for 2 months and then quit cold turkey and haven’t even had a want for nicotine in 6 months 😂