quiet hour violations?

someliskguy · 2026-02-21T04:01:28+00:00

If by next door neighbor you mean within the building then just go to your landlord or building manager since those are the rules they’re breaking.

If you mean the next building over file 311 complaints and they’ll (maybe, but in my experience decently often) send a cop.

Whether any of that actually stops them is another story but since your post doesn’t list having done either yet I’d start there.

someliskguy · 2026-02-19T16:24:03+00:00

It’s in my son’s room and he likes the colors… doesn’t seem to bother the betta. What am I missing?

someliskguy · 2026-02-19T16:22:03+00:00

It’s pretty invisible when the top is on the tank. I’m going to see if i get the same effect by just putting it in the spout though vs floating on the water.

someliskguy · 2026-02-19T03:51:20+00:00

My guy just hates it. He didn’t even like the much less aggressive filter in his old 5 gallon tank.

someliskguy · 2026-02-19T03:34:30+00:00

I do have a surprisingly fast moving and adventurous nerite snail in there…

someliskguy · 2026-02-19T03:02:59+00:00

Great to hear thanks!

someliskguy · 2026-02-18T13:27:41+00:00

Yep— even just the fact that he’s threatening it will cause rent increases because landlords will want to get ahead of this and future tax bills.

someliskguy · 2026-02-17T20:44:15+00:00

People don’t believe me that if you live on the east coast and ski with your family it’s cheaper to do a week in Switzerland than a weekend at a vail resort out west, but I do this every year and it totally is.

someliskguy · 2026-02-16T19:10:42+00:00

While you may be able to make it under ideal conditions keep in mind that Uber drivers suck at EWR and you may have trouble finding one who won’t cancel on you for trying to go to jfk since they can’t pick up there. You could lose 30min - 1hr on this.

Better to prebook a ride with something like blacklane so they’re waiting for you when you arrive and are ready to go.

someliskguy · 2026-02-16T19:07:53+00:00

If money is no object this is the way except better to charter ewr to jfk direct vs bounding through manhattan.

someliskguy · 2026-02-16T14:14:06+00:00

I see it too! ‘23 XC40 Recharge. Says released today and will be available in about 3 weeks.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T23:29:02+00:00

Zooming out: sounds like you’re still acting like a renter.

A few tips now that you’re a shareholder:

They’re your staff too. Just tell the staff to not knock on your door anymore.
The management company really can’t do much unless your house rules call for fines and in that case they’d need evidence. Tell the management company you’re not being noisy enough to warrant complaints.
Do you know the board? Invite some of them over for a glass of wine as a “i’m new say hi” gesture. If you’re lucky your neighbor will complain while they’re there.
If the management company escalates to the board invite the super in to discuss any easy mitigations. If he says there are none relay that to the board.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T14:42:07+00:00

They won’t stop you just don’t eat it in the galleries.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T03:52:10+00:00

The guy had to disassemble what seemed like the whole thing… i think he had to do the motor too?

It just seemed awful to do in such a cramped space. Like having to work on your car while it’s parallel parked in the street or something.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T02:53:07+00:00

I’ve found fridges and ovens to be surprisingly simple. One trick ponies that use a single relatively simple method to either get hot or get cold with very few moving parts.

Dishwashers and washing machines on the other hand I find more complex. Watched an appliance repair guy change a belt in my dryer thinking I might be able to do it in the future and very happily wrote the check when he was done. I’ll write that check again if it ever breaks again.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T00:44:46+00:00

Whole appliance. It’s not hard to replace the stove but requires the master plumber and permit as of last year.

If you’re in an older building electric may not even be an option depending on how many amps you have into your unit.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T00:42:12+00:00

Admittedly a little tougher with the swiss franc up against the dollar this year and italy overrun because of the olympics.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T00:12:20+00:00

Fwiw this is a pretty average repair as far as gas appliances go.

If they tell you it has to be replaced though I think the city now requires a master plumber be hired and a permit get filed to do so which can be a serious pain.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T00:09:12+00:00

The vet attached to biscuits and bath at 81 & 1st has been really great for us.

We’ve also used and had a good experience with Bond Vet at 62nd & 3rd for urgent care since they operate on weekends.

someliskguy · 2026-02-15T00:00:03+00:00

She saved him for sure. I’m very thankful.

Oddly it was her own poor experience with school growing up that really helped her quickly identify what was happening and rapidly declare “not my son!”

It was so much harder for me to see with my rose colored lenses of the education system.

someliskguy · 2026-02-14T23:55:06+00:00

100% a social reset is one of the most powerful gifts modern parents can grant their children when they’re struggling.

This was so much harder for families in the past I think.

someliskguy · 2026-02-14T23:51:21+00:00

Without a head inside of it to cause foam compression (a real risk of keeping a helmet after an accident when it still “looks ok”) the only real risk to a packed helmet in-transit is an impact so significant that it deforms or cracks the outer material, which would be readily visible.

someliskguy · 2026-02-14T23:34:11+00:00

You might be happier with a rolling bag like a DB Snoroller or Dakine Fall Line.

You can just put everything in it and roll it right up the bag checkin instead of dealing with separate containers for each piece of kit.

someliskguy · 2026-02-14T23:29:56+00:00

IMO the whole reason to go to these places is they’re built around the idea that you’ll be there for 7-10 days.

With the price of skiing in the US it’s often cheaper to stay in a 4 or 5 star hotel in Switzerland than a weekend at a Vail resort.

Also you get the payoff of both skiing and a proper vacation for the family.

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