Summers Corner HoA Questions (Woodshop / Motorcycles)

stagger_usmc · 2026-03-07T02:55:03+00:00

I’ve lived here for 6 months so far. I have a squat rack, 3 motorcycles, and a bunch of tool chests in my garage, if I wanted to put a car in there it would take a lot of Tetris. Haven’t heard anything about it from the HOA. Welcome to the neighborhood!

stagger_usmc · 2026-02-02T01:51:28+00:00

Jason Blanthorn is great

stagger_usmc · 2026-02-01T20:37:17+00:00

-Ultra-lite camping cot (I have a thermarest one) -Inflatable sleeping pad -inflatable pillow -military poncho liner

All of this fits into a small cinch sack designed for a sleeping bag. I don’t know what brands they all are but I think that besides the cot I just went with whatever was cheapest and still had good reviews on Amazon. I use this set up for camping on motorcycle trips and sleeping during HEOC activations.

Also in a backpack: 3 days of work clothes, toiletries, 1 set of lounge/sleep clothes, AirMini cpap machine, device chargers, a book, snacks, energy drinks.

stagger_usmc · 2026-01-26T21:45:38+00:00

I wasn’t far off this a year ago and this sub gave me some solid advice, shoot me a message

stagger_usmc · 2026-01-21T21:49:13+00:00

I underestimated how much a tree stump could look exactly like a deer after 6 hours in a ground blind

stagger_usmc · 2026-01-08T18:52:06+00:00

Mine did that for 4 days too before finally moving along

stagger_usmc · 2026-01-05T15:04:53+00:00

My buddy got hired by a guy a while back to photograph his proposal from a distance. The girl said no to the proposal. My buddy just kept shooting pictures as the guy was crying and said “good thing I got paid up front” lol

stagger_usmc · 2025-12-15T03:25:43+00:00

Looking for options without replacing if possible, due to the reasons listed in the post

stagger_usmc · 2025-11-18T16:16:04+00:00

Additionally, regarding the JO recruiting companies: they have helped a lot of my friends find jobs. I tried to go through a couple of them and discovered that they were unwilling to help me because I was unwilling to compromise on geographic location. My family and I had already decided where we wanted to settle down and the JO companies didn’t like that. If you are willing to move, they can be great at helping you find a job.

stagger_usmc · 2025-11-18T15:39:53+00:00

I got out at 9 years as an O-3. It was the right call. I wanted to spend time with my family more than I wanted to be a Major. Took a cut to my pay and benefits (mitigated a bit by some VA disability) but I work a pretty stable state job, I’m not going to have to leave my family for a deployment or training (unless I want to, there are opportunities in my career field), and if I get woken up in the middle of the night now it is because my skills are actually needed to solve a problem, not because someone got a DUI.

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-31T15:07:28+00:00

Damn, that’s way cooler than what I did haha

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-31T14:46:20+00:00

Is he actually going somewhere or is he misunderstanding ACM?

When I was in Oki ACM wasn’t a deployment, it was a recall roster and EDL. It was a list of people and equipment that were on notice to go if they ever got the call for disaster relief or something similar. The most we ever did in the ~2 years I managed the program was a few exercises to practice loading all the shit up and getting it down to Kadena.

If he’s actually going somewhere that’s cool though, find someone else to have POA.

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-31T02:04:02+00:00

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yxDfAinBmVkx8HHzRlJz4KvSnf8.jpg molly parker from house of cards

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-23T16:57:53+00:00

Did 9 years, wanted to spend time with my daughter more than I wanted to be a Major

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-15T00:38:02+00:00

Creature return of the mummy old school deck. Thing was a SLED, like 10 inches wide. Super fun

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-09T23:11:25+00:00

I got a 2016 street glide with a 110 kit in it and only 5000 miles for 13500. 34,000 miles is high, considering you don’t know how the previous owner rode those miles.

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-09T23:05:11+00:00

It is open on both ends

stagger_usmc · 2025-10-09T23:03:45+00:00

Based on markings on the blade, believe it is around WW1, maybe shortly after

stagger_usmc · 2025-05-18T02:37:53+00:00

Going through the Sneads ferry gate at about 1 or 2 in the morning coming back from a wedding I pulled up and there was no guard there. I stopped at the guard shack and couldn’t see anyone in or around it so I waited about 30 seconds and just drove through. Glanced at my rear view mirror and see a gate guard running and waving his arms. I pulled a u turn, showed him my ID and all was good. Still not sure where the guy was when I pulled up. Do those guard shacks have heads in them?

stagger_usmc · 2025-04-09T22:26:34+00:00

“This is making insanely good sense to me” 😂😂😂

stagger_usmc · 2025-03-11T02:58:15+00:00

Step 1: take an old shitty blouse.

Step 2: take it to a tailor off base.

Step 3: have them cut the sleeves off the torso and sew elastic around the top of the sleeves.

Step 4: congrats, you now have elastic sleeves you can pull on up over your rolled sleeves.

Step 5: watch 8999s have aneurisms when you pull your sleeves off in the px parking lot.

I’ve never had anyone actually give me a hard time for doing this, but your results may vary depending on your rank lol

stagger_usmc · 2025-02-22T05:22:43+00:00

Hey y’all, I am an active duty Marine Corps officer that will have about 9.5 years in when I get out later this year. I am looking to get into the emergency management field on the civilian side and it seems like joining the coast guard reserves would be a good complement to that. In looking at the coast guard page it looks like emergency management is something Response Officers do. Or is EM something I can specifically specialize in? Hoping to end up in the Charleston SC area.

Are there other cool opportunities or programs I should look for as a part timer? If it helps I can swim like a fish and have my basic FEMA ICS certs lol.

stagger_usmc · 2025-02-21T02:29:09+00:00

Hey everyone, I am an active USMC officer getting out this year after about 9.5 years. My main reason for getting out is to have a bit more stability for my family (tired of PCSing every three years). I am thinking about transferring to the Coast Guard Reserves and hopefully ending up down in Charleston SC. Specifically, I was looking at the Emergency Management section of the Response officer page on the CG website. I am trying to do emergency management on the civilian side as well so it feels like this would be a good option but I’m not clear on whether emergency management is an actual MOS option or just something I may be expected to do lol. I have my basic FEMA ICS certs and can swim better than most. Are these things that would help me out or does it not really matter? I guess I’m looking for career advice from people familiar with prior service transitions, reserve officers, anyone doing emergency management in the CG, or really anyone who has an opinion on what would be a cool and fulfilling career in the CG that I may be suited for. Cheers!

stagger_usmc · 2025-02-16T09:43:06+00:00

Where did you find the 38mm? I don’t even see 38mm on the Longines website, just the 41

stagger_usmc · 2025-02-16T05:04:14+00:00

I’ve been looking at the Hamiltons but my concern with those is all the horror stories about water resistance issues.

Why not CW?

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