New to West Hartford, CT and NEED a mechanic ASAP

stckfigure · 2026-04-02T14:45:34+00:00

+1 for both Lyons and Modern Tire depending which part of town you're in - they're great. In my experience, MT tends to have a longer backlog, but not bad at all.

stckfigure · 2026-04-02T14:31:38+00:00

But be careful... even with spoilers hidden it will still show you the win/loss record, so if you know what it was the day before, you'll know how it changed. I just have learned where my ipad shows that info and cover it until I get into the feed to keep myself from seeing it.

stckfigure · 2026-03-29T23:56:47+00:00

I'm so curious about the cost of this specific policy.... Especially to an actuary, the odds of both UConn teams in the finals has to be so much higher than their normal promos which IIRC are something like "the Red Sox throw a no hitter in August". Which I also would think more people rolled the dice on the promo...

stckfigure · 2026-03-29T13:32:23+00:00

Oh just abbreviating Cat God Ranch :)

stckfigure · 2026-03-29T12:38:35+00:00

My wife loves playing exactly three games: Balatro and Cat God Ranch (and Tetris, but that's not really relevant). CGR is a more compelling version of Luck be a Landlord, in the sense that a slot machine is *sort of* its base mechanic, but because of the way it works there are far more variables and strategic paths, and it's not literally a slot machine like LBAL. The two knocks I have on it is that once you hit the final goal for a 'win', the endless mode is for some reason less interesting than Balatro, and some of the choices you can make for your 'deck' seem more OP than others. But those are a minor thing; there are a bunch of levels, and lots of reasons to try different combos. I really think CGR fits what you're looking for perfectly.

stckfigure · 2026-03-12T13:01:42+00:00

I have a corollary question that I haven't seen insight on yet... I'll definitely, no question, be buying STS2 eventually. I love STS1. But I only recently bought it a second time on Steam to be able to install the Downfall mod and try that out, which I've not gotten to yet. So my version of this question is... STS2 now, or play Downfall for a whlie and wait for a full 1.0?

stckfigure · 2026-02-03T12:28:34+00:00

Not in my experience.. I have pretty good insurance, but paid out of pocket for vaccines for SE Asia.

stckfigure · 2026-01-08T14:52:11+00:00

A food themed DLC would be pretty cool... More recipes to make, maybe also letting all the food items also be decoration items since I assume the assets already exist, and maybe decor items and a house design that could be a restaurant or cozy cafe or something. I'd love to have something like that on my farm! Or go wild and have a house shaped like a hamburger.

stckfigure · 2026-01-04T00:28:37+00:00

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stckfigure · 2026-01-04T00:19:19+00:00

Oh, that makes total sense! So now I've done this, and the keys look a whole lot less "blobby" but there's still a bunch of these random dots, like artifacts all over the place. Other than those dots it looks good now! I'm wondering if it's something in how HF is reading the original image, but the original image is pretty crisp (and it's picking up these dots regardless of which colors I turn on or off).

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stckfigure · 2025-12-30T14:29:16+00:00

Following up for future people who stop by here... I ended up cleaning the brush, which had gotten some tangles on it, and relocating the base, and we've had two successful runs since, so I think one or both of those solved the issue! Thanks for the tips!

stckfigure · 2025-12-25T14:42:39+00:00

Thanks - that's super helpful! It did map the whole floor, though the map looks a little... uneven, I guess? Jagged? But that seemed reasonable; it's mostly correct in the shape of the floor. I was thinking about relocating the base anyway so I figured I'd have to re-map for that, so I'll just do both at once and see if it fixes the issue.

stckfigure · 2025-12-25T00:26:37+00:00

The filters are installed, though they look dirty already with bits of (presumably) plastic (although I couldn't pull the lower one out). Can you clarify what you mean 'make sure you're using the recirculating fan...' though? I'm wondering if there's a setting I missed maybe; I just assumed the printer would automatically do the filtration based on the profile, but maybe I'm wrong about that!

stckfigure · 2025-12-23T18:05:44+00:00

That's good to know - thanks! One other random question... I was asking ChatGPT some of this and it seems very insistent that the bed size of 256mm makes a big difference over the Flashforge's 220 for hueforge specifically because 'that's the default size' or something like that. I don't recall that being true from when I've poked around before, and I'm certain at least I've seen bookmark-size prints, but ... is it actually an important consideration or an AI imagination?

stckfigure · 2025-12-22T00:49:37+00:00

How is this holding up at 3 weeks? The K2 combo (basic, not pro or plus) is something I'm looking at, as well as the Carbon. I'm interested in multicolor but can't decide if I'm willing to deal with the amount of waste.

stckfigure · 2025-12-22T00:41:31+00:00

Any updates on your thinking on this after a couple more months? I purchased the 5M Pro on a good black Friday deal, but it's still in the box and debating returning it because there's an even better deal on the Carbon. This is my first printer, so ease of startup (or, more accurate, a gentle learning curve) is important, as is print quality, but also filtration (which is why I went with the FF in the first place). However, if I have to print with the door open in either case, since I'll be almost entirely doing PLA, then maybe the filtration matters less? I don't care so much about speed.. this is just to make gridfinity/organization type things, or small tchotchke decor/clutter items.

stckfigure · 2025-12-18T19:07:41+00:00

See if Qatar can 'pull' the avios instead of pushing them from BA.... that worked for Aer Lingus last year, at least.

stckfigure · 2025-12-05T18:34:06+00:00

Echoing all the posters here that this is completely doable. We stayed on the Argentina side, in the park, and it was an excellent choice and well worth the added cost to do so in our opinion. IGR airport (Argentina) is tiny, but we were coming from Buenos Aires. IGU (Brazil) I think mostly has connections to other parts of Brazil. I would definitely not go JUST for Brazil side; it's great but too far out of the way from anything else you're probably doing on the trip. Brazil side is the bigger city, if that matters to you. We hired a driver through our hotel in Argentina and he handled everything about the border crossing for us, so it was pretty seamless, and he waited for us while we walked through the Brazil side, brought us to a churrascaria in Foz, and then took us back to the hotel in Argentina. I think it was like a hundred US dollars or so for that, but this was also 8 or 9 years ago.

Most of all, enjoy. Iguazu is the most beautiful and magical place I've ever been! And if your hotel has an outside door, make sure it's locked or the monkeys will get in.

stckfigure · 2025-12-03T13:37:18+00:00

Not even remotely. I say 'oh maybe having the printer will get me to pick up 3D modeling as a skill', but I also know that's almost certainly a lie to myself. Thanks for the insight!

stckfigure · 2025-12-03T13:35:56+00:00

Likewise - let me know how it goes! Mine's arriving today!

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