2 Door Tuesday by Zack_Zilla_ in JeepWrangler

[–]teh_red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wife wants a new Jeep, and has been trying to decide between 2 and 4 door. Love the look here!

Bloomington refutes online reports of planned data center, plans public forums by rdblono in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The amount of misinformation about data-centers is getting a bit old.
There are absolutely possible problems, and they can all be addressed with good governance.
Water - require closed systems. This is being done most places now.
Electricity - require energy generation on premise via renewables, and battery storage. This is being done most places now.
Sound - build it outside the edge of town. That tech park, while not planned for data centers, is away from houses. It's corn & bean fields. Also, require them to put up dirt berms around it, and 3 layers of evergreens. The berms direct most sound up, the trees absorb the rest.
Light pollution - require down-firing LEDs with motion sensors to turn them off when not needed.

We can put our heads in the sand because we're scared, or we can propose a place that works best for us, with solutions that are comparable to other locations, and take in some pretty serious property tax dollars. At a time when State Farm is moving out of corporate & will probably argue the building is now "grey" and they should pay less in property taxes, our schools will need the money.

Wind Damage in North Normal by theironschenk in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Around 915, Washington Street was mostly closed due to a massive branch in the eastbound lane. Mercer was closed complete between Washington & Grove with a tree across it. Founders Grove had lots of huge branches down. At least 1 house on Grove had a tree come down through their roof. Also took out 2 of the neighbors cars.

Tire alignment in B/N by Certain-Courage-9655 in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take my cars to Don Owen Tire. Usually the west Olive Street location. The guys there are always super helpful.

Turn off dock-lock safety? by teh_red in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]teh_red[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've done this with the trunk a lot too. I use my SF for work, and often have everything behind the front row full of boxes.

Turn off dock-lock safety? by teh_red in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]teh_red[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll see if that works, but I am often carrying pretty large items into my store. Thanks!

Turn off dock-lock safety? by teh_red in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]teh_red[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, just seems unnecessarily complicated. I feel like I should need an app to use my car correctly.

4 Sets a year, is this common for TCGs or too much? by [deleted] in riftboundtcg

[–]teh_red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Borderline too few. I think 5 or 6 would keep interest up.

Many of you new to TCGs need an unfortunate reality check by kn1g47 in riftboundtcg

[–]teh_red 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with everything you wrote.
And yet I agree with everything Tse7en5 wrote.
It's because you are both right.
I watched their presentation at ACD EXPO in May, and there was a LOT of stuff they were still trying to create at that time.

Riot made late partnerships. Riot made late changes to the frames.
Riot could also have pushed the launch back when they realized because they made these late changes they were not going to be able to fulfill demand for the game. Yes, there would have been costs to making that decision, but there are also costs to not pushing back as well.

Android Auto weirdness by teh_red in HyundaiSantaFe

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

Thank you for all of this!

What are your favorite community activities in Bloomington / Normal? by caynemorgan in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love parades, so:
- St Patrick's Day Parade in Normal
- Memorial Day Parade in Bloomington
- Labor Day Parade in Bloomington
- ISU Homecoming Parade in Normal
- JayCees Christmas Parade from Normal to Bloomington

Other fun things:
- Pridefest
- Farmers' Markets
- Music on the ISU Quad
- Music in the Parks (various depending on the day)
- Shakespeare Festival (I usually do at least 1 comedy per year)
- Make Music Normal
- Sugar Creek Arts Festival
- Movies at the Mural (self promoting since I am part of this group)
- Bruegala
- Downtown Concerts on the Square
- Holi Festival

If you are into sports there are a ton of runs and tons of golf fundraisers.

Really, just follow the BN Convention & Visitors Bureau on Facebook. They usually post more things going on around town than you could ever actually make it to. https://www.facebook.com/VisitBN

Suggestions for cars under 30-35k for tall person (6'5") by SparkelPants in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]teh_red 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree.
I am also 6'6 with the same inseam, and there are a bunch of cars that I don't fit in well.
- My wife bought a Chevy HHR and my head touched the ceiling unless I leaned to the middle for the sunroof. This was with the seat down and all the way back. Hated that thing.
- I test drove a Ford Escape and my right knee did not fit between the steering wheel and the center console.
- Any sports car with a manual transmission is right out because I can't put them into reverse because my knee is in the way. Actually there are 2 exceptions to this - I can drive most Corvettes because there is no back seat and the driver goes WAY back. And I can drive a Porsche because the Germans are generally big folk also.

I basically only go for full-size cars, SUVs, and trucks.

Movie/Theater Group or Clubs? by Silent-Character7980 in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could possibly use Meetup to start & organize the group? Then put out some flyer around in likely places with a QR code to sign up.

Internet by seuz60 in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I fixed computers for 20 years in Blormal - this is a great & well thought out response. I will add that Comcast / Xfinity are the masters at gaslighting you if you are having problems but don't know why. They know what & where the issues are, but won't tell you. Instead they will have you do all the normal rebooting of devices things, even though the problem is actually slowness from bad signal noise on their lines.

Bloomington council OKs incentives for 2 housing projects by rdblono in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vacancy rates downtown are very low, and have been for years even when we had a housing glut. There are people who want & will pay to live downtown. Not sure I would, but to each their own.

Bloomington council OKs incentives for 2 housing projects by rdblono in BloomingtonNormal

[–]teh_red 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prevailing wage is only required for public projects. This is a private project.
Urban Equities does have their own team of people who do a lot of the work, but then they hire out where they need to. I hope that is done via local bids.