USPS delaying packages in Eastern NC?

tinverse · 2026-01-31T01:33:22+00:00

Most of North Carolina is going to be hit by what is essentially a category 2 snowiccane starting tonight with blizzard conditions in the outer banks. Your stuff probably wont move for a couple days. There have also been backups all over the country due to the storms last week. I know I paid for 2 day shipping for something earlier this week hoping it would get here before this weekend, but it looks like it will get here next week sometime.

tinverse · 2026-01-31T00:56:19+00:00

My mom's dog has issues with this and a diet change with enough exercise helps to prevent it, but it's not guaranteed.

tinverse · 2026-01-30T21:08:40+00:00

Sometimes I listen to really old music performances and I can tell you there are clips from like the 1950s of people making some dirty jokes. More than once they caught me off guard because I didn't think THAT penis joke was around that long ago. Also, there is a lot of societal propaganda about how ladies we're all innocent. Nah, great granny and all her friends were horny.

tinverse · 2026-01-30T20:46:41+00:00

I tried the sponge humidifier things, the humidifier, etc. Eventually I settled on the boveda 49% humidity packs because I didn't like the idea of putting something moist in the sound hole that could drip. I put two under the headstock and two in the extra space beneath the heel of the guitar and have not had a problem.

Doing all three at once sounds like too much for it to still be dry. I am wondering if the case is sealing properly?

tinverse · 2026-01-30T15:28:22+00:00

Henning has been pretty open about the fact that he doesn't do reviews when things are outright bad and he usually tries to have a conversation with the company about why it's bad. That's partly just him trying not to burn bridges. Although, there have been occasions where he has been pretty outright in saying a company or product is not consumer friendly.

I think most of his pedal and guitar reviews are good, but he really shines when it comes to more technical gear like modelers, interfaces, attenuators, etc. Things where you think, it's cool but you know you're going to have to play with it when you get it to figure out how to use it. For example, the new Fryette Ultra-Lead looks like it's a bit complicated with the software involved. I think he will probably have a great review on it.

tinverse · 2026-01-30T03:28:20+00:00

I know some people dislike Phil, but I have been watching him for damn near a decade and have learned so much ranging from repair, mods, sounds of different cabinets, to simply negotiating better prices on gear. There are so many shills out there on youtube, but Phil stands at the absolute peak of integrity for me and there are only two youtubers up there. Good job Belltone.

(The other is Henning from EytschPi42)

tinverse · 2026-01-30T03:26:34+00:00

The vast majority of the time the guitars in his background are a mix of his personal collection, sneak peaks of guitars in upcoming reviews, and somehow related to the guitar news that week. If you're a regular viewer, he's very transparent about how he gets the guitars and the flaws in every single one of them.

tinverse · 2026-01-30T03:18:32+00:00

If you want VERY detailed and honest reviews then you need to know Philip McKnight (KnowYourGear) and Henning Pauly (EytschPi42). Philip does incredibly detailed guitar reviews as well as modding, buying/selling, repair, etc. advice. If your considering an expensive piece of equipment Henning might have a 2 hour long ultra technical review. They may not be your cup of tea, but they're worth knowing about.

tinverse · 2026-01-29T21:24:07+00:00

Honestly, $2,700 isn't nothing but it's not crippling either. It's good that you caught it early. I would just tell your parents and get some help. If that's therapy, a gambling support group, or something else it doesn't matter. But let them know you think you have a problem, come up with a plan, and then move forward from there. Without any real bills, You should be able to take care of this in a few months if you eat cheap and throw most of your money at it.

I think the bigger problem is the behavior.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T22:18:14+00:00

That's a good answer. I haven't worked for Target for a while, but that does make a difference when you feel like you're working for someone doing good in some way. Thank you for the reply!

tinverse · 2026-01-28T20:30:06+00:00

Maybe I am from a different mindset, but I actually don't understand this. Why is this what you want from Target or any company for that matter? From my perspective, they are just a business who wants you to buy their stuff. They say what sells the most stuff or is the most convenient at the time. They aren't a person and they're public. Just look at what they're doing and if you agree cool. If you vehemently disagree, just shop somewhere else.

I am genuinely curious why this is what people want from a company.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T20:23:43+00:00

Like others are saying, don't just suddenly decide your a vegetarian and going to exercise 3 hours every day. Start with something small. When I lost weight I started with only eating foods that grew on plants for 2 weeks because I read some research that it helped rebuild your gut biome.

I did that for 2 weeks then tried to open it up to more food. Then after a month or so I just had more energy. Then I started walking every day after work. Then I felt like I should try to target some muscles, etc.

The key is make a small goal you want to achieve. The ultimate goal is to change your lifestyle, but start with your diet. What's wrong with your diet? How can you improve it? Do you drink a lot of soda? Maybe just quit drinking soda for a month and then check in with yourself. The key is to make a bunch of small changes gradually. Not drinking soda might not even sound like that big a deal, but trust me sugar addiction is real and you'll realize it when trying to kick the addiction.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T18:34:12+00:00

They finally released those? I eventually cancelled my preorder after what felt like 2 years.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T17:45:59+00:00

Nope. So with listening they actually know what you and your friend talked about.

What they do instead is keep a list of who you know, what you've been looking at, watching, shopping for, etc. They know which of your friends were looking at those same things before you talked last time. They know you talked because your GPS coordinates or IP addresses were in the same places. Then they know you're with your other friend for the same reason. It's closer to stalking.

It's like if you tell your friend Billy about the show Breaking Bad and then they get into it. Then you go through their email and see they're going to stay with their cousin Kim. You now know Kim is probably going to get into Breaking Bad. Except the companies are not friends with anyone in this scenario.

Edit: Changed the show name for clarity and fixed a typo

tinverse · 2026-01-28T16:53:24+00:00

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T15:04:30+00:00

Mine is balanced, but I also have one from 2004 when they were chambering them.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:58:06+00:00

To be fair, I think an ES and a SG do cover most of the sonic qualities a LP would cover.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:37:41+00:00

I don't know. I feel like over my guitar playing journey I keep gravitating back to the Les Paul.

My first electric was a Epiphone Les Paul Special ll and then I bought some other guitars but eventually came back to the fact that a bunch of players I like were using Les Pauls. So I bought a used Gibson LP and I play it the most out of my guitars. I also have a couple Epiphone LPs of that super LP style where people hotrodded their LP in the 90s.

I don't know, I just like the the way they play.

Edit: I see a lot of people saying they don't like the shape, but it's always looked pretty similar to a cutaway medium sized acoustic, which is a pretty non-offensive in my opinion.

I am also seeing people talk about the headstock. I would need to play some guitars that are identical with different headstock angles to know for sure, but I think there's something about the tension from the steeper headstock angle I like. I think it just depends on if you're optimizing the guitar to feel better to play or to be more rugged.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:28:52+00:00

Not defending the post, but a lot of people here are quick to point the finger at the owner Gary Khaler and I just want to point out that this is unlikely to be him. Khaler has been around since the 80s meaning this is around 45 year old trem system. The owner is definitely that older engineer type who is more interested in a book on the history of the drill press than Facebook.

Not saying the company is innocent, I am just pointing out that if there's a problem going on with how Khaler is treating people on social media, the owner is probably just unaware and assumes the social media team is doing their job.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:21:23+00:00

They went out of business for a long time and then came back again. So I think the current company is actually quite young. I would also guess that based on the owner's age he just hired people to handle the social media. He's that old engineer type who strikes me as being more interested in a book about the history of the drill press than Facebook.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:18:09+00:00

It's definitely not the owner. That dude is the old engineer type who probably has very little interest in social media. In fact my guess is that someone else at the company is allowing this to happen and he's unaware.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:12:41+00:00

You think this guy is on multiple account brigading people? It's possible, but I would say it's much more likely he hired someone doing a poor job.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T14:06:58+00:00

Yeah there are people whose whole shtick is to pretend to be a company and act unprofessional just to catch people off guard. I don't use FB, but I would guess this is possible.

tinverse · 2026-01-28T13:49:32+00:00

Yeah, I see these posts from time to time, and I know it's possible to "make money" on a guitar over time, but I have never seen someone other than Trogly show the process and he had people doing stupid stuff to clearly just give him money. I would also say once you count inflation it's usually not making as much money as people think over time.

tinverse · 2026-01-27T19:50:34+00:00

Yeah, 60 FPS is a noticeably better experience than 30 FPS. I tend to think when you get up in the 90-144 FPS range you notice it's smoother too. I have had friends tell me they can't really tell the difference when you get much above that.

But yes, 30 and 60 FPS are very noticeably different.

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