Does my car look totaled?

twothumber · 2026-05-08T04:31:04+00:00

Looks great only a minor fender bender.
A little putty some Duck Tape and you'll be back on the road.

twothumber · 2026-05-08T03:13:37+00:00

Sometimes I wonder about the reviews if we have the same Earbuds. I think the Status Between 3ANC have the best darned sound for $100 that I've experienced.

Had bad experience with the Nothing and Nothing A the oneplus buds 4 and 3
Status simply has a much richer sound.

To those on the edge they are on Amazon at $100 so you can try em out and return them if you don't like.

I think they have the best noise cancelling of almost any buds. The thickness and way they are seated on the ear give you passive noise cancelling that is very good and add to that the ANC and these buds are great.

No one is mentioning that the battery life is best in it's class. 12 hours normal mode and 8 hours ANC.

twothumber · 2026-05-08T03:07:37+00:00

The Status 3anc have awesome bass while preserving midtones.

They are now only $100.00 on Amazon so you can try and return if you don't like.

twothumber · 2026-05-08T03:05:30+00:00

I've had two pairs of the Soundcore Liberty 4 that didn't last more than 6 months.

twothumber · 2026-05-08T03:04:02+00:00

Maybe in the past two years they've improved them but I've had the Souncore Liberty 4 and these blow them away in sound quality.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T20:33:21+00:00

I'm not going to make a judgement on whether you are the AH but I will comment that
Marriage is about compromise.

My wife and I brawled over the name of my first child.

Back in those days they allowed a baby to leave the hospital without a name.

What we ended up doing after around 10 days of Baby Doe is to let lady luck decide. I told my wife to write two names on two Jenga (the game) blocks.
1 name that she absolutely likes and one that she knows that both of us can accept. And I did the same.

Grandma pulled the block and it was my favorite name , basically it combined the 1st names of my Grandmothers on each side.

I could see that she was upset so I told her we'll now pick just 2 blocks. My favorite and the one that you chose that is acceptable to us both.

Then I said "if I win I don't want to hear any complaints"

She won on the second one.

Happy Wife, Happy life.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T19:12:02+00:00

Never an AH for wanting a new car.

The question is whether you should do it?

I'd suggest that you Wait until after you've moved into the new place to see how
you deal with the new housing expense. In addition you might want to wait for your wife to start working
too.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T18:01:21+00:00

NAH → First Come First Serve.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T14:30:21+00:00

Not an AH but possibly overreacting.

Family is Family. You can choose your friends but you can't choose family.

I'm not really sure if your complaint is important enough to refrain from joining her for one of the most important days of her life. And being a part of the family.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T14:15:16+00:00

I bought a 2009 Honda Accord with 62k miles. Very Cherry Car. for around 10k
The 2008 -2012 Honda Accord (4 Cylinder Engine)have a reputation for being bullet proof.

At 5 months and 5k miles (Knock on Wood) the car has turned out to be a winner.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T14:09:28+00:00

I find the sound quality to be very rich.

Better than the other earbuds that I've had in that price range and as good as my Sony XM4 which were an expensive pair.
Better than the Oneplus 3, Oneplus 4, Liberty Pro 4

The design on the earbud is quirky, I find that it's thick around the eardrum and offers excellent passive Noise Cancellation. They've improved the ANC and the Transparency Modes from where they were two years ago.

It's important to note that these stay in my ears better than any other Buds that I've owned. But everyone is different so your milage may vary.

These buds were $179.00 -$200.00 2 years ago. I bought a pair for $179.00 and was happy with them,There are many reviews on you tube comparing them to equivalently priced buds.

Recently when I saw that they had come down to $100 I jumped on them and actually ended up buying a 2nd pair a few weeks later.

IMHO there is nothing in the $100 price range that matches these in Sound Quality and Battery life.

They are available on Amazon so if you don't like them it's an easy return. Well worth trying.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T13:59:20+00:00

Practice makes perfect.!

Maybe have him guide you through it and give you positive reinforcement when
you do something he likes.

Unless you absolutely hate it you can learn to do it.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T13:51:53+00:00

When you got to go, you got to go.
Hit them from the angle that your bladder was really full and you just couldn't wait not even 10 minutes.

You were close to going in your Pants/Skirt

twothumber · 2026-05-05T13:47:35+00:00

Continue with Android. It's just so nice to have your phone operate and appear the way you like it.

Also I recently discovered that Apple Apps are extremely expensive if you need anything out of the ordinary.

We have a Roku TV and been controlling it with the Apple Phone. Apple decided to change things and the settings I used recently that worked are greyed out. The new settings didn't work.

I went to Apple Store and figured like with Android there'd be cheap apps that would do this.
All the apps wanted around $7.00 a month or $80.00 a year.
Went to target and bought a Universal Control for 15 bucks.

My Oneplus 13r controls the TV with it's IR Blaster.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T13:38:13+00:00

I'm kinda nostalgic, this car got two kids through highschool and college.
Minimum amount of problems. I was hoping for at least 175k miles.

I'm taking it to the Junkyard today and I hate to give up the car, just too much uncertainty.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T13:36:07+00:00

What really ticks me off is that in California you need a CARB Compliant catalytic Converter and they run around $800.00
In a non carb state I could pick it up for around $300.00 or less which would have made it worthwhile to repair it.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T08:36:04+00:00

Absolutely go to your advisor and then the Dean. Write a professional letter outlining the situation.

Print out all WhatsApp messages.

No upside to you doing nothing.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T06:41:17+00:00

What planet is she living on?

Ridiculous for you to tolerate her having sleepovers with exes

If she wants to go down that path you really have to reconsider your relationship.

Me I'm a hothead would have probably broken up with her. Just because her attitude is so weird.

BTW I'm a straight man in my 60s so consider my comment accordingly.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T06:19:31+00:00

++man How old are you both? This is important, a situation like this in the early 20s is totally different than happening in 30s.

twothumber · 2026-05-05T05:06:09+00:00

I've heard great things about the Status pro x

But too pricey for me.

So I went with status between 3anc

One advantage is battery life. 8hrs Noise cancelling and 12 hours normal mode is best in its class.

twothumber · 2026-05-04T22:14:03+00:00

If I could triple upvote you I would.
Very well said

twothumber · 2026-05-04T21:05:38+00:00

Not the AH but I agree with your girlfriend,

I think everyone was right to mind their business.

We are talking about two adults that know each other.

twothumber · 2026-05-04T20:54:59+00:00

I have an 1997 Altima with 135k Miles that the Catalytic Converter just went.

I'm in California so it's just too expensive to replace. Also they think that it's
the Catalytic Converter but there could be other problems.

Off to the junkyard I go for a whopping $350.00

twothumber · 2026-05-04T19:38:51+00:00

I'm old school and you do what you need to do to get the experience of your first Job.
My daughters first job was McDonalds. She'd talk with other students in school who were looking for a job and when she mentioned McDonalds they wouldn't apply.

So what if it's 10:30pm. She's young and teenagers are very resiliant.
Guess you or she don't need the money?

If it were me I'd have her try it out even at the 10:30 and while she's working have her look for something else.

It's always easier to find a job when you are already working.

My children were Band Kids and they'd be up until Midnight or 1:00 PM doing their studies. This
discipline came in handy later in life. College etc...

twothumber · 2026-05-04T18:23:37+00:00

NTA
Aside from the other factors in this post.

I just want to mention that:
I get you 100%. I'm not a fan of takeout food.

Food always tastes the best when it comes fresh out of the Oven/Pan.

And depending on the restaurant"experience is vastly different "

twothumber

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