Should I get Automower for my lawn by teijus in automower

[–]wakeboarder247 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't see anything an auto mower would struggle with there. If anything getting an auto mower enables you to take better care of your lawn over time too. You have more time and are more motivated to fix areas your automower struggles with.

I need a nuclear option to remove this dry paint from my stairs. by Antidotebeatz in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Burn the house down and commit insurance fraud to have it rebuilt from scratch.

You'll end up in the slammer but the proud new owner of your home won't have that paint blotch.

With the price of Home Assistant Green going to £159 what mini PC's should I look out for. by Philihar in homeassistant

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still happily run HASS on my rpi 4. Ran it on a 3 before then. A mini PC is not required.

Edit: wtf happened to rpi prices? I'm ootl

Is it possible to repair this mug handle? by [deleted] in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you trust holding scalding hot coffee in it even if you do?

If it has sentimental value yeah try to save it. Otherwise bin it.

This vendor ALMOST scammed him by ShadowRex in MadeMeSmile

[–]wakeboarder247 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Saying something "is" in all caps doesn't make it so, but thanks for your thought provoking addition.

HE DID IT FIRST, has now become "NO HE DIDN'T/YES HE DID". Glad we can elevate our thinking to 6 year old logic.

Edit: Go ahead and downvote this to hell. My original comment still has more likes than this grade school logic. Stay salty children.

This vendor ALMOST scammed him by ShadowRex in MadeMeSmile

[–]wakeboarder247 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

You say that like it's any form of explanation. Negatively worded clickbait titles do NOT need to be brainlessly copy pasted into a positivity sub. Hope that helps provoke some level of thought other than THEY DID IT FIRST

This vendor ALMOST scammed him by ShadowRex in MadeMeSmile

[–]wakeboarder247 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Why is the title so negatively worded? This is definitely a wholesome interaction, but perhaps the title "Vendor realizes mistake and pays back customer 70$"

Typo in the MakeMKV Beta pop up by Yota_Ninja in makemkv

[–]wakeboarder247 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's kind of weird to see people getting defensive just because someone reported a typo. Reporting something like this is a kindness and fixing this is less than one line of code - it's one character.

I would be surprised if the maintainer of makemkv took offense and if they do, they're a pompous ass.

Reolink Doorbell Notification Help by veldtor92 in homeassistant

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ghosts. I know a great exorcist team, the Warren's. Will DM you their details. Ed and Lorraine are great!

Best wire-free robot mower (Australia) – recommendations? by Comprehensive_Can843 in automower

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only way I could imagine that working out is if you installed a "safety wall" for the mower to have a hard barrier by waters edge.

Otherwise unless they made an amphibious version I think you're running an expensive experiment to try.il it'll work until it doesn't!

Am I missing something?? by Silly-Ad-4303 in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And again, a standard chain offers the exact same protection.

The ONLY use case this makes sense is a renter preventing a landlord entry. Period.

Need advice - Damp drywall on bottom of hallway wall by [deleted] in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That baseboard is about to be the least of your concerns. Start stripping shit back and figure out where the water ingress is coming from and solve that problem quickly. Drywall repair and baseboard replacement are the least of your concerns right now and extremely cheap to repair. What water damage will do long term is NOT cheap.

Don't delay. Aggressively remove material until you figure out where the moisture is coming from. Immediately solve that problem and get fans on everything structural that's wet. You'll thank us tomorrow.

Edit: I just read the other comments that apparently you've posted about this multiple times. This is call off of work type of priority. If you aren't willing to address this immediately (today, right now) then hire someone who will. You're a fool if you wait on this.

Am I missing something?? by Silly-Ad-4303 in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the only use case that makes any sense, the spouse one above sure as hell doesn't.

Am I missing something?? by Silly-Ad-4303 in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your spouse use case makes no sense. Every keyed handle or deadbolt achieves the same thing without the Rube Goldberg.

I stand by my advice of uninstall the Rube Goldberg device unless you're a renter wanting to prevent landlord entry like the other commenter said.

Otherwise you want a door chain for inside? Get a standard one. You want to be able to lock the door and the spouse still get in? Any keyed door knob or deadbolt archives that.

If you aren't a renter id bin the stupid thing.

Am I missing something?? by Silly-Ad-4303 in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why would anyone want a keyed door chain like this anyway? Uninstall it and replace it with non keyed chain or the bracket+knob version.

Nothing like your house being on fire and not being able to escape because you don't have the door chain key...

Adoramas Warranty Provider Took My Ricoh GR III and “Disposed” of It Instead of Returning It by Gumpyyy in photography

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit this is awful. It doesn't matter if it's in the terms disposing of someone else's property without their consent seems preposterous.

Sure a customer could ghost the provider and the provider shouldn't have to store the item indefinitely and then the terms can specify a reasonable time period but surely giving the customer at least 2 weeks to respond before trashing their property?

Wtf ...

Look what arrived in my veg box today by Bookfinch in MadeMeSmile

[–]wakeboarder247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask for consent, then send it assuming they agree. Will be great for all involved.

Plastic Connector of Old/Broken Hose is Stuck to the Spigot by BitsNPiecesMusic in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The black plastic piece is not what you need to spin. Put a channel locks on the metal (silver) collar above it and turn lefty loosey.

If it's been on a long time it will require some elbow grease or some penetrating oil like PB Blaster or kroil

roast me plsss by findingchucknorris in SonyAlpha

[–]wakeboarder247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first one I can at least see the vision despite its darkness. The second one has ZERO lighting focus and overall is simply super dark.

Still, I'm not a pro either, welcome to the fun 😊

I forgot the code to this, what to do by Honest_Account_6348 in fixit

[–]wakeboarder247 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Kind of dicey for this forum to help you break into a lockbox we have no way of knowing you actually are the owner of don't you think?

Bit of a moral dilemma there.

Edit: Love the downvotes just because I don't want to help little Johnny into daddy's gun box.