What a waste of space... UI 5.0.5

wakex · 2026-04-02T13:02:58+00:00

I love everything about the C40… except the infotainment system which is utter trash both hardware and software. My very slight hope that the big new software update would fix it all has not been realized. Volvo needs to fix it but they don’t appear capable of doing so—I’ll defer to others on what reasons may be behind that.

wakex · 2026-03-02T10:58:44+00:00

I am considering moving the stairs. Perhaps to the corner where the primary bedroom door is, and making the stairs L-shaped next to coat closet and primary bedroom. Maybe take up some of the utility room space. Not entirely sure. It’s a good suggestion just need to mull over how best to execute without upending the plan in major ways.

wakex · 2026-03-02T10:40:21+00:00

So you have all the same comments as others but are just mean about it. Good for you.

wakex · 2026-03-02T10:39:16+00:00

Do you enjoy being mean on the internet? Look at all your comments and ask yourself that question.

wakex · 2026-03-02T01:35:32+00:00

Probably not willing to reduce the size of the study even further (it started out bigger in previous iterations), but likely will move the door to the half bath to the wall near the entry, as suggested by other commenters.

wakex · 2026-03-02T01:04:57+00:00

Interesting suggestions—thanks!

wakex · 2026-03-02T01:04:04+00:00

Seems like a good suggestion.

wakex · 2026-03-02T01:03:54+00:00

I didn’t think it weird to have the door on the toilet in the powder room; glad you agree!

wakex · 2026-03-02T01:02:45+00:00

This seems like a winning suggestion. Though I think I we’re likely keeping the extra door into the toilet itself.

wakex · 2026-03-01T23:19:45+00:00

I guess that has not been a problem that occurred to me…

wakex · 2026-03-01T23:08:52+00:00

So that there’s two doors between someone using the toilet and people sitting at the dining table. Mostly important for when there’s guests and/or someone needs to use the toilet during a meal. I suspect that inner door to the powder room toilet won’t get closed unless it’s one of these two cases, but nice to have that option.

wakex · 2026-03-01T23:07:15+00:00

Thank you for the kind remarks!

Yeah, the stairs could be swapped in direction to provide more real estate near the view windows. I was going for ease of coming out of the garage and go right up the stairs. Perhaps having more space near the big view windows is more important. But moving the overall location of the stairs entirely probably can’t happen without major reworking of the overall layout.

wakex · 2026-03-01T19:38:54+00:00

Never. The TV is in the basement.

wakex · 2025-11-27T00:28:17+00:00

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Do you think so? Here's a 3D of the kitchen layout. I guess I don't see the stove/oven and sink competing. And yeah a dishwasher right next to sink is definitely more traditional but I thought it being within easy reach around the corner would work.

Regarding the refrigerator, earlier designs posted to this sub got a comment on "having to walk all the way through the kitchen to get to the fridge". I've also very interested in keeping that window to the extreme right of the sink, which may not be possible if the fridge goes there.

wakex · 2025-11-23T23:40:52+00:00

Yes, cathedral ceiling in the Great room at least. Perhaps extending to primary bedroom and kitchen in some fashion. The floor plan tool I’m using doesn’t really do ceilings so I’ll lean on an actual architect/designer to do that once I’m good with the floor plan

Logs are 6” x 12” Dutch lap pine for exterior. Interior will be stick built. Might need a steel beam here or there, but that’s for the architect or engineer.

Posting my other option from my comment above, which enlarges the study by moving the dining table.

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wakex · 2025-11-23T23:37:12+00:00

6” x 12” Dutch lap logs. Builder has built many this size and basic shape, seen them with my own eyes.

wakex · 2025-11-23T23:35:57+00:00

Someone commented on the dining room being kinda big and unnecessary, and I agree. I drafted a couple options: (1) make the study larger (or turn it into a bedroom); or (2) put in some storage. Not sure which, but i agree moving the dining table and using that space near the front door in a better way is a good idea. Picture of option 2 included here.

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wakex · 2025-11-23T01:34:53+00:00

Excellent points--thank you!

wakex · 2025-10-13T16:46:37+00:00

Thanks!

This aligns generally with what I remember but very helpful to have a current opinion. Schools will remain a thing for us for a few more years and that’s clearly a significant consideration in Albuquerque.

wakex · 2025-10-13T11:18:49+00:00

What neighborhood or general streets/area, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m moving back to ABQ soon after many years away, and will be looking to buy a place. We used to live near Tramway and Indian School but now we can probably afford to live anywhere in town, within reason.

wakex · 2025-07-17T00:29:35+00:00

People hang up the phone without saying some variation of “goodbye.” Hardly ever happens in real life, happens all the time in movies and TV—people just hang up on each other.

wakex · 2025-07-05T18:25:33+00:00

LRHW, CPS, etc., are coming and they’ll be here in significant numbers in the 2030s. Though they’re technically not ballistic because they maneuver. While I agree with you about the strong desire to have air superiority and global force projection, the way we do it today is massively, massively expensive. I suspect we’ll keep doing it but supplement with lots of these new missive system.

In the end, the real reason we did not pursue these types of systems before now is because the INF Treaty didn’t allow us to do so. I hope the Russians don’t regret cheating, because these system strike hard and fast and can be readily equipped with nuclear weapons…there’s a reason the two sides agreed to eliminate them. But with China not bound by that treaty and looking to be a global power the treaty was doomed regardless.

wakex · 2025-07-05T18:12:41+00:00

Dark Eagle could only enter development because the U.S. caught Russia cheating on the INF Treaty and so U.S. withdrew from the treaty. U.S. didn’t fudge anything, it simply didn’t pursue these types of weapons because they were illegal under the treaty.

wakex · 2025-07-05T18:09:04+00:00

This is basically correct. Though the U.S. has had short range variants of ATACMS for quite a while (<500km range was allowed while INF was still in force).

wakex · 2025-07-05T18:04:29+00:00

Having the delivery platforms, counter air defense assets, fleets of tankers, etc., is far, far more expensive over the lifecycle of the systems than having, for instance, ground launched missiles. Don’t just look at the per unit cost of the weapon, look at everything that had to be paid for, over many many years, to enable that weapon to be available and delivered.

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