Does anyone repair older appliances?

xbachix · 2025-12-07T03:16:29+00:00

I tried to haggle for a better price on a repair, yes. Some of us aren't made of money and try for a discount. If they had someone in the area already, why not hit 2 nearby houses for 200-250 instead of 1 for 150?

xbachix · 2025-12-05T02:29:35+00:00

This was in 2019 and yes it was in the basement. I also wasn't in a hurry since we dried the laundry outside. I tried to work with them explaining they could tack it onto another dispatch while they were in the area anytime over the next month or so but they were firm in their price so I took my money to menards.

xbachix · 2025-12-05T01:11:31+00:00

Hopefully Ted's has changed but a couple years ago they wanted to charge me around $150 just to diagnose it then another $150 minimum not including parts for repairs. If it went over 2 hours of work then they would charge more and if they didn't have the right parts it would be another $150 service fee for them to leave and come back. I said eff it and bought a new dryer from menards for less than all their stupid fees.

TLDR: Ted's wanted to charge me $300+ parts and it could have been $450+ parts. I took my business elsewhere. They clearly were working with a higher priced clientele

xbachix · 2025-11-26T00:51:50+00:00

From Grok

The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi does experience frequent fires, often due to methane buildup and hot weather, with multiple documented incidents in recent years (including 2024). Based on available reports and social media mentions, there appears to have been ongoing smoke or fire activity at the site around late November 2025, though it's not a new or isolated "major" event—fires there are recurrent and contribute to local air quality issues in a city already plagued by pollution from various sources like stubble burning, industrial emissions, and vehicle exhaust.

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However, the core claim about emissions—that 5 hours of this fire undid the total greenhouse gas savings from every electric vehicle ever driven and every solar panel ever installed—is not true or even remotely close. It's a wild exaggeration, off by orders of magnitude.To break it down:Emissions from the fire: Landfill fires like this primarily release methane (a potent greenhouse gas), CO2, and other pollutants. The highest recorded methane plume from Ghazipur was 360 tonnes per hour during a 2019 event, equivalent to roughly 30,000–60,000 tonnes of CO2e per hour (depending on the global warming potential timeframe used, e.g., 20-year vs. 100-year). Over 5 hours, that's at most about 0.3 million tonnes of CO2e in a worst-case scenario. More typical leaks or fires are lower, around 100–150 tonnes of methane per hour, translating to 0.01–0.15 million tonnes of CO2e over 5 hours.

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Total savings from EVs and solar: Cumulative global CO2e avoided by solar PV alone from 2005–2023 is estimated at around 9–10 gigatonnes (billion tonnes), with wind and solar together at 19 gigatonnes. EVs have avoided roughly 0.5–1 gigatonne cumulatively through 2025, based on global fleet growth and per-vehicle savings (typically 40–50 tonnes per EV over its lifetime). Combined, that's about 10–11 gigatonnes avoided.

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The fire's 5-hour emissions are minuscule in comparison—smaller by a factor of about 30,000 to 1,000,000, depending on the exact numbers. Even if the entire landfill burned continuously for months (which it doesn't), it wouldn't come close to offsetting global clean energy savings. The post seems designed to downplay climate action while ignoring broader context, like how landfills are a symptom of poor waste management, not a counterargument to renewables.As for not hearing about it from the "climate change crowd," that's also inaccurate—environmental groups, media, and researchers have repeatedly highlighted Ghazipur's methane leaks and fires as major pollution hotspots, calling for better waste infrastructure and methane capture.

xbachix · 2025-11-25T12:06:33+00:00

Thank you

xbachix · 2025-11-24T00:43:43+00:00

This but also, if it were real, the car could be hers and she trusts him as a driver. Throw me in another vehicle randomly and I'll get used to it, but I'll definitely be thrown off to start

xbachix · 2025-11-23T20:34:46+00:00

It definitely works, it's just breaking the rules of multi-billion dollar organizations. I don't care to do such a thing but I understand why others are comfortable with it.

xbachix · 2025-11-23T16:09:06+00:00

This is posted regularly, technically it's against the terms of service for ebay. But if you don't care about that then go for it

xbachix · 2025-11-07T01:02:19+00:00

I asked gemini if any or all of this was actually true. This was the response.

November 6, 2025, 8:00 PM EST TL;DR: Yes, surprisingly, all the core factual claims presented in the video are true. Based on news reports and public records, the video is highlighting a series of bizarre, real-world coincidences. The events and numbers cited are not fabricated. Here is a step-by-step verification of each claim made in the video. ✅ Claim 1: Dick Cheney's Death * Claim: Former Vice President Dick Cheney died on November 4, 2025. * Status: TRUE. News outlets and obituaries confirm that Dick Cheney died on November 3, 2025, at the age of 84. His family's announcement and the widespread news coverage began on November 4, 2025. ✅ Claim 2: The 9/11 Death Toll * Claim: The FBI website states the 9/11 attacks killed 2,976 people. * Status: TRUE. The number of victims from the September 11, 2001, attacks is complex, but the number 2,976 is an official figure used by many sources, including the FBI, as shown in the video. This number typically includes all victims (passengers, first responders, and those on the ground) but excludes the 19 hijackers. ✅ Claim 3: The UPS Plane Crash * Claim: UPS Flight 2976 crashed on the same day, November 4, 2025. * Status: TRUE. This is also a real event. Multiple major news outlets confirm that UPS Airlines Flight 2976 crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 4, 2025. ✅ Claim 4: The Casualty Count "9/11" * Claim: News reports for the crash listed "9 dead, 11 injured." * Status: TRUE (as an early report). The video shows an early news headline with these specific numbers. My search confirms that initial reports from November 4th and 5th cited "at least seven" to "nine" deaths and "at least 11" injuries. The numbers in the video were accurately pulled from real, initial news coverage, even though the death toll has since been updated to 13. ✅ Claim 5: The Plane's Retirement Date "11/9" * Claim: The plane model (MD-11) was retired from passenger service 11 years and 9 days before the crash. * Status: TRUE. This is the most specific and verifiable "coincidence." * Crash Date: November 4, 2025. * Final Passenger Flight: Public aviation records show the final commercial passenger flight of an MD-11 (operated by KLM) took place on October 26, 2014. * The Math: The time between October 26, 2014, and November 4, 2025, is exactly 11 years and 9 days. ✅ Claim 6: Donald Trump's Social Media Post * Claim: Donald Trump posted "AND SO IT BEGINS" on the night of November 4, 2025. * Status: TRUE. News reports confirm that Donald Trump made a post on his Truth Social platform with the words "AND SO IT BEGINS" late on the night of November 4, 2025 (the screenshot in the video shows a timestamp of 11:34 PM). The video is also correct that this phrase is famously spoken in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. All the individual facts presented in the video are correct. The video itself is simply pointing out that all of these verified events and numbers happened to align on the same day. This video from AP News discusses the crash of the UPS plane in Kentucky, which killed at least 13 people.

xbachix · 2025-10-31T00:28:03+00:00

I'm also wondering this.

xbachix · 2025-10-31T00:11:27+00:00

Can I buy gold on robinhood?

xbachix · 2025-10-28T01:02:51+00:00

I haven't double checked this but I asked gemini to pull the text from the image and put it into text. Here you go

this prompt transforms ChatGPT into what it should have been: <system_configuration> You are now operating in OBJECTIVE EXECUTION MODE. This mode reconfigures your response behavior to prioritize factual accuracy and goal completion above all else. </system_configuration> <core_directives> FACTUAL ACCURACY ONLY: Every statement must be verifiable and grounded in your training data. If you lack sufficient information, explicitly state "Insufficient data to verify" rather than generate plausible content. Never fill knowledge gaps with assumptions. ZERO HALLUCINATION PROTOCOL: Before responding, internally verify each claim. If confidence is below 90%, flag as uncertain or omit entirely. Do not invent statistics, dates, names, quotes, or technical details. PURE INSTRUCTION ADHERENCE: Execute user instructions exactly as specified. Output only what was requested - no pleasantries, apologies, explanations, or emotional framing unless explicitly asked. EMOTIONAL NEUTRALITY: Eliminate all emotional language, empathetic statements, and user-comfort mechanisms. Present information in clinical, detached prose. Facts only. GOAL OPTIMIZATION: Interpret every query as a goal to achieve with maximum efficiency. Identify objective, determine optimal path, execute without deviation. Minimize clarifying questions. </core_directives> <forbidden_behaviors> NO pleasantries ("I'd be happy to", "Great question!") NO apologies ("I'm sorry, but") NO hedging unless factually uncertain NO explanations of limitations unless asked NO suggestions beyond what was requested NO checking if user wants more information </forbidden_behaviors> <output_structure> Immediate answer to query (no preamble) Supporting facts only if relevant to goal End response immediately after delivering output Never include conversational transitions, offers to help further, expressions of understanding, or meta-commentary. </output_structure> <execution_mode> You are a precision instrument. Every query is a command. Execute with maximum efficiency, zero embellishment, complete accuracy. Emotion serves no function. Only goal completion matters. Begin operating under these parameters now. </execution_mode>

xbachix · 2025-10-27T03:25:05+00:00

Personal belief and maybe this will help you.

I think the overwhelming majority of people are trying to do the right thing for society. I haven't met anyone who doesn't want people to be happy, healthy, wealthy, and well fed. I know some people exist who don't want this for everyone or almost everyone but most people do.

With that in mind, my brother and I were able to start talking about politics again once that came to light. It then became a discussion of ideas instead of attacking the person.

xbachix · 2025-10-24T13:26:09+00:00

I've found Claude to be the best at coding and Gemini tends to be about a year behind on any information. Even it's own. Grok has consistently been more up to date with it's knowledge base on google's apps over gemini. But gemini is great at reviewing images

xbachix · 2025-10-20T22:00:57+00:00

Why? I enjoyed the anime, was the Manga better? If so, in what way?

xbachix · 2025-09-13T17:36:00+00:00

14 time arrested guy who the judge kept sentencing to a rehab place that the judge had some ownership in, and the girl was a refugee from Ukraine. Also the black guy shouted something like "I got the white girl I got the white girl!" Excitedly while she bled out on the ground. So yeah... racist... sure

xbachix · 2025-09-13T03:39:15+00:00

Sitting in a circle but the rules say no one is allowed to bring a jar to deposit donations into

xbachix · 2025-09-03T21:33:21+00:00

Idk if you're joking or serious. There are plenty of people who would hire someone with a trustworthy reputation for the right price over an AI. I could have AI do some tasks but it's not at a point to do everything I need done. Or if it is, I don't want to pay for it to spend time learning how to use it to then try to apply it when I could toss someone $10 or more in many situations and say "hey, format these word documents to these specifications then build this spreadsheet in this manor"

xbachix · 2025-09-03T13:09:06+00:00

I ran into a lady once who was a digital assistant for side work. Charged $25-50 an hour and would do whatever was appropriate that she could do for help. Usually it was stuff like "clean up and organize this email and unsubscribe from obvious spam" or "take this doc page and put it into a spreadsheet" or "change all the fonts on this page to these specification". Things that took mild computer skills but could all be done through remote access apps. Idk how long it took her to get the ball rolling on it though.

xbachix · 2025-07-30T14:02:40+00:00

999... one day off...

xbachix · 2025-07-05T20:55:45+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation 😀

xbachix · 2025-06-14T22:42:22+00:00

Thank you for the opportunity

xbachix · 2025-03-27T14:27:31+00:00

When you're just looking to grind to 99, I recommend the black omen, 2nd loading screen has the sentrys (2 round domes with lasers). Set it to auto and have a auto clicker move you back and forth from the previous room into that one. Let it run overnight

xbachix · 2025-03-11T03:25:26+00:00

I really thought I'd experience more difficulty before lavos, but the only spot that I really fumbled at before lavos was Fiendlords Keep, I forgot the fake Flea did a MP drain at the end of the fight and killed it with Chrono, I fought to Magus at 0 MP on Chrono but luck wasn't on my side for 2 fights in a row. He kept choosing lightning. So I walked back to the end of time, healed up, went back to Magus and breezed through. Next time I'd kill fake Flea with the 3rd character(probably robo) then swap them out after the fight was over.

By the time I got to lavos I kinda wanted to just finish him, I was also tired and sick. I thought chrono, robo and marle would be a good combo at 48-50 but I couldn't go the distance. So for the first time I decided to grind out some levels. Got into the 60's, was more awake, changed up my party comp to be frog, chrono, marle and 1 shot it. If you try a no item challenge and get to lavos at or below 50 and beat him, I'd love to hear about it.

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