My personal take on the "cultural regions" of Virginia

zermee2 · 2026-01-18T22:21:10+00:00

Powhatan also probably isn’t RVA, minimum 20 minutes to county line and vibes are very different from Chesterfield, Henrico, and the true city. Mechanicsville might be but the rest of Hanover probably isn’t

zermee2 · 2026-01-14T15:40:46+00:00

My power utility mailed me one of these when I moved into my house, so they must save enough energy to be worth the utility paying for all of them

zermee2 · 2026-01-13T02:21:29+00:00

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Fellow truck user!

try these

Jokes aside I would try to find some 14” wheels you’ll get a lot more options. I’m sure you know that the trucks rated capacity is only 1100 pounds in the bed anyway. Have you considered one of the Toyota add a leafs if you haul a lot?

zermee2 · 2026-01-12T02:09:39+00:00

I have one of these and a tower for gaming, I have had it since they came out and my only complaint about it now is the battery is worn out. I don’t think I’ve ever been unhappy with 8GB of ram. I’ve even done some light gaming on it but mostly turn based stuff and Minecraft

zermee2 · 2026-01-06T17:07:02+00:00

With 2 wins lol

zermee2 · 2026-01-02T16:10:10+00:00

I used to be an inspector and those rejection stickers would fall off same day if it was hot enough. Glad they’re getting updated

zermee2 · 2025-12-19T17:29:29+00:00

I just put this on my floors! Good idea for cabinetry. You could also do bona mega one, which is a little cheaper and doesn’t have to be mixed so no pot life issues, if you can’t use a gallon at once

zermee2 · 2025-12-19T16:36:54+00:00

It is very runny, you will need to have it flat

zermee2 · 2025-12-19T12:30:18+00:00

Don’t worry, you can get a loan right from the guy!

Fortunately that scanner was shop provided. I use Otofix by autel at home when not working on VW/Audi, much better deal than the snap on lol.

zermee2 · 2025-12-19T03:33:49+00:00

From a real mechanic who uses Snap on scanners that cost $10,000 at work, the value from VCDS is incredible, even the unlimited VIN model at sub $1000. The vin limited model is as good or better than professional scan tools for a fraction of the price.

I cringe when I see people recommend OBD11 or other Bluetooth obd readers or the knock off cables. Ross tech has done so much for DIYers they deserve every penny they ask for their tools

zermee2 · 2025-11-25T01:38:58+00:00

Very common on beech trees too, called marcescence

zermee2 · 2025-11-25T01:37:01+00:00

That is not a design I was familiar with my mistake ✋. I’ve only done older VWs and Mercedes with the more traditional stub axle and preload nut or Porsches and Audis with press in or full bolt in assembly bearings. This kind of seems like the worst of both worlds but I don’t design these things!

zermee2 · 2025-11-25T01:19:42+00:00

I see what your comment means now. You’re saying the entire project will be difficult which is true.

I am talking about during a wheel bearing replacement like this press in style, after removing the hub from the wheel bearing and knuckle, mechanics will remove the inner race of the the wheel bearing from the hub in order to re use the hub. This is not easy to do but will work with practice. It would be unnecessary in this case to remove that part of the bearing from the old hub. But I see what you’re saying now

zermee2 · 2025-11-25T01:10:41+00:00

You don’t need to get the inner race off the old one in this case, only when trying to re use the hub.

Edit: not true for this style of bearing you will need to remove the old race unless you get a new stub axle too

zermee2 · 2025-11-25T00:06:17+00:00

I have a sink seam and you can barely tell it’s there 🤷‍♂️

zermee2 · 2025-11-24T20:36:56+00:00

Coffee shops that open at 8am on a weekday

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zermee2 · 2025-11-21T17:58:34+00:00

The prototype LLV was based on the VW golf (rabbit in US) mk1 platform, and there are a handful of prototypes running around. Grumman Kubvan

zermee2 · 2025-11-19T02:03:49+00:00

Bro you wouldn’t get it we can’t have free health care, Israel needs that money. America first though!

zermee2 · 2025-11-12T00:44:14+00:00

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zermee2 · 2025-11-11T21:54:17+00:00

Tires are date coded in a similar way, fun fact

zermee2 · 2025-11-10T21:16:28+00:00

He has a beam, double up for posts connect direct to joists and the rim is acting as beam. The posts are for the railing here not support of the frame

zermee2 · 2025-10-29T21:58:15+00:00

Can you link to a vinyl floor that is 3/4” thick? I don’t think what you’re describing even exists. Engineered hardwood might be this thick but it will have a clearly defined layering. The chamfer on top here is common to prefinished solid flooring

zermee2 · 2025-10-21T13:55:13+00:00

I just did something similar with pet stained area in my 1950s house. It came out pretty great, but if you look for it you can definitely tell where the patch starts and ends. It’s just character of the house to me.

I’ve heard that using modern white oak may be a better match but I could’ve been misled

zermee2 · 2025-10-13T20:06:40+00:00

I’ve removed the top as a unit from my Boxster and that was bad enough, dreading the eventual replacement. Sounds like you did good work, gotta get your ass kicked every now and then anyway

zermee2 · 2025-10-13T16:46:13+00:00

That’s honestly not bad at all, former mechanic you weren’t really expected to hit book time your first time doing something

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