The "I just bought..." thread.

[MrSquished]

Lightening up my main bike, plus stiffening the crankset. Fyxation carbon fork with fender and rack mounts, which I need. SRAM Force 42T carbon crankset. There were a couple lighter carbon forks but neither had both the rack and fender mounts together. Arriving tomorrow, install on happy Saturday!

 

[Dr. Detroit]

2022 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E AWD - Certified pre-owned. ~20% off new MSRP and a lengthy 7/100 CPO warranty. The "bed trunk" & in-bed speakers are great features!

This is more car/truck than I've ever wanted/needed as I'm used to economy commuter cars and I'm over waiting for a Maverick Hybrid thats been on order since September.

 

[Captante]

2022 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E AWD - Certified pre-owned. ~20% off new MSRP and a lengthy 7/100 CPO warranty. The "bed trunk" & in-bed speakers are great features!

This is more car/truck than I've ever wanted/needed as I'm used to economy commuter cars and I'm over waiting for a Maverick Hybrid thats been on order since September.

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Most likely the Honda is a LOT more reliable too long-term.

Congrats!

 

[repoman0]

Another LiFePo4 car battery, H5 size. I destroyed mine over this winter storage by over-discharging it 2.7V across the terminals and refuses to accept any charging current at all.

 

[Meghan54]

Picked this up Friday. 1990 Tracker Pro 17 w/40hp Evinrude. Orig owner used for a few months and then passed away from cancer. Wife put it into a garage, covered, for 30 years. “Unearthed” in ‘21.

Looks like new, runs like it, too…except for idle. Prob low speed circuit in carbs semi-filthy. Gauge faces are crystal clear, but a little fade on needle red tips.

Ran her 3 hrs today…did every single thing asked of it. Fun little toy. And ‘‘twas a steal for the price paid. 🤪

I’m ill.

 

[Kaido]

I can't remember if I mentioned these before, but I found some silicone steamer trays for the Instapot. I can stack 2 in my 6qt model:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LOQ2LGO/

They work a bit like bamboo steamers. I can drop some frozen gyozas in there with a cup of water, set it to 4 minutes, then fry them up in my wok with a little oil to make them potstickers. A+

 

[slpaulson]

2022 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E AWD - Certified pre-owned. ~20% off new MSRP and a lengthy 7/100 CPO warranty. The "bed trunk" & in-bed speakers are great features!

This is more car/truck than I've ever wanted/needed as I'm used to economy commuter cars and I'm over waiting for a Maverick Hybrid thats been on order since September.

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Very nice. I was between a Ridgeline and a Hyundai Santa Cruz, and ended up with the Santa Cruz largely because the Ridgeline would be a very tight fit in my garage. 20% off MSRP seems like a great deal, and Honda should hold its value and I’d expect be more dependable than a Hyundai.

 

[NutBucket]

And looks a whole lot better

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Tickets to Oppenheimer in 70MM IMAX Film.

Only 19-theatres in the US get 70MM IMAX film showings. $53 for two tickets will be well worth it for a Monday matinee!

IMAX film prints are 11-miles long and weight 600lbs!

 

[amdhunter]

You guys can't afford or match my style. You guys can rock your pitiful plain jane socks. Only the best, Dolce & Obama for me.

 

[IronWing]

You have small feet. Are you a manlet?

 

[VirtualLarry]

I just got my refurb Thinkpad T460s, 8GB/256GB, Win10 Pro. (inelegible for Win11, but for $169 whos complaining).

Best keyboard I've used yet in a laptop. I think it's supposed to be back-lit. It glowed briefly when I first powered-on, then it's been dark since.

 

[amdhunter]

You have small feet. Are you a manlet?

It's not how you use the feet, it's the size that matters.

 

[IronWing]

Since GM broke the software allowing one to attach an iPod Classic to the car, I bought a bluetooth transmitter to link the iPod to the car. It works surprisingly well.

 

[amdhunter]

Since GM broke the software allowing one to attach an iPod Classic to the car, I bought a bluetooth transmitter to link the iPod to the car. It works surprisingly well.

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I have a Chromecast with an HDMI --> RCA adapter so my wife can connect with her phone to play music on. She hated the Bluetooth option because then I could hear her stupid Whatsapp voice messages between her family and secret boyfriends I am sure she has.

 

[Kaido]

Since GM broke the software allowing one to attach an iPod Classic to the car, I bought a bluetooth transmitter to link the iPod to the car. It works surprisingly well.

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Re: iPod Classic. I was just missing my Minidisc Player the other day. I loved the mechanics, I loved how cool it looked, I loved the cassettes, everything! But now I just pay ten or twenty bucks a month for Spotify, which has over 100 million songs that I can ask Siri or Alexa to play instantly. No loading a physical cartridge, no downloading, etc. Plays anywhere on any device I have...TV, smart speakers, cell phone, car, etc. I miss the physicality of the whole setup tho!

 

[Captante]

Not to mention... you know... actually owning the music? (effectively)

(also most CD's/other discs sound FAR better!)

 

[lxskllr]

I have 15.1k tracks on my phone. 1144.2hr of music. I'd rather spend $10 or $20 on albums from bandcamp.

 

[sdifox]

Re: iPod Classic. I was just missing my Minidisc Player the other day. I loved the mechanics, I loved how cool it looked, I loved the cassettes, everything! But now I just pay ten or twenty bucks a month for Spotify, which has over 100 million songs that I can ask Siri or Alexa to play instantly. No loading a physical cartridge, no downloading, etc. Plays anywhere on any device I have...TV, smart speakers, cell phone, car, etc. I miss the physicality of the whole setup tho!

Still have my MD Recorder/CD Changer deck. And a MD walkman. Collecting dust though.

 

[Captante]

I have an Pioneer SATA BluRay drive in an ext USB3 enclosure (and a 2ed spare drive in a box) I use to play discs on my PC and my car still has a CD player that will also play audio tracks on most DVD's.

Additionally my old PS3 works perfectly as a BRD player, I have a near-mint Toshiba HD DVD player and a high-end vintage Sony DVD player too. (PS3 = best audio)

 

[igor_kavinski]

It glowed briefly when I first powered-on, then it's been dark since.

Fn+space bar. I think it has three brightness levels so keep pressing that key combination. OK, maybe two times. The third time invokes the webcam light.

 

[NutBucket]

Since GM broke the software allowing one to attach an iPod Classic to the car, I bought a bluetooth transmitter to link the iPod to the car. It works surprisingly well.

So you're one of those guys breaking part 15 and interfering with my radio...

Not to mention... you know... actually owning the music? (effectively)

(also most CD's/other discs sound FAR better!)

Yep. I will only purchase physical media.

 

[Captante]

So you're one of those guys breaking part 15 and interfering with my radio...

Yep. I will only purchase physical media.

I'm signed up for YT Premium personally BUT when I really like a recording I too seek out a CD/DVD. Far as streaming music content goes current YT is having a bit of a "Napster" moment despite the ads ... and it won't last!

Discs are still widely available for now. I suggest stocking up!

 

[NutBucket]

"Old guys" will be around for a long time...and so long as artists actually release albums vs. singles with filler

 

[Captante]

"Old guys" will be around for a long time...and so long as artists actually release albums vs. singles with filler

The faster the music/movie industry can eliminate physical media the better far as they are concerned.

Us "old guys" don't drive popular music/video sales.