#Firefighter, #paramedic, #photographer, gearhead & general light-duty #nerd.
#BelieveInFilm #FTMPTB he/him Caretaker to 3 cats and parent of an amazing human. (Alas, now it’s 2 cats. 🌈 Probably not for long tho. The Cat Distribution System will provide.) Self-hosted instance named after my beloved dog. 🌈(Seen in my avatar…) “Never attempt anything you wouldn’t want to explain to a paramedic.”
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Last Notes npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C Was going to buy a helmet lock for my motorcycle. Ended up ordering a lockable top box instead. I want to use it for more errands and daily riding this year. Plus I’m spoiled having an actual trunk on the Ural. #motorcycles npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C AI may nbe filling the web with slop, but let’s not let the SEO people off the hook. I just printed a recipe. 7 pages! Half page of recipe. Page of photos & explanation of why it’s good. Half page of ads. (Fuck you Capitalism! Leave my toner alone!) The rest is reviews, Terms of Use (for a recipe I’M cooking!), and other garbage. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…ryrt It was still hard in the end, but we cherish the months we nurtured her. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C Car show today. Didn’t take many pix; didn’t take any of our own rides. https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/115/040/674/627/788/673/original/e743058563c52fed.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/115/040/674/910/092/328/original/831c558917067e2d.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/115/040/675/406/637/869/original/d00f2228f1bba619.jpeg npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 While I am always hopeful, Ford’s “breakthrough” “Model T moment” boils down to “we’re building a different type of assembly line so we can do what GM and VW are already doing”. “Oh, and we’re killing the Escape in the process.” I remain skeptical. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C I seem to have hit a nerve when I called out @nprofile…8xaf. I get it. People like them. I want to like them. I have a 13 and love it. I’ve even had to make a repair and it was a good experience. My wife has a 16 and it’s been nothing but trouble. The support experience has been sub-par for an expensive high end laptop. It’s still broken and has been since mid June. As of now I cannot recommend the company. Will see how this progresses. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…k0zs Good luck. My 13 is great; wife's 16 has been an over-complicated unreliable nightmare. Haven't heard much about the 12 yet. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 We used to go all out, putting cars on the dyno and running an EPA cycle. They eventually decided that was too much, so now they just plug into the OBD and query the computer. If it's pre-OBD it gets a pass. (I had a Dieselgate VW which passed every time. 😜 ) npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 We have a state inspection, but it’s done after you get your plates. It’s basically headlights, tires, & and OBD emissions check. Although I have seen ppl fail it for bald tires or shredded windshield wipers. (Really? What did they think they were inspecting?) npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 Oh I’m sure it makes sense. I just live at the other end of the spectrum. You pays your money and you gets your plates. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 You guys have quite the complicated process. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 Saw the Westmoreland Social Club one at a show last week. Wish I had a Westemorelamd product to put it on. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 @nprofile…sr8w Ha! Here in ‘Murrica we’ll send you a bill for the ambulance if you survive. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 @nprofile…sr8w Those numbers make more sense then. Here it’s just a plate. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 @nprofile…sr8w Oof. I pay for insurance and excise tax, but the registration is only ~$40/yr. Excise is based on age and value, but the percentage goes down quickly. I think my biggest one (for the antiques) is ~$60. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 @nprofile…sr8w This is why my antiques are with Hagerty and do not have antique plates. What good is a VW bus if I’m not allowed to take it on weekend trips? Funny part is that here antique plates cost the same or more. Only reason to have them is on large trucks to avoid DOT regulations. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…k0zs Never had that happen but I’ve had two Timex quartzes mounted to bikes which gain ~5 minutes per season. Unusual for that model and my wrist-worn versions don’t do that. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C Look, I love my #Ural, and I love a good farkle, but this lists for more than 2x what my bike cost new in 2019. #motorcycle https://www.alphacars.com/vehicle-details/new-2025-ural-gear-up-globetrotter-series-boxborough-ma-id-36254423 npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 Eighthlinger. (Couldn’t resist.) npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…0q8s S’okay. No one’s gonna use that other space. It has a cone in it! npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C Spent the morning out playing with friends. #gscale #livesteam #gardenrailway https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/114/610/484/893/436/040/original/6214638edbf5adc6.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/114/610/485/073/021/309/original/fd0659271e5cddcb.jpeg npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…lwhf As a kid I remember plucking potato bugs off the leaves and dropping them in a coffee can of gasoline. Effective, and didn’t spread chemicals in the fields. Dangerous I suppose but we survived. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…0q8s Jeep Wrangler? npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C I don’t beg a lot, but this Sunday I will be riding in the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to raise money for men’s cancer research and mental health. This one is a big deal to me; I’ve lost friends by their own hand. Please donate a buck or two here: https://gfolk.me/mack505 https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/114/503/142/639/505/928/original/2834a155fe1bd507.jpeg npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…gj99 That’s not a ‘76-90 Caprice… npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C I literally just realized it was Tuesday. I’ve been thinking it was Monday all day. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C The adventure begins. #MidnightMarathon https://cdn.masto.host/feistycricketorg/media_attachments/files/114/370/878/302/236/952/original/b0da182b0de807d9.jpeg npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C Tomorrow was supposed to be spring Tetris and PM Fest, but the weather forecast looks ‘meh’ and I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. https://notesfrommosquitohill.com/2019/11/26/tetris/ npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C No shit. https://flipboard.com/@npr/u.s.-news-aspd61boz/-/a-jg1W_EySRyypd-c7BkAWPQ%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0 npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…9sad Oh no. What now? npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @nprofile…ty09 When I see capes and jets in the same image The Incredibles comes to mind. Nothing good can come of this. npub1tr7mcplvmpdpsl8rfa670h6u3e847t4rpec4s4sggsw4vg47vheshjnazq James C @npub1yk6…4zz4 Boosting and replying for engagement. Always love a new episode n