The Daily Rant Thread

[DavidB1126]

When I ship out stuff I always use ground advantage
Unless its lipos it has to be ground only.

 

[WickedFog]

I quit using priority mail for that very reason, it's no faster than standard mail. Just costs more.

Exactly. I paid $10 extra for a package to ship priority and had another package shipped regular mail the same day, and it was farther away. Guess which one showed up 2 days sooner

 

[CertifiedMike]

I quit using priority mail for that very reason, it's no faster than standard mail. Just costs more.

I will tape the envelope to the inside of a box and ship it fedex!
Whatever the reason, "mailing" paper is painfully slow. I wonder who else is reading it.

You shipping me something?

Same thing I shipped you last week but a different color!!!

 

[Tunedfrog]

Only excitement we got around here the last few months is my neighbor stubbed her toe.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer women, that's the exciting part.

 

[DavidB1126]

Wow. Don't like people like this

 

[Doom!]

Sounds like it would be better for everyone if he took his toys and went home. Nobody needs a cancer like that spreading at the track.

 

[Tunedfrog]

There's always one or two of those kind of people everywhere you go.
It's a fine example of "misery loves company".
They have shown their ugly faces around here.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

dug the RC10GT out to work on it. 30 minutes later i was throwing the battery for the starter box and glow ignitor on the charger so i can try to fire it. wtf was i doing the last year+ that i didn't just finish the damn thing!?

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

i think the carb is clogged. i got fuel in my mouth. last time i did that was the day i was lighting firecrakers off with a soldering iron... i think that was back in 2000.... cold and tingly. tastes like chit.

 

[DavidB1126]

I been heavily watching RC drift videos. Wish I kept the tt02 and maybe converted it into a drifter but i know going the MST route would be better. But funds and time don't allow for a new rc interest at the moment. Drifting is just too cool.

This is the pro drift guy at the local track
https://www.youtube.com/@edriftin/videos

 

[Xraycer]

My 70" Sony TV decided to die this during the overnight. No indications that anything was wrong. I watched the Bills vs Ravens game last night, then went to bed. It won't power up this morning. I've only had it for about 7 years
I'll be heading to Best Buy later on this evening, after getting 4 new tires for Mrs. X's Forester.

 

[CertifiedMike]

My 70" Sony TV decided to die this during the overnight. No indications that anything was wrong. I watched the Bills vs Ravens game last night, then went to bed. It won't power up this morning. I've only had it for about 7 years
I'll be heading to Best Buy later on this evening, after getting 4 new tires for Mrs. X's Forester.
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Looks like you and Mrs X BOTH get birthday presents this year!!!

 

[WickedFog]

My 70" Sony TV decided to die this during the overnight. No indications that anything was wrong. I watched the Bills vs Ravens game last night, then went to bed. It won't power up this morning. I've only had it for about 7 years
I'll be heading to Best Buy later on this evening, after getting 4 new tires for Mrs. X's Forester.
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Might be easily repairable. You can often find someone with same issue and solution if you dig around. And you can find the parts pretty easily once you know the board number that went bad. If my ex can do it, anybody can.

 

[Greywolf74]

My 70" Sony TV decided to die this during the overnight. No indications that anything was wrong. I watched the Bills vs Ravens game last night, then went to bed. It won't power up this morning. I've only had it for about 7 years
I'll be heading to Best Buy later on this evening, after getting 4 new tires for Mrs. X's Forester.
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Try unplugging it for 15 minutes and then plugging it back in. Sometimes electronics just need a "reboot".

Also, you can try replacing the main board and/or the power board inside, and usually this will fix most TV issues and costs a fraction of what a 70" TV does. Unless you just want a new TV

 

[WickedFog]

Try unplugging it for 15 minutes and then plugging it back in. Sometimes electronics just need a "reboot".

Also, you can try replacing the main board and/or the power board inside, and usually this will fix most TV issues and costs a fraction of what a 70" TV does. Unless you just want a new TV

That's what my ex's was. Bad power supply board. Different brand of tv, but did the same thing. Spinning icon on screen. Fairly easy fix.

 

[Xraycer]

Well, I want my TV back tonight, so I'm gonna grab me an 85" for around $600. I don't need the latest and greatest technology.
Then I'll try to fix this one. It would be cool to watch TV/football, outside by the firepit

 

[Doom!]

Might be easily repairable. You can often find someone with same issue and solution if you dig around. And you can find the parts pretty easily once you know the board number that went bad. If my ex can do it, anybody can.

We fixed one of our tv's watching a you tube vid. Turned out I just needed to solder in a couple of new capacitors. Took less than an hour and was less than $10.00. I figured I had nothing to lose at that point.

I currently find myself in a similar situation, one of the lightbulbs in the bathroom went out. The problem I'm coming across is that I can't remember the punchline to go with "How many Doom's does it take to change a lightbulb?"

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

throat hurts, sinuses hurt. still smelling nitro for some reason... I'm not sick its weather related (its been dryer than all hell)

 

[HPIguy]

People that come to work sick. I've been sick since Thursday thanks to people that come to work sick and share their microbes. Tested positive for COVID over the weekend. I think this is the sixth time I've had it. I've missed two days of work, so had to burn two days of PTO. Ugh!!

 

[Doom!]

People that come to work sick. I've been sick since Thursday thanks to people that come to work sick and share their microbes. Tested positive for COVID over the weekend. I think this is the sixth time I've had it. I've missed two days of work, so had to burn two days of PTO. Ugh!!

It's bad enough getting sick, it's even worse when it was preventable, my office is notorious for this.