Recent content by ebarker9

I'm at >$5 per gallon based on my "limited usage" and spent multiple hours negotiating down to $4.50. It's a long story and I won't derail things here further but these companies all completely suck.

(Sorry to derail, I'm interested in the panel monitoring stuff too but...) Out of curiosity, what are you paying per gallon? I've had all kinds of fun arguments with my supplier about their pricing and what's shown on NYSERDA etc.

Pretty confident that it's legitimate but that's always a good idea. All of the links for payment/dispute are the correct ones for Rutgers. It's possible that the person with the plate is pulling some kind of scam which is why I want to resolve it asap with the DMV.

Another one mostly for the sake of amusement, but still pretty annoying. I received 2 parking citations in the mail from Rutgers yesterday, which I found odd because I have never parked at Rutgers in my 21 years living in the state and can't even recall the last time I was in the vicinity of...

Fortunately it doesn't really matter when this package gets to me but this delivery company is 😂 122025-12-20 09:39:49Departed GOFO Regional Hub 112025-12-18 04:42:32Out for Delivery 102025-12-18 04:37:32Departed GOFO Delivery Station 92025-12-18 04:32:32Arrived at GOFO Delivery Station...

-We're doing a Hawaii trip in April and I'm going to do the climb up Haleakala with an arbitrary goal of 5 hours. Climbing on the road is probably my biggest strength on a bike so I'm looking forward to it, but this is obviously a unique thing so we'll see how it goes. -Continue getting faster...

I'm curious to hear their explanation. It seemed like an obvious call.

Someone either acquiring or ridding themselves of a nightmare project.

Think they'll get issued at the same time as the $5k DOGE checks? Just want to be prepared for the tax implications.

Some positive words about them here: I'm definitely not in the market for $2k custom shoes, but some of the ideas seem interesting.

If anything, there's been a substantial increase in BS processes. Things that used to be routine have become complicated and painful. Things that could be easily handled at the "working" level (and by "working", I'm referring to experienced professionals with advanced degrees and decades of...

Yes. See also the deferred resignation program ("fork in the road") which took money from government programs to pay people not to work for ~6-9 months. Efficiency!

I like their lever shapes and power and the pricing on MT5s is a bargain, but they're definitely the most finicky brakes to set up that I've ever had. They can be tricky to bleed and get aligned so that the rotor doesn't rub.

I cannot get over how many of these I've seen around.