What first world problem did you have today?

thestrangebrew1 · May 22, 2025

Red Squirrel said:
That sounds like a pain, never crossed my mind as to what happens when a law firm just goes tits up. Like what about people that have wills and such? That could suck if all of it just ends up void. You'd think there would be some process where stuff gets transferred to another firm.

Per the Lincoln Lawyer, the one that died in the beginning willed all his cases to the Lincoln Lawyer. Maybe it's a requirement for a firm to have some sort of backup? That does sound like a PITA though.

KLin · May 23, 2025

Pretty sure I'm starting my 3rd bout of covid. womp womp.

Shmee · May 23, 2025

KLin said:
Pretty sure I'm starting my 3rd bout of covid. womp womp.

Ooof, that sucks, and legit is not just a first world problem. Being sick really sucks for anyone, especially if it's covid. Hope you feel better soon.

Hoober · May 23, 2025

KLin said:
Pretty sure I'm starting my 3rd bout of covid. womp womp.

Jesus. I've never had it. I also have a son who's never had it.

igor_kavinski · May 23, 2025

Hoober said:
Jesus. I've never had it. I also have a son who's never had it.

B+ blood group?

KLin · May 23, 2025

Hoober said:
Jesus. I've never had it. I also have a son who's never had it.

My first bout was December 2020 and was the original strain I think. Kicked my butt for 10 days. 2nd bout had me down for a few days but was a bit more tolerable.

IBMJunkman · May 23, 2025

I have discovered that buying a silencer from Silencer Central is not any easier than buying in person from my FFL.

Hoober · May 23, 2025

igor_kavinski said:
B+ blood group?

O-

igor_kavinski · May 23, 2025

Hoober said:
O-

Mine is B+. I'm pretty sure that I got COVID multiple times due to unexplained diarrhea out of nowhere but tests always came back negative. So seems that was my body's reaction to finding some weird virus in the system and immediately going on a purge to clean it out of the system.

sdifox · May 23, 2025

igor_kavinski said:
Mine is B+. I'm pretty sure that I got COVID multiple times due to unexplained diarrhea out of nowhere but tests always came back negative. So seems that was my body's reaction to finding some weird virus in the system and immediately going on a purge to clean it out of the system.

you really have no idea how your body works huh.

Pohemi · May 23, 2025

Ordered an ebike from a dealership down in TX. That bike can't be shipped to home, it has to be picked up at or delivered by the dealer. I had to call THEM to find this out, two days after the order when nothing had moved.

Found the bike avail at a dealer about 50 miles from me, but I now have to wait for the payment authorization hold to release from the pending (and cancelled) order from the first place.

And unless I feel like riding it all the way back home, I'm going to need to find someone with a pickup truck to help me go get it.

FWPs.

lxskllr · May 23, 2025

50 miles might be a fun adventure. Depends on what the roads look like.

igor_kavinski · May 23, 2025

lxskllr said:
50 miles might be a fun adventure. Depends on what the roads look like.

And if the ebike battery can last that long.

lxskllr · May 23, 2025

igor_kavinski said:
And if the ebike battery can last that long.

Yea, there's a lot of variables. Unless the battery's huge, you're gonna have to do some peddling at some point. That could mean minimal assist the whole way, lots of assist for parts, and none at all for others, or some combination. Lots of flat will be easier than lots of hills.

Red Squirrel · May 23, 2025

That comes up to 80km, that's quite a trek on a bike! I guess it would be doable if you use the battery efficiently, such as to go up hills, then pedal the easier parts.

Pohemi · May 24, 2025

It's possible to cycle from Neenah to Two Rivers with twists and turns but mostly level roads (I mapped it out, it estimated 4hrs 23min travel time).

No matter, as I found something else that fits my needs better and will be safer for me to ride. I was planning on the Segway Xyber, but I'm opting for a Lectric Xpedition Stratus cargo ebike. It has a range of 170 miles compared to the 112 mile range of the Xyber (with 2 batteries).

It's less sporty, torque-y, and fast and more utilitarian which is what I really need. The Xyber would have been more fun, but I'd have been more likely to kill myself on it as well.

ETA: The Lectric ebike is also half the price of the Xyber with a 2nd battery, and Lectric will ship it right to me. Comes with a bunch o' free shit too with the Memorial Day deals on their site right now.

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QueBert · May 24, 2025

Eating an "Apple Fritter" from the donut shop. I've had them at every donut shop, and none of them have more than 1% apple, and there's not even apple flavor. While I do love them they should be called something else.

Pohemi · May 24, 2025

I vote to call them, "Fritter blanks". I've gotten fritters like that as well...was not impressed, heh.

IronWing · May 24, 2025

QueBert said:
Eating an "Apple Fritter" from the donut shop. I've had them at every donut shop, and none of them have more than 1% apple, and there's not even apple flavor. While I do love them they should be called something else.

Go here:

Orange Blossom Bakery & Cafe

and order an Apple Ugly. You will no longer be disappointed.

Chaotic42 · May 24, 2025

I wish ebay would let me turn off certain countries for every search by default and would include shipping in the prices it shows for searches.

Red Squirrel · May 24, 2025

Windows 11 shows a bunch of garbage I don't care about when I click on the clock now, instead of showing a calendar like every other operating system.

Shmee · Sunday at 2:23 AM

Yeah I think there should be some option to turn all the ads and stuff off. Look into tools like WinAerotweaker and Shutup10

Red Squirrel · Sunday at 2:40 AM

This is a work machine so rather not mess with stuff like that. Thankfully at home I'm on Linux and I do have win10 for gaming but don't really use that machine all that much.

Pohemi · Sunday at 11:31 AM

I'm still on 10, but been using Shutup10 since I first installed Win10 years back. I forgot what it behaves like without it, heh. All the telemetry and tracking crap, besides the ads and whatnot.

Sometimes I still miss the days of strip-ship WinXP, lol.

IBMJunkman · Sunday at 12:03 PM

Chaotic42 said:
I wish ebay would let me turn off certain countries for every search by default and would include shipping in the prices it shows for searches.

I don’t see foreign listings when searching eBay.com. I have to go to eBay.de or ebay.it or ebay.co.uk to see items from those countries.

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