Got caught lacking but I keep these Trader Joe's instant coffee packets handy for baking (brownies) and emergencies. I already dilute Black RTD chocolate by drinking a bit and maybe adding 4 to 6oz of water to get to a Yoohoo consistency. Figured I'd dump in some instant coffee. It's intense, not sure how I feel about it but it's drinkable and solves the problem at hand.
Keep your eyes peeled for, and report any, corporate enshittification. 😁
Remember that if you purchased in the last 30 days you can request a refund of the price difference. In the Costco app go to account > customer service > price match and submit a price match for each eligible order.
Chump announced new tariffs on Canada today. 50% on most goods. What's the effect here on the new black RTD chocolate made in Canada?
Preferably Sun Big City, Ditch Witch or similar. Eyeletted preferred. Used in good condition ok too. Not much out there at my numerous distributors. Just paid retail (fortunately low margins on BMX parts) for some Gusset Black Dogs as they were delayed at BTI.
Some affected subscribers, not all, received 50% off codes when the subscription reminders were terminated. Huel later reversed course. Though I had a subscription ship without notice, I never received one of these codes. I could use one to re-up on White RTD for pre bike commute breakfasts. Apparently the code expires in a few weeks. If you're not gonna use it, I would love to.
Just bought the Worksharp pro elite. FAQ says to expect 75 to 100 sharpenings from the abrasives. In an effort to preserve abrasive life is there some sort of magnified photo guide showing what an edge should look like at various grits before progressing to the next finer grit? I don't want to stay parked in any one grit longer than necessary or proceed too quickly to the next finer grit. I have a couple magnifying loupes.
I have never been a fan of Huel's Chocolate flavor RTD. I reluctantly bought some Black when it hit Costco awhile back because I value saving money over taste and texture. I was quite happy that Strawberry Banana hit Costco and hadn't bought a Chocolate since SB was made available.
Enter the reformulation. You can see the nutrition and ingredient change in other posts. I bought a case to try it. The taste is certainly better, a little more dessert like in flavor is the best way I can describe it. The texture is super smooth. I still find it a little thick for my tastes, it's thinner than I remember but still has that creamy thickness to it.
If you were worried it was going too change much, I don't think it has overall. I think the bigger change is the flavor as opposed to texture based on my recollection of the former formula.
I live in hell. The bottles in my Huel RTD box delivered from Costco still measure 100.2F THREE HOURS AFTER bringing it inside.
Your Huel is fine.
Stretch skewer springs over the rod. They stay put.
HSS screw extractors for an impact driver. Drill on one side, extractor on the other. Great for cleat screws. u can get a decent set at Harbor Freight.
Japanese screw head pliers, have successfully used on stripped rotor bolts.
Buy a 1/4" hex bit (SAE tool, gasp!), connect your two torque wrenches together and peep the max deflection.
Them cores can slice ya! This puts a nice smooth bevel on the inside of the core.
Seriously wish I'd have bought one peak pandemic when we shipped a lot of bikes. A few years ago I was asked to ship a tandem and wanted to ensure I could make a suitably sturdy box from two bike boxes.
Found one real cheap locally on Facebook marketplace with a box of nearly 10k staples. And while it doesn't "shoot" staples like a traditional staple gun, using it is definitely one of those Tim the tool man Taylor moments.
Dull 90° pick, slide and pull away. My new favorite tool for popping tape.
This is mostly relevant to shop or co-op folks. I finally found an affordable axle spacer (washers to go between cones and locknuts for correcting OLD spacing, for example when replacing worn cones with new ones that have a slightly different stack height, or respacing a hub). ASMC Industrial sells 3/8 x 5/8 x 0.063 and 0.032 washers in stainless. These are roughly 9.9 ID x 15.9 OD x 1.5 and 0.5mm thickness in dimension. They fit all axles cleanly except 10mm axles you'll have to hit the ID with a rat tail file or a dremel with a conical stone or sanding drum. Left is the thin one, middle is the 1mm expensive $1+ each wheels mfg spacer and right is the thick one. They're 16 cents a piece shipped, sold in packs of 100. Part numbers: 0000-101700 thin, 0000-103969 thick.
My zenni sunglasses use two, 2 piece screws per temple. On the inside it's a Phillips screw, on the outside it looks like a rivet but it's got a hole on the other side that the screw threads into. Does anyone know what this is called so I can order some?
Just an FYI, I find an immersion blender gives me the best texture. I have a vitamix blender and cleaning that for one shake is a chore. I started using a KitchenAid immersion blender and I keep it near the top for awhile so it pulls in some air and makes the texture lighter as well. You can't really get a lot of air into the mixture with a blender or bullet.
I bought a bag of UU to experiment and I've been making it with a banana and 30ml of date syrup. Still need to make or buy apple pie spice and try that.
Twice now, Dictum has given my package to DHL, who gets it into transit, only for it to move thru a few cities but ultimately get returned to Dictum by DHL. No explanation.
They're one of the few sellers of a French product I'm trying to order.
Is DICTUM not completing the necessary documents for international shipment? I haven't been able to get an answer from them. I do receive a refund once the order makes it back to them. The first time I figured maybe the larger hand tool I had added busted to through the package or something? Nope, I ordered fewer items and same thing.
I did have a small 2 or 4 oz bottle of Camellia oil in the shipment, is this something DHL won't air transport?
Help?
If for simplicity's sake, I wanted to always round up, giving customers FREE money when giving them change, the Arizona law makes that illegal? Dumb.
Provision 5: Prohibits a seller from applying a rounding method other than Swedish rounding.
If change owed does not end in 0 or 5 I'd round up, always. Arizona law follows Swedish rounding which says change ending in 1 and 2 rounds down to 0. 3 and 4 rounds up to 5. 6 and 7 rounds down to 5. 8 and 9 rounds up to 10.