u/MartyFunkhoosier

Very frustrated trying to switch from TMobile to Mint. My wife has a phone and number on our account and I have a different phone and different number. Mint’s instructions made it sound like each phone needs its own transfer PIN but none of the instructions I followed worked for me (never had an option to make a transfer PIN for my wife’s phone). I waited an hour to speak with TMobile customer service and they told me I just need the one transfer PIN that I got through the TM app, not two. Can anyone confirm if this is true or not?

Edit: yikes! Thanks for the replies, sounds like our quote from our mower is way higher than it should be. Will definitely call some other companies. Thanks!

Not sure what my lawn size… 50’s ranch in Milburn West area of Merriam. Messing with Google distance measurement I’m getting somewhere around 3000-3500 sq ft of lawn total. Have never aerated or seeded so no idea if this is a decent price. Have a lot of bare dirt in the front yard.

Have a 26” MTB singlespeed frame that I’ve been trying to sell that no one seems interested in so I figured I may build it back up to a complete bike as I have most of what I need in ye olde parts bin. Buying a ln inexpensive but good set of wheels for this build that use a quick release skewer. I know I could use a Surly Tuggnutt and I have these on other bikes but since I will probably have to sell this thing for next to nothing I was hoping there were other quick release compatible tensioners for horizontal dropouts that are cheaper. Anything?

I have three healthy rosemary plants from this summer, one getting quite big that I managed to keep alive for a couple winters and several summers. Google says Zone 6 is hit or miss for rosemary in the ground but I would love to be able to plant it and not bring it in and out each year. Anyone have success with this and have any tips or tricks on what they do to keep it alive through the winter?

I have a stable of bikes (Disc trucker, 1x1, Karate Monkey are my Surlys) and prefer a fairly upright riding position these days. I am going 10-20 miles tops on rides these days but am getting some soreness in my ischial tuberosities and some various nerve funkiness into my legs from time to time. I always have to wear a chamois too. People rave about Brooks saddles and I’m wondering if I should bite the bullet and try one. I like the Brooks C19 Cambium on a couple bikes. I’m unfortunately hitting 280s right now, the heaviest I’ve ever been, and would really like to work my way down to 250 in the coming year if I can, so I’m worried I would be too hard on the leather.

Anyone know what this place in the West Bottoms s that looks like a Vietnam War operating base? It has trucks, tarps, etc. I assume it’s an event space but it seems awfully niche.

Got an alert from a place in Midtown that I volunteer at that they were closed because of storm damage, and parts of the NE KCMO got hammered with big hail. My storm-reactive dog slept right through it and my neighborhood in Merriam looks fine. Did we miss the brunt of the storm?

Love riding, but am definitely a party pace person, keeping it to around 10mph and just going nice and steady. I hit 50 recently and have no friends outside of work and while I generally don’t mind spending time alone it is also nice to be around people sometimes, too. Any recommended slow pace group rides in the metro? My sprinting days were 30 years ago lol

Have a Disc Trucker that I bought used and with a Jones Loop installed. Seller included the original drop bar with Tektro levers and Microshift bar end shifters. Avid makes MTB and road versions of the BB7 calipers that use different cable pull ratios and I’m assuming these are road ones to work with the road levers, but was thinking about replacing the levers are these are pretty beat and was wondering what I should look out for to be sure of which version I have. Thanks in advance!

Want to buy some small accessories like reflectors and the like from Blue Lug, order would be $100-$150 at the most. I literally haven’t bought anything internationally since the ridiculous tariffs started. How much extra should I expect to
Get hit with if I place this size of an order?

No formal music training or lessons, can’t read music (tabs I can handle of course), have played guitar for 35 years (and suck) as well as dabbling in banjo, bass and ukulele, and I have a decent banjo (Deering Goodtime). Definitely no time for actual lessons, but is there a particularly good YouTuber or the like where I could actually start from the ground up and see progression in my playing. I’ve dabbled for years but trying random beginners song lessons seems tough for me since I don’t have any fundamentals. Or an online buy it once sort of program that is great? Any advice much appreciated, thanks!

Wife’s birthday is this week and she is dying for BLTs. I know of a small store that has good tomatoes in the summer but I wouldn’t be opposed to farmers markets, too. How have they been this summer? Sadly I have had other priorities this summer and haven’t been to a FM yet.

I just learned that you’re supposed to use some sort of strap on the headtube or handlebars and front rack to prevent the front rack from breaking and causing rider to endo. I never knew this and would like to see pics of how people rig this up so I can be safe, thanks!

I’ve only been getting tattooed for a couple years and everything is above the elbows for me (work in a conservative industry). To date I have been very careful about keeping my tattoos covered in the sun. Is it still unadvised to expose them to sun if sunscreen is being used? I’m sure the safest thing is that a UV ray never touch them but for practical purposes is properly covered in sunscreen almost as good or is it still a bad idea?

Seeing Melvins at RecordBar tonight and their website just says 7pm (not specifying doors or start of show so I’m assuming that’s doors) while ticket says 8pm. I’m planning to show up early anyway but I didn’t want to be insanely early. Thanks in advance! And then tomorrow night headed to Lawrence for Conan. What a time to be alive

Bought a Tellason Coverall chore coat (Cone Mills, non-Selvedge) and had to go triple X because I’m big and wanted some extra room for layering. The coat fits fine except the sleeves are way too long. Unlike a regular denim jacket where the sleeves can be rolled up, these ones are un-rollable so my only option would be tailoring. I guess I should just take it to my tailor and ask his opinion but has anyone taken a denim jacket like this to a tailor for sleeves to be shortened and if so, was it a good experience? I will need like 5 inches off the sleeves and I’m just under 6’ tall so I guess they assume anyone who wears their 3x is 7 feet tall and has orangutan arms lol

My wife is just turning 50 and has to use a walker to get around at all. She has a bag on it that is basically just an open thing to toss stuff in but nothing is secure and everything for walkers just seems to be made like garbage. Coming from the bike world where people make high end frame bags and the like I would be surprised if there isn’t a more niche, high end bag maker that caters to walkers. Or am I crazy? I want t to upgrade her kit but not with Amazon garbage. Any pointers?

Bought the “Happy Gene” bottle with Chinese writing on it but I’m curious if there is a story behind it?