In the "Spirit of '26" and America's future 'Yub Nub' holiday, I present... the inspirational, patriotic Ewok I edited & 3D-printed last night, and painted this morning.
The Revolution will be Adorable 😄
Every week, I have to go away for a day or two, and have to leave my cat with my elderly parents & spend my entire trip in terror that they're going to accidentally let him outside. As a minimal safeguard, I got them an iPhone and have him wearing an airtag collar.
Every week, the formerly new, allegedly-Airtag-compatible Energizer battery that I put in the previous week shows up as almost dead. In theory, I suppose it's a net improvement over the "regular" CR2032 cells that show up as "low battery" instantly or within minutes of being inserted into the AirTag, but it's driving me crazy.
I tried some cheap CR2032 cells from Dollar Tree. They didn't display bitterant-related premature death... but only lasted ~3-4 weeks due to just being crap batteries.
Is there any such thing as a high-quality Duracell/Energizer-class CR2032 lithium cell that delivers months of battery life and ISN'T screwed up by bitterant-coating? Or, is there any real, honest-to-god way to scrub it away that actually works? I've tried dish soap, fine-grit sandpaper, and rubbing alcohol without success.
I noticed that the Philips CR2032 cells have a circle with an icon that looks like an adult beating a child with a paddle. By some chance, is the area within that circle the area where the bitterant IS, the bitterant-free zone to make sure lines up with the contact in the Airtag, or just an etching they put there to warn you that it's coated that has no particular significance beyond being a warning?
A few days ago, I bought a decorative front license plate from Amazon, and just realized now that there's nowhere to mount it.
Thinking back, I almost... maybe... vaguely remember getting something that might have been a front plate mount in a plastic bag when I picked up my new 2023 Civic Sport Touring back in December 2022.
Before I potentially burn the next few days tearing apart my house for something I might or might not have actually received... does anybody know whether a front license plate mount is something dealers are required by Honda (or federal law) to furnish with a new Civic, or whether it's merely something that they could provide... but don't have to? If it matters, I'm in Florida... so front plates aren't required.
If it IS something I should have received, what does it actually LOOK like? For example...
Failing that, does anybody know of any cheap license plate mounts available from Amazon that are nondestructive, don't require drilling, and basically look like they're supposed to be there, and not something literally held on by glorified zip ties?
