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I can't hook up my kids LBX to the surron app, since it's a chinese version. Can I fix that with a new controller, and if so:

1. Is it worth doing? I'm not sure what the app does.

2. What would the cost of a new controller be, and are there "upgrades" from the stock controller, and if so what do those do?

3. My kid doesn't need any more power, so what upgrades to his LBX would be worth doing? I think I'm going to switch out his knobbies for a dual purpose tire because he does 70% street (housing developments, backroads) riding. Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

Does anyone have experience with a textured paint option. I'm building a 36x56 w/ 14' sidewalls. There is an option for textured paint on the siding and roof. In the sample, it looks a lot nicer and I think it would make the building shell look nicer vs. the smooth steel - but for roof and siding combined it's a $1700 upgrade. That seems like a lot of money for a slightly different paint finish...but I'm guessing visually I'd like it a lot more.

I'm using 26ga metal on both the siding and roof.

Does anyone have experience with the texture (or better yet both texture and smooth) that can give me an opinion on whether the aesthetic value is worth the cost? Thanks!

My son is the quarterback of his 12u football team. Today something weird happened, and I'm not sure what this was, why it happened, if it's normal, and what to do to prevent it.
He came off the field today (his team is toast without him...so he really doesn't want to come off unless necessary) and told me he felt low. It took a minute for his Dexcom to connect to his phone, and when it did it said 128. I thought "shitty Dexcom" so finger stuck him.... 107. He sometimes feels a low at 70, but there have been times he's said he feels fine at 50 (when we're treating him). He insisted he was low, so I gave him half a glucose drink. He missed the end of practice (last 20 minutes) before he felt good again. At that point his Dexcom read 150 (I did Calibrate off the finger stick).
Why would he feel low at 107.... what should I do to avoid this during sports? Any insight or guidance from someone who understands what happened here and/or has dealt with it would be appreciated.

My son needs new brake pads for his LBX (first change). Can anyone recommend (or better yet link me to) a high quality brake pad from a reputable dealer? I don't want to just go on Amazon and roll the dice. I'd like to get the best ones I can.... Thanks!

I would love some advise if anyone can help with a camcorder recommendation for sports. I'm currently using my iphone 17pro for sports videos for my kids (volleyball and football and lacrosse). The phone honestly works well for volleyball...but football and lacrosse, trying to zoom in generally from field level just comes across as shaky bad phone videos. I'd like to move to something that will give them better video clips to use for their Hudl & Instagram for recruiting, etc. My thoughts on what is important are:
I want easy, I'm not a photographer and won't learn most likely (I have a Nikon D7100 and a few lenses, and I have never learned to be any good with it).
I want strong optical zoom b/c sometimes I won't be able to get midfield close and will be shooting from far away (but normally can get elevated).
I prefer something that does well in low light conditions, even when zoomed -this won't be super common, but will happen. We have stadium lights, but low light before the lights kick on will happen.
I want good battery life,
I'd love good autofocus with tracking, but I may be reaching with that. I've never used player tracking before so don't know if it's realistic, but some of the low zoom field cams seem to do this so am hoping a good camcorder will also.
I hope for good image stabilization, minimum 256GB SD card support, electronic viewfinder, and general excellent quality video (that can get a football flying through the air).

I'd like to be in the 2,000 range or less.... but if I absolutely need to I can go to 3500+.

I was looking at a Panasonic HC - X1600 and a possibility of the Sony HXR-NX800....but I'm way way open to other suggestions.
Thanks!!

I would love some advise if anyone can help with a camcorder recommendation for sports. I'm currently using my iphone 17pro for sports videos for my kids (volleyball and football and lacrosse). The phone honestly works well for volleyball...but football and lacrosse, trying to zoom in generally from field level just comes across as shaky bad phone videos. I'd like to move to something that will give them better video clips to use for their Hudl & Instagram for recruiting, etc. My thoughts on what is important are:
I want easy, I'm not a photographer and won't learn most likely (I have a Nikon D7100 and a few lenses, and I have never learned to be any good with it).
I want strong optical zoom b/c sometimes I won't be able to get midfield close and will be shooting from far away (but normally can get elevated).
I prefer something that does well in low light conditions, even when zoomed -this won't be super common, but will happen. We have stadium lights, but low light before the lights kick on will happen.
I want good battery life,
I'd love good autofocus with tracking, but I may be reaching with that. I've never used player tracking before so don't know if it's realistic, but some of the low zoom field cams seem to do this so am hoping a good camcorder will also.
I hope for good image stabilization, minimum 256GB SD card support, electronic viewfinder, and general excellent quality video (that can get a football flying through the air).

I'd like to be in the 2,000 range or less.... but if I absolutely need to I can go to 3500+.

I was looking at a Panasonic HC - X1600 and a possibility of the Sony HXR-NX800....but I'm way way open to other suggestions.
Thanks!!

I didn't realize there was an income cap on the ability to contribute to my Roth. The final year I contributed (4 or 5 years ago), I was over the income limit. I self manage all my own investments (simple VOO). What do I do? I read that if I don't correct it, I'll lose all growth from that years investment for all of time, essentially.

My (12 yr) son is still in a honeymoon phase. Sometimes he eats normally and stays in the 70-180 range and never leaves (without bolus, lantus only at 12u each night). Occasionally he'll even go low from just the lantus but not often. Sometimes he'll eat and to to 250+, but then his pancreas will kick in and in a few hours come back within range on his own. This morning he at sugary cereal (abnormal meal in our house) and he went to 325... we bolused once he was up that high (again...no pre-bolus) but only a small(ish) dose. We worry dosing at all will make him drop too far since he's producing insulin (inconsistently).
My question is.... if we prebolus or bolus when he goes up, will his body read that and not product too much, or should we keep just never dosing until we see he rises and isn't coming down on his own. I worry about him even temporarily rising to 300 levels...but worry that we'll cause him to go dangerously low if we treat. Any insight on this?

My son is 12 and I just noticed his underarms look red and irritated. I now remember my wife had mentioned it a couple weeks ago and was told it's a common side effect for people taking insulin. Is this accurate, and is there anything he can do about it? I don't know if it itches or bothers him...but I know he's self conscious about it, and I don't want that.

I now have probably 40 bottles of whiskey in my bar... almost all are good and enjoyable to drink. I'm not one who can pick out and describe "notes" of whiskey, I very simply just kindof like them at different levels. I know that's not helpful. However, the two that really stand out out to me...every time I pour a glass I'm re-surprised at how much I like it.... are Aberlour A'bundadh (Batch 79 which I've read from others is a disappointing batch) and Red Breast 12 CS. Both are very flavorful (in a good way) with some hints of sweetness that swirl around in them...and they're heavy/oily in mouthfeel. I can't really explain it any better....but I want to find more of those types of drinks. I'm going to look for other batches of A'bunadh (but don't know if it's really possible to find older batches - I'm pretty limited to what the PA controlled liquor store brings in and I'd assume those will always come in newest available batch?). I figure if I love the batch 79 and it's a bad one, my mind will blow if I find a better one. Any recommendations that meet my poor description of what I like?

I'm currently sitting drinking a dram of HP12... It's my second from this bottle (different days). Laphroaig 10 is what made me realize I liked Scotch (and whiskey in general) years ago. It made me realize whiskey is to sip and appreciate, not slam like a 15 year old. Out of curiosity, I just searched what I wrote as my post Title, and was reading a 4 year old post's comments. It seemed everyone kept referencing HP12 as a started peated drink... many "wade into the water" comments vs "cannonball into the water" with Laphroaig. I don't really get that... it's been a while since I've cracked open my Laphroaig, but from memory I feel that this HP12 is just as peaty/smokey. Honestly, and I mean this in the best of ways... it tastes like my mouth after kissing a drunk college girl who's been hammering cigarettes all night. I guess instead of posting for opinions on this, I should just go open my Laphroaig and compare, but at this point that may have to be held for a different day. This HP12 is pretty new to me - but I think I'm quite the fan.

I'm 51, own a small business, make pretty good money (200ish, sometimes more), single income with wife and kids, and tons of work stress (probably due to some OCD maybe). I have 1.8 in retirement, still owe 300k on the house, but no other debt. I have kid college and weddings, and help with getting launched into life that are my biggest future concerns. I may be a lucky one who will eventually benefit from an inheritance - I don't count on it but I think we will get $1M+ that I plan on passing straight through to my kids (hopefully by that time they'll be young adults) - so that lessens my "keep working bc my kids may need me" urges...but again, not counting on it.
I think I could either sell my company and get 1.5M+ or so before taxes, or I can keep it and retire with an income (my employees can run the business without me) of maybe $50-75k/yr. I wouldn't want to take too much bc I'd have to keep the business financially very healthy if I did that.
So... I think I could retire in the next few years if things keep going well (Pleeeeease...Don't sink our economy with anything stupid, current administration)... but I'm also realizing some things. First... I fixate on the fear that something will go wrong. So even though I'd LOVE in some ways to be able to live life and do things I've not been able to do for many years... the thought of letting my wife and children down weighs on me sooo heavily. Second... I "soft-work" constantly. I am never caught up, and always busy...but I'm also at home in my living room with a TV on in the background and food outside on the smoker... while i sit at my computer doing emails or working on projects. I "soft work" from 7AM until 1AM most days, with a break in the evenings to watch kid sports practices or whatever for a couple hours. I take time to go mow grass when I have to. I take whole weekend days sometimes to go to kid sports travel tournaments. When I do occasionally just take a few hours or even a day when there's not a kid sport commitment and I put work away... I've realized I have a tendency to vegetate. I'll do a few things around the yard, but I also will binge watch tv or surf the internet for whatever interests me. If I gave up work... would I actually do what I like to think of myself doing - hiking, fishing, biking, traveling, boating, hanging with my wife (who also stays super busy all the time), yard work, personal projects, camping, visiting distant family, etc..... or would I vegetate and wear-out Netflix and Reddit? The realization that maybe I would fall into the latter lifestyle makes me question if my life would be hollow if I would actually quit working. I really don't know the answer, and it's making me question the reality of the life I've been working to obtain.

I thought I was smart, cut a bunch of wood chips and pre-wetted them, then kept them in a ziplock in the fridge so I'd have soaked wood ready when needed (as I never remember wood chips until I'm starting coal)... Not so smart... figured the fridge would keep wood chips good - but no. Just pulled out the bag and they've got some pretty green/blue mold(??) starting.

Is there a trick to keeping pre-wetted wood good? If I freeze it, it will be a chunk instead of small pieces. I don't want to add any chemical obviously... Is there another answer, or I just have to get better at starting wood chips soaking the night before?

If I kept them in a quart jar filled with water (instead of draining), and kept that in the fridge, would that keep them good? Maybe add a little vinegar or citrus or something?

Related question.... am I right that to do as-need wood soaking, it needs to be overnight. 20-30 minutes I assume doesn't full penetrate and the wood will burn off too fast and not smoke as well?