u/dad_bod_gaming

So I bought these cameras and the newest hub that doesn't have a local storage option (no usb/no SD slot), so I was forced to either pay a subscription service or toss the whole system. Switched to an XR hub with an SD card for local storage (🖕subscription fees!) but now my doorbell camera isn't working. Might be batteries? It goes off a lot. I don't have a full set of lithium batteries here,so I can't verify. Anything else it could be? Would a newer doorbell camera not work with an XR hub?

I'm feeling like making another commander deck. I really like the idea of sacrificing a bunch of creatures/tokens for effect. I've seen some good options for this style of deck. I've also been scanning through my whole collection and finding a bunch of old cards that would fit nicely, unless of course some new stuff is better...

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What are some good commanders that take advantage of the sac outlets? What are some must haves?

I currently have a brand new set of cameras, a brand new hub,and a brand new account. My hub does not have any option for local storage,and I don't want to pay a subscription service to use my cameras. Looking at buying an XR sync module with a micro SD card to have local storage and avoid subscription fees.

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Question is - once I buy that hub and set it up, will I be able to easily move my cameras to the new hub? A coworker had his GF move in and tried to add her cameras to his sync hub and was unable to as they were already assigned to another hub. I'm already frustrated with the subscription requirement, so hopefully I can make a new hub with local storage work, otherwise I'm just gonna pitch the cameras and get a different system.

Just gonna post here whenever I get annoyed about my cameras being bricks unless I pay Blink a fee every month. New account, new cameras, 30 days in and they're dummy cameras now. Don't buy these if you're on the fence. It's a rip off.

I had blink cameras for years, but now you have to pay to keep your recordings? When did this start? Does anything work without a paid subscription? Is there anything else out there I can switch to that does?

So I'm not in IT or Tech, which might hinder this search, but I'm looking to pick up a second job as I have a TON of spare time at my current job. Something I could do discreetly as I'm mostly in office at my current job... Maybe it's a pipe dream? Purchasing/maintenance background.

Is there anything out there I could do with that basic description? What would I search for on job listings?

TL;DR - GF and I sold our home and bought two separate houses and live apart now. Relationship was rocky, requires more effort than it's worth now, contemplating ending it.

My GF and I have been together for 8 years now. We dated for two years,bought a house together during COVID, lived together for 5-1/2 years, and just recently sold that house to buy two separate houses, moving our families apart. I have two kids,she has three, so it was a pretty full house when we were all together.

Separate houses was pitched by her initially. We needed to move as kids were growing and the rooms they were in did not. What worked for my 8 year old son didn't work as he's approaching 14. Same for her son who's 6'-5" now,was 5'-6" when we moved in. Bigger houses that would fit all of us are 7 figures. We didn't want a mortgage that size, especially with the older kids only a couple years away from moving out.

There certainly was some conflict when we lived together. She's going through premenopause, and was difficult to live with - very controlling, moody, triggered by everything. I never knew what I was coming home to, and when she was mad,she was MAD. People 5 doors down could hear every word she shouted. This wasn't the norm in the first years we lived together. Our sex life dropped off to a handful of times a year as well - not even just once a month. Conflicts and grievances seemed to come out of nowhere. I did almost all of the cooking and cleaning, taking care of the animals, and household maintenance. She slept alot.

To be honest I have really enjoyed being on my own again. I have my kids 50/50 a week at a time, so the weeks I don't have the kids it's just me here. Cooking for and cleaning up after 1-3 people is glorious. Coming home and working on the projects I want to without criticism or additional demands is great. Even just Netflix - she never wanted to watch anything I did,so I ended up just watching whatever romcom she wanted to. I'm catching up on so many great shows. She and I still get together a couple times a week. She wants me there when I don't have my kids,and she tries to spend a night with me when I do have them. We're still at sex once a month or so, which I'd like to be more but there's actual logistics involved now.

The point, which we've finally arrived at, is that I'm not sure I want this at all anymore. Living alone is addictive. Especially when your life with a partner was so restrictive before. The effort to maintain this and what I'm getting out of it just aren't lining up. My family doesn't like her due to all the conflict before, and they saw the disproportionate work load at the house. I do love her, but I don't see a future. She's too erratic and unpredictable to build a stable future with I feel. I don't know how to break this relationship up...