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    What is your Internet provider and speed?

    Lots of providers are issuing equipment with Wi-Fi 6E and even 7, and fiber ISPs are doing routers with 10G ports to go along with the 6GHz wifi. At ISP scale, the cost is not too bad... nor are the results over wi-fi :-) This was taken in my lab environment at work off of a Wi-Fi 6E router...
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    What is your Internet provider and speed?

    I have 1gbps symmetric GPON fiber from my my employer (local fiber ISP here in Houston). Get full line rate all day, every day... but my 95th percentile usage is 50mbps at most.
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    Valvoline Restore & Protect

    Of course. The bar is low, but all things considered, the folks at the WM store did a good enough job while I shopped for diapers and baby formula, and didn't wreck my (non-GM) truck, so I will call it a win. I'm glad they were being overly cautious, even if incorrect, shows that they are at...
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    Valvoline Restore & Protect

    No, my truck is a fine product of the Ford Motor Company, so no GM Dexos requirement/recommendation. Only mention in the manual is WSS-M2C961-A1, which is of course on the back of the jug (or 963-A1 for 'extremely cold climates'). While I commend the young gentleman at Walmart for making...
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    Home fiber connection type?

    Yep... only time we use SC anymore is on the CPE side for PON services. Specifically, SC-APC. If you're planning on running your own cable, make sure you get SC-APC (typically a green connector) rather than SC-UPC (blue connector) otherwise you'll end up with terrible signal (light), if any at...
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    Valvoline Restore & Protect

    Went by WM this afternoon and thought I'd give VL R&P a try in the truck (22 F150, 2.7 ecoboost, 40k mi). The "service writer" tried to tell me he couldn't put it in my truck because it's not Dexos certified... and that Pennz Plat was "better" as it was featured as their "best" option. After...
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    You must be 18 years old to buy WD-40 now

    Seems like more and more places are being aggressive about IDing lately, especially the big box stores. Better to be safe than sorry, I suppose. Bought 1 jug of windshield fluid at WM a couple months ago (the +32*F variant, so basically water) and was flagged at self checkout to show my ID...
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    What are you working on today?

    New battery on the ‘22 F-150 (38.2k miles) today, have been getting the dreaded “shut down remote features to save battery” message for the last month or so. Alternator, starter both tested out good. Had it replaced last year under warranty at 18.5k miles for the same reason, Ford dealer would...
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    Who’s making the best 5w30 these days?

    This right here is top-quality, just look at the checkered flag on the bottle. And, if you're as fortunate as we are here in Texas, there's a store that sells it on just about every street corner. Just don't use it as fry oil when frying your turkey. Cheers and happy Thanksgiving.
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    Commercial Gym Hell

    Wow... I have brought a few guests to my gym (Lifetime) and none of them have been subject to any sales pitch. They don't even charge for guest access, and even encourage bringing friends and family around the holidays... but I guess that is to be expected given the cost of membership.
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    What brand generators are good?

    Agreed, Duromax is awesome. We have an XP13000EH (dual fuel) and it's been great for us. Ran the whole house through Hurricane Beryl non-stop, only turning it off to change oil and fuel it up. Bought it for $700 last year on Chinazon, worth every penny.
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    Unifi managed network switch

    Very likely that the POE unmanaged switch is what Joe-Bob's Video, Sound, and Cash Extraction had "extra" on the van. Easy sell, no extra effort required. What they really needed to do (both the AVL company, and the church staff) was reach out to you, the person running/maintaining the church...
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    Mobil1 EP 5W-30 & M1 Oil Filter installed

    And the wheels on the bus go round and round.
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    Informal gas pump survey

    Ha! Had the same thought when I still had my LM2 Silverado... especially when buying 4 dollars worth of DEF. :ROFLMAO:
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    Informal gas pump survey

    Just looked back at the Shell receipt, $8.32 to be exact... $2.45/gal.
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    Informal gas pump survey

    Usually full tanks here, with the occasional $10-20. There have been quite a few times where I've had to do two transactions due to Shell's fuel rewards capping out at 20 gallons... this morning for example, my second transaction was only 3.4 gallons. So, looking at my pump, you'd only think I...
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    Unifi managed network switch

    As the one who built the network, the church should've involved you with the AV company's implementation to ensure all is good from a network standpoint, instead of just mindlessly swapping out equipment...
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    Opinion on quick oil change centers?

    No issues here, I have had VIOC, a local Kwik Kar, and a local indie mechanic's quick lube do OCI's on our vehicles with no issues. Bring in my own oil and filter, and pay 20 bucks to have them change my oil. I'd happily DIY it, but 20 bucks is worth it to me to have them do the work including...
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    12 pack AC Delco UPF63R Amazon

    Heck of a deal. Anyone see an issue putting these on a 20 Equinox that calls for the PF64?
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    Post your latest oil change

    Yeah, was surprising to me too, especially since Edge seems to be popular amongst the EcoBoost crowd. I am not a petrochemical engineer, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but figured something must be off.
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