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I travel (used to travel) alot, and especially around Asia, my frequent footwear is āJandalsā
These occlupanids provide a perfect yet temporary repair, just long enough time until I can buy another pair
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Now that is quite brilliant! Unfortunately my choice of flip-flops donāt have the straps go all the way through, as this could have been very handy a number of times
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I canāt take credit, its just something Iāve seen, and thought the same as you.
The last place I travelled overseas before Covid was Japan, and I used that āhackā there.
Very thankful to have one with me, even though I donāt mind bare footing 
, there are some countries you wouldnāt want to, and in Japan, I donāt think they would appreciate a shoeless āgaijinā walking around outside, then wanting to go inside a building with dirty feet.
Simply not the done thing in a country strong on etiquette and customs.
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Not to get political but I love a good Admordorsum aotearoa
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General tinkering
I was going to pull the trigger on the gimdow wireless deadbolt add on thing, as Iāve got some Amazon gift cards to burn
Aparently itās no longer availableā¦ except maybe on AliExpress (yikes)
I found this thing poking around, itās significantly cheaper, itās factory unlock method is garbageā¦ but it would be easy to right up an Xac or something to the remote, and boom rfid deadbolt that doesnāt require lock change
(Apartment, not allowed / maybe allowed but a decent amount of work)
INSTALOCK Keyless Remote Entry, Installs in Seconds, No Lock to Change, Includes 2 preprogramed Key Fob remotes https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0821M1YJ9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_44PX9W28EZTDF2PTK0Q2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Nice find, and good idea.
A pity the fobs donāt have a single lock/unlock toggle button.
One of those latching / flip flop relays?
Now Iām considering the option to just rekey to my existing key,
All apt management should give a shit about is whether or not they can open the door with their key in an emergency
Oh hell, how could I miss that?
Happy Birthday Rosco, wish you all the best, have a good start into the new year and into another year of your life as well! Hope everything is going fine-ish for you 
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Thanks for that, I also filled it out.
I initially said no payment necessary, but then I changed my mind, and went back and changed it, (you can select ābackā without losing your progress) so if I do get paid, I will donate that to Amal to buy āSTUFFā for his laboratory or testing etc.
itās only Ā£10, but for 10mins, thatās better than a kick in the nuts
Every year, December brings the trifecta of utter human misery to me: Christmas, followed by New Yearās Eve, and culminating with my birthday - the latter of which, according to my father, didnāt need celebrating since New Yearās Eve is already on.
I fucking hate the whole show, nowadays starting roughly at Halloween, until we finally coast to the first working day of January when I can resume my normal life. Ever since Iāve had any say in any of this, Iāve been telling those who know me to fuck right off with their Merry Christmases, their Happy New Years and - most important of all - their Happy Birthdays.
Every year, I grab a bottle of hard liquor and drink New Yearās Eve and my fucking birthday away, to wake up the next morning to a barrage of bleak well-wishing SMS and email messages from stores and forums I forgot to unsubscribe from. Those who know me of course know to avoid me like the plague during this entire period, and especially on December 31.
This year is no different. Or rather it is, for reasons known to some of you. The difference manifests itself in that the bottle of PGA on the floor apparently didnāt even make it to 2022 - unlike meā¦ Ha! And like every every year Iām waking up with a gigantic headache to the same sad collection of commercial electronic messages in my inbox.
But this year Iām also waking up to you twoās happy birthday messages. You didnāt know else you wouldāve abstained. Yet for once Iām genuinely touched. Thank you both for that, It warms my heart more than you can imagine.
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Hmmmyes. While reading your text I felt kinda bad for my message, butā¦ I like you. Iām happy you exist, because weāve had some great discussion and - while not knowing you āin personā - I think youāre a somewhat special guy. Whatever that may mean, but well, Iām happy youāre there and I hope you continue to do so 
So letās just say I used this day to appreciate your existence, and randomly chose the wrong date for that 
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I sort of get it,
I also know at least some bits but try not to to pry
About 8 years ago I finally had enough trying to āfixā an abusive fatherā¦ treat me like shit once shame on youā¦ treat me like shit 87 more timesā¦ still shame on you?.. but also why am I bothering?
Cut ties for good, but of course it didnāt solve everythingā¦ for 8 years or so I got to look forward to random test messages on holidays (important to them) like Fatherās Day, thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc
Heād drink and sulk and fume, and then channel all his hatred and toxicity towards me on holidays that I was supposed to enjoyā¦ via text messages/voicemails/ fax if I had oneā¦ you get the idea
After a while, itās hard to not associate the toxicity with the holidaysā¦ even though because of the toxicity I needed connection even moreā¦ so it was especially destructive/self-destructive
Finally managed to drink and smoke himself to death last yearā¦ was actually looking forward to not dreading the holidaysā¦ but now I dread the reminder of the paternal family I cut ties with after his death,
Hard to not be reminded of a family that has failed you and turned its back on you, on āfamily-holidaysā
Long way to say āI get itā, but I donāt like just saying that as a copoutā¦
Doesnāt change anything you are or have gone thru, or anything you still have to go thru
Just mean it as a āyouāre re a bit less alone than you thinkā
So, with all that said,
Happy birthday,
I enjoy bantering with you and your flavor of snark,
Certainly doesnāt hurt that your pretty damn knowledgeable and resourceful
Tell the bad to piss off and do something that you like, talk to someone you enjoyā¦
The bad will always still be there, Iām slowly learning and accepting thisā¦ but you canāt let that shit define or control you
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Are you implying that they might not like your āI got a chip to become a cyborg but it was not enough, so I decided to go full machine and get uploadedā reply?
Ok, I might be talking about myself hereā¦ Upload me now, goddammit!
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While I had a pretty decent father overall, I wouldnāt want to burden either you or @anon3825968 with a wish that you donāt want.
So might I thank you both for your presence on the forum, and state that it would be a lesser place without your participation (and that of many others) and that I am glad to have āmetā you.
And for all of you I give to you the most popular Scottish parting song before Auld Lang Syne was writtenā¦ The Parting Glass and say goodbye to the last twelve months, and wish you all well for the next twelve. (And no Iām not leaving)
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Does āThe Scotsmanā not count?
In case yall wonder how fast my weather changes. We were in the 20s yesterday (Celsius) and today itās snowing
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