Brian Christian

@Hendrick24Team Adding this to the diecast collection!

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@SleeperRedSox 100 IP with a winning record and a 2.61 ERA? I think that’s pretty good

The Red Sox pitching so far in the month of May: 6-5, 2.61 ERA 100 IP, 80 H, 29 ER, 34 BB, 91 K, 1.14 WHIP, 4 SV Not terrible, but certainly not great. How confident are you in Andrew Bailey?

@NathanQuinlanGC 12/2 all the way around. 14 is not legit on a 20 amp circuit unless you are using 15 amp breakers?

🛠️ Electrical pet peeve in the making… Yellow 12/2 everywhere for outlets + lights. Technically code compliant, but not how I’d run it. I prefer 14/2 only for lighting circuits because: • Cheaper (adds up when you’re pulling thousands of feet) • Easier to work with — more flexible, less bulk in boxes • Color coding makes future troubleshooting way nicer Not “wrong”… just not optimal. What do you guys run for lighting circuits? 12/2 or 14/2?

@leonard_bayard @slye Who’s the one with the pictures? And at least I have the balls to put my name to what I say. Can you say that?

@BCVT88 @slye of course of course, I'm sure that's what you tell everyone on Reddit :)

Most HVAC contractors in America are trying to keep you in the 1990s. I had $15,000 cash to spend on a cold-climate heat pump. Nearly every contractor I contacted tried to talk me out of it or over-quote me an outrageous amount to deter me away. One guy spent 20 minutes explaining why variable-speed heat pumps are a scam. Another literally said he wouldn’t put one in his own house. Why? My guess: 1) They are ignorant of the latest technology 2) They don’t have the training to install/service the new systems 3) Their pockets get filled from big box old school HVAC manufacturers if they sell them Unfortunately, a new HVAC for most homeowners is very urgent so these contractors use this time crunch to overcharge or upsell inferior systems. Luckily, I bought a couple of $130 window AC units to hold me over for 2 weeks while I reached out to 15+ contractors. I received quotes ranging from $10,000 to over $24,000. Only 2 of the quotes included a modern cold-climate heat pump. After price matching and negotiations, I ultimately chose a Daikin Aurora Fit cold-climate inverter heat pump + 97% modulating gas furnace (true dual-fuel setup) Total cost after rebates = $13,000 This system usually goes for around $20,000. Here are the key takeaways I wish I had known before I started shopping: 1. Always demand a real Manual J load calculation. Don’t settle for a “rule of thumb” or register count. I had 3 different contractors give me 3 different sizes until one actually ran proper software. 2. True variable-speed inverter technology is worth it especially in a multi-level home. It runs longer at lower speeds, gives much better dehumidification, smoother temperatures, and is noticeably quieter. 3. Dual-fuel (heat pump + high-efficiency gas furnace) is often the smartest move in mixed climates (like my home in Louisville). The heat pump handles most of the year efficiently while the furnace only kicks in on the coldest days (if necessary) 4. Shop aggressively and negotiate hard. Buy yourself some time with some temporary/portable units. I got competing quotes and used them to drive the price down significantly. 5. Duct sealing, correct sizing/tonnage, and proper installation matter more than most people realize especially in older homes. 6. Have a detailed checklist to vet each contractor. An extremely helpful guide I had throughout the process was from @energysmartwv So why did I insist on cold climate heat pump? • Way better temperature balance upstairs (even without zoning) • Excellent dehumidification in humid summers • Significantly quieter operation • I’m expecting to save $60/month on electricity • Less reliance on gas and possibly eliminating the need altogether Modern cold-climate heat pumps are no longer experimental. They’re one of the smartest upgrades most homeowners can make right now. Do your homework to make sure you are getting the best system possible for your home. Don’t let old school contractors keep you in the past. Have you installed (or considered) a heat pump in a cold or mixed climate? Were the contractors helpful or did they try to talk you out of it?

@leonard_bayard @slye It’s not talking out my ass when I have been doing it for 20+ years. I would take his money and yours and laugh my ignorant ass all the way to the bank

@BCVT88 @slye lol, typical contractor. Doesn't have a fucking clue yet talks out of his ass anyway.

@OCpatriot_ Blah blah blah! I went two weeks without hot water last year

Water heater died last night. 5 yrs old, still under warranty. Called Manufacturer, they said they'd send parts, but that'd be 4-6 days. Couldn't leave my family without hot water that long. So I called local repair company, they'd been there 5 minutes when they quoted me $1,100 to fix it. Wouldn't break it down to parts and labor until I leaned on them hard. - $300 parts - $800 labor For 30-40 minutes of work. For a water heater that cost me $700 with sales tax. I called the manufacturer back and told them the situation and that I planned on buying a new unit at The Home Depot and install it myself (I'd installed my current one). Rheem said no problem, take your old one with you and we'll give you full credit towards your new one. With the military discount from my buddy that was helping me, I was out of pocket a whole $65 when it was all said and done, and even traded up a model with a longer warranty. Thank you Rheem, thank you Home Depot. Fuck off predatory appliance repair companies.

@BoSoxInjection I like Chad Tracy to be honest

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo might be in line to take the Red Sox job starting next season. Read more ⬇️

@Savageboston Yeah Bridge St!! 🤣🤣

Lowell Massachusetts resort 😍

@TheJoeySwoll @portilloshotdog Ordered the Italian beef for Christmas, one of the bags of gravy was open and covered everything in the package. Took pics and sent it to customer service and they said it’s normal. Pretty disappointed and won’t ever buy anything from them again

@portilloshotdog Listen, and I don't mean this with any disrespect. I'm a loyal Portillo's customer for almost 30 years but the last few times I bought a beef there was almost no meat on it compared to years past. Portillos is a pride of Chicago and if you haven't already, bring that back please.

@TheBeatwriter @EdHand89 There were no Cleveland Guardians in the 90’s

I didn’t grow up as a Red Sox fan because, according to me, the most popular team in Venezuela during the 90s was the Cleveland Guardians. But once my sister moved to Boston in the early 2000s, I started following the Boston Red Sox a lot. It was really cool to see Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Bill Mueller, and Mike Timlin last night and remember all those great moments from that era.

@JoeSweeneyNH Please Joe do not let it happen!

New Hampshire has lower taxes, safer streets, less unemployment, and more freedom than Massachusetts. And yet every couple of years, we have to fend off the people who want to make us more like them.

@shagbark_hick You definitely sound like a whacko. Stay in NY and fill out your paperwork

I am willing to revisit "The New Hampshire Question." Though I've sidelined NH for a long time owing to its egregiously high property taxes and wildly high real estate prices, I am lately willing to concede that there might be something to the NH hype. This is because there does appear to be a culture there that is flourishing in some way; the people in NH are overwhelmingly not demoralized. Their state is functional; cynicism about the state of affairs in NH does not, from my view over here in NYS, appear to be warranted. These are the kinds of thoughts I think as I pay my outlandishly high NYS taxes, filled out Kafkaesque paperwork to buy a firearm in NYS this year, and live in constant fear that the property tax assessor will jack up our rates again to fund their pork-barrel school district (which is losing students rapidly and going broke). And if a man should be in love in the American Northeast, what are his real options? It may really be that he can either grit his teeth and accept a dismal state of affairs, in NY, or MA, or CT, or RI, or VT, or even ME -- or that he can go to New Hampshire. (Unless he is a liquor store owner hoping to move his business there, of course) I'm not saying that I am imminently going to move over there, but I am willing to admit that perhaps I've been too hard on NH.

@pakkieboner @RestrictedDaily If you do not care to live just end it now

@BCVT88 @RestrictedDaily We’re all going to die anyway

I’m seeing people line charcoal up like dominoes around the grill and somehow it cooks for HOURS without constantly adding more. I’m not gonna lie… it kinda looks genius. Have y’all used the snake method before? What’s your honest review?

@KellyAyotte Still bums me out to this day

On this day in 2003, the Old Man of the Mountain fell. 23 years later, he remains a New Hampshire icon and holds wonderful memories for so many Granite Staters.

@ryankbilodeau @Jared_Carrabis @RedSox Do more research he is a little rich kid who had season tickets growing up and lived off his parents money

Was at Fenway last night where I met @Jared_Carrabis, whose career the @RedSox should model their turnaround after. They don’t need better algorithms; they need his blueprint: consistency, obsession, and no shortcuts. Carrabis didn’t come up through a polished media pipeline. He built it from scratch: SoxSpace, daily blogs, tweeting through meaningless August games, showing up long before anyone was paying attention. No shortcuts or system boosting him ... just years of grind. Meanwhile, this version of the Sox feels like it’s chasing shortcuts: over-optimizing, overthinking, trying to engineer wins instead of earning them. Craig Breslow can run all the models they want, but there isn’t an equation for urgency, identity, or edge. You can’t spreadsheet your way back to October baseball at Fenway. And ownership (John Henry, Tom Werner, @FenwaySportsMgt) can’t keep treating this like a portfolio play. At some point, you just have to pick a direction and go. No hedging, no half-measures. Commit. Invest. Build something people can believe in again. There’s no shortcut; just the work. @John_W_Henry @BarstoolSports @ChrisCotillo @bigjimmurray @TonyMassarotti #RedSox #FenwayPark #DirtyWater #SoxTwitter #MLBTwitter #BaseballTalk

@JustinmTurpin @WEEI To come out after halftime and just start firing up 3’s like they did made no sense at all

Did the Celtics rely on jump shots too much this postseason? Payton Pritchard: “I don’t know, we had a 3-1 lead. People didn’t say that when we had a 3-1 lead. We had good looks. If we hit them, than nobody says anything. That’s the end of the story. We’ve just got to make them”

@hr97__ They were also in the bonus for the last 4 minutes. Free throws could have won that game

Celtics did all that work to get back then just start chucking 3s and couldn't buy a rebound

@OwnedBySports Last 4 minutes they were in the bonus AND still just fired up 3’s!

Those 3 chances to take the lead were right there, fucking chokers. Fuck this Celtics team, fuck Jaylen Brown