Fred Wentz

@marcuslemonis @RepRoKhanna 3.99-4.09 outside of Philly. Our state gas tax is about 0.57/ gal. This is for regular. Usually E10.

How much is gas in your neighborhood? It will help give context for @RepRoKhanna

@MischiefMach @511Tactical I am partial to the Ares Gear EDC belt. Had an original for many years now. Recently got a new one with their new buckle. Still a great piece of kit.

Anddddd I don’t have my concealed carry belt anymore because I used it as a tourniquet last night. Need new concealed carry belt. @511Tactical

@LinusEkenstam I still have one of these. Did not realize Time Machine no longer works on it. I have not touched it in ages.

Remember these? I bet they would still beat anything out there today.

I’ll go a step further and say that every newly manufactured gun should be able to accept a dot sight of some type from the factory. I see little need to have a gun that does not have this option. It would only add a little cycle time to an op that already has the slide indicated in.

I don’t normally preach a “one size fits all” approach to firearms but if you’re starting from zero and want to get armed up quickly then this thread is as good a starting point as any. I am going to add one point of disagreement that will surprise absolutely no one that knows me and, no, it’s not about buying a Glock. When you DO buy your Glock, get one that’s optic-ready. Whether it be a Gen 4 or Gen 5 with the MOS option or a new Gen 6 (which are all optic-ready), at a bare minimum you should leave yourself the option of easily adding a dot sight. I’ll even go a step further and say that, if you are indeed a brand new shooter, you should start with a red (or green or gold) dot right out of the gate. If you do this the way Louis suggests and go straight in for some training the dot will provide more detailed visual feedback than irons (or plastics in Glock’s case) which a competent instructor will be able to apply and help you become much better much faster. Yes, you should be able to shoot irons as well but if you want to get gud quik then a RDS is the appropriate starting point. As for which to get? A Trijicon RMR or RCR is the best option. They’re expensive but they’re bombproof. If you absolutely HAVE to save some money here then look at a Holosun 407C.

@StuffWorthSee You could also recognize this was simply a 3-4-5 triangle. A special triangle that we were specifically told about.

Why didn't our teachers make it this easy?

@Hilbe Give me the blue exterior and the black interior and I’m good.

The Coastal Cloud Signature interior is beautiful. While I wish its was available at launch, only having Black Crater Signature cuts the # R2 SKUs in 1/2. Do not expect all 8 paint colors to be available at launch either. Manufacturing simplicity - they need less SKUs at first and limiting options is the best way to do it.

@Mike_M_Klotz DWS06+ if they make it in your size.

The Stinger may need tires soon. Any tire recommendations for a 4-season daily driver that gets flogged around a few dozen roundabouts per day?

@AnselmD @1ssve Good thing my hot water is natural gas.

@fredwentz @1ssve Fred a 20 minute shower in the UK would cost more than the watch at current electric prices!😬

Dear apple we can’t use our watches at night for the sleep data because it doesn’t have enough charge. We have to charge it while we’re sleeping

@Bob3bood @1ssve I’ll admit, I do have the latest Ultra. My battery life is much better on this one than my previous Ultra 1.

@fredwentz @1ssve Wtf is this lie? I have both apple watch S8 and apple watch ultra 1, and they never needed only 20 min and they never lasted that long, i also i used to work an apple partner company for 4 years, so you are full of crap. yes they are amazing products, but batteries definitely sht

Charged at one last Friday night. Mine was at a Sheetz. It was big and brightly lit. Trash cans and windshield cleaning equipment. Both NACS and CCS were clearly labeled. Cables were plenty long enough to get to any place on the vehicle. Screen clearly showed the price before hand. Plug and charge with my Rivian worked great. It was a great experience. I would stop at these more often.

I finally got to charge at an iONNA charging station and everyone is right… they are the gold standard of EV charging in 2026! 400kW charging, NACS and CCS plugs available. Plenty of stalls and space. At a Wawa so there’s tons of good food and clean bathrooms. Also had trash cans AND window cleaning squeegee‘s right next to the chargers. An affordable $0.39/kWh rate that requires so subscription. In fact, Ford and many other OEM’s support plug and charge! If you aren’t fimiliar, iONNA is a joint venture between 8 major auto makers dedicated to installing 30,000 stalls by 2030! This station south of Lima, OH is one of their first 100 stations!

@ProSpaceDog But I totally want the Geissele! Money be damned.

You dont need a $3k Geissele. You need a $500 PSA and $2500 in mags, an optic, and ammo.

@Hilbe I had Kenwood and Alpine.

If you didn't have a Pioneer head unit in the 90s, did you really live? From my Celica...

@JamieBonkiewicz Why does the government need to fund this?

Just a reminder: TSA isn’t being funded because Republicans want to privatize it. It’s all in Project 2025.

@gas_biz I simply go during off hours when I am on my way to work. No lines and I still save money.

Sit in line to save .10 a gallon on gas. Surest sign of low IQ known to man

@covie_93 Why should the government pay to secure airports and not airlines?

Why pay ICE agents to do TSA workers job when they can just pay TSA workers???

@nazzobetweeting If you are on a transcontinental flight, put your bags underneath. Zero reason to have your big ass roller bag above you. In the days when checked bags were free, we had no issues with overhead space even on full flights.

if you put your fucking BACKPACK in the overhead storage bin on a FULL TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT you deserve to be put on the no-fly list forevermore

I really hate this. Not sure it is a CarPlay issue or an individual app issue. If my passenger has their phone connected and playing music, that is all they can do. There are times when I am sitting parked waiting for someone and playing music that stops every time I open certain apps. I never want my music interrupted. I never want audio from my apps to go over CarPlay.

Dear Apple and CarPlay please STOP pausing my music every time I open a social media app. I can doom scroll and listen to music at the same time.

@Hilbe I will take that one you have right there. I like the dark interior. There are just things about the lighter interior I can’t stand and I am completely illogical about it.

Let’s see your preferred R2 config. This is mine, but with Coastal Cloud Signature interior.

@cjupiterr @JenniferJJacobs Agreed…

@fredwentz @JenniferJJacobs Ticketma$ter *is* the scalpers and bots

Justice Dept has reached a deal with Live Nation/Ticketmaster, which will be forced to pay nearly $300 million in damages to the 40 states that sued over inflated concert ticket prices. The deal also requires Live Nation to sell many of its amphitheaters, sources briefed on the deal told @CBSNews