[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by Roman

I hate buying things like this online and sight unseen. Last time, I bought a Fortress Californian and decided I didn't like it shortly after the return period expired. Hoping for much better luck this time.

I'm actively researching replacement seating for my Home Theater. This brand is on my short list... Lemme know what you think...

[UncleWede]

Bought some vinyl overlays for the push start in my Taco. Keep pressing the 4x4 button, and the engine doesn't start

Red background with black logo
Teal background with white logo

All four are interchangeable, so will have several options for $10.

[Roman]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

I'm actively researching replacement seating for my Home Theater. This brand is on my short list... Lemme know what you think...

Your timing is uncanny. The set arrived yesterday afternoon (nearly two weeks earlier than expected).

I ordered the Tuscany Luxury Edition which, as you probably already know, uses upgraded 20000 leather instead of the 11000 leather.

I am not disappointed with anything. If I had to pick something, the Moonlight Blue isn't as dark or as Navy blue as I was hoping but it's not unappealing. The comfort is off the charts but, in the spirit of full disclosure, I was pretty miserable in my previous chair. The foam cushioning is leaps and bounds better than my Fortress chair. It's firm yet soft. The leather is soft and supple and the matte finish with the contrast stitching puts it over the edge.

Valencia seems to offer an awful lot of features for a lot less money than a lot of other manufacturers. And it was the too-good-to-be-true thing that had me so nervous about buying it sight unseen. In the end, I'm glad I made the move.

I paid around $3100 for the seating and a couple of accessories (two wine holders). Knowing what I know now, if I had sat in this in a showroom and the price tag was $4999, I would've bought it.

[M_Six]

Dell Optiplex 7000 Micro for Wifey. Her older Optiplex is showing its age and will be relegated to being her shipping PC (scale, printer, Stamps.com, etc).

This new one has an i7, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Win10 Pro. And unlike her older one, which had some bizarre download issues, this one is fast as stink. I still wish she'd move to Macs, but her work machine is a PC, so she wants to stay consistent.

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by Roman

Your timing is uncanny. The set arrived yesterday afternoon (nearly two weeks earlier than expected).

I ordered the Tuscany Luxury Edition which, as you probably already know, uses upgraded 20000 leather instead of the 11000 leather.

I am not disappointed with anything. If I had to pick something, the Moonlight Blue isn't as dark or as Navy blue as I was hoping but it's not unappealing. The comfort is off the charts but, in the spirit of full disclosure, I was pretty miserable in my previous chair. The foam cushioning is leaps and bounds better than my Fortress chair. It's firm yet soft. The leather is soft and supple and the matte finish with the contrast stitching puts it over the edge.

Valencia seems to offer an awful lot of features for a lot less money than a lot of other manufacturers. And it was the too-good-to-be-true thing that had me so nervous about buying it sight unseen. In the end, I'm glad I made the move.

I paid around $3100 for the seating and a couple of accessories (two wine holders). Knowing what I know now, if I had sat in this in a showroom and the price tag was $4999, I would've bought it.

Nice review. That is exactly the version in looking into.
And in this particular color.... Royal Cognac. I am obsessed with this particular shade of brown. Whether it's shoes, belts, car interior, etc.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Dell Optiplex 7000 Micro for Wifey. Her older Optiplex is showing its age and will be relegated to being her shipping PC (scale, printer, Stamps.com, etc).

This new one has an i7, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Win10 Pro. And unlike her older one, which had some bizarre download issues, this one is fast as stink. I still wish she'd move to Macs, but her work machine is a PC, so she wants to stay consistent.

My wife’s like that too. She’s always been Windows, I’ve always been Mac.

[CarsAndGuitars]

After sampling both, I went to town on the full-sizes..

[Buug959]

I gotta say that I picked this one off the shelf for two reasons, neither of them good. The store clerk said it was fantastic and since taste is a very personal thing that's poor reason #1. I was intrigued by the name Gunpowder and Rose which is a terrible way to choose something like a new rum so that's poor reason #2.
Once I crack the seal and have a taste I'll get back to you with my opinion, FWIW.

[RickFLM4]

New chair for the Asheville condo. It was supposed to go in the bedroom but it doesn’t quite work there so no we have officially cluttered up the living room.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Dell Optiplex 7000 Micro for Wifey. Her older Optiplex is showing its age and will be relegated to being her shipping PC (scale, printer, Stamps.com, etc).

This new one has an i7, 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, and Win10 Pro. And unlike her older one, which had some bizarre download issues, this one is fast as stink. I still wish she'd move to Macs, but her work machine is a PC, so she wants to stay consistent.

So, for (Easter, Mother's Day, just because) you are buying her 2@32GB RAM chips and throwing away the 16???? Even everyday staffers that write email and MAYBE a Word document here and there get 32GB, even with the 3xxx Optiplex.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

So, for (Easter, Mother's Day, just because) you are buying her 2@32GB RAM chips and throwing away the 16???? Even everyday staffers that write email and MAYBE a Word document here and there get 32GB, even with the 3xxx Optiplex.

The bottle neck with her current 16GB RAM machine is download speed. No idea why that is happening, since internal network speeds are high. But I'm sick of trying to fix it, hence the new machine. And RAM is cheap, so if we need to bump it to 32GB, it'll be easy enough.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by M_Six

The bottle neck with her current 16GB RAM machine is download speed. No idea why that is happening, since internal network speeds are high. But I'm sick of trying to fix it, hence the new machine. And RAM is cheap, so if we need to bump it to 32GB, it'll be easy enough.

If she were saving data to a 5000 RPM drive, then getting that SSD fixed whatever issue she had. With ethernet cards at 1GB, they aren't the bottleneck.

[CarsAndGuitars]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

New chair for the Asheville condo. It was supposed to go in the bedroom but it doesn’t quite work there so no we have officially cluttered up the living room.

Looks like a vintage baseball glove. Beautiful

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

If she were saving data to a 5000 RPM drive, then getting that SSD fixed whatever issue she had. With ethernet cards at 1GB, they aren't the bottleneck.

You'd think. The slow downloads only happen with internet stuff. Machine to machine transfers are normal 200-300mbs speed (for our network). I've tried wifi and Ethernet, same issue either way. She has a 500GB SSD with a ton of space, so it's not that. I've updated the drivers and done everything else I could think of and read about. Still at 80mbs or less for internet speed when every other device gets 300-400mbs.

[TXSTYLE]

The most reliable and only FDA approved portable EKG monitor for Heart rhythm.

Kardia Mobile 6 Lead

I must say, I'm very impressed with this little piece of technology!
It along with my Omicron Blood Pressure monitor and O2 finger monitor are very handy indeed.

[Buug959]

I opened the new Gunpowder and Rose Rum (still like the name) for a Sunday afternoon sip. As mentioned before, taste is a very personal thing and I would not use the word "fantastic" to describe this rum. The word I will use is "meh". There is just nothing about it that grabs your attention. Now I won't be pouring it down the drain but I also won't be replacing it once the bottle is empty either. That's my two cents on the matter and we all know what two cents is worth these days.

[bucketfoot]

New wheels and tires for the 86.

[TXSTYLE]

New laptop and some peripheral goodies:
Cat 8 Ethernet cables
3.1 usb
USB C to Ethernet

[flybigjet]

It was on sale, so I figured, "Why not"?

Not on the track until June though, so I won't be able to test it out until then.

R.

[JJ 911SC]

New tires for my 32 years old bike (Giant Excursion).

[TXSTYLE]

I had to share this amazing marinade and dipping sauce! Used it on some boneless, skinless, Chicken Thighs & Wings recently.
And oh my... 😳🤤

[Anonymous Anomaly]

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