Mr Info

Might not choose to do that since Aussies drive on the other side if the road than US. I use Uber/taxis or public transit when I travel to countries that drive on the opposite side than US. I worked in Ireland for a bit and tried driving and was caught in a traffic circle for quite a while until I figured how to exit…not again.

He might be coming down with Dareus Disorder.

I cannot comment on the speakers because so much depends on the size and dimensions of the room. Props to using the Denon amp as you can use the mike to calibrate your speaker setup. Due to the dimensions of our room, we placed the rear speakers in the ceiling just behind where our heads would be located and used Denon’s supplied mike to calibrate the speakers properly.

For those unaware, Rivian is an EV company with their current manufacturing facility in Normal, IL. They are building another plant in Stanton Springs, GA. I purchased one of the initial Tesla Model Ys about 7-8 yrs ago. I sold it about 2 years later for more than I bought it. It was the perfect time to sell and I did. The Model Y became my favorite car. One time, on an empty highway, I had that car hit 128 mph. Cheap thrills because an officer did not see me. I will not purchase an ICE vehicle again. In the 2 years I had that vehicle, the only maintenance that occurred was when I changed the windshield washer fluid. i drove it (from VA) to a couple of Bills games and other east coast spots and encountered no issues charging it. It’s years later and charging will be more available. We live in a good spot for EVs as there are a few free charging spots close by and I would drive there, walk home, and return in 2-3 hrs and pick it up fully charged. Lots of free miles driving.

I will not make those selections until I order. I will schedule a test drive in a few months and get an up close look at some color options at the dealer. They continue to release more exterior and interior colors.

We do not require a big truck (R1T) or SUV(R1S) so I placed a reservation in 2024 for an R2 and recently received an email that my expected order date is Dec ‘26-Feb ‘27 but that is based on my preferences as I am waiting for the new chipset and LIDAR sensor. I also purchased some stock over the past year and today they just raised their 2026 delivery output after 2nd quarter results. They also recently announced that the R2 is composed of 25% recycled or biomass materials. Nice to see responsible manufacturing though I am more concerned with reliability. Since my order date is out a bit, this allows more time for evaluation of R2 reliability but early reviews have been good. There is an Rivian R2 Forum in the RivianForums app if you are interested.

Where’s it going?

Just sold my 2 club seats to the opener for $3k through Bills/Ticketmaster. Imo, wild what people are willing to pay. TNF is difficult for me as I am still working & live in VA. I expect to attend the other home games.

Went to the Goose concert in Paris which was a great show and only 1,500 theater capacity. Met plenty of Americans taking in the entire EU Goose tour. Will be at FloydFest at the end of July in Floyd, VA. Tedeschi Trucks is the headliner. My wife’s food trailer, Monique’s Crepes, will be there for the first time in about 6 years. I expect to hop in the trailer periodically and be the backup chef for savory & sweet crepes. Hers will be the only creperie at the fest. Bills stickers will be present somewhere on the trailer.

Still working on # of home games but expect to attend 5-6 of them. Selling the opener because TNF & also because people willing to spend crazy amount of $ for them. Planning on one away game in MSP because I would like to see that stadium and I have extended family in MN.

Tbh, I put my 2 tix on Ticketmaster. I have been a long-time STH including the drought. If some fanatic is willing to pay 3-4 times my cost, then I will watch @ home. Thursday night games are a pia because I am a remote STH and have to find time to travel.

At first I was confused but your use of the initialism ‘AMD’ but now I get it after looking at the pic:.. ‘And Marlboro Determined’

Same, Sec 204, Row 3. But planning on attending most of the games though we live in VA. Josh’s presence will have a big impact on how long I keep the tix or try to resell.

I was on ATT for quite a bit. Good service & international partners (I/we travel a bit) however it got too expensive so switched to T-Mobile a few years back. I was able to get Netflix & Paramount T-Mobile has good intl partners as well. Also, T-mobile service is available with most airlines though this is being replaced by Starlink on most carriers.

Just in case people are unaware. The Birchmere in NoVA https://www.birchmere.com has a policy that restricts scalping of tix. All sales are GA. You line up the day of the show outside the door and receive a ticket @5 pm that signifies your order to enter the stage area. You can go inside and get a cocktail between 5-6. After 6 they call the ticket # to enter and if you obtained an early ticket, that allows you to get a table right in front of the performer. A few of us will be going to see Jorma & Jack and Taj Mahal there.