Posts by jadeheron59

Hey there,
I've got a few external drives lying around, but I'm starting to run into some real trouble with my 1TB Western Digital.
Basically, after my last big binge-watch session where I loaded up a bunch of series, I was left with only about 50GB of free space (is that actually cutting it too close?)
That’s when things went sideways... the most recent shows I saved started stuttering, and eventually, they just froze up entirely with a CRC error message.😢
The usual CHKDSK tricks haven't done a damn thing. I ran CHKDSK/R for something like 30 hours straight, but it was totally useless.
I also have this other 2TB Western Digital drive, and so far, it's just throwing errors saying it can't create any new folders for reasons known only to itself, even though it should have about 900GB of breathing room.
I did a little digging online and stumbled upon two programs: Norton Utilities and CHKDSK's old rival, HDD Regenerator.

Now, people everywhere seem to swear by Norton Utilities, and it's sitting at around $90, but... every time I try to download it via torrent and make a bootable floppy or CD, my computer just shuts itself off. The only USB stick it actually recognized as a removable drive failed me, so I couldn't even attempt a USB boot. I can't seem to find a demo version anywhere; it looks like you have to pay upfront just to see if it works??

Then there's HDD Regenerator, which is looking like it costs me $100. It does have a demo version that runs a scan, which is supposedly able to fix bad sectors... or at least, it hits the first one it finds before it stops asking for money.😁

So, how much do bad sectors actually have to do with CRC errors?
Has anyone here actually used either of these two, or—God forbid—do you know of something similar that's actually free? 🤣

Once every few decades, I actually find myself wanting to look up some information that’s genuinely useful, but apparently, the Bureau of Economic Analysis website is completely MIA right now, just throwing out some 503 error or whatever.
I really hope this isn't a metaphor for the state of the entire American economy and that the servers decide to start working again soon.
Best,

stormyheron4 said:I’ve got a question for the group. Has anyone actually seen a massive difference using this machine? They market it as this big health breakthrough, and man, it isn't cheap. I keep hearing people say they feel tingling sensations or like their feet are "breathing," but honestly? Given the price tag, paying that much just to feel some tingles or a weird sensation in my legs seems like a total rip-off. For that kind of cash, you should be expecting a serious, life-changing improvement in your health, not just a little "vibe" that goes away.
If it's nothing more than a fancy sensation, I'd much rather take that money and spend it on a stay at a high-end recovery clinic or hit up some legitimate hot springs that are proven to actually work.

Angela Wright is getting a detox... we'll see if her feet start breathing soon enough.🙂

placidjackal36 said:It’s the exact same vibe you get from running or doing some deep breathing exercises 😁—that sense of lightness, being totally refreshed, and all that good stuff. You can get that same feeling with a foot massager that would cost you nothing $50 at those massive luxury spas. You just fill it with warm water, let it vibrate and bubble away, and honestly? It feels like you've been gifted a brand-new pair of feet. It makes you want to go out and run a marathon.
Man, if only I had one of those that was a few meters wide. Wait, hold on... that's just a jacuzzi. 😬

@Jose Miller3: well, we're still waiting on that. 👍😁

See, you're actually wrong about this.
Before we get into that, though, I’m glad you liked my description of the legs "breathing"😁

There really is a difference between foot hydromassage and a detox session; I say that because I’ve actually sat through both. After a massage, your legs just feel light, whereas with the detox, there was this sensation of my feet actually breathing—which sounds ridiculous, I know, I’m just trying to put a feeling into words—and that sensation stuck around for almost a week.
As for that rust you mentioned appearing in the sediment, that’s perfectly normal since it just builds up on the electrodes.
But honestly, I cannot wrap my head around the price gap... $16 $0.00 versus $3,000?

Maybe we should just grab one of those cheap little gadgets and slap a membrane over it to trap the rust against the electrodes, so our feet can soak in pure, unpolluted water instead.😁

Hey there,

So, I went to one of those presentations for the Hydra Wellness machines the other day.
I actually volunteered to be the test subject so everyone else could watch how dark the water turns.
Anyway, the guy running the show had gathered all sorts of data they typically cite for these Hydra Wellness devices, though he did get a bit tripped up on some historical details, rambling about random stuff from the past that didn't really have anything to do with the product itself, but I guess that’s beside the point.

While he was talking, I just sat there with my feet soaking in lukewarm water that he'd spiked with some regular old table Salt. The whole thing lasted about 30 minutes. Honestly, I didn't feel much of anything besides a little tingling on my soles—probably just the salt—and then the next day, I had this slight tickling sensation on my thumbs (I read online that people say that happens sometimes). For the most part, the water ended up looking dark brown with these little bubbles floating on top.
When I got home, I washed my feet... I don't know... I just felt this weird urge to clean them.😁
And even today, which is the second day since the treatment, I’m still feeling something that I can only describe as my foot "breathing."

It also crossed my mind to take that leftover wastewater and get it analyzed, even if I had to pay out of pocket, because I'm seriously considering buying one of these machines, maybe even taking out a loan to do it.

What definitely caught everyone's eye, though, was the price tag, which is hovering around 17,000.$0.00 If you pay cash or do smaller installments, it drops to about 16,000.

The reason I'm actually sitting down to write this is because I saw an article in Alternative magazine today that took up over two pages discussing a Hydra Wellness device that costs only 3,000.$317 Then I come on here and read that you can find them for 400 bucks through some guy on eBay...
Apparently, there are over 20 different models of these Hydra Wellness machines out there. But do they all actually have certification, and does that even matter to you guys?

Looking at the post by Angela Wright, everything seems to point toward that specific TM2400 Medical model, which supposedly carries a medical license.

But yeah, there is a massive difference between 400 dollars$1000 and 16,000.$0.00 It's just not the same thing...

Does anyone else have any insight on this? Like, which specific models are the actual spas using?