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6d ago
inDrove 90 minutes to a dark site in Vermont versus shooting from my light-polluted backyard
Gas money beats orange glow every time, no contest.
15d ago
inCotton thread vs linen thread, my spine repair just got easier
Did you wax the linen before you started sewing? I did a batch of old hymnals last spring and the first few signatures kept slipping because I skipped that step. Once I ran the thread over a block of beeswax a couple times it gripped the paper way better and the knots stopped working loose. Raw linen has a mind of its own until you tame it.
20d ago
inTrick for grabbing a dropped chain tool bit from inside a bottom bracket shell
A telescoping magnet wand is your best friend here, the kind mechanics use for dropping bolts in engine bays. Fish it down past the spindle and the bit will snap right to the tip, no grease or swearing required. Just check the magnet is strong enough first, because a weak one will grab the bit then lose it halfway out and you're back to square one.
1mo ago
inRant: My uncle's "harmless" joke about my wife's cooking backfired at Thanksgiving
14 people at your table and your uncle picks that moment to make your wife feel small. That is not a joke, that is a man finding a soft spot in front of an audience. The fact that she laughed first does not mean it did not land hard. She probably held it together until she could not anymore, and 20 minutes in the bathroom on Thanksgiving says plenty. You are not overreacting by keeping him off the list. He had one job, eat the food and be nice, and he could not do it.