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PC61600 t1_j1isjoc wrote

Reply to Aran wool sweater question by doomaflotch

I think you should go by how you wear clothes. Baggy or snug? Are you wearing it over or under clothes?

Merino wool or other wool?

If you are buying it to wear as outerwear w layers under, go larger.

If you are buying to wear under a coat etc go smaller.

I like sweaters like this a little big. Personal preference.

Amazon is good if the seller is. Aran is a good brand. Machine loomed but popular

Icewear is another good brand.

LLBean has washable ones that seem popular.

Etsy has handmade ones. Hth.

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ubermaker77 OP t1_j1irxrt wrote

Reply to comment by nolanhoff in Still using a 1930s pressure canner (from National Pressure Cooker Co.) that's been used by my family for 5 generations by ubermaker77

Well, I can't imagine that this has been through more than 1k-2k cycles, max. My mom had it in storage for the better part of ~20 years and only used it a few times. This isn't and hasn't been used with commercial/industrial frequency, people, just 5-10 times a year. All the evidence I have supports that it's completely safe if used and maintained properly.

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ubermaker77 OP t1_j1ir2ka wrote

Reply to comment by uslashuname in Still using a 1930s pressure canner (from National Pressure Cooker Co.) that's been used by my family for 5 generations by ubermaker77

Interesting! Yes it does have a shell apparently, but it's aluminum not steel. This is just a canner, not a pressure cooker, so there's no contact between the aluminum and our food. We don't use aluminum cookware because of the leeching you pointed out.

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Billypisschips t1_j1iq2eb wrote

Reply to Online Stores Reliability by [deleted]

Direct from manufacturer is the only way to be absolutely certain. A "high street" store which also sells online is a safer bet than an online only seller; there's more incentive to protect your reputation when something tangible is at risk.

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frickenfantastic t1_j1iphpm wrote

Reply to comment by nolanhoff in Still using a 1930s pressure canner (from National Pressure Cooker Co.) that's been used by my family for 5 generations by ubermaker77

For similar pressure vessels in industrial service (like 50,000 gallon tanks), we'd not let a unit like this be operated without a fitness for service test every ten years or so.

Any company that does fitness for service tests for industrial equipment could probably do the same tests (ultrasonic thickness, joint/weld testing, etc) and make a determination if the vessel is safe to keep using, but I'd expect that to be cost prohibitive.

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jeffreyd00 t1_j1ineyc wrote

Reply to comment by icysandstone in Help me buy my first snow blower! What am I going to regret in 2 months? by icysandstone

Congratulations!

I don't known your driveway/walkway layou but the only shovel I needed during our new england winters was for the front stairs.

I was always able to get close enough to and around the cars etc with the snowblower that I could get into and shuffle the cars around then finish up with the snowblower.

Someone else may have other feedback but that's what I always did.

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