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Dirtdancefire OP t1_jdx19m5 wrote

Reply to comment by AveBalaBrava in My 25 year old Rivendell Atlantis with home made bags. A perfect bicycle. by Dirtdancefire

Due to global warming, my wife getting killed in a car wreck, and ptsd from being a firefighter paramedic, I pretty much hate cars and refuse to own or drive one. This has been my primary transportation for many, many years. I hate even being in a car. They are filthy homicidal/suicidal things…. Grrrr! (It’s okay to hate cars, and way overdue, feel free to join). So yeah, this bike is definitely not a wall decoration…

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zilog88 t1_jdx0946 wrote

Reply to comment by jaymz668 in I bought this Breville sandwich iron when I left home at 18. I'm now 50 and she's ready to go. by befarked247

That's not it. These appliances used to have a heat resistant hammer paint, which starts to peel off after a decade or so and for whichever reasons the metal underneath rusts quite a lot, just like on the photo above. But in general I agree that OP may want to get it coated in a nice new layer of heat resistant paint.

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5spd4wd t1_jdwzjlx wrote

Reply to Durability difference in linen/rayon blends by loyalpagina

A 100% linen garment creases incredibly fast within just a few minutes of wearing. A linen blend overcomes that.

Rayon is a semi-synthetic material and has been manufactured in the U.S. since 1911.

People collect the 100% rayon Hawaiian shirts made in the 1940s and 1950s. They're very expensive now.

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Dirtdancefire OP t1_jdwytyw wrote

Reply to comment by rkt88edmo in My 25 year old Rivendell Atlantis with home made bags. A perfect bicycle. by Dirtdancefire

I don’t sew clothing. I can’t figure out their patterns. Due to shallow pockets in pants and shorts being useless(!) I’m tempted to learn though… They aren’t secure enough for riding a bike and keeping stuff in.
How come pants and shorts have such shallow pockets? Pet peeve of mine. It’s like making a city bike without rack mounts. Save a dime and make the product useless? WTH?

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TheLurkerSpeaks t1_jdwyt7g wrote

Reply to My first potato peeler (Sparschäler) I got this Sparschäler 10 years ago already used by my grand mother. It is still a mass product and you can buy it for round about 5 USD. But this one is made in West Germany so at least 33 years old and almost daily in use. by Secundus_Scipio

I had a Fackelmann sparschäler I acquired in CZ, and it was one of the only things I brought back home to the US with me. Lost it in my divorce. Someday I will return to Europe and replace it.

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Dirtdancefire OP t1_jdwwx7l wrote

Reply to comment by rkt88edmo in My 25 year old Rivendell Atlantis with home made bags. A perfect bicycle. by Dirtdancefire

You can find it way down in my Instagram feed under ‘DirtDanceDesigns’, my hobby site. These are old bags. I apologize in advance for too many projects being documented.

I designed the front and rear bags like real wide, tall boots. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE width. They are roll downs, with the boot shaft being the part that rolls down. The goal was leaving more of the top open for strapping stuff, than if the entry shaft was centered. The roll ends up on one side. Looks more tidy too.

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