Recent comments in /f/mildlyinteresting
woden_spoon OP t1_iyaudvx wrote
Reply to comment by PopulationMe in While replacing a wall in my basement, I found a 100-year-old marriage certificate. by woden_spoon
I was able to find their marriage record from wvgenweb.org, but I haven’t really found any other genealogical info (granted, I haven’t looked all that hard—and I don’t subscribe to any genealogical websites).
The previous owner of the house passed away before we bought it. I don’t know her maiden name, but I assume this was her parents’ marriage certificate, and was perhaps brought in when her father came to live with them (presumably after his wife passed away). As I mentioned in another comment, the wall itself was a partition partially built out of moving crates, with John Evans’ name and address stamped on them.
Edit to add: I live in Vermont, not West Virginia.
CyberNinja23 t1_iyaub2f wrote
Reply to My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
BiMetallic strip. The thermal expansion properties of the different metals at different room temperatures allows the metal holding the mercury to flex back a forth, ideally allowing the mercury in the tube to break the circuit or comeback to complete the circuit.
Andire OP t1_iyatzw2 wrote
Reply to comment by Rahdit42 in Vapor trails set at 90° angles over my mom's house today by Andire
Jesus, I hope not 😅
ldhiddesorr t1_iyatyrq wrote
Poor thing.
It's probably dead.
vanriggs t1_iyatxek wrote
Newark clearly needs to start investing more in bird baths.
Drackar39 t1_iyatm6a wrote
That is absolutely hilarious.
Stillstuckinarizona t1_iyatkax wrote
Seems like a small wingspan for an owl.. must have been an adolescent maybe?
Either way, it was a bad flight and an even worse landing.. maybe the new mascot for Spirit airlines?
pauciradiatus t1_iyathq4 wrote
"You're cleared for landing."
"Who?"
HubCityRob t1_iyat9xm wrote
Some Rust player tossing supply drops
aztech101 t1_iyat9j0 wrote
Reply to comment by BoringCrow3742 in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
Digital thermostats are objectively better in the vast majority of cases though?
beeeeeeeeks t1_iyat6df wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in This monster baby carrot by WantedDadorAlive
Thanks for the extra info! Would it be appropriate to ask for other 'cull' vegetables as well?
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Reply to comment by gotem2411 in Owl left its imprint after crashing on a window at Newark Airport. by Jeronimoooooo
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Rahdit42 t1_iyask22 wrote
So, is the treasure beneath your house?
series_hybrid t1_iyascpf wrote
If you like the look of the edging, its pretending to be "Baltic Birch Plywood" like Ikea stuff...
justabill71 t1_iyas9oi wrote
PopulationMe t1_iyas9e5 wrote
Reply to While replacing a wall in my basement, I found a 100-year-old marriage certificate. by woden_spoon
Would be interesting to see if they had any children and see if they’d want it?
[deleted] t1_iyas792 wrote
Reply to comment by Fartingonyoursocks in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
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slightlyworried42 t1_iyas0sw wrote
Poor guy. I hope he survived
LincolnHamishe t1_iyarucc wrote
It's half wrong.
Plurgasm0285 t1_iyartd6 wrote
I can smell this picture ... Ew.
Edit fuck all of ya cause it's my home state.
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Reply to comment by beeeeeeeeks in This monster baby carrot by WantedDadorAlive
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pvfjr OP t1_iyarecg wrote
Reply to comment by GiantRiverSquid in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
Things are getting philosophical in here!
woden_spoon OP t1_iyar3fd wrote
Reply to While replacing a wall in my basement, I found a 100-year-old marriage certificate. by woden_spoon
I assume that this was the marriage certificate of one of the original homeowners’ parents. A bit of the wall was bodged with wood from old shipping crates, which were stamped with the name “John Evans.”
Before I put the wall back up, I framed this to preserve it and put it back where I found it, hopefully for another century. Why risk being haunted?
JSONJSONJSON t1_iyauebs wrote
Reply to comment by Iain_MS in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
Yep, thermos are very small tubes, so very slight volume change is apparent.