led lamp or replaceable bulb style? if LED then connect it either way, that's why both wires are black.

if replaceable bulb socket, you'll want the threads to be neutral and the centre pin to be hot.

sometimes called fat tuesday or mardi gras.

> I have ground down large bits to a triangular shape to get them to fit.

> if you were a real hack you could change the shank from round to triangular using a bench grinder

as have i, which is why i mentioned it lol. but we are hacks. in the truest sense of the word :)

> You could buy a 3000 dollar metal lathe and pair the drill shaft down a bit.

a normal drill bit is tool steel and very difficult to cut. i spoze a percussion bit might be easier.

cheapest real option is to get the correct size drill.

if you were a real hack you could change the shank from round to triangular using a bench grinder to fit in the smaller drill machine.

if the kick stand turns, you may be able to remove it by turning the bottom enough to come between the chain stays. you'll obviously need to remove the rear wheel and the fender for the stand to come out. there is no chainstay brace to interfere with the stand sliding out between the chain stays.

you may also try to cut through the top plate of the stand with a hack saw. if you cut from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock in the photo, you'll be able to loosen the clamp enough that it will again come out the back.

if you're installing a new stand, use either blue loctite, grease, or anti-seize on the mounting bolts. loctite is best because it keeps moisture/corrosion from the bolt threads, prevents vibration from loosening the bolts, and allows for removal at a future date.

> Have you tried titanium?

this was my first thought as well. however titanium does have a taste, you can go to a camping store and lick a spoon if you've not tried anything titanium before.

originally ambulance attendants were called coroner's assistants.

better yet, text me so i don't have to deal with voice mail.

revlon makes one that we like.

https://www.revlon.com/manicure/nail-clippers-and-scissors/catch-all-nail-clipper

> So if I felled my own trees

or use deadfall when possible.

this is perhaps the best analogy so far.

the body naturally converts energy to fat for storage. some body fat is necessary to stay healthy, the bodybuilders that cut to 1% for competitions don't look like that year round, it's actually not healthy to be at that percentage at all. that said, less than .0001% of the population can do this, which means we are not in danger of this at all.

the opposite is also true. excess body fat leads to all sorts of health problems.

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gently pull the feathers in from the backside. then needle and thread to close the holes. a simple whip stitch or blanket stitch will work just fine.

there is a slip mechanism called a torque converter, that at low speeds, works like a fluid coupling. that's why the vehicle creeps forwards when you ease off the brake.

think of a fluid filled donut with an impeller driven by the engine, and another impeller driving the transmission. at idle speeds the system has some slip. at higher speed differential there is torque multiplication due to a stator inside redirecting fluid flow. but that's well beyond ELI5 without diagrams and videos.

manual transmission cars don't have a fluid coupling, but rely on a friction clutch that works much like a brake pedal but inversely. stepping on the pedal releases the clutch into false neutral. and releasing the pedal engages the clutch and lets you bark the tires and get going.

i guess i'm more paranoid than your friends are lol

pretty sure it's high priority, and low chance of forgetting the epipen.

it's possible that there is medical coverage for prescription medications like epipen, whereas regular tylenol etc would normally not be covered.

to add to that, the round smooth stones he chose were composed of an extremely dense type of rock in that area. can't remember where i read that, nor can i remember what type of rock it was. basalt perhaps?

oooh, a lever!

most commercial garage door companies have a heavy-duty home opener.

modern ones drive off the side and not the middle, and tend to be a bit quieter too.

they're available with smaller keychain size remote fobs but you can still get them with the larger ones to clip onto your car's sun visor.

ours is quite old, by 'overhead door' company, and its served us quite well for a long time. the newer ones are nice though.

if you have particularly thick or tough nails, consider using larger 'toenail' clippers which have sturdier cutting edges.

tweezerman have been good to us. Revlon are good too.

cheaper nail cutters often have over- or under-bite and don't cut well unless their edges are re-aligned.

a stitched or welted sole is more expensive to produce and won't be found on lower quality footwear. and the higher quality footwear tends to be made of better materials and will last longer.

also, this type of shoe can usually be resoled.

r/goodyearwelt

r/BuyItForLife

we used embroidery thread and stitched them for the kids. large stitches are easily clipped and removed when it's time for washing.

you can simply stitch the cover to the duvet with embroidery thread. if you use big stitches, they're easily removed when it's time for washing.

a few of my duvet covers shift and this was the semi-permanent solution. not all of them shift, and sometimes clocking the duvet 180deg inside helped.

down duvets are lighter and fluffier and gave me less problems. we don't tie anything anymore, and the 'problem' covers are relegated to the bottom of the pile and don't see much use anymore.

it's because the violin in question is an antique made by a man who made exceptional instruments that are still functional today. and because there is a limited supply, the price goes up accordingly.

it's like asking about the price of a painting that was made hundreds of years ago...

antiques and artwork are essentially priceless.

ever met a small child under age five? they can usually speak, but haven't learned to read and write yet.

or a blind person?

illiteracy exists for many reasons.

if you moved to a foreign country you'd probably learn to speak before you learned to read and write, especially if the writing didn't use the alphabet. at which point you would be functionally illiterate as well.