So.
(Deep sigh)
I have an entire drawer marked, "Hinges & hardware," & just discovered that all of those "new old stock" hinges have only a single hinge in each packet.
And they're all different. 🙄
So, I went to #TheVulcan's hardware stash, & just had to share everything that
...is NOT a door hinge.
Ever since I started re-selling, the Vulcan has taken anything that didn't sell, salvaged the hardware from it, & saved it for future use.
Meaning, even though we have NORMAL hardware like this...
We also have things like this:
-cabinet soft-close hinges
-door stops
-metal gears for SOMETHING
-bearings from God knows how many Nordic Tracks.
Ooh, this is actually my stuff. Why is it over here? 😂
I have no idea where these came from, but they're cool.
#TheVulcan got a bunch of hardware for attempting to make chess pieces.
Probably old gate hardware from his dad's family farm:
Hey, it includes a set of hinges!
(But they're way too small for a giant teak door.)
Cool looking gears, some scrap metal, &...I think that's a radial arm saw that we got for free, & thought we'd never use, & #TheVulcan took it apart to save space? I forgot about that! I wonder if it will still work...?
And here's some stuff I'm not going to get to, bc that would mean moving the giant-ass chevron table top I made last winter, & still hasn't sold. 🙄
So yeah, that's our hardware stash, lol.
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Dear @Target:
I raised my kids in a Christian home.
Yet, somehow, all 4 of them turned out to be LGBTQ.
🌈
Yeah, seriously.
🏳️🌈
You're the only store that provides gender-affirming & #Pride related merchandise for all ages, at lower prices.
Your partnership w/ @tomboyx helped me
...fund new clothes when one of my kids came out as trans. I want you to do whatever you have to do to keep your employees safe. Just know, I can't pull the gayness from my kids to keep THEM safe. 💔 And it scares me.
If a company as powerful & prosperous as @Target can't protect
...their people from right-wing hate, how on earth is a family like mine supposed to stay safe? I don't have a 100th of the resources you do. 💔
Please consider this when you decide where you stand.
My Evangelical background prepared me for COVID in a way I would never have guessed.
Story time. 🧵
I loved the *look* of the Chinese language my entire life.
When I was in high school, Evangelical literature was *full* of stories of Chinese House Churches, & a huge Holy...
...Spirit led revival that was sweeping through China. I dreamed of being a Bible Smuggler one day.
Yes, when most ppl in high school were concerned about grades or dates or why their acne wouldn't go away, I dreamed of being a Bible Smuggler for Jesus.
🙄
Anyway, I read...
...stories by Nora Lam, Voice of the Martyrs, Watchman Nee, etc., & learned (through an Evangelical lens, of course) how the Chinese government functioned.
They were always portrayed as a ruthless machine.
Of course, some of this was during the Mao Zedong revolution, which...
This is fantastic, a video review of a Prius w/ 200,000 mi. :🧵
It already had the hybrid battery replaced. He addresses the same concern I had, which was a random loud noise as it switched from EV to gas-powered.
The biggest concern anyone transitioning to an EV should....
...be aware of (@ShannonDingle for you!) is that it does not accelerate the same way a gas-powered vehicle does. So, if you're pulling onto the highway, w/ oncoming traffic, you WILL NOT be able to accelerate the way you're used to.
If you're like me, & used to driving a...
...turbo engine,
& pull out onto a highway WITHOUT KNOWING THIS,
& are in front of a VERY LARGE TRUCK that is
GOING VERY FAST,
this is a REAL problem that requires quick thinking & defensive driving skills. 😄
It will take time to adjust your driving reflexes. This is...