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#71
Architecture / Re: That 'big project' I've be...
Last post by James Harrison - April 06, 2025, 03:31:31 PMIt is possible to season wood of course, and indeed unwarp it, but the view I take is I shouldn't have to. If I'm paying for a product I expect to be able to use it.
Well, this week;
Spot the difference! I've finished the blue areas, and made a start on the cream upper third. The wooden battens have been stained and they're now waiting their turn to be fitted (soon).
You may remember that last year I took up a strip of the lawn. In January. When it was frozen. This year I've decided to repeat that and draw it back from the neighbour's fence. Unlike last year though I've waited for the weather to at least be favourable and I'm using a tool better suited to the job. I'm finding a small mattock brings the grass and the roots up well whilst leaving most of the soil behind. Which is great, because I don't have masses of storage for clods of turf and topsoil.
Well, this week;
Spot the difference! I've finished the blue areas, and made a start on the cream upper third. The wooden battens have been stained and they're now waiting their turn to be fitted (soon).
You may remember that last year I took up a strip of the lawn. In January. When it was frozen. This year I've decided to repeat that and draw it back from the neighbour's fence. Unlike last year though I've waited for the weather to at least be favourable and I'm using a tool better suited to the job. I'm finding a small mattock brings the grass and the roots up well whilst leaving most of the soil behind. Which is great, because I don't have masses of storage for clods of turf and topsoil.
#72
Off Topic / Re: GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Re...
Last post by LukeHogbin - April 06, 2025, 11:43:47 AMWoke up a bit before 3am today to the news that one of my friends had departed. She was 33, married, mother of two. :/ And nobody is saying anything other than she had departed.
#73
Off Topic / Re: Departed Cultural Icons 2...
Last post by LukeHogbin - April 06, 2025, 11:36:58 AM2025 is barely 1/3 done and we already lost a bunch of people:
- Michelle Trachtenberg
- David Lynch
- Gene Hackman
- Roberta Flack
- Angie Stone
- Sam Moore
- Val Kilmer
These are the ones that come to mind.
- Michelle Trachtenberg
- David Lynch
- Gene Hackman
- Roberta Flack
- Angie Stone
- Sam Moore
- Val Kilmer
These are the ones that come to mind.
#74
Meta-Clubs / Re: Dragon Tamers - A room for...
Last post by MWBailey - April 05, 2025, 11:39:20 PMQuote from: SeVeNeVeS on May 03, 2024, 10:27:28 AMI wish to publicly appologise for my recent behaviour.
After a year of stress and problems I admit I momentarily lost the plot a little (ok... a lot) and committed crimes against the forum which I now regret.
If you can forgive me I shall be back to posting as normal and annoy the hell out of you all again.
My own sins (including posting infrequently in my Portrayal thing and being mostly in absentia everywhere else) preclude me from being critical of you, Sir. In any case, all is forgiven on my end.
#75
Chronautomata / Re: Master Pocketwatch Thread
Last post by Hez - April 05, 2025, 08:13:43 AMPretty Things. (in my head it is said in Gollum's voice - less effective in print)
#76
Off Topic / Re: GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Re...
Last post by Hez - April 05, 2025, 08:09:32 AMThere is a cosplay blogger that I watch and she was invited to Wild, Wild West Con as a speaker and due to a norovirus outbreak she had a dreadful experience. the hotel handled it by canceling the con and evicting participants who were staying at the hotel. Unfortunate, dreadful, sympathy etc. I really do sympathize with the other participants and the vendors ...
HOWEVER...
Shewas invited to be a guest and responded by dismissing it as a small con for a dying fandom. She stated at the beginning of her video that she intended the video to answer the question "is Steampunk dead?" Fair enough, our cons are shrinking and anime is the new It.
But she then backed this up by saying that the age of the participants proved that it was. Now one of the things I have always loved about steampunk is that it is not only for the young, Every con I have gone to has included toddlers, teens, adults and grandparents. I could not help being insulted at her apparent premise that a con that included people my age is not worth attending. Although thinking back she might have been the one a few years ago saying that cosplay is not just for the young, It's OK to dress up if you are over 30.
She was also put out that no-one asked to take her picture ( she had a cute costume but nothing terribly creative) and that no-one recognized her SO's cosplay of a character from Severance, a show with a completely modern timestamp.
It just seems very rude to treat your host that way. If you don't respect a fandom maybe don't accept an invitation with the intention of marketing a video dissing the con and the whole fandom.
HOWEVER...
Shewas invited to be a guest and responded by dismissing it as a small con for a dying fandom. She stated at the beginning of her video that she intended the video to answer the question "is Steampunk dead?" Fair enough, our cons are shrinking and anime is the new It.
But she then backed this up by saying that the age of the participants proved that it was. Now one of the things I have always loved about steampunk is that it is not only for the young, Every con I have gone to has included toddlers, teens, adults and grandparents. I could not help being insulted at her apparent premise that a con that included people my age is not worth attending. Although thinking back she might have been the one a few years ago saying that cosplay is not just for the young, It's OK to dress up if you are over 30.
She was also put out that no-one asked to take her picture ( she had a cute costume but nothing terribly creative) and that no-one recognized her SO's cosplay of a character from Severance, a show with a completely modern timestamp.
It just seems very rude to treat your host that way. If you don't respect a fandom maybe don't accept an invitation with the intention of marketing a video dissing the con and the whole fandom.
#77
Off Topic / Re: GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Re...
Last post by Sir Henry - April 05, 2025, 06:23:53 AMIf there's anything any of us can do to ease the situation, please let us know. In the meantime, know that our thoughts, sympathies hopes and, where appropriate, prayers are with you.
Does quinine help? Tonic in your tea?
Does quinine help? Tonic in your tea?
#78
Off Topic / Re: GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Re...
Last post by Xenos - April 04, 2025, 08:03:29 PMI am incredibly sick. Have been for some time now. I believe I may be headed into a malaria relapse. The nausea and vomiting is extreme. I can't get in to see my primary care before the end of the month (she's overworked), and Urgent Care laughed off my concerns about a relapse (despite the fact it's in my chart that I have 'em... oh, nearly annually).
I can't keep food down. I can't sleep.
To quote Leslie Knope: "Everything hurts and I'm dying."
I can't keep food down. I can't sleep.
To quote Leslie Knope: "Everything hurts and I'm dying."
#79
Off Topic / Re: GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Re...
Last post by von Corax - April 03, 2025, 06:06:20 PMQuote from: J. Wilhelm on April 03, 2025, 04:30:34 PMQuote from: von Corax on April 03, 2025, 04:17:47 AMDuring a torrential downpour... sump pump.
Blech!
Sounds like a smelly situation... At least you had a basement.
Yeah. Sorry. I wasn't thinking when I posted that.
#80
Off Topic / Re: GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Re...
Last post by J. Wilhelm - April 03, 2025, 04:30:34 PMQuote from: von Corax on April 03, 2025, 04:17:47 AMDuring a torrential downpour... sump pump.
Blech!
Sounds like a smelly situation... At least you had a basement.