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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:07:39 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: 42mm is plenty big enough for me. 20mm strap isn't a deal breaker at all either. I also prefer an inconspicuous date - cyclops are a no. I'd prefer that to be a black background with a white number on that watch but it still looks really good overall. Yeah I keep going back and looking at it. I'm really liking it. |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:10:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Damn. Looks awesome. Throw a knife and a paper plate in that and you'd be in serious contention for high score of the week. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Originally Posted By secretwheelman: First time tryin' picanha. Wasn't too bad. Forgot to add a knife, as USPS has decided to not deliver for the 2nd day in a row. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53577741955_22117b1629_o.jpg Damn. Looks awesome. Throw a knife and a paper plate in that and you'd be in serious contention for high score of the week. 
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:11:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: me too, I had one last year, but it didn't stick around because the date window was too small for me, the case was a hair small and I like the hands on my Casio better. this conversation has me looking again, not seeing anything new in the way of a dive watch, but another has caught my eye and intrigues me... ETA: Oh, and FYI, the Seiko listing on Amazon lists the band width as 20mm, which is pretty common on the Seikos, but pretty sure the lug width on that one is 22mm. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: me too, I had one last year, but it didn't stick around because the date window was too small for me, the case was a hair small and I like the hands on my Casio better. this conversation has me looking again, not seeing anything new in the way of a dive watch, but another has caught my eye and intrigues me... ETA: Oh, and FYI, the Seiko listing on Amazon lists the band width as 20mm, which is pretty common on the Seikos, but pretty sure the lug width on that one is 22mm. Curious minds and all that. |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:12:07 PM EST
[#4]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: I'm not normally a Damascus guy but the deal on this was just too good. https://i.imgur.com/YKDLpKa.jpeg |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:29:21 PM EST
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: 42mm is plenty big enough for me. 20mm strap isn't a deal breaker at all either. I also prefer an inconspicuous date - cyclops are a no. I'd prefer that to be a black background with a white number on that watch but it still looks really good overall. I love you man. |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:30:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Date window could be annoying. I don't mind a smaller case, but that one says 43 mm anyway - that's too small? Geeze, my Tissot that I wore for a decade or more (the aforementioned auto) was either a 36 or 38. This old man likes the big easy to read face. |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:31:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Curious minds and all that. You might see as early as tomorrow. I've never seen this one before. An interesting blend. |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:33:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Looks really good - details on both? Shakshuka to eat, and Defiant 7 Kumu. Defiant 7 is a separate knife company owned by Les George and Chad Nichols (Nichols Damascus) to make projects that they collaborate on. All midtechs pretty much. They live pretty close to each other (according to the addresses on their websites). 
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:36:52 PM EST
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I'm still amazed people live in the south on purpose.
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:41:45 PM EST
[#10]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Shakshuka to eat, and Defiant 7 Kumu. Defiant 7 is a separate knife company owned by Les George and Chad Nichols (Nichols Damascus) to make projects that they collaborate on. All midtechs pretty much. They live pretty close to each other (according to the addresses on their websites). https://i.imgur.com/v9PB5Q4.png Knife is surprisingly affordable new even. |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:44:08 PM EST
[Last Edit: sywagon]
[#11]
These look nice if you don't mind changing a battery now and then. 44mm with 22mm lugs.
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:46:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: But not a diver? I’ve only found one diver that I like and it’s not a sapphire crystal. If it was sapphire I would have bought one years ago. https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BN0200-56E.html?byPassIntlRedirect=true&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=17126643576&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_plt=gp&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shoppingfeed-ecomm&utm_campaign=GGL-CTZ-PMAX-NB-Mens&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2N3sjPHohAMV1BmtBh345Qo2EAQYASABEgJeQvD_BwE |
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:57:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Sounds really good, never heard of it before. Knife is surprisingly affordable new even. Keep in mind all the retail listings I see now are pre Bidenflation, but I think they're planning a couple runs of knives this year and if they stick close to Les's normal pricing they'd be running about $400-500 depending on specifics. I am kicking myself for not jumping on one of these I saw a while ago, on bladeforums I think it was, so I'm hoping that if they do make some knives this year they do some of more of them: 
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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:59:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: These look nice if you don't mind changing a battery now and then. 44mm with 22mm lugs. I do like Tissot. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:00:01 AM EST
[Last Edit: rbb2]
[#15]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: I’ve only found one diver that I like and it’s not a sapphire crystal. If it was sapphire I would have bought one years ago. https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BN0200-56E.html?byPassIntlRedirect=true&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=17126643576&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_plt=gp&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shoppingfeed-ecomm&utm_campaign=GGL-CTZ-PMAX-NB-Mens&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2N3sjPHohAMV1BmtBh345Qo2EAQYASABEgJeQvD_BwE Yeah I really like that model, but same thing on the crystal.  The consensus seems to be that Citizen has better QC than Seiko. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:05:54 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: I love you man. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: Originally Posted By sywagon: 42mm is plenty big enough for me. 20mm strap isn't a deal breaker at all either. I also prefer an inconspicuous date - cyclops are a no. I'd prefer that to be a black background with a white number on that watch but it still looks really good overall. I love you man.   |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:10:18 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: I’ve only found one diver that I like and it’s not a sapphire crystal. If it was sapphire I would have bought one years ago. https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BN0200-56E.html?byPassIntlRedirect=true&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=17126643576&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_plt=gp&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shoppingfeed-ecomm&utm_campaign=GGL-CTZ-PMAX-NB-Mens&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2N3sjPHohAMV1BmtBh345Qo2EAQYASABEgJeQvD_BwE I have a tempered glass screen protector on my Casio watch face. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:12:01 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Yeah I really like that model, but same thing on the crystal. The consensus seems to be that Citizen has better QC than Seiko. I really like my Seiko that I wear for work. I had a couple citizens, they are gone now. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:12:58 AM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Not my fault that I have the best taste in divers https://i.imgur.com/IdcV6Rh.jpg Well, in light of my new turn of positivity...I really like the Seiko that isn't in that picture! |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:26:16 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Yeah I really like that model, but same thing on the crystal. The consensus seems to be that Citizen has better QC than Seiko. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By 80085: I've only found one diver that I like and it's not a sapphire crystal. If it was sapphire I would have bought one years ago. https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BN0200-56E.html?byPassIntlRedirect=true&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=17126643576&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_plt=gp&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shoppingfeed-ecomm&utm_campaign=GGL-CTZ-PMAX-NB-Mens&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2N3sjPHohAMV1BmtBh345Qo2EAQYASABEgJeQvD_BwE Yeah I really like that model, but same thing on the crystal. The consensus seems to be that Citizen has better QC than Seiko. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:27:24 AM EST
[Last Edit: WILSON]
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By @WIC: Well, in light of my new turn of positivity...I really like the Seiko that isn't in that picture!  I took your EE report. Where should I move that, to TOYS, to Everything Else, or should I just throw it in the EE dumpster? |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:28:56 AM EST
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It's illegal. The post should be deleted, the gentleman should be educated, and then banned forever to reflect on his loose morals.
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:29:22 AM EST
[Last Edit: sywagon]
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Keep in mind all the retail listings I see now are pre Bidenflation, but I think they're planning a couple runs of knives this year and if they stick close to Les's normal pricing they'd be running about $400-500 depending on specifics. I am kicking myself for not jumping on one of these I saw a while ago, on bladeforums I think it was, so I'm hoping that if they do make some knives this year they do some of more of them: https://i.imgur.com/t8WF0Ny.png Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By sywagon: Sounds really good, never heard of it before. Knife is surprisingly affordable new even. Keep in mind all the retail listings I see now are pre Bidenflation, but I think they're planning a couple runs of knives this year and if they stick close to Les's normal pricing they'd be running about $400-500 depending on specifics. I am kicking myself for not jumping on one of these I saw a while ago, on bladeforums I think it was, so I'm hoping that if they do make some knives this year they do some of more of them: https://i.imgur.com/t8WF0Ny.png $500 here in stock - https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1081481/ Edit - I didn't see that was previously owned. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:29:59 AM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: QC has gone down by all reports. The Tissot will have better fit and finish and the highest QC. but, swatch |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:30:37 AM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: It's illegal. The post should be deleted, the gentleman should be educated, and then banned forever to reflect on his loose morals. It's only illegal if you get caught, though, right? Wait, what are we talking about, anyway? And the above is definitely not legal advice. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:32:14 AM EST
[#26]
a clone
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:32:48 AM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: That looks pretty awesome. $500 here in stock - https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1081481/ So it is, I didn't see that one. Well I still got a smoking deal on the one I have and I like the Damascus pattern and handle finish better anyway. But that's a good price for the quality and materials. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:34:02 AM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: So it is, I didn't see that one. Well I still got a smoking deal on the one I have and I like the Damascus pattern and handle finish better anyway. But that's a good price for the quality and materials. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Originally Posted By sywagon: That looks pretty awesome. $500 here in stock - https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1081481/ So it is, I didn't see that one. Well I still got a smoking deal on the one I have and I like the Damascus pattern and handle finish better anyway. But that's a good price for the quality and materials. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:35:23 AM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: a clone Yeah fuck that shit. It's a big annoyance to me that other than brand specific Facebook groups, the entire knife secondary market seems to be fine with it. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:36:01 AM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Had to edit that - it is pre-owned. Ah, well then the price makes more sense. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 12:45:08 AM EST
[#31]
Ooh, check out the sexy swedge on this thing:
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:39:14 AM EST
[#32]
For post 15,000 I thought I'd post a picture of the first knife I ever made and the last one that I finished.
I'm not sure where I got the information on how to go about it but the first one is made from a file that I softened by tossing it in the wood stove overnight and I hardened it by building a fire and blowing my shop vac into it. I don't remember for sure what I quenched it in but it was probably used engine oil. I didn't know that I needed to temper it. A 64 Rockwell C chisel skates on it. I'm amazed I didn't break it. The handle scales are made from canvas that I laid up with fiberglass resin and clamped between 2x4s in my press. The most recent one is 1095 hardened to ~61 hrc and hollow ground with walnut scales with g10 pins and lanyard tube.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:47:06 AM EST
[Last Edit: Red_Label]
[#33]
Picked-up a Cold Steel AD10 last week on sale. Such a damn badass pocket knife. 4" of thick S35VN. And the rounded scales and finger groove make it feel heavenly. For the past couple of years I've been carrying strictly autos. But this AD10 looks like it'll do nicely. Small enough to fit in my pocket, but beefy enough to be a camp knife orccomplish other difficut tasks.
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:50:24 AM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: For post 15,000 I thought I'd post a picture of the first knife I ever made and the last one that I finished. I'm not sure where I got the information on how to go about it but the first one is made from a file that I softened by tossing it in the wood stove overnight and I hardened it by building a fire and blowing my shop vac into it. I don't remember for sure what I quenched it in but it was probably used engine oil. I didn't know that I needed to temper it. A 64 Rockwell C chisel skates on it. I'm amazed I didn't break it. The handle scales are made from canvas that I laid up with fiberglass resin and clamped between 2x4s in my press. The most recent one is 1095 hardened to ~61 hrc and hollow ground with walnut scales with g10 pins and lanyard tube. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG6769_JPG-3155110.JPG Neat to see how far you've come, huh? Nice hollow grind! |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:50:57 AM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: For post 15,000 I thought I'd post a picture of the first knife I ever made and the last one that I finished. I'm not sure where I got the information on how to go about it but the first one is made from a file that I softened by tossing it in the wood stove overnight and I hardened it by building a fire and blowing my shop vac into it. I don't remember for sure what I quenched it in but it was probably used engine oil. I didn't know that I needed to temper it. A 64 Rockwell C chisel skates on it. I'm amazed I didn't break it. The handle scales are made from canvas that I laid up with fiberglass resin and clamped between 2x4s in my press. The most recent one is 1095 hardened to ~61 hrc and hollow ground with walnut scales with g10 pins and lanyard tube. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/78442/KIMG6769_JPG-3155110.JPG Damn! I love blades with hollow grinds, but top one is wild. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:51:26 AM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Red_Label: Picked-up a Cold Steel AD10 last week on sale. Such a damn badass pocket knife. 4" of thick S35VN. And the rounded scales and finger groove make it feel heavenly. For the past couple of years I've been carrying strictly autos. But this AD10 looks like it'll do nicely. Small enough to fit in my pocket, but beefy enough to be a camp knife orccomplish other difficut tasks. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32329/1000009799_jpg-3155116.JPG That's a big boy knife for sure. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:52:00 AM EST
[Last Edit: Red_Label]
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Red_Label: Damn! I love blades with hollow grinds, but that bottom one is wild. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:53:09 AM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Red_Label: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Red_Label: Originally Posted By Red_Label: Damn! I love blades with hollow grinds, but that bottom one is wild. Weirdest dupe ever. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:54:24 AM EST
[#39]
Nah, really easy to quote instead of edit.
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Posted: 3/10/2024 1:58:54 AM EST
[#40]
Originally Posted By rbb2: Neat to see how far you've come, huh? Nice hollow grind! There's probably 17-18 years between those two knives but I didn't make any between the first one and when I really started trying in '19. Thank you. Originally Posted By Red_Label: Damn! I love blades with hollow grinds, but top one is wild. That one is actually hollow ground as well, it's just hard to see because it was on a ~2" wheel on a 4x36" belt sander. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:00:59 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sywagon: Nah, really easy to quote instead of edit. I guess. But, you were just supposed to chuckle and move on. Not make me feel dumb. Jerk. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:06:29 AM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Wait, what are we talking about, anyway? |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:12:25 AM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: I think he means as in the rust belt. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By MaxxII: Originally Posted By 80085: Originally Posted By WIC: Speaking of needing more cheese... @MaxxII, I heard this horrible story from one of our admins that lived in STL that she is permanently traumatized and anti pizza now because you guys don't use proper cheese on your pizzas, you use fake cheese mix. While my heart does not truly want to know, I must ask, is this true? This is a great place to drop my story about the pizza I ordered in Venezuela that was the most vile shit I’ve ever eaten. But since I’ve posted it at least twice in here already I’ll spare you all. If that is true then that’s just another reason to forego that godforsaken city of despair, violence, and rust. Despair? Rust? The Arch is stainless steel! I think he means as in the rust belt. I knew what he meant. St Louis will not be besmirched by a Canadian. I won’t have it. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:13:31 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: No counter to the violence claim I see. https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/documents/briefs/images/Mental-Illness-Treatment-Services-by-Gender.pnghttps://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/documents/briefs/images/2020-Mental-Disorder-Diagnosis-St-Louis-City.png With increasing relative humidity (RH) above 30% and close to lower limit of RH, yellow (bright orange) rust is observed as the rate of rusting is rapid, also termed as flash rusting (Yeon et al. 2000). https://i.imgur.com/W6YbQS5.jpeg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 80085: Originally Posted By MaxxII: Despair? Rust? The Arch is stainless steel! No counter to the violence claim I see. https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/documents/briefs/images/Mental-Illness-Treatment-Services-by-Gender.pnghttps://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/documents/briefs/images/2020-Mental-Disorder-Diagnosis-St-Louis-City.png With increasing relative humidity (RH) above 30% and close to lower limit of RH, yellow (bright orange) rust is observed as the rate of rusting is rapid, also termed as flash rusting (Yeon et al. 2000). https://i.imgur.com/W6YbQS5.jpeg Nope. We’ve been kicking Detroit’s ass in Crime & Baseball for decades. But they do have us beat in Hockey. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:15:50 AM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WIC: I'm still amazed people live in the south on purpose. Probably for the Pizza |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:19:14 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rbb2: Weirdest dupe ever. Yeah, my nightly cocktail of sleep meds is starting to kick in. (I have bad insomnia). |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:22:40 AM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WILSON: THIS And I'll get rid of it ASAP so @WIC doesn't murder me and use my bones for scales, and my skull for a salad bowl. No, you're fine, he's cuddly as a bunny now. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:24:30 AM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Red_Label: Yeah, my nightly cocktail of sleep meds is starting to kick in. (I have bad insomnia). That sucks, sorry to hear it. Hope you get some good rest. |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 2:37:46 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Red_Label: Yeah, my nightly cocktail of sleep meds is starting to kick in. (I have bad insomnia). |
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Posted: 3/10/2024 4:12:39 AM EST
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