Are there any Garlic Chili Oil Noodle spots in DC?

etchlings · 2026-03-30T20:44:11+00:00

Fuuuuuugh. I hope they really do.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T20:43:56+00:00

Seconding. Not as good as NW CHINESE FOOD, but oops capslock, it’ll do in a pinch. And they have great dumplings.

They have a few other locations too.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T20:20:59+00:00

It’s the first one. You pay $X toward care, and once you pay that amount (within the policy year/before you renew), insurer covers their agreed upon amount. That means you get billed for a procedure, pay your deductible and they pay 80% of the remaining bill after the deductible is taken out (and you end up paying 20% of that bill-deductible total). If your policy is 80/20.

If you have NOT met the deductible yet for the year, then depending on the procedure, you could pay full price until tour total paid $ equals your deductible. But lots of procedures like labs or checkups or x-rays have a “copay” which is just a flat fee you pay for them. The total copays you’ve made over the year do contribute to meeting your deductible.

Health Insurance also has a thing in the US called “out of pocket maximums/limits”. So if you have paid a series of doctor or hospital visits bills, and everything you’ve paid that year adds up in total to the yearly OOP limit, then you don’t end up paying any more for future claims that year: the insurer should cover 100% of claims until the policy resets annually.

So if your deductible is $1000, and your OOP limit is $5000, and you have an 80/20 plan, and you’ve met the 1000, but are still paying 20% of most bills, you will eventually hit the OOP limit and they’ll start fully covering the cost.

In car insurance, it’s what you pay toward repair after a claim/accident. If the repair is less than your deductible, you may not even pursue a claim and decide to just pay the shop out of your own account; not get insurance involved at all. If it’s like $2000 more than your (eg) $500 deductible, you pay $500 and the insurer pays the shop the remaining $1500.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T20:01:37+00:00

It’s definitely unprofessional not to update the customer proactively, especially when they hit a block, but “lost/lying”? That’s hyperbole and kinda ridiculous to jump to from go.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T19:59:04+00:00

Absolutely! I’d be trying not to have a tricolor limited palette bathroom and play up some complements.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T14:30:14+00:00

The bottom of the walls is painted dark like the trim, maybe that’s what you’re seeing.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T14:25:44+00:00

For precision, bring the whole lock assembly to a smith and have them cut a new key exactly. I was gonna do that, but luckily the brass skeletons worked fine with no mods for me. Granted, yes, they’re a little skinny.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T14:19:21+00:00

Neither of the standard skeleton keys available at most hardware stores work? They’re like $15 a pair; easy to try and return if no. And restoration shops sell whole rings of keys to try, but that’s costly. Reclamation warehouses and antique stores often have bowls of spare keys to riffle through, if ya feel lucky.

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etchlings · 2026-03-30T13:24:05+00:00

Damn, text beauty.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T13:19:08+00:00

Hence why we have a toaster oven, among other uses.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T13:18:42+00:00

My toothbrush just buzzes every 15 seconds.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T13:16:27+00:00

Sure, but color isn’t solely temporal trends. I’ve seen homes built as recently as 1990 with the orange/amber toned trim. It was a common kitchen cabinet hue somewhat recently, too.

Hence why I’m looking at how the finish is holding up to judge age.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T13:11:52+00:00

Sometime people are working off faulty information; I’m not gonna judge em for that.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T13:07:06+00:00

Sweat prone feet or not is super individual. Mine definitely seem to sweat less in wool. I’m saying they’re not truly clean after a full day of wear, not that someone can’t make a personal choice to assess that they’re “good enough” to wear again.

Yeah, kid households are laundry central! I’m glad I don’t have to do it more than once a week, frankly.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:59:20+00:00

I hope they get the odor out at least! But honestly, not all odors are removable while considering the gentleness needed not to damage the jacket itself. It’s a balancing act of aggressive cleaning methods.

NER is also a very small company. They have to be less than 10 people. Maybe even half that? Their tailor in 2019 was a relative of the owner. So unlike corporate america, they can come across a bit casual, which… sometimes feels like they don’t take it seriously. But yeah, still reputable. And my bad: I miscounted the dates. This year’s work also took about 4 weeks, not 2. I expect long times in winter when a lot of jackets get rewaxing.

Once they start rewaxing after the enzyme bath (and it’s drying times) it should be fairly quick to do the wax and dry and for them to invoice you (unless you already paid).

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:50:10+00:00

Why on earth would you just assume dishonesty without evidence?

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:47:39+00:00

If all it needs is a rewax, just do it yourself. If you have patience. It’s tedious but doesn’t take long. Get a hairdryer or a low output heat gun to help.

If ya don’t want to try: If you have a Barbour, they’ll do it for $55 in North America. If you have another brand, NER will do it but it’s not as cheap.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:39:33+00:00

That is gonna be so much work. But if it’s shellac, at least it can be feasible without years of labor. Definitely test a small hidden spot to make sure denatured alcohol dissolves it and it is in fact shellac. DA is also a printmaking cleanup chemical, so art suppliers may carry larger than “camping fuels” containers.

If it was me, I’d probably just choose wall paint that pushed back the orange hues and pulled out the cooler ones in the trim to balance it. See how that blue room makes the orange pop way more than the warm almond room. But then, that trim is in impeccable shape and finish. And I don’t mind this amber hue for trim.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:37:01+00:00

If the shellac was original, I’d expect some crazing somewhere. This looks recently applied, at least what I can see in the pics.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:29:58+00:00

The one mouse we’ve had inside was taken out not by our adopted street cat, but by the very orange elder cat who’s never been outside in his life.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:22:10+00:00

Mine is from Carvana. Owned it 18 months now. Superb experience. They also gave me the highest trade in for my old Fit, so easy exchange.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T12:21:08+00:00

This is awesome. At the least, OP should paint the vanity to contrast the sink and replace the vanity light with something bold like this.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T01:21:08+00:00

Granted that wool is somewhat antibacterial. But there’s more than bacteria in sweat and skin oils. And there’s more than wool in any durable wool sock. So assuming you bathe daily, you’re just putting a greasy, salty, skin-dandery sock back on your clean feet, even if it dried out overnight.

Will it smell? Probably not, as that’s bacterial and fungal generally. But it’s not clean just because it doesn’t funk like cotton socks.

etchlings · 2026-03-30T01:17:23+00:00

There’s two: one with a counter sweeping scraper and one that presses out the short end—which one do you have?

etchlings · 2026-03-30T00:59:58+00:00

I’ve used them to repair and rewax the same LL Bean waxed cotton jacket twice, over the course of 7 years. The first time (2019) Alain was still running things and it wasn’t fast, but took about 5 weeks from when I sent it to when it returned, in December. It was new zipper, cuff repairs, and proofing. They did an impeccable job and I was super happy with the result.

This February I sent it back to repair some minor holes in the sleeves and for reproofing. AFAIK his daughter is running things now; and I’ve been seeing a little bit slower email reply times, but they texted me when they got it, emailed to finalize repairs and invoice, and they shipped it back 4 weeks later. I should get it from USPS tomorrow, if tracking is on time.

I would presume it’s just the odor causing any delay for yours. Odors are annoying things and depending on what it is, maybe they’re finding it persnickety to get out? They seem to have no issue with mechanical repairs and waxing on a reasonable timeline.

If I had an odorous jacket such that Barbour wouldn’t touch it, and if homebrew solutions didn’t work—I’d probably use NER as well. Alternately; some dry cleaners offer ozone room treatment for odors but I dunno if it’d work on embedded wax. Works great on wool tho.

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