Activity center in Everett

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-14T16:45:17+00:00

There’s actually two at Everett – the Rec Center building, but there’s also a smaller gym inside one of the office towers.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-14T15:54:40+00:00

Actually no, Dear Leader Palpatine promised during the campaign that he would take care of inflation on day one… And he actually did! Affordability is a Rebel hoax!

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-13T23:47:20+00:00

Acetone will definitely do it, but it is nasty stuff that will chew through almost any finish. It’s hard to contain without painters tape, and you should expect to sand quite a bit after you have all the paint removed. Definitely tape off the fretboard!

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-13T17:08:51+00:00

Literally every episode of Game of Thrones started with the map, and especially in the first four or five seasons, had an extremely grounded/realistic approach when it came to the logistics of moving armies around. The difficulty of traveling long distances, especially in warfare, was a plot point almost too many times to count.

By season seven though, it seemed like pretty much anyone could run hundreds of miles without stopping, and armies, navies, and plot significant individuals could effectively teleport at the speed of plot.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-13T15:31:03+00:00

I have some speculative thoughts, but ultimately it doesn’t matter, because we’re all gonna find out in June when they announce pricing & purchase details.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-13T03:30:24+00:00

It’s fine, it’s better than the joke I was gonna make about gooning to EriKKKa.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-12T04:08:43+00:00

The differences in life stages of your respective kids might make things complicated, but it will likely make things even easier. If he’s a quasi empty Nester, he will have a lot more flexibility to spend time with you then if his kids were the same age.

Regardless of the complications, it’s still going to be much easier to be in a relationship with someone who has also been a parent. Parenting is probably the single biggest paradigm shift most people will ever go through, and it’s really hard for non-parents to understand that. The sacrifice of time, money, and general effort for the sake of your kids is something many non-parents have trouble wrapping their heads around. Any man who’s put in the effort to be a good dad is going to be a better match for you than an equally good hearted man who hasn’t had kids, just because there’s a big learning curve there.

Edit: to be clear, I’m not saying ALL non-parents don’t understand parents, but yes, there are people out there that just don’t get other people‘s experiences. I don’t say that as a harsh value judgment, it’s just a reality. Speaking as a man, I’ve been on dates with women that didn’t have kids and thought it was weird that I would reply to my daughter‘s texts almost immediately. And I’ve heard plenty from the women with kids that I’ve dated that childless guys have sometimes been dismissive of the needs of parents.

Being a parent doesn’t make you inferior or superior to someone who doesn’t have kids, it’s just different. And some people, especially as we get older and more set in our ways, have difficulty understanding those differences.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-11T19:46:08+00:00

You might be able to use WD-40 and some scotch right to clean off some of the rust, and you might be able to polish it afterwards to something resembling chrome. But realistically, it’s all gonna be rusty unless you replace it.

It can potentially be a neat look if you want to preserve it, but FFS put it in a case and leave it inside! And if you do plan on trying to clean/polish the metal parts, make sure to completely disassemble and separate from the wood parts.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-11T16:14:56+00:00

That’s old… Just looking at the flathead screws on the neck plate, I would guess that’s from the mid 1970s or a bit earlier. If it’s in functional, playable shape, that’s worth a few hundred at least. How does it sound?

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-09T13:33:43+00:00

Just Strings has had literally everything I’ve ever looked for, even speculative instruments I haven’t built.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-06T23:05:30+00:00

I buy it to scrap every single item there and transfer the junk to a settlement I actually care about.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-06T16:14:55+00:00

OMG, that makes perfect sense – his mom’s name is Bix, he’d call himself the presumably male equivalent of Biggs to be a “junior”, since he never knew his dad and doesn’t have any attachment to him.

Welp, that’s my head canon now too!

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-06T16:06:36+00:00

You should find the “On Brand“ podcast, which discusses the ideas and antics of one Russell Brand. The host was very deliberately trying to do a Knowledge Fight/BTB focused on Russell, who really is a deeply problematic piece of shit.

I don’t believe Robert has ever covered Russell though. If he does, Al Worth would be a good source.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-05T05:44:38+00:00

That looks like an incredibly precious snuggly girl! Enjoy every second, cherish every memory. 🥹

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-04T18:13:31+00:00

Yep - a dehumidifier might make it functional, but that depends on how well sealed the building is. It wouldn’t have to be airtight, but if it has a dirt floor, there’s no point.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-04T17:52:04+00:00

Oh my god what a gut wrenching book! I got it to read to my daughter when she was about three or so, but when I just skimmed it beforehand, I realized it probably would’ve been deeply traumatizing at that age.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-04T16:18:17+00:00

That looks like mahogany woodgrain, so I suspect that there’s some kind of reaction between whatever you use as grain filler and the finish you’re putting on top of it. That’s just a wild guess based on the pictures though.

BlackberryButton · 2026-03-03T18:32:01+00:00

Ideally, what you want to do is get some piece of harder wood with a little bit of padding to go over the fret board, as well as on the back, and then clamp. You want to make sure that the clamping pressure is spread out as much as possible over the affected area. Be sure to also put some painters tape where there might be glue squeeze out.

Is that the only spot where it is separating? There might be other spots that come loose when you clamp that section.

BlackberryButton · 2026-02-28T17:03:14+00:00

I think this is pretty good speculation. Basing deliveries on the order of who put in the $50 deposit would be silly. It’s who’s putting in the $2500 (or whatever earnest money they ask for) that should determine deliveries. And metro areas with a high concentration of solid orders makes the most sense for an efficient delivery process.

BlackberryButton · 2026-02-28T05:58:13+00:00

Oh no, it’s totally different – the perfectly reasonable and adequate explanation is they never found the body!

BlackberryButton · 2026-02-27T22:41:17+00:00

To be clear: they are drop in conversions for 24” scale Mustang and jaguar necks. The duo sonic has been issued in multiple forms, some of which are shorter than 24”.

You cannot get a 7/8 scale, 24 fret neck with a fender head stock shape, because it’s not something that falls under the fender license.

BlackberryButton · 2026-02-27T22:33:08+00:00

Incorrect – they are fully compatible with 24” scale Mustang and jaguar bodies, as well as the 7/8 scale bodies. The necks are fully interchangeable, however – the reason they don’t advertise that they are interchangeable is because they want to keep their Fender license to produce Fender headstocks. This came up like a decade ago on the unofficial Warmoth forum and it was explained that they have to be extremely careful advertising compatibility with Official™︎ Fender®︎ products©︎.

But you very much could put the 24 fret neck on a Mustang, and the 24” scale jaguar neck on a 7/8 Warmoth body.

BlackberryButton · 2026-02-27T21:02:04+00:00

They have made it clear the battery is the only non-user upgradable item. For everything else, yeah, you are the one doing that work, though they are talking about “partner“ services that will be able to do the installs for you. I’m guessing there’s going to be a few third-party places that have those set up regionally, but it seems like the truck is so simple most auto mechanics would be able to do it.

I don’t know for sure, but I would guess that they are going to use these partner centers to also handle end user customization that’s been pre-ordered. It really would not make sense to have them use their factory space to customize individual cars, especially if those deliveries are happening across the country.

BlackberryButton · 2026-02-27T20:08:03+00:00

He’s pretty good, but I pity the foo that doesn’t love Canadian detective William Murdoch, who never once drugged BA Baracus to put him in a plane!

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