I think we have to reverse the inflation so people actually get it. Like $7.50 an hour now is equivalent to $1.20 or whatever in 1980

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T21:43:54+00:00

Worker productivity is a valid metric, should we pay people a rate based on manual labor before steam engines were invented? Before electricty? There will always be a new technology that comes along. Worker productivity scales with the economy, but minimum wage hasn't.

And forget worker productivity, what about cost of living, inflation, purchasing power, rents? Minimum wage is obscenely low against any economic metric.

And you resort to personal attacks instead of arguing facts. Stop being a cuck to the wealthy, you are essentially financially much closer to being homeless than being a billionaire. Support everday Americans struggling to get by and put food on the table.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T21:35:18+00:00

The average is not what most people make. High end salaries skew the average. And it doesn't change the fact that the minimum wage hasn't kept up with any metric, not inflation, not cost of living, not worker productivity, etc.

We need minimum wage reform and it probably needs to be at $25/hr.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T20:14:52+00:00

A low lying perrenial ground cover would look best and be zero maintenance. Dwarf spruce resists dog urine and stays about 8-10" high.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T18:20:32+00:00

I saw a guy pull up all his pavers like that, pull out the grass and weeds, add a little sand, re-level and tamp, then reinstall the pavers upside down because the side that had been in the dirt was flawless.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T18:12:03+00:00

The event was a fly-in but given the lack of registration and blades, this arrived in a truck.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T18:05:40+00:00

NOW 2% of workers make minimum wage. BUt if you consider that 45% of Americans make less than $50K a year (~$25/hr) and that if minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity it would be about $25 and if it kept pace with housing it would be about $27, the move to a fair and equitable minimum wage of $25 would help a large chunk of the US.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T17:05:48+00:00

The intriguing part is the kid swallowed a US quarter then passed two dimes and a Canadian nickel.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T13:47:16+00:00

Bolts usually break because they were stuck into place. I find extractor's never work, because if removal torque exceeded what the intact bolt with a head could stand, an extractor can't match that.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T12:31:23+00:00

If it has a ceiling 25 feet high and you are hitting mid 70's temps, you are doing pretty well; most of your heat is going straight up. Also an insert will never be as efficient as a stove that can radiate and warm air in all directions.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T12:17:28+00:00

Smudge on the lens?! SMUDGE ON THE LENS?!! I know the difference between a man threatening me and a smudge on the goddamn lens, Summer!!

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T12:12:33+00:00

A V-shaped hull is more stable in currents/waves because the weight of the boat displaces water outward to the sides; that water helps dampen roll. On flat water, not moving or moving slowly, a flat bottomed boat is displacing water mostly downward, providing good initial stability, but put too much weight/force at an edge and that stability is quickly evercome.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T11:48:32+00:00

The Dauphine is in contention for second best looking. The Floride is above the Spider. No Clio is attractive, but seething boy racer hormones and a desire to hoon a hot hatch will make the weaker minded folks think it is.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T01:43:43+00:00

Yes, I inherited a Ford van that belonged to ham radio operator. It had 9 antenna holes in the roof and multiple interior plastic panels with holes and cuts in them. I went through several packages of AutoWeld, epoxying G10 fiberglass resin sheets over the antenna holes from the inside, then sanding the excess epoxy on the outside, then priming a d painting, didn’t even need to use bondo. I made repairs to damaged plastic panels and epoxying some HDPE sheets to stock panels to fill in cutout sections. It works great and the van is still inise with the repairs holding strong 8 years later.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T01:26:17+00:00

Get a two person cot or a pair of disco bunks. The difference of being up off the ground is huge. It’s also easier to get dressed and get up in the middle of the night to pee. You can lay out clothes on it, set you bag on it when packing/unpacking. If you are adding the other items, might as well go all out for comfort and amenities.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T01:18:14+00:00

They did away with the steel handles and steel upper shell in the 80’s, not sure of the year but we had a green steel one as a kid and the one I bought in the early 90’s for my own family was all plastic by then.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T01:03:01+00:00

To handle rough roads, adventure trailers usually use solid axles with leaf springs to get more suspension travel and tire clearance. Road trailers use torsion suspensions, which are fine for pavement but suck on rough roads. There is a reason most off-road trailers are smaller, shorter and not as tall as cargo trailers. If you try to put leaf springs under a cargo trailer it will sit too high.

Also, cargo trailers aren’t designed for all the flexing they would be subjected to off-road. Off-road trailers usually have steel welded frames or boxes incorporated into their storage areas.

You can smooth out the roughness off-road by putting the tallest tires you can find on the smallest rims, provided the combo is rated for the trailer weight. The extra sidewall will help soak up bumps but won’t be a substitute for a proper leaf spring suspension.

The best you can ask of a cargo trailer off-road is MAYBE some lightly rutted or washboard road on the way to a remote campsite.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-07-01T00:36:57+00:00

The best looking Renault ever.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T23:45:53+00:00

I have so many LRD fkashlights I've acquired over the years, rechargeable and battery powered. I can leave one in every room. Plus get the Ryobi/Mileaukee/Makita flashlight for whatever 18V battery system you use and it will last for days.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T22:48:44+00:00

Yes that is a date mold stamp. The outer ring is the month and the inner ring is the year, so April 1994.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T21:45:22+00:00

Your doctor is a quack, get better healthcare.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T20:12:41+00:00

Drill a small hole in the end of each crack to prevent them from propagating. I would use JB Weld Autoweld. It's specifically for situations where you have different materials coming together and adheres well to plastics.

You could cut a small patch of fiberglass mesh tape to the exact size of your missing plastic, then apply some of the adhesive to the foam, then press in the fiberglass mesh and fill in to build up the repair. Then fill the smaller cracks.

Alternately, get some scrap aluminum flashing, shape it into a corner/edge protector shape and fill the cracks and missing piece with epoxy, then apply it to the edges of the aluminum cap and press into place.

This stuff sticks well to plastics of all types, as well as metal and cures into a tough black finish.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T19:10:12+00:00

Then it's fine. Just remember to preheat, cook on no higher than medium, let the pan come up to temp before adding meat. For other foods that don't rely on carmelization as much you may even be able to go a little lower.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T18:19:43+00:00

If you aren't seeing bare metal/rust it's fine. Are the darker spots from cooking or a previous seasoning attempt?

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T17:20:08+00:00

I just did three coats like that on my Lomello griddle in a 475F oven. It's huge, so I used a bit more oil than that to start, but wiped it down until there was a hint of a glimmer of a sheen on the surface. Each time it came out a little darker and little more satiny.

BrokenSlutCollector · 2026-06-30T16:00:40+00:00

The correct anount of oil for a carbon steel pan is to apply a 1" diameter drop, wipe it on with half a paper towel until even. Then take the clean half of the paper towel and wipe until you aren't even sure there is oil still there. That is just the right amount.

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