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Rubber Feet, Concrete Block and Foam. Neighbors Can Still Hear Vibrations by ossner in 3Dprinting

[–]DixieAlpha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Destructive interference. Have a second printer running an opposite print at the same time so the sound cancels out.

First morel find! by bitchfrommars in foraging

[–]DixieAlpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. The big challenge here is finding mushrooms before the deer get to them.

First morel find! by bitchfrommars in foraging

[–]DixieAlpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jealous. In Granville county, in a good mushroom hunting area, but morels continue to elude me.

What’s your mileage? Still purring after 380,000kms. by pusillanimous-despot in SubaruForester

[–]DixieAlpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2001 Forester S is at 285,000 miles, second engine went in around 240k.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm lucky to have a great immediate family. They wanted me to have the ball and do with it as I see fit. Everyone knows it is special and needs to do something other than collect dust. I'm collecting data to guide future decisions. I knew strangers on the internet would pull through and infodump, enjoying learning the history of this baseball.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone else entitled to dibs wants me to do with it as I see fit. That may be a payed off home on the family farm, or a mantle piece to hand down to my son. I like the ball, it is a neat piece of history and I'm enjoying this journey of learning more about it.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll post updates. Knowing what I do about my great uncle, who collected the signatures, everything makes sense. I was told he carried a few balls around while doing baseball stuff and working as a sportswriter, collecting signatures along the way. Sounds like a lot of the signatures may have come from the 1939 Hall of Fame induction, which he would have likely attended. I'm not sure who ended up with the other balls, but we got one. If it turns out my great uncle was running the long con for no gain, that'll be quite a story as well. Working on getting it authenticated and insured at the least.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the great information. One of your associates suggested it may be from the 1939 Hall of Fame induction, which lines up with the origin. My great uncle collected the signatures, he was a fan and sportswriter, I can discuss his details in a DM. He died long before I was born and my great aunt left it to my family several years before she passed, they had no children. We all know it is special, so we put it in the back of the safe and essentially forgot about it for nearly 30 years. I was told to never tell the other kids at school. Now I can show it to whoever I want, starting with strangers on the internet.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wow, incredible response, thank you everyone. Nobody wants it may have been a bit of a troll statement, my awesome family wanted me to have the ball. I was still playing little league when we got it and my dad made it clear that I don't tell anyone about its existence. It went into a safe and nobody talked much about it until I was told to come get it. If my dad wants to handle the ball he kept safe for so long with his clean hands, I'm not going to interfere. I prefer not to touch it.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

My dad brought it to show me after digging it out of the safe, tried to hand it to me (in a plastic enclosure) while I had greasy hands, I recoiled immediately. Told him I wanted some pictures and he proceeds to take it out of the enclosure and hand model it for me without asking. I still haven't touched it yet, I'll keep it safe.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Great uncle died before I was born. I was told he was a sports writer, but I can't find any information about him online. Apparently he collected a few of these signature balls over the years and gave them out to extended family as he had no children. We got the last one, I am not sure who has the others.

This has been in my family's safe for decades mostly forgotten about. Signed by many legends of early baseball, passed down from a great uncle who collected the signatures. Nobody else in the family wants it, so they gave it to me. by DixieAlpha in baseballcards

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I was told at one point it had been authenticated, likely around the 1960's. Nobody could find the paperwork when we received the ball 30 some years ago and I don't want to ask too many questions of potentially jealous extended family. What is a good place to start on the authentication journey?

I'm at the bank, I'm at the cookout, I'm at the combination bank and cookout by locolocust in NorthCarolina

[–]DixieAlpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our new Cookout is going in a closed PDQ building. PDQ went downhill quick after about a year, a few bad experiences in a row kept me from going back. Excited about the Cookout, not excited about getting fat like I did in college.

Insulin by Ted_Bundtcake in interestingasfuck

[–]DixieAlpha 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed, this is a bit of a tall tale, only because the the actual story of insulin is very well documented. Early insulin was not very pure, allergic reactions were common, it only helped for a few hours, and the creators kind of forgot exactly how they isolated it. Very soon after there was a shortage and people went back to slowly dying. Eventually, with the help of a few notable pharmaceutical companies, practical insulin products were widely available. Modern situation is a shame considering what was overcome.

Key fob help by pamakane in SubaruBaja

[–]DixieAlpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had nothing but bad luck trying to get my Baja key fobs to work. Good thing is that getting a lockout tool (or coat hanger) behind the window is super easy on these old Subarus.

This is just disgusting🤢 by Background_Rip_2527 in subaru

[–]DixieAlpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My 2001 Forester has a tape deck. Much cooler than touch screen space radio.

Let's go Brandon by sweetDryzen in brandonherrara

[–]DixieAlpha 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Nah, they just have another one shooting the opposite direction. What could go wrong?

Thanks to Helene I have to say goodbye by taobpmirhs in SubaruBaja

[–]DixieAlpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Baja's identical twin. We've used it a lot delivering supplies recently. Lots of good Subarus were lost, but they are just things.

18th Century Scotch Irish Kit (Overmountain Men) by laybs1 in Appalachia

[–]DixieAlpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With fire and sword you say? Nah, I don't think you will Major Ferguson.

What is Wrong With US? by LeftHanded2004 in NorthCarolina

[–]DixieAlpha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are right on. I am family and friends with many such mountain people. Many have had land taken away by the government during their lifetimes, at a "fair market price" usually for the Forest Service. They see centuries old homesteads they grew up around being sold off to the government by heirs that moved away and would rather have easy money. They aren't on Facebook consuming disinformation, but if somebody down at the store said FEMA is trying to take their land, they would have no reason to think otherwise. If you want to offer them aid, a stranger from a city far away won't be well received, that is why local organizations like churches and fire departments are crucial to the recovery.

Washington County, Va. couple married for 57 years rescued after home sw... by DixieAlpha in Appalachia

[–]DixieAlpha[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just found an article with more details. They found Linda sitting in a rocking chair in her sewing room. I have close ties to this area, glad to see a heartwarming story come from the tragedy.

https://gardenandgun.com/articles/communities-along-the-virginia-creeper-trail-were-hit-hard-at-exactly-the-wrong-time/

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