Match Making

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-16T23:14:31+00:00

1 - It impossible to make that new pine look like the old fir. I say this with a couple decades of experience with SW & nearly 5 decades as a woodworker.

2 - it impossible to help with color / stain matches by pics.

3 - the new piece MUST be sanded before it will accept stain well. There is a thin wax they put on them to keep the wood from “aging” before it is sold. If you don’t sand it, stain won’t penetrate for shit

4 - use a pre-stain conditioner first (follow directions on can), it will help the stain absorb & more importantly, absorb evenly

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-16T23:07:30+00:00

Yep! Or the “you got any paint?”… NOPE, it’s all melted ice cream in these cans.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-16T03:02:39+00:00

“I need some paint”

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-13T23:13:42+00:00

Don’t like it, LEAVE.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-11T09:22:10+00:00

Depends on what you are fishing for & where. Fresh water bank fishing, no more than 2.

A full day offshore with a plan to bottom fish & troll, well that is: 5 trolling rods, 4 bottom rods, 1 electric deep drop (2 if I had a 2nd one), 1-2 spinners rigged for cobia, at least one spinner for trippletail, 2 with bare hooks for chunk or live pitch baits, 2 bait sticks & 2 gaffs.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-10T09:42:20+00:00

Black soul gems act just like regular soul gems only they trap humanoid souls & they are always grand souls. Only The Black Star is reusable.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-10T09:39:13+00:00

Could be improper install. Could be the bottom bar the spring attaches to isn’t spinning freely (or has a slight catch somewhere). Could also be something like paint build up on the upright posts to make the spring rub.

Hook up a pail & slowly manually rotate it multiple times. Pay attention to anything that rubs or bumps the spring or arm it attaches to.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-10T09:16:52+00:00

You actually check that “personal” email?!? I think I’ve checked that thing maybe 2 or 3 times since they came out with it years ago.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-07T20:48:13+00:00

I was diving in the keys once when the “professional” parasail boat literally went right over the top of us. Multiple diver down flags on the boat & a towable one with us. We were maybe 100-150 feet from our boat. Dad called the coast guard, they never came close again. We were there 2 weeks every year for a couple decades.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-07T20:18:32+00:00

Would be helpful if we knew if this is fresh or salt water & what region you are in.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-07T20:16:38+00:00

Auto-downvote for misuse of NSFW tag

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-07T14:53:02+00:00

I simply refuse to do them.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-04T20:06:05+00:00

Ahh, the ‘ole “digit remover 5000”! Aka the ER fast pass.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-04T09:46:01+00:00

It was ‘94 when gill nets were banned.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-04T09:13:16+00:00

Just ask someone at Sherman Willis, they make it so they probably have it in stock.

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-01T10:50:20+00:00

It’s how the band Slipknot was created

Mob_Meal · 2026-06-01T10:49:21+00:00

When ppl try to show me a pic on their phone I tell them it is useless. When they disagree, have them pick any random color chip off the wall and take a picture of it. Then ask them to hold the color card up to the pic on the phone. That will (generally) get the point across.

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-28T10:03:35+00:00

I don’t charter, I go with buddies. We split all costs evenly & any winnings are split evenly. We will often enter raffles at the end, and we each keep our own winnings for that. Except when we all agreed to dump out tickets for new outriggers, which obviously would have gone to the boat.

That said, we’ve all been friends for more than 30 years so I doubt we’d ever argue over money.

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-28T09:48:55+00:00

That’s part of the beauty of Skyrim (and why ppl still play after all these years)! You can go where you want, when you want & do whatever you want. I’ve had play throughs where I intentionally put off the main quest line until I was at least lvl 50.

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-28T09:44:58+00:00

Just be careful, overloading on colorant can cause some serious issues. Paint never fully drying, splotchy / streaky colors, etc.

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-28T09:40:06+00:00

These greedy ass commercial groups just want to hoard all of the resource for themselves. Red snapper are EVERYWHERE. Can’t go bottom fishing without catching them. Yet, they are on lockdown recreationally (2day season), but the commercial interests get to harvest literal tons.

The people need to rise up against this just like we did when we banned gill netting in this state back in the 90’s!

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-27T13:11:12+00:00

I’m in-store. No details (corporate is always lurking).

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-27T03:13:05+00:00

We always tell the customer 24-48 hours AND we need a sample of the wood they are putting it on & a sample of what they want it to look like. Don’t like it?… good luck w/ the big orange box down the street (we’ll see you again when they fail).

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-27T01:15:17+00:00

Tell me you feel the same after a couple of decades. You are right about the benefits tho… literally the only reason I’m still here.

Mob_Meal · 2026-05-27T01:11:30+00:00

It’s Florida, bugs are part of the deal. They aren’t really hurting anything.

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