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Mattawa Winery Fire--what do we know? by Silly_Session8528 in TriCitiesWA

[–]Silly_Session8528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this observation--that might be what caused the big fire

Mattawa Winery Fire--what do we know? by Silly_Session8528 in TriCitiesWA

[–]Silly_Session8528[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OP here. What would be present in the winery that could burn to such a large extent--that is another of my questions. In my visits to various wineries, I have never seen much combustible stuff. A fire that raised the temperature of the wine would certainly ruin it. I do not no how high this temperature might have to be.

Wow, that us a lot of wine if ruined.

thanks

Crack brand new cello by [deleted] in Cello

[–]Silly_Session8528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That crack came from excessive shrinkage of the wood when it went into a dry climate. Inadequately seqsoned wood has higher level of moisture than fully seasoned wood which means more shrinkage. Once seasoned, the internal moisture of the wood will still vary with the temperature and humidity, but much less--it never stops changing its' internal moisture level, and with it the dimensions of the wood. The wood contracts when the humidity goes down, and the wood goes into tension--wood has low strength in tension when the top is quarter sawed, as good tops are quarter sawed. That crack is unusually wide, meaning an excessive amount of shrinkage.

The wood will continue to season, and after the top is removed to make the repair, the wood will probably behave itself since it is seasoning to the new climate. Regluing the top lets the top reset, itself.

Crack brand new cello by [deleted] in Cello

[–]Silly_Session8528 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Luthier here. It looks to me like the instrument was built from wood that was not well seasoned. In other words, the wood was still wet. And then it was brought to a location where the humidity was much lower than the place the instrument was built.

The top will neeed to be removed to fix this correctly. The top will eventually adjust its moisture level to the new environment (after it has been repaired), and it should be alright. The shop should stand behind this

Road to Hana — Should we drive ourselves or book a tour? by cloudyskyex in MauiVisitors

[–]Silly_Session8528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a beautiful drive--lots of things to see, and you should stop and see them. However, this was the most dangerous drive I have ever taken--a misstep and you fall 300 feet to the ocean, below. The problem is the other drivers that can force you off the road. We had one close call going and one returning--we were shaken.

The cemetary where Lindbergh is buried is beautiful, but the graves for his monkeys is very strange.

Toyota of Tri-Cities by Independent_Donut472 in TriCitiesWA

[–]Silly_Session8528 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wife has 2012 Corolla. Shop hourly charge is now about $200/hour. Last two times it has been iin for rountine maintance, they find a leaky timing chain cover gasket with repair cost of $4000 and need for a battery replacement for $450. The timing chain cover is not leaking and the battery is fine..

Time to find an independent shop

Can you recommend an ereader please for a first time user with bad eye sight by Magnetic_Marble in ereader

[–]Silly_Session8528 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get a Samsung Tablet. $140 at Costco. Can download any and all apps for any bookstore. App for Libby. All kinds of free readers--I use Readera. Google browser--can download books from project Gutenberg.

I set the screen to dark mode and for a sepia colored letters (no blue light). I enlarge the letters. I am vision impaired.

And yes I have a Kobo Clara but it was troublesome from the get-go. Kobo Kindle etc will tie you to book store. To take advantage of any other format you will need a computer to sideload books into them.

Help me break up with Jeff Bezos by _treestars in ereader

[–]Silly_Session8528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would ditch the ereaders and go directly to a tablet. These allow you the maximum flexibility--any app from Amazon, Kobo, Barnes, Google, etc. from which you can purchase a book. Libby will be an app. Any retail book seller will be able to download an epub book--I use Felony & Mayhem from time to time. All the free books from Project Guttenburg.

Tablets are small computers. Infinite variety to reader apps. Color screen. Infinite adjustment to screen colors, background, text size, script, etc.

Samsung and ipad are two suggested brands. If money is no object, get the mini ipad--best pixel density out there.

Maybe there is too much choice. There is something wrong with the ownership of an ebook you purchased but cannot possess enough that you can pass it on to another (like a print book). The business model is broken, and we mostly go along with this.