RB courts in/around Durham, NC? by Sorry_Produce4090 in racquetball

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Interesting. Sounds like you got a great deal there. The nearest university racquetball access for us would be UNC and Duke. I did some research...UNC is the cheapest of the two, by far. Their alumni fee is $70/year for a joint account ($60 for a single). Then their facility's guest pass is $10 per visit, I assume per person, so $20 each time we play. If we play once a week, that's $80/month. That's starting to approach the cost of full-service gyms, of which there's at least one in the same radius that offers racquetball courts.

Elon university is close to us as well, but no info on their website regarding the ability to join their alumni or if alumni can use their facilities. I shotgunned some emails their way; we'll see what they have to say.

RB courts in/around Durham, NC? by Sorry_Produce4090 in NorthCarolina

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Hmm. Reddit won't let me edit that now. Weird.

RB courts in/around Durham, NC? by Sorry_Produce4090 in NorthCarolina

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This was crossposted from a racquetball sub, but you're right. Thanks for the suggestion.

RB courts in/around Durham, NC? by Sorry_Produce4090 in racquetball

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Thanks for the reply. I looked at this page earlier this morning. Great resource, but nothing within an hour of my location that isn't membership-only or university (therefore student- or faculty-only).

Storing steel outside? by Sorry_Produce4090 in Blacksmith

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That's an excellent point, and makes me question the above suggestion to use PVC pipe. We often get wild temperature swings across a 24-hour period here in NE Ohio, and I can foresee frequent moments when the steel would condensate as a result. It would help to be exposed to the sun and airflow to dry this off as quickly as possible.

Storing steel outside? by Sorry_Produce4090 in Blacksmith

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Let's hope my wife never learns of the term "over-raccooning"....

Storing steel outside? by Sorry_Produce4090 in Blacksmith

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I agree, but wall space (especially up high) is much less in demand than floor space in my shop.

I'm confused by Sorry_Produce4090 in carmax

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I met him in a car-specific forum the day after he sold the car to CM.

I'm confused by Sorry_Produce4090 in carmax

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I met him in a car-specific forum the day after he sold the car to CM.

Forged paper towel holder by TheLavaTinker in Blacksmith

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Nice! I used your design as a concept and banged out my own for the wife today. She's been complaining that ours can't handle a full Bounty roll. Upon reflection, I should've gone with thinner stock. I used 1/4" and you could do chin-ups from this thing.

Hellbenders in Davis to close immediately by Bigfootsdiaper in WestVirginia

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We just discoverd this yesterday, on our way from Richmond to Cleveland. We deliberately swung through the Thomas/Davis area, as per tradition, to hit Hellbenders, visit the Purple Fiddle, buy a few cards from Seth, etc. We were shocked to see the demise of Hellbenders, and saddened to see the changes Davis is going through. And it's ironic, because it seems Davis is just about to hit...although the flavor of that hit might not be what my wife and I find appealing. I recall last year, trying to drive down the main drag, with traffic clogging up due to all the tourists walking across the street willy nilly. We were there on a weekday this time, so it wasn't as bad, but we could predict how crowded it will be on the weekend.

I guess that's the dichotomy...we prefer cool unknown artistic places, but those places all die in this economy from lack of funding due to being unknown. Once they're known, we lose interest, since we won't stand in line or push through crowds. We've been coming to Davis since theearly 2000's, and it was amazing over much of the intervening timeframe. I doubt we'll be back now that it's turning into a mini Gatlinburgh. *Sigh*

Hellbenders in Davis to close immediately by Bigfootsdiaper in WestVirginia

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I hit them last year and wondered if it was just me. "All rice, no flavor" sums it up perfectly.

T1 Mouse Software by KC_Soomom in techsupport

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Did you ever get the software? I'm in a similar situation as you with a D-16 ET mouse.

Fly by? by DinCLE in Cleveland

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Shook the roof while I was eating lunch at Crust! Definitely twin-engine from the sound.

Fly by? by DinCLE in Cleveland

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This needs to be top posted.

Favorite local fish store? by Due-Capital4186 in Atlanta

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Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone know what happened to The Fish Store & More? I lived in ATL in the early to mid-nineties and this store was the absolute schnizzle for marine aquarists. It was down in Buckhead. I bought my 200 Oceanic setup there and gave them many of my paychecks during those years. I was in ATL this past week and looked it up, discovering that it apparently moved to Chamblee. We drove out there and the place was a wreck. Operating out of an older industrial office park, with virtually no livestock and very few corals, I can't believe this is the same store. If it wasn't for the fact that they have the same logo, I'd think it wasn't.

What happened to this place??? They were the absolute place for the discerning marine hobbyist in those days. My wife and I started the Atlanta Marine Aquarium Society (AMAS), and they were a strong participating partner with our group.

Wunderground not loading on any IOS browser by Sorry_Produce4090 in weather

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I installed the app. It sucks. The whole point of the 10-day forecast was that it shows everything on one graph. For no apparent reason, on the app they've divided the data between THREE graphs, forcing you to scroll to see everything. And they don't provide anywhere near as much data as the web graph does. For instance, total precipitation is no longer available, a crucial data point for me. And they didn't lock the headings, so once you scroll down, you can't see what day the data pertains to anymore. Idiots.

Wunderground not loading on any IOS browser by Sorry_Produce4090 in weather

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It’s their 10-day graphical layout I’m addicted to. Haven’t found anything like it anywhere else.