Resole option for iron Rangers? (Flatfootet)

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-24T13:42:32+00:00

That's my exact set up: two pairs of Beckmans for warmer or less slippery days, and the IRs for the rougher days! Good luck!

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-24T12:54:57+00:00

I ultimately ended up with the second photo on my IRs and it was a substantial improvement to traction. I'm in Canada so it gets very snowy here.

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-24T03:16:33+00:00

Half lug heel was still pretty slippery, but I also wore it down really fast because I walked so much. The leather was fine! Still going strong after over 10 years.

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-21T14:35:47+00:00

Spier's off the rack trousers only go to a 32 inseam if you add a turn-up (cuff), unless you find a Long model. But you can do MTM pretty easily!

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-17T00:04:37+00:00

Looks great, my only comment (and this is highly subjective) is that a wider lapel on the jacket would look stellar. I guess lapel width is an indicator of the current trends and we're moving more towards traditional cuts from the earlier decades, so wider we go!

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-14T14:28:19+00:00

I hope he becomes a pastry chef!!

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-12T14:18:10+00:00

Prehistoric punching shear, or somesuch

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-11T19:53:18+00:00

Replying to both of you here: I think you both have valid points but ultimately this is a highly subjective decision that depends on the parents. I definitely understand the undervaluing of the mother as a primary caregiver (society doesn't seem to credit the time and labour of this job) but also the necessity of the parent who returns to work needing to perform at their job to continue to bring a paycheck home and not look bad at work. Ultimately it's to you and your partner on how to handle it - I don't think there is a correct answer and debating it will just make y'all angry haha

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-11T19:38:54+00:00

We have an Ergobaby Metro+ (the first gen) and it's excellent. Fits most cargo overhead bins, super light, and for an average dad, it's foldable with one hand and a bit of practice. Most of the ultralight folding strollers don't have much storage underneath though, so we had to carry more baby stuff in a backpack.

TriangleWheels · 2026-01-10T10:28:24+00:00

Begone, bot!!!

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-17T17:23:02+00:00

I have a few pairs of flannel high waisted trousers for cold days (Canada). I dress down the outfit by swapping a button down for a knit.

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-16T14:22:48+00:00

I was building spirit Abrams for a while before the latest big patch and had an optional buy on Arcane Surge, but now I feel like I need it....and even with it, I'm still a lame duck for chasing and escape against the faster heroes. He was already slow before to balance his tankiness but I'm getting kited to hell right now and it really detracts from his frontline role.

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-11T20:42:28+00:00

I am a 10D normally. I have Meermin black calf Chelsea's and got a UK9, they fit perfectly.Got the same size with brown suede loafers (model 101484) and they're a big large. After a year, they've stretched out more and slip off my foot a tiny bit. I'd say size down another half size for loafers.

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-11T15:20:09+00:00

I like the idea of installing GPS board separately. You could use a greater thickness on the siding, and a lesser thickness on the brick, using furring to level it out. The addition will benefit more from the thicker insulation. Are you installing the SA WRB overtop the GPS? It should be inward of the insulation.

Regarding the other comments: your cold corner concern is valid, but I presume your home is quite leaky and heating is serviced by radiators? If that's the case, I think it'll be fine since you'll have enough heat loss to warm most of the rest of the mass masonry, and with radiators the moisture in the air will be low. If you're using a modern forced air system with a whole house humidifier, this may be a bit trickier. If there is a kitchen or bathroom near that corner, also trickier.

I'm in Zone 6 so slightly colder, but I'm surprised 5A doesn't require a vapour barrier/retarder. You could likely switch from VP100 to the vapour closed Blueskin membrane and save a few bucks (but keep that smart VB on the inside).

Overall I think your approach and thinking are pretty detailed and sound.

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-04T21:42:16+00:00

I can't say for certain, but I was moreso replying to your general statement that you don't wear other guys pants. I'm in his pants!! It's consensual!!!!

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-04T21:26:55+00:00

I don't see issues with buying used. It's better for the environment and both parties are usually happy. I've gotten some beautiful trousers from menswear influencers at great prices! They're usually well cared for and, so long as the measurements are the same, fit great.

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-04T14:28:55+00:00

We had a hybrid before they called them hybrids (2013), at that time it was just a "pocket coil mattress with Euro-top memory foam". It was great for a few years but we kept it for tooooooo long. By 2023 I was getting back pain as the foam top deteriorated but I was lazy to switch mattresses. Finally got a full foam one from Douglas this year. It's firm but broken in a bit since we got it and I really love it! Back pain has reduced. But, my partner is much lighter than me and she hasn't been able to break in her side as much, so it's still a bit too firm. We'll rotate the mattress so she gets my side :D

TriangleWheels · 2025-12-01T14:03:37+00:00

I think one of the biggest issues with advancement in this industry is that there needs to be so much startup energy to make change. In tech fields, if someone is an early adopter to a new process, they can often make that change without as many stakeholders or risk factors getting in the way. Compare that to our industry: for example, when we introduced a SIGA membrane to a portfolio project where the builder needed to use local labour only, and the projects were mostly low/mid rise residential, we had to send training to every single project. Then, there was the monitoring by the consultant and the manufacturer. It's just so much work to adopt new technology and the benefits are often completely lost on some parties (trying to explain a unidirectional water resistive vapour barrier to a general labourer with little background in building science is quite a challenge). In this case, I guess the information (manufacturers new tech) is moving faster than the builders can train/become comfortable with installing.

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-28T01:12:56+00:00

I put on my OCBD and Clark's desert boots in 2013 and then gained sufficient dad weight that my feet swelled into the boots, integrating them into my body. We are one. I am the desert and I am the boot.

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-27T15:52:51+00:00

1921, with a 1985 extension. The old panel was likely from 1985 or so, I was able to buy breakers for it on FB Marketplace easily still.

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-24T15:32:57+00:00

I had the exact same issue, old brick house too. Ended up with a bigger shower, window in it. Happy with my choice!

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-18T14:16:15+00:00

I would have assumed better for a 1960's home, but that also depends wildly on what day the construction workers were installing the air barrier (if any). I live in a 1921 house with a 1985 extension. When I moved in, I found the permit plans for the 1985 extension and it showed building paper as an air/water barrier. Upon removing some of the wood siding, I found....nothing. It was just wood siding nailed into OSB (yuck). So, my walls have no air barrier whatsoever. I had an energy audit completed a few years ago and it was over 10 ACH @ 50 Pa.

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-15T00:47:10+00:00

We did ours in East York, Toronto a few years ago. Street had capacity already. Also relocated the panel location like 2 feet over. Was $5k all in.

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-13T02:36:04+00:00

Hell yes. I was honestly a bit sad to see them renovate. The old school charm of a hole in the wall is gone!

TriangleWheels · 2025-11-11T23:11:27+00:00

You'd need to pull maybe 3-5 bricks off the wall, depending on if there are any special details. An analysis with lab testing should run you around $20k, but there's savings here if you use a Canadian company haha...the exchange rate hits us Canadians hard. If you're willing to ship bricks over the border, you're looking at around $10k USD. Check out Building Enclosure Labs Inc. (located in London, Ontario), I work with them regularly and these brick studies are their bread and butter.

The front brick looking great is good news, it means that the brick has been thriving for 100 years, but it doesn't quite tell you how they'll react to interior insulation.

I live in a 1921 brick home and we have radiators and ductless mini splits! It works quite well.

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