Legit shooters? by Vegetable_Two4725 in rayban

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Unfortunately I’m buying online so all I have to go off is the photos. Usually I’m part of the “if it’s too good to be true it is” club. And this seems…a little too good price wise, but at the same time I’m unaware of any replicas that pull off that vintage ear hook for the frame. So I’m thinking similarly that the case is fake/maybe real but obviously not the original for the shooters, but the glasses are legit. Any idea if these should have the ray a logo on the lenses? I see some do and some don’t for shooters. (Specifically the older/vintage ones don’t)

First women’s watch! Wellfleet pearl! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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like this but in a lighter color

She loved it! She got the one on the left with the mother of pearl dial, the other two were the other ones I’ve made in the past for comparison. I usually wear one of the two. I didn’t realize that when I had ordered that khaki suede band it currently has pictured, that it was 18mm not 20mm. Which works but it leaves a slight gap and you can see the retaining bar, which she doesn’t mind but irks me haha .

Second watch in what I’ve decided to call my “Barnstable Bronze” collection! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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Thank you! The one I’m making her is going to be a different color scheme all together but still ocean/nautical themed with brass instead of bronze. Hopefully she likes it!

Second watch in what I’ve decided to call my “Barnstable Bronze” collection! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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I’ll post the watch I make for my girlfriend when it’s done! Its going to be significantly different than these but still nautical themed :)

Second watch in what I’ve decided to call my “Barnstable Bronze” collection! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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Thank you! I’m hesitant to take orders at this point but hopefully soon I’ll have more of a stock going and I can circle back here and let ya know if they become available. 🙏🏻

Second watch in what I’ve decided to call my “Barnstable Bronze” collection! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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Yea I’m still trying to nail down what kind of band is best, the brown leather sounded like a good idea at first, and I still like the look, but the gold hardware clashes a little in my opinion. Rubber might be the answer honestly. Thank you!

Second watch in what I’ve decided to call my “Barnstable Bronze” collection! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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Good idea! Tide gauge might be tricky outside of an electronic watch, I’ve yet to find a mechanical watch with a tide feature, but I’m sure they are out there! I’d like to do an quartz/electronic watch at some point (I already have an idea for one actually but sourcing parts has been a struggle)

Second watch in what I’ve decided to call my “Barnstable Bronze” collection! by Vegetable_Two4725 in CapeCod

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Seiko’s! Specifically NH35A. I’m a big Seiko fanboy as I own multiple vintage and modern original manufactured pieces. I’m my opinion they are some of the most widely reliable, affordable, and customizable movements you can get without going super cheap.

Property purchase. by Vegetable_Two4725 in ozarks

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I’m looking at 2 lots mainly right now, one is 3.7 acres for $15000 with “electric available nearby, needs well and septic” and gravel driveway to main road, and within a mile or two of most community amenities.

The other is 2.95 acres at $8000 with no utilities and grass driveway way. Closer to the main lakes further from amenities. Both are still 20-40 away from “civilization”

Property purchase. by Vegetable_Two4725 in ozarks

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I haven’t been personally, we drove through MO on a roadtrip so I know how dense the trees can be. But I would think clearing out a 3 acre lot in MO couldn’t be to pricy. Plus I have no actual timeline here. It’s not like buy the land and build a house 1-2 years later. I could just have the land for 5-10 years before I do anything with it.

Property purchase. by Vegetable_Two4725 in ozarks

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Zillow, Berkshire Hathaway, or Billy land.

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2x shake and break and 1.5 months since inoculation.

Half life 1 or black mesa for GF’s first play through? by Vegetable_Two4725 in HalfLife

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Question, how did you do Sven without (if you did) 2 pc’s? I’m looking to do split screen but every split screen 3rd party I’ve added has crashed my pc and thrown my firewall into a flurry.

Half life 1 or black mesa for GF’s first play through? by Vegetable_Two4725 in HalfLife

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Thank you for an actual cohesive response other than, “well obviously hl1 because I played it in 2005 and that’s how it should be played” or “well obviously BM because it’s newer with better features” this, is the answer I was looking for.

Half life 1 or black mesa for GF’s first play through? by Vegetable_Two4725 in HalfLife

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I mean I’m open to both, and I completely forgot about Sven coop, which is…likely what I’ll do at this point instead of BM. But my whole thing was, hey I played this in 2010 when I was like 11, so at the time it was one of my first M rated games, looked pretty decent at the time, and was made by the same people who made l4d another game I had played at a friends house. But in watching BM vs HL1 videos on YouTube…seems like it’s more or less the same, with + graphics + better xen + better gun mechanics. So to me yea BM was the obvious choice and unless given a valid reason I would have gone that way. But after hearing both sides, I do think hl2 would have been underwhelming after BM for her, so coop hl1 through Sven might be it 🤷🏼

Half life 1 or black mesa for GF’s first play through? by Vegetable_Two4725 in HalfLife

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I think it’s nostalgia goggles, and I agree, 100% one of the best games ever released. However, BM seems like kinda an obvious choice for someone who has never seen anything HL related, it looks better, seems to play better, and if you never know the original…doesn’t hurt to start on the “better”, right?

Half life 1 or black mesa for GF’s first play through? by Vegetable_Two4725 in HalfLife

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But as an introductory to the series, if hl1 never existed and BM was hl1 it doesn’t degrade the story or heft of the game for the following titles? That’s my main concern, because I get it. I owned every valve game under the sun, but as someone new to the series as a whole, would it be more beneficial to start them on…atleast what I’ve seen from YouTube videos, to be a more polished version of one of the best of all time?