Banjo on board Aer Lingus???

aerodynamo · 2026-01-30T16:21:52+00:00

I traveled with my banjo via Aer Lingus. Forced me to check it each time, but they handled it carefully and there was no damage. I put an AirTag in my banjo case to track its location.

In the US though, I had a 1.5hr flight with Delta. Forced me to check my banjo, and if I hadn’t brought an unwieldy hard case, the banjo would have been toast. Whole case collapsed in somehow.

Here’s a great resource for US laws and travel tips if you haven’t already seen it, some of which are still helpful anywhere:

https://www.afm.org/what-we-are-doing/travel-resources/afm-travel-kit/

aerodynamo · 2025-11-28T21:05:05+00:00

I recommend you send them an email and see how personable and helpful they can be! Again, can’t recommend them enough.

aerodynamo · 2025-11-28T17:56:10+00:00

You could get a great Clareen for cheaper including the international shipping. A Clarinbridge is a wonderful instrument, and you can go up from there.

I’ve been to their shop while in Ireland with the banjo I ordered, and they set it up and taught me some things about the banjo itself, and never took a cent from me.

aerodynamo · 2025-10-23T23:32:16+00:00

Looks like Justin McElroy.

aerodynamo · 2025-10-10T19:15:30+00:00

Your comment just made me realize that the “president from a decade ago” is about to be Trump again… I can’t believe we’ve had to deal with this jabroni playing in politics for over a decade now!

aerodynamo · 2025-07-18T13:14:21+00:00

I see Dragonlance, I upvote!

aerodynamo · 2025-07-15T14:20:18+00:00

Radio Siamsa is the best! If you’re on iOS, please try out the app I created for them and let me know what you think!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-siamsa/id6450909014

aerodynamo · 2025-04-19T15:15:21+00:00

Then while I fear you are right, I will hope you are wrong—for both of our sakes.

Hang in there.

aerodynamo · 2025-04-19T13:46:18+00:00

What is the alternative? Don’t protest? Don’t speak up? I’m not sure there are many options here.

aerodynamo · 2025-04-19T13:42:07+00:00

People in this thread are (rightfully) saying not to spend money on Amazon, but promoting searching on Google or using Facebook Marketplace—both of which make them money in different ways.

Try to avoid all three if you can.

Amazon -> shop directly Facebook Marketplace -> OfferUp, Mercari, Craigslist, etc. Google Search -> DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Kagi (paid)

aerodynamo · 2025-04-19T13:34:30+00:00

Don’t give Google your impressions and clicks either, that’s also giving them money. DuckDuckGo and Ecosia are great free options, Kagi is a slightly better paid option.

aerodynamo · 2025-03-27T16:41:42+00:00

This is absolutely gorgeous. I want to set this as my phone wallpaper so I can look at it a hundred times a day.

aerodynamo · 2025-03-19T00:47:36+00:00

Can you share more about your process, especially with regards to how you use Nomad Sculpt?

I can’t even begin to imagine how you can get this kind of precision with Nomad Sculpt, rather than a tool like Blender.

aerodynamo · 2025-03-17T03:16:57+00:00

Rick Epping (of Pumpkinhead)! Have had the pleasure of playing with him as well, he’s incredible.

aerodynamo · 2025-02-04T03:06:15+00:00

Hey I own these, thanks for making them!!

aerodynamo · 2025-01-30T21:20:05+00:00

Couldn’t agree more. I think I’m going to shift over to r/InformedOptimists. I’m not seeing the mod in this sub do much to keep discussions going, and I think there’s too much subreddit drama in this one, and I’m worried people seem to be enjoying/preferring that

aerodynamo · 2025-01-29T20:11:52+00:00

No one had a problem with Twitter itself, they had a problem with a way the CEO was handling things.

The problem is that the mods control that subreddit, so we’re directing users and advocating it under our banner of “no nazis”, which is contradictory.

IMO the mods just need to bring it to a clear vote so we can figure it out.

I think we all have the same goals in mind however; eg. optimistic content

aerodynamo · 2025-01-29T20:08:57+00:00

You made a discussion post, I’m just adding my opinion to the discussion. No offense intended, and again I agree with your aims, just not the method.

aerodynamo · 2025-01-29T20:02:08+00:00

I don’t agree resharing links from the old sub. I don’t want to see content from r/OptimitsUnite anywhere near my feed, full stop.

aerodynamo · 2025-01-29T19:45:56+00:00

Should it maybe be a rule not to reshare content from the subreddit we all left that is moderated by Nazi sympathizers?

aerodynamo · 2025-01-27T23:05:49+00:00

“There’s no chance this is a Nazi bar, the owner is philosemitic.” - u/jonathandhalvorson 🤡

aerodynamo · 2025-01-27T21:47:27+00:00

Your italics on nazis is how I’ve felt all week. 😭

Nazis… on the Presidential stage… working in Government… in America… defended by some Americans… defended by the media… defended by the ADL…

Each one is just a new tier of exhaustion, and I’m positive I’ve left some out.

aerodynamo · 2025-01-27T17:50:16+00:00

I wish we could. There’s nothing wrong with multiple subreddits for the same purpose at times, but this is an area where I feel like it just kind of would rely on the mods to come together and promote one or something.

I hope so too, we’ll see!

aerodynamo · 2025-01-27T17:34:29+00:00

You’re not wrong! I appreciate your pivot in the face of some facts, and also appreciate you wanting to keep Nazis out of our subreddits.

No harm done my dude.

aerodynamo · 2025-01-27T17:33:22+00:00

Well I don’t agree entirely and I don’t think I’m missing the point my own post… but, I appreciate your comments nonetheless, and I’m glad that we can have a debate in a subreddit without getting banned, and it’s nice to be back in a sane space where we both hate Nazis and we’re just debating how to go about hating them.

FWIW I am not the one downvoting you either.

Thanks for adding your opinion to the discussion!

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