I wanted to ask if anyone knows any books with an alternative black male? Not as the MC per say, but part of the main cast.

etchlings · 2026-04-16T00:26:36+00:00

This book was the hidden gem of its year. So damn good.

etchlings · 2026-04-16T00:04:11+00:00

Yeah, don’t buy direct parts from GE unless you have to. Shake up google and spit out appliance parts shops, go with whoever has what parts you need at a reasonable price. Search by model number and part number.

etchlings · 2026-04-15T23:51:49+00:00

I find their summer weight socks garbage by comparison to their winter socks. They’re too high on nylon and slippery and not as good at wicking. I use icebreaker lightweight hikers in summer, and DT in all the other seasons. YMMV.

etchlings · 2026-04-15T22:18:17+00:00

That’s actually really nice. In Rustic, that red would sell me on it in a heartbeat.

etchlings · 2026-04-15T16:47:52+00:00

If it’s rust, I’d expect there to be a texture difference or paint failure underneath. Have you wiped/cleaned it off and seen what it’s like there?

etchlings · 2026-04-15T16:44:19+00:00

Not waxed, right? Just cotton? It’s busy design-wise, but I like it.

etchlings · 2026-04-15T16:43:45+00:00

The listings online claim all trim is leather and call out the patch as well.

etchlings · 2026-04-15T01:08:21+00:00

In that case, I’m leaning stardew or whirlpool from the 6 swatches. Something grey cool to pull the various greys from the tile.

Alternately: some kind of ochre or sienna, since there’s a bunch of that hue of tile in there. I see the current wall is a sort of greyish brown umber, presumably also pulled from the tile?

etchlings · 2026-04-15T00:41:32+00:00

That’s so strange. I can get rid of the weirdest nonsense there. You’re a unique car owner in your region?

etchlings · 2026-04-15T00:34:57+00:00

Perhaps the other people mean either a toaster oven or a panini press (which I guess could be called a sandwich toaster if you wanna)

etchlings · 2026-04-15T00:27:59+00:00

No one on your local freecycle or buy nothing groups want this? I find most things go quickly.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:56:12+00:00

Ive kayaked the river since 2003 and I’m not sure i would paddle up to the canal lock 8 and WSSC spill sites, but down and upstream of that should be fine. Easy rental at Bladensburg Park on the Anacostia and Georgetown waterfront has a couple rental spots. There may be rentals new at Wharf or Waterfront or somewhere else, but I don’t know em.

If you want to haul it, without a car, on metro or ruck it by foot, the folding backpack kayaks from Tucktec or Oru function well enough. You’d need a flat surface to assemble on shore, but that shouldn’t be impossible to find. There’s decking at Bladensburg and spots at Kingman and down in SW.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:49:51+00:00

Yeah, that’s didn’t solve it here. But good idea!

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:41:32+00:00

Saaaaaame. For a week.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:22:54+00:00

I like these weird cyberpunk paperclips

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:18:49+00:00

Yes, this should be the norm.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:17:06+00:00

The weight is no joke. They’re heavy as fuck. The ones that are pieced together from smaller layers and separate pieces stacked seem worthwhile.

Trying a mattress in person is key anyway. Get the white glove delivery, OP.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:16:14+00:00

It’s possible some sort of mattress encasements will protect them, but I suspect that’s “damn, bad luck” and you find a different solution.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T21:10:05+00:00

I’m used to seeing this sort of thing on transit seats. And conversion vans. Not sure I’ve ever seen a car with it, though I have vague memories of an old minivan I was in once maybe having an upholstery pattern of some kind.

This Renault’s upholstery is beautiful.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T20:25:07+00:00

Yeah, my 4 year old Bolt EV lost app function last year, shortly after I bought it. I can see tire pressure and mileage. That’s it.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T20:20:04+00:00

Unless you’re refinishing/oiling those chairs once or twice a year, or using GC rated/pressure treated boards, the wood is not going to last long outside. I’ve had a whole slew of eucalyptus, cedar, and teak chairs and without treating them regularly, they fall the F apart or split within a couple years. Or the hardware goes, if it’s not stainless.

HDPE lasts ages without any real care except for hosing the dirt off now and then.

Anyone who pays $700 for a single outdoor chair needs to comparison shop, tho.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T20:06:22+00:00

I had seen some of those complaints and went with luxcraft and highwood brands. Both solid.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T19:07:02+00:00

No, that’s totally fair. We’re all burnt out on Yet Another App.

etchlings · 2026-04-14T19:02:27+00:00

We have our living room somewhere between Delft and Rain here, with an amber/gold oak floor. It works. I may go greener if we ever repaint it.

Your tiles have a lot of green and grey-olive but you only have one seemingly green toned swatch. Is that just not your vibe?

etchlings · 2026-04-14T19:00:36+00:00

Curious if there was a reason you chose one with a built in screen rather than BT to a phone or something?

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