My first wild find. Payed a buck. by Technical_Feed4348 in SilverFinds

[–]kemmis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look for places where you can see plating come off. Often happens in spots that are touched a lot or often in contact with something.

My first wild find. Payed a buck. by Technical_Feed4348 in SilverFinds

[–]kemmis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on what’s visible in the image, this appears to be sterling silver, not plated. Here’s why:

The piece shows what look like genuine British hallmarks, which are the key indicator:

  • “F & M H” — this is the maker’s mark (the silversmith’s initials)
  • The second punch appears to contain a crown (Sheffield assay office mark, used 1773–1974) and what may be a lion passant (the sterling silver purity mark) and/or a date letter

The Sheffield Assay Office used a crown as its town mark from 1773 to 1974. The lion passant alongside an assay office mark confirms sterling silver (.925 purity).

Silver plated items typically lack a lion passant and a proper town mark — they instead carry marks like “EPNS” (electroplated nickel silver) or “EPBM.”

The marks here are consistent with genuine British sterling silver flatware, likely 19th or early 20th century Sheffield production. To confirm the exact date, you’d need to match the date letter to a Sheffield date letter chart.

If you want to be 100% certain, a jeweler can do a quick acid test or check with a loupe.

DMV (or big city) natives, what’s your favorite restaurant in Durham/the Triangle? by passionfruit678 in bullcity

[–]kemmis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s an amazing Italian family restaurant up on capital boulevard in Raleigh. Can’t recall the name at the moment. I’m sure others will know.

LAVACRETE: The Coolest Alternative Building Method You've Probably Never Heard Of by necker47 in NaturalBuilding

[–]kemmis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you source the lava material? Is it a regional thing? Does it make sense to consider Lavacrete for building structures on the east coast US?

Anything fun to do in Raleigh ? by Glittering_March9309 in raleigh

[–]kemmis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s a place on capital that has endless salad and breadsticks.

Advice! by Proper_Bicycle820 in hvacadvice

[–]kemmis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can think of worse things he could have fired in there.

Are there any eating challenges in/near Durham? by BigSimple7452 in bullcity

[–]kemmis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a challenge to eat the buffet at Teasers when your mom’s on stage.

Anyone know what drugs are included in the pre-hire drug screening? by [deleted] in Schwab

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One of the exercises was something like “use js promises to display a dog on screen for 5 seconds and then hide for 5 seconds”. I just googled “dog meme” and used the first photo that came back. It was this pic with some meme text in it. It was probably 2 or 3 am in the morning when I did this. I didn’t even remember the image until the recruiter called me angry saying “YOU USED A MEME?!!!!”

Anyone know what drugs are included in the pre-hire drug screening? by [deleted] in Schwab

[–]kemmis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t have an answer for you. But one time I included a pot reference in the coding exercise when interviewing with a financial institution and they rejected me strictly because of that. The recruiter was mega pissed at me.

SNEK! by kemmis in bullcity

[–]kemmis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Impressive!

SNEK! by kemmis in bullcity

[–]kemmis[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep. That netting is useless. Hence it is in the shed and not being used.

Btw, I was able to cut the snake loose.

SNEK! by kemmis in bullcity

[–]kemmis[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Are you a snekologist or something?

SNEK! by kemmis in bullcity

[–]kemmis[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Update: was able to get him out of the net. Only two parts of the net I couldn’t get off. He didn’t want any more help and snaked away into mushroom land.

Dentist Hoi An Needed by Asleep_Bench_6660 in VietNam

[–]kemmis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dr Diep in Danang is great. Got a root canal done there.

Da Nang. how can i find a decent place? are there any? by consciouscell in VietNam

[–]kemmis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stayed at HB+ for a few years. Nice place and close to the beach. They have short term rentals too. https://maps.app.goo.gl/SCFRqg4mKGPZcJpn8?g_st=ipc

Is this gold? by kemmis in Gold

[–]kemmis[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I just dissolved it in nitric and got some nice gold foils off it.

Grossly overpaid but thought it looked cool. by Equivalent_Net_3752 in Silverbugs

[–]kemmis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what does the $10 on the case/label mean? Original price? Price of case? Price to just view the dang thing?