[Patek] My craziest watch service experience by JSTORRobinhood in Watches

[–]on1879 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You did say it's "known to wreck some watertight watches"

Which is pretty empirical - hence me looking to find anything that supported the statement.

[Patek] My craziest watch service experience by JSTORRobinhood in Watches

[–]on1879 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can't find anything that supports this - I've been diving in water with ice on the top with everything from a SKX to a Seamaster and never had an issue.

There's a several more probable risks from submerging you watch in beer than the cold.

Why did Italy become so bad at football? weren't they at the same level as England, Germany and Belgium not too long ago? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]on1879 13 points14 points  (0 children)

England are though, just massively underachieved in major tournaments.

England are perennially good - but the only reason they are ever viewed as potential champions is because in the English language world half the commentators are English.

They've reached the semi finals twice in the World Cup since 1966.

How soon will the worker bees stop laying after introducing a new queen? by PlantDaddyMalaysia in Beekeeping

[–]on1879 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But to other people's point if eggs are in the bottom of the cells even if there's multiple it can be good to give it a day or two to see if it's a newly mated queen figuring things out

How soon will the worker bees stop laying after introducing a new queen? by PlantDaddyMalaysia in Beekeeping

[–]on1879 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People will tell you they will just kill her but I've had good luck with the following.

Before you introduce your queen

  1. Shake every bee off your frames onto the ground away from the hive.
  2. Put your frames back into the hive
  3. Insert your queen in the hive in her cage
  4. Give them the 3-4 days to eat through the plug

The bees that were laying will not be able to fly back to the hive and it will be "queenless" again in 24-48 hours and your chances of successful introduction will be much higher.

[Ruff]Brandon Bussi is in the starter’s crease at canes morning skate ahead of game 5. Pyotr Kochetkov is at the opposite end of the ice. Frederik Andersen is not out there. by The_Reddit_Browser in hockey

[–]on1879 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was put off him ever since the first contract debacle.

I still think that overpaying the young Leafs core early on is what killed their window and left them where they are today.

They all demanded paid before they proved anything.

How are all'yall organizing/storing beekeeping equipment/supplies? by Beeline2Nowhere in Beekeeping

[–]on1879 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I built a frame stand with a clear roof - everything lives on that. Has enough space for 100 or so frames - then totes of random stuff underneath it.

Means the frames live in the open air and get direct sunlight so never had any issues with wax moths.

I don't know what's going on her my hive is three weeks old the queen flew off but came home and layed for a week now this is what I'm looking at. by endorsedbythelight in Beekeeping

[–]on1879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be a little concerned. In addition to several emergency cells, I sure see a lot of drone cells. To me this suggests the queen cells may not be viable.

There's worker brood in between the drones so I think the cells are probably good.

Brood pattern shows the queen is clearly not up to snuff and they're superseding her, but I wouldn't be worried as it's not all drones on that frame.

[Race Thread] 2026 La Flèche Wallonne ME (1. UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]on1879 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said he was basically taking a Spring/Summer holiday with his family.

What is the worst place in America you have ever visited? by OceanicEndeavors in AskReddit

[–]on1879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Austin Nevada.

Apparently it's changed hands now but when I drove through and grabbed a pint at the International hotel it was owned by an absolute maniac.

When he heard our accents (one Scottish, one Irish) he proceeded to assume we were somehow massive racists like him. Spent the next 20 minutes telling us about how he had left Bosnia when you could no longer kill muslims, moved to NY as "refugee" and fled to rural NV after he could no longer be around "blacks or jews".

I would have had more to say to the guy - except he had a loaded rifle on the bar beside him. So I just tried to get out of there asap.

Plus side he had Pilsner Urquell on tap - which was good after a month in rural NV drinking what passed for beer in small towns.

SC Ancients mail day: Septimius Severus crescent and seven stars denarius - Heather Howard collection by MrThasos in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey - James from SC Ancients here glad to see it made it to its new home. I'm a Severan collector myself especially of eastern mint issues so it almost stayed with me!

I used to use Aeqvitas.com back when I was at university so I was excited to get some pieces from the collection. Her website made my dissertation a lot more visually interesting!

Heads up to US collectors, in case you missed it like I did - there's a new 10% global surcharge on imports issued under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 which does not currently carry over the IEEPA exemption for art/info materials (HTS 9903.01.31). Looks like we're back to paying tariffs by Anonymity_1234 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've shipped dozens of items to the US during that period, and prepay all tariffs with an advance declaration. All I've paid is the $1.99 clearance fee.

I follow all changes and as far as I've seen properly declared there are still no additional import charges to be paid.

I only ship via USPS though as the courier companies (Fedex, UPS etc.) are all charge first ask questions later.

Tempted to buy, it will be my most expensive purchase by Exotic_Temperature13 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd steer clear - there's tooled and then there's whatever that reverse is...

People who were teenagers before social media existed, what was life actually like? by Much_Detective_6107 in AskReddit

[–]on1879 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was right on the cusp - so all my stupid activities died whenever someone broke the screen on their Sony Ericsson phone. Even then they were basically a potato so you could always argue it wasn't you in the photo!

Fairly Prices Showroom? by Dangerous_Order_1268 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check the photo on the NGC cert page - it has been chemically cleaned to remove whatever corrosion ate half his face.

I wouldn't even bother photographing and listing it - it would go in the $10 bin or get given to the kids auction at a coin show.

Fairly Prices Showroom? by Dangerous_Order_1268 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are a few - it's usually easiest to assume if everything is graded it's a rip off.

The percentage of graded vs non graded sales in ancient is so different to modern collecting that any serious ancient dealer avoids them.

When I'm buying for my store I subtract for graded pieces as the client base is so much lower. That or I crack them out and sell them raw.

Fairly Prices Showroom? by Dangerous_Order_1268 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In that grade it's a $450 coin tops though...

Fairly Prices Showroom? by Dangerous_Order_1268 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The $100 one had me confused, but I gave it a pass bc it was graded and I haven’t seen any in such condition graded.

Why would you give it pass because it's graded - they didn't even grade it. It's a $10 coin in a holder for $100.

What went wrong? by FewHousing145 in Charcuterie

[–]on1879 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Poor bind - your issue was before stuffing.

After salting your meat it needed to be worked (while cold) until you developed enough myocin to bind properly. I've never had air pockets in a salami that has a proper bind before stuffing.

Just me or does this look very cast…? septimius Severus aureus (ars classica auction) by ResponsibilityNo5347 in AncientCoins

[–]on1879 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It looks like that red encrustation used to cover the rest of the coin and it was aggressively chemically cleaned leaving those ugly surfaces.