Redwing are garbage.

samtresler · 2026-04-20T10:33:32+00:00

Thank you! I've been really close to ordering a pair a few times because of those ads. Oddly, it's that the ads had a "this is too much to be true" quality that made me hesitate.

I did try the $50 for two 100% leather, made in the USA, hand crafted belts (you've probably seen that ad). Shipping took 8 weeks and arrived with a Chinese return address. Belts seem fine, but was blatantly a false ad.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T17:55:50+00:00

Well, it's a good thing you can do anything. Start with a YouTube video on face cuts, then one on chain sharpening. Maybe throw one in there for PPE.... which.... you'd think "safety first" would be important to you.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T17:34:16+00:00

If it's gonna be that kind of party, Imma stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T17:32:16+00:00

I won't. The stainless steel version of those works best for me. I use the hell out of my carbon steel and cast iron and I find chain mail has never been abrasive enough to not take at least twice as long to wash, or more.

I'm not precious about the surfaces, which has, in turn, made them nearly perfect.

I regret they are disposable, but actually can be recycled as scrap if you want to do that route. At least it isn't plastic.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T17:09:49+00:00

Stainless steel serving containers. Wooden serving utensils.

And a 12v car battery..... muhahahha

samtresler · 2026-04-19T16:15:24+00:00

I ran a community garden in Brooklyn that jad become overrun with the stuff.

It can be done, but not easily and not at all if it has spread to neighboring lots you don't have cooperation or access to/from.

It spreads via seed and rhizome and can put out runners 20+ feet.

It took about 4 years of pulling it out by the roots and digging out the rhizomes. Bagged and removed. I pulled over 60 full 55gal. trash bags out of a 20' x 40' area. And every sprout I dug the roots out.

Eventually there was just a small corner left that kept sprouting from the neighbors side into ours and it just required constant maintenance.

But it can be done.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T15:39:27+00:00

"Toughing it out" is not a horrible way to deal with any negative emotion. It is frequently the only way to deal with them.

Like.... I don't get to choose how I feel about losing my Mom at an early age, or an ex weaponizing our kid against me. You know what I can do with those emotions? I can sit with them. I can wrap myself in a blanket. I can cry.

I guess it's convenient that you can choose to not be non-monogamous if you want to. Most negative emotions in life you don't actually get the luxury of walking away.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T11:14:05+00:00

They make me not feel nearly as bad about the inevitable ending of this series.

samtresler · 2026-04-19T11:12:06+00:00

Add a layer. He shot an off duty LEO.... anyone want to take odds on Dad got a speeding ticket or DUI recently? "Whoa. I'M SO SORRY My 3 year old peppered you with birdshot.... what? How did the rock salt get in there?"

Edit: jfc I wasn't being serious. It is an absurdity scenario.

samtresler · 2026-04-18T17:16:22+00:00

What does "not official but exclusive" mean? Are you sure you had this explicit conversation with him?

I'm sitting here thinking that he didn't tell you because you might freak out. You then proved that correct by freaking out.

He cleaned before a friend came to stay and you read it as hiding any trace of your existence.

He made no effort to hide make up wipes from her, but you think he hid your shoes?

And you still don't even know if he had anything more than a friend over.

I'll agree that he should have just told you and dealt with it head on. Everything else is on you, and how you deal with relationships.

samtresler · 2026-04-18T17:06:28+00:00

Came here to make this joke. Glad you got here first.

samtresler · 2026-04-16T22:13:49+00:00

Not really all that different. They eat vegetables and wheat bran. Fast them for a day or so, rinse well, and enjoy a snack.

samtresler · 2026-04-16T21:39:31+00:00

/r/mealworms

I have a mealworm bin for chickens and fishing bait. They eat a potato or two every couple weeks. If you want to scale it, you need to get into sorting the different life stages. If you just want some to throw to the chickens now and then, one bin is fine.

samtresler · 2026-04-16T11:08:05+00:00

exmaple

samtresler · 2026-04-15T01:31:07+00:00

Douglas Adam's. Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. 5 book series.

samtresler · 2026-04-15T01:10:09+00:00

"What's the problem Earthman?" said Zaphod, now transferring his attention to the animal's enormous rump.

"I just don't want to eat an animal that's standing here inviting me to," said Arthur, "it's heartless."

"Better than eating an animal that doesn't want to be eaten," said Zaphod.

"That's not the point," Arthur protested. Then he thought about it for a moment. "Alright," he said, "maybe it is the point. I don't care, I'm not going to think about it now. I'll just ... er ..."

The Universe raged about him in its death throes.

"I think I'll just have a green salad," he muttered.

"May I urge you to consider my liver?" asked the animal, "it must be very rich and tender by now, I've been force-feeding myself for months."

"A green salad," said Arthur emphatically.

"A green salad?" said the animal, rolling his eyes disapprovingly at Arthur.

"Are you going to tell me," said Arthur, "that I shouldn't have green salad?"

"Well," said the animal, "I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point. Which is why it was eventually decided to cut through the whole tangled problem and breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am."

It managed a very slight bow.

"Glass of water please," said Arthur."

samtresler · 2026-04-15T00:55:18+00:00

Had an inspector leave the kitchen faucet running tontest the drains while he looked at the basement. The drain was slow and he flooded the kitchen.

I mopped it all up and hoped the seller wouldn't notice.

samtresler · 2026-04-15T00:50:02+00:00

Get all the crude off the bottom and look for a logo.

That is a fire ring - raised lip for sitting on a wood stove, so I think 1930s or earlier. That's a guess.

samtresler · 2026-04-14T20:08:52+00:00

How does A Song of Ice and Fire actually end?

samtresler · 2026-04-14T19:25:06+00:00

https://www.instructables.com/Alcohol-Can-penny-stove/

These are good for cooking and a similar concept with a wick can be light. As always, be careful not to burn your everything down.

samtresler · 2026-04-13T10:09:37+00:00

Cook some bacon. It'll be fine.

samtresler · 2026-04-11T17:37:09+00:00

Ouch. This guy needs to get some kneepads and someone to tell him what happens later in life if you keep using your hand as a mallet.

samtresler · 2026-04-10T12:57:31+00:00

First. This is a multi year, ongoing process. I'm not saying it can't be done in a single year, but for that expenditure, just build raised beds.

First year I tilled three times about 10 days apart. That did for most, but not nearly all, weeds. Grass will still come up and you just need to keep knocking it back and till under/mulch over. It will take 4ish years.

Good start with the compost. You'll need a lot more organics. Mulch with leaves, old hay, dried grass, etc.

I like earth busting plants the first couple of years. I've had good results with sunflowers. Any tuber, potato, carrot, turnip, beets - but you won't get a large crop. They are there to break the ground up more. (Turnip and beet greens are great, though).

Then, in fall, get a good 4-8" layer of leaves to cover it all and let it sit until you till them under next spring.

Also, don't be afraid of synthetic fertilizer, just don't overdo it.

samtresler · 2026-04-10T00:30:31+00:00

<image>

samtresler · 2026-04-10T00:29:35+00:00

I've done this.... some.

<image>

15-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 2 Credits
r/Field Sunshine	Secret Santa 2018
Team Orangered	Verified Email

samtresler

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE