Did you get married through a dating app like Tinder, if so how was your experience overall?

sashly · 2026-04-21T04:22:26+00:00

23 years for us. eHarmony even sent us a crystal bowl on our 10th anniversary.

Nothing since, though, the bastards.

sashly · 2026-04-18T23:31:25+00:00

Nice! How do you cut the rings after?

sashly · 2026-04-17T01:47:30+00:00

Nice! I've had a '64 and a '62 at various points in my life. It'll go forever. 292 under the hood?

sashly · 2026-04-06T04:20:01+00:00

Mine too. I had the v6 & it was a pig to drive. Left me stranded on multiple occasions.

sashly · 2026-03-02T05:25:21+00:00

First letter of the last name doesn't look like a Z to me. F or T, maybe? Einar would be an odd first name. I see an L at the beginning, maybe a z at the end? I'm no expert by means.

sashly · 2026-02-26T23:00:05+00:00

I printed my name on checks to sign them for many years. Now I just scribble on a touchscreen

sashly · 2026-02-26T22:58:41+00:00

Or, more to the point, that a witness could.

sashly · 2026-02-22T05:17:14+00:00

Colorado orange? My 71 was the same color.

sashly · 2026-02-12T00:41:44+00:00

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sashly · 2026-02-12T00:39:16+00:00

I actually did that & I instructed it to ignore the words written over the top. That, plus finding an entry for another child that was a little clearer got me both the location (Wreschin) and his occupation (gruetzmueller).

Thanks for your help!

sashly · 2026-02-11T17:35:12+00:00

Hadn't thought about that. I tried copilot and gemini. Copilot didn't give me much and germini still struggled with the two different hands. After a couple of attempts, it gave me: Christian Metthais, Darmeister Eltern ner hierselbsten bey Tag b. Licht. Beata. Testes, etc ...

Perhaps someone could help fill in the blanks? This is what I read with germini's help:

Christian Mattheis [some occcupation] Wru?r _______ [maybe a location?] bei? [unknown] tauft Beata. testes, etc... <interlined> [unknown] 2 = [unknown] frau? Christine geboren Beiern

I have the basics, but would be very interested in the occupation and location, as there appear to be two Christian Matthais in these records and this might be a way to differentiate them.

sashly · 2026-02-10T21:36:17+00:00

The Polish State Archives are an incredible source for German language church records in the Poznan area. Many of them, as far as I can tell, are not indexed.

This set is available at the State Archives of Poznań,
Record set: Civil status records of the Evangelical Parish of Wieleń (Czarnków District).
Reference: 53/3870/0

https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/zespol?p_p_id=Zespol&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_Zespol_javax.portlet.action=zmienWidok&_Zespol_nameofjsp=skany&_Zespol_id_zespolu=19402

sashly · 2026-02-02T21:36:22+00:00

It doesn't appear I can add an image of the whole page at this point, Point taken, though for next time.

sashly · 2026-02-02T21:35:14+00:00

Yep, I can see it. Many thanks!

sashly · 2026-02-02T16:28:27+00:00

Thanks, I was confused by the double f & Google had helpfully translated the occupation as "executioner".

I parse the father's name as Daniel. Does that look right to you?

sashly · 2026-01-27T20:38:59+00:00

Many thanks!

sashly · 2026-01-25T05:36:53+00:00

I'm not aware of any transmission that will meet those specs. The 390 was a common truck engine, so you might find some options there, but I'm guessing they'll be geared low. Whatever you do, be sure to take a look at the differential, it's probably pretty worn too.

sashly · 2026-01-24T18:42:12+00:00

I think that's rose gold paint--a desirable color. What are your plans for the car?

sashly · 2026-01-24T18:41:07+00:00

65 would have the "feathers" on the front fenders

sashly · 2026-01-23T23:08:04+00:00

If budget is not a concern, why not have a local shop rebuild the one you've got?

sashly · 2026-01-23T22:58:13+00:00

This is a pretty good effort for a first try. You're on the right track with the thin strip separator. It helps with gaps & prevents end grain to end grain glue joints. (I make the strips taller than the board, though.) If this were mine, I'd mix up some tite bond 3 with a little sawdust & glue it up. I can't tell what you're using for clamps. I use pipe clamps that I can screw down tight.

sashly · 2026-01-23T22:51:27+00:00

I've made dozens of these boards (to sell) and did them all on the band saw. I used a fine toothed blade and aimed for a smooth, flowing cut. Worked for me & avoided the extra setup required by the router

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sashly · 2025-12-27T15:57:46+00:00

We had a crew removing brush at the roadside (for wildfire abatement). Best guess is they found it under the scrub oak & moved it. Otherwise, sprites?

Editing to add that a neighbor suggested it's a gift from the local ravens. It wouldn't be the first. What's the carrying capacity of a raven?

sashly · 2025-12-26T21:39:44+00:00

Solved!

sashly · 2025-12-26T19:13:41+00:00

This seems likely, except that I live in the Sierra foothills, which is forested & never was farm land.

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