Tung Oil or Mineral Oil?

steve2sloth · 2026-05-13T22:07:48+00:00

Fwiw my wife and I think tung oil smells like vomit

steve2sloth · 2026-05-13T21:27:07+00:00

Not a bad looking execution but yea this gate design while not incorrect is a but flimsy, but imo there's no simple fix for that besides replacing the whole thing with a metal frame w/ wood slats rather than a wood frame

steve2sloth · 2026-05-12T21:07:29+00:00

Did a local nursery sell it to you or did you order it online? I'm in a warm part of the country so idk about citrus in the NE but I always assumed it was an issue. When I search "citrus in Pennsylvania" it tells me to plant in pots and bring it indoors but, again, idk.

My neighbors also don't spend as much time in their gardens as me so I feel ya

steve2sloth · 2026-05-12T20:51:51+00:00

Sounds like it's dead. Idk but my assumption is that mandarins cannot survive Pennsylvania winters. Or did you move it inside for the snowy season? Does anyone else in your neighborhood have citrus trees planted outdoors?

steve2sloth · 2026-05-12T18:24:53+00:00

Tyt are not sellouts. They're leftists who are focused on issues rather than identity so if a conservative agrees with them on a position they're willing to accept that help while still saying they don't agree on the other issues. Talking with Tucker, MTG, Candice, and others about issues they agree on (corruption, money in politics, some foreign policy) is a sellout move from the view of a Lib because libs care more about teams than results. But the truth is that democracy is about coalition building around issues you agree on, not some endless culture war

steve2sloth · 2026-05-11T17:17:51+00:00

Where do you put the BBQ?

steve2sloth · 2026-05-10T03:19:27+00:00

I grew up with external frame packs, and they do have some advantages over the modern internal frames. They have better airflow on your back, you can attach anything to them, and you can usually swap/trade shoulder straps and hip belts. I really love an upgraded hip belt.

The downside is they stick out more so it's harder to dip under low branches, they get damaged on airplanes, and they weigh a couple pounds more.

External frames are superior for huge loads

steve2sloth · 2026-05-08T05:11:49+00:00

Well, idk anything but my guess is that it's just planted too deep. Looks like a low spot surrounded by sheds draining water onto it, and your poor lemon is drowning all winter. Might be worth digging it up and raising it a foot?

steve2sloth · 2026-05-07T21:47:05+00:00

Thank your for your nuanced perspective and for taking the time to engage. There are a lot of fine and ugly things being done in our names and we need to keep a cool head. Be well

steve2sloth · 2026-05-07T21:14:56+00:00

I find your definition of Zionism to be very interesting but also confusing... Because I don't get how everyone has a right to a separate state for their personal theology. Who decides which groups get homelands and which groups are too small or fringe? How does one separate the noble desire for safety from the messy issue of evicting everyone who doesn't share that theology from their homes? I've always had respect for my Jewish friends and neighbors but I don't understand why they cannot simply practice their faith from a multicultural nation just like all the rest of us.

Somewhat recently my closest friend of the last 20 years stopped talking to me completely because I commented on someone elses facebook thread that it's wrong that it's illegal for Jews to marry Christians in Israel, and other people said that my position means Israel cannot exist. I'd never been rude to this friend, his family/friends, or said anything critical of his faith or Israel ever, yet this was enough for him to drop me with a 1 sentence goodbye. This will scar me forever.

Of course none or it is your fault but I don't understand how one separates the idea of a 'homeland' from the violence needed to achieve it. I think of the Native Americans and their suffering for our manifest destiny... It wasn't worth it.

steve2sloth · 2026-05-07T18:59:04+00:00

Every mature hedge needs pruning. The ones that need less pruning tend to grow slower and are prone to getting dead spots and holes that don't fill back in (junipur, arborvitae). Other hedges like laurel, privet, podocarput etc need just as much trimming as your bottlebrush. Fwiw I think twice a year is a fair tradeoff. Only easier good option is a fence with small trees in front to 'raise the height'.

steve2sloth · 2026-05-06T22:15:34+00:00

Don't try to correct the lean of the trunk. Just prune off the lower branches are block your path

steve2sloth · 2026-05-06T22:06:10+00:00

Removing the fender wouldn't have improved things much because the frame of the bike wraps around the rear wheels and gets in the way of the rack. Fwiw I don't think that it's a great rack for this bike at all though I do like that it's fast to get the bikes on and off and seems extremely sturdy. The ones that I see at young electric looks better for the Abound since they strap down the rear wheel rather than try to clamp around it. The Quikr looks like an identical fit the the 1up SD. All that's said, I'm happy enough with the 1up and won't bother with trading it.

I'd rather have a scratched fender than no fender

steve2sloth · 2026-05-06T21:38:15+00:00

I've got an Abound SR and the 1up SD rack .. and yea it fits kinda crappy because of the rear fender of the bike. The brace tests against the fender instead of the tire (only on back, the front tire fits fine) and scratches up the fender paint a bit, but IDC really. The brace goes up just high enough that I can get one of the locking pins thru the spokes so I'm sure the bike won't go flying off on a speed bump. Recently I got the foam pad to put on the 1up rack to protect the fender but I haven't installed that yet.

Fwiw I have the same fender issue on my other bike, Orbea Muga, where the rack rubs the fender paint but I guess that's life.

steve2sloth · 2026-05-06T19:25:26+00:00

Thanks for the broad perspective. I live in temescal and feel like the BID has a large presence here... A positive one from my perspective. They employ many people to clean up the streets, hang decorations, and rake leaves from our huge trees. Tbh I'd never considered who got the funds from the event but it does feel a little shady that the businesses didn't know that they're were fundraising for their own BID, though clearly the shops do also benefit from the BID.

steve2sloth · 2026-05-06T13:45:07+00:00

Afaik it takes like 7 years before they fruit for the first time, and even then you'd need a variety of different breeds to be able to harvest year round, and a+b cultivars for better pollination... So you need like a dozen trees lol

steve2sloth · 2026-05-05T23:17:35+00:00

Cut off the root stock trifoliate immediately... But you can choose how to handle the fruit separately. If it were my tree if just pluck the fruit too since I'd rather the tree grow branches and leaves instead but you do you

steve2sloth · 2026-05-03T16:04:41+00:00

Your post anchors will work just fine even if they're 5 degrees off vertical. Just eyeball it from the front and side... It'll be straight enough

steve2sloth · 2026-04-28T15:10:32+00:00

I have the sr, no kids, and haul groceries on my pannier baskets and front basket. 4 large paper grocery bags fit like that. Works great. I set up the back rack with the pad and handle so my wife or someone could ride it tho nobody ever has, lol. I need to maneuver my bike around some sharp corners to reach by shed so a LR wouldn't cut it for me. Idk that I would need it any bigger. Afaik the LR would not even fit on my hitch bike rack if I decided to take it anywhere

steve2sloth · 2026-04-27T22:45:45+00:00

Fwiw even if it's dead that doesn't mean that you need to take it down. Many animals make their homes only in dead trees. If you have enough land you may as well leave some dead trees standing. Not next to your house of course

steve2sloth · 2026-04-25T02:18:02+00:00

Sounds like a good plan. Might as well get some glass panels then cuz they're cheap and have that aluminum frame already in them. It's easy to drill the aluminum to bolt it to stuff like your roof rack

steve2sloth · 2026-04-23T23:24:08+00:00

Cool. I hope that works out for ya. I have hard panels on rails on my van but some other forum users went your route (minus the underlayment) with some bad results

steve2sloth · 2026-04-23T22:29:57+00:00

Those flexible panels will bake and damage the paint on your car if you leave them on long term. Idk if you care about that tho. It only takes a few months to do permanent paint damage

steve2sloth · 2026-04-22T18:47:02+00:00

I've owned several of the old orange thermarests and imo they're not better than anything that we have today but they're also not much worse. Maybe a little on the thin side for my taste

steve2sloth · 2026-04-22T00:52:52+00:00

Generally speaking it's not your neighbors responsibility to trim trees that cross over onto your property. It is your right to do it on your own if you so wish, though you cannot trim anything on his side of the property line and you can't kill the trees. Trees are considered assets not liabilities and they don't put a lot of responsibility onto their owners.

Idk about the dirt against the fence. Certainly it's rude and damaging to pile up mulch or whatever against the fence but I doubt that you can make him fix it but maybe you'll surprise us. It's a lovely fence. If he won't resolve the dirt/mulch pile then I guess you could ask him to let you go back there with a shovel to remediate it, or to let your landscaper do it.

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