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I have never needed a bowlin when I could just the an overhand knot at the base of a bight. I gave the bowlin a fair trial but as I don't sail it simply never earned its place in my life. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

I was taught it as a tension knot but it is apparently called a taut line hitch. This one. https://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/tautline-hitch Not a trucker's hitch. And holds better than a prusik. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

My go to knots are Constrictor Fisherman's Bend Lark's Head Tension Beckett Hitch Slip Knot Overhand If I cannot tie it using one of those knots, I will do a combination of those knots. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

Alas the vibrating shuttle bobbins are solid all the way through...

I have been using a special car shaped air mattress since ... When did I join these forums? Three years before then. So since then. Got my inevitable hole the second week of March. I plan to patch it but...you know...procrastinating. That is a good run. I will absolutely echo the concern...

It is like the law in the real world: parts may have been revoked, but bless their hearts no one is ever going to go back and edit for clarity. They are just going to let irrelevant phrases stand to muddle the message. And that is why you pay a lawyer. [emoji23] Maybe we need forum lawyers...

And on the subject of mini machines since all the "handheld" ones that make a lock stitch are too awkward to actually hold and you will be putting them on a table top anyway, my favorite is the Pixie Plus. (In the photo the shopping bag holds the power cord and foot pedal, which it comes with.)...

And what good would a forum be without photos of what hand cranked machines are. You turn the crank and it turns a "finger" in between spokes of the balance wheel. With mine, every 1 crank of the handle is 3.5 spins of the big balance wheel so not only is it ergonomic, it is also faster than...

I am necro posting, but that is because with the state of the world now, I am stitching up masks like a fiend and am using a hand crank Singer to do it. I have a much cheaper and lighter mini sewing machine that makes a proper lock stitch (and has a foot pedal for control), but I cannot tell...

I found my people! [emoji171] I haven't yet started tackling the USA. I am still trying to collect all the hot springs and hot spots in Iceland. But I love these resources for when it is time for the USA! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

I highly suspect it has to do with the fact that you are sending an open flame off to parts unknown and just counting on luck to keep it from starting a forest fire. That is why they are banned in the national forests near me. We have forest fires started by smouldering cigarettes that aren't...

I had intended to listen to the informational and educational podcast called "Every Little Thing" but my voice assistant pulled up a surprise music podcast by the same name and I quite like it. Ask Alexa to "Play Every Little Thing podcast," to get it on systems with Alexa. If you have a...

I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 which is a fully capable computer in the form factor of a iPad sized tablet. I purchased a 12v direct power cable for it and run it right from the power port of my car. I don't remember where I purchased mine, but Amazon has them should anyone else with a...

In Arizona, it would be grAy water. In the United States, Grey is a name and gray is a color. Different in the UK, but Arizona has the London Bridge, not UK citizenship. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

As my Momma would say (take your pick): Two wrongs don't make a right. If everyone else jumped off a bridge, that still makes it suicide when you do. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

Without an assortment of s-hooks and a clipboard, my life would be significantly more difficult. I appreciate the suction cup idea upthread I am going to incorporate that one. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

I appreciate that. What I am looking for is a car where when the seat is all the way forward, you can (in some cases with the headrest removed), recline the back of the seat 180 degrees without it hitting the back seats. (As opposed to fold flat seats.) This feature was built in to a few models...

I have an air mattress that is shaped to effectively function identically to this product in my Honda Civic. Handy piece of kit, isn't it? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

Okay, it is time to replace my car with a different and presumably less broken money-hole of a car. While it isn't a deal breaker, I would love if I could get a car with recline-flat seats like my brother's Scion tC has. Which cars (sedans) do that? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

What you all need is a chemical supply house. Vinegar-the-condiment is a 3% to 6% dilution of acetic acid by volume into water. Just get the strongest acetic acid you can from Fischer Scientific or Carolina Biological Supply and a calculator and make what you need at the time rather than using...