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AzazelCumsBuckets OP t1_jac82iu wrote

Reply to comment by Saltyigloo in looking for work boots that will last a welder more than 2 years. by AzazelCumsBuckets

One of my coworkers does that, but his boots are almost never waterproof, even for a few weeks, and he goes through so many insoles just trying to make the cheap/surplus boots comfortable enough to walk in for 5-6 months before he gets a new pair. Plus, almost no cheap boots I've found have metatarsal guards.

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thebipeds t1_jac810b wrote

Reply to Hand me down name tag trail on this child’s jacket by Mofomania

I was a substitute teacher. On recess duty on a cold day in January, these two boys were on the ground fighting it out, screaming at each other. “That’s my jacket” “no it’s mine!” I intervened and the first kid said, “that’s my jacket, it has my name in it” other kid says, “no, it has MY name in it”

Inside the jacket is the first kids name, crossed out, and then the seconds written in.

Turns out the first kid had left his jacket at school the day before winter break, it went in the lost and found, which was cleaned out and donated over the break. The second kids mom then bought the jacket at the thrift store where it had been donated. The first kid got in trouble at home for loosing the jacked and freaked out on the second when he found his missing jacket.

As a teacher I had to play King Solomon a lot. But this is a clear case of finders keepers.

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AzazelCumsBuckets OP t1_jac7vs2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in looking for work boots that will last a welder more than 2 years. by AzazelCumsBuckets

The first pair lasted longer, but they were already a good 7 or 8 years old, as my dad used them for a few months of masonry work. My current pair, the leather is in better condition, but with all the sparks/heat and everything, the stitching has either frayed/torn, or burned and started to unravel.

There are some holes/tears in the leather on the heels and the sides from flexing/creasing over time. It's just the problems with being a welder, boots don't last.

And I can't even find a cobbler near me, and with the leather tearing and being worn through near the missing stitching, I don't know that it would go back together right.

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Spiritual_Badger7808 t1_jac7sxa wrote

Reply to Request: Air Mattress by KenKaneki93

I got the Snow Peak sleeping mat with the bag and sheet to match, and I’ve been really surprised. It has some really clever features, like using the bag to fill, and I’ve realised that I don’t need much air in it to get the proper support across my back. Then I can pack it up in the morning.

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Keown14 t1_jac6bz7 wrote

Reply to Is buying a Vitamix 5000 from 2005 still worth it in 2023 ? by byjosue113

I’d recommend getting a reconditioned Vitamix 5200 from the Vitamix website.

It comes with a 5 year warranty but you can purchase extra.

$330 but will last a very long time and you’re covered if anything does happen.

The 5200 is the best blender. The new upgraded versions are the same hardware with extra buttons you never use.

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ninjasays t1_jac3xq1 wrote

Reply to comment by unsteadied in Hand me down name tag trail on this child’s jacket by Mofomania

My parents gave me an LL Bean snowboard jacket for Christmas 20+ years ago. Not a thing wrong with it.

3 years ago, my parents gave me an LL Bean fleece pullover. The stitching on the cuff let go within the first month.

As a Mainer, Beans used to be a source of pride. Now they're just another corporate money machine.

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