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skonevt t1_jdaqq4d wrote

Reply to Recommendation or Warnings for Cross Country Movers? by kellogsmalone

Used Estes twice. Once to go west and once to come back two years later. They drop the trailer, you fill it. At the destination, they drop the trailer, you unload it. Great experience both times. Professional processes, good customer service on the phone, plenty of email updates. Punctual. No mishaps. You just have to be willing to do the labor.

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skonevt t1_j9d6xn6 wrote

Reply to TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L

He was in the printing biz. I suppose that's something to do with making photos, but he even manufactured paper cutters. Look 'em up on Ebay. His familiarity with print production made board games a possible segue.

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skonevt t1_j978pvd wrote

Reply to TIL in the 1950’s statues depicting Christopher Columbus making an indigenous woman flinch on one side and Davy Crockett arresting an indigenous man in front of his family on the other were taken down from the US capital by hillo538

Statues: Columbus and Crockett

They are called "Discovery" and "Rescue." It would seem that Crockett is not "arresting an indigenous man in front of his family," but rather rescuing a white woman and her baby from an indigenous person who has been cast as the murderous heathen. Seems to me even worse -- not just mastering the First People but teaching a fear of them.

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skonevt t1_izgl6lz wrote

Reply to comment by BobbyCrispyGuitar in TIL that Leo Fender, Founder, and Inventor Of Fender Guitars Could Not Play Guitar. by renomails

Cheers. I got my first guitar 36 years ago this past summer. I don't have my 89 American anymore but made a Warmoth to my own liking when the pandemic started. If you're interested in Leo via a book that is not ONLY about Leo (and very good), check out "The Birth of Loud." Covers Gibson, too. And the artists that moved the brands along.

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skonevt t1_iud92ts wrote

Reply to Looking for a good quality women's coat by thattallblondechick

Don't know how you feel about used coats, but you can definitely get used wool for under 200. I got a 1960's Johnson Woolen Mill coat off Ebay years back. It's my go-to. Super warm yet breathable and it looks great. Very durable - I split wood, too, and get what you mean about doing real work in your coat. I think the biggest challenge would be aesthetic and whether or not you think it's frumpy.

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