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I mean, right from the second section of the article.
The amount of detail and information thrown into the game and the manual.
Cutting and stacking(or picking up/delivered), the space to store it, having to carry it into the house, emptying your ashbox, having to actual start the fire, etc.
However they're the defacto when it comes to pipe. Real quality heavy rigid stuff.
Keep care of your hands and wrists. If you feel pain or discomfort, stiffness etc figure out why and fix it. Whether it's keyboard/desk etc change. Or taking breaks and stretching.
Those suffering later stages of hand/wrist strain or wear... look into: wrist straps, wax baths, heated 'wax gloves'
this also gives rise to ununionized outfits as well. as theyre able to keep wages lower and bid more competitively.
a netbook style, or even like old kindle keyboard sized up would be pleasant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnPYdcbcAe0
There better stuff, sure. I use better stuff now but all the miles I got outta on dirtbike & bicycle chains as a kid. Handy to carry a little bottle in a toolkit as well.
Also excellent lube when working with aluminum(drilling, machining, etc).
I'm sure the locking mechanism and aesthetics are much better, and they're a pleasure to use. But something about a $10 thrift store moka pot works well. And no qualms about taking it on a camping trip, to use over a fire.
Working a midnight shift on a Saturday evening and having to work an hour extra isn't.
The 'extra' hour feels nice this time of year. When the days are getting shorter and it's getting colder. And you know colder and darker days are ahead. While in the Spring you have Spring to look forwards too.
They often talk about the increase in accidents in the spring. But this time of year road conditions typically get worse. In terms of lack of daylight, more active wildlife and other small issues(first frost, wet roads, slippery leaves, Summer tires still on, etc).
And also lots of old machines that likely have lost their flaking and true trueness a while ago. Still being run by old operators that understand their limitations.
You can make accurate parts on an 'inaccurate' conventional machine.
Was happy to see X-Wing etc come to Steam. But trying to play with a keyboard or controller felt awful.
I remember Rebel Assault 2 needing a joystick for a few flying missions(freighter in the tunnel(3), tie fighter in the canyon(7), speeder bike in the swamp(9?)). But the X-Wing/Tie Fighter games just needed one.
The price and lead times on raws are incredible now. Buying steel now is almost 2x in cost. With having 'caps' put onto orders, so that suppliers can keep their customers on.
The resin shortages which hurt the plywood industry also have spilt over into other markets. For example PVC/CPVC manufacturers are experiencing shortages in resins used in their manufacturing of pipe. Thus they're limiting order sizes to their companies and buyers to keep more of them on.
Meanwhile lots of factories and construction have never been busier with more demand for raws. So with large leadtimes, supply chains and manufacturing gets choked up and it just kind of ripples out.
There's a reason pipelines exist, and that is in their simplicity of transporting the product efficiently. Sure they can't transport anything else, but I don't think too many rocket boosters would be traveling to remote areas in Canada.
Least with Howard Light it's Greens<Pinks<Oranges. Greens should be more than enough and are 'softer' if you've got a smaller ear canal. All of them work well.
You have to ensure you're putting them in correctly. Read the box. Roll the plug in your fingers, reach your other arm over you head to grab the top of the opposite ear, gently pull on the top of your ear, and insert the plug. You should feel & hear it expand forming a seal.
You can reuse foam ones a couple of times(can even get them corded), but be very, very wary of infections. And always put the same earplug back in the same ear(thus you don't spread anything).
This fellows videos are pleasant. In that he makes 'experimental' engines with a very modest shop. Often using a hacksaw and a BBQ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Xr1bmbZ_s
A bigger issue in more modern factories is technology augmenting old analog processes and systems. So now you have the physical burden of the work, which is much faster since all the 'thought' is handled by automation. However now you're responsible for the labor and babysitting the automation(which can go awry often and quickly).
I found it worse in the Winter, with the shorter days. Where sometimes you'd rarely see the sun in a month.
However, with all the people leaving the cities(it was an issue even before current 'work at home' situation, but even greater now) they push out local buyers.
Wages outside the cities have stayed fairly stagnant(asides min. wage). And buyers simply can't compete with 'big money' coming from people having sold their property in a city.
A quick glance at this makes one woozy. It feels after the '08 crisis just about everyone lost their lunch. However this modern crisis, it feels like upperclass got out ahead while lower classes simply lost. https://img.take-profit.org/graphs/indicators/money-supply-m...
Looks like they're round tube frames, filled with a liquid dyed blue. Which apparently tricks your brain into thinking it's the horizon(which moves with your vehicle). https://cdn.pocket-lint.com/r/s/1200x/assets/images/148075-g...