bfordham

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[–] bfordham 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have you read Hanna Reichel? I have not read this book, but I've listened to some interviews they've done and am currently reading their devotional book. This is more theology focused: https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664268196-after-method/

Not sure of your religious background, but I'm an ex-evangelical and, while I'm a white, straight, middle-aged guy, I've found nothing has helped me more than reading non-white and/or non-cis folks in recent years. Mainly because it's perspectives that I have not only appreciated before, but actively thought of as bad in the past.

[–] bfordham 4 points 1 day ago

I listened to the audiobook of this a few months ago. I really enjoyed the story

[–] bfordham 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's my opinion, too. As a runner I'll never qualify for Boston, not least because I've never done a marathon and I have a pretty slow 1/2 time. But I actually do the half marathons, so that slow time is my time. It's so weird to me people feel the need to cheat, but it's flatly wrong to take someone's spot with a bogus time

[–] bfordham 2 points 1 week ago

Yep, was helpful, thanks! I had to drill out a rivet on each side, but got it apart after that easily enough. And now I can get to what I need to.

 

We have a patio umbrella that has a winch you turn to open and close. The line that runs from the winch to the umbrella broke, and unfortunately a child kept turning it until the ends were inside the shaft.

Trying to take it apart, I realized that things are held together with rivets, not screws. I want to remove some to get an endcap off, so I can access the mechanism inside and (hopefully) put in a new line.

Suggestions on removing these rivets?