Posts by v0rtex

A military issue M65 with the button-out quilted lining is incredibly warm, and cheap too. Mine's a black NATO issue that's served me well for 5+ years. Sizing is weird though so make sure you try it on first (I have a 42" chest and...

Quote: Originally Posted by lemmywinks If you have a blender, a banana and milk is a tasty drink. You can add other stuff like vanilla or honey or whatever but banana and milk does it for me. My father used...

Quote: Originally Posted by impolyt_one Learn to make basic breads, and you will be ballin, flour is like what, a buck a bag? Yeast is a quarter a pack and you yield tons. I was given a breadmaker as a...

Would anyone be willing to download two files (around 250MB each) from demonoid.com on my behalf? Alternatively if anyone has a member code I'd appreciate that so I could do it myself. Edit: Someone sent a code. Thank you!

When I lived in Manchester there was a butcher that would sell hot chicken legs and wings for 25p (~40 cents) each, two of which would make a pretty decent meal. Edit: Counts as a restaurant meal as they had tables inside and would...

Quote: Originally Posted by ysc My Irish wolf hound, Lord of the Mists, would kill your wolf. Pick it up and shake it till it was dead. Just sayin' I have a Russian Wolfhound. It would take one look at that...

Zara does nice slim-fit stuff at a low price point. Also, an alterations tailor can do wonders with an OTR jacket towards making it more slim fitting, if you find one that fits OK and just needs tweaking.

To follow up with this, we hired a local designer for a consultation. Picked a few whose styles we liked - some were not open to consultation (or offered a free initial meeting but required a 20 hour retainer to do any work), lots...

Quote: Originally Posted by imschatz Spent a considerable amount of time/money picking out the right mattress, and it has made a huge difference. In my new bed I am averaging less then 6 hours a night, but waking up...

Quote: Originally Posted by nihilbilly in a similar vein as the size question earlier, do you think a 45 would fit someone who normally wears 12-13's? If you're a small 12, 45 would fit snugly. I'm a US13...