u/Accomplished-Milk769

Anybody has Chrome Midtown messenger 20l and care to share an opinion? I’m no r/manybaggers but ober the years I’ve amassed quit of collection of different bags and I’m trying to trim it down a bit. I own 2l sling, tote and kadet. Kadet used to be my main edc, but since getting small sling its pretty much enough all the time (keys, powerbank, cellphone, edc pouch and even kindle) while the kadet moved in the Goldilocks zone of too big for everyday carry and too small for work commute with laptop, water bottle, snack and maybe some change of clothes. For this purpose I bought tote, but I don’t like the narrow opening and its not that comfortable for longer rides.

I’ve been looking at kadet max, but during searching online shops I stumbled upon the Midtown messsenger X-pac for €100. I like the versatility, big opening and dedicated water bottle pouches. Only thing missing is the padded strap with buckle and cross strap, both of which I think I can add later…

If you have other recommendations I’m open to them, but mainly I’m trying to get you to talk me into buying this bag😁

I’m repairing old rural cottage on the border of Czech Republic and Germany. I’m trying to do most of the work myself, money is tight and also there’s lack of skilled workers overall, even more so in traditional ways of building. Most of the stone work here is done with sandstone and I want to dress the new stones in the same way as the old ones. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find a youtube video/tutorial how to do it, could anybody give me a hint? I don’t know the name of this style in English, in Czech I think its “špicování” but I have been unable to find any video or even picture how to…

Also minor question. I got someone to build a wall with the old stones, unfortunately they were as inexperienced as I in stone masonry so the pointing is terrible and done in cement mortar. I want to chisel out a bit and repoint, would the lime mortar stick to the cement one, or am i out of luck?

Konečně jsme prozřel, Ban Vávra je TGM a TGM byl předobraz Vávry!