u/Apprehensive_Bill_91

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Ramen tour taipei - hit me with your current faves!

I always hit up kikanbo since the line is short relatively speaking. Going to try the citrus soba. I always get the menya itto although I had it recently so I might pass.

Open to all. My favorite is tomita tsukemen with the yuzu but I know that's a lot to expect.

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u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 21 hours ago

Have 12 plus days in provence. Is Marseille worth a day or two?

Bonjour. I am visiting provence for the first time. Most of the guides suggest Marseille purely for logistics but mention it is not as unique as compared to aix and such. We have quite a few days and was wondering given Marseilles interesting multi cultural influence if it would be worth spending a day or two there.

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u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 2 days ago

Any hat suggestions that look like this but are way cheaper? Somewhat technical and somewhat designer

This is from vollebak which is an extremely technical-driven fashion brand. I like their hat but don't need any of the features and hence don't want to shell out so many bills. Any close suggestions? I don't think the normal tilley or bucket hats are that close...

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u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 5 days ago

Any hat suggestions that look like this but are way cheaper? Somewhat technical and somewhat designer

This is from vollebak which is an extremely technical-driven fashion brand. I like their hat but don't need any of the features and hence don't want to shell out so many bills. Any close suggestions? I don't think the normal tilley or bucket hats are that close...

u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 5 days ago

MIJ - worth the premium? Have a ton of chucks but moved on. Saw some cool MIJ which are 3-4x chucks.

Had a lot of chucks but left due to quality and refusing fast fashion. Saw a pair of MIJ chucks. Never knew anything about the brand. The suede feels good and the color is intense. Is MIJ worth the premium? It's not cheap for converse but maybe need to think about the japan converse brand differently

u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 12 days ago

I have a lot of time this week. If you had to choose three shops to wait in line for, which would those be?

I have a lot of time in Tokyo next week. Open to any good ramen but with free time willing to try the new hype spots and line up early. Would appreciate any suggestions. Otherwise I'll just use tabelog and the ramen website. Thanks

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u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 13 days ago

New. What am I doing wrong? Acts like percolation and water keeps dripping through. How to create vaccum?

I am new. Just got my rapid brewer yesterday. Not sure if I’m using it correctly, but the water from the upper chamber keeps dripping through. there does not seem to be any vacuum or any type of pressure to keep the water from dripping through.

I assume my grind size is too coarse but it doesn't seem like an issue for the videos I've watched. I also don't have any filters yet. It's a brand new machine and I'm concerned if there's any pressure defect lol. Thanks

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u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 13 days ago
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I found a cheap vintage beaufort. Maybe 90s or 00s. Unfortunately the condition was quite dirty. Not necessarily filthy but heavily used. With detergent: a few cold and hot soaks and gentle hand washing. Then a run on delicate cycle. Then I dried for 48 hours.

Unfortunately it was not wearable without washing first. So now here we are. I will try to rewax although I would assume that all of the embedded wax threads are gone and that the wax might seep straight through. How to deal with the tiny holes and what not. And there's this large brown stain on the sleeve that didn't wash away.

I don't expect this to be a daily beater. I just want to wax it and give it some more life. I might do something about the collar as I prefer the vibrant navy that current collars are using.

u/Apprehensive_Bill_91 — 25 days ago