Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Reunion is at some swanky lounge in Manhattan. I grew up in Bergen County in NJ. One of the more affluent areas in the country. The assholes at this affair will be riddled with John Varvatos, Armani, Hugo Boss etc…
"Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"
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I had a roommate who grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus. He didn't like most of the people in Bergen County, either.
And Ben, Woody Allen once said, "90% of success is showing up." That's my advice- show up. Show up for class, show up for guest speakers on campus, show up for gallery openings, show up for everything. Nothing good happens to people who spend 4 years in their dorm room.
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curious to see what the jacket looks like paired with the items you named D666s. Wear whatever you are comfortable in and then you know go have a good time. You flying solo or going with Mrs. D666?
Great advice Chris, and I didn't even mind that it came from a dude that married his step daughter.
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Yeah, he's a creepy douche, but it's a good point.
And I have to confess, at first I though you were making an inbred Southerner joke about me…
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Thanks for all the input guys. Much appreciated
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I sold an item on ebaylast weekend, when the buyer paid, he paid with paypal echeck at the beginning of the week, this past week and it has still not cleared… I have never received an echeck before. Is this a typical wait period?
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Any skiers on the forum? I have a pair of Volkl Shiro 193 trying to decide between Look Pivot 18 or Marker Jester Pro. Any recommendations would be helpful.
"Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"
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I sold an item on ebaylast weekend, when the buyer paid, he paid with paypal echeck at the beginning of the week, this past week and it has still not cleared… I have never received an echeck before. Is this a typical wait period?
Sometimes takes about 10 days in our experience
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Are there any IHUK gift certificates?
I got a dreadful,"I was gonna get you an IH giftcard but couldn't find one," message from my GF regarding my Bday present.
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Here's what I've been doing:
I use Neatsfoot on Horween CXL, once every 6 months, because that's their recommendation.
I use Obenauf's LP on any smoothout and Obenauf's oil on some smoothout leathers.
I treated my rougouts with Obenauf's water-based silicon (12%) spray, three treatments.
I've treated unstained leather with the oil and LP.
I've used VEB's trick of polishing with canvas soaked in water periodically.
I brush after each wear with a horsehair brush.
I'm extremely happy with the results of all of the above.
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Personally, I wouldn't put anything on them. Oil tanned leather is designed to survive a ton of abuse without a lot of maintenance. Unless you're planning to wear them while doing construction work in monsoons, they should be just fine without anything for months, possibly years.
When you do finally get around to putting something on them, I'd suggest the Obenauf's, just because I've heard people say mink oil quality can be inconsistent.
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Ah. I would do LP. The oil can change the tone more. I'm sure other with more experience on the topic than I will weigh in.
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I'm with Chris on this one in that you should be fine to wear them for quite sometime sans treatment
