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Stiff not a good thing in this case

terrier319 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:30:25 -0800

Breaking in a stiff, new baseball glove. Recommendations? I could pay my electricity bill with what I shelled out for this glove for my teenaged son. So it's leather, stiff and without much flex at all. When I was a kid, we rubbed in Neatsfoot oil and played with it forever until it flapped and felt like a second skin. Any way to accelerate this? Yeah, I'll tie it up with string with a baseball inside to form the pocket just right, but I need suggestions on loosening up the leather fast. He won't let me step on it with boots, which was my first instint :-). Thanks

Best all-purpose shop gloves?

sirion — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:24:04 -0800

Best all-purpose shop gloves? Something to protect from blisters, death by sand paper, jig saw nicks, and whatever else a machine shop can throw at me without being clunky. Does anything exist that offers protection without really losing much dexterity?

Should I get a refund for half-assed white glove delivery?

robbie01 — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:46:16 -0800

I just took delivery of a large TV, ordered with "white glove" service (an extra $100+ on top of the $250+ standard delivery charge) to have the deliverymen carry the set into the house and set it up wherever I want, and dispose of the packaing... To quote the company I ordered from regarding the service:

"Avoid the hassle and inconvenience of struggling to setup your large plasma and LCD entertainment center. No more heavy lifting; let the experts handle it.

This premium service will provide trained delivery professionals to bring your purchase into your home, unpack it and place it on your shelf or stand. You have enough things on your mind without having to worry about getting your system in the door, unpacking it and lifting it up. You can just sit back and supervise. Nothing could be easier. They'll even dispose of the packaging!"

The TV is gargantuan, it's a CRT (not a thin plasma/LCD) and weighs in at about 200 lbs.

Luckily they sent two guys to handle this beast, but upon bringing the set into the house and de-boxing it, one of the guys (the smaller of the two) prompty sat down and said "I can't lift this thing".

So, being a big guy myself, I ended up having to help the two deliverymen set it on the shelf (which was about 5 feet off the ground, not a super-simple task).

I'm happy to have the set, but should I be miffed that I had to help set it up, when I paid $100 expressly to not have to deal with it? (one reason I wanted to avoid lifting is because I'm currently recovering from surgery, so I did have a legit reason for being a wuss.)

Should I just be thankful for what I have, or make a stink with the delivery company and ask for a full or partial refund on the white-glove service?

Looking for my baseball glove.

DrJohnEvans — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:25:42 -0800

My beautiful baseball glove was stolen about ten years ago when I was too young to know better. I'd love to buy another one of the same or similar type, but all I can remember is a few specifics. Fortunately, it was pretty unique. Details inside. I can't remember important things like the brand, but I do remember lots about the glove itself:

The colour was a rich, dark, red. Almost mahogany.
The web was a cross-like H-web style, so like this as opposed to this.
The stitching was black.
The rest of the trim (what little there was) was gold.
It was for a lefty thrower, i.e. worn on the right hand.
I think the back was open, rather than a one-finger style, but I'm not one-hundred-percent positive.

I'm sure the actual model has been retired for years, but I'd love to find any descendants that match this sort of description. I've searched stores both online and offline but I'm having a very tough time finding a lefty mahogany glove with an H-web.