I thought that a judge had ruled the engagement ring was a promise to marry, not a gift. Maybe that's just for folks who don't go through with it.
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If only. These are for drilling a shit ton of tiny holes in stuff. Like 30k-300k holes per minute. Currently at 5 microns with 10 micron accuracy.
They don't call them holes, they are vias.
Had not heard that but I do live in the South where our customs are
Might have to become a Divorce Attorney after my AT Thru Hike. You know, spend the next few decades un-doing all those that I have ruined. Full circle...
Wife and I spent $15K total on our nuptials. That got free reign over an entire B&B and their property, including the bang shack, aka the newlyweds cabin, about 12 rooms, the wedding barn, and all things wedding related. It also covered our 2 week honeymoon in Costa Rica. Luckily the FIL had set that money aside for us, otherwise we would have been going the el cheapo route.
Glad my wife wanted a sapphire then. I ended up with a moderately ornate, paladium setting with a 1.33 carat sapphire for a fraction of that.
wife and i waited over a year to take our honeymoon, and it was better as a result.
Spent a couple of hours looking for dad's death certificate. Fell down a memory hole looking through old pics, paperwork, etc. 
lets get this day over with, it's beer time.
lets get this day over with, it's beer time.
i've been trying to centralize all my old family photos, documents, letters from my grandparents (and parents), family memorabilia, etc. my fireproof box is full. it may soon be time to upgrade to a larger fireproof safe.Spent a couple of hours looking for dad's death certificate. Fell down a memory hole looking through old pics, paperwork, etc.
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We should talk. We manufacture the machines that make sure the holes are the correct size and in the correct position. Lumberyard session and then beers? I could expense it...?
The Diamond trade is run very much like oil cartels. There are about five families that control the pricing and quantity of stones released per year. I personally don't see the appeal. They're just over priced clear rocks and the profit margins are significantly smaller than colored gemstones such as Ruby and Sapphire. I'll sell someone a diamond but am just as content to sell a 5mm White Sapphire for $160 that is the same size as a half carat diamond that costs nearly $2k.How Diamonds Work
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We still haven't.
The world's best marketing has been diamonds. "2 months salary" was an all time great.
I'm a temp who's gone at the end of the month. I know Jack shit about how it does the thing. My work has been automating the testing of the desktop app running in shallow simulation. I haven't taken the required laser safety so I don't get to do the thing.
I'm still amazed that people get all huffy about having to have a diamond that some poor child has suffered to extract from some African mine when you can get a lab created rock that's better quality, bigger, cheaper, and indistinguishable from the "real" thing.
Tungsten rings for engagement and wedding ~$60 each, job done for us
Eloping for the wedding meant a grand total of ~$4k which was basically a 10 day MTB trip with a wedding in the middle.
You clearly don't love each other - xoxo, the diamond industry.Tungsten rings for engagement and wedding ~$60 each, job done for us
Eloping for the wedding meant a grand total of ~$4k which was basically a 10 day MTB trip with a wedding in the middle.
That's up there for sure. But my all time favorite was the marketing team for Tommy Pullmyfinger Clothing that convinced an entire generation of grown men to wear underwear bands on their heads, and pay top dollar to do so.
H and I never married since getting together in 1969; I eventually gave her a silver ring set with an opal, which subsequently got lost. Quite a while back her grandmother gave her own wedding ring to H, a fair sized polygon of transparent carbon set in platinum.
The wife had a few requirements for her ring, one was no stone. Mostly because she used to wear gloves for work and a sticky uppy rock doesn't do well. The other was she wanted something unique. Turns out I knew a guy.
I honestly can't even tell you how happy we both are with our rings. @AngryMetalsmith was awesome to deal with and the dude is an artist.
The wife's necklace turned out awesome, too.
Also folks are freaking out because we are forecast for a couple inches of snow "possible" on Wednesday. 
Couple inches, you say?
we have gotten 80” since the 1st of January.
we have gotten 80” since the 1st of January.
Swim it nao.
Congratulations and good work!
Bridger Bowl today. Knee deep and "Montana crowds"...
Met @Montana rider for a pocket-beer at lunch.
Tomorrow Big Sky... looks snowy.
Met @Montana rider for a pocket-beer at lunch.
Tomorrow Big Sky... looks snowy.
In Portland, it takes enough to cover the ground to cause panic.
Just helped my buddy order this off of Pinkbike.
looks pretty titties.
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looks pretty titties.
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Are there any pics of his work?
He took way better pics of them than I can. I will look for them.Are there any pics of his work?
A gal at my wife's office said "Oh yeah, I have seen ones like that" and she said "No you haven't, because these are the only ones."
He has done some since, but it was the first set he had done since it was something AMS and I talked through based on stuff he had done before.
This guy's got a regga/rap/pop song with Ed Lucky Charms guesting and it works. Amazing.