"Well Ryan, the benefits of the UAE passport are: U Are Everywhere. Well lubed POEs. I agree with the satire quip. "

"Where’s the 12 ga. shotguns at every entry and 1 year supply of freeze-dried Mountain House food? Survival swathed in pink and orange. Anthony, yes, very Wes Anderson. The Grand Budapest Hotel cross bred with 2001 A Space Odyssey. "

"PS: the choice of terra cotta color is refreshing. "

"In USA home centers this profile is available in 8 foot or longer lengths. It is PVC with a core that is similar to Sintra. I started using Sintra for “back of the house signs” at Tokyo Hilton Disneyland in the mid 1980s. The right ink etches itself slightly into the suede texture for a durable graphic.  Of course any vinyl appliqué works well too. It’s a lovely material for signs and POP displays and heat forms very nicely. "

"With very little tooling investment this would make a good business for 1 or 2 people or a family. Needs little more than 1 square meter workspace. Old English term for this is “cottage industry” whereas a cottage is a very small home. Would a “female” mating part expand this concept’s breadth of utility? "

"Very pure and simple. I screw dollar store plastic bowls, 150mm diameter using a fender washer, to a wood strip to hang my cap and hat collection. Doggie raincoats too. Keeps them neat. Never thought of going small. Funny how, especially in signage, we jump through flaming hoops to avoid exposed fasteners. There are sooooo many possibilities here. The delicate anodized-like colors are great. Pardon the name dropping but this is like B&O meets Memphis. "

"Bought both  a two sided saw and a one sided saw with a stiffener (like a Western “back saw”) in a mountain home center in Japan in 1990. Still use them regularly for fine work an they nestle along the inside of my carpenters tool box quite compactly and safely. Have much bigger saws for grunt wood butchery. I can no longer use a push saw with any satisfaction. Nevertheless, this new concept is quite clever and well detailed and will probably find its way into many kits especially in car tool kits. "

"Consider “alternating” the two slots on the lower horizontal member. For greater strength if, let’s say, someone sits down and puts a foot on the lower plane. In the current design 1/2 of the lower horizontal plane is unsupported by the legs. This is an attractive product and I think with further exploration could enjoy both aesthetic as well as commercial success. Good luck!"

"Yes Mike. The light ensured that media was present before lowering the stylus. And it always lowered it at the precise location. So if an album was not present and PLAY was depressed the two arms would servomotor drive towards the center. Not finding any media the arms retired back to their resting location. Thus one didn’t have $200 to $$$ sapphire cantilevered styli bouncing along the radial disc supports. Ouch!"

"Long ago, slightly out of warranty, they replaced the motor and proactively replaced a misbehaving dust cover to ensure that It landed delicately, silently when released from 4 inches. Without the 1.5 gram stylus skipping on the record. They charged me $2 since the belt they replaced was considered a “wear and tear” component like tires. They ran a motor test for several hours to guarantee the speed precision. $500 and $375 for receiver and turntable respectively in 1976 and worth every penny.  Luckily I have two cartridges. Hope they still work. New ones now equal or vastly exceed the cost of the original turntable with MMC20 cartridge. Design, engineering and manufacturing excellence at this level is  worthy of worshipful admiration. "

"Going back decades to my travels to East Asia the almost universal adoption of the over the top orientation permits the housekeeping staff to provide the pointed fold over to show how much they care about your bum wad. Even the lowliest of American lodgings do it now. I've heard arguments like "do you really want to know the toilet paper was handled, "decoratively" by someone who just cleaned your bathroom? I do it at home for gatherings as a "study" and surprisingly no one comments on it. "

"Drill bits with 1/4” hex quick connect shanks are available from all the major electric tool makers. "