Yes and no. You can mass produce a new coat. You can't really mass replace a new lining.

Exactly. But buying a new coat every time the lining gives out seems wasteful.

I actually have a coat that needs a new lining. I am considering trying to do it myself.

Hope everything goes smoothly with Bartleby's surgery, Bonny, and that it comes out to be surprisingly inexpensive!

Vortex, I have no proof but I feel like that's something you could get done cheaper in, say, Baltimore. It's at least worth calling around to get some quotes.

Having looked at the lining, I can understand why it costs that much. It's several pieces that have to be cut and pieced together. I don't really begrudge them the cost, it's skilled work, and they're good at it.

I might buy the new coat, but I'll also check with my dry cleaners to see if they'll do it cheaper. Probably not as well, though.

Wishing the best of outcomes for Bartleby.

Wishing the best for Bartleby and his person.

Mr Peabody thinks that I am No Fun today.

Best wished towards Bartleby.

So I just checked the forecast and it's changed. The high Thursday is going to be 39 with Rain/Snow showers. I'm only a little freaked out about that. Mostly about the snow part. Friday it's supposed to be 45 for a high and I know it's probably not going to be a lot of snow but I haven't had a chance to get snow tires yet.

I don't even know where to get tires in the Burlington area and I need to get my fluids checked.

Tomorrow I'm going over to Ace Hardware and spending money on things to insulate the apartment. So far my list is: plastic for the windows, plug & light switch insulation, and weather stripping for the doors. Also I'm going to get an ice scraper if they have one. Then I also need a thick blanket to put up at the foot of the stairs (right behind where I keep the litter box).

Best ~ma to Bartleby. My thoughts are with you, bonny.

I hate that. I'd love for it to be more economical to repair things. But the system is set up for disposability.

This.

My thoughts and best hopes are with Bartleby.

I should clarify that I think someone who can repair or replace the lining in a coat is both skilled and deserves to be fairly compensated for said skills. But the world is set up for disposability with cheaper and less durable goods and that makes it hard to weigh repair against replace.

Also, sewing is magic. To me.

askye, maybe you could ask someone in Ace for a recommendation for a good auto place? I'm sure there are dozens of places in Burlington that will swap out tires and check fluids, but it would be nice to have a lead on a place that does good auto work in general so you can start building up a relationship with them before anything major breaks.

I have a leather jacket with a corner tear that I'll probably get repaired. But I got it for the hard-to-beat price of free (it use to be Mom's), so any repairs that cost less than a brand new jacket would make sense for me. It does suck that decent pay for skilled labor gets undercut by super-low priced new goods. Especially when the price is kept low by things like prison labor.