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Re:My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build... by mauvehaus on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:06PM (#24652533)
I do this (edit: build furniture) for a living. I have a roof rack on my Civic for getting lumber, and I occasionally rent a cargo van for deliveries.

Be aware that nominal lengths are usually approximate. I busted a windshield in the Civic because I knew I could fit a ten footer. Turns out my ten foot board was 10' 2" and when I was wiggling it to get the back end in the trunk, I wiggled it into the windshield wrong :-(

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Re:My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build... by mturmon on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:18PM (#24652717)
I had that happen.

I knew I had successfully put in a 10' piece of plastic conduit before. I tried it again, wiggled a little too hard, and crack. The 1" conduit is not as flexy as 1/2" and that was enough to cause a problem. I use a towel on the windshield end now.

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