My preference is to always remove wires that aren’t powered to the greatest extent practicable. You don’t want someone in the future deciding they can just randomly use the wire and burn the house down.

I forgot to add, and don’t feel like editing, always buy the 250 foot rolls when you buy wire because the cost is not that much more overall and you’ll have wire left over for the next thing you find.

I agree with using the Wagos, as they are the best thing ever for tying wires together. Get a bunch of 2 and 3 holes, and a 25 pack of five holes. Grounds need to be continuous so they get pigtailed to the fixture under the green screw, and under the box screw if you use a metal box, which I generally use in ceilings. If your box is metal and doesn’t have a ground screw, they sell them at the hardware store as well.

I would argue that a splice should always be in a box or within a rated fixture to keep home inspectors and code inspectors happy. Boxes must be accessible. Your local Authority Having Jurisdiction may allow them to be behind a drop ceiling, but you cannot drywall over them without cutting a hole and adding a blank plate.

If you’re joining to existing, it looks like you’ll need 12 awg as mentioned above. If pulling all new you can use 14 awg since led fixtures are unlikely to ever pull 15 amps, though I rewired the outlets and fixtures in my garage with all 12 awg for future proofing and would recommend the same. You can put a 15A breaker on 12 awg but not a 20A on 14 awg.

For wire made since around 2001, yellow is 12 awg and white is 14 awg. For wire before that, you need to read the jacket.

Looks like Rockwool. Like fiberglass, but made from slag from steel making and the like.

Upon reflection, maybe Sekiu? Port Angeles and Port Townsend are too big.

Forks, Clallam Bay, or Joyce?

I’m only 6’ or 6’ 1.5" in the work boots they made me wear, 225 lbs +/-but one of my MSP tasks had me going to the practice facility for a local football team. Being surrounded by 7’ 350 lb linebackers messed with my head for quite a while.

Some of us grew up in the PNW and hated the Sea Chickens before it was cool.

Yeah, I joined Piefed because I appreciated seeing the cross posts all on one page and the ability to tag users. As I notice more comments disappearing, I’m beginning to rethink my main instance.

Hamm’s the beer refreshing.

Ghetto nachos have their place. I prefer making them with Doritos or Hint o Lime chips.

Les Mis was this book for me, if it wasn’t obvious by my username.

The cookbook I reach for most is the 1970s Betty Crocker with the pie wedges design on the front, like:

https://www.amazon.com/CROCKERS-COOKBOOK-Golden-Binder-Printing/dp/B088HC115P

Though it can be found much cheaper on ABEBooks or Fleabay.

IMO it’s worth listening to the whole album, and that Tubthumping was one of the weaker tracks on it.

I can’t wait to see what awful horror movies come from this.

I second this. I’m going through a period just like OP. I had a license 30 years ago and just got my permit again this year because life. The biggest thing was getting a compact car that I felt less uncomfortable driving, a Hyundai Venue.

My boss and I both lived 2000 miles away in Provo, Utah 25 years ago at the same time, close enough I could see his place from my apartment, but never met there that I know of.

My first stint in inpatient was at 9 after I tried to hang myself, so yeah…

A narrow flat blade, like 3/16 or 5/32 will go between the lobes and center piece and allow the screw to be backed out. Done it with loads of HP SAS that insist on T10 security screws.

The finish is called Graniteware. Popular in the 60s and still the standard finish for canning kettles