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[madbaker]

In the last set of storms, my pressure-induced headaches have returned for the first time in over ten years. They aren't at the migraine level, thank $deity - just pain pressure that generally can be dealt with a half dose of Excedrin. (Although one was a ballpoint pen cap stabbing me in the temple repeatedly.) I don't know what's changed recently, but I would like it to change back, please and thank you.

Somewhere around twenty years ago, I bought a $50 light black leather jacket at Costco. It was made in India, presumably by non-Hindus, and was perfect for the SF climate. I wore the heck out of it, but over the last year it's been clear that it's on its last cuffs. (General layer shedding and abrasion revealing the lining on the cuffs and sleeves, as well as around the zipper.) The difficulty has been 1) finding the right weight, as I would rarely wear an East Coast weight; 2) finding a similar generic style I can wear with everything; 3) the above at a cost I can live with. I knew $50 wasn't going to repeat itself but I couldn't stomach paying $2k for a designer jacket.

Fortunately, the wife found one that met all three criteria. It arrived last week and... apparently new leather offgassing is a thing. It made the entryway where it hangs smell like overheated electrical wires. So it's hanging in the back porch and occasionally getting rubbed with coffee grounds. We're getting some leather conditioner that's supposed to help as well.

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[beanolc]

I didn't know that was a thing! Love the coffee grounds solution.

[threadwalker]

Coffee grounds? Do they absorb (like baking soda) or is that that rubbing them releases an oil?

I'm full of questions.

Also, kudos to the wife who has a black belt in shopping!

[madbaker]

We've been using coffee grounds in a dish in the fridge to absorb odors instead of baking soda - it seems to work better, as long as we replace them once a week or so. Some google-fu suggested that rubbing them on the jacket and then carefully wiping off and conditioning might similarly absorb leather odors.

[kareina]

Doesn't that make your fridge smell of coffee?

[madbaker]

Not in the small amount we use, no. (I.e. one pour-over's worth)