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I watched a youtube video about somebody’s project to build an addition to their house which they documented on some forum 20 years ago, and it’s like a really infamous thread. Anyway, they used plastic siding on the house. And it reminded me of the first time I was in the USA and saw plastic siding.
It was actually around that same time, in 2004-05 I think. I don’t recall the exact year right now, doesn’t matter anyway. I have relatives who live in the Bay Area and we were visiting them. Back then they had a really big house in the mountains, and on the property they had a guest house my family and I stayed in. I vividly remember when we got there I for whatever reason touched the outside wall of the guest house on the porch and realised it was some kind of plastic. It blew my mind. I had never heard of plastic siding before. I had never even imagined it would be a thing. I guess it’s like PVC or something, whatever, but still.
Then a few years later we were in Las Vegas staying at Luxor. It’s the Egypt themed casino-hotel, whole thing is shaped like a pyramid and there is a giant Sphinx in front serving as the entrance. And you know what? It’s plastic, lmao. That’s like the most beautiful representation of Las Vegas.
Not only did I discover that the first event of the 2026 Winter Olympics was going on today, I just discovered that the 2026 Winter Olympics was happening right now at all. I remember seeing news about how construction on “an” ice hockey venue in Italy was delayed, but my brain didn’t make the connection to the Olympics.