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▲ 18 r/vancouverwa

Whats the scoop on swimming in the Columbia? Frenchman's bar area?

I've lived here for a few years and have entered the river a few times while paddle-boarding. I've tried to look up info online but I've gotten conflicting reports about the water quality in the river. On one hand the water looks nice and clear and I haven't had any skin reactions when I've gone in. On the other hand there are giant ships passing through constantly and its hard to imagine it isn't pretty contaminated...

Whats your take on swimming in the river?

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u/Flaky-Injury2393 — 1 day ago
▲ 793 r/andor

Time for an unpopular opinion. I love this show, but I don't like Andor's blaster.

Overall the set design, costuming, and props for Andor are amazing. 10/10 on the cassette futurism aesthetic mixed with some other 20th century art styles.

But I just don't like this thing.

The grip and back half are very nice, but I hate how boxy the front end is. The best looking Star Wars blasters are more angular and sleek: Broomhandles, Lugers, etc. This thing doesn't look like it belongs in a rugged utilitarian space world, it looks like a nerf gun or something you'd see in Guardians of the Galaxy.

I sometimes carry a teeny tiny 9mm when I go hiking in secluded areas and even that can be a pain in the ass to lug around after awhile. I can't imagine Cassian doing his cool secret rebel agent stuff with this thing shoved in his pants. Just cut off the front and give it a tapered barrel with a few greebles and you would have something pretty cool. But I digress.

I know we all love this show and its one of the best things ever made, but I thought I'd nitpick about one of the few things I wasn't crazy about. I'm prepared to be downvoted to hell. Thanks for reading.

PS I am happy to recognize a contrasting example of amazing weapon design from the show: Kleya's blaster in the Hospital sequence is SO perfect.

u/Flaky-Injury2393 — 6 days ago