Products I wholeheartedly endorse
I swear we had a thread like this a long time ago, but I have searched and searched and can't find anything. At the risk of ruining a four-year, 5,000-odd-post reputation as a non-spammer, I sometimes find there are certain items that I am eager to recommend to my friends as unexpected gems in the dirtpile of commercially-available items.
First off,
Breathe Right nasal strips. These things are amazing. Initially they look like a gimmick, but I've been congested (and disrupting Mr. Clod's sleep with snoring) for so long that I was willing to try anything. Holy cow. They really, really work. The first night I wore one I woke up feeling more rested than I had in months, and I'm told the snoring has stopped. I've used them every night since.
Anyone else have a recommendation to share?
Bruce, can we get rid of this spam?
Wigwam Ultimax Cool Lite Socks. My feet always sweat, and by the end of the day they are soaking wet and stinky. Until I found these socks. My feet really appreciate me spending a few extra bucks on socks that keep them dry.
The Aerolatte.
It seems like a gimmick, and it is, if you don't like lattes. But with this little battery powered frother you can have better lattes at home than you can get from $tarbuck$. Fill a coffee mug an inch or two deep with milk. Microwave that milk for 30-45 seconds. Froth it for 5 seconds with the Aerolatte. Immediately rinse the Aerolatte under the faucet for a second and give it a short spin to get the water off. Pour the coffee into the frothed milk. Enjoy.
Since you aren't brewing with burnt coffee, it tastes better than what $tarbuck$ gives you.
If you take luberjim and re-arrange the letters, it spells uniball.
My little label printer. I luvs it! It's a Brother P-Touch QL-500 and it works so much easier and more conveniently than trying to do labels with a regular printer (or a typewriter). I asked for it at work, and they're like, why do you need that? You have a printer. (My printer SUCKS at labels). So I finally bought the damn thing myself, and I'm sooo glad I did.
It's the little things, ya know?
If you take luberjim and re-arrange the letters, it spells uniball.
lumberjim
rim jumble
rumble jim
mumbler ji.... ji.... jinx's favorite answer out of these three, i'll wager.
Gamblin oil paints. They are like painting with warm whipped butter.
Crest White Strips. Seriously. Mah teeths is so shiney! :D
And Toyota. You can't kill these things. I am currently driving a 14 year old Toyota Carolla, and the thing barely even has rust. This is New England, where snow and salt are chewing away at it for 10 months of the year. It amazes me daily how well this thing has served me. I wish I were MORE embarrassed by it, but I'm just not.
uniball 207 gel pen
That pen is crap. Zebra J Roller all the way.
pah....not even retractable.
besides...if you're going to go zebra...you go all the way
zebra jimnie gel, baby...... :chills:
you guys obviously haven't mastered the art of stealing everyone else's pens....
Well, everybody else is doing pens, so I thought I'd post my Waterman. There's just something about the head computer geek taking out a fountain pen to sketch an explanation of email routing that appeals to my old school-ish-ness.
I would also recommend the Nikon D50 digital SLR or its successor models.
Gamblin oil paints. They are like painting with warm whipped butter.
Body paints, case?
rocky road lift kits
looks cool and rides better. now she just needs firmer struts up front.
FJ Cruiser. Never before have I had a vehicle that I could not make one single complaint about.
Consumer Reports says poor visibility, lots of road noise, and poor handling, I thiink.
But it looks cool!
They must be comparing it to some street bound luxury vehicle. It has a couple of blind spots if you don't use your mirrors, but no real issue there. The road noise is pretty good, unless you are comparing it highly insulated luxury vehicle. Poor handling? Don't know what the heck that is about, it is one of the most responsive vehicles I've ever driven. Mind you, not a BMW 7 series, but it isn't supposed to be. A monster off road, and a dream on road.
My husband bought the FJ Cruiser in August. Great reviews. We both hate it now.
Our chief complaint is that in order for a passenger in the back seat to get out, the person in the front seat has to unbuckle and open their door. The handle for the rear doors is akward no matter if you are outside opening it or trying to open it from the inside.
This is truly important to us, since we put our son in the back seat, and I sit with him. I'm essentially trapped. Heaven forbid we ever get in an accident and my husband is knocked unconscious. I'd manage to get us out... but it wouldn't be easy or quick.
We can't even pull up to a gas station and have me run inside to get something without it being a production.
I can only blame ourselves - we had been car shopping for months, doing thorough research, then the FJ Cruiser came out, and my husband went car shopping without me. It was almost an impulse buy. I was at home, reading reviews for him, which were all good. Had I been there, we would have noticed these things. But his car had gone through a series of breakdowns and he had reached the point of "I need to trade it in now before something else goes wrong."
I usually love Toyotas. I've owned the Camry (loved it), Highlander (loved it) and now the Sienna (love it). I just wish the Sienna (or any decent van) got better gas mileage. I would trade size for gas mileage. I want a van (and not a smaller sedan or hatchback that would get better gas mileage) because of the sliding doors. It really is difficult to get the car seat in and out of a sedan.
eh, see the addage YMMV is always in effect. I've had mine since June '07. I put both my boys in the back of the FJ and the suicide doors don't bother me. I've never had any issue with the door handle at all. When I drop lil lookout at school i pull up, undo my seat belt and open the door. He is out and his door is closed just as fast in this as we can do in our full size truck. I rarely have adults sit in the back, never if the front seat is open.
Depending on what package you got you should be able to unload your FJ for a relatively small loss because they are still in short supply.
I'm sure if I rode in it more often than once a month it I would get used to it and have an easier time. We've thought about trading it in, but are worried about loss of value. I'll have to check out the package we got and see what its worth.
yeah, it sounds like with your concerns it might not be the right vehicle for you.
I've logged >32,000 miles on mine since I got it. Mostly in town at 60-80 mph. Plenty of trips up north and west. It has been buried up to the hubs in mud and plowed through water up to the frame. It has carried dirty dogs, filthy kids, muddy soccer gear, and immaculately dressed businessmen. It looks equally at home in the desert covered in grime and at a five star hotel with a beautiful woman being helped out. Sadly for the guy in my office building, it still turns more heads than his Ferrari.
It's perfect for me.
I read a review when my husband was looking at it... I can't remember the exact words, but I think it was "ruggedly sexy". lol
I think my hubby has other complaints about it as well, I just don't remmeber off the top of my head what they are. He had a Ford Explorer he was very happy with, but it was over 100k miles and starting the break a lot.
The primary reason for the SUV is to pull the boat. No driving in mud (yet).
This is mine and I love it. 7000 miles since Nov. It has been a big adjustment from 10 years of the F-150 but I must say it is so much better made.
The other product I can recommend for insomnia is Kava Kava pills. I sleep well and have vivid dreams when I use it, usually about 2 times a month after a series of nights of insomnia. If you can find it get some. The stuff I have is powered pill form.
Body paints, case?
No, but I just got an idea.
you drive 80 miles an hour in town, lookout? geesh, and they made fun of my driving!
i live in phoenix. everywhere i go is on freeway, so if i wasn't running 80 i'd be holding up the guy behind me.
lookout, is the gas mileage pretty good?
Nah, the gas mileage sucks. I avg about 18-19 mpg. oh well, i knew that before i ordered it.
I have/had:
87 4Runner
94 Toyota Pickup
99 4Runner Limited
99 Tacoma Prerunner
2000 Prerunner
2005 Prerunner quad cab
I know my Toyota trucks pretty well, so there were no surprises. Like I said, this is the first one that I've had ZERO complaints about.
i love my digital picture frame. my customers like it too. i could totally sell them.
okie dokie. "in town" I was thinking, like regular commercial streets and stuff.
still . . . that's gotta be way over the speed limit, no?
it's 65 on all the freeways. i'm never the fastest on the road. Just want to stay a little bit ahead of the pack. they're a bunch of crazy assholes out here. not you sheldon - i'm sure you drive great.
Lube-er-Jim
LOL!!!:biglaugha :jig:
I like those wine in small bottles, like 4-packs. Very convenient for a single person like me. For example, I want to use some wine for cooking, I don't have to open and potentially waste an entire bottle. Easier to store. And it even comes in champagne!
What? Waste wine? How in hell can that happen, short of dropping the bottle?
well, I have a small refrigerator, and white wine is sometimes hard to fit back in there standing up after opening; red wine, sometimes it sits around for a while open . . . even if I can find one of my wine bottle closer thingies (which is about half the time), eventually it goes stale sitting around
or, you think I should just drink the whole bottle at once? ;)
I want one! How much?
depends on size and features. my first one was a 7" i got last year shortly after xmas for $100....the new one is 8" with onboard memory, mp3 capability (which i think would just get annoying) and 2 different frames. one splits the screen into 4 small picture frames that coincide with a display mode that fits it. It was $150.
you can get a basic one for < $70 at this point, though.
http://www.mrsmeyers.com/
This stuff is absolutely awesome to clean your house with. I was really quite afraid that the stuff was going to be hippy-like and not have the moxy to clean powerfully. I was so wrong....The toilet bowl cleaner worked like none other.....
Mrs. Meyers clean day products.....Awesome. The other name brand products were good, and cleaned effectively, but this stuff is better on the environment and leaves everything with a nice smell rather than toxic fumes.
Cillit Bang! Bang! and the dirt is gone...
That advert pissed me off so much (I hate when adverts shout at me) that I avoided trying the product for about three years. I have now tried it and it is ridiculousky effective stuff. Like...when they show on the advert someone spraying the Cillit Bang (!!!) onto a greasy cooker hob, thick and blackened and never gone come clean again, no how....and then after ten seconds the hand appears with a sponge and just totally wipes away the black grease with no scrubbing.....that actually happens with Cillit Bang (!!!).
Is there some UK pronunciation of "Cillit" that's not immediately apparent to us Yanks?
Sill it
But in the advert the emphasis is on the Bang!!!
It features a man shouting a lot....Cillit Bang!!!! AND THE DIRT IS GONE!
Most annoying.
anyone thinkin' what I'm thinkin'???? (If so, there should be a clone thread already.
Ooooh, cleaning products.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Not for general cleaning so much as marks, stains, anything that "won't" come off. It took black marker off a wall, crayon off a linoleum floor, and 5 years of gray gunk off patio furniture, all of which had been previously scrubbed senseless with a variety of cleaning products.
As with so many other things, the ads made it look gimmicky, and it wasn't until a woman I know demonstrated it for me--
because she carries one in her purse at all times simply for the purpose of convincing other people how amazing it is--that I really understood.
This stuff is excellent. Not as slimy as KY, persistent enough to make things easier until it really isn't needed anymore.
[hank]price check on vagiclean. better hurry.[/hank]
Cillit Bang! Bang! and the dirt is gone...
That advert pissed me off so much (I hate when adverts shout at me) that I avoided trying the product for about three years. I have now tried it and it is ridiculousky effective stuff. Like...when they show on the advert someone spraying the Cillit Bang (!!!) onto a greasy cooker hob, thick and blackened and never gone come clean again, no how....and then after ten seconds the hand appears with a sponge and just totally wipes away the black grease with no scrubbing.....that actually happens with Cillit Bang (!!!).
We have a rang of cleaning products over here called 'easy off bam' and the emphasis is on the 'bam'. I suspect it's the same company but different name maybe. It's pretty good stuff.
Ooooh, cleaning products.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. . . . the ads made it look gimmicky, and it wasn't until a woman I know demonstrated it for me--because she carries one in her purse at all times simply for the purpose of convincing other people how amazing it is--that I really understood.
you sure that wasn't a commercial, LOL! Seriously, you're right. That stuff is great.
anyone thinkin' what I'm thinkin'???? (If so, there should be a clone thread already.
:D
Mitch Fatel voice on:"Most guys don;t know what to do with it. They start
banging on it and yelling at it and twisting it"
O P I nailpolish
Aveeno moisturizers and cleansers
Dansko clogs
anyone thinkin' what I'm thinkin'???? (If so, there should be a clone thread already.
That's kind of why I asked. :angel:
I love my little electric garlic roaster! Silly gadget, but works so well, and the garlic is sooo yummy!
I keep
this at work. One button is a blue LED penlight. The other button is a red laser.
I also have one of
these that I got for a few bucks (not $25!!!) from Circuit City before they discontinued it. The top is a magnet. The middle unscrews to reveal a small screwdriver with phillips/slotted heads.
Oddly enough, I haven't been able to find my invisible ink pen with built-in UV light.
Oh, I thought of another one:
Cetaphil moisturizers. Originally recommended by our pediatrician for the kid with the worst eczema, it worked so well that he was able to stop using all his other prescription creams, and everyone else in the house uses it now too, for both mild eczema and roseacea. It ain't cheap, but damn does it work.
Cetaphil: agreed. The soap is great too.
Sexy Hair products. I've loved everything Ive tried so far, especially the shampoos (Big, Curly)
Can anyone recommend a sneaker thats cushier than Nike Shox?
way too many flashing animations on that sexyhair website, jinx! I don't know anything about Nike Shox but high end New Balance shoes are pretty cushiony.
Ooooh, cleaning products.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Not for general cleaning so much as marks, stains, anything that "won't" come off. It took black marker off a wall, crayon off a linoleum floor, and 5 years of gray gunk off patio furniture, all of which had been previously scrubbed senseless with a variety of cleaning products.
As with so many other things, the ads made it look gimmicky, and it wasn't until a woman I know demonstrated it for me--because she carries one in her purse at all times simply for the purpose of convincing other people how amazing it is--that I really understood.
My wife swears by this thing.
Can anyone recommend a sneaker thats cushier than Nike Shox?
Jinx, I would recommend going to a running store to find a good shoe for you. NOT a Foot Locker or Eby's or somesuch, but a store made for runners, ran by runners, that only sell shoes that are worth a damn.
Running Wild is the name of my favorite in this area code.
I started shopping there after a trip to a podiatrist to relieve an infected toe caused by running in shoes that it turns out were too big. I have never had shoe issues since I started buying from them over 6 years ago...no blisters,
nothing. The
brand of shoe isn't as critical as the
proper size and fit. I can't stress this enough.
I have run in and loved: New Balance, Saucony, and Asics. All pairs have been $90 ea. No more, no less.
Take your current shoes in, tell them what you like/don't about them and they should be able to help you.
I know when my knees start to 'bug' me that it's time for new shoes. This is usually after running around 350 miles in a pair, no matter the brand. I buy new shoes, and poof, knees feel great again.
350 miles?!?! No wonder my tendonitis flares up.... when I was running Cross Country a few years ago, they told us to replace our shoes after 500 miles.
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euphoriatheory- I run 85% of my spring/summer/fall miles on streets and sidewalks. Gravel trails and/or grass 'gives' more, and so you likely are going to get a bit more out of your shoes if that's the majority of surface you run on. Heavier runners, or those that are 'heel strikers' will likely get less...
YMMV
Jinx, I would recommend going to a running store to find a good shoe for you. NOT a Foot Locker or Eby's or somesuch, but a store made for runners, ran by runners, that only sell shoes that are worth a damn. Running Wild is the name of my favorite in this area code.
I started shopping there after a trip to a podiatrist to relieve an infected toe caused by running in shoes that it turns out were too big. I have never had shoe issues since I started buying from them over 6 years ago...no blisters, nothing. The brand of shoe isn't as critical as the proper size and fit. I can't stress this enough.
I have run in and loved: New Balance, Saucony, and Asics. All pairs have been $90 ea. No more, no less.
Take your current shoes in, tell them what you like/don't about them and they should be able to help you.
I know when my knees start to 'bug' me that it's time for new shoes. This is usually after running around 350 miles in a pair, no matter the brand. I buy new shoes, and poof, knees feel great again.
We have a local store that video taped my running style and gait up close at the ground level and then told me what would be the best for me. They also measured the amount of pronation.
I don't even run, it doesn't seem like it should be so complicated, lol...
I just want to walk for a couple hours without my foot hurting. Actually, its just the one toe....
And the gel inserts are shit.
And the gel inserts are shit.
That might be your problem. Shit doesn't retain its squishyness over time. Try the blue ones. Not the brown ones.
I don't even run, it doesn't seem like it should be so complicated, lol...
I just want to walk for a couple hours without my foot hurting. Actually, its just the one toe....
And the gel inserts are shit.
Maybe you should see a podiatrist. You may have a boney deformity or something else.
Oh yeah, well maybe you have a boney deformity!
I was just thinking about the foot doctor rout last night though, might start there.
Oh yeah, well maybe you have a boney deformity!
I was just thinking about the foot doctor rout last night though, might start there.
Ask someone in your area for a reference. My experience is that they vary in quality. Someone who deals with sports or athletics would be a good choice.
Jinx, is it your big toe or your pinky toe that's hurting? My mother had foot pain and ultimately had surgery to correct
bunions on both her big toes, and said it was really effective.
Its my second toe, all the way into my foot. About an hour into my walk it starts to feel like that toe is broken, then the underneath of my foot on that area starts to burn. By hour two I can barley walk and my hip starts to hurt.
by hour two? sounds like you're overdoing it a bit.
Maybe it was broken once, and never healed right. I bet the hip pain is just from favoring the foot as it starts to hurt more.
It's probably like my dodgy ankle. After a while if I keep walking on it anyway, my whole leg hurts followed by my back etc.
Lucky I found out what's wrong with it finally is all I can say.
oh, you lot use "dodgy" too! Whenever I say it here, they ask me to say it again and then mimic and want praise, because "it's so cute" or similar. Of course "they" being the people who aren't happy until they've heard me say "Harry Potterrrrrr" about 3 times.... :rolleyes: :lol:
Harry Potter....now that's one dodgy boiler.
oooh! (jumps up and down) I want to hear you say Harry Potter!
and what's a boiler? only boiler I know is a chicken. or an onion.
Boiler = water boiler....the thing that heats up your water and central heating system :P
Dodgy boiler = slang for a bit of a dodgy character.
Oh and *clears throat* "Harry Potter"
looks cool and rides better. now she just needs firmer struts up front.
Are you still talking about Jinx here, or is this something else? :D
you haven't been paying attention, obviously.
I wholeheartedly endorse teh interwebs.
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You've recursed the Cellar. Anything might happen.
Just don't cross teh str33mz!
Zappos is unbelievable awesome. Free super fast shipping, both ways. Need an exchange - they send the new pair right out, just get the other ones back to them within 2 weeks. And they have everything.
But Zappos is always full price. If you shop for shoes during sales at a brick and mortar store, you will get them for at least 30% less than Zappos.
Nuh uh. Search for a brand - sale items is a subcategory. Although admittedly I shop there for the convenience and availability. I have struck out at every shoe store in the mall looking for something in particular before.
Nuh uh. Search for a brand - sale items is a subcategory.
Hmm. Didn't know that. Maybe it's because I've looked for particular shoes at Zappos and they were never on sale.
I'll admit that Zappos is great at having a large selection, and having the shoe you are looking for in the color you want and in your size. They are just expensive in my experience.
I like the flowbee.
Me too.
Aw heck I approve all of the $19.95 products shown on TV.
zappos is awesome. and they are expensive; they say "free shipping" but the shipping is built in to the price. But they're still awesome, especially if you have a weird shaped foot like mine, or need to try on lots of different sizes to get a good fit.
Im a big zappos fan.
They ship directly to me and its very fast.
Im also a pottery barn fan
pottery barn is just too damn expensive!
you haven't been paying attention, obviously.
Story of my life. :neutral:
Popular Mechanics for Kids
Absolutely
great television series from the early nineties. A wide variety of science facts explained in an understandable way, plus it's the only show I've ever seen with kid hosts that don't suck.
i love my digital picture frame. my customers like it too. i could totally sell them.
I'm not sure what your make and model is, but read
this.
Best Buy Digital Photo Frames Shipped With Virus
Electronics retailer Best Buy has pulled a popular brand of digital photo frames from its online and in-store shelves, following reports that many of the devices shipped with computer viruses.
The affected frames are limited to a particular size of Best Buy's own Insignia brand photo frames, the 10.4-ich version (model# NS-DPF10A). Best Buy spokesperson Nissa French said the virus was apparently introduced as some point in the manufacturing process (the devices are made in China).
Reports of digital devices being contaminated with viruses seem to be popping up more frequently, perhaps because so many modern electronic devices now ship with components that include writable memory. The SANS Internet Storm Center has been chronicling reports of virus infections with other types of digital photo frames, as well as MP3 players and certain hard drives.
More information
here at the ISC link mentioned in the story.
[LIST]
[*]Our readers reported more malware found on other devices such as[LIST]
[*]a set of MP3 playing sunglasses (store where sold is not known)
[*]a 250GB Maxtor External One Touch Backup from Radio Shack
[*]a "Flip Video Camera" from a California Costco
[*]a MemoryVue 1040 Plus digital photo frame from Digital Spectrum Incorporated that was purchased at a Canadian Costco
[*]an 8-inch Castleton digital photo frame from Uniek that was purchased at a Target
[*]a Maxtor One Touch 250GB external hard drive purchased at Fry's Electronics[/LIST] [/LIST]
this is obviously just revenge for our childhood rhyme:
< Me Chinee, we play joke
we put pee pee in your coke!
we totally deserve it.
Anyone else dying to see LJ do that on video??
< Me Chinee, we play joke
we put pee pee in your coke!
me chinese, me make joke
me make peepee in your coke
OK, fine.
Both of ya do your own versions.
Whoever I laugh at hardest, wins.
All I just heard you say is something about a contest between LJ and myself, and you're the judge of something being "hardest" ...
Amy's Organic Frozen Meals
I would have denied it was possible till I was blue in the face. But these are some
damn tasty meals. And the snozzberries taste like snozzberries! Er, I mean the enchiladas taste like real Mexican food. My instincts are to
still deny that's possible too, but I just ate yet another one and by God, they do!
yes, those Amy's are great. I like the cheese enchiladas, in particular, though I always soak up the extra oil with paper towels before I eats them.
Expensive though.
$2.99 at my grocery store, is that more than your average frozen meal? I typically avoid them like the plague, so I confess I don't know.
That's cheap--they run about $3.99 here.
When the inch was born and we were still in shock as newbie 'rents we ate a pile of amy's frozen ... product.
One day we looked at one another and said "This is garbage."
It's been pizza and chinese take out ever since.
the last part of the last post was a lie. It was actually chips and salsa and cheddar cheese ever since.
actually chips and salsa and cheddar cheese ever since.
hey! that's what I had for dinner last night.
Hey! It's not just for dinner. Mash it up and warm it and put it into an omellette. omelette. ommellette. one of those egg things.
I can't eat any of those frozen things any longer, because I ate too well for too long and realized the difference between them and real food.
Tonight - thin pork chop, broccoli and a baked potato. I endorse this meal.
I used to buy the burritos for the kids, because she (Amy) makes dairy free ones - but they take like 45 minutes to cook. If I've got 45 mins to fuck around with, I'm gonna make something good....
We have a full size fridge with freezer at work that I keep Amy's burritos in for when I don't have leftovers for lunch. (Or, more frequently, just forget to bring them). I think they are good slathered with sour cream and fresh salsa from the co-op.
My endorsement:
Since going off the pill eons ago, my acne steadily had been getting worse. Not just little annoying zits, full fledged cystic acne that started on my face, then began on my back and eventually chest. That was it, summer was coming and I was 32 for crissakes, not 15. It was gross. So, in March, I decided to give Proactive a try before dropping the cash to see a dermatologist.
It freaking worked a miracle. Within 2 weeks, my face was dramatically better. I wasn't able to use it on my back as frequently as my face, so that took longer to clear up, but it did too. A-freaking-mazing.
Unbeknownst to me, a good friend was going through the same pill-withdrawl acne problems, and saw a dermatologist. She has been on antibiotics etc. etc. pretty much the same amount of time, and her acne is only marginally better. No, it really wasn't all that much worse than mine to start with.
So, ladies, I hate to sound like an infomercial, but seriously, if you find yourself in this situation give it a try. It worked for me.
great! I'm glad it worked for you.
Now, if only I can find something for brown spots.
great! I'm glad it worked for you.
Now, if only I can find something for brown spots.
Try Wite-out.
What are you doing here on a Friday, HLJ? ;)
I thought you said "starting next week."
I did. And don't think I won't be checking.:unsure:
I'll have to get a second account under a different name. How about BadSamaritan?
How about DanglesLikeSatan?
No, then you'll still know it's me.
Wouldn't you need three accounts, and not just two?
How about DanglesLikeSatan?
Spill alert required!
LOL!
Thing I endorse - again!
I'm sure I've mentioned them all before.
As LR brought up contraception, I fully endorse the Implanon implant for 3 years of no worries, no PMT and no breakouts.
Crocs. Let people laugh - if you have toxic feet like mine you need a summer shoe that you can wear without socks and still rinse at the end of a hot day. And cushioned? I can walk all day and all night and still enjoy it.
Thrive cat treats. Freeze dried, natural. Prawn, chicken or fish - my cats go mad for them.
Yeowww! Ducky Wold Catnip Toys. The best I have ever come across. Diz still fawns all over the Green Fish I bought in November, despite me growing fresh catnip for him!
Jet Dry
dishwasher cleaner. The inside of our dishwasher is stainless steel (not what I would have chosen, but it came with the house) so white mineral buildup from our relatively hard water is very visible. Plus, it was beginning to plug the holes on the spray arms. I had used several at-home cleaning suggestions, like putting a cup full of vinegar on the top rack, but they had done nothing, and there were far too many nooks & crannies for me to scrub it by hand. Anyway, this stuff worked like a charm. The inside of my dishwasher is now sparkling silver again and the sprayers are clear. They say use it once a month, but I don't buy that. It completely removed a year's worth of buildup, so I think every 6 months to a year will be sufficient for us. Your water hardness may vary.
Jet dry? Srsly? you should ahve gotten a year's supply when you bought the thing. it rocketh.
But what is more awesome by a factor of a lot is my current beverage! Yay bevvies.
coconut milk made into a simple syrup (use cocnut milk instedad of water) and add a cup of very strong coffee to a cup of coconut syrup and add many of ice cubes and blender them fully and splash on vodka. yuummy.
I whole heartedly endorspe
Jet dry? Srsly? you should ahve gotten a year's supply when you bought the thing. it rocketh.
But this isn't the "rinse aid" stuff that makes your dishes spotless, this is a new product under the same brand. It's a little carton that you turn upside down and then run the empty dishwasher.
The dude who sold me our stainless steel washer said the regular Jet Dry was mandatory for stainless steel.
But this isn't the "rinse aid" stuff that makes your dishes spotless, this is a new product under the same brand. It's a little carton that you turn upside down and then run the empty dishwasher.
AHA! Now I see a link in your original post. Never underestimate the awesome powers of my beverages. [/notetoself]
I previously endorsed my fountain pen. Unfortunately, most fountain pen ink available is not very waterproof. It runs at the slightest hint of moisture. The one exception I've found, and endorse, is
Noodler's Ink.
Something I've used professionally but do not sell: Spyderco's Tri-Angle sharpener or any of its followons. Highly efficient, easy to use, makes edges sharp enough for a comfortable dry-shave. Which is sharp enough.
I've got the Tri-Angle Sharpener. I even watched the 40-minute video that came with it.
okay, ow! re: the triangle sharpener. Why? because to me, a triangle is . . .
NSFW! REALLY NSFW! don't look if you don't want to see pierced bits!
triangle piercing
Doesn't need to be sharpened!
Sand in the ointment, imho...
(It's not that I don't want to see pierced bits, I just don' want to run my tongue over them or put my special purpose near them...)
Euroreef protein skimmers,Smith and Wesson handguns,anything Lionel(pre-war of course)and Phillip Morris products.
Scored a bottle of jetdry and will try it out today.
The
Ove Glove.
[SIZE="1"]Just grab shit, right out of the oven.[/SIZE]
If I recall correctly from a review in Cook's Illustrated, it only works well in dry environments (like ovens.) If you do anything with steam or hot water, that steam will go right through the weave and burn the shit out of your hand. Don't drain the spaghetti pot while wearing this.
I just bought
this motherboard and so far, I am thoroughly impressed. Good, easy to follow manual. Easy, yet thorough BIOS. Even the onboard video aint bad for onboard. Plus, it is really pretty.
Canon point & shoot cameras
Nikon SLR's and lenses (the 24-120mm VR specifically)
Call of Duty 4
Sibelius music notation software
just wanted to bump this thread--how useful the Cellar is! I knew someone had posted about the fancy best dishwasher cleaner and ta-da!
Also had a lot of fun reading the Cillit Bang posts . . . missed that first time around.
Jo Malone fragrances - all of them
Marahlago larimar
Tim Horton's B.E.L.T. with "hash browns" (seem like latkes to me)
Blenheim's ginger ale
Tabachnick Yankee Bean Soup.
L'oreal finger nail polish.
The Glock Family of Firearms
Amazon Kindle
Bicycle Playing Cards
Always Infinity
Now and Zen Digital Zen Alarm Clock
Zorbees Magic Towel (it's like the Shamwow, but that guy didn't sell it)
Keurig Mini Coffee Maker
I'm sure I'll think of others
Trader Joe's. Almost everything in the store.
Logitech VX Nano optical mouse
Chipotle
Honda vehicles
Thurgood Marshall BWI airport
Merrell shoes
eta: Zappos
Merrell shoes
Seconded. Got my first pair a few months ago and I
still can't believe how good they are.
Oh, let's see... what else... Ahh yes...
I give my highest recommendation to
OCZ Technologies, the makers of my current go-everywhere, do everything USB stick. I rely
very heavily on my USB stick and have had some problems in the past so I decided to try what some claim is the best one made. Its not cheap but its every bit as good, durable and fast as OCZ claims it is.
They have other neat stuff too like their
Neural Impulse Actuator. I'm not much of a gamer but if that ever changes, I'd love to try this thing out.
I give my highest recommendation to OCZ Technologies
...
I'm using their
SLI-ready RAM in my nVidia environment. They make beautiful stuff.
Burt and his bees do
good work.Oh thats brilliant!
Makes you wonder what the hell the kid was thinking, doesn't it?
It really does. That takes a special kind of 'fuck you' spirit.
I think he might have been thinking, "I'm getting arrested anyway, so...here's hoping you like the smell of the shit I'm smoking" :)
Actually, what he SHOULD have been thinking is, "This may very well be the last coherent thought I ever have, so I'd better make it good."
Smart Colour Total Blonde
I bought it because it was cheap (from Wilko) without even realising it came divided into two sachets.
So with my new short hair, I only used half and have half still to go. AND it came with mixing tray, gloves and brush - which they don't all.
Once I've used up the pink I'm going back to the white blonde - I really liked it.
And I'm going to keep my hair this length.
Haha, how likely is that? Me with the same hair for a couple of months?
Based on my recent camping experience, I have to wholeheartedly endorse Tiffin Motor Homes, particularly the Allegro Bus.
In addition to a full kitchen, comfortable beds, central vac system, gold-plated Moen bathroom fixtures, and a washer-dryer, it has a light-up doorhandle so you can find it in the dark.
^^^^that's CAMPING?
I'm so proud of you, girl. That's exactly the way I would do it, too.
Based on my recent camping experience, I have to wholeheartedly endorse Tiffin Motor Homes, particularly the Allegro Bus.
In addition to a full kitchen, comfortable beds, central vac system, gold-plated Moen bathroom fixtures, and a washer-dryer, it has a light-up doorhandle so you can find it in the dark.
Brilliant, and obvious now someone's thought of it [COLOR="White"](all puns intended)[/COLOR].
Zippo lighters. Case pocket knives. And Buicks.
Somebody mentioned Kindle earlier. We got them for the girls. They are addicted.
Based on my recent camping experience, I have to wholeheartedly endorse Tiffin Motor Homes, particularly the Allegro Bus.
In addition to a full kitchen, comfortable beds, central vac system, gold-plated Moen bathroom fixtures, and a washer-dryer, it has a light-up doorhandle so you can find it in the dark.
^^^^that's CAMPING?
I'm so proud of you, girl. That's exactly the way I would do it, too.
Camping is a hotel without 24 hour room service.
^^^^that's CAMPING?
I'm so proud of you, girl. That's exactly the way I would do it, too.
Of course, you'd have to leave the doors unlocked, or risk lessening the chance of being taken forcefully in the night by a wild, hairy woodsman.
Of course, you'd have to leave the doors unlocked, or risk lessening the chance of being taken forcefully in the night by a wild, hairy woodsman.
Does he have an accent?
He has a thick, veiny accent.
He has a thick, veiny accent.
Is he kosher?
Is he kosher?
He
could be kosher, but he hasn't been certified. :D
Ooooh, cleaning products.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Not for general cleaning so much as marks, stains, anything that "won't" come off. It took black marker off a wall, crayon off a linoleum floor, and 5 years of gray gunk off patio furniture, all of which had been previously scrubbed senseless with a variety of cleaning products.
As with so many other things, the ads made it look gimmicky, and it wasn't until a woman I know demonstrated it for me--because she carries one in her purse at all times simply for the purpose of convincing other people how amazing it is--that I really understood.
I couldn't live without the Magic Eraser.
That, and peanut butter.
Kindle, really? I'm anti-Kindle. Granted, I've never used one. But I'm a book junkie. Nothing could be better than a well-loved, dog-eared paperback book. I even sniff my books.
I suppose that using Kindle in place of heavy, expensive textbooks is an idea I can get behind. But that's it.
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser: crayon scribbles off the surface of an LCD TV...
[SIZE="1"]--Gently! I read they are made of something like fiberglass, formed into a micro-fine "sandpaper"[/SIZE]
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser: crayon scribbles off the surface of an LCD TV...
[SIZE="1"]--Gently! I read they are made of something like fiberglass, formed into a micro-fine "sandpaper"[/SIZE]
I read something about them being harmful in some way. I chose to ignore this information and continue erasing in blissful ignorance.
I chose to ignore this information and continue erasing in blissful ignorance.
I am pretty much with you on this. They do the thing I want them to do. Invisible damage is better than visible, something.
Kindle, really? I'm anti-Kindle. Granted, I've never used one. But I'm a book junkie. Nothing could be better than a well-loved, dog-eared paperback book. I even sniff my books.
I suppose that using Kindle in place of heavy, expensive textbooks is an idea I can get behind. But that's it.
I think the textbook thing will be huge. I'm a paper guy as well. The kids, however, can have dozens of books at their fingertips wherever they are. They just spent a week with their Gramma in the mountains and were never without reading material. The "classics" are cheaper than Chinese peasants so between crappy young teen vampire novels they can knock down some Jack London. I was resistant but... :borg:
If it gets them to read, it can't be all bad.
ƒuck all badness!!!1 [COLOR="White"]. . . [/COLOR] sorry, wrong thread.
This:
Detours Toocan bike panniers. They cost $60 each. they are almost top of the range for your regular mom-on-a-bike. I got a rack strong enough to take them that cost $40, and one of these. Then another. They are indestructible. I'm you're regular cheapskate walmart shopper, but the wat i load up my bike, I've killed several racks and panniers. These rock. Right now my luggage system cost half as much as the bike. But i can load it up as unevenly as I want ans still cruise no hands. Awesome.
(they come with a rain cover and that waterproof, throwing-on-the-floor-proof rubber base is invaluable for a swim mom who regularly driops her bags on deck, wanders off to deal with something and comes back to find the big kids dove in and displacd the pool water onto the deck right where i put my stuff)
That would be a kick in the ass if you were just about to turn the page, Pensive Monkey. :eek:
Slow melting, miniature popsicles:
Slow Melt Might Minis™
Because it's really hot outside, but kids are small and messy.
Re: the Kindle business... more and more of the stuff we buy does not allow us to have complete control over how we use it. Just the latest example....
Oh, put a sock in it, grandpa! Don't you have a horse to shoe?
He would, but Acme took their anvil back.
Big Brother is watching you...
Dammit! I knew I forgot to do something yesterday...
Both for the Brits - soz.
Gordon Ramsey has put his name to two (as far as I know) sauces in honour of Red Nose Day next year. One is mushroom based, and Dads has a sensitivity to the 'shrooms - sometimes he's fine, sometimes he pukes like Limey. So it's never worth risking. But the one pictured is proper spicy. Ever been in a pub and the chilli is basically Bolognaise with beans? Not here! Your mouth will be singing until dessert, but no ring of fire, honest.
Anyway, Ramsey's face is on it but he gets no royalties, and Sainsbury's have it reduced at the mo (contracts mean Comic Relief get the same donation.) Snap it up, even if you have to mix it with yoghurt or sour cream to tame it.
The other is generic fizzy water. I LOVE IT! The one pictured is currently the cheapest (I think) but only by 1p. Even my penny pinching Dad can be persuaded (by Mum) to pick me up a coupla bottles. Anyone dieting - BUY IT! It bloats your belly so you don't fancy snacking. It's bloody cheap (there must be generic brands worldwide) and it hydrates you - good, because many ppl confuse hunger cravings with thirst (apparently, not my opinion.)
Drink it. Drink bottles of it. But if you drink too many and kill yourself it's not my fault, okay?
Both for the Brits - soz.
... sometimes he's fine, sometimes he pukes like Limey....
I'm famous:blush:!
A day when people do silly things to raise money for charity.
Ah yes, sorry. Red Nose day is a Friday in March every two years, run by Comic Relief. This is a disparate group of (mostly) comedians, some entertainers who raise money on one specific date. Think Live Aid, but funnier and more regular. Their symbol is a red nose, which changes in style each time so - like football shirts - you can't wear the same one year after year. Then again, it's for charity, not corporate profit. Many shows make a one-off special for the event. It's very much like Children In Need (coming up in November) but nominally funnier. IMO Children In Need is often funnier because it's only s'posed to be lighthearted so there's no pressure on performers. Oh, did you say John Barrowman is in it this year? Oh, really? Not that that makes me more inclined towards it or anything...
Sainsbury's are a big sponsor of Comic Relief (all the big four have their own charities) so this is a way to slowly sneak it into your consciousness... Asda make a big deal of
Children In Need for example.
ETA - found
this on Wiki. Says what I did (phew!) but in more detail in case you're completely fascinated. Inserted a link for CIN to be fair.
ETA - again. Comic Relief happened this year. I missed it. I think. I can only assume my parents were away and I was drunk. Or they were home and I was drunk. I was drunk a lot early this year. So the sauces are probably reduced because they are nearing expiration date, as opposed to being released early. Not being afraid of things like expiration dates I will buy them up and use them until the end of the next century (or until I run out, or die) and recommend everyone else to do so.
DownUnda, red nose day is specifically to raise money for research into SIDS; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, AKA Cot Death.
A day when people do silly things to raise money for charity.
And paint their noses red, so people will know they just aren't acting British. :lol2:
Heat Patches. They Work!
These were very inexpensive. I was skeptical but I thought the warmth would feel good. The next morning I was surprised to find they had taken the pain away.
coconut milk made into a simple syrup (use cocnut milk instedad of water) and add a cup of very strong coffee to a cup of coconut syrup and add many of ice cubes and blender them fully and splash on vodka. yuummy.
I whole heartedly endorspe
I've been reading about the health benefits of coconut milk and wondering how to best use it.
hummm wonderful possibilities in a delicious drink. I wonder if freezing the coconut milk changes it's healthful properties any?
It is a nice way to stay drunk and get healthy at the same time. :p
A hot bath with a shot of:
Olbas Herbal Bath , and
Dr. Bronner's Peppermint castile soap. And a sandalwood candle, from
Pier One, I think.
With: a hot cup of
Celestial Seasonings Mint Magic tea, with honey, lemon,
Broncolin (Mexican...cough syrup?), and
Sailor Jerry's spiced rum.
This is the most relaxed you can legally get without a prescription.
Edit: As for coconuts, get one cut to shape in its raw husk, drill two holes with a sanitized drill bit (one to drain, one for air to get back in) and drain the juice. Mix with Sailor Jerry's and fresh-squeezed limes, use a small funnel to pour back into coconut shell/husk. Pop in a straw.
you had me at Mexican cough syrup.
Ergonomic snow shovel. Worked great on Sunday!
Ergonomic snow shovel. Worked great on Sunday!
I feel sorry for your rotator cuff.
[size=1](But he's not sorry about ur finger.)[/size]
I feel sorry for your rotator cuff.
Yeah, my right shoulder was sore for a couple days, but at least my back was fine.
Pieminister Pies!
I'm not usually a big pie fan, but their Moo and Blue pie caught my eye in the supermarket just before Christmas. I defrosted and ate it today. OMG. It was the best pie EVER. I was worried the pastry would be dry, but in fact I have never eaten better pastry in my life. And it was charmingly handmade - it was a little wonky, as if it was shrugging a pie shoulder at me to say, "What can you do, eh?"
Oh, Moo and Blue was a steak and stilton pie. Perfectly balanced flavours. I will definitely have another one, and see if the other one in the range appeals to Mum. You see Dad has a pie every week, so I figured if we got one for the same night we could have Pie Night! Mum's not really into Stilton, and I honestly can't remember what the other flavour in Sainsbury's was.
An example of their range:
matador pie
free range british beef steak, chorizo, olives, tomato, sherry and butter beans
wildshroom & asparagus pie
wild mushrooms, asparagus, shallots, white wine, and cracked black pepper
heidi pie
goats cheese, sweet potato, spinach, red onion, roasted garlic
charade pie
slow-cooked venison, partridge and pheasant with parsnip, puy lentils and a hint of chocolate and chilli
christingle pie
honey roast parsnips, west country cheddar, chestnuts and white port
Their packaging is really cute too.
I liked the fact that they claim one of the ingredients to be "lovely pastry" for each pie. And they are right to do so! Am off to send them an email to tell them so right now.
Can I suggest that if you ever see Higgity (or Higgedy, can't recall which) pies you give them a go? They are deelish! I also am not a big pie fan (strangely, given I hail from the land of pies) but Higgedy pies are great.
There were Higgedy pies next to them actually.
I bought the Pieminister one because it was on special offer - which means they taste better :yum:
I will bear your recommendation in mind, but I am in the throes of new-found pie-love, so it may not be any time soon.
I also am not a big pie fan
:mecry::sadpace::bawling:
Only pies, darling.
Never Pie.
Definately. What she said. I'm a big fan of Pie!
abebooks.com
Big discounts on textbooks!
I bought two vegetarian cookbooks for $14.40 both shipped.
I use borders and amazon too though. It just depends.
pubic hair dye. I want a blue kitty! Haven't tried it yet, but will let you know!
http://www.bettybeauty.com/pubic hair dye. I want a blue kitty! Haven't tried it yet, but will let you know!
http://www.bettybeauty.com/
How interesting! Hihi....I like the stencil idea. :p
I can enthusiastically endorse the hooded MA-1 flight jacket by Alpha. Light but very warm. Wears like iron too. I've had mine three years now and it still looks new.
You can get it at your local Army/Navy store or
online.
Pieminister Pies!
I'm not usually a big pie fan, but their Moo and Blue pie caught my eye in the supermarket just before Christmas. I defrosted and ate it today. OMG. It was the best pie EVER. I was worried the pastry would be dry, but in fact I have never eaten better pastry in my life. And it was charmingly handmade - it was a little wonky, as if it was shrugging a pie shoulder at me to say, "What can you do, eh?"
Oh, Moo and Blue was a steak and stilton pie. Perfectly balanced flavours.
Their packaging is really cute too.
I liked the fact that they claim one of the ingredients to be "lovely pastry" for each pie. And they are right to do so! Am off to send them an email to tell them so right now.
[SIZE="6"]WANT!!!!![/SIZE]
Doesn't look like they sell to us furriners, tho.
HAGGIS. :mad:
Aidells Chicken and apple sausage!
Tonight I sliced them then sauteed them in butter along with sliced apples and onions,caramelized with a touch of brown sugar and served over rice.
The package has other great recipe ideas other than that one but I found it to be a great little sausage...a great little dish.
ghirardelli brownies. We made a batch of these from mix today, and they are easily the best brownies I've ever had. Better than any other mix or homemade brownie. Simply amazing.
I concur wholeheartedly glatt. But just to be sure you need to send a couple of yours my way. ;)
For brownies? You concur, and I'll swear to it. ;)
I was given a bottle of Linden tree honey for Solstice from
Tremblay Apiaries. It is fantastic! It's lighter than clover honey with a much better after taste. It does not appear to be crystallizing yet either so I'm assuming it has been processed differently?
Follow up... It is raw unfiltered honey, which may explain the lack of crystals.
I recently bought some raw unfiltered apple blossom honey at a farmer's market just before Christmas, and it was very crystallized. So I'm not sure what causes it. Maybe temperature? But warming it up a little in the microwave will get rid of those crystals without harming the flavor.
There was a thing on one of the offbeat channels last night about the honey industry. They said when they have excess honey production, and it starts to crystallize while sitting, they just warm it up a bit.
Let's see, I'll want to break this down into categories.
Food - Herr's Hot Cheese Curls - cheesy sweet and spicy
Okabashi sandals - Comfortable, soft, cheap, durable, and recyclable. I bought two pair on supersale at the supermarket a few years back and still use both pairs as my indoor slippers. Good arch support and little reflexology nubbies. I'm not so sure about the
dishwasher instructions, though.
If you return your well-loved and worn Okabashis to the address below, we will recycle them. All we ask is that you clean the shoes to remove contaminants before sending them to us - one cycle through the dishwasher or washing machine usually does the trick.
Citizen Eco-drive watches - I bought my wife one for her 40th birthday. I liked it so much I got one myself for my 40th (ish) birthday. I've had it at least 7 years with no battery change.
Emerson MP205 MP3 player - I thought they discontinued these things but they keep showing up at the QVC outlet ($15 or less depending on sales). Cheap plastic MP3 player with voice recorder and FM. The onboard memory is a measly 128MB but the slot handles up to 2GB SD cards. It only uses a single AAA battery. Unlike many more expensive players, there is a simple dedicated button to switch between EQ presets. It's obviously cheap construction and price mean I can leave it on my pool chair without worrying about losing a $100 MP3 player. Being able to swap out cards in less than 10 seconds means I can carry different sets of music. Note: I haved moved up to a multimedia player, but the Emerson is still my 'go-to' for music-only.
Discgear Selector 50 - A manual CD/DVD jukebox that organizes 50 CD/DVDs into a 6x7 inch space. I have two 50's, but they also sell a 100 model.
Restaurant.com gift certificates - If you eat out a lot, buying these is almost like printing money. You have to get on the mailing list to get the discount code. Every month discounts go from %50 to %80 (sometimes %90). At %80 off, a $25 gift certificate is $2. More of a coupon than a true gift certificate.
Nexxtech leather keychain light - I bought this cheap little keychain light years ago at Circuit City. It's a stitched leather squeeze light. Every other keychain light I've bought has ended up with broken switches, broken plastic links, cracked plastic cases. You have to admire durability.
Rechargeable NimH batteries - My cordless mouse can't do without them. Saves me money and saves the planet (see below).
Duct Tape - Many uses. I am due to build my next duct tape wallet soon.
Fluorescent Bulbs - Saves energy which saves me money. I tell all the Birkenstock wearing hot college liberal babes that I do it to save the planet.:cool:
Cat-5 and Cat-6 cable - For all of this 'Wi-Fi' crap, there is nothing more secure and reliable than a wired connection.
I recently bought some raw unfiltered apple blossom honey at a farmer's market just before Christmas, and it was very crystallized. So I'm not sure what causes it. Maybe temperature? But warming it up a little in the microwave will get rid of those crystals without harming the flavor.
Microwaving will reduce the medicinal antibiotic and enzymatic properties of raw honey. Putting it in a pan with heated water is a better option. Just sayin ;)
Wouldn't it be a function of how hot you make it rather than how you heat it?:confused:
Wouldn't it be a function of how hot you make it rather than how you heat it?:confused:
If you're the kind of person that goes out of your way to eat raw honey, you're also probably the kind of person that has researched the evils of microwaving.
microwaves are the work of the devil. look how easy it is to type in 666 on the keypad. and they explode eggs which we all know are representative of the Easter Bunny and therefore Jesus who got a re-erection which makes him a keeper/saver/something like that.
If you're the kind of person that goes out of your way to eat raw honey, you're also probably the kind of person that has researched the evils of microwaving.
Oh right, silly me. :rolleyes:
I've recently started going out of my way to eat raw honey because it tastes so much better than supermarket honey. If it really does help with the allergies and stuff, then great. But I used the microwave to heat mine up because I didn't feel like messing with the pan of water and cleaning up after.
Don't need a pan, really.
Holding the bottle under hot water running in the sink is usually enough to get the crystals to break up.
Techniques Hard-Anodized Cookware.
This shit is da bomb.
All I wanna do is cook.
Nice! .... and expensive too.I will wait until some half off sale to eye that set any further.
When I worked graveyard I burnt up my dutch oven. I miss it so I understand about nice cookware. congrats wolf.
As for me,the least of my purchases is my favorite. It is a boar bristle / nylon embedded brush.
It goes right through my thick wavy hair and makes it mind ( I hates my hair )
Nice! .... and expensive too.I will wait until some half off sale to eye that set any further.
11 piece set (if you count lids and the massive spoon, slotted spoon and hamburger flipper as pieces) for $146 ($172 with shipping and handling) from QVC ... it was a TSV.
So, it wasn't really all that expensive, per piece, when you consider what it is.
True
I'm more inclined to spend 20 or 30 dollars at a time on pieces and it's the same amount of money.sure.
Mower: Yard Machine with Briggs and Stratton engine. Starts first time, every time, even after neglectful overwintering. Looks like shit so many bits have been bust off due to my cavalier attitude to where it can fit... but after 10 years, it still started first time.
microwaves are the work of the devil. look how easy it is to type in 666 on the keypad. and they explode eggs which we all know are representative of the Easter Bunny and therefore Jesus who got a re-erection which makes him a keeper/saver/something like that.
I just bought a microwave slow-cooker. It's a real time saver.
Then you'll love the microwave fireplace. You can spend and entire evening relaxing in front of the fire in only 20 minutes.
I find shower caps to be very useful. When I'm in a hotel that has one I always take it. They are a multi-purpose tool.
I find shower caps to be very useful. When I'm in a hotel that has one I always take it. They are a multi-purpose tool.
Multi-purpose tool?? What else can you use it for?
Multi-purpose tool?? What else can you use it for?
Covering bowls/dishes of food.
Multi-purpose tool?? What else can you use it for?
Portable bowl to give doggie a drink of water.
When I have a pair of extra shoes, I put them in a shower cap before packing.
If I'm out with my good camera and it's dusty or rainy, I cover the camera with the shower cap and just lift the front edge to take a picture. These are the thin, clear plastic ones with an elastic band running around the edge. They are small enough to stuff in a small pocket in the camera bag.
You can also put them over your nice, starched hat (military) when it's raining.
Wear 'em while you're painting a ceiling, or doing any kind of work that would dribble on your head, like sanding or plastering or tearing down drywall above you.
Spider protection when walking in the woods.
Hobo head carrier.
Cover your bike seat when it may rain - Keeps it dry.
Firefox + noscript + adblock plus + greasemonkey.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Cover your bike seat when it may rain - Keeps it dry.
Yes, that too.
@ Skysidhe: put a drop of Rosemary essential oil on that boar bristle brush and watch your hair shine and smell amazing! especially good for brunettes.
@ Wolf: I hate that hard anodized crap--it never performed well for me. Hope you like yours, though
Covering bowls/dishes of food.
Portable bowl to give doggie a drink of water.
When I have a pair of extra shoes, I put them in a shower cap before packing.
If I'm out with my good camera and it's dusty or rainy, I cover the camera with the shower cap and just lift the front edge to take a picture. These are the thin, clear plastic ones with an elastic band running around the edge. They are small enough to stuff in a small pocket in the camera bag.
You can also put them over your nice, starched hat (military) when it's raining.
Wear 'em while you're painting a ceiling, or doing any kind of work that would dribble on your head, like sanding or plastering or tearing down drywall above you.
Spider protection when walking in the woods.
Hobo head carrier.
Cover your bike seat when it may rain - Keeps it dry.
:D Never occurred to me to all its uses. Thanks!
Now there's going to be a run on shower caps.
Maybe we need a thread "alternative uses for common items."
pubic hair dye. I want a blue kitty! Haven't tried it yet, but will let you know!
http://www.bettybeauty.com/
LOL, have you saw this?
http://www.vajazzling.com/Wear 'em while you're painting a ceiling, or doing any kind of work that would dribble on your head, like sanding or plastering or tearing down drywall above you.
:bj:
ok, I'll be the one on the left!
LOL, have you saw this?
http://www.vajazzling.com/
Ohhhh.....I think having one would be super sexy!
For "a positive cloth diapering experience" BD#2 recommends this thingy, which attaches to your toilet and rinses the poop off:
Diaper sprayer
I suppose you could use it as a cheapo bidet, too. ??
She has also made wool diaper covers, with cloth inserts which snap in. The wool breathes, but doesn't readily absorb liquids, which all goes into the easily cleaned and dried inserts. She says she saves a ton of money on laundry costs.
If anyone is interested, I might be able to get you a deal on some of these professional quality natural fiber diapers, too. :)
Isn't it more natural just to let them run around naked until they're about 10?
What about a big litter box? Develop their digging skills.
you just need these:
[YOUTUBEWIDE]wUbVjIswSbg[/YOUTUBEWIDE]
and a dora the explorer backpack.
That music cracks me up. It makes you happy about dog poop! :lol:
Zappos is unbelievable awesome. Free super fast shipping, both ways. Need an exchange - they send the new pair right out, just get the other ones back to them within 2 weeks. And they have everything.
did this last night... 5 minute phone call at 9:30 pm.... new shoes will be here Tuesday... just send the old ones back within 14 days, we'll email you a UPS label.
I am pleased
Product: Australian Shepard dog.
Good boy Merlin!
Oh, and while I'm endorsing... The shoes were good too...
I got Saucony Pro Grid Ride running shoes for walking last August. They lasted me a year. That's a long time when you are the better part of 300 lbs. So I got the same kind (now called Ride 3)
ah, yeah. Zappos is da bomb. Not the cheapest, but supernaturally fast!
Product: Australian Shepard dog.
Good boy Merlin!
U can haz dog?
i haz güd doggie he can haz earz for lizten
We went camping this week, and there were wasps everywhere. When we went to the store to pick up more ice, my hubby found a disposable all in one RAID wasp trap. That sucker was catching wasps before he even put in on the picnic table! It worked for 3 days before it was 1) drying up of the goo inside and 2) so full of wasps they were stacking up inside! It probably caught 60-75 wasps, and was still working when we left. All the wasps left our food and us alone for the most part, it was like a radar to the trap. We will use these again.
ScanCafe: to scan 35 mm (color) slides into digital images
Last winter I looked into buying the equipment to scan 30 years (1300+) of slides into digital (jpg) format,
After a lot of research and comments from others,
I came to the conclusion it would be less expensive, save my time,
and I'd get better quality (color corrected) images going to a professional scanning company.
You send in your slides in any groupings you wish,
They repair, scan, color-correct, and post the digital images in your account on-line in those same groupings.
The thing that makes ScanCafe really different is that you
go through the images on-line to select only the ones you want.
You can reject up to 50% of the scans without penalty,
and you pay for only the scans that you have not rejected.
They send a disc with your selected images in the groupings,
and return your slides in the same groups too.
Really an excellent service !
They had some bad press during early years of start-up, but I feel they have correct those problems. I had no problems with my order.
Currently they are offering 30% off ... PM to me if you want more info. I have no other connection with this company.
I've been hearing a lot about ScanCafe lately. I think they just started a media push or something.
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Product I endorse: Country Bob's Steak Sauce
I second the Saucony endorsement, Just breaking in my second pair. Awesome cushioning. I get mine from DSW
Simply Lemonade with Raspberry.
Filtered water, sugar, lemon juice, raspberry puree.
Deeeee-lish!
The new "mini" size of the Dairy Queen Blizzard is just right. There's enough there to get your fix, but you don't feel sick when you finish.
Also, the Butterfinger Blizzard is delicious.
That is all.
ooh, I like the Rasberry Lemonade, too.
Here's my endorsement for today: Panasonic pivoting head facial groomer. Best thing ever to deal with frustrating and embarrassing facial hair.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-ES2113PC-Pivoting-Facial-Groomer/dp/B0009DT39C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1283712990&sr=8-1-spellPraan:
Stream of Life
by Rabindranath Tagore
The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day
runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures.
It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth
in numberless blades of grass
and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.
It is the same life that is rocked in the ocean-cradle of birth
and of death, in ebb and in flow.
I feel my limbs are made glorious by the touch of this world of life.
And my pride is from the life-throb of ages dancing in my blood this moment.
I wholeheartedly endorse the stream of life. Now available everywhere.
Product: Australian Shepard dog.
Good boy Merlin!
Did you get him to herd the goats or the girls?
Pete told him to "stay inside" when she ran outside to catch a loose goat. The basement door was open so he ran downstairs and sat in the doorway watching the proceedings never leaving his assumed post. We've never trained him to do anything, he just reads body language so well it isn't necessary.
I have a lot of flashlights, book lights, lanterns, etc. but my favorite is the
Fenix P3D. It's small, efficient, has several modes of operation, it's water proof and it has a nice shape. It comes with a sheath and can be used with a lanyard.
It's also good for smacking someone's forehead if necessary.
The only negative thing I can say about it is I wish it had a dimmer dimmest setting.
Pete told him to "stay inside" when she ran outside to catch a loose goat. The basement door was open so he ran downstairs and sat in the doorway watching the proceedings never leaving his assumed post. We've never trained him to do anything, he just reads body language so well it isn't necessary.
My Pico is a lot like that. He is so eager to please that he always knows what we mean and want.
Dogs are neat that way. I do sometimes feel bad that I didn't sink some training time into him as he has a ton of potential. I just want a dog who'll bark at strangers and catch frisbees so he's already perfect. :)
I have a lot of flashlights, book lights, lanterns, etc. but my favorite is the Fenix P3D. It's small, efficient, has several modes of operation, it's water proof and it has a nice shape. It comes with a sheath and can be used with a lanyard.
It's also good for smacking someone's forehead if necessary.
The only negative thing I can say about it is I wish it had a dimmer dimmest setting.
I'm sure there are lots of other lights with the dimmer and dimmest setting with similiar specs as the Fenix P3D. There is a wide range of Fenix flashlight line. Have you check out what's the lastest available line yet?
I'm currently resisting the temptation, but that's a good idea.
HLJ: Must you have the Fenix or other brands with similiar specs are fine with you? I can have a look around and make suggestions for you. :D Btw, I just read the review on the P3D from the your link. There's a low/medium/high/SOS setting in the general mode. So, what kind of dimmer and dimmest setting are you talking about?
Retail Cost ................................ 59.95 US$ at time of review...
That's actually not real high in this brave new world of expensive flashlights, but,
damn.I believe the flashlight beest needs to use for work cost a little more than that.... but it was all made worthwhile when his superior beam impressed the state trooper who arrived to investigate the car crash we found.... :lol:
HLJ: Must you have the Fenix or other brands with similiar specs are fine with you? I can have a look around and make suggestions for you. :D Btw, I just read the review on the P3D from the your link. There's a low/medium/high/SOS setting in the general mode. So, what kind of dimmer and dimmest setting are you talking about?
I often prefer to have a very dim light. If I'm in my tent on a dark night and I need to go outside for a few minutes, I just want a little bit of light to find my shoes and the zippers on the tent. The Fenix, even in it's dim setting, is a little too bright.
I also have a Surefire, but that only has one setting (it's a G2, I think), and it's very bright.
I have a
Glo-toob FX in amber, and that has a lot of settings, but it's better as a lantern than as a flashlight.
I know, I'm picky.
That's actually not real high in this brave new world of expensive flashlights, but, damn.
It's actually an affordable price for a good light. :D
I often prefer to have a very dim light. If I'm in my tent on a dark night and I need to go outside for a few minutes, I just want a little bit of light to find my shoes and the zippers on the tent. The Fenix, even in it's dim setting, is a little too bright.
I also have a Surefire, but that only has one setting (it's a G2, I think), and it's very bright.
I have a Glo-toob FX in amber, and that has a lot of settings, but it's better as a lantern than as a flashlight.
I know, I'm picky.
Ahhh....that dim level is not difficult to find. ;) And nopes, you're not picky at all.
Tulip, you need to change your User Title to Secret Flashlight Nerd.
I often prefer to have a very dim light. If I'm in my tent on a dark night and I need to go outside for a few minutes, I just want a little bit of light to find my shoes and the zippers on the tent.
Kind of like a Zippo. ;)
I believe the flashlight beest needs to use for work cost a little more than that.... but it was all made worthwhile when his superior beam impressed the state trooper who arrived to investigate the car crash we found.... :lol:
Streamlight TL-2
Came in very handy when fixing the polisher, so justified :D
I don't source from the lowest cost, just what the supplier has.
Doesn't have adjustable light levels and modes like those fenix's, or come with a holster very jealous.
Would be very handy as it is too bright to read by.:greenface
Kind of like a Zippo. ;)
only less
exciting if you drop it in the tent.
Bah, the tracked in mud will put it out. But if you're paranoid, use a BIC. :haha:
Tulip, you need to change your User Title to Secret Flashlight Nerd.
Guilty as charged! :cool: :D Hehe...
HLJ: If you like the Fenix P3D, you may want to check out the Quark 123 Tactical. It has similar specs and price range as your old Fenix. It has two programmable primary and secondary outputs with the maximum being 206 lumens and minimum being 0.2 lumens. Three flash modes are availbable: strobe, SOS, and beacon. Clip or no clip options are also available. Not spamming, but here's a site with detailed specs:
http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=297_306&products_id=1653
You may search for another place to buy this light if you're interested in this light; however, that's the actual place where I bought mine. I got the limited Ti Quark AA2 Tactical when it came out. :p: Decent people with great service and decent pricing. If you're interested in ordering from this site, let me know and I'll pm you the way to get 5% off. :D
My EDC is actually a modified L4, and I often reach for Mr. Bulk's Lion Cub, which is also modified. :)
Beest: Streamlights are nice too. ;)
Speaking of Streamlight, I wonder how Big Sarge liked his MicroStream.
Tulip, I'm assuming that you've used your L4 to smack someone in the forehead.
I like that moonlight mode. I'm going to have to put that Quark on my wish-list.
Thanks for the input.
Why are you so into flashlights, Tulip? What do you use them for?
I'd rather not say - it leaves more chances of getting it right.
What the hell is LEO?
Law Enforcement Officer
Tulip, I'm assuming that you've used your L4 to smack someone in the forehead.
Hehe....Fortunately, I never had to smack someone in the forehead. :p: Btw, I was wondering how you could use the P3D to smack someone on the head. It's so short and the head is smooth. Not very ideal.
Why are you so into flashlights, Tulip? What do you use them for?
Because I like bright things? :p: To give you the most candid answer, I use it to shine on the ground when I walk at night so I won't step on any living things. An answer I only offer to close friends because others can't understand. But I trust you guys. Another honest reply would be that I think some, if not many, flashlights are so darn pretty. :D Especially those with bright lights are even more attractive, hehe.
And no, I'm not a LEO (Law Enforcement Officer). :p:
Hehe.... It's so short and the head is smooth. Not very ideal. :p:
no comment
no comment
You just did! :nuts:
All this flashlight talk reminded me of this, but the humor is lost without the video, which I couldn't find.
Movie Name: 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Quote:
Dr. Dick Solomon: [Harry is holding a [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"](large)[/COLOR] flashlight with the bulb end
facing inwards] You know, I have an urge to hold that.
Harry Solomon: Well, thats exactly what its for.
Dr. Dick Solomon: May I?
Harry Solomon: Please.
Dr. Dick Solomon: [takes the flashlight and holds it the same way]
You know I rather like this.
Harry Solomon: Yes.
Dr. Dick Solomon: I find this very satisfying.
Harry Solomon: I know.
Dr. Dick Solomon: [after a pause] I wonder what Dr Albright [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"](who is a woman, and Dick's love interest)[/COLOR] is doing
right now.
Harry Solomon: OK, thats enough. [takes back flashlight]
To give you the most candid answer, I use it to shine on the ground when I walk at night so I won't step on any living things.
Are you a Jain?
Don't let her fool you, she's dog poop intolerant. :haha:
Buddhist?
Yes :)
Are you a Jain?
Hmm...First time hearing the term, but then again, I learned my faith in Vietnamese. I'm gonna check it out to see exactly what religion Jainism is.
Don't let her fool you, she's dog poop intolerant. :haha:
Most definitely!! :D
Uhuh...as soon as I receive this in the mail.... :nuts:
Awwww, that's you. :thumb:
Jains are the folks who have to wear facemasks to prevent breathing in insects, sieve their grains to be sure there aren't any weevils, and gently brush the the ground on which they walk with a broom to move away any insects they might step upon.
That brings to mind the insect hospital scene in The Baroque Cycle.
Jains are the folks who have to wear facemasks to prevent breathing in insects, sieve their grains to be sure there aren't any weevils, and gently brush the the ground on which they walk with a broom to move away any insects they might step upon.
Uh....then I'm not a Jain. :p:
That brings to mind the insect hospital scene in The Baroque Cycle.
eeeeauw.
That brings to mind the insect hospital scene in The Baroque Cycle.
Is that immediately after the scene with the formerly healthy insects in The Hot Wash Cycle?
Perhaps; the book primarily covered care and feeding of bloodsuckiing insect patients, rather than what landed them in the hospital in the first place.
Hand held blenders! The huge canister ones seem to break all the time. The quality of smoothies is so much better with a hand held one. The clean up is simpler too.
That foam eraser. The magic eraser. It really really works.
This is the shit; it keeps hot things hot and it keeps cold things cold.
I don't need you. All I need is this thermos.
Coffee, soup, and Popsicles.
especially those orange creamsicles.
I don't need you. All I need is this thermos.
I'm picking out a thermos for you. Not an ordinary thermos for you.
How do it know?
We have a winner!
I don't need you. All I need is this thermos.
[NavinJohnson]And this lamp. All I need is this thermos, and this lamp! And that's all I need. And this pen...All I need is this thermos, this lamp, and this pen, and that's ALL I NEED! C'mon Shithead.[/NavinJohnson]
Seraphim
Much better than Cherubim, the suck-ups to God, Seraphim have SIX pairs of wings for blsitering power and speed. To paraphrase Lightning McQueen: "There is one winner and eight losers"
Seraphim
Much better than Cherubim, the suck-ups to God, Seraphim have SIX pairs of wings for blsitering power and speed. To paraphrase Lightning McQueen: "There is one winner and eight losers"
Funny.
Products I wholeheartedly endorse: "Corn Nuts" yummm
Dude, I swear, the giant family farm where I worked as a kid grew some of them there corns for them there nuts.
Yummm indeedy!
Corn Nuts "Bust a Nut" radio ad:
[YOUTUBE]3quMz-EAThw[/YOUTUBE]
"lightly toasted and hard as well."
Hahaha!
I met a few of the Holloway family (Corn Nuts magnates) on a bike trip in the mid 80's. Nice folks, they all had great senses of humor.
I'm a corn nut magnet too. :lol:
They really are good. I don't know, after all my dental work, I'd be afraid to eat them.
Today, I am wholeheartedly supporting Mucinex. Like magic, it is. Not coughing (much), seem to be able to breathe, nose running like a faucet, but there's nothing in it to dry up the nose.
Try meth, it'll make the bestest boogers.
I like the weight loss option with that, too, but I don't know if my dental plan is good enough .
Was funny last night at the all-night stupidmarket when the checkout lady demanded to see some idea. I looked at her, cough, sniffled, and held out $25, asking, is that good enough for you? I don't make meth on Tuesdays, only weekends.
She was satisfied. I looked pretty miserable and desperate.
Plantronics has been developing telephone headsets for many years. For wired or bluetooth phone gear, they are still the king.
Verizon FIOS remains top notch. No complaints in years of service so far.
When you need technology/computer products, you must buy them from Newegg.
I am a huge fan of northeastern-US supermarket chain Wegman's. They delight in every way.
I did a trial-run with my new Hoover SteamVac ("with CleanSurge!") this afternoon. I have a relatively small but nonetheless quite clean patch on my carpet now! This is very exciting, as paying a company to come in and do it is not affordable, especially considering how often it realistically needs to be done around here.
It took a little jiggering with the pieces at one point to regain an airtight seal after I removed the dirty water tank to empty it, but I made it work. I'm extremely happy with it overall.
Oh we totally endorse the Hoover Steam Vacs. They rock.
...and they wear out if you use them enough. Get an extended three year warranty and take it back at 2y11m. There will be enough wrong with it to get a new one and then you can buy a new 3y warranty for peanuts. Well, we're on our third vac this way.... I guess eventually they'll wise up.....
Hmm. Got it off Amazon, no offer of a 3-year-warranty. I'll get the next one at a brick-and-mortar.
no worries -it does last the three years and is well worth it at the price. We could have easily kept ours going longer if we had to.... but the 3yr warranty was like $30.....
...and you've witnessed first hand just how filthy our kids are.....
it's a great choice. Our first steam vac here was a dirt devil like we had in the UK. total failure
All Dirt Devils are failures. Worst. Vaccuums/Cleaners. EVAR.
Me? I've had my Hoover SteamVac for about seven years now. Got a warranty through Sears (didn't need it really; it's always done a great job) and had it serviced for the first time last year. Runs even better than I remembered. :)
Hoover vacuum cleaners are pretty awesome, as well. Mine is at least 10 years old and still working like a charm.
Dirt Devils we had in the UK were fine.
The Goldilocks tequila. Not too expensive, not too cheap. Plenty shootable.
These are great! Keeps freezer burn away perfectly.
I do the same thing with a straw.
Seriously.
I guess, but I would not want to such the same air as raw meat.:greenface
I've been doing it for years...no problems.
Dirt Devils we had in the UK were fine.
It's just the American ... Ummmmm... corporate way
It slices, it dices, it mices, it rices, it spices, it splices, and entices; not once or twice but thrice. It's nice.
I tried to buy one of those pineapple things the other day at Williams Sonoma, but they don't carry them in the store. Only online.
I got a very generous WS gift card for Xmas. I got an immersion blender, a lettuce spinner, and a food scale. Already had two delicious soups made with the immersion blender. It's so much easier than pouring batches of hot soup into a regular blender.
Only used it twice, but I feel like I should endorse it now.
The cheaper consumer grade Bamix immersion blender is awesome. Plenty of power, quiet, and feels high quality in your hand.
Ive been meaning to get one of those.
Speaking of dead dentists, when I got my caps done Doc said I should just take normal precautions, even though eating corn on the cob should be fine, why risk it.
I mentioned I had one of these, and he said they should give one out to everyone who gets new caps. It's easier than slitting your wrists trying to use a regular knife while holding the cob still.
When you eat corn on the cob, it doesn't seem like whole lot of corn, but then when you cut it off the cob, and it's sitting there in a pile, it's like enough for a family of four.
When you eat corn on the cob, it doesn't seem like whole lot of corn, but then when you cut it off the cob, and it's sitting there in a pile, it's like enough for a family of four.
That has a very
Jack Handy ring to it.
I got our pineapple corer thingy at our local supermarket, next to the pineapples. It was about $5.
I love love love fresh pineapple. I always forget about it too. I think it might be because the fruit you buy looks so different from the fruit that you are eating. When I walk by the pineapples, they don't call out to me. Unless they are super ripe and I can smell them when I'm standing next to them.
My friend uses fresh pineapple for the chicken kebabs (my recipe, she perfected it.) Approx inch square of chicken, wrapped in bacon, dip one half in chili powder, the other half in brown sugar. Kebab it. Add favorite noms. Grill it.
I don't care for mushrooms and peppers and the like, but when they grill out she makes a couple for me with just the chicken and fresh pineapple. Is there anything better than kebabbed fresh pineapple on the grill? I think not.
edit: is it summer yet?
Im gonna fire up the grill tonight to make those! I dont care how cold it is outside.
I love my immersion blender. Use it every single day.
What do you use it for, Clod? Im afraid that if I buy one, I will put it in the drawer and forget that I have it.
Im gonna fire up the grill tonight to make those! I dont care how cold it is outside.
They're so tasty. I cut the slices of bacon in half, you want it to get a bit crispy so you don't want to over-bacon. There is something about the chili powder and the glaze the brown sugar makes that is the yum!
What do you use it for, Clod? Im afraid that if I buy one, I will put it in the drawer and forget that I have it.
Smoothies, mostly. The kids' "juice" is actually a puree of butternut squash, cauliflower, peaches, and pears, so I do huge batches of that. For me it's standard strawberry and banana. It's nice for soups too, but I only use it for those maybe once a month.
Im gonna fire up the grill tonight to make those! I dont care how cold it is outside.
Did you try them?
If not, do it soon, you'll love 'em.
I lied, I didnt really mean tonight...I meant I wanted to tonight, which is a whole other issue when it comes to me. (plus, it was snowing, so in my defense...:D) But Im gonna in the next few days. I have go to the store first, though...need bell peppers, onions, and stuff to finish off the kebabs. Its sounds sooooo good.
I got the recipe from my ex who heard it from someone else. I took them to a cookout once and they lasted like 5 minutes. Now about half the people I know make them.
Glad you're going to try them!
My friend uses fresh pineapple for the chicken kebabs (my recipe, she perfected it.) Approx inch square of chicken, wrapped in bacon, dip one half in chili powder, the other half in brown sugar. Kebab it. Add favorite noms. Grill it.
I don't care for mushrooms and peppers and the like, but when they grill out she makes a couple for me with just the chicken and fresh pineapple. Is there anything better than kebabbed fresh pineapple on the grill? I think not.
edit: is it summer yet?
That sounds mighty righteous. will try asap. We should be getting a warm snap in a week or two, we just left a 40 degree spell and when the next one arrives I will fire up the grill. IT's just too dusty with all the charcoal ash to grill indoors, plus it makes us all get very flushed in the face.
Would the broiler work just as well, do you think?
Yes, I've made them under the broiler too. Messy, though. Still, grill is better.
IT's just too dusty with all the charcoal ash to grill indoors, plus it makes us all get very flushed in the face.
If you take a couple of Motrin before you fire it up, it helps with the headaches.
These pretzels are making me thirsty ... er I mean this thread is making me hungry! :p:
These pretzels are making me thirsty ... er I mean this thread is making me hungry! :p:
:lol2:
The entire Cellar is on a roll today!
We say that at my family get togethers all the time, about the pretzels.
$5.99 version probably doesn't work exactly as well
Oooh, I think those are hard to use. When I waitressed at the country club I used the regular "key" for opening wine. Otherwise I'd be standing there like an idiot, grunting and pulling. I'd have to sit on the floor and hold the bottle with my feet as I tried to disengage the cork. When said cork came free I'd probably fly across the room.
(Otherwise I'd be standing there like an idiot, grunting and pulling.) Oh my, that doesn't sound very professional. :D
...Otherwise I'd be standing there like an idiot, grunting and pulling. I'd have to sit on the floor and hold the bottle with my feet as I tried to disengage the cork...
:rotflol:
Oh God, me too!
I use one of those cork screws with the arms that are up in the air and then you pull down on them to lever the cork out. It might take 2 extra seconds, but no brute force needed. Very civilized.
That one is my saving grace, too.
I use one of those cork screws with the arms that are up in the air and then you pull down on them to lever the cork out. It might take 2 extra seconds, but no brute force needed. Very civilized.
Those are really easy to use, and I used them at the neighborhood bar, but we weren't allowed to use them at the Cuntry Club. Not dignified enough, I guess. They like grunting and pulling from their servants. :p:
I stopped using the grunting kind of corkscrew after learning from a mistake in my teenage years.
I was soaking a bunch of wine bottles to get the labels off of them. I was saving all these labels as souvenirs of our time in Germany and all the wines we drank. Somebody had put the cork back into one of the bottles, and it wouldn't sink into the bathroom sink. It just floated at the top.
So I got a regular corkscrew and started pulling the cork out. When you are pulling a cork out, you have one arm pulling on the bottle and the other arm pulling on the cork. They cancel each other out until the cork breaks free. If you aren't bracing the bottle against something, it swings suddenly down and smashes apart the porcelain sink. And the cork is just fine, safely contained on the corkscrew in your hand. Your parent's aren't too happy with you, because they have a hard enough time in a foreign country ordering cold cuts at the supermarket, let alone finding a plumbing supply place and finding the exact model of sink needed to match the other sink in the two sink bathroom.
You're lucky you didn't cut your arm off! :lol:
Great story.
$5.99 version probably doesn't work exactly as well
AH-SO Cork Puller - the name sounds like a Chinese insulting.
$5.99 version probably doesn't work exactly as well
Actually, I have the cheap one. I aspire to the Williams Sonoma version. But I have to break the cheap one first.
Simplest cork puller ever to use, never breaks the cork. Rock in, twist out.
Oooh, I think those are hard to use.
They're actually very easy. We got one when we visited a winery in WA when we lived there.
The trick is to push straight in. Then twist slightly while pulling out.
[SIZE="1"]Yes, I'm still talking about the corkscrew.
[/SIZE]
Works like a champ and no flakes in the wine.
The trick is to push straight in. Then twist slightly while pulling out.
[SIZE="1"]Yes, I'm still talking about the corkscrew.
[/SIZE]
I can't endorse
this exactly, because I haven't tried it, but it looks fun.... (maybe NSFW but not much)
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AND it doesn't stick! but what about the mess it leaves?
I believe the whole point is that the whitish fluid is contained....
HEY! don't forget about the two um....the two um....uhhhh....ummmm. damn. now that's some erectile dysfunction right there! errr....oh nvm.
Funny, but serious biology fail. :)
I snapped up a pair of my favorite model skis off ebay. The are a might longer than I usually ski but it'll be nice to have wood under me again.
I snapped up a pair of my favorite model skis off ebay. The are a might longer than I usually ski but it'll be nice to have wood under me again.
Brings back memories of pine tar, torches, and wax.
What ever happened to my skis and snowshoes? Three moves is as good as a fire...
...it'll be nice to have wood under me again.
:eyebrow:
Brings back memories of pine tar, torches, and wax.
I enjoy the process.
:eyebrow:
Quit it you.
I snapped up a pair of my favorite model skis off ebay. The are a might longer than I usually ski but it'll be nice to have wood under me again.
We went skiing Weds, and the skis got SHORT!
and rounded on both ends! I was skiing backwards ffs!
Even the CC people are going shorter skis. I can see it for woods skiing or skate skiing.
I enjoy the process.
Do you also wear plus fours?
No, I only wear knickers for fencing. I do break out the old-school wool pants though. I'm putting together a system for geezer living.
I had the knickers, the wool knee socks, Icelandic sweater. I have a new pair of Dachstein mittens. They rule.
I have a Pair of icelandic fishermen socks from back in the 80s ( When I was stationed ther ) They are my its TOOOO fucking Cold to be out side fall backs ,
still thick and full , they come up to my Knees , and are WAY to HOT to whear unless its the CLODEST of days
If you use Muro 128 then you should try this stuff. It's better and cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GCI9TG/ref=oss_productLa Croix Cran Raspberry sparkling water.
Most flavored sparkling waters I cannot tolerate. I think it is the artificial sweetener so, I usually buy plain but wow, these are SO GOOD!
No artificial sweetener as far as I can tell. mmm
*drool*
Monster, please note - Griff is up for some
mitten munching.
La Croix Cran Raspberry sparkling water.
Lovely as it looks, I have two issues with this.
One, Lacroix (the designer) is horribly outre... It looks like someone won a million pounds, sprayed themself in glue then rolled through a fabric and gold thread store. I used to walk by their HQ when I worked on Sloane Street in London - get me! (very swish street)
Second, anything raspberry
flavoured makes me retch since being forced to drink a revolting raspberry flavoured medicine called Pripsen when I was a child. It was the only time I refused my Mum anything and she was reduced to bribing me. My fear or the wretched taste was actually higher than my fear of her.
Of course if it has natural flavours I'd cancel the above objections - I adore raspberries. I made an extraordinary cake last summer, topped with Baileys Cream and raspberries. I intended it to become a Signature Dish (ie something I always made on request). Mum nixed that. Razzies being too sour apparently. :mecry:
I suppose, memories of gaudy apparel and sour mums can turn any one off.
:yesnod:
... makes me retch since being forced to drink a revolting raspberry flavoured medicine called Pripsen when I was a child. It was the only time I refused my Mum anything and she was reduced to bribing me. My fear of the wretched taste was actually higher than my fear of her....
I have an incident like that in my past. I can't remember the name of the medecine, but I spat it out all over the bedclothes in a big raspberry and my mum was so cross/upset she said (for the only time in her life) "Wait til you father gets home!". I was so scared of him (without reason, I think it was the magnitude of my mum's upsetness that scared me IYKWIM) that I hid under the bed when I heard him come upstairs. They were both pretty apologetic that they'd scared me so much. Can't remember if they managed to persuade/bribe me to take the stuff. It was FOUL :vomit:
Instead of buying a tea pot, I chose a Turkish coffee pot instead. I like the fact it is small and serves more than one purpose. You can make hot cocoa, make a sauce and make tea too. :)
You can also use it to whack a mole.
You can also use it to whack a mole.
You really need to stop being so funny. :mad2:
:D
I luv his little interjections.
I luv his little interjections.
Hey! An interjection starts the sentence right.
I already own a pair sennheiser headphones with great sound but sometimes I would like to listen to something without them on my head.
I found these great little $10 dollar speakers. They have clear undistorted sound. They don't have to be on high volume for me to hear them.
I have tried several brands and these are the best for a laptop I have found, that is if all you want to do is hear something on low volume and without distortion. No bass or rich full sound but not bad either.
I'm looking for small, inexpensive speakers for the computer at the office. They have this nasty old speaker that produce distorted sounds. But no one else cares. Since I care, I gonna get some new ones. So, Skysidhe, what brand are these? Or where did you get them?
I cannot remember the name. I found them at the check stand at Walmart. :unsure: The one where normal dressers are.
The symbol on the front of the speakers might be the brand symbol. Maybe someone knows.
You also plug your mp3 or ipod into them. :) I hope you can find them!
Ahh...thanks. That's enough info. I think I can look for them.
good luck! I hope you can find them or something suitable.
any one have a good "don't pee here" spray they'd endorse for dogs?
Whatever you do, don't put a Blueberry Ugly on top of your head. Your tongue will beat your brains trying to get to it.
:yum::yum::yum::yum::yum:
any one have a good "don't pee here" spray they'd endorse for dogs?
If it's
your dog(s) your worrying with, you might try feeding them where you don't want them to pee. I've always heard dogs won't crap where they eat, maybe it'll work with pee?
You have to restrict the dog's movement to somewhere he won't pee, and then praise him to holy hell when he goes outside.
Wendy's Berry Almond Chicken salad is da bomb.
Seriously good and not bad for you, either.
Sliced strawberries, blueberries, sliced almonds, warm grilled chicken, asagio cheese, three kinds of greens and raspberry vin. dressing. :yum:
NO!
You know I love you Bri, but that is wrong.
For a start it is not a salad.
A fruit salad maybe?
But a fruit salad does not have meat in.
Also, a salad containing meat does not need another source of protein.
So what are the almonds doing apart from ruining it?
It's all wrong.
It is not good for you.
I would not let you buy it for me.
Please note that most of the above is based on my dislike of almonds and that my "advice" has no nutritional basis whatsoever.
I'll eat your almonds, sundae.
America has a long history of the fruit and chicken salads ... waldorf, for one. And Panera's Fuji Apple Chick Salad (with gorgonzola cheese and candied walnuts) is completely awesome. And the Asian Chicken Salads usually have mandarin oranges.
Yummy.
The Ninja
I know that it does lots of other things, but so far, it makes lovely ice cream from just milk and frozen fruit. Having some mango, now.
It also works with hippie non-dairy milk-like beverages. I have a batch of strawberry oat-milk in the freezer.
Real ice cream or milk slushie? If so, how was it done? Looks like a blender.
I'll eat your almonds, sundae.
You kinky thing you.
Sundae's got somebody to eat her almonds...now if I could just get someone to lick my nuts...
Real ice cream or milk slushie? If so, how was it done? Looks like a blender.
Real ice cream. Surprised the heck out of me when it actually worked AS SEEN ON TV!! Came out like soft-serve, then you can put it into the freezer to harden more.
If you put too much fruit you do end up with something more like a milk slushie. At least that's what happened with the Oat-milk, but it may have been a function of the Oat Milk rather than the over-fruiting, but I'm blaming the over-fruiting.
Okay, it's not exactly like ice cream ... an ice cream freezer beats the air in more slowly, and the mouthfeel is different, but it's ice cream.
The Ninja is a high-powered blender, but the blade configuration makes it both more dangerous and more versatile. I haven't tried to make the snow yet. Snow is the big exciting thing to do with it.
And the iced coffee slushie. I'm looking forward to that, too.
My next project is going to be peanut butter. And honey roasted cashew butter.
I think wolf needs to open up a hippie-food-to-go store.
for the busy hippie.
and Sundae, I meant no disrespect! (But it IS a good...whatever it is) :D
FTR - today I had a Mr Whippy.
That's the air-whipped pseudo ice-cream that Mrs Thatcher helped develop so that big business didn't need to use real products, just air. When she became Prime Minister she went one step further and took free milk away from school children.
So she was called The Milk Snatcher. In polite society.
Wolf, I respect you as a Dwellar.
And as a woman.
And as an intelligent human being.
And all that and everything.
So why would you do this to me?
I accept that it might be a national trait to condone abberations like chicken and fruit. You're foreign, I can't really counsel you. But peanut butter? OMG.
I really hope you don't die in the Peanut Butter and Banana Epidemic of 2011.
I mean, honestly, I really hope you don't.
But if you do....... can I have some of your Hello Kitty stuff?
Do you have a cookie stamp?
I REALLY want one but can't justify the cost (or postage!)
I mean, I'd deal with your death much better if I had that.
I actually don't have a cookie stamp.
And I do have a real ice cream maker, that uses real cream, and real time to lovingly blend my ingredients together.
I just don't have enough room in the freezer for the churn.
And peanut butter is our national vegetable. Legume. Whatever. Beats the heck out of Marmite.
point of order
"real" ice cream makers don't fit into freezers too small to walk into. "real" ice cream makers bring the refrigeration to the side of the churn with ice and salt.
you may proceed
"... I've made over 25,000 pints of real ice cream, but do they call me a real ice cream maker..?"
[COLOR="Wheat"]But you blow ONE goat[/COLOR]
FTR - today I had a Mr Whippy.
I have a Mr. Whippy. [SIZE="1"]Prolly not the same thing...[/SIZE]
;)
The
Peavey XR 8600-D. Very sweet.
"... I've made over 25,000 pints of real ice cream, but do they call me a real ice cream maker..?"
[COLOR="Wheat"]But you blow ONE goat[/COLOR]
That's FUCK a goat...fuck a goat....sheesh.
:eek: I didn't realize anyone was watching.
Duct Tape is like the Force.
It has a Light side,
A Dark side,
And it holds the universe together.
This duct tape holds the universe together with happiness and love.
I need to get some of that for my ceramics teacher....
:eek: I...WANT...THAT...DUCT TAPE!!!! :D Where did you find it, Wolf? :D
:eek: I...WANT...THAT...DUCT TAPE!!!! :D Where did you find it, Wolf? :D
Target.
They also had zebra stripes, several other cool colors, plaid, I don't know what else. They all faded into the background when I beheld the finest of all duct tape.
beheld the finest of all duct tape.
Sounds like a user title ...
Target.
They also had zebra stripes, several other cool colors, plaid, I don't know what else. They all faded into the background when I beheld the finest of all duct tape.
$35!?! You must really like kitty
$35!?! You must really like kitty
Spexxvett, meet wolf. Wolf...Spexxvett. :p:
How the heck are you coming up with $35? I mean it was more expensive than plain gray, but it was only like $5 ...
EDIT: Ah, I see. Amazon is charging that for six rolls of HK Duck Tape.
EDIT: Ah, I see. Amazon is charging that for six rolls of HK Duck Tape.
D'oh! I didn't notice the quantity.:blush:
You could restrain a lot of hobos with that amount of duct tape!
Or make one big hobo mummy.;)
I haven't had black cherry soda in a long time; partly because the only thing I could find was overly sweetened crap. Just lately I went looking for some 'cause I wanted something different. The local grocery store (Jewel) had no black cherry soda at all.
Amazingly, I found a really good black cherry soda in an unlikely place - Walgreens.
They have their own line of premium soda made with sugar, not HFCS. Look for the Orchard Black Cherry in the glass bottle.
oooh. Black Cherry Wishniak memories.
I wonder if it tastes that kind of right. I'll have to check them out, there's a Wallgreen's up the street. And down the street, as it happens.
I haven't had black cherry soda in a long time; partly because the only thing I could find was overly sweetened crap. Just lately I went looking for some 'cause I wanted something different. The local grocery store (Jewel) had no black cherry soda at all.
Amazingly, I found a really good black cherry soda in an unlikely place - Walgreens.
They have their own line of premium soda made with sugar, not HFCS. Look for the Orchard Black Cherry in the glass bottle.
I resorted to DIY sodas by going to the co-op (or local flake shop health foods) or, if you have one, a shop that carries baltic/slavic/eastern Euro foods, and buying black cherry concentrate or elderberry or pomegranate concentrate or whatever flavor and adding my own fizzy water.
Just add your own fizz.
One of my friends just got one of these. It is beyond awesome.
in this heat ?
Hydration packs RULE !!!!!!
I have this one ,
2 Liters of life when you have to work in 100 degree heat
You can also use it to whack a mole.
I endorse
whack-a-mole! :D
Just add your own fizz.
One of my friends just got one of these. It is beyond awesome.
I've got one. I usually drink it plain, but I've also enjoyed their grapefruit and Dr Pepper knockoff flavors. I'm a fan.
I have a cabonator/ soda machine too... we love it. I love making "mike's hard lemonade" with it. Basically fizzy lemonade and vodka :) in the store they cost $11-12 for 4, at home they cost $3 for 5-6ish
I can wholeheartedly endorse:
Mondazzi Books
570 Hayden Station Road
Windsor, CT
06095(860) 285 0538
I buy through them on Amazon UK under newbookscheap4u2.
They seem to take an age to arrive, but they are far cheaper than any UK seller once I add cost + P&P.
THINK about it - I can buy a book from America, and my full cost is still cheaper than buying a book from someone based in England.
And they have all arrived within the estimated delivery time, even if I think it's an age.
Finally, they were very decent and polite when I queried why things were taking so long, pointing out gently that this was international delivery and the approx date was stated on the confirmation. Yup. Correct. I bet they get it all the time, too.
I wholeheartedly endorse: Axe Dark Temptation Revitalizing Shower Gel. I can use a stripe 3 inches long, the width of a pencil, and get lost in the suds. This bottle is a month old, still over half full, and will last the rest of the year, at least.
Bonus: It looks like maple syrup.
Also, I smell so good, I'm almost gay for myself.
:thumb:
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I see your HUGE spongy upholstered hand in the background.
That is a tiny bottle.
It doubles as a walkie-talkie, too. See the antenna?
Let me axe you this: do you get a good reception?
Let me axe you this: do you get a good reception?
If they're not too pretty, I'm generally well-received.
:D
Ooohhh! Best Beloved uses this - he smells like chocolate as a result! I lurve it! [SIZE="1"](It's Lynx in the UK)[/SIZE]
Are we confusing people with food?
Are we confusing people with food?
And what if we are?!
Then you need to post a recipe.
A man who smells like chocolate? Throw in a side of nachos and a paycheck and I'm so there!
A man who smells like chocolate? Throw in a side of nachos and a paycheck and I'm so there!
and teeth. He has to have his own, dentally cared-for teeth.
:D
and teeth. He has to have his own, dentally cared-for teeth.
:D
That's a given. That, and regular showers, and no spitting on the sidewalk, and the ability to form complete sentences, and no leftover hair 'tail' from the 80s/90s, and and and... :D
That's a given. That, and regular showers, and no spitting on the sidewalk, and the ability to form complete sentences, and no leftover hair 'tail' from the 80s/90s, and and and... :D
I know. Now we're getting 'picky' and we'll NEVER find a man!!!!
sigh.
;)
I know. Now we're getting 'picky' and we'll NEVER find a man!!!!
sigh.
;)
I've SEEN what there is to 'settle' for. I even tried that.
:shudders:
Know wha'i'm'sayin'?
and teeth. He has to have his own, dentally cared-for teeth.
How many?
Teeth is plural, so at least 2.
Bugs Bunny would qualify. He has two teef, a real tail, he gets a paycheck, I've seen him in the shower, and I've only seen him spit into spittoons. If we made him smell like chocolate, he'd be golden!
We're going to live together as three old crones, don't worry.
With cats.
I started to make a joke about hiring workmen and slipping something into their tea. Then I realised how appalling it would sound if it was a man suggesting he drugged a woman to have sex.
So I deleted it.
I'm already creepy, obviously.
We don't need to drug men to have sex. Snapping our fingers to call them to our attention should do it. It's a pavlovian reaction.
"Sit. Stay. Fuck."
Voila!
Sit - check
Fuck - check
Stay - Hold on there, let's see how the fuckin goes.
The
Soft Heat Warming Mattress Pad. It's been great!
Dual controls, automatic shut-off after 10 hours, 11 heat settings, micro-fine wires, and low voltage.
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I hope to never be that cold.
I have been that cold and will not use an electric blanket or underpad. I do not trust such things.
so... not a waterbed fan then, hm?
You have a honkin electric heater directly underneath a thousand pounds of water in a box. you're protected by a couple millimeters of vinyl.
Sleep well!
A friend of mine had a waterbed. Extremely comfortable until you tried to get out of it. But no, I didn't like the heater idea in that, either. Never slept in the thing.
Oh, dear.
I am almost ashamed to be posting this. Does it make it okay that the place I saw it on TV wasn't a commercial?
But ...
Lightweight, durable, stores easily, and I really, really works. Learning curve is less than one shirt. Really. And it does exactly what it's supposed to. Quickly, neatly. And the results really do take up less physical space because it is more efficient than doing it by hand.
I was hoping it was for fitted sheets
That would be the lower priced knock-off. Note the different placement of the holes.
It's a "
Flip Fold."
It does towels and pants, too. And it works for collared shirts, and long sleeves.
If they ever come out with a fitted sheet version that I have a big enough flat space for, I am SO there.
See, that's somebody's million dollar idea.
I fit the sheet
The sheet I fit
And on the fitted sheet
I sit
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these work!
we got our new work polo shirts... everyone has to wear white. I have a scratch on my arm that opened up and bled on it, of course. it had dried before i noticed it. I ripped the pad in half, put one half inside, and dabbed with the other.. all gone! yay!
I heard those Tide To Go sticks work too. Never personally tried them.
With enough Shout wipes and a Sham-Wow, you could probably conquer the world, Jim.
And yes, the Tide Pens work. I've used them. I'm fairly neat, though, so they tend to dry out before I can use them up.
I was hoping it was for fitted sheets
Why? And why are you endorsing this product wholeheartedly? Does your red-headed mistress have on in her apartment?
I took Lil Griff to a ska show at Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown last night and must endorse etymotic earplugs. Early on I felt like I was missing a lot of highs but either the sound improved or the brain compensated. Anyway after four bands I can still hear!
www.etymotic.com
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I also endorse the scene.
Sir, you came as far south as Allentown and didn't tell anyone?
Okay, so I was working and couldn't have done anything about it, but it's the principle of thing thing!
I'll have a kid in your fair city this Fall maybe we should meet for coffee somewhere, maybe near Manayunk?
let us know, G. I'd like to try to attend!
I'll definitely try too, unless you want to keep it as a threesome.
I'll definitely try too, unless you want to keep it as a threesome.
Perfect orphan post, really ;)
I knew someone would pick up on that.
Ha! I'd love to meet you, for coffee.
Absolutely must get one of these!
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Absolutely must get one of these!
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Weird, embedded Youtube vids aren't showing up for me anymore. Just blank screen. big post though.
I should never have upgraded to Firefox 14.0.1
Weird, embedded Youtube vids aren't showing up for me anymore.
Reinstall Flash player. It worked for me.
I, too, need a Bug-A-Salt.
Reinstall Flash player. It worked for me.
Thanks.
I didn't do a thing, and now they're working again.
uh?
Today's product I wholeheartedly endorse is New Skin, the wound superglue they use in hospitals, except now my grocery store apparently carries it. Painted right over the gash in my thumb, and I'm back to washing my hair with that hand as if nothing's happened. And since it's all clear, you can watch the wound healing. It's cool!
Superglue is superglue. The stuff the fellow sticks his helmet to the girder with is probably cheaper ...
That's what I thought, but comparing the ingredients between this and our superglue bottle made them look very different. Plus, I've gotten superglue on my fingers many times--I can definitely feel the heat of the exothermic reaction, and it gets all white and crusty and won't come off for weeks. This stuff is cold, and peels off in a single sheet after about 24 hours.
Superglue won't set as long as it's in contact with air, you have to squeeze two surfaces together to make it work. I imagine New Skin is more like that liquid vinyl and will dry like paint.
Superglue also needs moisture to catalyze, that's why it's great at gluing skin, and doesn't work so well in the winter in shops heated with a woodstove.
From Wiki, for what it's worth.
Applying cyanoacrylate to materials made of cotton or wool (such as cotton swabs, cotton balls, and certain yarns or fabrics) results in a powerful, rapid exothermic reaction. The heat released may cause serious burns,[17] ignite the cotton product, or release irritating white smoke. Material Safety Data Sheets for cyanoacrylate instruct users not to wear cotton or wool clothing, especially cotton gloves, when applying or handling cyanoacrylates.[18]
Damn. :eek:
From Wiki, for what it's worth.
Damn. :eek:
I'll be right back!
Kleenex Cool Touch tissues. When I had a cold or whatever that particular agony was...it was teh awesome!
I don't know what kind of space age radioactive stuff they got in there, but it works.
Absolutely must get one of these!
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I want one too.
I, too, need a Bug-A-Salt.
so buy one!If we buy a gross we can get them for about 20 bucks a piece!
Schwarzkopf got2b Powder'ful Vol Style Powder.
Spelling not mine.
I have very fine hair.
Since I've known you, my hair has been getting shorter and shorter. I think I had hair extensions when we met.
But it's still fine and flat.
This powder is wonderful. It also seems to absorb grease, so I can go longer between hair washes. I'm not dirty or lazy - at least I hope not - but I do try to retain the colour in my hair for as long as possible. So the less washes the better. I mean I'm only talking 3-4 days instead of 1-2.
This also gives my hair enough volume to give it life. I wore hatats/ waterproofs for much of my stay on Arran, but the few photos without a lid hopefully show perky hair.
North Face zip-off hiking pants "Paramount".
Tough, wind resisting pants with zip off legs, sensibly cut, well finished.
They claim to be water resistant. They are.
They claim to be quick drying. They are.
They claim to UV blocking ... not yet tested, but plausible.
They have ankle zips so you can remove the lower legs without removing your boots.
And the little icing on the cake that wins them my endorsement... if you've ever had zip-off pants, you've probably had that moment where you have to figure out which leg goes on which side.
NF have colour coded the zips - red zip, right leg; black zip, left leg.
Simple, no added cost, and quite effective. And tells me the designers actually field tested these products.
Oh and they were on special, 'cause I'm way too cheap to spend $120 on a pair of pants ... but $50 (for a good pair) is reasonable.
I bought a pair of Chinese coveralls (back when I weighed 160# and could fit in Chinese clothes) In addition to zipping up the front You could also zip the top from the bottom. This made no sense to me until the first time I was wearing them and had to take a dump.
Very clever those Chinese...
Where do you find Chinese coveralls? Would they fit someone 6'2"?
1. This was in Brattleboro, Vt in 1980. I don't remember where I found them.
2. Only if the person had a double, above the knee amputation.
j/k I'm 6' and they were a bit high-water on me and I think I had the triple extra extra large size.
Now, it's really bugging me about where I found them. Maybe Northampton, Ma? I'm pretty sure it wasn't mail order.
Home Depot has a neat (new ?) painter's drop cloth....4 x 9 ft
A plastic film on one side and absorbent paper on the other,
It just saved my butt.
TIP: Once you've had your floors re-finished and you suddenly decide to paint the walls,
don't leave the paint brush in a round-bottom, plastic, bowl half-full of paint.
Signed,
Karma
Greencaine topical numbing gel.
It's inconvenient to use, to be sure. You don't rub it in, you have to slather on a very thick layer and hold it in place with a bandaid or even saran wrap for at least 45-60 minutes in order to achieve real numbing of the area. But if you have to stick a needle in the arm of a 5-year-old, and you've got the time to plan ahead... works like a goddamn charm. Absolutely worth the purchase price.
You'll never use that blue crap again.
Curl Genius: This thing is the bomb-diddly-bing-bong.
My hair is a few inches past my shoulders, and I usually just put it in a damn ponytail. My hair is straight enough to not be curly but wavy enough to not be straight. I don't care for using straighteners. I also don't want a permanent because of over-processing. This contraption takes more time than I usually spend on my hair but when I want big sexy bouncy curls...there is nothing better. You can leave the singly curls that are rather 'in' right now, or you can finger comb for big bouncy curls.
Do not operate while drunk. I found this out when I was at my friend's house trying to show her how it works.
I think I saw a tv commercial/demonstration of that "curler".
My reaction was "It's like a computer, it lets you create knots very fast"
After using it, can you comb out your hair without knots or tangles ?
You can, but you have to be careful. I use a detangling comb the first day (if I want to comb it...like I said I just finger comb it a bit to separate the curls a little.) The next day I use a regular hairbrush and it's just wavy, which is nice too. I can go a day between shampoos with this contraption.
230°C????? That's 446°F, that seems awfully hot to me. But, hell, that may be normal for all I know.
Reminds me of the Youtube video of the girl demonstrating how to curl hair, and instead burning her hair off.
UP TO... because it could still be... 230 F and not be incorrect. I smoulder to think what actually happens at 230 C though.. :angry:
Inf Mon: I checked out the curler, and I love it! One YouTube person said it costs $180. Holy cow! But I checked Amazon and found out it's actually at a more affordable price. I already spent the money for a digital perm so I have to manually curl my hair now. Maybe with this, I can get curly hair more often.
Lola: I saw the curler, or one like it at my salon. It was over 200 bucks! So I didn't think much more about it until I saw a poster for one in Sally's Beauty Supply Store (which I happened to be walking by.) They ordered them as people asked for them, so I had to wait a few days but it was around 100 bucks.
I looked it up on Amazon and I saw a listing that ships from Sally's for 99 dollars...so that's probably your best bet.
It's fun! Like I said, I've not been much on doing anything with my hair, or my face...or anything, but I'm trying to get some of my confidence back so when I spend the time to use this curler I like the results and I've even been compelled to slap on a bit of make-up. Now, if I could just get up the nerve to join a gym. Wish I had a workout buddy.
Would it be to much to ask for a photo of the new, curlier you?
You're saying pics or it didn't cappen.
Lola: I saw the curler, or one like it at my salon. It was over 200 bucks! So I didn't think much more about it until I saw a poster for one in Sally's Beauty Supply Store (which I happened to be walking by.) They ordered them as people asked for them, so I had to wait a few days but it was around 100 bucks.
I looked it up on Amazon and I saw a listing that ships from Sally's for 99 dollars...so that's probably your best bet.
It's fun! Like I said, I've not been much on doing anything with my hair, or my face...or anything, but I'm trying to get some of my confidence back so when I spend the time to use this curler I like the results and I've even been compelled to slap on a bit of make-up. Now, if I could just get up the nerve to join a gym. Wish I had a workout buddy.
I'd work out with you :) I actually slapped some make-up on last night. and nail polish :eek: which is still on and freaking me out while I type. I ought to go work out now, but I'm procrastinating as usual. I have hair like yours, that's why I just go for short. Hebe might be interested in that thingumajig, though.... but her hair is dead straight naturally, wonder if it would work as well?
I already spent the money for a digital perm so I have to manually curl my hair now.
What I meant is that I used up the money I
saved to perm my hair. So now, no money, no perm.
I looked it up on Amazon and I saw a listing that ships from Sally's for 99 dollars...so that's probably your best bet.
It's fun! Like I said, I've not been much on doing anything with my hair, or my face...or anything, but I'm trying to get some of my confidence back so when I spend the time to use this curler I like the results and I've even been compelled to slap on a bit of make-up. Now, if I could just get up the nerve to join a gym. Wish I had a workout buddy.
Yeah, I found the curler at Amazon too. I know what you mean by letting go and trying to feel better. Hair, face, clothes....they may be artificial, but they sure help in a person's mentality. Sometimes I force myself to dress up and make my face and hair I won't let go too much. Hope you can venture into the gym soon. By the way, I read your "workout buddy" as knockout body. I was thinking, oh hell yeah, me too! ...LOL :D
Would it be to much to ask for a photo of the new, curlier you?
Ditto. :D
You're saying pics or it didn't cappen.
pics or it didn't hairpen! Hairpin?
I dunno, maybe. i'm disgusted by my face so maybe a Cousin Itt shot.
monster, i'm sure it would work for hebe. there are a couple heat settings and time in curler settings.
Workout buddy/knockout buddy...either would suffice just about now. ;)
I dunno, maybe. i'm disgusted by my face so maybe a Cousin Itt shot.
You're beautiful. Naturally.
Will someone delete the above post for me? I pretty much sound like an idiot. I was trying to pay a compliment and I really screwed it up
I made a list! I made a list! *hops up and down in delight*
Don't sweat it Sarge. *smiles*
Sarge, why did you go and delete your post? Since when a woman doesn't appreciate a compliment? I didn't reply because I didn't want to seem vain by replying to a compliment all the time. :p: Seriously, what you said was really, really sweet. We women need affirmations from time to time. You may joke and tease but when you compliment, you always say the nicest things. Sarge, don't ever regret when you give compliments.
Compliments.
Ask for them by name.
Thanks Lola & Dana. It was rather juvenile the way I worded things. I got embarrassed, but I meant what I said.
*hops up and down in delight*
Uh, yeah...Could you maybe video a little of that?
;)
Stanley Vacuum Bottles
I have had the 2 Qt bottle for a few years now (I'm guessing nine years, as the code on the base is 05... sounds about right). I use it all the time. I've taken it camping, I take it on road trips, I use it in the house as my coffee reservoir. Over the years I've dropped it, driven out from under it, used it as a pillow. Lately, the little welded staple that holds the top handle connection has become loose. Then it came off, leaving the handle uselessly dangling by the lower connection only. grrrrrr
Now I paid a premium for this bottle, the website's selling them for fifty dollars, even. Stanley "says" it has a lifetime warranty. Well.... so, I called their 800 number, a human answered after I pressed 3 and after about two minutes of conversation, they assured me that a replacement bottle would be delivered to my house in 7 to 10 days.
So easy, so ... so much like what "lifetime warranty" seems to say. If I don't get the replacement bottle, I'll return here and take back all these nice remarks. But I hope and expect that won't be necessary. I look forward to another nine years of hard service from this one.
I've got probably the same one. I have a smaller one, and the big, wide-mouth one for soups and such. They're all pretty old, but still lots of life left in them. Good to hear that they stand behind their warranty.
They are tougher than pavement.
Priceless-IGA just opened (a few months ago) a grocery store in town.
Their store brand ginger ale is the best I've ever tasted. Better than Canada Dry, and just 67 cents for two liters.
Only 25g of sugar.
I can't get enough of it.
Johnson's Diamond Eyes.
Tear stain remover & facial cleanser. Suitable for dogs, cats and small animals.
Now I usually keep on top of Diz's dark discharge just by gentle application of warm water. I've checked with two different vets and they were happy that it was not a sign of infection. He allows me to clean him quite happily and in my absence Mum says he would come to her and start rubbing his nose hard on her hand as if to say, "C'mon replacment-food-lady, this is part of the deal too!"
But when he came back from the foster carer he really was caked.
I tried my usual tactic and saw I was removing some hair too. Diz was patient and did not yowl, but I am not going to accept that as a sign I'm not harming him when he's purring like his purr switch is fixed on max just to be home.
This stuff is (obviously!) specially designed and means I only clean his face every three-four days. It's suitable for regular use with the only disclaimer being that vet advice should be sought for persistent problems. Already done as above, discharge which hardens if not removed, not goo.
Still had to sort out his ears though - I hadn't done it for about a fortnight before I went away. Yucky.
NB I am very very careful, using a warm wet cotton bud and only cleaning as far as Dylan could reach with his tongue.
I think he was addicted to the taste of Diz's earwax :greenface because he would clean Diz until Diz nipped him, but Diz hardly ever cleaned Dylan.
Auntiedigr came to visit from Buffalo. I requested, and recieved, a bottle of Dr. Brown's soda (two bottles actually). Cream Soda, to be exact. The perfect amount of vanilla. It's not sold in these parts.
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The Dr. Brown's Black Cherry soda was ok, but, nothing to shout about, a bit heavy on the cherry for me.
Do you not have a Trader Joe's nearby? I'm not sure where exactly you're at in KY...they sell it there.
This iPhone 5s continues to amaze the shit out of me.
I use an app called MyFitnessPal, which helps me track calories. But the motion sensor in the 5s also acts like a pedometer on the app.
Then there is an app called Sleep Time that I bought yesterday. You place your phone near you on the bed with the app running, and it monitors your sleep pattern, also via the motion sensor. The same company that makes this app also has a heart monitor that it uses through the camera.
I remember mentioning many years ago on this site that I couldn't wait to be able to listen to Internet radio in my car...now I have a phone that can check my fucking heartbeat!
Do you not have a Trader Joe's nearby? I'm not sure where exactly you're at in KY...they sell it there.
65 miles.
a bit heavy on the cherry for me.
Well I could do with shifting a few stone, but I'm not sure
much less Cherry (Cellar link but definitely NSFW) is really do-able.
You know which photo I'm linking to anyway, but just in case some people don't...
Auntiedigr came to visit from Buffalo. I requested, and recieved, a bottle of Dr. Brown's soda (two bottles actually). Cream Soda, to be exact. The perfect amount of vanilla. It's not sold in these parts.
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I love cream soda! But my fave is IBC. Dr Brown is up there, though.
The absolute undisputed king of pop when i was a kid was American Cream Soda. That was a real treat.
Try this link.
https://www.thegrommet.com/pocket-monkey-basic-thin-multi-tool-2-pack
That is such a cool website. I'm liking a lot of stuffs there. :D
Nasoya Egg Roll Wraps.
So quick and easy to make a tasty, nutritious and inexpensive between-meal meal for my aquaticians. I quickly stir fry thin-sliced cabbage, grated carrot, chopped onion and some precooked/left-over chicken/whatever meat is in the fridge with some soy sauce and black pepper, then tip that out into a dish, add a little more oil to the pan and use it to fry the filled rolls.
10-15 minutes tops. they're better with beansprouts, but I don't always have those handy because they don't keep as well as cabbage and are not eaten as often as carrots and onions :)
What's really good is they taste like rolls from the restaurant and they stick together really well when you roll them up.
and they keep in the fridge for a long time :)
plus I forgot the link
http://www.nasoya.com/products/asian-style-wraps/egg-roll-wrapsEverything is interesting. Look Closer.
probably not a product you need as an old curmudgeon, but for people like me with young active families who don't over-indulge in salt in most other areas of their diet, it's a great product so I recommend it
Au contraire, old curmudgeons love quick and easy ways to throw together chow, so we can get back out on the porch defending the lawn. :crone:
I am currently endorsing, wholeheartedly no less, Victor Mousetraps.
I have trapped 4 short tailed shrews over the past three days. Not sure if there are more, but the third one was trapped in the middle of the night and was partially eaten by the morning. No activity since the 4th one was caught.
The trap worked great. Simple design, effective. Peanut butter bait.
I'm aware of at least 3 kinds of traps they make. Which ones are you using?
I've used those in the rat trap size, and they work well.
For mouse traps, we use the plastic quick set kind that are also easy to deal with when you get rid of the dead guy. They are finicky though and don't always trip. And sometimes they don't kill, which is a little awkward for both you and the mouse. You have to figure out how to kill the little guy then.
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Come to think of it, I can't recommend this kind of trap at all.
That's the kind of trap I used when I got my first mice ever here this past year. And yeah, it didn't kill the little guy. I was horrified. I won't even explain to you what I did next...just say it had something to do with a plastic bag, a deck railing, and a thwacking noise.
So I tried the ones that look like a house. Supposedly the mouse enters and some sort of hammer bashes down and breaks him and traps him. Only when I found one in there its tail was sticking out and I didn't care for that either. :shudder:
So then I got the round kind that the mouse goes in and it snaps shut. Not sure what is going on inside of it but I know I don't have to look at it. It pushes a lever to 'MOUSE CAUGHT!' and I can just throw it away. I bought two of those and only one caught a mouse and haven't had one since.
Oh, and I did try the poison bait once but it didn't kill the mouse it made him freaking insane! He was walking around the middle of my living room right in front of me...running AT me.
I suppose I could Pied Piper them away if only I had the skills.
I don't like killing things but if they're in here uninvited and not paying rent, or at least cleaning a little bit, they gots to go!
I was horrified. I won't even explain to you what I did next...just say it had something to do with a plastic bag, a deck railing, and a thwacking noise.
Yeah. I won't tell you either, but it had something to do with a metal coffee can and a freezer.
Not sure what's best.
But I'd prefer a trap that kills.
Those poisons are bad because you want to retrieve the dead body before it stinks up the joint.
O, the old original one.
Old Reliable.:yesnod:
I agree with footfootfoot about the Old Skool wire bail spine breakers. I've used them to kill rats in the back yard and they're very effective. Only a few times have I had the trap fail; I found it tripped and de-baited. When I reset and re-baited the trap, I got the rat the next day. I've also found skeleton-ized rats trapped. Those (rat) bastards are entirely without scruples. Fucking rats.
eta:
on a recent trip to Goodwill, I found a medium sized box with the word VICTOR on the side. ??? I opened it up and found 144 new Victor mousetraps, $25. I thought of all the Looney Tunes applications, and the attic scene from War of the Roses, but I didn't have $25 to spend on such a joke at the time, so it went to someone else. But it did look like fun!
I found a medium sized box with the word VICTOR on the side. ??? I opened it up and found 144 new Victor mousetraps
Weapons of Mouse Destruction!!
With
a gross of them, ya coulda done this:
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Old Reliable.:yesnod:
A long time ago I had a rat trap go missing. Never found it.
My fool-proof method for using the old-fashioned mouse traps.
-Take a small piece of cloth - .75"x.25" or so.
-Rub a little peanut butter on it - both sides. Rub it in.
-Place the cloth under the curl where the bait goes and sqeeze the little teeth down (with pliers) to hold the cloth tight.
-Set the trap.
I've had very good luck with this. Mice yank on the cloth trying to get the peanut butter off and spring the trap. Never found a live one.
I recommend it too, but I can't use mine now, because my only nearby faucet is the kitchen sink. Turtle shit should not drain there and I have a filter on the faucet anyway, complicating it all.
My only concern is that they say the bubbling action takes care of the chlorine, but I can't get my head around that enough to believe it.
Chlorine is pretty volatile and will evaporate at room temp. The bubbling helps that, sort of like how a fan will help moisture evaporate. I can't remember what the scientific jargon for it is.
Margaret Holmes Field Peas & Snaps simply cannot be made to taste any better. I don't put anything on these, no salt, no pepper, no bacon grease, no nothing. Make 'em hot, eat 'em up.:yum:
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Can't get 'em here, can't even mail order, only the Field Peas without Snaps. :(
I like black eyed peas, but I don't remember ever seeing "field peas" anywhere, not fresh, not canned, not at farmers' markets, etc. They look tasty though.
Can't get 'em here, can't even mail order, only the Field Peas without Snaps. :(
Prolly just as good, hell, there ain't but about ten of them in there anyway.
I like black eyed peas, but I don't remember ever seeing "field peas" anywhere, not fresh, not canned, not at farmers' markets, etc.
They're pretty much peas.
:D
While we're talking about food...
This is what I'm getting for Twil for her birthday. (pssst, don't tell her please).
Here's the trailer for the book. NSFW, language.
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Yes, the book has a trailer. I've been paging through the book, purchased at my local bookseller,
Phinney Books. I give the book and my bookseller both five fucking stars.
Side effects may include: feeling better, looking fly as fuck, saving some goddamn money...
:lol2:
Hehehehehehe.....I read about the book. Tell us the food are tasty after y'all tried the recipes.
My old work provided iPhone 4S has been having annoying battery issues.
If I do something power intensive, like run Google Earth, when the battery is at 50% or so, the phone will shut down and say the battery is dead. So I plug it back in, and it turns on again and says everything is just fine. It has 60% power and all is good in the world. No big deal unless I'm on a hike, or camping or something and can't charge it.
So I just bought a myCharge AmpMax power supply. It's pretty cool. Smaller than a deck of cards. It has a female USB port, so it will charge any device with your provided cable. They give you another cable so you can charge it from your USB power source (wall wart, car charger, laptop, etc.)
It's supposed to be able to fully charge your phone 2-3 times before needing to be recharged itself.
One more thing to carry on those trips, but not too bad.
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It's supposed to be able to fully charge your phone 2-3 times before needing to be recharged itself.
That's handy.
ETA: And they're not outrageously expensive, either.
Glatt, how long does it take the thing to fully charge your phone?
I haven't timed it, but it seems about the same as using the regular charger plugged in to the wall.
My official Apple wall charger has a 1 amp output, and this thing has a 2.4 amp output, so in theory, it should be faster than plugging in to the wall, but the phone probably has some circuitry to drop that back down to 1 amp.
There are other products out there that do the same thing for a little less money, but I wanted this for a weekend camping trip and Target had a bunch of them on the shelf. I didn't want to pay for express shipping ordering something else online. (Like one of the the
Anker 6000 devices, which also look nice.)
I tried this product out over the weekend camping trip. From Friday afternoon through Sunday, the phone died 3 times, and this charger recharged it quickly each time. And according to the battery indicator on the charger it only used half of its own charge.
I was wearing pants with big pockets, and the charger-cord-phone combo easily all fit into one pocket. I could pull the phone out to use it while it was charging, and it looked to anyone watching like I had one of those new iThigh USB port medical implants that runs off you body's metabolism.
EASEUS
the card I had all those family pictures on got effed up, and was not readable. I was able to recover them with EASEUS. it put TIF extensions on all my CRW files, but I was able to figure out how to re-tag them all as a batch via the command prompt.
whew.
$74, but well worth having that program in my tool box.
I use DiskDigger.
It's a little clunky, but it's free as fuck.
Hasn't failed me yet.
:fingerx:
Surely that should be DiskDigr...
Should.
They prolly didn't want the guilt-by-association.
http://shipyourenemiesglitter.com/
Not the product, per se, but the company for sure!
Get out your fecal rosters.
That glitter link is dead. Apparently it's a small Aussie outfit, so when their existence went viral on Redditt, I'm guessing they were overwhelmed. Probably went screaming into the night. :haha:
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I used Claye's watermelon candies to infuse a little extra sumpin-sumpin in to sumpin that came from a mason jar full of sumpin:
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:D
I admit I bin a bit wild in ma time...
Not sure I've bin fat free though.
Fucking Boxer Briefs. How did I not know about these sooner?
Heh. I'm two months ahead of you. I got a multipack for Christmas.
20 years of tighty whities, then 27 years of boxers, and now these guys. I'd seen pictures of them in store circulars and such, but figured nothing could be more comfortable than boxers.
Holy shit, there must be something in the water. Mr. Clod started switching a few months ago as well, after 38 years of tighty whities. Maybe it's an age thing? Or the iconic shot of Walter White in his tighty whities finally sounded their death knell?
No, they are insanely comfortable.
I told the inch about how much I like them, he's been wearing them for a while, and he looks at me like, d'uh, where have you been you old person who knows nothing about even the simplest truths?
@ Glatt, same as you, re: boxers are fine...
Must be a US thing - I think most guys our generation in the UK wear boxers.
I started about 10 years ago ... (40ish) lol
Ima go for the gladiator-shorts-made-from-circuit-boards look:
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But always remember, you wear them solder-side OUT.
"I think I just discharged a capacitor."
"Well, there is dielectric fluid running down your leg."
"Oh, that, no, I was just happy to see you."
You want to make sure there are no shorts in those shorts.
I assume there's a ground prong...
Let's have a look at your semi
conductors.
Hang on, I'm about to processor now.
I started about 10 years ago ... (40ish) lol
Me too. I switched from boxers as soon as Michael Jordan told me to. Now he's a billionaire.
Not a product, but a store...
Today I discovered 5 Below. Holy shit. It's like a Party City, a Hobby Lobby, a Barnes & Noble, and a Spencer Gifts all walked into a bar and had an orgy with a Dollar store. Stockings = STUFFED.
There's one of those near me. Not much for me in there, though Momdigr likes the place.
Theres one near our movie theatre. They have the same exact boxes of candy for $1 that the movie concession sells for 5. #smuggler
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That stuff is the bombdiggity.
I like that the vanilla Force is not so strong in this one.
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Stewart's has a strong presence between here and the Adirondacks.
I prefer IBC for Cream Soda, but from Stewart's, I love their Key Lime soda.
An excellent assortment of products.
Be sure to check out the options on the teddy bears.
Oh my god, the happy birthday singing teddy is fucking genius.
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No heat, just the jalapeno flavor.
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Fucking Boxer Briefs. How did I not know about these sooner?
Heh. I'm two months ahead of you. I got a multipack for Christmas.
20 years of tighty whities, then 27 years of boxers, and now these guys. I'd seen pictures of them in store circulars and such, but figured nothing could be more comfortable than boxers.
Holy shit, there must be something in the water. Mr. Clod started switching a few months ago as well, after 38 years of tighty whities. Maybe it's an age thing? Or the iconic shot of Walter White in his tighty whities finally sounded their death knell?
I started about 10 years ago ... (40ish) lol
A must for fat guys.
You guys talked me into it. Them. Whatever. I'm officially a convert. Containment issues solved, but...I'm wondering how they'll be in the warmer weather. I'm also wondering how I went forty-seven years without them.
I have a question though. Do you go for the shorter-legged version, or, the kind with the longer legs (more like regular boxer length)? I think I like the shorter-legged type, I never liked the bunching of plain ol' boxers.
Unless they're just too hot for summer, I don't think I'll be switching back.
Yeah uh I may need that information, how they feel when you're mowing the lawn under tropical conditions
Summer heat? They're absorbent. I assumed everybody was wearing these. Since, you know, they exist.
Yeah uh I may need that information, how they feel when you're mowing the lawn under tropical conditions
I'll report back later today
actually came here to tout Windows 10, which I like. Kinda like Ryan endorses Trump. I can't escape it, might as well roll with it. Oh god, here we go.
Launching my in place upgrade from win 7 pro to win 10 now. See you on the other side.
Bon Voyage!
Strawberry and Jalapeno Smuckers Fruit & Honey fruit spread. A terribly corporate naming process involved but YUM!
actually came here to tout Windows 10, which I like. Kinda like Ryan endorses Trump. I can't escape it, might as well roll with it. Oh god, here we go.
Launching my in place upgrade from win 7 pro to win 10 now. See you on the other side.
V?
You OK?
V?
Hello?
Oh shit, we lost BigV.
♫ Oh he'll never return
[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] No he'll never return
[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] And his fate is still unlearned
[COLOR="White"].........[/COLOR] ♪(poor old BigV)
♫ He is lost forever
[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR]'neath the depths of Win10
[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] He's the V, who never returned
Custom Ink for printed shirts etc. Fabulous service, great pricing, great product. Impressed. Hebe's recommendation. Always gone local before, but last year the local guys sucked.
For years, I needed a decent torch when looking after horses in the middle of winter or keeping an eye on a couple of farms when the manager was away.
A Maglite product fitted the bill admirably with its superior materials and excellent manufacture.
Most torches were fitted with similar bulbs so a Maglite's USP was its durability.
As time went on and LED torches became both brighter and smaller, Maglite failed to keep abreast of advancing technology so they fell by the wayside.
Last week I gathered up a number of torches that had, at one time or another, been scattered about between farm, house, car and stables and gave them away to someone who could put each to better use than me.
As it seems highly unlikely that I shall ever have to trudge around a darkened farm again, I just needed one reliable source of light and decided to give Maglite another chance by purchasing a 3rd generation LED model.
It has a number of modes including various power settings and a strobe function so it will do admirably to spot the creatures of the night digging up the front lawn or in the event of my car expiring at an inconvenient time.
Maximum output is 625 lumens which is more than adequate for my needs.
It's probably the wrong time of the year to buy a torch because up here at 51 45N we don't have Scandinavian levels of summer daylight, but we don't have very long nights either.
No doubt it will prove its worth as the year goes on.
Maglite ML300L
Thoroughly endorsed and recommended!
(No, I didn't go for the one with the camouflage colour scheme!)
That makes me want to dig out my flashlight and talk about how awesome it is. I can't remember the brand.
It's a solid metal one like a maglite, takes 3 AA batteries, and is extremely bright with a beam that can be focused or spread wide. And the thing I like the most about it is that it takes AA batteries. I already have a bunch of AA rechargeables for various electronics, so I always have bunch of AA batteries charged and ready to go.
The only downside is that sometimes it seems a little too bright. If you're out camping and you or others are trying to keep their night vision going, turning this sucker on is like lighting the place up with an arc welder.
...looking after horses in the middle of winter or keeping an eye on a couple of farms when the manager was away.
...I gathered up a number of torches... ...gave them away to someone who could put each to better use than me.
That sounds like something Carruthers would do. Oh, wait, you are, you are Carruthers. :notworthy
Yeah, there's that Good Egg™ thing popping up again.
:D
I have a
LUX-PRO LP-630 from Lowe's. High/low, focusing beam, strobe,
very bright little light. Goe$ through batterie$ (4 AAA$) like nothing I've ever $een. Run time is, literally, measured in minutes.
I think I've endorsed these products here before, but, to reiterate:
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I have a LUX-PRO LP-630 from Lowe's. High/low, focusing beam, strobe, very bright little light. Goe$ through batterie$ (4 AAA$) like nothing I've ever $een. Run time is, literally, measured in minutes.
They claim a 7 hr run time. What mAh are your batts? Are the rechargeable? L-ion? I think the current (haha) maximum MAh for a AAA is about 1000MAh rated, delivering 980MAh. Eneloop, I think.
More than you knew there was to know about batteries. Spend a week there and become an expert.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/Coppertops, baby! (Duracells)
Yeah, I know there's something going on with it. I would return it, they have a lifetime warranty, but ya gotta have the original receipt.
They really are good little lights, very bright, something just went buggy with this one.
More than you knew there was to know about batteries. Spend a week there and become an expert.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/
Just looking at their home page...
Dayum.:3_eyes:
Pen geekdom follows
I have enjoyed the different colors of the Pilot G2 gel ink pens. In recent times I was made aware that most people who give a shit about pens actually prefer something different than the G2. In particular the line of the Uniball Signo pens is favored, cos it smudges less and dries faster and stuff.
I tried them and found they were the quality item. In particular, they have a set of five which are different "combinations" of black. The "BLX" set. Blue-black is a common combination in pens, and I use that color a lot, but they also have green-black, red-black, purple-black and brown-black. They are subtle style, classy but distinctive.
Then I tried the Pilot Frixion, and I think this is my favorite. I like a dig thick line and their 0.7mm is really very nice. The ink is ERASABLE with heat, and when you use the included eraser, it generates friction on a page and heats up the ink and it disappears. Pretty cool.
The problem is, they say if you leave a document in a hot car, it will disappear. They say if you leave the pen in a hot car it will turn the ink all clear. And they say you can put a document, or a pen, in the freezer for a while to make the ink come back. But again, I like all that, cos it's interesting.
So I use the Uni-ball BLX pens for permanent stuff, and when I want to write in different shades of black, which I always do; and the Frixion for everyday stuff or when I want to make writing disappear.
There is also a non-retractable Signo in 1.0mm thickness, the UM-153 and it is all balls. But most of the time you don't want that kind of thickness. But I dig it anyway.
I got all this shit at
jetpens.com where you can order the pens directly from Japan and
some even have Japanese writing on them. jetpens.com is awesome. I bought pens until there was $25 of shit and so free shipping. Then I did it again because I wanted more and I wanted the same pens at home and work. It's crazy; but I do enjoy writing with them. It's like my only creative outlet at work.
Kind Dark Chocolate Almond Mint bars...damn things are like crack. I've cleaned out two grocery stores of them over the past 3 days.
A paste made of meat tenderizer and a few drops of water is remarkably effective if applied to a fresh yellow jacket sting. I know that Adolph's original unseasoned Tenderizer with no MSG works great, but other brands may work as well. Oh, and fuck yellow jackets.
We have some mud daubers hanging out here at the new place...wife got stung by one Sunday. Fortunately, she is not allergic to insect stings, unlike me...
So...the TemperPedic bed...
You look at the price tag and are like, "What the fuck?! This shit is insane! You want me to spend HOW much for a damn bed?!"
But then you lay on it...and you're like, "Hmmm...seems like a reasonable investment."
3 weeks in, worth. every. penny.
Considering I can sleep on the couch for free, just how insane are you?
I've done enough sleeping on shitty beds and furniture.
Best £15 I ever spent was on a second hand mattress.
All I wanted was something that would allow me to sleep, didn't smell of Diz and had never had blood vomited on it.
The one the charity had in stock happened to be a real peach.
I had to put up with the bitching and moaning of the two men who carried it up my stairs (HELLO! It's your JOB! It was on the delivery papers that I lived two flight up!) but oh my word.
That and my Cellar-bought duvet mean I can deal with anything that happens in the night. Dodgy dreams, delivery lorries in the yard (yeah, thanks Argos) fire alarms going off, humidity headaches.
Teach the kinder in school. Good mattresses don't solve mental health issues, but they sure as heck help.
Listen if you need a new mattress, don't buy it at a store, and don't buy the old style with inner springs. Buy a memory foam mattress, and buy it at Amazon.
Yeah I know you "need" to try out the mattress before you buy it. No, you don't, either. Because for one thing, you will never ever, in a million years, get any idea of what it is like to sleep on that surface by going into a store and lying on it, awake and alert, fully dressed, for 10 seconds.
And if it is a spring mattress, it will not feel exactly like that, even one year after use. So why kid yourself?
Go on Amazon, get one described as whatever you figure you might like; soft or firm, cool or hot. It will be about half the price of what you'll find in stores. The mattress arrives at your front door in a big box. You cut the box open, the mattress expands. In a few hours it's reg'lar-shaped. It's so easy. And you will like it.
I agree absolutely. I did extensive research a couple years ago and discovered that people who buy their mattresses untested from the internet have a higher satisfaction rate than people who go to a store and try their mattresses out and then buy them. Two reasons for this. You do your research more when you buy online so are likely to do a better job at selecting something good, and secondly, you are paying less without the pressure from sales people trying to up-sell you.
Go to
sleep like the dead dot com to do some mattress research. When I did that and read tons of information about all different types of mattresses, it steered me to a
latex foam mattress sold by Amazon. When I bought the mattress, I specified the softness on a scale from 1-10. I fucking love this mattress, two years later. It's like a dream, crawling into bed. It has two types of foam, a supportive thick latex foam that's like 75% of the thickness of the mattress, and a soft foam on the top that is super cushy. They alter the thickness of that soft top foam layer to give you the softness vs. support you want.
I got a three inch memory foam pad for the top of her mattress because of crippling arthritis. She said it was very comfortable and took the pressure of sore joints. The downside was because of her limited mobility, she had trouble moving around on it. Changing position, or getting in and out, were more difficult. I should think his wouldn't affect most people, though.
I got a Sleep Number Bed. It's very good.
Sleep number beds. Also highly rated by sleeplikethedead.com.
I am extremely happy with the transdermal vitamin products from PatchMD--or at least the iron supplement, so far.
It's funny because these things are primarily advertised for people who have had bariatric surgery and thus are chronically nutrient-deficient and can't absorb extra vitamins even if they take them. But they also work great for people whose digestive tracts are just generally sensitive. I haven't tried any on my kids at all, just experimenting on myself to determine the effectiveness and quality, and the one thing I am chronically, abysmally low in is iron. Oral iron is especially tough on the system--even when I take the supposed "slow release" "plant-derived" "makes no difference" crap--and my doctor had warned me that if I can't manage to swallow enough extra pills, probably every day from now until menopause given my heavy periods, I'd have to go with IV delivery on who knows how regular of a basis.
But ha-HA! I gave the PatchMD iron patches a shot, and they work! Levels are already creeping upward within days, rather than months, and I feel good (like I do when I take a bunch of iron pills) except I'm not shitting green and cramping (like I do when I take a bunch of iron pills).
Now I'm excited to find out what other magical products they can offer me.
Pass on the mushy foam mattress. I have slept on such a few times. They are hard to move around in. Cushy, sure. . Pass.
In other news, I really like this little shop vac I got at goodwill recently. It sits on top of a regular five gallon bucket... Just the right size, plenty of power and capacity. And I paid just ten bucks for it.
Endorsed, wholeheartedly!
I am extremely happy with the transdermal vitamin products from PatchMD--or at least the iron supplement, so far.
Ugh. I take it back.
The iron part worked great. But the patch also has a shit ton of Vitamin A, no idea why. While my brain started working again with proper oxygenation, my hand tremors and other mild tics soon went through the damn roof with all the Vitamin A (I'm assuming, no other iron supplements have ever affected my tremor). Side effects as bad as the disease. I can get away with occasional patches, but not the several-at-a-time-for-several-months that I need in order to escape this perpetual borderline anemia.
Meanwhile, my period just started again and I'm back to square negative three. I was at a party this evening and couldn't keep my stepson's name in my head. Kept trying to call him the name of my friend's son. Excuse me while I go toss back a bunch of iron pills and shit green for a bit.
Ok, so I'm relatively normal
... Meanwhile, my period just started again and ... Excuse me while I go toss back a bunch of iron pills and shit green for a bit.
Red and green, well aren't you all Christmassy!
Ok, so I'm relatively normal
You can't come up with your kids' names? Not in that classic "John--Stephen--Mary--Oh, whichever one you are!" but like, "I have a stepson. His name is... uh, he's upstairs, he has dark hair... It's not John. It's... I can see his face in my mind, just give me a second... Starts with a T... Tyler. No, not Tyler, that's the neighbor kid. It's... Tyler. No, dammit! Starts with a T... I swear I can think of it, just hang on..."
Red and green, well aren't you all Christmassy!
Ha!
Red and green, well aren't you all Christmassy!
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Ugh. I take it back.
The iron part worked great. But the patch also has a shit ton of Vitamin A, no idea why. While my brain started working again with proper oxygenation, my hand tremors and other mild tics soon went through the damn roof with all the Vitamin A (I'm assuming, no other iron supplements have ever affected my tremor). Side effects as bad as the disease. I can get away with occasional patches, but not the several-at-a-time-for-several-months that I need in order to escape this perpetual borderline anemia.
Meanwhile, my period just started again and I'm back to square negative three. I was at a party this evening and couldn't keep my stepson's name in my head. Kept trying to call him the name of my friend's son. Excuse me while I go toss back a bunch of iron pills and shit green for a bit.
Crap, you had me all excited for a minute. I've been taking ferrous sulfate after the surgery and because chemo in January. Im worried about the constipation and it makes my stools black. My cancer can attack my digestive system at any time, and black stool is a key give away. So I wont know.
You might try them anyway--they will get your iron levels up, and maybe the Vitamin A won't affect you like it did me.
The "recommended daily values" are notoriously low for some vitamins. For example, in the US the RDA for Vitamin D is 400 IU. By comparison, 30 minutes in the sun will get you about 10,000 to 20,000 IU depending on the latitude. In Germany, it used to be standard practice to give all newborns an injection of 100,000 IU within the first few months of life. (They stopped because it was an East Germany practice and when the wall came down everything defaulted to what West Germany did, though there was evidence that it was a beneficial practice, especially for babies born during the winter months.)
The point is, that amount won't hurt you.
Ugh. I take it back.
The iron part worked great. But the patch also has a shit ton of Vitamin A, no idea why. While my brain started working again with proper oxygenation, my hand tremors and other mild tics soon went through the damn roof with all the Vitamin A (I'm assuming, no other iron supplements have ever affected my tremor). Side effects as bad as the disease. I can get away with occasional patches, but not the several-at-a-time-for-several-months that I need in order to escape this perpetual borderline anemia.
Meanwhile, my period just started again and I'm back to square negative three. I was at a party this evening and couldn't keep my stepson's name in my head. Kept trying to call him the name of my friend's son. Excuse me while I go toss back a bunch of iron pills and shit green for a bit.
Sure it's the A and not whatever they add to make your skin absorbent? Or is it adsorbent? I can never keep it straight. Or do they add something to the vitamin mix to make them 'sorbable?
Could be, I don't know. It's the only patch product out there so I have nothing to compare it to.
Go Back With Backspace offered by google.com
I use Chrome all damn day. I can't understand, I can't imagine the logic behind taking away the navigation function of the backspace key which, if memory serves, and it may not, this may just be a particularly potent hallucination, which, as I was saying, when pressed, navigated the fuck back one fucking page.
Why is this so hard?
Why is the new way so gooder?
Yes, questions with no answers.
Fuck that. Click the link at the top for your answer.
You're welcome.
Wrapping paper with graph lines (like graph paper), on the back.
Makes wrapping a lot easier for the wrapping challenged.
Learned about this last night.[/wrappinggiftsat2am]
Especially with the help of Wild Turkey. :lol:
Heh, not so much 'help' as 'influence'.
:D
Go Back With Backspace offered by google.com
I use Chrome all damn day. I can't understand, I can't imagine the logic behind taking away the navigation function of the backspace key which, if memory serves, and it may not, this may just be a particularly potent hallucination, which, as I was saying, when pressed, navigated the fuck back one fucking page.
Why is this so hard?
Why is the new way so gooder?
Yes, questions with no answers.
Fuck that. Click the link at the top for your answer.
You're welcome.
As a long-time fan of not having the web page I'm typing a huge reply into suddenly, inexplicably ƒucking dissapear, as I'm launched into the retro experience of viewing the goddamn login screen I was at 15 minutes ago--
instead of the motherƒucking post I've been typing for 15 minutes--I'd like to suggest that the backspace key is supposed to back up A SPACE not a ƒucking PAGE, and, respectfully submit that THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED THE GODDAMN BACKSPACE KEY NOT THE MOTHERFUCKING "BACKPAGE" KEY.
But of course, I understand that some people may prefer to NOT be able to type things on the internet without getting logged out of the site they're posting to.
To those people: get this neat plug-in!
As a long-time fan of not having the web page I'm typing a huge reply into suddenly, inexplicably ƒucking dissapear, as I'm launched into the retro experience of viewing the goddamn login screen I was at 15 minutes ago--instead of the motherƒucking post I've been typing for 15 minutes--I'd like to suggest that the backspace key is supposed to back up A SPACE not a ƒucking PAGE, and, respectfully submit that THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED THE GODDAMN BACKSPACE KEY NOT THE MOTHERFUCKING "BACKPAGE" KEY.
But of course, I understand that some people may prefer to NOT be able to type things on the internet without getting logged out of the site they're posting to.
To those people: get this neat plug-in!
Well, yes ...... this.
Sent by magic.
As a long-time fan of not having the web page I'm typing a huge reply into suddenly, inexplicably ƒucking dissapear...
I had that happen too many times, so now if it's a long reply, I type in in a WORD or NOTEPAD document, then cut and paste when I'm sure I'm approved.
I had that happen too many times, so now if it's a long reply, I type in in a WORD or NOTEPAD document, then cut and paste when I'm sure I'm approved.
Me too, as a rule, but the memory that it has ever happened--
necessitating me taking this extra step-- is an injustice that I've never forgotten.
The plug in treats the backspace key as a delete-the-character-to-the-left key. Not in a text input field? Go back a page.
Nope. Backspace never means back-a-page. Neither does the scroll wheel button, for that matter. The only thing that means go back a page is clicking the back arrow. Anyone who needs to go back so frequently that they need a special shortcut is too damn indecisive and/or wrong.
I just use Messenger and then I don't have to fuck with shit. I don't have to edit photos. Just the icon, pic the pic and send. Like this>
tarheel
If there's an app for getting her, I need it.
Six months ago we had the talk about boxer briefs, well I have made the conversion, and thanks to everyone. I have bawt the (pricey ?) Under Armour brand in order to make sure I was getting the real actual deal. They are super nice. Now I am in the process of swapping out the entire drawers drawer.
Save something for summer.
I have some of the longer-legged boxer briefs, and they're a little too warm for me for summer. I got some of the shorter-legged ones too. They beat briefs and boxers by a mile.
I get mine a size small.
...and thanks to everyone.
This.
I might never have made the switch without the phrase "the big man's friend". I think Jim said that.
Went looking for a place to donate old bed sheets and found
these guys. Kind of a cool idea.
Many health facilities have no access to clean, affordable bandages, an item they use every day as they care for patients.
They're a Jesus-y organization, so obviously that's not going to be everybody's thing. But I figure, it's not like Tammy Faye Bakker is reselling rolled bandages on ebay for a profit. Worst-case scenario, they get more than they need and toss the extras in the garbage, which is what I'm going to do if I can't find a place that wants them, so I might as well take a few minutes and ship them off.
I was excited until they got to "white only" (not in a trump way). White bed linen is verboten here. bright colors only
I was excited until they got to "white only" (not in a trump way). White bed linen is verboten here. bright colors only
Same thing. I afforded myself for christmas some nice new sheets. They're glorious, but my old sets of sheets are colored! The color guard is colored! O brother quote.
Same thing. I afforded myself for christmas some nice new sheets. They're glorious, but my old sets of sheets are colored! The color guard is colored! O brother quote.
how many sets of old sheets do you have?
Ours are technically "cream," I wonder if that counts.
I had a housemate when I was younger who was a manager or something or other in the hotel industry. He said the hotel routinely retired sheets for tiny stains. He'd get them for friends making banners at sports games, he gave me a bunch for making photo backdrops. I'm surprised that they don't automatically go to bandages.
Would you put a retired hotel sheet on an open wound?:eyebrow:
If I lived in Africa where the only other option was rub some dirt on it and bleed to death? Yeah, probably. These things aren't going doctors with borders...
Would you put a retired hotel sheet on an open wound?:eyebrow:
Those sheets got seriously washed, this was a real hotel chain, not a motel 6. Crazy hot water, powerful chemicals, scary stuff. They'd change out their sheets frequently anyway because no one wants to sleep on work out sheets.
So yeah, one of those sheets if it was autoclaved and I had some triple antibiotic.
Remind me not to come to you guys for first aid.
Save that sheet to drape over my dead body.
:greenface
Hopefully, I will have died of ball rot from loving an unclean woman.
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These are much, MUCH, better than the originals.:yum:
Even with the sausage end?
A puppy peter in every can!
I had heard that about you...
:bolt:
This was perfect. Back in the day, at my age then, in 4th grade, this couldn't be beat. If only blank cassettes were a little cheaper.
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That was one of the best christmas presents I ever got.
I couldn't find a picture of mine. Mine also had a counter with a reset button on the side. I wasn't sure what the point of the counter was, but I reset it all the time. I guess at one point I realized you could find the same spot on the tape if you reset it at that spot and went back to zero later. Play that partial song you recorded from the radio over and over.
That or if you were recording conversation or notes you could indicate certain passages. Now they have
these pens. A buddy of mine has one and I have a serious case of the 'I wants'.
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I just took my first halting steps into home automation based on Amazon Echo. Now I can tell Alexa to turn on/dim white lights in three locations that were previously inconvenient due to the location of the lights versus our location in the bedroom. I give it a rating of "Fuck, Yeah!".
I will expand this layout one bulb at a time. We were converting to LEDs anyway, and 60 watt equivalent bulbs controllable through the Zigbee 2.4ghz technology can be had as cheap as $15, which is only about 33% more than dumb LED bulbs. With a 30,000 hour lifespan, I will die before these bulbs will, so once installed, I'm done.
The ability to use color changing bulbs is cool, but probably not terribly important to our lifestyle. If we go that route, it will likely be strip lights, which can be up to 1600 lumens - a likely solution for a dark hallway in our house, and then we would sort of have that color changing function come along inherently.
Still pondering the automated power outlet thing. Wife isn't sure we need to be able to voice control turning our TV on and off, but we have a couple of groovy lamps that don't seem to want to fit the bulbs, so this could be a solution that allows us to continue using those lamps while having them automated, and perhaps even dimable.
My operative notion is that this tech is only going to grow and expand, and become less expensive, so getting in early is a good idea. I'd like to think we will eventually be able to voice control our media gear, but as we have Google Fiber TV and Internet, and as Google has their own platform, compatibility and crossover with that may be slow to come.
Cool stuff.
We have Alexa, too. The kids enjoy it. It's annoying when it thinks it hears you say its name on accident, but generally speaking I like it.
My friend Jane has her iPad (Siri) listening to her and sometimes it comes on by itself and Siri asks her what she just said or something. Must have a new guy at the NSA spying on her.
I will never have any automation at home. Those gadgets are too easily hacked to become part of a botnet or to spy on you. Police are already trying to get warrants to seize those devices that can hear/record you and to modify them so that they can tap you at will. As long as they swear to a judge that you are a no goodnik and they need to know what you are up to.
Keep yer new-fangled gadgets. I'll just do it by hand. And get off my lawn! :)
Someone noted that if you are being murdered, you should repeatedly yell out "Alexa!" Because everything she records stays on a remote server for some relatively long period of time, and there's absolutely no way the attacker can delete them. You'll have to listen to "I'm sorry, I didn't understand the question I heard," again and again as you are stabbed, but they will have recordings of the killer's voice and your description of him and anything else you care to put on it.
Rain-X.
So I've been using Rain-X products for many years. The last pair of wipers I bought were awful. After 3 months I called their customer service and after calmly speaking (major accomplishment for me) with them, they are not only replacing my defective set, but insisted on refunding me the cost of the wipers. That is service above and beyond.
FTR - I receive the replacement pair two days after that call!
Ha! I just asked Pete never to bring any of that tech into our home. (not RainX the voice control stuff) I have a maybe irrational distaste for household automation. It might be from time spent with people who never seem present and resist interacting with their physical environment...
I second Rain-X. PITA to put on but very useful above 25 mph in the rain. Keeps bugs off too. Love it!
Wipers on GrandCherokeeOne are shit. The entire arm(s) need replacing, as the tension has gone out of the springs what keep them down on the windshield. I've got the Rain-X on ftm.
The only thing worse than the headlights on a (older) Grand Cherokee are the wipers, front and rear.
What's worse than the headlights and wipers on an older Grand Cherokee?
The holocaust.
What's worse than the holocaust?
Getting stung by a bee.
How bizarre, I HATE RainX.
(not the wipers, the product you put on the windshield). The unnatural movement of the water bothers and distracts me, I think
It's the mathematician in you, it makes the water chaotic.
Our opinion here at work, after doing product and development testing, is buy the cheapest wipers, and replace them more often
I don't like driving in the rain at night with the Rain-X. The beaded water turns into ten thousand little streaming white dots I have to focus past, and, after a while my eyes are strained.
I have had excellent experiences Rain-X. When it didn't go great, I was able to make it great but reapplying the Rain-X. But only after cleaning the glass very thoroughly and drying it completely.
The water does just... Leave. I can almost drive without the wipers it works so effectively.
The hard part is to get it on so you don't get glare driving into the sun with a dry windshield.
Right now rolling with the Rain-X wipers that apply Rain-X while they wipe. So far so good for the first 300 miles... I can't see how this will last more than a few months though
(not the wipers, the product you put on the windshield).
That is why I spend a little more for wiper blades from Honda. Those wiper blades sold in auto stores (ie Anco, Trico, etc) streak when new - never last more than 3 months. My last Honda blades went over two years. Normally I get about 14 or 18 months before the blades leave tiny streaks of water - must be replaced.
I find that those little streaks of water are caused by specks of leaves or some other debris that is getting under the blade and that I just need to get out of the car in the rain and lift the wiper up and run my finger along the length of the blade to clean it off. Fixes it 90% of the time. The other 10%, the blade is shot and I need a new one. Or the windshield is pitted and I need a new one.
I like rainex. You need to really clean the hell out of your windshield first. I also like the rainex windshield wiper fluid. I like the patterns of the water beading up, then again 90% of my driving does not coincide with other drivers on the road.
I have had excellent experiences Rain-X. When it didn't go great, I was able to make it great but reapplying the Rain-X. But only after cleaning the glass very thoroughly and drying it completely.
The water does just... Leave. I can almost drive without the wipers it works so effectively.
Yesssss!!! Same here!
That is why I spend a little more for wiper blades from Honda. Those wiper blades sold in auto stores (ie Anco, Trico, etc) streak when new - never last more than 3 months. My last Honda blades went over two years. Normally I get about 14 or 18 months before the blades leave tiny streaks of water - must be replaced.
My Honda blades didn't last 6 months.
I like rainex. You need to really clean the hell out of your windshield first. I also like the rainex windshield wiper fluid. I like the patterns of the water beading up, then again 90% of my driving does not coincide with other drivers on the road.
Thisssss
When I first got my SSR the Chevy dealer used genuine Chevy part number blades. I'd have them replaced once a year, although they didn't always need it. Then the dealer started using auto parts store blades like the public buys and I couldn't get more than three months out of them. :(
Twil has generous tracts of land, and I enjoy roaming over them, drinking in the natural beauty.
*ahem*
And, I keep the lawn mowed. It's a good sized lawn, the front could host a vollyball court and the back could hold a tennis court and the bleachers. Late last year, the previous lawnmower died. I bought a replacement which I killed by shortening the stub of a four inch steel pipe previously used to indicate a bus stop. I'm over that now, and the mower is too. The video of me trying to unfuck the end of the shaft back into concentricity is pure tragi-comedy.
The next weekend, we went to Sears. Young people in the audience can google it. Twil basically let me pick and I picked the only Honda powered self propelled model they have. It was a few hundred dollars, waaaay out of my Goodwill budget, but Twil goes first class. I got it home, gassed it up and mowed the hell out of the lawn.
Twice.
And then I parked it under the rhodedendron while the rains came, having no room at the in, or the barn, or the carport. We had an accidental sunny day in January and she asked me, "is that the lawnmower over there?" I said yes, and moved it to the carport. Now she can't park her car as far forward as she could before, but then she just got a smaller car--problem solved.
Fast forward to today. I moved the mower to the driveway and opened the petcock, yanked the starter cord, once, twice, and rrrrRRRROOOOAAARRRR.
Third fucking pull after sitting outside since... August? Eight months? D.A.Y.U.M. No tire-inflation-fluid, no colorful language... I did put my beverage down, but that turned out to be an overabundance of caution.
Honda, I raise my glass to you! Your engineers have got *all* their shit in one sock, and I thank you for producing a first-fucking-class product, which I wholeheartedly endorse.
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Our 16yo Briggs and Stratton didn't start on the first pull, but after a second prime, it did start. I was pretty damn impressed
Something like 200 million years of instinct built up over time into my DNA tells me that when my alarm goes off at around 6AM and it is absolutely pitch black outside, I should go back to sleep. The only thing awake out there is saber tooth tigers, and they will kill me because I can't see them, but they can see me. Just go back to sleep. Do it. Go back to sleep.
But the beeping alarm reminds me about the shit modern world we live in where I have to drag my ass off to work and sit at a fucking desk all day, so I eventually rouse and head to the shower.
If only it wasn't so dark!
Enter the simulated sunrise alarm clock.
You can spend a few hundred bucks or you can spend thirty. You'll get basically the same plastic crap from China either way.
I spent thirty.
Last night, I set the alarm clock. This morning at 5:30 the clock lit up just ever so slightly. Then it got slowly brighter and brighter over the next 30 minutes. Finally after 30 minutes, it was at peak brightness, and gentle wave sounds started playing.
I had stirred from my sleep when the light was just a little bit bright and the alarm hadn't sounded yet. I dozed back off. Then I stirred from my sleep again and was in that awake but not quite awake state as the light got a little brighter. Then bit later, the alarm sounded and I was awake and alert. Getting up was easy.
How bright is the light? Not super bright. Kind of like a desk lamp shining in your face if you have it on your bedside table. It's probably not bright enough if you have it across the room.
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Minifob wakes up to one of those. It did wonders for his morning attitude. The crazy thing is, he sleeps with a sleep mask, but it works anyway. Like his skin can sense the change even if he can't truly see it.
My ancient pressure cooker (at least 30 years old) wasn't holding pressure anymore, so yesterday I bought one of these for myself.
Put a corned beef brisket in it last night and omg. SOOOooooo easy. Super easy to clean too. Very pleased.
I'm sure I'll be using this thing a LOT, and not just for pressure cooking.
I think I'll try making soup in it this weekend, or maybe a yummy beef stew.
:thumb:
I gotta a question for the pressure cooker lady?
I've been to the website, looked at the instruction manual and can't figger out what this is/does.
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Heh. I have the same question. I don't know what it is or why it's there. As you correctly note, the manual doesn't address this thingie at all. I've sent a query to the Presto people. Will keep you updated if/when I get an answer.
spoon holder!
Thanx UT. And for your efforts, Glinda.
That's a poor design for a spoon holder, imho. Handle will get icky.
Thanx UT. And for your efforts, Glinda.
That's a poor design for a spoon holder, imho. Handle will get icky.
I sort of wondered if it was meant to hold a cooking utensil, too, but what a lame design if that's what it's for. Then I wondered if it was meant to be a hook, so you could hang the contraption from a pot rack, but it's pretty heavy for that sort of thing, and who would be weird enough to hang a big old pressure cooker from a pot rack? Then I wondered if it was designed so you could run the cord through it, but the plug doesn't fit through the hole, and why would you need to redirect the cord, anyway?
'Tis a mystery. :rolleyes:
From the Presto people:
Thanks for contacting us. This model is equipped with a utensil holder. The sizes of the utensil would be similar to a wooden paddle used for rice.
Lame. :crazy:
for those who like multiplayer strategy games
https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/7-wonders/
pologirl had been playing this with friends and recommended we get it as a family game. Not a day went by over the break without one or more people suggesting a game.
We haven't mastered it yet, there probably is no mastery, but regardless, it only takes about an hour to play.
Great concept, not like anything else we have played, but not too complex and yet plenty for our brains to chew on....
for those who like multiplayer strategy games
https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/7-wonders/
pologirl had been playing this with friends and recommended we get it as a family game. Not a day went by over the break without one or more people suggesting a game.
We haven't mastered it yet, there probably is no mastery, but regardless, it only takes about an hour to play.
Great concept, not like anything else we have played, but not too complex and yet plenty for our brains to chew on....
Wow! What a cool game! Thanks for sharing. :)
When we visited family over Christmas, they had the card game Exploding Kittens (with the expansion pack of wild cards.)
This is my new favorite game. For me it's the perfect balance of everything that makes a game fun. I've been wondering what makes a game good, and am still not completely sure. You have games like chess that are pure strategy with no random chance thrown in, and they are fine, but not what I would call fun. They are serious business. Then you have games like the card game War, that are pure chance with zero strategy, and they aren't very fun either. Just something to do with your hands while hanging out with someone.
A good game will have a balance of strategy and chance. But there are other factors as well. Monopoly has a mixture of both, but can be really tedious and painful as you try to build up your wealth and you become attached to your properties and the dice go against you so you lose. The other players always roll the perfect roll to skip right over your properties. You get so invested that it hurts when you fail. I've seen many people get a little upset playing that game.
With Exploding Kittens, I think it's such a fun game because you can try to strategize, but there are so many different ways to handle each move that each move is a little leap of faith, and you know that you might fail with each move. So when you do fail, it's no big deal. You don't get invested in some long reaching plan that might fail, but at the same time, you can have a technique of playing that will tend to lead to success. Plus there are so many moves you can make, you really do feel like you hold the future in your own hands and that what you do will determine your success.
I'm rambling a little bit here. The bottom line is that I was really surprised how much I liked Exploding Kittens, especially with a handful of people playing. It kept everyone's interest and led to a bunch of laughter and comments about how the game was going.
Exploding Kittens - Fantastic game name.
"Hey, wanna play Exploding Kittens?"
"Exploding Kittens?! Hells yeah!"
It's a game kids enjoy a lot, too, both from a capability and a humor standpoint.
yeah I looked at Exploding Kittens. We got PoloGirl organ Attack for her birthday because she likes the Awkward Yeti cartoons. She went to a signing on her birthday, but it was too crowded so she didn't get it signed. She says the game is pretty good
I got a game/toy/???? for myself for Christmas.
It's called Dropmix. It's a technological tour-de-force. It'a music "game", not unlike Rock Band or Guitar Hero. In fact, it's produced by Harmonix, the same people that made Rock Band, but it's marketed by Hasbro. It doesn't come with little plastic toy instruments, but it does come with a "board" and some cards.
The board has five spaces for the cards to be placed, and a "Dropmix" button. Also, there's a little notch to hold your smartphone. The computer is your phone. You download the app to your phone and it does all the computer and music playing. If you like can you can send the output to a speaker for better sound. The cards, there are a few hundred, all have unique artwork and have the name of a song and artist and a specific subset of the given song, say the vocals or the drums, etc. Inside each card is an NFC/magic token that is picked up by the reader in the space on the board, it sends the code to the phone and the phone plays that track of that song.
I said there are five spaces on the board, yellow/red, red, red/blue, blue, blue/green. Yellow cards are lead vocals, red cards are melody, blue cards are and rhythms, and green cards are bass and harmonies. There are also special cards (wild cards of all/any colors) that can be played in any slot and black and white special effects cards, also playable in any slot.
Now add magic.
When you place a card on the board it starts to play that track of that song. When you place another card, it blends the second card's track with the first card (and so on for third and fourth and fifth cards). It matches the beat and the key *flawlessly*. I mean, it's just math, right? And math is a computer's specialty. Really though, it's magic. Let's check out a video.
Thanks to 21st century witchcraft...
or a couple playing straight out of the box....
Here's the first review I watched/read after seeing the title on a Gizmodo gadget gift list.
I don't know how to explain it to you. I'll say that I brought it out for the young adult children and their friends over the holidays and it was a SMASH HIT! It's portable, so when you run out of room at the kitchen table, you can just carry the whole fuckin party to the living room (thank you battery powered toy!). I suggest you check out the videos -- there's a zillion of them -- and look at the mixes. You can change the tempo and the key and the relative volume of each card/track. And it *never* misses a step.
*MAGIC!*
Exploding Kittens is from the guy who does
The Oatmeal web comic. We bought an expansion pack for Exploding Kittens at Goodwill, but I'm not sure if we have the base game. We have a lot of games.
The expansion pack isn't much use without the base game.
I try to keep the use of canned foods to a minimum, but there are times when it's handy to have a tin of ham available for a quick salad lunch, as today.
My culinary skills are nowhere near those of Gordon Ramsay, but I have (silently) given him a run for his money when it came to the use of colloquial language when wielding the tin opener in the past.
Neither of the openers I had were much good, and if you didn't start the opening process near the vertical seam of the tin, you were doomed to haunt the kitchen for all eternity.
Never did I manage to open a can neatly or smoothly.
I have come within a hair's breadth, on more than one occasion, of performing an accidental amputation of a finger or two such was the jagged nature of the steel before me.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so last week I bought a stainless steel can opener at Marks & Spencer.
It was a hefty £7.50 (a smidgin under $10) but worth every penny. Minimum effort required to produce an A1 result.
That's my 'can do' attitude at work. In a manner of speaking. ;)
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I have a machine that does that for me.:cool:
I have a machine that does that for me.:cool:
Me too, and they don't make 'em like they used to. Mine is from the 1960s. Still works like a charm.
After my mom gave me this beauty years ago, she went through another five or six that were all shit.
And it's in better shape than mine.
I had an electric one until the spring that holds that handle up got weak enough to let the damn thing turn itself on. After an unknown period of time it filled the house with smoke. :haha:
A buddy's brother had a toaster short circuit while they were away. Burned their house to the ground.
I never leave the toaster plugged in. Ever.
Now, with your can opener tale, I can never leave the can opener plugged in either.
Have to remember millions of toasters and can openers don't combust.
It's not those I'm worried about.
I had a Black and Decker worked great and when it died I bought another. It wasn't so good as it left the can lids ragid. So we were yard sailing and found a 60's type for 2 bucks. We have had that one for at least 17 years. Still going strong.
I use a manual opener and a P-38 army opener in a pinch.
Got about a half dozen of 'em.
Don't know where any of them are.
I use a manual opener and a P-38 army opener in a pinch.
Got about a half dozen of 'em.
Don't know where any of them are.
Confused of Aylesbury here.
I'm puzzled by the reference to a P-38 army opener.
I believe that the P-38 was the Lockheed Lightning aircraft.
I crave a disambiguation. :)
He's talking about the can openers Walther made for the German Army. It does take a little practice to shoot the lids off cans.
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Why, I never heard of such a thing! Must've been for old-time soldiers who ate C-Rations out of cans. I was raised on MREs and LRPs.
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As Rumpole of the Bailey would say, I'm grateful to m'learned friends. :thumb:
When I entered the US military, it was transitioning from Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) to Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE). The former being in cans, the latter in retort pouches. The MCI was the successor to the C-Ration and they were very much alike with both being canned goods. There were times when I was issued a mixture of both; until, the stockpile of MCIs was exhausted.
I never heard anyone call an MCI by that name though, everyone still called them C-Rations. I supposed they felt the "C" might as well imply "Canned" rather than just being an alphabetic type designator. It was much like the situation with "Jerry" cans which derives from jeroboam; but, sounds (i.e. Gerry) like it could be associated with the Germans who were primary users of them.
The canned ration meal was packed in a cardboard box with food accoutrements and accessories. A dozen boxes came in a cardboard case. A few P38s, in individual pouches, were loosely tossed into each case. They neither came in each boxed meal nor were there enough for each meal in the case since they were expected to be reused and those in the case intended as replacements for lost, damaged, or worn out ones.
I would go through the discarded case boxes and scarf up the unclaimed P38s. I left military service with a bag of about 50 of them which I gave away to family and friends. They were novelties to most. Some actually used them for outdoors adventures like camping in which canned goods were still popular. They have a hole in them for wear on a keychain or neck chain (with dog tags). While they were small and light, they had one major drawback … they lacked a corkscrew.
US Military Vietnam Era Can Opener with CorkscrewGot about a half dozen of 'em.
Don't know where any of them are.
I have a few leftovers from my brother when he was in the Army. I was on a camping trip and left my can opener, but had my p38 on the key fob. Well it doesn't work like it looks try the opposite and it opens cans. Unfortunately I had never used it and it was a decoration. How hard could it be?
Well I ended up cutting open a few cans with my knife before I figured it out.
Confused of Aylesbury here.
I'm puzzled by the reference to a P-38 army opener.
I believe that the P-38 was the Lockheed Lightning aircraft.
I crave a disambiguation. :)
Well whatever the hell number it was it was a reminder of my brother in the Army. I remember when Katz's Deli in NY advertised send your boy a Salami in the Army and my father did.
When I was a kid we had an opener with a corkscrew like that. I doubt it was military issue, maybe the source for the military later on.
I had a boss at Boeing who was a Colonel in the reserves. He brought is some MREs he kept in the trunk of his car for emergencies. I opened a foil pouched brownie and as I'd expect for a brownie with miles on it the surface was crisscrossed with cracks. What I didn't expect was the cracks were lined with white. Close examination showed it was crystals of sugar I assume migrated from the brownie... or cocaine for morale. :haha:
You could really fuck someone up with that thing. If stopped and questioned it's just a can opener in your pocket... if you wipe the blood off. :angel:
Close.
I got close.
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I've got one with the buckle proof blue blade... of course the cork screw is bent. :)
...it's just a can opener in your pocket...
No, I'm just happy to see ya!
Don't have a P-38, Do know what one is, Do have a can opener that I've used to liberate canned food for my personal consumption.
#leatherman
I have a p38 kicking around somewhere. No idea where, and they are very small and hide easily
I can wholeheartedly endorse the new(-ish, it came out in April) cherry
Ale-8-One (a late one, get it?).
Cherry ginger ale, Precious!!!
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It is teh awesome.
:yum::yum::yum:
WE don't have it with in 500 miles.
The accepted fact (myth?) was that the P-38's whose little knife opened and closed easily (by gravity) was superior to the ones that had to be pried and pushed and would last much longer.
I still have a few that I kept with that belief in mind.
Close.
I got close.
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Did they issue those to the cooks?
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Hi Hopalong!
Welcome to the cellar!
Begging your pardons, I should have introduced myself before jumping in. I am Buffaloguy on the VTF but I have to be Hopalong here.
The forum was recommended by a good friend, I felt at home right away.
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:welcome: to the Cellar, Hopalong!
I can wholeheartedly endorse the new(-ish, it came out in April) cherry Ale-8-One (a late one, get it?). Cherry ginger ale, Precious!!!
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It is teh awesome.
:yum::yum::yum:
I finally found and tried the original Ale8one. "The best of the Bluegrass in green glass" it says.
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Made w/real ginger (make some w/real Mary Ann!!!:yum:), not overpowering, but, there is plenty of it. Not a whole lot of carbonation, but that's one of their selling points. Kinda like a flat-ish Sprite with ginger ale poured in it. You can definitely taste/feel the ginger.
Pretty good, but nothing to lose ya mind over. The cherry is much better.
My empty glass smells like ginger.
Maybe it smells like Mary Ann, idk.:D
My last few batches of kombucha have been ginger. Good stuff, but it may be time for a change up.
whoops, wrong thread.
revised link
there we go, aaaalll better.
I just ordered a new pair of glasses for Minifob, whose graveyard of broken glasses has finally slowed its growth to just one every 18-24 months. For a while, we lived in a world where one backup pair wasn't enough, because he might break those in the 3 weeks it took for the backup's new backup to arrive. As you can imagine, I'm a big fan of the Chinese websites that sell perfectly good frames and lenses for $20 total.
Anyway, in addition to the custom-cut sunglasses clip-ons for any pair, they now offer a custom-cut pair of 3D lens clip-ons, so you can watch 3D movies without the inconvenience of wearing glasses-over-your-glasses. For $3.95? Hell yes, I will.
All the Zojirushi products I have gotten have been quality. This
travel mug is one of them. It never leaks, it keeps stuff hot for a long time, the opener is sturdy, and you can lock it shut to make sure you don't pour coffee on your stuff. I use the 20oz, and it is a big tall thing, but I guess that's so the vacuum insulation can keep everything as hot as possible. It works.
I fully support Weller 12 yr old bourbon, as well as McKenna 10 yr old,
Others on request.
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Stihl chainsaw MS 261 endorsed
I've been running Husquvarna for the last 30 years which have been fine, but I wanted something big enough to run on an Alaska mill and the Stihl guy went well under msrp. I ran a tank of gas through it yesterday and she seems like a go getter. Hopefully we get through the break in period smoothly and then really kick some.
Huge pawn shop item btw. Guys who got work doing landscaping would pawn their saws over the winter.
I bet! Any landscaping equipment would probably show up there. 461 not 261 btw. It’s a big one.
The last Stihl I had was an 051, 24" bar.
89 CCs, that’s a damn horse.
I have gotten good service from my Stihl 20'" 026 since 1991.
Had a Mac and Homelite previous.
I have used whatever gasohol mix I get for my vehicles with no issues.
Current Stihl and other makes dealer in town gets all exited and sells alcohol free fuel at $6+ a gallon.
What experiences have you all had?
If you have a Casey's General Store nearby, they have no-alcohol fuel on every pump, ours does, anyway.
Our local Minit Mart has a special tank out back of the store for the no-alcohol fuel.
Ir's only about 20 cents per gallon higher, IIRC.
Kwik Trip premium is no alcohol.
Alcohol actually makes more power than straight gasoline, with a slight drop in mileage/time per gallon.
It shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't let it sit in the tank, or more than 2 months in the can.
But you can find ethanol free online.
https://www.pure-gas.org/
https://www.buyrealgas.com/I just get the ethanol free at the pump.
Most places don't have it at all, much less at the regular pumps. Around here anyhow.
@DiaJim:
Nearest Casey's = 1500 miles. Damn, where are you Hawaii?:lol2:
"It shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't let it sit in the tank, or more than 2 months in the can."
I have five cans and close to twenty tanks on equipment, many premix.
Any ideas as to how to reasonably follow your plan?
Ir's only about 20 cents per gallon higher, IIRC.
Ir's?
:p:
Closest Casey's to CA is OK.
Four people in this state have heard of them.
"It shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't let it sit in the tank, or more than 2 months in the can."
I have five cans and close to twenty tanks on equipment, many premix.
Any ideas as to how to reasonably follow your plan?
It would be a lot of work to buy as you need it and drain the tanks if you're not going to use that piece for a few days. That would only work for normal people with a lawnmower and a weedwacker or chainsaw, so no, not a practical one.
Did you try the links to where you can buy un-ethanoled gas?
I have looked for alcohol free gas in the past and again when I posted above. For some reason, California (far from the corn belt) has the fewest outlets by far.
I have been told that Stihl warranties are invalid if gasohol is used. Interestingly, Stihl makes no such claims in its literature or on its website, saying that E10 (10%) is OK.
I think there are a bunch of non-engine performance factors in this near scam.
As I said, my Stihl chainsaw functions well after 28 years of gasohol use.
As much as I hate to tempt fate, I have to say that all the other equipment (see number of tanks above) I use regularly show no ill effects that I can see. Many are over 20 years old and one is 71.
I was hoping to find the experiences of others in the Cellar.
One of those links show 22 CA stations, the other one only 5.
If you are
in range of a Shake Shack, I am here to tell you that their chicken nuggets are 100% the real deal. Hearty seasoned outer coating, actual non-mechanically-separated chicken meat inside.
50% pricier than most fast food nuggies because quality.
My 34 year old Snapper was not designed for gasahol so I buy the additive to overcome the problem. You can by straight gasoline in a lot of marinas, big PITA to get to the gas pump. I live in the cornbelt so there isnt much straight gasoline here but it can be found.
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Kwik Trip premium is real gasoline no ethanol. that's what we all run in our small engines around here.
There's just something about the head computer geek taking out a fountain pen to sketch an explanation of email routing that appeals to my old school-ish-ness.
I grew up writing with a fountain pen, just to be different; and have now returned to it, because it's better.
The fine folks at jetpens.com supply superior pens, and all the things that go along with them, and they offer a "
beginner sampler" of cheap fountain pens to see how you like them. I always liked them, just needed a good one to settle on.
I found my muse in the Platinum Preppy in 0.3mm with black ink.
This is absolutely the proper way to apply ink to paper. There's something deeply pleasing about it. I am writing things just to write with it.
Aww geez, bad enough they named it preppy but they had to print it in big letters on the barrel. :facepalm:
I have a problem with my checkbook register, every pen I've tried skips on the left side where I hold it, from my greasy thumb I guess. So I'll try one of these but only in the privacy of my home... I won't be seen in public with it. :headshake
The product I wholeheartedly endorse is the Honda EU1000.
http://https://m.powerequipment.honda.com/generators/models/eu1000i
It’s 29lbs dry and easy to maneuver. You can tuck it away for a time of need or take it with you for camping weekends.
After 2 years of storage it only needed 4 cranks on the starter to fire up and to run perfectly. Only 2 cranks for the following start.
It’s enough power to run a microwave on medium, runs the mini fridge without struggling, and has an outer housing that stays cool even with extended use.
It’s small enough to sneak into a rented room undetected and quiet enough not to attract attention. Perfect for someone that moves from one excrement hole room in this city, to another often.
It’s gas operated so that’s a limitation but does run about 8 hours on one .6 gallon tank.
Overall, it’s as perfect as one could expect. It seems to thrive on neglect.
Did cost $820. But its great insurance for me off traveling for work.
Does anyone else own and endorse a Honda generator?
Very good baked in the oven. Haven't tried them from the fryer yet.
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So I'll try one of these but only in the privacy of my home... I won't be seen in public with it. :headshake
Cancel that, fuck them, they don't need my fucking phone number to mail me the damn pens, the post office NEVER calls.
Yeah, fuck that. I get enough unwanted calls. I pretty much keep my cell turned off unless I'm expecting a call.
slang:
I bought a Honda EU2200i ($1000) last year anticipating fire season and PG&E BS.
Ran it for about 20 minutes to make sure I could get it going easily when the emergency came.
When it did, the thing would not start or run and the dealer told me the warranty did not cover the fuel system and I needed a carburetor rebuild for about $100.
A long trip to town (twice) and waited in line with other suckers for what I finally figured out was a sneaky, well practiced 5 minute jet cleaning for a bargain $60!
It did do pretty well when needed, grunting for the microwave and toaster (don't try them together).
There were several other things that happened that I didn't expect of Honda.
I think I'll go test it.
Anything that runs on gasoline and not used three times week is trouble. Snowblower, chainsaw, generator, tractor, motorcycles, even cars. The gas is getting worse all the time, additive(drygas) helps some, but even draining the system completely leads to other bullshit.
What's the word on fuel stabilizers?
What's the word on fuel stabilizers?
Stabil?
Stabil works I use it every year.
Marine Stabil
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Stabil will keep the ethanol from absorbing water but I haven't seen anything that will keep regular gas from smelling like rotten eggs/sulfur after 90 days. High test will go a couple months longer.
In 1979 I bought a cheap 18" rotary push mower I used for trimming. In the fall shove it in the shed, in the spring add a little fresh gas to the maybe half a tank from last year. Add oil if it was down from last spring, and fire it up. No maintenance, same spark plug, for 18 years it took that abuse, then I gave it to a needy kid. I wouldn't dare do that with today's fuel.
slang:
I bought a Honda EU2200i ($1000) last year.....
I think I'll go test it.
Wow, that sucks DJ.
Your Honda dealers response is shocking.
Did your 20 minute startup validation end with leaving gas in the tank?
I hope you find the right solution with the fuel and storage. Or find another brand or model that performs better in your conditions.
This EU1000 ran like a champ for my scheduled maintenance and testing today. It powered my mini fridge for 8 1/2 hours. Ran it dry.
Maybe that’s the magic?
Hope you get that worked out. When the power goes down, and they run properly, you’re not completely hosed. Inconvenienced most likely.
I still have Bruce's lawnmower (Tecumseh powered) starting with first pull of summer with todays gas.
Along with a 28 year old Sears riding mower with a Briggs. I had to replace the carb last year. It set me back 11 bucks, new and complete, incl. tax and shipping..
I forgot to mention that two of the local Honda guys blamed the gas stations/companies I use (not knowing, of course, which they are).
I'm afraid I blame Honda for an engineering flaw or, even worse, plan.
Spyderco's Tri-Angle sharpener. Like any V-stick type sharpener it is very easy to use, and this one has a configuration for sharpening either scissors or straight razor blades -- adds up to a narrower edge bevel. Two grits, finest maybe 1200 grit. Produces a comfortable dry shaving edge; at that point your knife is ready to go to work.
Its method is multistep, first employing the more aggressive corners of the triangular-section coarser sticks, then switching to their flats, which gets your edge about good enough to cut paper cleanly. Then go to the corners of the fine sticks, finishing also with their flat faces. About as sharp as ever you'd need.
Use V-stick sharpeners with guards in place. Never tell yourself "I'll be careful." You bleed.
For those of us not exactly sure what you were endorsing:
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Interesting video. I couldn't find the sharpener on the link at the end!
When I did: 100 bucks.
I have lots of various stones that have done the job for years.
I've had excellent results from a
lansky system for years.
Lansky's good with bench stones. For most carryin' knives, I can resort to the Folded Paper Trick:
1. new piece of notepaper
2. fold one of its 90-degree corners in half to get a 45 degree angle
3. fold this again in half to get a 22 1/2 degree angle
4. place the folded piece of paper on the stone's face and lay the blade to be sharpened on the fold for a grind angle of 22 1/2 degrees, which is very close to what you usually need for a knife edge. Useful if your Lansky System isn't to hand.
Buck likes to bevel its edges 21 degrees. Cutco likes 20. Straight razors get about 17 degrees or thereabouts. That's where that hole in the very end of the Tri-Angle comes in; you lay the blade flat instead of vertical to use that position. I bought mine thirty years ago. For way less; I'd try shopping around on the Net.
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I've been using 'em for meatball subs.
Nuke 6 of 'em for 60 seconds, roll 'em around in some warmed Newman's Own Sockarooni sauce, a little lettuce, throw it on a sub bun...sheeeeeeiiiiitt.:yum:
Or, alternatively, roll the frozen meatballs in seedless raspberry jam mixed with just a little bbq sauce, (I use Sweet Baby Ray's Original) bake 'em at 375 for ~15 mins...sheeeeeeiiiiitt.:yum:
Raspberry jam with bbq mixed in sounds like a great way to improve factory-frozen meatballs. Better not think any more about it or I'll get hungry...
I like a Homeright paint sprayer. It is a great tool when it comes to refinishing and painting trim, cabinets, and furniture.
I have a book, Understanding Wood Finishing, by Bob Flexner. It's actually pretty good and I recommend it.
I don't recommend Russian spammers putting links to suspicious product review pages in their first post.
I never thought I would be banning Bob Flexner for linking to finishing equipment.
I have a book, Understanding Wood Finishing, by Bob Flexner. It's actually pretty good and I recommend it.
I don't recommend Russian spammers putting links to suspicious product review pages in their first post.
I never thought I would be banning Bob Flexner for linking to finishing equipment.
:rotflol: Nice one, glatt!
Ha! Good book though? I do need a reference.
Yeah. It's pretty good. It breaks down all the different finishes available and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Which ones are well suited for home shops, and which ones really need to be used in a factory setting.
It's not like I've read all the books out there on wood finishing and found it to be the best. But I did read a recommendation for it somewhere years ago, and found it to be pretty informative.
And I've had it for a decade or more, so the state of the art may have progressed since I got it.
What makes you certain that was Bob Flexner you banned?
I should have said "Bob Flexner".
Spammer's IP address was in Russia. It wasn't the real Bob Flexner.
OK, so you banned a fraud, you can still worship the book in good conscience. :thumb:
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Fresh outta the oven, these things are the bombdiggity.:yum:
Yuum...gotta try. I love breadsticks. :-)
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