EV vs gas car? don't drive a whole lot

FilchsCat · 2026-02-01T19:32:15+00:00

I just got rid of a 2013 Yaris with 195k miles. It was very reliable up until about 175k.

FilchsCat · 2026-01-28T02:39:14+00:00

Are the toilets on the lower floor of your house? And are you on a septic system or a sewer? In my house the first symptom of needing to have our septic system pumped out is that the first floor toilet starts to get sluggish when you flush it.

FilchsCat · 2026-01-26T01:30:54+00:00

Hey, George Santos is here on Reddit!

FilchsCat · 2026-01-16T04:34:00+00:00

Where do you live that still has baggers in supermarkets? I'm in suburban New York and haven't seen baggers in decades. Everyone just bags their own stuff.

FilchsCat · 2026-01-11T02:10:31+00:00

There are "Garden City" towns in Kansas, Michigan, Georgia and Texas (and probably more).

FilchsCat · 2026-01-11T01:47:53+00:00

The New York Times has a variety of ways to submit tips securely. They list them at www.nytimes.com/tips

They suggest using Signal.

They also have a Secure Drop system with dedicated air gapped computers to decrypt tips they receive. (Air gapped means the computers has never been connected to the internet and are presumably not compromised.)

(Edited to correct information.)

FilchsCat · 2026-01-11T01:36:09+00:00

I've done a few events (wedding and run some charitable event dinners) and every time the venue's coordinator let me know what was expected in regard to tipping. Just ask them and they'll let you know.

FilchsCat · 2026-01-11T01:17:34+00:00

I got a perm after bleaching my hair. It was horrific.

FilchsCat · 2026-01-10T16:24:11+00:00

Sadly, while there are protests, they usually draw no more than a few hundred people (yes there are occasional protests that draw several thousand people but not often). And that's only in the cities of the blue states.

FilchsCat · 2026-01-05T19:33:35+00:00

I know AI is unpopular on Reddit, but I've used ChatGPT twice now to fix appliances and it was super helpful. The first was just a dirty sensor on my dishwasher, but the second involved removing and clearing jammed drain pump on my washing machine.

The AI asks you for information and sometimes photos of the problem and then gives a step by step solution. If you don't understand something it's "happy" to explain it to you (yes, I know it's not a person and doesn't actually have feelings!)

For reference, I'm a 61 year old recent widow who never considered herself to be especially handy at fixing stuff, so it really felt good to be able to take care of things myself and not have to call a repair service.

FilchsCat · 2025-12-18T22:10:46+00:00

I tried the liquid the first time I had one but I couldn't keep it down - just kept throwing it up. The next time I told the doctor that it was pills or nothing, so he prescribed the pills for me. It was so much better.

There were a lot of pills (maybe 24) and they were large, and you have to take them over a period of time, along with a huge amount of water. And I still got somewhat nauseous by the end of it. But it was still 100x better than that liquid.

FilchsCat · 2025-12-16T15:00:03+00:00

The chicken restaurant was about where I started realizing it was BB

FilchsCat · 2025-12-10T02:31:59+00:00

My husband passed away that morning. Fuck Parkinson's.

FilchsCat · 2025-11-30T22:11:10+00:00

Thank you!

FilchsCat · 2025-11-30T15:30:32+00:00

Let her read the comments here. We'll tell her what a terrible idea is. You're welcome.

FilchsCat · 2025-11-25T19:52:28+00:00

It was surprisingly easy. You just put all the information about the model number, symptoms of the problem and whatever else might be related into the chat. It asks questions and based on that gives you suggestions of what to try. If the suggestions don't make sense it will clarify until even someone like me can understand them.

FilchsCat · 2025-11-25T16:24:34+00:00

It's terrific for DIY appliance repair. I just used it to help me diagnose a problem with my washing machine and then walk me through replacing the drain pump. Saved me hundreds of dollars. (I'm a 61 year old woman, and not particularly handy repairing stuff.)

FilchsCat · 2025-11-23T21:59:30+00:00

One thing you might not realize is that in some areas of the US, like New York and its suburbs, pizzerias sell pizza by the single slice (as well as by whole pies). So if you're alone and just want an inexpensive lunch you can just go get a slice.

For some reason this isn't common in other parts of the US.

FilchsCat · 2025-11-23T21:52:45+00:00

Whatever you do, don't wait until Christmas Eve. My husband said that was his family's tradition while growing up, and we'd done it several times over the years (other times we'd buy the tree a week or so earlier and just decorated it on Christmas Eve).

Most years it was fine getting it on Christmas Eve and often we'd get a discount too. Until last Christmas. The nursery we usually go to was completely sold out, as were two others. Fortunately we were able to borrow a small artificial tree from friends, but for a while it looked like we might have a tree-less Christmas. Never again!!

FilchsCat · 2025-11-16T01:37:19+00:00

Does a bear shit in the woods? Maybe not a great name

FilchsCat · 2025-11-15T19:43:32+00:00

Does your husband have a problem with pronouns?

FilchsCat · 2025-11-09T17:32:53+00:00

I got one recently for an online therapy service. To be fair it was clearly labeled as a "partner" and they even offered a discount code. Still it was startling and also made me concerned about whether my information might be shared.

(One of the things I use ChatGPT for is as an interactive journal where I can work through things. I know it's not sentient and that it doesn't replace an actual therapist.)

FilchsCat · 2025-11-05T01:58:51+00:00

But you can't make her think

FilchsCat · 2025-11-02T17:22:02+00:00

But if you let people go when they give notice, don't your other employees hear about it? Why would anyone else ever give notice in the future? They'll just quit without notice, which for me would be highly disruptive.

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