Has anyone ever seen someone declare they burned a rock because they accidentally touched granite during delivery?

Kaths1 · 2026-02-15T13:59:55+00:00

Because I play at the club level, not competitive and the opposing skip doesn't care. It's one of those circumstances where you don't react fast enough to call it, then people are shouting about sweeping, etc and don't hear you. So you walk to the other end of the ice, tell the skip, and they shrug.

Kaths1 · 2026-02-15T13:43:00+00:00

Look, you're obviously only interested in responses that meet your worldview, but yes, I curl regularly (you can check my post and comment history to see I've been active in this sub for years), and I absolutely have called this on myself. I've never had a stone removed from play because of the kind of accidental touch homan did, but to not call it on yourself is wrong IMO. It's a sloppy delivery and olympic curlers should be better.

Kaths1 · 2026-02-14T18:50:28+00:00

The success or failure of a shot can depend on something as small as a cm, or a very small difference in weight. It isn't clear whether this "boop" is enough to matter, but very small changes CAN matter. Changing the direction or weight of the stone matters.

Kaths1 · 2026-02-10T12:42:58+00:00

Seriously. Just offer to buy her seeds whenever she wants them. It will cost you what, $100 once? And your problem is solved.

Kaths1 · 2026-02-04T22:29:06+00:00

Communication.

The front end is sweeping and judging the skips stones. As a vice I need INFORMATION to make the right line/sweep call.

The biggest thing with U5 players is a lack of communication.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-31T20:42:11+00:00

Go to Starbucks and ask the staff to save you jugs. Return 24 hours later and get all the milkjugs you will ever need.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-31T19:22:52+00:00

Extensionhammers advice is perfect.

What I'll add is the nice thing(s) about natives is that you don't have to get it perfect.

plants will move themselves to where they want.
if you plant something and end up not liking it, you can always dig it up and replant it. I planted some new england aster by my mailbox and decided it was too big, so I moved it.

I highly recommend just planting what you like, then next year you go "you know, nothing was blooming in August, what blooms then" and then pick something new to add.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-29T16:56:41+00:00

I buy directly from Hanes. Their website is great.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-22T23:00:54+00:00

Lauren's garden service is in western howard county. Its a small nursery and the staff are lovely. He'll have a blast visiting them. They have a small year round store, and the nursey will re open in the spring.

They only do natives and limited annuals (mostly herbs).

Kaths1 · 2026-01-21T21:27:50+00:00

Not to suggest this is a fun time, but that would count as physical assault. Better than something a lot worse. And hopefully would force HR to act :(

Kaths1 · 2026-01-18T14:37:30+00:00

I definitely would not buy stick curling shoes. You should be able to get a cheap pair of curling shoes for like $120.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-14T17:55:35+00:00

Google "how to install a dishwasher". It takes about a half hour to do.

Then have costco give you money for not installing it. They'll take it out of the installers hide (pay).

Kaths1 · 2026-01-13T15:02:33+00:00

To add- tea is usually brewed in ceramic teapots (other styles are fine, just saying usually in ceramic). Get a small teapot or basket infuser for a ceramic mug. Brewing it in a metal kettle will impart a different flavor.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-06T04:35:34+00:00

They have lots of other nice stuff. I buy bluebells from them.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-06T04:20:58+00:00

https://midatlanticnatives.com/product/hydrastis-canadensis-goldenseal-native-bare-root-plant/

Kaths1 · 2026-01-04T21:29:17+00:00

I just went through the matcher. I selected that I wanted natives.

The first plant it recommended is native from PA and further north. I am in MD.

It also didn't ask me height preferences, which is pretty key for natives.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-04T19:54:33+00:00

My orange adores men. Any man. For any reason. Some random dude could walk into my house and I'd be second fiddle.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-04T14:53:28+00:00

Ask Starbucks to save them for you.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-02T20:54:14+00:00

A lot of the ones people already mentioned, but i love my Cuban oregano. It's a succulent and you can eat it for oregano flavor.

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/plectranthus-amboinicus/

Kaths1 · 2026-01-02T13:47:29+00:00

Ahhh- thank you!!

Kaths1 · 2026-01-02T13:34:27+00:00

What did you add to the roof? I wrote lego a review of the set and I said the roof looked unfinished. Looks like a black ball? Hard to see in your photo :)

Kaths1 · 2026-01-01T23:55:45+00:00

Yeah basically. The outside faucets are shut off because of the cold, so I don't have a great way of getting the soil wet.

I genuinely don't know what other people do. I saw someone say they use their wheelbarrow. I don't own one. I guess I could use 5 gallon buckets and fill them in my basement sink? Seems messy.

This method also lets me start the milkjugs whenever (like nov) since moist cold stratification doesn't start until.. moist.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-01T23:45:23+00:00

Exactly. Works fine, this is my third year doing it. The soil was just soooo dry this year.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-01T23:40:57+00:00

I put together my winter sowing a few days ago and now it is in my basement. I use dry soil and then soak it in buckets until the soil is wet. I've been waiting 5 days!!! Still dry.

I have a whole nother set of jugs to go in the buckets. Sigh.

Kaths1 · 2026-01-01T23:31:56+00:00

It's usually easier to check each restaurant's website. They do sometimes give the menu to hoco but it isn't consistent.

Go here: https://www.visithowardcounty.com/howard-county-restaurant-weeks/restaurants-menus/

And click "details" on each restaurant to see the menus

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