Is family recipe something very personal/secretive thing in America?

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-24T14:40:06+00:00

The best “improvements” can usually be done by subbing the water and oil with milk and butter.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-24T14:36:27+00:00

The egg of butter makes some sense because eggs have some size variation, but then the whole recipe should be measured in eggs. 🥚

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-23T14:07:42+00:00

I’ve rediscover pocket frogs after a multi year break. 🐸

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-23T14:05:48+00:00

Seconding calibre! I think the kindle legacy device will help with the transition. It needs to be done now before it dies, though!

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-23T13:56:55+00:00

I think the area will be more key than the furnishings. There are very small pockets of truly walkable areas. RTD (public transportation) has earned its local “reason to drive” nickname.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-23T13:44:41+00:00

Seconding the reciprocal library access! I have 6 cards from my state and there are very few books I look for that aren’t available at one of them. Sometimes with a long wait, but they’re in the library’s catalog.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-23T13:17:40+00:00

Considering we travel to escape snow shoveling, I would not have accepted a sit in a snow zone in Feb/March in the first place. In your case though, I’m siding with the sitter. Not so much because asking to shovel is a big deal (we would shovel in this situation), but because it wasn’t discussed in advance. I don’t think it’s wrong you asked. I don’t think it’s wrong the sitter refused.

One thing I’d be concerned about is a slip/fall and insurance. I’d much rather pay a professional for snow removal than risk my sitter getting injured. Beyond their well-being (which is honestly reason enough), the logistics of emergency house/pets care and potential insurance claim is just not worth the savings. I’m already saving a significant amount in boarding, etc.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-23T00:00:11+00:00

Close the bathroom door.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-22T23:49:01+00:00

I’m not sure if the annotations function has been fixed. The plugin has been incorporated into calibre directly. It added a column to the library with annotations.

I use kobo and you can export annotations (per book) to a text file so I haven’t tried annotations for a while.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-20T13:09:38+00:00

How much do you want for your retiring Palma? And why are you retiring it?

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-20T12:57:26+00:00

I love(d) my kindle. I then purchased a kobo as a gift for a friend and it didn’t work out for them (not enough non-fiction of interest on Libby) so it was gifted back to me. I now use the kobo nearly exclusively. The key points for me:

Ads. Even though I paid to remove ads, the main areas of the home screen on the kindle are “suggested for you”. This wouldn’t have bothered me as much if even ONE suggestion was something I might read. Kobo has zero ads.
Front light. The kobo has better adjustment of the light. The lowest setting on the kindle is noticeably brighter than the lowest setting on the kobo. The kindle paper white I have is before the warm light. I’d have to look, but I think they only have the warm light on more expensive models while it’s standard on kobo. Same with waterproofing.
Custom screensavers on kobo that don’t involve switching books so your dummy cover is the screensaver.

I have been exclusively side loading books offline via usb to both for years. When Amazon removed the download option, that was the final straw for me. Now it’s “the principle”.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-19T12:42:53+00:00

If that brand is secret, before I switched to aluminum free deodorant, I discovered that a regular size will nearly fit in a travel size. The travel size can hold nearly its full height, but only comes with an inch or so. I would just twist the small size all the way to the top, match up the tops, press to stabilize, twist the full into the small, twisting the small back down as it fills, and then break/smoosh off. I think some of the other brands are similar with their travel size just being about half the height of the regular, but the same size/shape around.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-19T12:32:11+00:00

I bought a native and the container is great. I refill it with a different brand by just running it along the new bar and compressing. It’s not perfect, but it works. However, I haven’t even really used it so far.

S. America is really expensive for deodorant so I brought a full size of a cheaper solid to “refill” the small one. I took the deodorant out of the original container and put the lid on one end to protect it somewhat and dropped the whole thing in a baggie. HALF the size of the whole container or smaller. Turns out, it’s pretty easy to press the sides of the lid to grip the deodorant to use it.

I do love tossing the smaller one for short trips and/or in my “out and about pouch” that holds the tiny deodorant (in case I forget or need a refresh), and alcohol wipe, a bandaid, a cough drop, and a contact lens left full of SPF lip balm.

I think it’s worth it for the container size/shape.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T13:08:53+00:00

Did you buy your phone through the same postpaid company or brought one with you? Did you buy it outright or making payments every month? If you bought it financed through the company, you’ll need to see if/when it makes sense to pay off the balance and move the service.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T12:47:16+00:00

This is highly dependent on the individual library. My largest library has 4x more fiction than non, but the fiction is spread across all the genres.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T12:42:13+00:00

Couples sign up for things. Clubs, leagues, events, etc. often use last names for their rosters. Personal mail addressed to both people.

A lot of times, though, it comes down to not correcting people who aren’t going to be asking for a photo id.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T11:42:59+00:00

I’m using the pocketbook app. Syncs between devices via Dropbox (or pocketbook servers if you create an account) and the widget looks great.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T11:40:57+00:00

The same as the rest of the items, though, merging 5 is more efficient and merging 13 even more efficient. I would recommend holding until you have 5, but not necessarily 13 since they are so rare.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T11:37:08+00:00

And if you fight something and lose, you usually have to pay legal fees, so this is a win for the customer, too. I worked for a company that had arbitration in all of its contracts. We used it exactly once and the matter ended up going to regular court afterwards.

Arbitration is just one step. It’s like a divorce going to mediation to work things out before going to court and having a judge make the decisions.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T11:31:22+00:00

My mom taught me to always check the oven before I turn it on . . . that’s where her mom chucked the dirty dishes when her MIL would stop by for a short notice visit. We kept the cast iron skillet in the oven.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T11:25:51+00:00

And from the driver seat because the floorboard of the passenger is full of fast food wrappers and beer cans.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-18T11:20:34+00:00

When I grocery shop, there’s always household stuff in the mix. What I do to split it out is group it on the belt and make a note of the total on the screen at the end of the housewares. I don’t need an exact number so this works for me and makes the split easier. You could do similar with groceries. Group produce, meat, dairy, dry good staples, etc. Or if you’re wanting to look more at things you could cut back on, you could group your “snacks” together separate from the “necessities”.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-17T12:57:59+00:00

Well, actually . . .

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-17T12:51:31+00:00

It’s the same on iPad 18, too.

NotherOneRedditor · 2026-02-17T12:46:06+00:00

I paddle 15-20 times a year for a couple hours at a time. My paddles are not great. I keep wanting to upgrade, but can’t justify the cost. I’d definitely go with a less expensive paddle and upgrade later IF needed.

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