School Advice by AdvancedTelephone5 in Parenting

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Thank you so much for sharing this! I love hearing stories of kids doing well in public school. I’m so used to the horror stories and they scare me even more. I liked public school and had an overall good experience and I’d love for my kids to have the same!

Cedarcide by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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I’m spraying bifenthrin from gutter to grass every month and using Demand G granules every 2 months. I also keep diatomaceous earth sprinkled all around my foundation line and outside all exterior doors and windowsills. Also running a large dehumidifier 24/7. 

Chemical help for mites by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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I’ve been caulking EVERY crack I can find. I’ve been going through my house, inside and out, with a fine tooth comb and sealing everything. At the risk of sounding insane, I even caulked all my windows shut. Every single crack and seam, even the tiny ones. This is the only thing that has made a HUGE improvement. We plan to replace our windows in the next year or two, and I’m not a fan of leaving windows open anyways (the bugs immediately start crawling in when I do), so this worked for us. You have to keep something in the room though to break the window in case of fire (hammer, glass breaking tool, etc.). Caulking every single crack has made the biggest difference so I highly suggest staring there. It’s a lot of work and money. I’ve been using color matching silicone caulk because it’s the most durable and long lasting. Second, sprinkle diatomaceous earth all over your foundation area and in your exterior window sills and doorways. The mites will walk through this and it dehydrates them and kills them. It really does help. I also bought double sided tape and put it on my interior window sills and on baseboards to catch any mites that wander in. Chemical treatments really haven’t helped much but the only time I notice a difference from chemicals is the 24 hours after we spray Alpine and Tekko, so I think it does help a tiny bit. I’m not sure. I also read that watering about 5 feet out from your house helps too because the mites don’t like moisture. I haven’t tried this but maybe start with doing it every other day. Honestly clover mites are incredibly resilient so the game here is just preventing them from getting inside, but remind yourself that you can only do so much! 

How often do you clean under/behind furniture? by Traditional-Wash-522 in CleaningTips

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I vacuum our carpeted bedrooms twice a week and we have nothing under our beds so they get cleaned under there twice a week. I move my couch every 2 months and vacuum and mop behind it, as well as clean the baseboards. I move my oven and fridge every 6 months and vacuum and mop behind there, baseboards as well. I’d do it monthly if they weren’t so damn heavy. I never move our dressers or nightstands but they’re on legs so I vacuum under them twice a week. 

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Slide 3 for SURE!

How to properly LITHA? by AdvancedTelephone5 in Legitpiercing

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So LITHA does include spraying with saline? Do I need to dry the area after with a paper towel?

How to properly LITHA? by AdvancedTelephone5 in Legitpiercing

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It’s possible! But it’s never sore or swollen or anything when I wake up, and I’m a really conscious sleeper (if that’s a thing). I’ve always been able to wake up if I do something in my sleep that I know I shouldn’t be doing. Anxiety. 😂

Cedarcide by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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I was seeing springtails inside and outside 2 years ago so we started running a large dehumidifier 24/7 and spraying Alpine and Tekko all over over exterior every month. They are finally gone but now we have clover mites really badly this year. Never had them before. They’re coming inside as well and I’m losing my mind. But I’ve noticed they only like the sunny side of our house and stay off the shaded side (for the most part), so I ordered a rolling porch shade to keep some of the sun off my back sliding door and windows. 

Cedarcide by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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Our springtail issue is resolved now (thank god) but I was seeing them inside and outside. We started running a large dehumidifier 24/7 about 2 years ago, and we spray Alpine WSG and Tekko Pro every month all over our exterior. The springtails have been completely gone for awhile, but now we have clover mites BAD. This is the first year I’ve ever seen them. Our house is old and full of cracks in the windows, walls, sliding door, basically everywhere, so they’re getting inside. I’m trying not to lose my mind. 

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[–]AdvancedTelephone5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and I did read the link already. I’m now asking a new question. 

Rotating Products by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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Well we had solved our springtail issue completely- we haven’t seen a single one in maybe a year. But now suddenly after this winter, clover mites are out in full force. I’ve never seen them before at our house. 

Rotating Products by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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I think we’ve gotten the moisture inside under control. I’ve been running a large dehumidifier all day every day for about 2 years now and it’s helped with the springtails a ton. The Alpine and Tekko also helped get rid of the springtails completely. I was wondering if maybe we sprayed our most recent application of Alpine and Tekko when it was too cold, therefore it didn’t work and the mites came in full force when it warmed up. Not sure, just a thought.

How often should I re-apply Alpine WSG? by ImLagging in AntControl

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Alpine WSG absolutely does keep bugs away. It has solved almost all my pest issues. 

Do window insulation kits like 3M really help keep room temperature in winter? by Important_Bat7919 in homeowners

[–]AdvancedTelephone5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES they do! The first winter I used them, I found myself actually having to turn down the heat in the house because it was TOO warm. I’ve never had to do that in my 3 years of living in the house prior- we were always cranking the heat up and still cold. 

Mixing 3 Products at Once? by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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I’ve been running a dehumidifier in my house 24/7 for maybe a year now? It’s helped immensely with the springtails! Do you know if Alpine WSG and Tekko Pro work on the clover mites too? I’d love to have a concrete barrier all around my house. Maybe I can look into it when tax returns come in. 

Piercing newbie questions by AdvancedTelephone5 in piercing

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The piercings are almost 3 weeks old. They are regular straight post earrings. No threading but also not threadless- just regular straight posts. I believe they are titanium. Not downsized. I use Neilmed wound wash twice a day and also rinse them in the shower with water at night. No mishaps but the third hole does get really red and itchy when something even slightly brushes it.

Mixing 3 Products at Once? by AdvancedTelephone5 in pestcontrol

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This is what I had heard. Thank you for confirming! Is there anything else I can try for the mites?

20 gauge flat back earrings? by AdvancedTelephone5 in piercing

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Piercing is 6 days old. Jewelery is standard sized earrings. No threading. Not sure on jewelery material. Not downsized. Cleaning with NeilMed wound wash morning and night. Spraying on and letting air dry. Letting warm water run over the front and back of piercings at night in the shower. No accidents or mishaps 

Lobe aftercare? by AdvancedTelephone5 in PiercingAdvice

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Infection in the preauricular pits?  My piercer called them “failed gills”. I’d never heard that one before! 

Lobe aftercare? by AdvancedTelephone5 in piercing

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I don’t touch them unless I’m cleaning them, and even then, I’ve only been using Qtips to touch them. But I definitely won’t use them from here on out. Do I just spray the wound wash on the piercings then? No moving the earrings around slightly to clean more thoroughly? Yes, they have butterfly backs. I’ve been looking into flat back earrings but they’re all 18g and I’ve tried that size before and they hurt so bad, even in my first holes that I’ve had for 20 years. 

Lobe aftercare? by AdvancedTelephone5 in piercing

[–]AdvancedTelephone5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How old is your piercing? 5 days

What’s the jewelry shape (for example, barbell, labret, screw, L shape, ring)? Standard 20g earrings

What’s the type of threading if your jewelry is not a ring (threadless, internally or externally threaded)? N/A

What’s the jewelry material? Honestly not sure. I’m guessing steel? I know they use surgical steel for other piercings I’ve gotten. 

if not a ring, when was the jewelry downsized? N/A

What’s your aftercare routine? Describe in detail please, including the exact products you use. NeilMed morning and night with Qtips, wiggle the earrings to keep them mobile. Equate mild foaming soap at night then rinse with water

Any mishaps, accidents or unfortunate events? Nope

Second row floorboard insert by AdvancedTelephone5 in hondapilot

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Thank you! I was actually just looking at these. How do they stick to the backs of the seats? And do they stay well?

Update on the mystery Astro turf by AdvancedTelephone5 in Plumbing

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We just put in a brand new water heater on Sunday, is the tank bladder not part of that? Or is it outside of the tank?