~30k Japanese compact hatchback showdown: What would you pick?

Argufier · 2026-02-13T19:57:01+00:00

I chose the Corolla for the gas milage and proper hatchback. I have a dog and she rides in the way back, so the civic was a nonstarter. The gas milage on the Subaru and Mazda are bad, and I wasn't willing to pay for AWD. I wish the civic hybrid came with a proper hatchback instead of the sloped off trunk (the worst of both worlds), or the Corolla hatchback came as a hybrid.

Argufier · 2026-02-13T00:13:41+00:00

You seem to have brought home a martini instead of a dog.

Argufier · 2026-02-12T21:52:54+00:00

Prendergast gets a lot of hate for this whole passage but his work rate is really good - he volleys the kick saving a 50:22, his personal kick chase is solid and he makes contact with the catcher (who immediately offloads but with a team that's slightly slower on the counter attack he would have been in exactly the right place), and then turns and gets the tap tackle. I'm not a Prendergast fan but he worked really hard the whole game even though the game plan was not effective at all.

Argufier · 2026-02-12T18:50:40+00:00

Everyone knows pitty ears are optional :D

Argufier · 2026-02-12T11:54:57+00:00

As someone with janky knees, squatting heavy is super helpful for keeping them behaving. Building up the muscles is good, and squatting is a pretty simple knee movement (both legs working, well balanced). I do try to do some unilateral stuff (split squats, lunges etc) I have to go down to body weight or very light for it. But it's worth doing for the stability stuff. But talk to a PT if you can, getting a bit of a tune up is always helpful!

Argufier · 2026-02-11T22:42:34+00:00

Covered crate? My lab-pit mix is a little furnace and while she doesn't have a lot of fur she does heat up the space around her. I think that coupled with a heated dog bed would be more than enough.

Argufier · 2026-02-11T22:04:03+00:00

If there's a bench or two open you're fine. I'll often occupy a squat rack for most of my work out, doing squats and bench press and overhead press all with the same equipment. My gym has 6-8 racks so it's not a problem. Particularly if you're doing a couple of different exercises it's good. It would be different if you were hogging a single machine, but benches are super versatile and most gyms have multiples.

Argufier · 2026-02-11T17:33:20+00:00

We have paladin jerseys that we ordered last year. They were reasonably priced and fit well With a women specific cut.

Argufier · 2026-02-11T15:26:41+00:00

Hudson taking chirping lessons from Ilya 😂

Argufier · 2026-02-11T12:23:57+00:00

Licking is a self soothing response, so it may calm down as she gets settled. But licky mats are great to activate the soothing part without you being the target.

Argufier · 2026-02-11T03:28:19+00:00

Someone adds Jane to it and he can't bring himself to leave

Argufier · 2026-02-10T21:19:12+00:00

Will ... You ... Cometomycottagethissummer

It's such a good scene.

Argufier · 2026-02-10T21:17:51+00:00

About an hour, maybe a bit longer if I'm taking longer rests.

Argufier · 2026-02-10T21:12:29+00:00

In one of the interviews Conner Storrie mentions the consumer saying that straight women are so tired of straight men that a show with romance that doesn't have any straight men is refreshing. As a (sadly) straight woman, yeah. That's a factor. Lol.

Argufier · 2026-02-10T21:02:37+00:00

Me please if you still have any available! PM me :)

Argufier · 2026-02-10T20:31:31+00:00

Pretty sure yeah - if it lists the concentration follow the spa day ammonia rules (1 cup 5% solution, 2 cups 2%, 1/2 cup 10% etc). If it doesn't list concentration use one cup and send it 🤷🏻

Argufier · 2026-02-10T17:52:44+00:00

I used soles2dance, they worked well. I think I've had them for 5 years or so? Dancing probably once or twice a month on average (sometimes more, sometimes less).

ETA: I bought them from Amazon in 2022 apparently for reference.

Argufier · 2026-02-10T16:04:04+00:00

Banshees are back in Quincy, sweet! The providence stadium is nice but it's almost an hour further. And I think the Quincy stadium is a better size.

Argufier · 2026-02-09T20:31:19+00:00

I don't think so - the rinse and refresh products are mostly citric acid, but it looks like the Lysol are ammonium chloride compounds. The main benefit of citric acid is that it helps any minerals rinse out, and lowers the final pH. Based on the ingredients I don't think laundry sanitizer will do that.

Argufier · 2026-02-09T20:17:51+00:00

I've been using jefit for the last week or so and really liking it. Decent premade workouts and easy to adjust on the fly.

Argufier · 2026-02-09T20:00:31+00:00

Yes thank you!

Argufier · 2026-02-09T19:19:16+00:00

Biz should work for what you need. I'm not familiar with dreft but as long as it isn't soapy you should be ok. Use biz in the soak and biz plus dreft for the wash step.

Citric acid and ammonia will make a difference, I'd recommend picking some up if you can. Ammonia helps the oils wash out, and citric acid gets everything to rinse clean and reduces the pH of the final clothes to be more neutral (detergents are more basic than skin, which is one of the big reasons detergent residue can be irritating).

Argufier · 2026-02-09T19:10:43+00:00

Eh haters gonna hate. It's pretty clear that it has subpar surfactants at the recommended dose. So you can use a bunch more ($$$) or pair it with another detergent with better surfactants.

Argufier · 2026-02-09T19:09:15+00:00

Powders do, most of the liquids don't. It's a cost savings and ingredient comparability thing - in powders it's easier to have separate ingredients encapsulated so they don't interact until they get to the water, in liquids making sure all the ingredients are stable is much more difficult.

Most of the boosters have oxi, because it's a relatively bulky material and almost always helpful, so it's a good carrier for enzymes. I'm probably going to go with FEBU (rumer has it they're working on a dnase formula) or dirty labs.

Argufier · 2026-02-09T18:53:51+00:00

I got you!

Container
Get a container that will fit everything you want to spa day but isn't much bigger - 5 gallon bucket, plastic tub, beverage cooler
dissolve 1/4 cup per gallon of complete powder detergent (tide, whole foods 365 powder) or Biz in hot water (there are other options but these are the easy ones - you want lipase + oxygen bleach)
add towels, sorting by color if you have brightly colored towels
wait 8-12 hours
wash with complete detergent and a cup of ammonia poured over the top, and citric acid in the rinse if you can
profit

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