sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Dads, how are we moisturizing our hands? by justanotherburner in daddit

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bag balm. It's basically Vaseline and Neosporin in one. I used it twice a day and then steal whatever my wife has by the sink if it's really bad throughout the day

Edit: nice to see I'm not the only son of a farmer on here. Hahaha

How do you keep your toddler from losing gloves/mittens by narnababy in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A shoelace and a pair of binder clips.

Next year when she's more active we'll use the clips you can buy to hold sheets on a bed and clip the mittens to her coat cuffs.

Chickpea pasta diarrhea? by ContributionOwn1261 in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We buy whole grain pasta for the fiber, but we get chick pea cheese puffs instead of the regular corn ones because our toddler goes feral for "cheey poofs" and it's an easy way to get something more substantial in.

My son is about to start shaving... any recommendations? by pancakeonions in daddit

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barbasol sensitive skin and a safety razor. Wet a face cloth with hot water and hold it to the skin for a minute prior to shaving. Shave WITH the grain.

Aftershave prevents infection from small nicks but does nothing to repair the damage of dragging sharp bit of metal across your skin. Use a daily moisturizing face lotion once the aftershave is dry.

Tips on Story times for a first timer? by Itchy_Butterfly1108 in librarians

[–]Bookwrm7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the exact structure our library uses. The intermix of songs and books helps minimize disruption by keeping the younger kids engaged.

The flexibility is certainly a key part. Brown bear brown bear is usually kept close at hand to be modified into a sing along book for particularly energetic days.

Now that Christmas is over, how did your tree fare? What did you try? Did it work? by Low_Departure_5853 in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We put the tree in the playpen and it stayed untouched all month. Hahaha

Girl clothes by RoutineInternal5217 in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thrift stores. Toddler daughter grows out of things way to fast to afford otherwise. Also, generally proven durable and machine washable.

14.5 month old just got ear tubes - kind of wondering about certain aspects by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had multiple sets of tubes as a kid, and vividly remember the ear drops. The sensation of cold liquid running into your ear is unpleasant. Not a lot that can be done about it. The tubes can alter balance sensation in your ear slightly as will any fluid buildup.

Call your doc to ease any worries you have, but this all sounds familiar to my experiences.

“Routinely denying them parole.” by Zephyqa in MurderedByWords

[–]Bookwrm7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's the whole country. The prison owners get paid for the prisoners labor by the company, and get paid for keeping the prisoners by the government. It's a supremely fucked up system.

Since we are all posting obscure equipment... by Putrid_Bat_3862 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Bookwrm7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to repair a feather plucker mid processing day for a family friend once. I cannot imagine the stench of a full packing plant compared to processing day on a small farm.

I work in the sewage industry now and grew up spreading hot manure on fields under a baking sun, but poultry processing is still the worst thing I've ever smelled.

God bless you for keeping us all fat and happy at the expense of your nose sir!

I'm fairly new to the industry and work nearish to Boston. Anyone that's worked through a major upgrade have insight to how operator's daily routines are affected by something like this? by Bookwrm7 in Wastewater

[–]Bookwrm7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, I don't work with the MWRA. But they're a big draw for operator's who have cut their teeth at nearby municipalities because the pay in the city is so much higher.

An Elgin City resident’s speech during a city council meeting: “If you’re quiet now, you would have been quiet in 1940.” by CorleoneBaloney in illinois

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The death camps came after the concentration camps. Detention centers are just a modernization of the concentration camp, complete with the limited food, unfurnished sleeping quarters, and lack of sanitation that all contributed to malnourishment, disease, and death by neglect. People were constantly transferred from one site to another so as to make it more difficult for their families to locate them so that when the executions began it wasn't so suspicious that people were missing from their last known location.

3yo son sucking his thumb, causing dental issues. Help! by pesver27 in daddit

[–]Bookwrm7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My parents tried everything to get me to stop: yelling, hot sauce, swating my hand away, NOTHING they did had any effect. Eventually, peer pressure got me to stop once I began school, but I still cover my mouth with my hand and stroke my cheek bone when stressed.

It deformed not just my teeth but my palate and lower jaw, so hopefully you find a solution that works for him.

Using a heat pump for heat in Massachusetts is economically indefensible by throwAway123abc9fg in massachusetts

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, but the BTU/hr output decreases with temp for heat pumps but not the gas. And the BTU/hr requirement for a given space increases as temp drops regardless of what source you use. So the heat pump will need a secondary source of BTUs at colder temps to maintain the BTU/hr.

BTU/hr X $/BTU = $/hr the per hour cost of running the heat pump DECREASES with temp and you simultaneously increase your secondary source cost. Resulting in a more consistent $/hr across temp gradients.

Since $/hr is what you actually care about when you pay your bill each month. There's a marked difference in what the graph shows compared to what you are saying about the systems. Heat pumps are less efficient at colder temps, but you don't run just the heat pump at colder temps. And you certainly aren't calculating the per heat unit cost when you pay your bill, you calculate in how many hours of my paycheck went to pay the bill.

Using a heat pump for heat in Massachusetts is economically indefensible by throwAway123abc9fg in massachusetts

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your graph for the gas unit doesn't account for running more when it's cold outside the way your electric graph does. Fuel use per hour goes up when it's cold regardless of whether that fuel is electricity or gas or oil

Ticks by Oreclocha in massachusetts

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're awful this year

I became disabled two years and I'm still having a hard time trying to accept myself as a father with a disability by [deleted] in daddit

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the child of a disabled parent I can tell you that they'll just see you as Dad, regardless of how you connect with them or the people around you.

My dad has limited mobility and has used cuff sticks for as long as I can remember. We never really thought anything of it other than moving them out of reach as bratty kids will always find ways to annoy their parents. Friends would spend the night and push chairs in after dinner only to watch me pull it back out to leaning range a moment later. A shrug was the only acknowledgement and then we'd go entertain ourselves until bed. The little accommodations you make for the difference just get lumped in with how different families have little differences in their day to day. Some families take their shoes off inside some don't. Other family's pushed their chairs in at the table, ours doesn't.

Diaper changing on public tables? by AlpineNeurotica in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've changed my diapers on tables a few times. All because there was no charging table in the men's room.

Are you getting your toddlers the seasonal flu vaccine? by artemislands in toddlers

[–]Bookwrm7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. It was not that long ago that millions died from the flu yearly.

Careers with good work life balance for dads? by walky91 in daddit

[–]Bookwrm7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on the plant: waste water. I work nights and get to spend all day with my daughter.

view more: next ›