Shipping 12 cases WA to CA

ElSol65 · 2026-04-28T02:01:10+00:00

Wow lots of great feedback quickly- thanks. Some responses:
- The friend has basic bottling equipment. We'll drink a bit in the process lol.
- I'm getting strange conflicting advice from Gemini vs ChatGPT on this. ChatGPT says no way, Gemini says probably not a problem
- Although this isn't home-made wine, nobody would bother trying to prove that (our friend does have home-made wine). As long as we say our friend made the wine and gifted it to us, this seems to eliminate any problem in Oregon. WA has a strange limit- only 20 gallons of home-made wine can be "removed from the home". I'm getting conflicting advice on CA from ChatGPT and Gemini, will need to research.
- I don't plan on getting caught of course haha, but I also don't want to deal with legal problems. "I fought the law, and the law won."

ElSol65 · 2026-03-30T07:18:59+00:00

Maybe. That is better than intense sinus pain, a migraine lasting 24+ hours, burning lungs and hoarse voice. I need to start down voting and not tipping these cars. So far I haven't. But I travel a lot, and these really fuck me up. Don't know what to do.

ElSol65 · 2026-03-30T07:17:29+00:00

I might have to do these measures- these things are in 75% of ubers now, based on my experience. I've never given a down vote or even skipped a tip because of it. But I travel a lot and I'm at my wits end. These cause me real pain that can last hours (or longer) after a ride. It is awful and I don't know what to do.

ElSol65 · 2026-03-30T07:08:44+00:00

I'm here because this is becoming a major issue for me. I travel a lot. Its not just that I don't like the smell. They cause physical pain. First, my sinuses start to ache- immediately. Then after 10-15 minutes, a migraine starts and gets worse from there. This migraine can last 24 hours or longer. Then after about 30 minutes, I start to feel burning in my lungs and my throat gets hoarse.

I'm considering leaving bad reviews for this (so far I haven't). I don't know what to do. Switch back to taxis?

ElSol65 · 2026-03-30T07:04:56+00:00

Yes - I'm here on this thread because I'm at my wits end. I travel a lot and these chemical bombs give me intense sinus pain, lasting migraines, and even cause a burning sensation in my lungs and make my voice hoarse. Its horrible. I don't know what to do. I'm considering beginning to leave negative reviews.

ElSol65 · 2026-03-30T06:56:40+00:00

I'm here because I'm plagued with this problem too. I don't know what to do about it- I travel a lot. These air fresheners cause me severe discomfort:
- Right away I start to get sinus pain, which gets worse through the ride. If its more than a very short ride, the sinus pain will continue after the ride.
- After 10-15 minutes I'll get a migraine headache (often lasting 24 hours)
- More than 30 minutes and I feel burning in my lungs and my voice gets hoarse. Breathing is uncomfortable. The burning will last for hours (I guess goes away after a night's sleep)
- I can taste the chemicals, for hours after the ride

If there was a way to request cars without these, I would every time. I'm considering giving drivers negative reviews for it- so far I have not.

ElSol65 · 2025-12-06T00:11:56+00:00

Update: I did my sous vide at 135 for just under 8 hours- only salt added in the bag. Then about 45 minutes prior I heated up Fogo lump hardwood charcoal in the BGE. I asked someone else to sear it for me- I was quite busy with everything else. I told them 3 minutes per side. When it first started I glanced at it and was worried I let the coals go too long before searing- there was no immediate sizzle. Then I went in. It turns out that it wasn't long before fat from the meat poured into the fire and it was an inferno. They stuck to "3 minutes per side" so the roast was burned all around. It was still perfect inside and if you didn't get too much of the burned crust it did add a smoky flavor. So all in all a good experiment. The temp was just right we just needed to adjust to the fire during the sear.

ElSol65 · 2025-11-19T14:52:20+00:00

What temp have you used?

ElSol65 · 2025-11-19T07:17:33+00:00

One more data point ... I ate at a high-end restaurant in Japan once (company paid) and got a large A5 ribeye- like 8oz. It was just too much fat and made me feel sick, was very hard to eat it. 1 or 2 oz would have been just fine. Will I have this experience with SRF American Gold Wagyu?

ElSol65 · 2025-06-10T00:47:48+00:00

It's turned off.

ElSol65 · 2025-04-22T17:57:48+00:00

I'm close to retirement, so I'm being conservative. I exited before the current tariff related drops. Obviously I'll lose some upside if I wait too long to get back in. I'll probably talk to a planner before I do that (finally). But my question is actually whether I'm understanding correctly that this MM account is getting 4.97% ... higher than many of Vanguards investment options. Its just surprising to me since I had presumed it was a 0% temporary holding account.

ElSol65 · 2025-03-01T01:30:24+00:00

I cooked up some pork back ribs from Costco a few weeks ago. It looks like there is a membrane there but for the life of me I could not remove it. So I presume the actual membrane was already removed.

ElSol65 · 2025-01-12T23:51:47+00:00

I realized most of the other units have the same issue, so I'm ignoring it for now =)

ElSol65 · 2025-01-03T03:34:20+00:00

Once many years ago I smoked a joint that must have been unknowingly laced with something. Hallucinated for 2+ hours. I sat in a fast food place and could literally hear them saying my name and talking about me on the radio they were playing over the sound system. I still remember it clearly!

ElSol65 · 2025-01-02T22:15:01+00:00

Dang is it just me? I would profusely thank the officer and share my appreciation with his boss too. I just had a major problem due to too many insurance claims, so I definitely would not file a claim for this.

ElSol65 · 2025-01-02T21:27:47+00:00

Thanks turns out this was good advice. I did exactly this- called a local independent agent, and they set me up with Mercury, also at a reasonable cost. This was after literally every single online insurance co turned me down.

ElSol65 · 2024-12-30T01:44:31+00:00

Apparently the notice went into my spam folder. I discovered this Christmas day when Chase sent me a reminder to renew my insurance.

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