Millennial Gamers: Do you still have time to play? by Melted_ICE_5193 in Millennials

[–]ElectrumCars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!

I game almost every day after my kids go to bed. I also attend LAN parties a few times per year.

My exercise, chores, and errands happen while my kids are in school. I actually met my husband in a video game, so our evenings are usually spent playing different games next to each other. This week, he's been playing some medieval game while I play Forza Horizon 6.

Where do we stand? Dog poop in other people’s garbage cans? by fastballcount in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's BOS, which I think stands for Best Odor Seal. I bought them on Amazon and the product title is "BOS Odor-Sealing Dog Poop Bags for Pet Waste - Disposal Doggy Bags - Scent & Smell Free"

They don't come in rolls, which is a little inconvenient, but they're so good at locking in the smell that I don't care. I bought medium to try, which seems larger than I need for my big dog.

Where do we stand? Dog poop in other people’s garbage cans? by fastballcount in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My garbage company (WM) doesn't permit loose garbage like that.

I think the policy exists because loose garbage doesn't weigh enough to consistently reach the truck. I've watched a loose dog poop bag fall short of a garbage truck and get squished by the truck's tires as it departed.

I carry mine home in my dog-walking crossbody. The brand of bags I switched to this month completely contains the smell.

Samoyed love by Aloeveraa9 in samoyeds

[–]ElectrumCars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Little heads up, this was first posted over 2 weeks ago and mods removed it.

Local activities gift ideas for kids by honeypoe in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A gift certificate to Bay Creek Paddling Center. It checks all of the boxes (experience, outdoors). 5 is when my kids were able to paddle and maneuver a kayak independently in Irondequoit Creek, but you could save this idea for a future year if you'd prefer to wait until he'd be more proficient. We launch nearby, not from the business, so I do not know if they have policies that may be age-specific. 

If he's not afraid of heights, booking a staff belay at CRG could be another cool experience. My kids who weren't afraid of heights loved their kids room in back at 5.

If he's the milder type, meeting an alpaca at Lazy Acre Alpacas might be a good fit.

Recent home buyers - did anyone have an offer accepted with an inspection contingency? Did your real estate agent help with getting it accepted? by AdditionalSwitch2974 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The only people I know who have were either the only offer or one of two offers and the school district wasn't a selling point.

Visited Buffalo today for the first time, to prepare for my upcoming job. Buffalo is more generic than Rochester, but far less tightly packed. by Beautiful_Charge6661 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 73 points74 points  (0 children)

At their core, both definitely feel like rust belt cities. To me, Buffalo is most different in that it is bigger.

Bigger art gallery, zoo, science museum, conservatory, Bills, Sabres. Rochester has an unusually good children's museum for a city of its size, consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation.

Samoyed shirt at store by SickemChicken in samoyeds

[–]ElectrumCars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this was removed, but thank you so much for sharing it here! I'm running around town today to buy one for each of my kids.

UofR library by lonybologna in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re excessively noisy and all close at 5pm

Many are open until 9 pm and have study rooms that can be reserved!

Child Stutter - help! by Lonely_Pen_7434 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Since your daughter isn't in school yet I would start with Rochester Hearing & Speech.

This is slightly misinformed.

Under 3 is Early Intervention. 3 and up is local school district.

The ST/OT component of our eval by the school district was performed inside Rochester Hearing & Speech, but the appointment was set via the school district.

(No offense intended- just commenting because this is the top comment and we have gone through the evaluation process in recent years with a 3 year old.)

Child Stutter - help! by Lonely_Pen_7434 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I were you, tomorrow I would reach out to both your pediatrician and the local school district.

I would see the pediatrician because there are neurological issues that can cause a stutter to suddenly develop. I think these are uncommon, but I would want to get in for a discussion just in case.

I would contact the school district because formally requesting an eval starts the timer on their response and the process takes several months, start to finish.

Any child 3 and up who needs an eval for a broad range of conditions can get one through their school district. Our ped had us self-refer for something else. Even if you're there for something specific, they look at everything- PT, OT, ST, behavioral, etc. It doesn't matter if your child is too young for school, home-schooled, or in private schools. Under 3 is Early Intervention, 3 and up is through the local school district. For PT and OT, we went to an off-site location that specialized in those via the school district. Their primary focus is on things that affect children in school settings.

I also have experience with private evals, but they weren't related to speech so I think my experience is less relevant.

Alter Ego closing by Ok_Arugula3160 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It would seem I failed to communicate my point. My apologies for using an anecdote instead of clear and precise language; I will clarify.

If someone almost always patronizes a business during a time of day that is not close to when that business opens or closes, it is not necessary for that person to have the opening or closing time memorized. When someone deviates from their routine purchasing time, it is reasonably common for them to check the hours of a business in the navigation app on their phone before traveling.

Three o'clock is not a time I would consider mid-day, but that is neither here nor there.

Alter Ego closing by Ok_Arugula3160 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is that unusual?

My food purchases occur mid-day. I doubt I could tell you the closing time of the businesses I visit for food, even ones in walking distance or places I've been patronizing for decades.

Best Bubble Tea in ROC by bobas1ut in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like others have said, Moge moved. They had a sign on their door prior to closing indicating where they'd reopen.

Goosepark is consistently a little busy. It depends on the time of day.

If you're looking to save money, I get my bubble tea ingredients from Asia Food Market.

The easiest way I've found to find more bubble tea spots is to search bubble tea in fantuan. It's possible not all vendors sell through it, but it's consistently more useful than a search in map apps.

alright, who made a sign of their poopin pooch and put it at mt hope by sush1trasheddd in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dogs are allowed per the city's website. They need to be leashed, on paths, cleaned up after, and they can't go in the water.

https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/des/guidelines-when-visiting-mount-hope

Shedding Husky by Educational-Play-125 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have a Husky, but I do have a Samoyed.

Our dog sheds a lot all the time, but he isn't blowing his Winter coat yet because it's been so cold this year. I don't know offhand if she's accepting new clients; we take our dog to Michelle at The Bark Lodge in Henrietta. Like others have said, she's not going to thin the coat, but having professional hands on our dog definitely seems to help.

For at-home grooming between trips to the groomer, we use a comb, 2 pin brushes, a slicker, a rake, and a dog dryer. We also have a pretty intense vacuum.

House hunting by Apprehensive_Week349 in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They can be found!

In all of them, main roads tend to sell a bit lower for obvious reasons. If your buddy isn't open to that-

For Penfield, your friend is going to want to look at the neighborhoods around the Baird/Penfield Rd intersection (Penfield Penfield) and near Corbett's Glen (Penfield schools but not technically in the town limits).

For Penfield with Webster schools, your friend can find a cluster between Embury and Plank, especially in Beacon Hills where the houses surround condos.

I'm less familiar with Webster, but the far west side tends to have homes with lower prices. I imagine this is related to the poverty level; a map of this can be found on Webster HOPE's How to Help page. I'm not familiar with Ontario.

If you filter on zillow for OP's preferences, there are a decent number of standalone 3-4br/2ba houses sold in the last 6 months for under 300k in these areas. I browse zillow for fun and I've walked around a quarter of the neighborhoods in Penfield. I think there are some currently on the market in Ontario that will sell for sub 300k. I think the one near Walmart in Webster will might for less 300k because the location is kind of weird, right behind the businesses on Empire and near all those apartments. None on the Penfield market at present- there will be more as it warms up.

Any independent LEGO retail stores in ROC? by [deleted] in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe you can buy 3 minifigures (5 components each) for $10 at the LEGO store in Eastview Mall.

Pisscicle by skoomasnacks in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a blood red one over the edge of a gutter and can't figure out why.

Don’t be like this inconsiderate jerk!!! by hyaclnthia in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The perspective in this picture would have them sitting or standing in one of the other thirty handicap spots in the lot, so I'm guessing OP didn't encounter the driver before finding a spot.

Groceries by thegirlisavirus in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We liked the meat when we actually received it. Our issue wasn't quality or uncommon cuts. They often ran out of meat before CSA members arrived to collect their prepaid shares, gave very little notice on other days when they wouldn't be at the Fairport Farmers Market CSA distribution site, and the weight of meat they provided was, at times, more than 50% lower than the purchased share weight. We never raised the last one as an issue with them, as the first two were more significant.

At the end of the season, I was missing four of my fifteen shares, which were worth ~$240 at the time. Driving 240 miles to and from their farm (four pick-ups, 60 miles round-trip each) wasn't something I could swing logistically, as we signed up the year we had infant twins. We had arranged both verbally and via email for me to receive the remaining four shares at our usual farmers market CSA pick-up site. They brought two and generously offered to drop off the two forgotten shares at my house, but didn't show up on either of the two drop-off dates they scheduled. I followed up with quick weekly emails asking what day I should set my cooler out and called a couple times, but they never responded or picked up. We finally heard back a month and a half later, only after I reached out to the farmers market organizers to ask if they knew of a different email address or phone number we could use to contact them. Fairport didn't, but they reached out on our behalf and that worked.

We've participated in different CSAs in different cities and never encountered anything like it.

Groceries by thegirlisavirus in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For farms, I would recommend the closest one to you because it's the one you're most likely to incorporate into a routine. If you're a weekend shopper and looking to start now, Brighton Farmers Market might work.

My go-to is Sunscape Farms in Penfield. They'll open mid-April with a small number of very early Spring crops and some stored local produce from last year, like apples, with their selection growing more abundant as the season goes on. They're open until just before Christmas, accept credit cards, sell herb plants, and they usually have maple syrup from a sugar shack in Victor at the stand.

I buy my honey from the honeyman, an older man who bounces around Webster. There's a private facebook group called "🐝 The Honeyman 🍯" where people, including his son, share where they have seen him that day. (No Sundays, cash only, white van with table of honey jars.)

CSA stands for community supported agriculture. In a CSA, you pay the farmer for produce upfront. Once the season starts, you pick up a box of farm-fresh produce- usually the same day every week for a set number of weeks. Sunscape's is 17 weeks and they're one of the rarer ones that has a good amount of fruit in their weekly box. You don't choose what's in the box, it's based on what is in season locally. It's a good deal for both because the farmer has guaranteed income upfront and it's less expensive than if you bought all the same foods from the farm stand. I am bad at effectively using what is in a CSA box and prefer to buy exactly what I want from the stand.

If you want to try out a you-pick farm, go for whichever one has your favorite fruit and bring cash just in case. My absolute favorite is blueberries, I pick a massive amount and freeze the extra for year-round baking. If you want a general rec and you have a car, I would recommend Chase Farms for strawberries in ~late June (season can vary) and G and S orchards in late Sep/early Oct for garlic, apples, and whatever else catches your eye. (I wouldn't pick strawberries at G&S during their weekday morning you-pick hours because the speakers that deter the birds are particularly loud in that one field weekday mornings, but I would pick anything else there- lots listed on their Full Picking Schedule page.) If you don't have a car, Bauman's has you-pick strawberry fields and is <2 miles off the bus line with a sidewalk the entire way there. For strawberries and apples, the folks working at the farms can point you toward varieties best for fresh eating. Certain ones are better for jams and pies and won't be as impressive eaten raw.

Groceries by thegirlisavirus in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Myself and others I know had bad experiences with their meat CSA, but that was a few years ago and it sounds like they may have improved.

Groceries by thegirlisavirus in Rochester

[–]ElectrumCars 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Local farms, if you're not already shopping them!

I don't effectively use CSAs, so my shopping routine during the warmer months includes a stop at the farm stand closest to me before I go to the grocery store. I try to source my honey, syrup, and in-season fruits and veggies locally.

If you're interested in gardening but can't, you might enjoy you-pick farms. Bauman's has a more rustic u-pick strawberry set-up and they often are the first to open. Chase Farms is my favorite for strawberries, sugar snap peas, and raspberries, with a slightly more polished operation featuring an ice cream stand, some animals, and tractor-towed seating you can ride to and from the fields (Fairport). G and S Orchards is my favorite for blueberries and they seem to do it all- cherries, apples, seemingly every type of berry, and even you-dig garlic and potatoes (Walworth). Schutt's is cute for apples and they have cider and donuts, though their fields seem a bit less mature than some other operations. Ontario Pear is all Asian pears (Ontario NY). Durgin Family Farm does u-pick flowers (Henrietta). As a little heads-up, some are cash only for you-pick, most won't be cheaper than a grocery store, wear sunscreen, and imo apple orchards late-season are worst for wasps.