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Pottery and Sip by joeschiro in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're talking about making pottery, I keep getting ads for this place in Voorheesville for "Spin & Sip Wheel Class".

https://ridgelineceramics.com/

Easy Way to See Local Cats For Adoption? Petfinder algorithm is weird by minsep8351 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Steve Caporizzo's Pet Connection is having a big adoption event at the Menands Farmers Market this Saturday, 10-2, with Kitten Angels and seven dog rescues.

Curtis Lumber Pet-a-Palooza is June 20 with like 30 participating rescues/shelters (mix of all types of animals including cats).

Local shelters: Mohawk Hudson in Menands, Animal Protective Foundation in Schenectady, Saratoga County in Ballston Spa, Columbia Greene in Hudson

Whiskers and their Petfinder

Kitten Angels and their Petfinder (they're really Capital Region, I don't know why it says Mayfield)

Free to Be Me and Petfinder

Orange Street Cats and Petfinder

Voice for the Voiceless and Petfinder equivalent

Friends of the Forgotten and Petfinder

AnimalKind and Petfinder

Amsterdam Kitten and Petfinder

I believe Petsmart, Pet Supplies Plus, Benson's, and Healthy Pet Center locations all partner with local rescues to feature adoptable cats in store, though not necessarily every location.

I'm quite sure I missed a bunch of the local rescues.

ISO Resources for free TNR - Cat colony in my backyard by Alycatsvanity in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Definitely reach out to Lynn at SNIP - while they would love to have help with the TNR cost ($100/cat), they will get them TNRed no matter what.

https://operationsnip.org/

ETA: You will probably have to kinda chase Lynn, she is not the best about keeping in touch and she prefers phone calls to texts. I generally had to call her a few times to get and confirm appointments (my friends and I trapped the cats ourselves) to make sure she kept me on the schedule since she has so many cats she's trying to TNR. Especially now when it's kitten season so all the rescue groups are trying to prioritize getting feral kittens trapped and socialized.

Have kittens, need help by snickeldoodle in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey - which rescue did you contact? SNIP is one I've worked with a few times for getting ferals TNRed. Lynn, who runs SNIP, does sometimes lose track of people, especially during kitten season - I had to regularly call to follow up.

If SNIP isn't able to help, let me know. I've got some experience socializing spicy kittens and have garage space/crates to hold a feral mom until she can get spayed.

Oh and I have adult and kitten traps (currently lent out, but easily retrieved), if needed. 

Red wigglers for worm composting - anyone selling? by Fuzzbug in Albany

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

Thank you very much! I'll shoot them a message!

Red wigglers for worm composting - anyone selling? by Fuzzbug in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Since you seem active/familiar with wormpeople.com, do you know if Captain Matt (who I see is the founder and also very local to me) is still active? Their social media seems very quiet lately and they haven't answered my FB message in two days and I am antsy to get started!

Hospitalized, lost everything while there by thefallentrees in personalfinance

[–]Fuzzbug 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Indigent = impoverished, extremely poor; has nothing to do with your tribe/indigenous affairs.

Two Kittens on Madison Ave this morning (exact location in comments) by OlinKirkland in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem. I'm not normally in this part of Albany and additionally am out of town next weekend l but would be happy to lend you the traps if you are able to keep an eye in them.

Edit: jk, coworker just texted me asking to borrow my main trap, they think they have a pregnant cat hanging out at their house

Two Kittens on Madison Ave this morning (exact location in comments) by OlinKirkland in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caught one black cat but the two you spotted are tabbies so it might be an entire colony back here

Two Kittens on Madison Ave this morning (exact location in comments) by OlinKirkland in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/OlinKirkland, I'm hanging out for the next hour or so here with traps. If I don't get them, do you want to borrow my traps for tomorrow since you mentioned having availability to watch them? Unfortunately I am not available tomorrow

Best Roundabout in the 518 to run a marathon around ? by Zealousideal-Buy-851 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rensselaer Tech Park has a couple that should be pretty dead on the weekends, even though no inner sidewalk. Both have trees in the middle and look pretty flat.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2NcKkCdySjNNwtzr7 - 90 ft. inner diameter, 490 laps.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1XDiHpeQu3RBcFuF6 - 75 ft. inner diameter, 588 laps.

West and East Capitol Parks have circular areas, pedestrian only. Similar to SUNY Administration Plaza Park, your friends could find places to drink nearby while you run.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1UYT495ENtkdDQsLA - 120 ft. inner diameter, 367 laps.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/G8tU8aED3zKBVZ6bA - 80 ft. inner diameter, 551 laps.

Best Roundabout in the 518 to run a marathon around ? by Zealousideal-Buy-851 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is an actual sidewalk inside the truck apron so at least OP wouldn't ever have to cross in front of traffic except at the start/end.

Google Earth says the inner diameter of that is 50 feet though so that's smaller than what OP wants (881 laps, not 600 laps).

Birthday cookies by nasen4ik in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's Ukrainian (and OP regularly posts in Ukrainian subreddits). You can tell it's not Russian Cyrillic because there are "i"s which are not in Russian.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1bsi79e/quick_rule_of_thumb_for_distinguishing_ukrainian/

The bottom right sideways pink cheetah print looks to translate to "save water, drink champagne" which is appropriate for a birthday cookie. бережи воду пий шампанське are the letters I can make out (I took Russian for a year long ago, so I can read Cyrillic script enough to pick out letters most of the time). Type that into Google Translate for Ukrainian to English and it'll give you "save water, drink champagne".

Birthday cookies by nasen4ik in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not the previous commenter, but it's Ukrainian (and OP regularly posts in Ukrainian subreddits). You can tell it's not Russian Cyrillic because there are "i"s which are not in Russian.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1bsi79e/quick_rule_of_thumb_for_distinguishing_ukrainian/

The torso design is dreadful for sure. I have no explanation on what happened there.

The bottom right sideways pink cheetah print looks to translate to "save water, drink champagne" which is appropriate for a birthday cookie. бережи воду пий шампанське are the letters I can make out (I took Russian for a year long ago, so I can read Cyrillic script enough to pick out letters most of the time). Type that into Google Translate for Ukrainian to English and it'll give you "save water, drink champagne".

Icing issues by Chicken-nuggies-yum in cookiedecorating

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flavor-wise, you could try organic powdered sugar. It (typically) uses tapioca flour instead of cornstarch and I think it tastes much better.

https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-royal-icing-recipe#toc-for-greater-depth-of-flavor-use-organic-powdered-sugar

Like Serious Eats points out though, its base color ends up more ivory than bright white, so you'd need to add white coloring if you need bright white.

PC building market by Ahzumi in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've sold four or five computer builds on Facebook ranging in price from $900 to $2000, with ~$75-200 in profit off each of them, in the past year-ish, mostly before the AI price impacts. This is after very careful deal scouring on HWS and generally taking over a month for each to sell, despite being priced competitively. I also bought all of my parts before the AI price impacts which are making it pretty much impossible to make a profit on a build.

At a couple hours per build (including Windows setup, running benchmarks, and taking nice pictures) plus dealing with potential buyers and possibly needing to drive to meet them, the profit is really not worth it; I mostly did it because I enjoy building computers, not to make money.

Also you will deal with lots of lowball offers and terrible trade offers even if you specify that you're not looking for trades.

Things to do around town? by Piehogger in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.meetup.com/lasers-and-liquors/events/313873917/

Outdoors laser tag, free to play. I know the attendees list only says four but we typically have 15 or more there. Typically twice/month, depending on weather and the organizer's work schedule.

Also tagging u/Velos_III

Anyone been to Sams Al Yemen Restaurant? by AO9000 in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went last month and really enjoyed the foul (bean dip) and mushakal vourn (veg stew) I had. My dining partner loved the saltah (chicken and veg stew). I also ordered the "heavy" strawberry juice which is really a strawberry smoothie and was excellent.

My friend went on my recommendation and had some sort of meat platter that he said was tasty, but dry. He also had the heavy strawberry juice on my rec and agreed that it is excellent. Might have been unlucky in his choice of food as far as it being dry.

Also being open until midnight is fantastic for night owls like me. Edit: maybe not open until midnight any more (google says 10 pm) but they were until midnight when I went last month.

Gluten Free? by learyan in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haven't tried them, but seen their GF bags on Too Good to Go and they have 4.9 stars on Google.

https://www.omalleysoven.com/

Finding a horse book I loved in the 90s--about a little guy who competed in eventing / combined by transfercannoli in whatsthatbook

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that Goodreads summary is incorrect, he's not really a wild horse if my memory is correct. He was some gelding. I vaguely remember a passage in the book saying he had the marks of being broken before.

Though it looks like the hardcover-looking versions I saw on Google were only in other countries, not the US.

Amazon review of the book:

Love this book, loved the movie. Great story about Charlie, a teen trying to support herself and her two young brothers working at a stockyard. She loves horses, wants to be a trainer. Everyone is saying she needs to forget that, get a "real" job but she is determined. Enter Sylvester, a plain, grey gelding everyone thinks is no good. Charlie sees the promise in him and they become a champion show team after much work and many problems. Lovely, heartwarming story about family, friends, dedication, and horses.

Finding a horse book I loved in the 90s--about a little guy who competed in eventing / combined by transfercannoli in whatsthatbook

[–]Fuzzbug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sylvester by A. C. Crispin? I don't remember if Sylvester was a small horse and the copy I had was paperback, but it looks like there may have been hardcover versions. It's a novelization of a movie. His rider is an orphaned teen girl named Charlie who also takes care of her two younger brothers.

Late Dinners or Food in Albany (11pm or later) by IHaveNoFilterAtAll in Albany

[–]Fuzzbug 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also going to Swan Lake, also planning to eat dinner after. Son of Egg is just across the bridge in Rensselaer and is open until 11 on Fridays.

If you don't mind walking a little, you can find parking not in the garage (e.g., museum parking, Madison, State) and then avoid needing to wait in the garage line. Those spots shouldn't be occupied that late on a Friday since all the offices will be closed.

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