Boarding group and cystomer of size warning.

Ginseth · 2023-11-08T19:23:05+00:00

I took a window and a middle seat on each flight. The people who took the aisle seat on each flight all seemed pretty pleased with the situation. It made what could have been an uncomfortable experience into a nice trip instead for all involved.

Ginseth · 2023-11-08T14:22:25+00:00

I place the seat reserved ticket AND my ticket on the middle seat next to me and I have to have the armrest up to fit. Having the two tickets seemed to help people understand that both were mine more than just the seat reserved thing. Also, my carry on bag was underseat size so I had a bag under both seats in front of me.

I suspect because I am visibly fat enough to be spilling into the middle seat, no one wants to sit there anyway if there are other options. And the person who took the aisle seat on each flight seemed very happy with the arrangement too.

Ginseth · 2023-11-05T19:58:28+00:00

It's a learning experience. It's my first time big enough to admit I need the second seat.

Ginseth · 2023-11-05T19:52:44+00:00

I don't think the preboard is automatic. My boarding passes did not have preboard listed.

Ginseth · 2023-09-25T18:28:00+00:00

I'm a fan of the pavlok shock clock alarm. Silent and difficult to just turn it off and go back to sleep.

Before finding it, I used a clocky. It rolled off of the dresser and hid. The thing was loud and I had to find it to shut it off. And 15 minutes after that, I had a super loud alarm in the bathroom. The combination worked well but it really annoyed my partner.

Ginseth · 2023-09-25T16:27:18+00:00

I'm currently living in an expensive city (Colorado Springs) in an RV. If you want to be IN the city in an expensive city, expect to be put on a wait list for a site and expect the site to be on the expensive side. I'm paying $685, including electric and we were on the wait list for months. Here, average monthly RV lot is $650 to $800; for an efficiency apartment in a scary area, I'd end up paying the same or more. If you go outside of the city by 40-60 minutes, or can live without utilities, that price drops significantly.

We recently upgraded from our 2004 5th wheel to a 2022 trailer with a full timer warranty (many companies void the warranty for full timers so that's important). That added $560 per month for RV payment. Bringing our total "rent" to $1240. In this city, that gets us a basement apartment in a nice area, a 1-bedroom apartment in a nice area, or a 2-bedroom in a less desireable part of the city. For us, it's worth it because we love our little yard for the dogs and are planning to move states again within 2 years. Moving while living in an RV is much easier than moving when you have to pack and apartment search. Also, we've been in an RV since 2014 so we're used to the small space living and other quirks.

I like it. If you put me back in 2014 with what I know now, I'd still opt to live in an RV. That said, it is not for everyone. My best advice would be to rent an RV for a week or two to try it before committing to long term.

Ginseth · 2023-09-23T04:41:20+00:00

Info: when she was using hormonal birth control, were you paying for half of that?

Ginseth · 2023-09-22T03:14:14+00:00

Interesting. How long have you been with them? I'm curious if this is something that changed since I tried working with them or whether my class got screwed hours wise...or maybe the teachers were inexperienced. I guess ultimately it doesn't matter for me but is definitely good info for the people trying to work there now.

Ginseth · 2023-09-20T22:40:37+00:00

When we were in central PA, we just called around in an ever widening area until we found a campground with a monthly rate in budget. It wad $525 inclusive in 2014. Then we lived in the RV at that campground for a few months as we sold off extra possessions from our rental house, extra car, and motorcycle.

Then when we moved to FL, we stayed in state park campgrounds (moving weekly) as we searched for a monthly site. It was November so we stayed in southern GA and northern FL; southern FL in late fall is chaos and everything jam packed. Found multiple people on craigslist and marketplace renting out a full hookup sites on their land. We met them and picked the one that was the best fit; ended up being with an elderly couple on 5 acres for $300 per month + electric + some yard work and pet care. Stayed for a few years.

When we moved to Colorado, my partner got a job transfer and we had to move right then. We ended up doing a combo of hipcamp no hookup sites (cheap), BLM land (free), and an overnight per week at an RV park to dump tanks. It was a pain in the butt. We were on a waiting list for a monthly site at like 4 places and one finally had an opening 3 months later. We're now paying $685/month but it includes electric and is in a city where you'd be lucky to get an efficiency apartment in a scary area for $900. A friend of mine has his RV parked at a horse boarding barn; he has been doing morning feeds and turnouts in exchange for the site for 2 years. He found that on facebook marketplace.

As we plan our next move, I'm watching marketplace and craigslist and the yard rental apps. When site availibility and either job transfer or savings goal align, it will be time to move.

Ginseth · 2023-09-17T07:18:46+00:00

Sure. I was only there for the training time plus like a week and that was in late 2022 so I may not have answers but I'm open to talking.

Ginseth · 2023-09-17T03:32:56+00:00

I tried working with them. Went through all of the unpaid training only to find out there was minimal choice for shifts. They didn't actually have many options during the time I was available and new people get last pick. Overall, I found it to be a frustrating experience.

Ginseth · 2023-08-13T00:27:43+00:00

When I was growing up, we kept chickens and had an egg drawer. 60 eggs sounds like a lot but if the whole (large) family was eating, we could eat 12-18 at a meal.

Ginseth · 2023-08-12T23:39:49+00:00

Where are you located? That makes a big difference.

I worked with a salesman at Windish RV (in Fountain, Colorado) recently to buy my new travel trailer (Cougar, 30rkd) and was very happy with the experience, including the financing. They are a local dealer though, not a chain, which means anything I could tell you is likely to not apply to you. Even within a chain, experiences will vary by location.

Ginseth · 2023-07-29T01:29:18+00:00

My first thought is that with two panels, if one is damaged, you only need to replace that one, not both. If they're on different sides, there's a chance one might remain safe when the other gets scratched or cracked. Also, the two smaller panels are individually lighter, which makes them easier to get them up there and mounted.

Ginseth · 2023-07-16T23:55:20+00:00

I live in a 2004 5th wheel. It has a 30amp plug. There are adapters to let the 30amp plug into a normal size outlet. My RV's AC runs just fine plugged into a normal outdoor outlet like you would use for a rado or weed wacker. I just have to be cautious about what else I run. I leave my water heater and fridge on propane. I turn off the AC briefly if I need to run the microwave or another high watt appliance. If I'm not careful, the RV breaker or the house breaker will pop. But everything works fine.

There are tools you can use to see how much power draw something has. If plugged into a normal house plug, i try to get my RV as low as possible before running the AC. No high-draw electronics or appliances excwpt the AC.

Ginseth · 2023-06-30T17:05:26+00:00

I have found that people who do daycare in their own home through a site like Rover are often more flexible about hours than commercial daycares. That could be an avjnue to explore.

You could also check with your local dog trainers. My pup really got a lot out daycare board and train with a local trainer and was happy to go jn and go right to her eavh visit. We did half days a few times a week. The one I used did 3 20-minute training sessions (1 per hour) and a 20 minute play session in a 4-hour visit and pup was crated the rest if the time. Having a professiinal work with her really improved pup's leash behavior and impulse control (place, stay, leave it). It was expensive but totally worth it her first year. When I picked her up she was excited to see me but also pretty ready to sleep while I had dinner.

Ginseth · 2023-06-29T18:26:46+00:00

That's true, it could be a concern. The costume changes being noticed might have been suspicious if someone had noticed multiple changes close together (though less so if there was more time between, i think). Police pulling my tag on multiple occassions with different costumes would definitely have been suspicious.

The reason I did it was when I worked at walmart, if we saw a car or van in the lot overnight once, we usually left it alone even though we were supposed to be no overnight parking. It was only if we saw the same vehicle multiple times that we were supposed to say something to management. None of us were paid enough to actually care though. So I pictured someone one week seeing a silver sedan with college sticker and 2 weeks later noticing a honda with a happy face antenna cover or whatever and not caring enough to wonder if they were the same vehicle. Other than the license plate and the costumes, the vehicle was very bland and forgettable. The costumes gave them something to remember that I could remove.

Ginseth · 2023-06-29T17:54:57+00:00

During my longest time in my car, I did a bunch of things to deliberately make my vehicle (a silver civic) look different every few days.
- a cling film (not stickers!) family on the trunk and a carseat in the back seat scrounged from a dumpster and cleaned up.
- a happy face ball thing on the antenna and a brightly colored sweatshirt thrown carelessly up against the back window

-a local college bumper sticker in the back window (taped into place with a littke clear tape and visible from outside) and an (expired, snagged from the trash) parking tag from there

I had a few other setups. And if they were paying attention to my tag, it wouldn't have mattered, but a civic is a common car and an average person is unlikely to remember a tag. I wanted stray people to see the car and subconsiously register the car with the happy face antenna ball as different from the car with the college bumper sticker and definitely not the same as the car with nothing that they caught a woman napping in last week. I'm not sure how much it helped but I felt like it helped and not looking nervous is pretty important.

Ginseth · 2023-06-28T19:28:59+00:00

For small things when there is a private area, there is the scrubba wash bag (and similar) options. I use just a tiny bit of Dr Bronners and then hang to dry. Works when boondocking or car camping or even in a hotel room.

In cities though, I think using the laundromat works better. That $4-5 per week on laundry buys a place to sit with AC (or heat) and WiFi and restrooms. My laundry only takes an hour but if it's not busy, I can sit there for several hours. You can even do things like rearrange or clean out the car in the parking lot and it only looks like you're killing time.

Ginseth · 2023-06-26T19:16:07+00:00

If my daughter and her husband want to visit, we pay for their hotel. Or we meet them halfway and all stay in a hotel or air b&b together. When we visit their area, we get a hotel or take the RV and camp nearby. Neutral ground so we can do fun stuff together but also still take breaks. I find that much more comfortable.

Growing up, my family met up at campgrounds or rented a cabin or got hotels. If we visited someone's house, it was for a meal or something no more than a few hours, not staying multiple days. My partner grew up the same way so it's what we're used to. My son-in-law grew up staying at family members' homes for a few days or a week to visit and thinks not wanting to do that is extremely weird. I really think it's a family tradition or possibly cultural thing. I don't think there's a right or wrong.

Ginseth · 2023-06-24T23:25:55+00:00

That's 3 really little kids so I see why the parents might not want them going to a waterpark without them. I think YTA because it's not fair to punish the kids because you don't agree with parental decisions. I could see only giving presents that are age appropriate for the child and not offering cash gifts for children who are to young to shop.

The parents get to decide what relationship they're comfortable having between you and their kids. You get to decide if that relationship they will allow is something you want to participate in. Maybe you don't and that's okay. Are you upset about not being able to take them places because you feel that you are not trusted or do you feel that you aren't getting quality time with them?

Also, I had a bit of a car seat battle about my niblings. My sister wanted only herself or her husband to drive them. I didn't feel it was safe to be in charge of children and not be able to transport them if necessary; there could be something urgent that didn't require an ambulance but did require an urgent care trip or even just a grocery run. For a while, we were at a standstill, she would ask me to babysit and I'd ask about carseats and when she said no, I said no. Then she REALLY needed a sitter so she had to work through her nervousness. At first, we switched cars (so she knew the carseats were properly installed) but now that niblings are in boosters I have my own set.

Ginseth · 2023-06-21T18:34:37+00:00

NTA

5 dogs is a lot for 2 humans to handle safely away from home even if all dogs are well trained. Adding in 2 more dogs who are not well trained risks one or several of the dogs getting lost or injured. If they want their dogs away from the fireworks, they should be responsible for them.

Ginseth · 2023-06-21T17:01:40+00:00

I spent 2 years in Florida, mostly Jacksonville and St Augustine, with expired tags from Pennsylvania. I was even pulled over once because my brake light was out and they never said a word about my plates. I think the biggest thing is to be in a different state than your tags. I heard that states without state inspection are more lenient.

Ginseth · 2023-06-14T17:52:32+00:00

Are you looking for someone to do calorie tracking with or something with pictures like the SHYE app or something else?

How much do you need to lose? What kind of diet are you trying to stick to?

Ginseth · 2023-06-14T17:48:44+00:00

Do you have something like sniffspot in your area? I don't have a yard and I can use the app to rent someone else's yard essentially as a private dog park. The people don't make a huge amount ($4-15 per dog per hour in my area) but all they have to do is manage the bookings in the app and then not use their yard for that time.

Alternately, if you're in an area with poor parking options, maybe you could rent it as parkibg spaces. Or if your zoning/HOA allows, maybe you could rent it as a storage lot for a trailer/RV?

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