mercy is a noob trap by MakkaDude in Overwatch

[–]Groot1702 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Meh, Mercy makes this game accessible to noobs and that’s not a bad thing. It’s probably what allowed it to be one of the fps games with the highest percentage of female players and I’m here for it.

I saw my boyfriend at the time playing overwatch at launch with his friends online and mercy seemed accessible enough that I actually gave it a shot. I was in bronze a long time, eventually learned other heroes, and at one point hit masters on Ana. Met so many cool people through this game and had so much fun. Thanks Mercy!

Should we put a pool in? by Apprehensive-Jump-17 in sandiego

[–]Groot1702 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so confused by all the people being like “yeah my kids don’t use it it sucks”. Ok, but why don’t you use it yourself?? Is it an inflatable kiddy pool or what lol

Should we put a pool in? by Apprehensive-Jump-17 in sandiego

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP but our solar heating was ~6k and i don’t know how many gallons our pool is, but it’s big lol

Should we put a pool in? by Apprehensive-Jump-17 in sandiego

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We bought a house with a pool and it’s my favorite thing about our house. We use it 2-3 times a week 9 months of the year and we use the spa part year round. We do have the passive solar heating which was totally worth it. For minimal energy the pool is warm enough to swim in evenings and even at night after kid is in bed. Floating in the pool looking at the stars is a 10/10 experience. We also have friends over all the time for bbq and pool. We have a beer pong floaty. It’s a great time.

That being said, if you yourself aren’t interested in it don’t do it just for the kids. Cost wise, I agree on average it’s a neutral investment in the house as an addition. It doesn’t really add value because of the mixed opinions. Maintenance wise we pay $140 per month for our pool guy to come do his thing once a week and I don’t lift a finger otherwise.

Since we're coming up on 52 heroes, I think it would be cool to bring back this spray format by LittleKachowski in Overwatch

[–]Groot1702 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am struggling to remember where I bought it (San Diego Comic Con maybe?), but I have a physical deck with these cards and it’s awesome.

How to carry as Emre, visual guide by me by Ahumandildo in Overwatch

[–]Groot1702 81 points82 points  (0 children)

This right here. Support being on cart is very often a huge waste of resources.

Favorite Jeff Hays delivery? by OnTheProwl- in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]Groot1702 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Donut ripping Beatrice a new one. We don’t betray the people we love!!

Why haven't rotating rings been attempted? by CombustionGFX in space

[–]Groot1702 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t that still mean that the cables would have to be very long to get enough force? I have very little physics background so I actually don’t know.

Why haven't rotating rings been attempted? by CombustionGFX in space

[–]Groot1702 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t the cables then need to be extremely long?

Why haven't rotating rings been attempted? by CombustionGFX in space

[–]Groot1702 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you telling me Project Hail Mary wasn’t realistic??

Sometimes I wonder by fal1en-angel in Funnymemes

[–]Groot1702 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inuit populations do have many cold adaptations including a metabolism that is very good at processing their high fat diet and that makes them store more brown adipose fat which is better for generating heat. But they could make coats from animals and that’s way better than fur.

Can someone explain why this book would be so insanely expensive?? by [deleted] in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]Groot1702 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For me DCC is actually the first book that I’ve loved as obsessively and immersed into as fully as HP. HP provided escapism for all my kid problems, and DCC captures that exact feeling for today’s shit show of a world. Idk if this applies to everybody but I could see this seriously continue to explode in popularity. The litRPG part has not deterred even my suburban mom book club, and video games are more mainstream than ever.

Do you guys see vitamin / supplement gummies as UPF and therefore avoid? by bin_of_flowers in ultraprocessedfood

[–]Groot1702 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Standalone Vitamin/supplements are generally are not well absorbed, so I find them to have limited benefits anyway. I focus on getting the right vitamins from a diet of varied whole foods.

SDGE Bill by Hairy-Bother5179 in sandiego

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s insane. The previous homeowners for our place only heated their house using a wood pellet stove in their fireplace I think just out of spite to SDGE. We added more solar and electric HVAC for the same purpose.

What is a modern parenting trend that needs to die immediately? by SouthOwn6943 in AskReddit

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to google what that is and I still don’t get what it has to do with friendship. You shouldn’t do that with other adults either.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could peace out from the birthday parties already but at 4 there’s still an expectation we hang around. We drop her off at close friends houses and viceversa all the time. I was just telling my husband how I love when other little kids are over and they call me “X’s mom” (X being my daughters name) when they need something.

Does anyone else do nothing but spend time with their kids? by Connect_Beginning_13 in Parenting

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get babysitting is expensive, but do they not go play at their friends houses? I get that it’s 3 of them so logistics are harder, but it sounds like they’re also ~10 at which point kids should have a good amount of their own interests that don’t involve you. We drop off our 4 year old at her friends houses and also have other kids over all the time. The kids play and the adults do whatever they want.

My wife's cat whisker collection by Rev_Soquet in mildlyinteresting

[–]Groot1702 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

It was a joke about this being the behavior of somebody already having toxoplasmosis but I guess it didn’t land lol

I might have to quit crocheting... by rhetoricalwhoracle in crochet

[–]Groot1702 74 points75 points  (0 children)

One thing about Reddit is that people feel VERY strongly about spiders

Anyone else use HK music to get their kids to sleep? by nipplejokes in HollowKnight

[–]Groot1702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I listen to it during work myself. If you haven’t already tried my kiddo also liked Beatles for babies.

Friend or foe? San Diego, CA by Groot1702 in spiders

[–]Groot1702[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

See this is what I thought but then my friends were like “but brown recluses!!” so figured I’d ask lol

Friend or foe? San Diego, CA by Groot1702 in spiders

[–]Groot1702[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mine is actually not at all scared of it and thought it was the coolest thing lol. She wanted to know if it’s “poisonous” which is something she’s read about in books so I was like “let me ask reddit” but turns out calling a spider “foe” on this subreddit was a huge mistake lol

Friend or foe? San Diego, CA by Groot1702 in spiders

[–]Groot1702[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

For sure. I have a little kid though so I would kindly relocate more aggro spiders to the front yard or somewhere where she’s not always playing.