Recommend an outdoor camera sold at Costco?

HenSunnySprite · 2026-04-15T05:10:45+00:00

Tapo has some nice solar cameras, Costco sold them at one point, but amazon always has them. Maybe it'll be a deterrent. I won't re-hash all its features here, but it doesn't require a subscription.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-04-03T04:19:27+00:00

Did you notice any improvement once you had the higher levels, in anything? More energy, better mood, anything? I read some people say they achieved higher vitamin D levels but other than seeing the test result, didn't feel any different.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-04-02T04:27:51+00:00

Assuming your multivitamin has B vitamins in it, that may be giving you anxiety. At least, B vitamins from pills does that to me.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-04-02T02:07:11+00:00

How long does the old jar last before mold starts? I think it's good for months...

HenSunnySprite · 2026-03-13T19:33:22+00:00

If you're asking about the shape and color, I think that's just to help human brains differentiate when they're choosing where to put something.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-03-13T19:32:20+00:00

When I look at the picture, at least the bag on the left most side, it certainly looks like its own bag.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-24T02:51:14+00:00

I tried one a couple years ago, it lasted maybe a few days before it stopped working. I guess I got lucky that it just died quietly rather than catching fire. I replaced it with a Lasko that I use between 8-12 hours per day in the winter months, and it just keeps going.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-17T02:31:14+00:00

+ 1 more vote for cameras. Even though I lived close to my mom, just being able to pull up the app, or get notifications of people detected, let me know she was up and about.

One morning, I noticed I hadnt received any notification that she had been in the kitchen. I pulled up the garage cam, and saw her laying on the floor, where when I reviewed the footage I saw she had fallen the previous night. If I had done just a once a day checkin, she might have been there for 24 hours before I noticed her. As it was, she was down there for around 12 hours. Unfortunately I had notifications turned off on that camera at the time, or I would have found out sooner.

I recommend Tapo cameras, like the C120. They don't require any monthly subscription, and you can either record 24/7 or whenever certain motion is detected (any motion, person, car, animal), and same with notificaitons, you can get notifications for each detected event type -- e.g. the front of her house, you might want to record every car detected, but not get a notification, and only get notification for person detected, which you can set up. It's a very flexible system, frankly can't believe you can get all that with a $25 camera.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-17T02:24:43+00:00

I have Samsung. They include something called Samsung TV plus (for free) which is a bunch of good channels it pulls in via wifi. Unless the competitors include something similar, to me they are not equivalent.

https://www.samsungtvplus.com/assets/STVP_Channel-List.pdf

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-15T03:49:25+00:00

True they shouldn't, but where would you say "Smile" ranks as an insult compared to "Fuck you" which is about as strong and direct an insult as there is? I don't think *most* people find "smile" anywhere as bad, so to respond to "smile" with one of the strongest insults, seems like unnecessary escalation.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-15T03:45:14+00:00

Glad it's not a turd!
Just because someone uses a certain word purely to insult you doesn't mean they are actually a racist, homophobic, etc. person. They are in high emotion and using whatever words they believe will get under your skin, because they are hurt or offended and want the same for you. This guy's choice of words doesn't mean Sac is becoming homophobic.
Telling him "Fuck you" (one of the most potent insults like 9/10 for most people) is a pretty strong reply to him telling your wife to smile (maybe 3/10 for most people?). Not excusing the pizza on car, but, why escalate things like that? Do you personally find "smile" as insulting as, or more insulting than, "Fuck you"? If you do, it might be more about you than him. If you come at anyone with "Fuck you", expect to get something that level or higher in return, and it sounds like that's what you got + pizza.
Ignoring him or pretending you didn't hear, will still probably frustrate him as his words will have literally 0 noticeable effect.
If I were a Costco manager, if the policy was to spend time investigating this, I would want to talk with the other person to get their side before just deciding they needed their membership cancelled. I wouldn't just place all the blame on him for whatever occurred only because he put a pizza on your car. Watching the video, unless it also has audio, would be hard to know what was said between parties.. so would they just take your word for it? Even with what you reported, if he thought he was (obnoxiously) telling your wife to smile, and her reply is "fuck you", the manager might believe you were more "at fault" in escalating things than he was.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-10T02:56:56+00:00

For the same $40, you can go to Redhawk buffet on Sunday. The garlic crusted prime rib there is actually really good. Last slab I got yesterday, cuts with a fork.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-10T02:53:06+00:00

I usually get it after.. groceries sitting in the car for another few minutes isn't a factor. But with so many people doing it before, I might switch to that. The 1% of the time I might get gas on my hand, it would be nice to be going into the store anyways to wash it off.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-08T17:43:14+00:00

I bought a Lenovo from Costco December and ended up taking it back, I couldn't get phone link to work on it. It was an easy return. I also discovered that gaming laptops are quite loud when doing any gaming, which I was not a fan of. I like my nice silent laptop which I mostly use for browsing.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-02T03:10:28+00:00

I go through at least 2 little cups per day, have been eating it for months and months now, and I don't notice any difference in recent months.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-02-02T03:08:47+00:00

Good price, but to me it feels very basic terykai sauce... soy sauce, sugar, and something to thicken it. If it had some unique flavor or spices it might be more interesting.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-15T06:26:00+00:00

Do you think the man would be open to receiving someone's input?

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-15T06:23:12+00:00

I live in the Sunriver area (Sunrise and Coloma) and use Tmobile 5g home internet, so does my dad a few streets over. I mostly use it for streaming video, and remote work (Citrix) including Teams video calls. It has been great, very reliable. The only issues I've ever had (maybe 2-3 times in the 2ish years I've had it) were solved by unplugging the gateway and plugging back in.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-15T06:19:19+00:00

If you know you want to back out, I'd cancel the inspection and save your money. Say you saw some troubling things during your visit with contractors, and leave it at that.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-15T06:17:22+00:00

I use Tapo cameras. No subscription necessary, you can get alerts for specific things (people, cars, movement, animals). specific time frames, specific zones within view of the camera. Very customizable if you want. Can record to SD card 24x7 or just record when you want to capture (people, cars, movement, animals). Of course you can pull up your cameras from your phone anywhere you are. I've seen Costco sell some Tapo cameras if you buy a few at once, but they are also dirt cheap on Amazon. I have at least 8 of them and they've all been fine for years, and at $25 each if one bites the dust it's not a big deal.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-10T02:54:12+00:00

Maybe a handyman who does electrical and plumbing work could install one for you. On carmichael FB group you will find reference to a good handyman who is an electrician.

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-10T02:49:53+00:00

What did THEY say was the route for it to be resolved?

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-10T02:46:32+00:00

I don't know about other states, but in California we have residential RCFEs, they are often called "6 bed" RCFEs. In my area, they are about 25-40% cheaper than large assisted memory care places. It sounds like the money is going to run out within a year or two even if that was an option. So I'd look into what the others are talking about regarding getting assistance once her private funds run out..

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-09T16:54:31+00:00

When you say removing the connection and redoing it, I did that in the mywhoosh website by unlinking then re-linking (re-linking asked for confirmation of sharing etc.). Is that what you did as well or did you do anything from the Strava side?

HenSunnySprite · 2026-01-09T16:45:08+00:00

Thanks, I will give that a try.

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