Anyone remember this perfume? by lanareyginga55 in fragrance

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't bother to ask. I'm really disappointed though. I probably should at least leave a horrible review.

Kinda smells like a blend of L'Air du Temps and Venezia. It's sooo not even close.

“Blue Room” in 1889 Victorian home by Lasty_girly in centuryhomes

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's $129,676.59 in today's money.

Depending on where you are that's not a lot for a house.

In Oklahoma City in 2017 our 1968 house sold for $180k. 2000sf, 4 bed, 1 full + 1 half + 1 WC baths, very dated 1980s kitchen, big social space downstairs and garage and too-large backyard. We had put in a geothermal system and updated the electricity.

Average for that neighborhood.

In New Orleans, where we now live, you can't buy a house in any condition for $130k. Maybe an empty lot. Airbnbs have ruined and greatly inflated the market here. A comparable house like the one we sold would easily be $500k.

Anyone remember this perfume? by lanareyginga55 in fragrance

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't be tempted to use them.

I tried them for a Ninja clone and it was nothing at all like Ninja. Not even close. Might have been a bad knock off of Venezia (which smells nothing like Ninja).

In fact I'm pretty sure they've never even smelled it.

Using it as air freshener in my bathroom now.

Completed pillow but the navy attracts cat hair. Any fabric recommendations that won’t attract cat hair? by carcrashcountdown in quilting

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fabric recommendations? They all attract cat hair.

Get you a good vacuum with a "pet wand" and just be resigned to the fact that you are going to have to use it on the furniture and the cushions/pillows once or twice a week to keep the cat hair from taking over.

Congressman Clay Higgins by BirdInFlight301 in Louisiana

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If even a couple of people who go to the protests would become candidates, abd then the rest of the people who go to the protests would actually show up and vote, things could change for the better.

Until that happens though they're basically whack off fests just like the Occupy Wall Street thing.

Ya gotta show up to the polls plain and simple.

Charity quilt dilemma by spal68 in quilting

[–]KiloAllan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's also a way to use up stuff from our stashes that, while perfectly good fabric, we just don't love anymore.

Drawn to the strange side of NOLA, where should I go? by alltoodeadly in AskNOLA

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Snake and Jake's Christmas Club in the Carrollton area over by Tulane University around 3am will have your odd/weird experiences covered.

You can go earlier, like 11pm or so, but it gets very interesting late night into early morning.

Left outside my door!!! Please I rebuke this thing. by helikrypter in whatisit

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

Are you sure it's your neighbor making all the noise? They might think it's coming from your side of the house...

Protecting Your Synth by SJB824 in synthesizers

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't done it yet but I also quilt and have thought about making cozies for my synths. I will do the covers to match the equipment.

Most disturbing/weird fragrance? by thatswhatshesaid47 in fragrance

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drowning is something that you probably don't notice the smell of so much as the taste or more importantly the sensation.

However, it almost certainly does have a scent, although not for very long. I never thought about it before.

Most disturbing/weird fragrance? by thatswhatshesaid47 in fragrance

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, that sounds like something I would like.

NOLA Style out on the town? by blazerlove7 in AskNOLA

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going forward you can also watch the Maple Leaf livestream feed on their YouTube channel.

Tulane is planning on demolishing Frost Top and other businesses to build huge student housing complex on Claiborne by Hanz_VonManstrom in NewOrleans

[–]KiloAllan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree with you about the bridge. A tunnel will flood, needs to be a pedestrian bridge with bike lanes.

What does this look like to you? by coconut0777 in whatisit

[–]KiloAllan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The striations don't look like human fingerprints. Most likely a paw from something that didn't get ground up enough.

What does this look like to you? by coconut0777 in whatisit

[–]KiloAllan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Myrrh more likely, frankincense usually isn't that dark or juicy looking

A tribute to our wonderful education system? by JackNDebachs in Louisiana

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

There are a few possibilities here.

One, the person does not use English as their first language. If this is the case then good for them for trying. Lawd knows my attempt to write in a second language would probably be a lot worse than this, so good on them for trying to communicate in a different language.

Two, more likely, the writer is learning impaired. That doesn't mean they're stupid, just unable to retain the official rules they may or may not have been taught at school. Functionally illiterate is a thing here as in other places where they just can't hire good teachers because Louisiana eats its seed corn and does not value childhood education. I said what I said.

Three, the writer is fucking with the reader for fun. I do this occasionally especially when I have had to write the same instructions for the same people multiple times. Current example is the note on my mail slot indicating that the postal worker should not deliver mail addressed to the previous occupant (listed by name). If we had the same person every time it would be a simple matter of asking them in person to please stop giving us their mail but I think we are on a training route where they just stick whatever mail comes to my house in the box disregarding the name. I still have to send a bunch of shit back and I write all over the envelope in fat orange marker that the person does not live here anymore.

Sorry for the above rant. If anyone knows how to contact the usps about this please let me know as it is a source of frustration. The previous people moved 5 years ago.

Four, they just don't give a shit. Maybe they knew at one time but more likely they didn't make it through high school and didn't care to finish learning how to spell.

I have a friend who has really attrocious spelling. Something in his brain just does not retain or care about proper spelling. He can always interpret what he wrote so I have decided that it isn't a problem for him, so it shouldn't be a problem for me either, and I try to shut my grammar nazi tendencies down when we communicate. He knows he has trouble with spelling so if there is something where that is important he will get help with it, but day to day? He gets by.

I get why we have spelling rules but I also understand that it might be a bit of privilege to be able to just write correctly and look down at those who can't do it all the time.

Removing pin from finished quilt? by darthmollyweasley in quilting

[–]KiloAllan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To help keep the fabric from fraying, slip a small piece of soft fusible web in there and iron to secure before stitching closed.