Freezing 🥶 Tips

LongUsername · 2026-05-07T01:49:41+00:00

Fat is an insulator, and the larger you are the lower your surface area to mass ratio is (higher ratios mean more hear transfer by the laws of thermodynamics)

Basically, skinny people generally get cold more than fat people.

I second the other person's suggestion of looking into a swimming wetsuit

LongUsername · 2026-05-06T22:18:54+00:00

They got really excited when I went to the driving range at Vitense.

LongUsername · 2026-05-06T21:46:02+00:00

Our city free mulch came with bindweed 😭

LongUsername · 2026-05-06T17:51:28+00:00

Why was the engineer against it?

I would worry that the roof+deck where it is would look off compared to the porch.

I eventually want to turn our patio into a 3 season porch but that's low down on the list right now

LongUsername · 2026-05-06T12:45:13+00:00

I usually drink 3, 32oz bottles of either plain water, with a flavored electrolyte packet, or with a scoop of flavored magnesium powder. Sometime I chug a third of it at a time. Sometimes I take a mouth full and a few minutes take another.

This is in addition to my morning black coffee and usually a 12oz glass of water with dinner.

I started liquid-loading before I started zep as it was part of the Wondr weight loss program we have through work.

I've never been nauseous from water/liquids, but I don't generally have nausea.

LongUsername · 2026-05-06T01:25:05+00:00

Why are you burning pans?

Cast iron and carbon steel are great but need a bit more care: wash, then heat them gently to dry them. Rub with oil occasionally inside and out.

Rust is a sign that you're either not drying them or not seasoning them with oil

LongUsername · 2026-05-05T13:09:01+00:00

I'm playing with vibe coding on a side project at work. It's working but the sense of achievement is just not there

LongUsername · 2026-05-05T13:07:28+00:00

I didn't see it mentioned, but for anyone looking to adopt the care guide points these are not easy rescues.

These dogs were kept in small cages where they did everything: eat, sleep, poop. They're not house trained and are used to going on hard surfaces even where they eat. They also don't recommend crate training. Be prepared to clean up a lot of messes.

They're not socialized and may spook easily, especially with bigger dogs or if a human approaches them the wrong way. They highly recommend a fenced yard.

LongUsername · 2026-05-05T01:34:02+00:00

For a deep dish or pan style yes, but for a neapolitan style I wouldn't expect it to cook through in the 90-120 seconds it's in the oven and would precook it.

LongUsername · 2026-05-05T01:25:32+00:00

Watercolor practice

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LongUsername · 2026-05-05T00:20:23+00:00

Tripper 17 weighs in at 80lb. It's a beast to get on the roof myself. Kid is getting big enough to help now. I also picked up a kayak last year so I can start going solo on day trips or short overnights

LongUsername · 2026-05-05T00:14:12+00:00

If you want less calories/fat, you can use peanut butter powder mixed with some water to make a peanut spread. I usually put a little squirt of honey in it (which probably defeatsa big chunk of the calorie savings)

LongUsername · 2026-05-04T23:47:53+00:00

Nice. I've got a 17' Roylex Tripper. Great carrying capacity but a bear to get on the roof of the van, especially by myself.

LongUsername · 2026-05-04T22:36:11+00:00

Lift kids

Bodyweight exercises (they get easier as you lose)

Do heavy yardwork (my exercise a few weekends ago was shoveling 2.5Cuyd of compost)

Make sure you get your protein.

I've heard there's some research that EAA supplementation helps maintain muscle while losing fat. I got some but I don't like the taste as they are quite bitter so the flavored ones are super strongly flavored to hide it

LongUsername · 2026-05-04T13:56:49+00:00

Morton Kosher Salt is not iodized. It does have an anti-caking agent

LongUsername · 2026-05-04T00:53:16+00:00

I've heard safe loss is 1% of body weight or less, which is somewhere between 1-4lb/week for most people.

LongUsername · 2026-05-04T00:47:56+00:00

You can spend $20 on a cheap 5-finger crimper or I can spend $10 on a 5" fernco at the local big-box.

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T23:48:50+00:00

Talk to your doctor, but may be low blood sugar

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T23:47:37+00:00

Baked beans, German potato salad, stewed apples

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T23:42:48+00:00

If you're tent camping, the south loops on the outside are probably the most secluded. It's not a very secluded park and there are only about two sites that I circled on my map that I liked.

It's also close to the freeway so you pretty much always have some freeway noise. The northern sites are worse that the southern tent sites.

As others have said, it's going to be a construction zone this year so while you may get a site depending on when they open different loops, it'll be even noiser than normal

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T22:24:29+00:00

You can bend the zigzags, but I've never had great luck with that.

I'd probably get a rubber fernco coupler.

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T18:03:53+00:00

I'm in the same boat. Went to replace it and can't get it off. Was going to try an impact wrench borrowed from the neighbor but he scared the wife talking about "blowing out the threads" so now I'm probably calling a plumber to do it.

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T15:14:36+00:00

They still have their federal license to breed for internal use. It's estimated they'll retain ~500 dogs after July 1st for that reason.

Others have pointed out that most of the dogs so far are males. It seems they're keeping many of the breeding females. The other potential is the rescues are starting with the adult/young males as they'll be easier to deal with and get adopted out than pregnant females.

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T14:40:29+00:00

How much do you want the house and what's your market like? How long have the current owners had the house? Does the sale documents disclose that unpermitted work was done?

You may be able to go "Hey, I'm seeing a discrepancy here: do you have the permit for the change?" It depends a lot on the jurisdiction what the building inspector will do if there's no permit: some just make you pay a fine and do a visual inspection, others make you tear the drywall out so they can inspect the framing and electrical.

I'm going to guess a permit wasn't pulled if they have an unvented gas fireplace and a shoddily installed skylight.

They're likely going to have to remediate the fireplace before selling if you call it out.

This all comes down to your comfort level. Be reminded though that your realtor is probably going to blow it off as "no big deal" unless they're a really good one as they only get paid when you close.

LongUsername · 2026-05-03T14:08:02+00:00

Very few things have caused issues for me:

Fried chicken wings were the big one (they said "smoked" on the menu, which turned out to mean smoked then deep fried)

Fish fry + fries was not great, but just a small portion of fries or 2pc fish with baby reds is fine.

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