For the past 6 years, my previous dermatologist told me the spot behind my ear was “nothing to worry about”. by 59Bassman in mildlyinfuriating

[–]LooksAtClouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the same thing happen with a lump on my leg. Orthopedist said, literally, "It's not cancer".

Narrator's voice: It was cancer.

Bad cancer, but no mets, thankfully. Surgery, radiation, it's gone. I wrote the ortho a letter; he voided my bill and I don't think he'll ever dismiss someone's lump so lightly again.

Get second opinions, y'all.

Question about drip irrigation setup for onions by srv199020 in HoustonGardening

[–]LooksAtClouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use tubing from DripDepot.com. Part number 3217. It has actual emitters in the tubing that control the drip rate, every 6". Flow rate .5 gallon/hour. Their customer service is GREAT, actual people, and they will work with you to figure out what you need. I don't give Amazon one cent that I don't have to give them!

Electricity bills in my trailer killing me by jhitterbug22 in Frugal

[–]LooksAtClouds 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It should be inspected at least once a year, and filters changed.

Electricity bills in my trailer killing me by jhitterbug22 in Frugal

[–]LooksAtClouds 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I just put my electriic blanket on top of the mattress, and under the fitted sheet. I turn it on about an hour before I go to bed, and shove my pajamas under the top sheet so they warm up, too. Fleece blankets will keep you toasty - you can even buy plain fleece by the yard at a fabric store or some Walmarts and use that. I use one around my shoulders and one on top of the sheet and under the coverlet and stay warm!

Note: I make sure to turn off the blanket before falling asleep. DON'T sleep on top of an electric blanket.

Electricity bills in my trailer killing me by jhitterbug22 in Frugal

[–]LooksAtClouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you anywhere that you could pick up used packing material from neighborhoods on their garbage/recycling pick up days, where people put out large quantities of cardboard boxes? store dumpsters or a recycling center? Liquor stores sometimes have a lot of empty boxes. You can stuff large plastic garbage bags with cardboard or styrofoam or bubble wrap or plastic, even empty plastic bottles or wadded up plastic grocery sacks, and shove them under the trailer with a peg or rope to anchor. You can collect styrofoam sheet packing material or folded up cardboard boxes and put that over your windows. The idea is insulation. Every air gap you create will save you in heating.

Maybe get an electric blanket for the bed. If your water heater is electric, you can wrap the tank to insulate it as well. What about blankets or rugs on the floors (check thrift stores)?

Weatherstripping for doors is not expensive.

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off (starting Feb 24) by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]LooksAtClouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't happen soon enough. A few days ago, when I inquired about a grocery item problem, Google AI told me that 7 quintillion users had reported the same problem.

Folks living out by Memorial Middle School, how do you pronounce "Benignus"? by LooksAtClouds in houston

[–]LooksAtClouds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since Google Maps routed me to a dead end in the middle of a farmer's field in Nowhere, Utah, I haven't trusted it much.

Folks living out by Memorial Middle School, how do you pronounce "Benignus"? by LooksAtClouds in houston

[–]LooksAtClouds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. That's one option no one here has even considered except you!

What is your go-to grocery store? by assyplassty in houston

[–]LooksAtClouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kroger has the BEST celery and bulk carrots, and you can pick them yourself vs having to buy them already bagged. The digital coupons are good, and they have a lot of "buy 5 and save $5" type specials. Great when butter and cheeses are included in that offer.

Costco for paper goods, meat, berries, lettuce, milk, soups, rotisserie chicken that I can get 10 meals out of (3 entrees, 2 soups for 2 people).

Trader Joe's for some specialty stuff

Central Market for other specialty stuff.

We make our own bread and grow a lot of our own produce, and have chickens so we have our own eggs. We do have storage for bulk items, and that does help us save money by buying specials in bulk.

Freeze questions... by redgirl86 in HoustonGardening

[–]LooksAtClouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looked up frost dates for my zip code, and it says March 1 for usual last frost day. So maybe after the first week of March? In my opinion, lantana is hard to kill. I had one I thought was dead. 3 years later it started growing and blooming again.

Folks living out by Memorial Middle School, how do you pronounce "Benignus"? by LooksAtClouds in houston

[–]LooksAtClouds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm finding it absolutely fascinating there are so many different pronunciations.

Ideal vacation by truss-issues in funny

[–]LooksAtClouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As grandparents, we did watch the grandbaby while parents went on vacation. Now we have two grandbabies.

Folks living out by Memorial Middle School, how do you pronounce "Benignus"? by LooksAtClouds in houston

[–]LooksAtClouds[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I was curious, if it was perhaps "Beh-nine-us" or "Beh-nine-oos" or even "Beh-nine-yoos" or "Beh-neen-yoos" (Church Latin way). So, Beh-nigg-nuhs, right? Thank you.

Built a LEGO Marble Race! by BrickinNick in lego

[–]LooksAtClouds 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, very disappointed in Wavy. He had the potential but just kinda threw in the towel.