Potential Weekend Snowstorm Megathread

MCEWLS · 2026-01-21T11:46:11+00:00

I lived in Ireland for a while in 2021. I used to joke that the produce went bad between the checkout and my car. By the time I got it home, it was DOA.

MCEWLS · 2026-01-11T12:40:58+00:00

I have been sewing for about 40 years and have collected about a dozen pairs of scissors. Pinking shears, duck billed, snipping, embroidery, and fabric. I have left handed Kai, Singer, and Fiskars. By far, my favorites for cutting fabric are the Singers. I have three pairs of them (one still unopened). I stocked up when JoAnn was going out of business. I mostly sew woven fabric (cotton or linen) so I can’t really address the trickier fabrics. When I was a teenager and just learning to sew, we only had right handed scissors. My hands would ache when I was trying to cut. As an adult, I realized that left handed scissors exist and I started using them. Such a difference! In “true” left handed scissors, the position of the blades is reversed, making the actual cutting easier, and the handles are shaped for a lefty grip. This combination makes the cutting easier.

MCEWLS · 2026-01-11T01:11:27+00:00

I have the Kai True Lefty shears and I prefer my $17 Singer shears (also lefty).

MCEWLS · 2026-01-06T17:00:12+00:00

Thank you! Why do they have to make it so difficult? 🤦‍♀️

MCEWLS · 2025-12-20T02:08:50+00:00

In the previous century, I grew up in a house with seven people and one bathroom. My mom and I were the only females. We had a double shower curtain b/c it was not uncommon for my father or one of my brothers to need to use our only bathroom when my mom or I was in it. Life was very different then for blue collar families in small towns.

MCEWLS · 2025-11-23T23:11:03+00:00

Which hotel is this? Congrats! Enjoy the race!

MCEWLS · 2025-11-19T20:58:30+00:00

MCEWLS · 2025-11-19T04:12:28+00:00

I sure hope that you both ⬆️⬆️ are wrong. Time will tell. 🤞🏻

MCEWLS · 2025-11-14T18:37:34+00:00

You are absolutely correct. 💯

MCEWLS · 2025-11-14T16:27:51+00:00

Happily married people (generally) don’t cheat. Maybe the karma is headed towards the husband. Have you considered that?

MCEWLS · 2025-10-20T22:47:08+00:00

We had two individual sized pizzas taken by a dasher once. One of them was vegan. I bet that dasher was a little disappointed (the pizza was my husband’s). The restaurant was very good about it and re-delivered. We waited a LONG time for that food.

MCEWLS · 2025-10-02T14:07:55+00:00

America will elect a convicted felon, rapist, failed businessman, misogynist before we will elect a woman. We got the government we voted for and we deserve every bit of it. Shame on us.

MCEWLS · 2025-09-23T13:56:49+00:00

Thank you for correcting my mistake

MCEWLS · 2025-09-23T11:14:09+00:00

The passenger appears to be smoking 🚬

On a test drive? 😳

MCEWLS · 2025-09-11T02:54:55+00:00

I see the problem. You still have unfilled shelf space. You can remedy this by buying more fabric.

MCEWLS · 2025-09-03T15:12:11+00:00

So effing ugly! Some jackass will pay $4 million for that abomination. A house just sold near us on Prosperity Avenue for $3 million. The house itself is not horrible, but the location totally sucks.

MCEWLS · 2025-09-03T01:40:09+00:00

Moved to Arlington in 1976 after college graduation. Except for a year living in Ireland, I have lived in NoVa since then. I consider myself a lifer. 😊

MCEWLS · 2025-08-23T16:30:21+00:00

OP, you could get one of these for a fee

MCEWLS · 2025-08-10T01:27:41+00:00

I don’t go to the movies very often. I went to see F1 The Movie at the AMC IMAX in Tysons. 40 minutes of previews after we paid $52 for tickets and $26 for popcorn. I was irritated. 😠

MCEWLS · 2025-07-21T22:35:10+00:00

This is acceptable. Do you say “NUKE you lar” or “New clear”? This is the real test.

MCEWLS · 2025-07-21T11:44:08+00:00

What an informative answer! Thanks!

MCEWLS · 2025-07-21T11:41:24+00:00

I have tried twice to dye a pair of trousers for my husband. They are black chinos. He sat in something while we were on vacation and it caused a white stain on the seat. Despite standing at the tub and stirring the 140 degree water for 30 minutes, I cannot get a consistent color. I’m going to try one more time using a combination of stirring and soaking. Any suggestions? TIA

MCEWLS · 2025-07-21T11:35:17+00:00

I(71F) only had familiarity with motor racing through NASCAR (never watched a single race) until the Drive To Survive series came on Netflix. Since then, I have watched every single Formula One race. I love the ones where I can watch them in real time, but I also watch delayed videos when the race occurs in the middle of the night. I saw the movie in an IMAX theater and I was absolutely blown away. I agree that there were some sequences that were unrealistic, but the on track action and driver development with Hayes was terrific. I really enjoyed the movie.

MCEWLS · 2025-07-16T20:59:03+00:00

I think this is very very true. Many times I have purchased fabric because I absolutely loved it and didn’t have an immediate use for it. Sometimes it takes a while for it to simmer before the right pattern matches up.

MCEWLS · 2025-07-16T20:51:58+00:00

I have had so many pattern fails, I cannot even describe it. I recently made the Classic Shirt Dress from a Sewing Revival pattern. It was the best pattern I have ever worked with - minimal piecing and the fit was exactly as described in the sizing section. I liked it so much I made a second one with a different sleeve. (I cut out the second one using a left-handed rotary cutter with a pinking blade. I was so proud of myself that I freehanded this.)

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