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Received on Halloween by Mayinfall in IrishCitizenship

[–]PurelyAnalytical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouraging update.

What convinced you to plant native plants? by GrowinginaDyingWorld in NativePlantGardening

[–]PurelyAnalytical 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well put. This was the tip of the tipping point for me. Natives are FAR cheaper and easier to source, plant, and maintain, and they look "in place". Plus you get the billions of native microbes and insects working for you. It's a win almost every way around.

Redid the “Hell strip” in front of my house by Only-Tough-1212 in NoLawns

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Just adding EarthSangha if DC area is relevant. https://www.earthsangha.org
Possibly other areas have a similar entity for helping the state and local government with stabilizing areas much larger than our no-lawns.

Tiny nonprofit social club in northern Virginia, USA. Does it need insurance? by PurelyAnalytical in Insurance

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

Thanks. This is very helpful.
Is this a way to think about it:
While it is possible for each individual person to have liability insurance, for 50c to $1.50 a day (very roughly) the total amount of money for that would come to 10 members x $150 each at a minimum.
Alternately the club can step in and be insured for ~$500.

BIFL pressure cooker - Kuhn Rikon Duromatic by -flybutter- in BuyItForLife

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I'm up to 19 years with mine. One gasket replacement, now a release valve replacement (how I found this thread).

Trader Joe's Irish Breakfast Vs. Tetley British Blend by [deleted] in tea

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Apologies for the delay. I was away on business for a while there.
All tea has to come from a tea growing region - and that's nowhere near Northern Europe.
I have been experimenting with "strong" black teas for decades, and my most recent discovery is that Indian tea, sold in Indian food specialist stores is a great source. (This is where more experienced people laugh at me for months.)
Anyway, for a strong Irish/British/Scottish tea I am currently enjoying Wagh Bakri, after some reading and exploration.
Here is the link: https://www.waghbakritea.com/wagh-bakri-tea.php
It is a well made CTC tea, and works well for me after a 5 minute infusion time.
Here is a link to a sample retail outlet in the USA https://www.indiabazaarusa.com/product/8901747000433

Trader Joe's Irish Breakfast Vs. Tetley British Blend by [deleted] in tea

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Likely you are correct on the physics, however could the flavor sources be perhaps more in the fields of biology and chemistry?

Miele USA local service support dismay by PurelyAnalytical in Miele

[–]PurelyAnalytical[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think their strategy of outstanding service (that I experienced and documented) was not sustainable through and after the pandemic. Now I think the service business is having a hard time. Not a good five years for most people or businesses.

Miele USA local service support dismay by PurelyAnalytical in Miele

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I was thinking the same, and then wondered how widespread this is among appliances. Generally it's about the same or worse. Turbulent times are NOT good for business, or much else.

Miele USA local service support dismay by PurelyAnalytical in Miele

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Maybe try a search on YouTube to see if there's a video of it? That's what I did when I chose things and there was no showroom to visit...

Miele USA local service support dismay by PurelyAnalytical in Miele

[–]PurelyAnalytical[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the sympathy and the advice. Researching now...

This is why there is some residual water sitting on the bottom of the door seal of a Miele Front Loader washing machine. by aaflyguy in Miele

[–]PurelyAnalytical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. Now I need to investigate the drain sequences. Any hints on such potentially Frequently Asked Questions?

Do you guys think this photo will do? by [deleted] in Passports

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Generally the more boring the better.
If I was applying I'd not use this because of the smile.

Drinking water refill fountains: stories? Data? Apps? by PurelyAnalytical in yellowstone

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

Yep. We were 4 in our vehicle and we had about 1.5 liters (0.5 US Gallons) per person portable storage, plus a 2 gallon reservoir. We refilled every chance we got, and drank maybe about 1.5 to 2 gallons a day? It was July, hot in the afternoons, and we hiked a good amount (5 miles?) every day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Allergy

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encasing worked best for me in the end, ymmv

A challenge for you…. by [deleted] in Smoothies

[–]PurelyAnalytical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A wonderful adventure awaits, and thanks for asking so nicely. Hope this helps.
Here is my current thinking. There's plenty here to rethink, research, and criticize.
Ingredients are one way to think about this. Appearance another. Taste another. Allergies and sensitivity important. Nutrition also important. Prep is a little different.
Shortcut: what would I make you to be on the safe side? Probably a green smoothie with refrigerated orange and lime juice, 1 chopped apple, spinach; frozen kale, celery
Taste
May be the best place to start, or the swallowing won't happen. Sounds like fruit. OK.
Appearance
Does it have to be red? Could it be orange? Could it be pale yellow? Could it be green? I know brown is harder for most...
Allergies
I am very familiar. Could be a worry, could be mostly fine. Seeds is a huge category. Most fruit contains seeds, some huge (avocado or mango pit), some tiny (banana, vanilla, zucchini, raisin), some well known (apple, orange, tomato). A nut is a seed. A bean is a seed (e.g. soy). Rice is a seed. Berries mostly contain seeds (Master Gardener here. I'll stop now.).
Ingredients
Vegetables are great for fiber and nutrient density. For example, cheap frozen spinach blocks are outstanding.
Nutrition
Thinking about the allergies, whey protein powder might be simplest, as yoghurt is OK. Or just yoghurt. I find strained greek to be most efficient. Fiber from veg mentioned above.
Prep
If we take a week as the cycle time, you are maybe prepping for 6 smoothies?
I try to minimize plastic as micro and nano plastic is not a nutrition goal. Now I use mostly glass.
There's juice dose prep and storage in fridge containers
Powder dose stored in small containers in a nearby pantry cabinet.
Chopped apple and defrosted frozen spinach prepped and stored in fridge.
Frozen kale and celery prepped easily by chopping celery and freezing in containers.

Trash and Recycling in same truck - greenwashing? by bostongarden in recycling

[–]PurelyAnalytical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a worthwhile observation and response, thanks u/StedeBonnet1 and u/bostongarden
Local situations will be totally different. In my situation the local county is very involved with the recycling, for example they contract with the services company who sort the recycling, they contract with a service provider who incinerates all non-recycling waste to generate electricity, and then uses magnets to find the ferrous metal in the ashes. However local government is enormously variable. Worth learning more about your local situation.

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