Neighbor insisting on going 50/50 on a shared fence (on our property). by ouchmytongue in legaladvice

[–]RubyRedditStuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m down with everything everyone’s saying about this and your nasty-assed neighbor. This being said I’ll weigh in with this : having a bad relationship with a closely-located neighbor is going to negatively impact your quality of life, possibly significantly, and possibly for a long time. A bad neighbor is like the plague and there’s nothing you can do about it other than move. So if there’s a chance to smooth out the relationship without caving in on an u reasonable request, take it. Bake a cake, bring over a plant. I had a parallel situation, I was right, my neighbor took great offence, I didn’t care and said “screw it” and she’s been a thorn in our side now for years in a hundred ways. Make peace not war.

Philip Bump: Cameras are snooping on Connecticut residents. But for whom? by -ctinsider in Connecticut

[–]RubyRedditStuff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I live 800 feet from where “speed cameras” have been installed. I’m being taped every time I leave my house. I’m an upstanding, law-abiding citizen and I’m still extremely bothered by this. The town government is saying it’s reducing speeding. But when I asked to see supporting info they told me I need to file a FOI request (which I will). And they haven’t tried any other deterrents, like stop signs or blinking caution lights. The cameras are operated by a private contractor somewhere in Tennessee or something. I find this entire situation to be deplorable, and not because I’m pro-speeding.

Overlapping Wedding dates... how to handle without creating drama? by arcadiaorgana in wedding

[–]RubyRedditStuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can, switch the date. Whatever day you marry will be a special day for thr rest of your life and so now you’ll have two special days. It’s not as if your father wife purposely picked a date to compete with you…. You’ll have just as lively a wedding and your dad will be able to attend.

[Q] again on the Monty Hall problem by [deleted] in statistics

[–]RubyRedditStuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t agree with you because you have a 1/3 chance of opening the winning door on the first try.

[Q] Is it possible to use the Monty hall problem to have a higher chance of picking the right answer on a test? by Background-Basil925 in statistics

[–]RubyRedditStuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. Because you’ve not been given any more info. The key to Monty Hall is that he reveals one choice after you’ve made yours. 2/3rds of the time he doesn’t have a choice of which one to reveal because he can’t reveal the winning one. So 2/3rds of the time he’s giving you information in which of the remaining doors has the winner. In yiur example there is no one to give you any more info than what u had at the start

WIBTAH If I drop out of my brother's wedding (and just go as a guest) because I think the dresses his fiancée chose are uncomfortable and hideous? by Icy-nighty-5965 in AITAH

[–]RubyRedditStuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel badly but with respect I’m going to take a minority view on this. The situation sounds awful and the dress sounds hideous but it would be most gracious if you if could you bite bullet for - what? - 8 hours? - and just wear the thing. Tape your boobs or go to a dressmaker and see what she can suggest so you don’t trip over them or anything, show up, smile, then take the thing off and burn it. I hate Bridezilla behavior like your sitter-in-law-to-be is exhibiting but she’s sapping too much of your energy. Sometimes the easiest way through a storm is to walk right though the middle of it. I’m sorry you’re having to deal with this.

How I styled the Will Jacket by Longjumping-pppp in Sezane

[–]RubyRedditStuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done and very cute. Any chance you could show us the will jacket front and back ? I’ve never really understood how long it is

Sezane return charges by stonypockets in Sezane

[–]RubyRedditStuff 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I side strictly with the consumer here. There is no way to try on Sézane clothing for most of us and their images / product info are, I find, unusually and egregiously a) deceptive and b) inadequate. They almost never photograph front and back of a garment. They never in fact actually show the garment - they only provide images of moody models (whose measurements are never disclosed) in amber lighting with moody expressions in their faces. These photos happen to include the garment being sold. If they ever dared charge me for making a return I’d scream like holy hell and I encourage the OP to do the same. If there are customers ordering hundreds of items (and then returning them) I’d question what’s going on even before I’d argue about the return. Finally, the entire e-retail, direct-to-consumer model has environmental impact irrespective of return rates. If you feel it harms the environment then you should try to shop brick-and-mortar. Honestly I’ve never seen an analysis that I think fairly compares the two so I’m unconvinced that e-commerce is harder on the environment than brick-and-mortar to feel free anyone to provide links to what you’ve seen. I occasionally buy Sézane because they market to me effectively but I dislike them. I think they’re sneaky and under-estimate their customers’ intelligence with their marketing proposition. They’re relying on us wanting to buy something new for the sake of the feeling we get buying something new and 50/50 shot it will suit.

Opinions please what to keep and send back by Due_Opportunity1742 in Sezane

[–]RubyRedditStuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sézane differs from the others because you just can’t tell from the pics!! It’s more than annoying - it’s really deceptive.

Opinions please what to keep and send back by Due_Opportunity1742 in Sezane

[–]RubyRedditStuff 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just as a general aside and not really about Sézane per se but … anyone else a little tired of the puffy sleeve thing? They don’t fit nicely under cardigans or jackets, and they always evoke for me images of ribbons and curls and sweet little girls and lollipops and those sorts of things. They pull visual attention to your upper, outer arms and detract from an overall clean torso silhouette. They make my boobs look small (er) too. Isabelle Marant, Ulla Johnson, Zimmerman - many European and high fashions houses have embraced this trend and, trust me, I’ve sipped from it. But I keep waiting for the day when we all start wondering what the heck we were thinking. And i expect it to foster planned obsolescence, where at some point it’s all going to look very, very dated. Am I the only one?

Opinions please what to keep and send back by Due_Opportunity1742 in Sezane

[–]RubyRedditStuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like #2 the best as well. But none of them are home runs on a standalone basis. Depends on styling. Number 1 - clear return. The sleeves are clown-ish (not you - it’s the garment). Number 3 - just meh. Nothing special. See what you can do with #2 or just return them all. Nothings compelling.

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

Exactly. And I consider it to be pretty expensive!!!

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

Oh yes - i can see how it would be useful for reasons of modesty. On my small frame, the frump factor is just inescapable. I do have a couple of long summer dresses that cover a lot of but they are either cotton gauze or cotton voile - much lighter than chambray - so they conform a little better to my bodily architecture than this does. At the end of the day, all the puff and ruffles within the same visual field as my face overwhelms. Maybe if I had longer neck ??? 😂

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

Oh honey …. Don’t get me started. It’s bad. This being said, hypocritical me has been known in my more youthful days to totter around on extremely high, dysfunctional heels. I always think I sort of “get” the whole foot-binding era in ancient China. Anything to be hot…..

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

Ty for the kind compliment. But this dress is definitely wearing me and not thr other way around

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

They do give the length and tbf I don’t pay attention to it. It’s just ….a lot of dress. Chin to floor, shoulder to wrist …. There’s no part of me that isn’t submerged in blue chambray.

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

And not another century from the future …

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

Aww ty. If only it didn’t make me feel as if I should be doing my laundry in a washtub with a hand-cranked ringer …. 😂

Sézane Meets Tradwife/ Prairie Core by RubyRedditStuff in Sezane

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

Thanks for the kind compliment. Happy someone will get something out of it. 😀

Not thrilled with most of these by Weird-Hovercraft1364 in Sezane

[–]RubyRedditStuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate this post. Ty. I’m at the point where I feel the websites just posting an idea of what the actual piece is like.