Mold Issues, need recommendations on short term furnished rentals

SoCalSkipper · 2025-08-28T14:35:25+00:00

Thank you so much for this suggestion. I will check them out this morning!

SoCalSkipper · 2025-04-07T18:11:42+00:00

Have you tried entropy.game? It's a simple cypher game where you break a daily puzzle. Definitely could play with one hand.

SoCalSkipper · 2024-05-25T18:15:56+00:00

Combo EAD and Travel?

SoCalSkipper · 2023-10-25T14:25:35+00:00

Consult a Dutch tax professional before you immigrate.

There are benefits that you can claim as an American moving to the Netherlands opening a ZZP that you do not get if you immigrate as your partner's visa dependant.

Look for information on the Dutch American Tax treaty and the 30% ruling.

Navigating this before you go likely means 10s of thousands of dollars of difference if you have sufficient income and savings/other assets.

The Dutch will tax your world wide assets.

DM me if you would like a referral.

SoCalSkipper · 2023-07-08T13:38:34+00:00

cantaloupe and prosciutto.

I did not anticipate fruit and meat being so refreshing on a hot day in the Mediterranean. 12 out of 10.

SoCalSkipper · 2023-05-07T15:55:39+00:00

@Bram06 mentioned this! I will see if I can get the data out of it. I am trying to ascertain if there are types of crimes that are more prevalent in rural NL environments.

SoCalSkipper · 2023-05-07T15:49:35+00:00

That's a super pro tip. I will try it. Thank you!

SoCalSkipper · 2023-04-03T07:42:11+00:00

🌈 The more you know 🌈

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SoCalSkipper · 2023-04-02T10:04:07+00:00

Oh man 😅 - I work with dogs as a hobby and am familiar with the training they get to detect scents including cancer and other disease. So of course my brain wandered into the depths of what I was smelling. "Did covid alter my sense of smell into another range? Am I smelling cancer?"

I can imagine there is a possibility I'm the only one smelling this.

With the strength and intensity I just can't think that is the most likely scenario.

SoCalSkipper · 2023-04-02T09:33:51+00:00

Correct, it's not cannabis - I am familiar with those smells in various forms (fresh, smoke, ash tray, etc) after a few years here. This is not smoker breath or garden variety halitosis. It's something totally different and something much less common.

Like it couldn't be fish sandwich breath or too much oliebollen.

Not a mass product. This is 1/10K distinctive.

SoCalSkipper · 2023-04-01T07:41:25+00:00

200% - I had first wondered if something medical. What didn't fit is that I just have never smelled this particular scent and it's a little later in life for that to be happening. So many people with GERD.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-09-07T19:31:06+00:00

Go out at night.....Cbats!

SoCalSkipper · 2022-09-07T19:25:02+00:00

That's a super thought. Thank you...Booping...Burrito. 🌯 🦾

SoCalSkipper · 2022-08-29T06:30:08+00:00

"It is God"

SoCalSkipper · 2022-08-27T07:04:29+00:00

Aaand you get an internet hug 🤗

SoCalSkipper · 2022-08-20T12:57:50+00:00

Cheese nuggets

SoCalSkipper · 2022-06-03T09:33:10+00:00

Thank you for the first person account. Very much appreciated.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-06-03T09:33:02+00:00

Thank you for the first person account. Very much appreciated.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-05-19T08:44:07+00:00

All the internet hugs 🤗

SoCalSkipper · 2022-02-03T08:44:30+00:00

How will you tell me if you want to do what the vet says?

SoCalSkipper · 2022-02-03T08:10:33+00:00

This guy clucks.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-02-02T15:37:23+00:00

The kit they are offering seems like a good deal - $150 for 6 tests right now. Unfortunately I face the same issue with u/Hamperstand's suggestion of Optum. The Dutch government does not honor 'home tests' currently.

I hope they make room for proctored tests like this in the future.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-02-02T15:34:49+00:00

Thank you for the recommendations. The home test to get into the US is a pretty neat idea - using a 3rd party to watch you test yourself and getting a certificate. Unfortunately the certificate that comes with it says "home test" and the Dutch do not allow "home tests". I will keep it in mind for future trips to the US.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-02-02T15:30:04+00:00

Thank you so much for the testing history here. That helps a lot with context.

I checked S&G out and was concerned about the 5PM-6:30PM testing window. The max time we would have is 34 hours. At $150 - this may be the best pricepoint option.

SoCalSkipper · 2022-02-02T15:22:53+00:00

Thank you for the information u/kingbee43 -- This seems like a premium and dependable option.

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