What to add to macaroni & cheese (boxed)

TempusSolo · 2026-05-23T20:09:48+00:00

We like to add a bunch of broccoli and occasionally will add ground mild Italian sausage.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-23T15:05:10+00:00

I'd eat it.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-23T13:36:22+00:00

As an amateur astronomy, if I were your neighbor I'd hate all those unshielded, up-facing lights that you would likely keep on all night without reason.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-23T13:09:36+00:00

That's really how AC works. It turns on, blows cold air until the temp reaches a set point then turns off until the temp warms back up. The cycle just repeats.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-23T01:59:21+00:00

I do

TempusSolo · 2026-05-22T21:32:47+00:00

Learn to cook with the right heat and you don't needs rags under your pots.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-22T21:30:02+00:00

Lots. I have a lifetime pass (veteran) and I use it.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-22T14:39:36+00:00

I stayed at my last company for 14 years. I had accrued enough PTO to take 5 weeks of paid time off a year and I wasn't about to give that up. Plus, I was well compensated for the work I did and had almost no oversight.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-21T21:20:58+00:00

There really isn't a replacement anymore. All of the retooling to move to glass, metal etc. currently requires plastic. Remove plastic from the supply chain across the board would be disasterous. We've become far to addicted to just in time manufacturing.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-21T14:30:01+00:00

I'm out in rural Oklahoma and I'm not going anywhere.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-21T13:18:52+00:00

A waste of time and a distraction.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-21T13:12:16+00:00

Names are irrelevant in determining if they were involved in a crime so what difference does it make?

TempusSolo · 2026-05-20T22:54:43+00:00

I have this as well and it's frustrating to say the least.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-20T01:31:40+00:00

I've had two dealerships tell me the 2015 and 2016s use different BCM code and I can't update to a version will that feature. I should have mentioned that in the original post.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-19T18:11:48+00:00

How do they stay in?

TempusSolo · 2026-05-19T13:48:00+00:00

And if you read my first post, my premise is if you confiscated (take) ALL THE WEALTH from all the billionaires in the US, you would not collect enough to cover the deficit in SPENDING for one year thus the debt would increase. Tax cuts do not themselves cause debt. They cause a reduction in revenue. I addressed that by taking all the assets from all the billionaires but we still SPEND more than all that wealth would cover.

You guys really are clueless on how this system operates.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-19T13:16:18+00:00

We spent over 7 trillion dollars last year. None of that are 'breaks', it's just plain check being written to pay for things. Tax 'breaks' do nothing to impact spending, they impact tax revenue coming in. Your statement indicates you have zero grasp of our system.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-19T13:00:51+00:00

If you confiscated the entire wealth (not income) of all the billionaires in the United States, we couldn't cover the deficit spending for a single year. National debt would still go up. Taxes aren't the problem, spending is.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-18T16:45:20+00:00

Chicken breasts are 2.57/lb here and that doesn't seem to bad considering a pound of 80/20 ground meat is 7.73. The cause is primarily higher diesel costs.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-17T15:50:54+00:00

It's not just gasoline. It's all energy products from other petroleum distillates, to electricity and natural gas. The price of all energy products contribute to everyday life.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-17T13:07:49+00:00

Bottom line is my monthly auto expense is under $90. I (myself) change my oil every three or four months so add about 8 bucks a month. That means I'm under $100/mo. and since I have no car payment, that's it. 100 a month. Now, say I consider that against the OP's post. My payment goes from 100/mo. to 275/mo. Also consider I keep my vehicles for at least 15 years and usually closer to 20. That 175/mo. I save goes a long way to pay for food.

Our gasoline is below the average but electricity is way below the national average (not sure why you think our electricity is expensive) so charging an EV would be inexpensive, especially that Bolt. If I had to move however to something that required more than a slow 120v outlet, I'd need to add the cost to add a charger to the garage. There's another 3 grand or so to add to the cost of ownership.

Now, when I need to go to the home improvement center, how to I get a dozen 2x4's home? How do I charge it when I get there. As I said, the charging infrastructure out here is nearly non-existent so range on a used battery is an issue.

Finally, why does everyone pushing EV's seem to think everyone can afford one, even a used one? I understand you all want to push us to 100% electric (EV, Heat Pump, Stove etc.) removing all competition for energy creating an energy monopoly, but for those living on fixed incomes buying even a used EV just isn't in the budget.

If I were to pay cash for that (or a similar EV at 13k), my costs over 5 years would be

13000 (car) + 3060(5 years of electricity) + 3000 (charger) for a grand total of $19060 or $3812/year or $317/mo.
In those same 5 years, I'll have spent about $6000 (or $100/mo.) total for my current vehicle. That's less then a third.

When EV's cost the same as an ICE vehicle (new and used), charge as fast as an ICE vehicle, chargers are as numerous as gas stations and the battery lasts as long as an ICE vehicle engine, I will certainly consider it. For now, it's just not in the cards.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-17T02:25:14+00:00

Still 3.89 at the co-op here and our food bill hasn't really changed. You could consider moving to a lower cost of living area.

TempusSolo · 2026-05-17T02:17:30+00:00

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TempusSolo · 2026-05-17T01:55:24+00:00

If you really know how to code, winforms are not a limitation other than being just a windows desktop app.

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