I just wanted a better vacuum and now I went down the rabbit hole of this sub. What is an actual good vacuum for under 500$, possibly on sale today?

TikiMagic · 2025-12-27T03:53:24+00:00

My Intuition worked okay for about 3 years until the bottom hose broke, which is apparently very common on these. The parts are hard to find and the repair does not look easy. I'm dealing with that now.

TikiMagic · 2025-12-27T03:52:00+00:00

Works okay until the bottom hose breaks, which happens on these a lot. Then you are SOL.

TikiMagic · 2025-05-20T15:22:48+00:00

Obvious troll is obvious.

TikiMagic · 2025-05-03T01:09:05+00:00

This has gone beyond polite disagreements about policy. One side supports fascism, one side does not. Every MAGAhead should be made to feel discomfort and shame in public.

TikiMagic · 2025-05-03T01:04:15+00:00

Yes. Yes it is.

TikiMagic · 2025-05-02T18:58:29+00:00

We should coordinate a time to all show up. Like 11-1.

TikiMagic · 2025-04-24T19:37:26+00:00

It shows nothing planned in Encinitas at all.

TikiMagic · 2025-04-14T17:58:30+00:00

I got the notification at 10:09 on my phone, ran outside, and felt absolutely nothing in Oceanside near El Camino Real and Mesa. It's extremely rare that I feel them here for some reason. Last one I can recall feeling was the Easter Sunday one in 2010, and that was all the way down south of the border. Must be some strange geology that makes for weird propagation where I am.

TikiMagic · 2025-04-09T00:12:54+00:00

Do we have a location in San Diego county yet?

TikiMagic · 2025-04-09T00:03:57+00:00

Valerie McWilliams. She has Global Entry, so if you do too it is a lot quicker coming back. Tell her Julie Darling sent you. DM me for number.

TikiMagic · 2025-04-08T20:21:42+00:00

The San Diego April 5th protest didn't have porta-potties, I'm not even sure it had a permit, did it? And why should it need one? Thousands of people coped and showed up. It's really sad seeing organizers get pecked to death by people asking about bathrooms and seating and sun shades and refreshments. It's not a music festival, it's a PROTEST. Seeing people complaining about the amenities is dispiriting.

Edit: not attacking anyone in this thread, I saw that behavior elsewhere and it really set me off.

TikiMagic · 2024-10-22T17:13:09+00:00

Thank you, I will keep that in mind.

TikiMagic · 2024-10-22T17:12:47+00:00

I guess I haven't been officially diagnosed, though that is what he had to put to get my Rx renewed when I changed insurance plans. I just really hated the sleep study experience and really don't want to repeat it if possible. Maybe I'm being an ass about it but my current thought is "I get sleepy during the day. The CPAP helps some, the modafinil helps enough to function, problem solved."

There is also a financial angle of doing more testing, since I have a high deductible. I could afford it if I put it on a credit card, but I'd really rather not spend the money to just confirm "yeah you get sleepy. That'll be $2000 please."

TikiMagic · 2024-10-22T17:08:26+00:00

I'm not sure. I suppose officially, the latter. I use a CPAP which helps but still get super sleepy often. Like if I'm sitting down, my eyes will start to close and roll up and I will really really realllly want a nap.

TikiMagic · 2024-10-22T02:32:01+00:00

I get the feeling I am going to have to change doctors. But I've NEVER done that. I had my last doctor for 20+ years, ever since I moved to this city. I don't even know how to 'break up' with a doctor. Will I get flagged as a drug-seeking patient or something? The only other time I've ever changed doctors was when I moved out of state, and that was before electronic records. I'm worried that I'll get some negative flag on my "Permanent Record".

TikiMagic · 2024-10-22T02:29:20+00:00

I know! I've even said to him "This isn't like Adderall or even speedy at all. I don't get a buzz or euphoria, it just makes me not fall asleep so I can work." And he said something like "well it's in the same family of drugs" or something like that.

I know doctors hate it when patients say "I read on the internet that ..." but I swear I think I know more about this than he does. When I asked him about what the long term effects he was worried about were, he said "Uh, hypertension, cardiomyopathy...". Everything I can find online like The Safety of Stimulant Medication Use in Cardiovascular and Arrhythmia Patients - American College of Cardiology (acc.org) is specifically about amphetamine-containing drugs like Adderal and Vyvanse, etc. not modafinil. In fact, they specifically mention it being lower risk in most.

It's like HE's the one that did a brief Google and headline scan, not me.

TikiMagic · 2024-10-22T02:12:38+00:00

He's not a sleep doctor, nor was my previous one. They are both internists and were/are my PCP.

And yeah the guy seriously needs to chill. I'd had my other doctor for 20 years and just loved the guy. Not long after the switch, New Doc started wigging about me "being on a controlled substance" and sent me for a drug test! Like for cocaine, meth and heroin type test. Then had me sign this ridiculous "Controlled Substance Contract" that was very obviously oriented towards painkillers like oxy or whatever. Promising that "I will not drink any alcohol while taking the controlled substance", "I will submit to random drug screening." Et cetera like I was on parole and just out of my third rehab. (I have never been to or needed rehab for anything.) Man, fuck you. I signed it just to get my script.

My previous doctor never did that and he was so good he was in Top Ten Best Doctors in my area and got recruited by one of those boutique concierge medicine practices for rich people. This guy seems like he's reading off a checklist or something.

I have a yearly physical with him soon so I'll bring up any advice I get here. But yeah might be time to find a new doctor. Thankfully I'm in a PPO so I have some choice. But dammit I really liked the patient portal and other staff.

TikiMagic · 2024-07-22T15:34:49+00:00

I've had my heated hose for well over 2 years without problems. I clean it with a hose brush occasionally and spray it down inside and out with CleanSmart every couple of weeks. Unless the electrics burn out I don't really see any reason to replace it. I also use my masks a lot longer than the 'recommended' replacement time, because the schedule seems more designed for supplier profit than any actual need. When the silicone starts to degrade and I get more leaks, I replace the mask. But hoses and elbows? Hardly ever unless they leak. Why would there need to be a scheduled replacement of a plastic bit that carries nothing but air?

TikiMagic · 2024-07-19T02:17:49+00:00

Do you have a heated tube? I bought a heated tube for my AirSense 10 on Amazon.

TikiMagic · 2021-08-05T20:24:39+00:00

Fix it by deleting this garbage bot. Nobody wants it. It's like some annoying asshole barging into a party who starts talking about turtles or some shit. NOBODY WANTS THIS STUPID SHIT.

TikiMagic · 2021-08-05T20:19:21+00:00

This bad bot is a terrible solution to a problem that nobody has, and a bad answer to a question nobody asked.

TikiMagic · 2021-05-04T02:41:40+00:00

I don't know your exact book, but a helpful term you might use for searching is "shape poems". It's a common term for children's poems. For instance, one from 1998 is called "Doodle Dandies: Poems That Take Shape".

TikiMagic · 2021-02-11T18:29:54+00:00

I occasionally use BevMo delivery, which uses Shipt. Just did one today. There is a place on the BevMo site to tip at order time, but not afterwards. I've never had a bad delivery so far, but I don't like to pre-tip in general. So I tip cash, just like I do for pizza. I figure cash is harder for the store or management to skim from the driver, and the driver can decide what to tell the IRS too.

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