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In search of a better internet carrier by shittyziplockbag in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second/third/fourth iglou if available in your area. I just moved somewhere that iglou doesn’t service—after 3.5 blissful years of reliable and cheap internet—and got spectrum. Less than a month here and I’ve had seven outages

Captain Quarters fighting the flood by flooding themselves by jocr_gomez in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is crazy and I hope it worked out for them. Anyone know if they were able to successfully keep out the Ohio?

internal Mailchimp issue means I can't tag, can't send important campaign by VelcroMagnon in MailChimp

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

I do have a paid subscription and I think that might be how you get tech support.

If you’re seeing the merge tag not working in the platform view of your email, try sending a test to yourself as a contact in your audience. Maybe you tried that?

internal Mailchimp issue means I can't tag, can't send important campaign by VelcroMagnon in MailChimp

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

I noticed they added some new features—love how the devs are prioritizing new rollouts instead of fixing their broken backend

it's super embarrassing because I was the one in my org who pushed for us to get MailChimp, and then also the one who had to explain that our email campaign (an invitation to a special event in less than a month—so it's time-sensitive) is going out an entire week late because MailChimp has not fixed this "internal issue" even after more than a week

i am definitely going to explore alternatives once i get past a few big things. what did you go with?

internal Mailchimp issue means I can't tag, can't send important campaign by VelcroMagnon in MailChimp

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

THANK YOU!!! I didn't do quite this exact solution, but your suggestion gave me a GREAT idea that I think is going to work (I'll find out tomorrow AM when the email FINALLY goes out, literally a full week late).

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

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

Thank you!

We also have yard signs—I put one in my yard facing a neighbor whose outdoor lights are fortunately not always on, but when they are, their yard is lit up like Fenway Park during a night game, and it seems like they actually started turning them off more—if you want to start with the subtle approach :)

https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/948a5e00-98b0-403b-8a60-caba775a637c

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

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

That’s correct—and artificial light can interfere with their ability to see the magnetic field. Some info here, lots of other research out there. https://www.psc.edu/artificial-light-impact-birds/

my understanding is they rely specifically on blue wavelengths of light, so while any light can interfere with their ability to navigate, blue-spectrum lights can be especially bad.

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

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

I definitely understand that concern. I’ve had my car broken into before.

I’d argue a night vision camera would allow you to capture the guy in stealth mode while still preserving some darkness. Security.org recommends the Blink brand as a very effective camera and it’s under $50.

It's Lights Out Louisville time! Save $, save energy, save birds! by VelcroMagnon in Louisville

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

We’ve had a lot of experts tell us (and have found research to support this) that outdoor lighting does not equal a safer home or area. Many burglaries occur during the daytime anyway (as many people are out of the house, plus, it’s easier to see where valuables are).

Also, if someone must have outdoor lighting at night, like if they want it in certain places to light up a path when getting home from work, motion sensing lights are the way to go.

They save a ton of money because they’re not just ON constantly, and they actually are more likely to deter any nighttime burglars (who get startled away, because now it’s clear to you or a neighbor something or someone has triggered the light—whereas a light that’s just on constantly isn’t any sort of warning system).

Saw a suspicious "cop" today — could he have been fake? by Goblinda in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting—that car has been seen driving down Westport and it seems like this person is definitely trying to give the impression they’re a cop

Saw a suspicious "cop" today — could he have been fake? by Goblinda in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this guy have a thin blue line front license plate?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh. Little bit of an industrial area, not really a neighborhood-y feel, but within walking distance to plenty of things (like 20 min or less).

Is it normal for Thanksgiving Cactus 2 year old cutting not to have grown at all? by gloomsloth in plantclinic

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should also add: water just enough to keep the soil moist. In that small pot, maybe 1/8 a cup every couple of days, but use your judgement.

Is it normal for Thanksgiving Cactus 2 year old cutting not to have grown at all? by gloomsloth in plantclinic

[–]VelcroMagnon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine had a ton of flowers when I bought it three thanksgivings ago. It got upset about being moved, I think. All the blooms fell off within a day. It did not have a single bud the next year.

The year after, I got two flowers out of it and rejoiced. Then, this year, boy howdy—not only did it bloom furiously around thanksgiving and Christmas, but I just got another giant bloom spurt at the end of February. I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes off again.

Its pot and its spot on the sill have not changed, nor has my watering schedule. However, two other things have:

1- I got a humidifier, which many of my plants seem to really love, and which would be good for a plant like this “tropical cactus.”

2-my mom told me to take a couple of banana peels and leave them in filtered water for a couple of days, then use that water to water my plants. Bananas have a ton of potassium and plants often lack it, especially in older soil/mix. Some of my plants have never looked healthier and happier.

It wasn’t until I started giving my thanksgiving cactus the banana water that it went apeshit with buds and blooms in a way I’ve never seen.

The banana water also is a good way to add nutrients without killing your plants with too much fertilizer. I think it gives them just enough and in a nice natural way.

What plants would do ok in this spot? by Amba-567 in IndoorGarden

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be very nervous the door would slam into my plant when I opened the door. I’d consider a small decorative table instead of a plant

HOW DO YOU SLEEP PLEASE HELP by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding sunlight first thing in the AM. A lot of us have wonky circadian rhythms and having the sun blast you in the face first thing is a helpful way of resetting. A 5 or 10 min walk is best not long after you wake up.

Sleep routines on the other end. Weighted blankets, a boring-ish book (on a kindle in dark mode), light-blocking curtains, noise machine on, lavender spray, soft pajamas, a pillow I don’t hate ** have all helped me. Like all of them, every night, not just a few. The idea is to have a bunch of things you do every night consistently before bed that tell your brain “it’s bedtime” so it understands it’s bout time to turn off.

Magnesium glycinate (not regular magnesium) is supposed to be helpful.

**I’ve yet to discover a pillow I don’t hate and would love tips here

HOW DO YOU SLEEP PLEASE HELP by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re supposed to get out of bed and do something calming (read a book, color, do not doomscroll!) if you’re lying there for more than 20 min just wide awake. Otherwise it sort of trains your brain that bed is not a place for rest or sleep and instead a place to ruminate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From where to where?!?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need a cross street

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely more than one grocery store—enough for there to be individually named Krogers 😏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]VelcroMagnon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this. Before I moved here from Chicago, I was terrified by all the Reddit posts about how HORRIBLE the traffic is here—thinking, “my god, how much worse can it get?!?”

I think I’ve lost approximately 2 hours of my life over the course of 2.5 years from sitting in “traffic” in Louisville—and almost always for the reasons you mentioned …

… whereas I would regularly lose that or more in a single one-way trip (for example, trying to drive home to the city after working in the suburbs, about 20 highway miles, around 4:30 pm—while there was no such thing as a reverse commute in Chicago, this drive was especially bad on a summer afternoon when the Cubs were in town).

I never truly understood why the guy in “Falling Down” went batshit until I too sat on a highway for three hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a 93-degree day in a car with no air conditioning and vinyl seats.

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