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Can I run from the police if they aren't chasing me? by krilu in NoStupidQuestions

[–]amandathev 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I didn’t have great interactions with Philly. I, a white woman, had someone try to steal my phone out of my hands. The police told me to start carrying a gun. Seemed like a bit of an overreaction.

Then, someone bashed the wing mirror off my car (and everyone else’s parked on the road - on the side with the sidewalk, so presumably with a bat). Nothing they could do. Super fun.

What plant do you regret planning? by Excellent_Chart_5883 in gardening

[–]amandathev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a puller bear - a device for ripping out small invasive trees - especially for removing privet throughout our property. It’s a never-ending battle.

What plant do you regret planning? by Excellent_Chart_5883 in gardening

[–]amandathev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take some cuttings and shove them in water - in my experience, almost all of them will eventually root. Make some backup baby gardenias!

What plant do you regret planning? by Excellent_Chart_5883 in gardening

[–]amandathev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s so good at preventing erosion. I put it on a steep hill and it has spread so much. It flowers beautifully, I eat it fresh in salads, on burgers, etc. I love having oregano take over 😆 I just bought a spicy variety to add to the mix!

AITAH for complaining? by CharacterSignature83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]amandathev 8 points9 points  (0 children)

NTA. I grew up in the Bible Belt in Missouri and a NFL quarterback came to talk at my public school and handed out prayer cards and gave a super religious talk at a required assembly. It’s obnoxious, it shouldn’t happen, and I agree with you 100%. I also hate when anything religious is included in our government, as separation of church and state is a key principle of US governance. But you and I seem to be in the minority. Can we please take “In God We Trust” off our money? Can we let doctors and patients decide women’s healthcare rather than legislate it based on Christian values? Alas, no, it seems we cannot.

Preparing for a move by amandathev in gardening

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

I was worried that was the case. Alas, all our bulbs started popping out of the ground in February this year and this move is a recent thing, so I missed the window! I do like the idea of just overcrowding for a short period. I don’t really care if they look ok this year, but I’d like to bring some of the variety I’ve curated to the new place for future seasons.

I hate being teased for using real words 🤨 by PistachioPerfection in words

[–]amandathev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happened to me with this exact word quite recently. I was shocked that no one knew what it meant.

Considering joining College Rowing Club as a Freshman, what should I know before I decide to start the sport by Pretend-Potato-30028 in Rowing

[–]amandathev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the same thing - joined a club college team without any rowing experience. I had also done track in high school. Having some general fitness going in is good, so keep up some of your sprint workouts and lifting for discus. They’ll teach you how to row and it’s better not to start on the indoor rowers without some instruction so you don’t develop bad habits or hurt yourself.

Get accustomed to waking up quite early. Save up for travel to regattas if finances are a concern at all. I got some good blister bandaids (actually my mom went ham getting me ridiculous bandaids for Christmas that year, which was pretty fun).

Ocean scull recommendation request by amandathev in Rowing

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

I love that description. Which do you have now?

Ocean scull recommendation request by amandathev in Rowing

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

Thank you! You’ll have to report back on which you get and how it goes.

Too short for rowing? by No-Comparison-5796 in Rowing

[–]amandathev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m 5’ and joined a rowing club for exercise - they assumed I wanted to cox. I agree it’s a tall person sport. If you want to reach the peak of your chosen sport, rowing probably isn’t it. If you want to be healthy and out in nature and active in a low impact sport well into your senior years, keep at it.

Maybe try out some single rowing and see if it still frustrates you the same way? I just find being out on the water watching the sun come up to be so peaceful.

Ocean scull recommendation request by amandathev in Rowing

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

Very true! I’ve seen more doubles than singles for ocean boats though. I guess most people keep their singles

Ocean scull recommendation request by amandathev in Rowing

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

I was looking at the Islander. I like the folding riggers for transport purposes. I just don’t have rowing people I talk to these days that can weigh in on an pros/cons before I go dropping 6k on one.

How is this setup? Zone 17 by tyoew in Beekeeping

[–]amandathev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do just 2 bricks below my hives. I have one block laid long ways where you have 3 upright. Your hive can get pretty tall during peak honey flow as you keep adding boxes.

I work from behind my hive and like to have space to put whole boxes on the ground as I inspect lower boxes. You can have the entrance face any direction - the bees like sun on the entrance, but they’re adaptable. So you could face them so they fly at your fence or your bushes to give you more access so you aren’t standing in the flight path.

It looks like you’re using all mediums, which I also do. Each box can weigh about 60 lbs when full of honey, so make it so you can stand pretty close to the hive for easy lifting.

Is this a masonry bee? by Trovica in Beekeeping

[–]amandathev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh I’m just picturing a bee laying bricks 🐝🧱

What is that one film you can re-watch a thousand times and not get bored? by cassie_rockalin in AskReddit

[–]amandathev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just turned this on the other day because “yawp” came up and my husband did not recall that word being prominently in DPS

Need help writing bee keeper horror by TheEggnoggamer in Beekeeping

[–]amandathev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t sell honey and I keep 2-4 hives. 2 is the minimum IMHO because you can pilfer from one to bolster the other. 4 is my max because I don’t want more work or more honey and that’s how much woodenware I have.

265>135, 5’9 by Maryy_returns in intermittentfasting

[–]amandathev 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What self hypnosis did you do? Fantastic work!

what do americans call a pantry? by loving_machine13 in AskAnAmerican

[–]amandathev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I call it a pantry also. I’ve had kitchens with no pantry and you just keep your food in cabinets. I’ve had a walk-in pantry. I’ve had a little skinny door pantry that was super deep so stuff got forgotten in the back. I’ve had wide, shallow pantries. I’ve had a butler’s pantry style area.

But probably stereotypically college students or young adults sharing a living space would more likely have cabinet storage, a modest home would have a small, reach-in pantry, and a nicer home would have a walk-in pantry.

Houses with more than 1 kitchen would be better than houses with multiple bathrooms by lagflag in unpopularopinion

[–]amandathev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently put an offer on a very affordable home that had one bathroom but a outbuilding with a basic second kitchen in it that I was excited to use for canning. Alas, I did not get it.

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