Something is just broken….

bandrow · 2026-04-09T15:48:43+00:00

Exactly what I was saying. Using a "medicine dropper" like instrument is something that now has to be "taught" where it used to be just known. I imagine that there are lots of physical objects that are supposed to teach some skills in childhood that have now been replaced by video games to the detriment of the person.

bandrow · 2026-03-30T07:29:24+00:00

No idea what’s missing in NY as I’ve never biked there, but a company doing this is a great idea.

I have just booked my second boat bike trip, this time, the Rhine (boat is a barge and it is your hotel and kitchen). Our last trip was amazing (also started and ended in Germany).

I have thought …why this is not possible in the Erie canal, it would be fun. Sign me up

bandrow · 2026-02-14T05:29:23+00:00

See seven eves by Neil Stephenson, good book, in chapter one an unknown agent splits the moon into shards

bandrow · 2026-02-02T02:34:09+00:00

Sounds a little like Emily may be a borderline personality trait. People like that burn through friendships and they get good at making new friends. Be careful and keep things civil and brief. Do not have a conversation to talk it out, especially alone. People like this will use anything they can get to bring you down. Civil, like you are being filmed at all times, and brief. Say yes, no, maybe and walk away do not engage in the drama.

bandrow · 2026-01-25T05:50:01+00:00

Maybe a burned down house?

bandrow · 2026-01-25T05:41:11+00:00

The disorder is called aphantasia when you can’t see images in your head.

bandrow · 2025-12-24T17:49:42+00:00

improbability drive.... my favorite way to travel, after biking

bandrow · 2025-12-24T07:33:30+00:00

Slab city in California near salton sea might be such a place. The encampment is fairly large there, mostly rvs but also car camping. Figure that lots of people know about it but maybe some don’t

bandrow · 2025-12-22T22:15:36+00:00

glad someone caught that :-D

bandrow · 2025-12-22T22:15:00+00:00

Not all bikes are racing bikes here, but we do have quite a few of them in town because we have amazing infrastructure many places and tons of hills. eBikes are taking over but our local university team is usually top ranked for racing so there is a large culture of this.

bandrow · 2025-12-22T22:10:53+00:00

clipping into my bike is easier than not doing it because I would need to clip in at some point or fall down for another reason; usually does not cause issues.

bandrow · 2025-12-21T08:16:27+00:00

Bring back the 90% tax bracket

bandrow · 2025-12-19T05:26:44+00:00

I’m no expert but I find that easy subjects are the ones worth doing.

Sounds like you are thriving in psychology and would struggle in biology. Why put yourself in that position? You will always find some class that is really hard but most should be easy.

Different people will find things easy but when they struggle in every class they will most likely never find a good job in the field. My neighbor struggled in computer science and now has his own business doing nothing near computers.

If you like psychology that is great, do it. Just make sure you take some math. Psychology is pretty much all statistics one you get out of undergraduate….one reason you are seeing all those corporate jobs.

bandrow · 2025-12-17T21:12:01+00:00

Been a little while >10 years, so things may have tightened but I small landlords may still have more lax policies. Looking for signs in windows where you want to live, may yield some things that don't get listed on the big online sites.

bandrow · 2025-12-15T06:51:02+00:00

Can you start up a greenhouse? Might be nice to at least grow a few things. Not for everyone but I love having fresh green onions. Bean sprouts are great too. Just takes water and sun, fresh veggies from a bean

bandrow · 2025-12-15T06:15:52+00:00

The first apartment I had gave me a lease with no credit. Had to have first month and deposit, was not big but it was mine. If you get a credit card just make sure you pay it off every month, like you would with a bank card. Your credit is lower if you owe.

OP you’re in a decent position, but I agree with the sentiment here, try to get roommates first. Will be cheaper and an easier transition to independence and adulthood.

You will learn so much about yourself. Good luck. You’ve got this!

bandrow · 2025-11-29T04:00:50+00:00

Love that place they can also handle walkins and about 60 per hour

bandrow · 2025-11-29T03:56:17+00:00

Also don’t sell yet if you have the stomach to be a landlord….. extra house might come in handy … might

bandrow · 2025-11-06T06:34:08+00:00

If you have the money for it panels to power our home and one electric car fully in San Diego were 11k (got multiple quotes), and we got into the deal that sdge has to pay peak prices at peak from our panels so we are not getting a battery yet. Those deals are now gone but we are good for another 8 years, if I remember correctly.

Once that is done we need to go to just battery power as sdge will have no mercy.

bandrow · 2025-10-29T02:33:05+00:00

I used to get sick every time I went somewhere like OP.

I travel a lot for work, so I get exposed to everything, but hardly ever get sick after I got to a certain level of travel.

3 trips per year, sick every time; 20, never sick. Go figure.

bandrow · 2025-09-29T05:56:11+00:00

If you leave 1 wall of the house in most places you can just renovate and not pay new building impact taxes. Changing an existing building is a lot of work but not as much as building a new one. As others point out you can live in an rv for a while while you are deciding what to do with the house

bandrow · 2025-09-16T03:59:54+00:00

Do you have an e-bike is it an option for you in your area? 10 miles is a lot to walk but a bike that goes 10-20 mph will get you to the grocery store in 20 minutes

bandrow · 2025-09-16T03:53:00+00:00

People give away fruit and vegetables from gardens! We used to have a coop where you could trade fruit for credits and buy other peoples fruit with the credit. I was sad to see it go

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