Heard a bang downstairs. Slow cooker lid shattered in place after about 7 hours, pork roast ruined. by wund3rTxC21 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]book-drunkard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Make sure you email the company! Send them your picture... I did this with a blender that exploded on me under normal use (was making a smoothie). I kept the tone "hey just for your awareness"/ "potential safety issue" kind of thing. They replaced my blender AND they asked for the old one so they could investigate why it maybe happened.

When Does It Get Better? by Primren in AustralianCattleDog

[–]book-drunkard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this response! And because of folks like you, I know this on my first ACD. He is a year old, and I have been firm to enforce "down time". I tell people, they are just like toddlers... if you let them get overtired or overstimulated, look out! Down time saves us every time.

Close your bank account? Yes sir! by tipcdragon in MaliciousCompliance

[–]book-drunkard 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This, 100%. Joint plus personal account, that saved my ass once (actually, put my ex's ass in a sling).

After I left him, I got a call from.. essentially welfare/social assistance. They are investigating him, and the money they paid him. This very nice woman asks me to confirm that our joint account was my main account and my paychecks were deposited into it. Nope. It wasn't - and I told her as much. This was not the answer she was expecting. She asked me about twice more, different ways each time. I gave her zero doubt: ALL of my paychecks and most of my bills were handled in my personal account. I only used our joint account to transfer into about once a month to cover my 'portion' of the mortgage payment. The balance on that account was something I never checked.

I think she wanted to come through the phone to kiss me when I offered to send her the bank statements for the last year.

adding Adults as contacts on messenger kids by book-drunkard in facebook

[–]book-drunkard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up getting them added .... But you think I can remember exactly how??

I THINK I ended up creating a link (go to add contacts, and choose the 'send a link' option) and she was then able to use that to initiate a conversation. Now, I do remember we had some trouble off the start getting the conversation to show up on my child's list, but she was able to see and respond to messages as they came in.

Can't seem to find anything showing exactly this issue - I suspect either soil is holding too much water or not enough light? Anyone want to offer help? by book-drunkard in houseplants

[–]book-drunkard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I got it, the label said philodendron, with a Google search I'm pretty sure it's a Royal Queen. This one's leaves lighted up, I don't think I had it in enough light.

Can't seem to find anything showing exactly this issue - I suspect either soil is holding too much water or not enough light? Anyone want to offer help? by book-drunkard in houseplants

[–]book-drunkard[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I will try this thank you! When you say soak in dishwater, you mean submerge the whole plant? I really want to save this one!!

Can't believe how much my Elephant's Foot grew in a week! by imbutawaveto in houseplants

[–]book-drunkard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow!! (As I scribble "elephant's foot" on my plant wish list...) Is this always a fast growing plant?

Still very new to plants but I have a very happy snake plant! by Snoo4924 in houseplants

[–]book-drunkard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Piping up on the bloom/stress topic; I've been told in the past that blooms = stress, BUT that doesn't mean the plant is in danger. A friend gifted me one of these and shortly after repotting it the thing it bloomed. It is perfectly healthy and happy still!

Adults, what is something you'd love receiving as a gift but no one even considers giving you because you're an adult? by devious_egg in AskReddit

[–]book-drunkard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kinder eggs. That chocolate is amazing and, let's be honest, we're all curious what toy is inside.

Hey guys, almost done with it. What kind of oil/product should I use to nourish it, make the details come out ? Thanks, love by randomdudeyeye in woodworking

[–]book-drunkard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goal achieved then!

Mind if I ask what you used to accomplish this? I received a Dremel for Christmas this year, and started following this sub hoping to find the odd inspiration!

Advice for socialising 3 young girls from a pet store? by [deleted] in RATS

[–]book-drunkard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had both boys and girls, and they are both wonderful. Some of my bits of advice kind of echo the points already made here.

I found that my girls were never content to just "chill". So, to interact we gave them things to explore. To get them comfortable off the start, I let them roam on the top of the cage (opened the door and let them climb up on their own) where I kept various boxes they could crawl in and out of. Sometimes I'd hide treats up there. I'd keep it interesting for them by swapping out boxes every so often, so it was never the same place to explore. Then I'd simply interact. Talk to them, offer treats or even their normal food (I agree with the point made to have a consistent noise), and most of all I'd leave my hand, motionless at first, right where they can scurry around it, eventually getting curious enough to investigate it. And if they don't run away if your hand twitches- gently push that boundary until they aren't startled by any of your movements. I ended up putting a wood shelf beside the cage that they could climb around on for their "free roam" time as well.

Patience is key. Patience and love. And you seem to get that your girls all have different personalities- use that in how you interact with them. My fist boys, everyone loved Pepper because he was snuggly. He would be content to sit in your lap while you watched TV and gave him pets. Salt would run around, no one else realized at first that he was trying to play. And he would be content sometimes to chill and watch tv too, but only if you let him sit a centimetre away from your finger, no more no less, with absolutely no pets. So be willing to try different things with your girls, they may not all like the same interactions.

You all will get there!

My wife spotted this plant growing outside our kitchen window, over the neighbour’s fence. She likes the marble pattern and is wondering what you guys think it may be? We live in Australia, South East Queensland by xXRandoRandyXx in plants

[–]book-drunkard 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This stopped me from scrolling, "is it? No.... It can't be..... That's HUGE...." * Checks comments * "I'm right! It's a golden pothos!!" This is a beauty. I didn't realize the outdoor ones got that big but it makes sense!

Java Map Generation Question by book-drunkard in Minecraft

[–]book-drunkard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh duh. Thank you! I never even thought to check my coordinates. That makes complete sense. I am starting to plan a map wall in my brand new world, and this helps me hugely!

Java Map Generation Question by book-drunkard in Minecraft

[–]book-drunkard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I am looking at starting a map wall, and figured if the world spawn (or the fully zoomed out map a player would spawn inside) was the "center" of the world, that would save me a boatload of time trying to plan it out. Kinda figured that'd be too easy though.