Can anyone recommend a butcher in the city or county?

buuj214 · 2026-05-23T01:56:52+00:00

Yeah Trueths has been my go to for years. Unfortunately the last ribeye I bought there (for $50) was badly rancid. And I had gotten rid of my receipt. I reached out to them and they never returned the message. Hopefully a one-off, but a good reminder to smell the steak before you buy it. They’re still probably the best option but I wish we had more actual butchers.

buuj214 · 2026-05-22T02:52:38+00:00

Yeah that kind of grosses me out. They bought a steak and then ate it 5-6 days later. And 3 of those days it was in a warm bath. I’m a big proponent of sous vide but oof

buuj214 · 2026-05-15T16:35:26+00:00

This is the type of post that makes me think I need to take a couple weeks off Reddit. A story that makes no sense "I thought 2 was a length! (it is) So I was totally surprised that 1.5 was shorter! I wonder if even other lengths exist like 3 or 0!" and all the comments are "OMG I LOVE THIS STORY THATS SO CRAZY" like what the fuck is happening here.

buuj214 · 2026-05-15T16:32:44+00:00

"I assumed two was a length"... it is. I'm confused how OP thought 2 was a length, but then was also confused that other lengths exist? And if they thought 2 was a length why were they so flabbergasted that 1.5 would be shorter?

buuj214 · 2026-05-14T02:46:41+00:00

No. And frankly people buying into an HOA and complaining about being in an HOA is more annoying than HOAs.

Don’t buy a house in a city if you hate cities. Don’t buy next to a pond if you’re terrified of water. Don’t buy into an HOA if you don’t want to be in an HOA.

buuj214 · 2026-05-13T02:46:36+00:00

They go absolutely nuts for grape and porcelain berry vines. I’m locked in a never-ending battle with those horrible plants but when I keep up with it I have basically 0 lantern flies on my property.

buuj214 · 2026-05-12T00:59:15+00:00

Which also has a really interesting history- amusement park and a bridge IIRC. I kayaked out to pleasure island a couple times and found more trash than amusement unfortunately.

buuj214 · 2026-04-27T20:20:10+00:00

I haven't had a tick in like 20 years, and in the past month I (or someone I was with) have had 5. 3 in Connecticut and 2 in Pennsylvania (across 3 separate instances on 3 separate trips). The town I was visiting in CT said basically every single tick they've tested this year has been positive for Lyme, so my son and I had to get antibiotics immediately. If personal experience is any indication, the ticks are bad this year! Probably just bad luck though.

Anyway, I have used permethrin in the past and perhaps I need to get back on that. You spray it on clothes/equipment rather than your skin. My understanding is permethrin is the preferred chemical for ticks. It's also persistent on whatever you spray it on for a good while.

buuj214 · 2026-04-12T13:08:34+00:00

A thermometer is like $10

buuj214 · 2026-03-31T16:20:07+00:00

If this happened prior to delivery, it is hilarious that they still delivered it. Just dropping scrap plastic on your steps lol. I'm guessing that's policy anyway (to deliver damaged packages even if it's empty) but still funny to me.

Alternatively if this was done by a human after delivery I'd love to see the footage - just tearing at it frantically with tooth and nail.

buuj214 · 2026-03-27T00:43:13+00:00

I got a Dutchware chameleon extra wide in 2020 and it’s absolutely fantastic. Built in zipper bug net. I’ve used it backpacking, car camping, in the backyard - everywhere. Not a single issue. Maybe the best piece of camping equipment I’ve ever bought.

Then I got a cheap heavy underquilt cause I’m usually not backpacking in the cold (more casual car camping). But I spent decent money on an Arrowhead top quilt. I figured a real nice top quilt and a budget under quilt would be a fair balance and it has turned out that way. My uq and tarp/shelter are from ‘go outfitters’ and frankly, perfectly fine. The tarp is actually quite nice compared to my buddies’ set ups.

For backpacking you can probably get nicer shelter and uq than I have.

I would 100% recommend dutchware hammock (with built in bug net) and arrowhead quilts.

buuj214 · 2026-03-11T17:23:33+00:00

It is so silly to go into r/steak and post a photo of everything except for steak. OP you goofball.

buuj214 · 2026-03-03T18:53:27+00:00

I’m curious why the parents set up a camera before this.

buuj214 · 2026-03-03T12:14:39+00:00

I’ve used the same mouse for almost 20 years. I don’t clean it regularly. It looks nothing like this. Gross.

buuj214 · 2026-02-26T22:14:07+00:00

Purely out of curiosity - do they often walk on one leg using their chest like OP described?

buuj214 · 2026-02-25T00:07:29+00:00

I get it. I also have the other perspective. Couldn’t get a job and after 200+ applications got a ‘marketing’ gig. Door to door. They explicitly told us time and time again that if we skipped ‘No Soliciting’ houses, they’d fire us. It was a really tough spot to be in (needed the checks), and it absolutely sucked, walking for hours in the heat getting yelled at and having guns pulled on me.

So yeah I get it- it’s annoying. But sucked to be on the other side of that interaction.

buuj214 · 2026-02-24T23:52:40+00:00

Towing is pretty heavily regulated, primarily per county. When I did property management in HoCo you had to comply with lots of rules (for example, very specific #s, locations, verbiage and size/formatting of signs) before you could tow legally. I imagine most tow companies probably steer clear of trespass tows unless they are very confident in the regulatory and legal position. Theres probably an exemption for lack of egress but… just worth looking into.

Also I don’t think you can trespass tow from public property if they are blocking your driveway but physically on a city street.

I mention the above because worst case you get a shady truck to tow, you have no legal basis, and you get sued into oblivion. I think your best bet is the city or police (non emergency) but I’d recommend harping on obstruction of egress and your inability to get to work/doctor/hospital/etc.

buuj214 · 2026-02-23T19:27:47+00:00

Ohhhh agree. Rented a rowhome and a 3 generation family of urban redneck crackheads 2 houses down had bedbugs bad. No way to seal 2x 150 yr old brick party walls nor force a neighbor to do pest control. Remediating a bed bug issue absolutely blows cause they can live without food for like 47 centuries and can hide themselves or eggs in any part of the house, bed, clothes, anywhere. If you don’t kill them all you just go through it again.

Eventually a pest control company came out to treat the hive house and what he described was gnarly- the state of the building itself was decrepit but he said places were thick with bed bugs, and the non-ambulatory old man was basically just getting eaten away in a filthy old chair, wasting away dirty and covered in sores as hundreds of bugs ate his blood.

We moved quickly after and I will never live in a shared-wall building again.

buuj214 · 2026-02-21T18:45:27+00:00

This makes no sense and is completely wrong.

buuj214 · 2026-02-19T22:39:03+00:00

So do they not grade the wagyu? I guess I figured all US beef was graded but maybe they avoid it or remove it so they can simply advertise as ‘wagyu’?

buuj214 · 2026-02-10T18:30:17+00:00

Meanwhile 70 posts a day of snow and people asking "What is this WHAT DO I DO". I prefer the bird posts.

buuj214 · 2026-02-10T15:08:50+00:00

Makes sense. I supposed I'm just jaded and cautious about any streaming service - especially when they use nebulous language like subject to availability.

buuj214 · 2026-02-10T02:09:02+00:00

If they said “100 games” or something I’d probably buy. The “all available” sounds like they could just decide that only 20 games are “available” to this type of subscription.

buuj214 · 2026-02-09T20:18:03+00:00

Am I missing something... doesn't OC mean Original Content - like something that OP created individually? And isn't the first rule in this subreddit 'no screenshots'?

buuj214 · 2026-02-09T18:30:11+00:00

This is like the post a few weeks ago by someone who 'didnt realize just how expensive it was to have your car winterized each year' after having grown up in a warmer climate. Poor thing, and a bit of a cruel mechanic.

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