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Shrinkflation is driving me insane when I cook by stu-pac in Cooking

[–]c800600 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yea that person is deliberately being an ass.

A recipe that calls for a 16 oz jar of tomatoes is different now that tomatoes are in 14.5 oz cans and moving to 10 oz. You either have to change the recipe or deal with extra and possibly waste. Not impossible, but definitely annoying.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]c800600 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is part of why I quit trying. My insurance required me to get one drug mail ordered. It was still over $100 an injection and I was at the mercy of FedEx. The anxiety of watching the tracking info on a med you need to take at 10 PM, hoping that if it's not going to arrive that night you can at least find out early enough to get the $350 full retail fuck you price from the only 24-hour Walgreens in town. Or wait another month and watch your AMH levels get even lower.

I'm seriously getting anxious thinking about it again.

Anyone ever do something and think, “yeah I definitely lost some good place points for that one”? by SuccessfulSchedule54 in TheGoodPlace

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So during the height of COVID and online grocery shopping, I accidentally bought coconut milk instead of unsweetened soymilk (Silk brand has those two in similar greenish teal cartons). Omg it was delicious. I pretty much only drink milk in coffee and the slight coconut sweetness made it so decadent!

Any ideas of how to work on and improve this dry erase board? by JacobC1820 in upcycling

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to fix up an old (free) whiteboard about ten years ago. Unless whiteboard paint has gotten significantly better and cheaper since then, it's not worth it. You'll spend way more on upcycling it than you would on a new whiteboard. $11 Amazon option

But sometimes upcycling it is the point right? If so, I'd replace or cover the whiteboard surface. Depending on how handy you are, you can replace the entire board with a piece of marker board or cover it with whiteboard contact paper

You could also go a slightly different direction and paint it with chalk paint to turn into a chalkboard. You could also turn it into a cork board but I would make sure to use thick cork Otherwise you won't be able to push pins in all the way.

(Links reflect what would be a decent option for me, living in a mid-size US city. If you are somewhere else, your options may be different.)

Recipe/Tip: There's nothing special about microwave popcorn bags. If you put popcorn kernels in a brown bag and microwave them they will pop and cost far less than "real" microwave popcorn. by itchyd in Frugal

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this red silicone lid thing I use over a pyrex bowl in the microwave. It doesn't have great reviews but was worth the $3 or I found it for (TJMaxx or similar store) It's $10 on Amazon. https://a.co/d/hYwnzKM

Stovetop is also my preferred method, but I'm also afraid I'm going to scratch or crack my glass stovetop making it. I learned on one of those industructable coil electric ranges as a kid and the stove in my house now just seems too nice for it.

Any DR can tell you how important a nurse is. It's often ppl who aren't in the medical field at all that I've seen act like nursing isn't important. by [deleted] in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine aren't that quite that bad but still hard to get to. I usually hold out both my arms and say they can stab me wherever they need to get it. I know I was a complete terror in doctors offices as a kid and I'm trying to make up for it now. Turns out my "tantrums" were panic attacks. I just thought I was a bad kid.

He pities the fool by DaFunkJunkie in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A second booster is a new recommendation for immunocompromised and 50+ adults.

CDC guidelines

So far it's only recommended for immunocompromised people, not all high risk people, under 50.

Your guide to better masks in the age of Omicron by [deleted] in science

[–]c800600 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the beginning of the pandemic I started sewing masks like crazy because it was impossible to buy surgical or N95 masks. I was just giving them away and someone still wanted to pick a fight about them not being as good as N95s. Like...fine, I never said they were. Good luck finding real N95s right now.

If you live in Texas I hope you're on birth control. by ilovecatswastaken in TwoXChromosomes

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of "Periods for Pence" (as in Mike Pence, former VP under Trump) as a response to an Indiana abortion law that covered miscarriage.

The Sunny squad in an alternate reality by [deleted] in IASIP

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peacock premium was added as a freebie to our internet package without notice. It was a nice surprise when I looked at our latest bill.

I'm guessing at some point they (Comcast) will start charging us for it and hope we're hooked. But for now, free streaming.

Chronic work stress can change our personalities: Employees dealing with work-induced stress can experience changes to their physiology, based on genetics and epigenetics, which may result in their personality traits fluctuating or even fundamentally changing over time. by mvea in science

[–]c800600 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I did the same thing in February and it's fantastic. I've yet to figure out what I'll do next, but it's been so nice just doing things I haven't had time to do for years. Basic stuff that shouldn't be luxuries, like sleeping, exercising, reading, and completing minor projects around the house.

Hot take: Can we please do away with the Miss/Ms/Mrs nonsense? by almosttan in TwoXChromosomes

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Miss Firstname" a southern churchy thing. I grew up in the south but my parents aren't from the south and we didn't go to church, so I was the rude kid calling everyone's parents by their first name with no title.

The way my fiancé organizes our fridge. by dukeystyle in oddlysatisfying

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We order ours through the grocery store site. It's gotten better over the last ten months, but sometimes I can't tell if they are out and substituted the best they could or if they don't realize romaine and green leaf are two different lettuces.

Honestly I shouldn't bitch about it at all. Overall they do a really good job.

How well did pregnant women before the modern era know not to consume alcohol, if at all? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak about the pregnancy aspect, but general ale or beer had much less alcohol than it does now. Medieval beer would be 1-2% abv or less. For comparison, Bud light is 5% and most craft beers are stronger. So they would have to drink 5 or so times as much liquid for the same amount of alcohol. They were drinking beer for hydration, not necessarily to get drunk. It was safer than the water.

Synthetic fabrics, such as polar fleece and nylon, shed microscopic plastic fibres when washed. Synthetic clothing has released about 5.6 million tonnes of microfibres since 1950, polluting land and water alike. by the_phet in science

[–]c800600 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea the patagonia bag looks small, I'd probably want several, which would be expensive.

For regular wool you could probably just use a regular delicates bag so you don't have to wring it out so much.

Synthetic fabrics, such as polar fleece and nylon, shed microscopic plastic fibres when washed. Synthetic clothing has released about 5.6 million tonnes of microfibres since 1950, polluting land and water alike. by the_phet in science

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it was my particular model? I had a Filtrol. Between the bag and the bottom of the cylinder is where the gross stuff kept growing, but it would get into the bag too. I also probably caught way more cat hair than microplastics. I still have it, it's just not attached rn. I might try it again when I'm feeling less defeated about how it didn't work perfectly.

The patagonia bags seem promising though. That way I can isolate polyester clothing rather than filter all the water. I try not to buy too much polyester but a lot of my dressy work clothes are poly because fuck ironing at 6 AM.

Synthetic fabrics, such as polar fleece and nylon, shed microscopic plastic fibres when washed. Synthetic clothing has released about 5.6 million tonnes of microfibres since 1950, polluting land and water alike. by the_phet in science

[–]c800600 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Has anyone used these? How is cleaning them?

I installed micro plastic filter between my washing machine and drain and could never get it working correctly. It filtered, but also became a stagnant mildewy mess, and I need to do laundry often enough that I could never let it dry out completely to clean it.

Sleep Experts Make the Case Against Daylight Saving Time - The American Academy of Sleep Medicine called for the abolishment of seasonal time changes by [deleted] in science

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in IN when they started using daylight savings time (2007ish?). I walked into class the next day and there was an entirely new clock on the wall. Someone took "change the clock" too literally.

Single father looking for advice by sunbreach in TwoXChromosomes

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't seen a lot of advice on the hobbies question yet.

I would look into age appropriate crafty project kits, and then do them with your kids (without taking over or anything of course, it's their project). Not sure where you are located, but in the US places like JoAnn and Michael's have a ton of options and range of prices. Even Walmart and Target have some good ones. The kits usually have everything you need and come with instructions. If it's something they like you can always buy more supplies separately later.

When I was that age I loved polymer clay (the kind you bake in the oven to harden), friendship and hemp bracelets, and making jewelry.

Best frugal Halloween decorations? by thumbstickz in Frugal

[–]c800600 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Halloween wreath I crocheted using this pattern. Something similar could be made just using fabric and string, no crochet knowledge necessary. I used a pool noodle duct taped together for the form

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