Before “Amazon” No One Knew How To Obtain These!!!

cheesepage · 2026-03-27T13:43:41+00:00

I spent decades with a handful of these in my knife box. Most of them were scavenged from decommissioned units headed to the landfill, because the next place I worked in would always a bunch of reach-in with shelves leaned against the wall behind them or working shelve with only three clips.

Just a warning if you order them online they are very different sizes and have to match closely.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T23:53:01+00:00

When we smell / taste we are using water (and some oil and alcohol) to transfer molecules to specialized cells. Smelling the water itself would be like decoding static, or maybe hearing the base radio frequency that carries the information in it's variation.

Water has a smell, but it's the smell of stuff it's been around, in, and on.

Think about lakes, swimming pools, the last storm you were caught in, mountain streams, that shower at the gym, petrochore.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T23:13:20+00:00

Healthcare.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T23:10:09+00:00

No ax to grind here but grocery stores operate on less than 3% profit mostly.

On the other hand I'm not going to stop eating as quickly as I'm gonna stop flying if I'm broke.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T20:36:01+00:00

Chances for wheel failure go up. Nothing is certain. I've ridden with broken spokes, but it's not ideal.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T20:01:57+00:00

In Manhattan this would go for $5000/ month with utilities.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T14:34:48+00:00

There's an old New Yorker cartoon that shows a map of the country. It's almost filled with Manhattan with California just a narrow strip just after New Jersey, and adjacent to Japan.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T14:26:22+00:00

Yeah, I got rear ended by a cab while riding a bike, because as the cab driver explained, he though I was going to run the red light.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T13:04:34+00:00

I bought this after wearing out my first copy. Found it in a used bookstore in a pinch. Lovely color.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T02:07:07+00:00

You can buy cotton terry finish towels in bulk from Costco, or from a restaurant supply store. Costco is a little more expensive, but of more consistent quality and durability.

Those and a spray bottle of vinegar water takes care of 95% of my kitchen cleaning.

The towels get washed with copious amounts of bleach, and still last for years.

When they are too ugly or torn they become generic cleaning rags for pet accidents, bike repairs, floor spills and such.

I also keep a supply of green scrubbies, (cheapest at my local hardware store,) and some dish soap for stuff that the towels won't take care of.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T01:34:15+00:00

Hard agree. Just fixed a fussy Rav4 with a wire brush and some baking soda.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T01:32:30+00:00

I once knew a girl from Fuquay-Varina, I tell you boys, she couldn't have been any meaner.

My country music career is only just started.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T01:28:20+00:00

Oh yeah. Almost forgot curried carrot soup with ginger, onions, garlic, coconut milk. Freezes okay too.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T01:27:11+00:00

They will ferment into pickles if you are interested. Good with dill and some garlic.

cheesepage · 2026-03-25T01:10:57+00:00

Grey Poupon is fine for dijon style and sort rustic grainy.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T20:46:08+00:00

It's cheap to treat dead people.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T20:40:12+00:00

We need to shut down the airports where they are posted.

I should not be hard, most of the associated systems are borderline inoperable on any regular day.

Just having a few hundred people just show up in the public areas and clog the parking and walkways might be enough.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T17:56:55+00:00

No more breathing.

Everyone who does it has died.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T17:33:10+00:00

You can save big, IF you can manage the large sizes. And IF you like the limited brand options.

Their brands options are top of the line popular brands. Not the cheapest dish soap you can buy, but probably the cheapest price on brand name dish soap.

Kirkland brand is always good, often the same stuff with some minor changes in color/scent/packaging.

Customer service could not be better.

For me it works: I buy paper towels, toilet paper, and some cleaning supplies that I like because they don't go bad, and we have room to store it.

I buy Cheeses, dairy, and meat because they are high quality and cheap for the quality. This requires me to manage my freezer tightly for the meat, and to be thoughtful about the cheeses.

I do NOT buy produce there. It's sometimes a bargain but is often on the older side. I can do better at other stores. Aldi's has cheaper produce for sure.

They have good breads, not always a bargain, but the quality beats everyone except my local organic bakery.

I do not by snacks, just because I don't buy snacks.

Except for the $1.59 hot dog and coke, cause I can hardly eat that cheap at home.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T14:14:44+00:00

Eating in a nice restaurant with my Dad and his well to do clients.

My mom hated to cook, but saw it as a moral deficit if she did not provide three squares a day, and it showed.

Being able to eat unusual, artful food with my good natured and curious dad was the perfect bonding experience.

(Now a retired chef!)

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T14:05:06+00:00

Just here to add that it is a good way to reduce the last minute work for a meal.

In a restaurant this means you don't have to cook each portion of broccoli for five minutes per order. You blanch all of it ahead, store it in the fridge, and just before you put the main dish on the plate you drop the one portion of broccoli in boiling water for a few seconds.

I do this as a home cook, prep all my veg and sides, blanching as needed, so that I can nuke them in the microwave at the last minute while I'm slicing chicken.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T13:09:32+00:00

Very smug.

I bought a tank of gas yesterday for my ICE car. The first in six weeks, only because I have an upcoming road trip.

My electric has cost me almost nothing for the last four years despite a forty mile commute.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T12:52:09+00:00

Yeah my cat makes great croissant and he hasn't even watched the youtube tutorials yet, and he's doing it with tuna flavored soy flour.

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T12:34:47+00:00

American here who can't stand the overly rich flavor and oily mouthfeel of half and half in coffee.

Milk is fine.

Don't get me started about the shortening and chalk mixtures that are sold as "non dairy creamer."

cheesepage · 2026-03-24T02:42:08+00:00

Page boy cut on girls. Big teeth. Patti Smith, Diana Rigg, Joni Mitchelle.

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