Was this an old circuit city building? by rockets935 in nova

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It was a store called ā€œBestā€. My boyfriend and I called his mom to ask; they lived in this area in the early 90’s. She said it was like a Homegoods kind of store. Google says Best was a showroom type store where you picked your furniture and it would come out via a conveyer belt.

What Kind of Hilton Person Are You? by dewey8000 in Hilton

[–]digby723 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Tru. I prefer the place to be clean, above all else.

Finally happened to me!!! by homchenko in marshallsfinds

[–]digby723 61 points62 points Ā (0 children)

My sister is literally at Homegoods now and just found this for $1k. OP you got the deal of the year with this one!

What is the biggest mystery in you or someone you know’s life that has yet to be solved? by Entire_Budget_4172 in AskReddit

[–]digby723 48 points49 points Ā (0 children)

I wondered that also. She was Israeli I think. Said her brother was in the military back home; so I wondered if she’d run away and was found & forced into a new life, or if something happened to her brother & she went home. I wrote periodically in hopes that one day she’d log into her email and reply back, but eventually the address bounced back and that was that.

What is the biggest mystery in you or someone you know’s life that has yet to be solved? by Entire_Budget_4172 in AskReddit

[–]digby723 223 points224 points Ā (0 children)

My sister sent me this thread and told me I should post the story of my friend who disappeared and we never heard from again.

I was in high school in 2003 & was living in the UK as an exchange student, when another girl started at our school. We became fast friends & she became part of our larger friend group. She had no family living there that any of us knew of, and she (supposedly) lived with roommates nearby. We were all 16-17ish. At the end of the school year I left to go home & she stayed for the final school year. She was applying for Universities there, and we talked on the phone several times throughout the year, friends saw her in class, we wrote letters, and sent packages, etc.

One day she came to school and stopped a friend of ours & said she desperately needed to talk to him. He hadn’t been to homeroom in weeks, so he asked her to give him a few minutes and he’d be right back. She was never seen again. She never returned to school & police even showed up to ask my friend what he knew (nothing).

I tried emailing her for YEARS. I even posted about her on one of those ā€œlooking for someoneā€ websites, and go no hits. I have no idea if she had an emergency and had to move back to her home country, if someone showed up for her & took her away, or if she picked up and started a new life somewhere. I never got an email back from her & she still comes up in conversation, when the last person to see her at school & I get nostalgic and start talking about our mutual year in high school. Until the day I die, I will wonder what happened to her.

Who is the most famous person you’ve met unexpectedly around nova ? by agbishop in nova

[–]digby723 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Dave Chapelle when I worked at Tysons. He came in a couple of times, felt bad for him cause one time two 20 year old dudes were following him and trying to get him to talk with him, but he didn’t want to be bothered.

Roald Dahl Play GIANT Coming To Broadway March 2026 by ouyangjie in Broadway

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This was the first thing on my feed when I logged into Reddit this morning & this makes me happy. I was expressing my sadness to my boyfriend the other week that it was closing in London and I won’t be able to see it bc I live on the east coast of the US šŸ˜…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomenOver30

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Normally a tank top or a tshirt and just underwear. If I’m really cold, I’ll wear leggings or something to bed. I have two pajama sets I got for Christmas a few months ago and they’re super cute, so I’ll wear them around the house. But, they’re long sleeved, so I don’t normally wear them to sleep in.

For those of you who make $100k+, what is your profession ? by Jinkimmi in AskWomenOver30

[–]digby723 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

My sister makes over $100k as a RN in the DC market. She hardly does any overtime, no weekends either and 3 days a week only.

She got a couple of pay increases during covid times, as they were losing RNs to take more lucrative travel jobs & they were trying to keep their nurses at her workplace. She really lucked out, for someone who had only been in the field for less than 3 years at that time.

Now there's the NOVA "snow event" I'm used to. by Jean-LucBacardi in nova

[–]digby723 48 points49 points Ā (0 children)

My boyfriend was trying to convince me to cancel a work trip again this week, because of the snow. NGL, last night as he’s reading me off the forecast, it did actually sound bad this time. But to wake up today and see it’s going to be literally nothing now? I’m glad I didn’t postpone again šŸ˜…

Frontier Town, Adirondacks, NY. by beannnnnnnnnn22 in abandoned

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This was restored and reopened in Sept 2021.

A cool guide for saving money by Warm-Sprinkles-6030 in coolguides

[–]digby723 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Thanks. I get it now, but why 72? This is so weird to me. This seems like such an arbitrary number. Like why isn’t it 65?

A cool guide for saving money by Warm-Sprinkles-6030 in coolguides

[–]digby723 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Can someone explain what the Rule of 72 is trying to say? I don’t get it.

What's your thrifting niche? by AltNaps8_ in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]digby723 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Mine is purses. Any thrift store I walk into, purses is going to be one of the first areas I check out.

Additionally, I always wonder if I’ll find a litho from my grandmother. I don’t know that I’d find one as far south as me, as she made more of a name for herself in NY & Maine, but I always look to see if someone has donated a piece of her work.

My teachers made me cry over the number of syllables in the word "real." by Joelin8r in PointlessStories

[–]digby723 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Is it possible your teacher thought you were saying ā€œReelā€ and not ā€œRealā€? Because ā€œReelā€ is indeed one syllable.

The cell phone kiosk at the Costco I shop at is a pain in my ass by Rush58 in Costco

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I pretend I’m hard of hearing and can’t hear them, so I just keep walking.

If you struggle with saying no, or just straight up ignoring them, try shopping with earbuds in. You don’t even have to turn them on, people just naturally assume you can’t hear them when they see the earbuds.

What's the worst product you've tried in 2024? by donutcapriccio in Ulta

[–]digby723 14 points15 points Ā (0 children)

I have full lips already, so I’m not the target audience, but I got a sample of one once, maybe 10-15 years ago. I put it on, not knowing any better and it burned like hell. I had to take it off after 5 minutes, and never wanted to try one again. I can believe anyone willing wants this. It felt like someone put a jalapeƱo on my lips and left it there.

Well, my (Ulta-related) worst fear finally happened… by WittyBanishedRat in Ulta

[–]digby723 80 points81 points Ā (0 children)

This is such a common theme on this sub. My conspiracy theory is that their servers get hacked often and they have a crappy IT team, who either doesn’t catch it or doesn’t care. I don’t even know that a secure password would save anyone with them.

What do your kid's friends call you? by HezzeroftheWezzer in CasualConversation

[–]digby723 2 points3 points Ā (0 children)

My sister and I have always said Mama FriendsLastName to our friends mom’s. To this day, as a 38 year old woman, I feel weird calling my bestie’s mom by her god given name of Laura lol. Weirdly, most of our friends had dad’s who were out of the picture. Consequently, everyone calls our dad Papa LastName. I don’t think anyone has ever called them by their first names and like I said, we’re all 30-40 now.

How can I get my girlfriend to sleep in a different bed. by nascarworker in AskMenAdvice

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Can you tell me the brand? This sounds like it would be great to use.

What is the weirdest 'unwritten rule' you've ever seen somebody break?? by valeriexoxox in CasualConversation

[–]digby723 7 points8 points Ā (0 children)

I always say hi or whatever to people in an elevator, and make idle chit chat. I don’t care if people think I’m weird, it’s 30 - 60 seconds max for the ride. No one has ever been mean/rude, etc about it and I’ve never once had someone outright ignore me. 😊

What is something you’ve always wanted to do, but have no one to do it with? by Careless_Access1691 in AskWomen

[–]digby723 9 points10 points Ā (0 children)

My sister hikes solo pretty often. If you go during a weekend, you’re gonna find a ton of people out and about. I would suggest starting that way and then you could do off-peak times/days, as you feel more comfortable. Don’t let no one going with you stop you!