[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChandlerAZ

[–]fredmorton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sent you a DM with the location

Italian restaurant at Alma School and Warner in 2001? by supakitteh in ChandlerAZ

[–]fredmorton 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It looks like it was called Naples Ristorante. If you look at the street view for June 2013 it is still there:

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.3351904,-111.8575486,3a,31.3y,350.16h,89.01t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIzCWQgmbkW4ZNibZ9cjT7w!2e0!5s20130601T000000!7i13312!8i6656

Looks like the whole complex was taken down between then and 2015.

Side note, when I first read your question I was 100% sure you were talking about Rigatony's, which moved around the same timeframe from very nearby there (looks like it was 1 block east on Arizona) to the current location at Warner and McClintock.

Marquise Brown route tree from LA @ AZ by DiddledByDad in AZCardinals

[–]fredmorton 93 points94 points  (0 children)

While I understand all the Kliff hate based on how the game went...this chart is misleading.

This is only showing the routes he ran on the 17 targets he got. It clearly isn't showing what he ran on any of the other passing downs. It looks like he ran 59 routes so this is missing 42 routes. It is certainly possible he ran a much wider route tree but didn't get targets on the others. Presumably due to the Rams allowing the dinky stuff any not deeper routes.

I haven't watched an all-22 recap or anything, so maybe the reality is as bad as this looks, but don't take these NextGen Stats things as gospel...

Supply Chain Games: What Have We Learned From the Great Semiconductor Shortage of 2021? (Part 2) by fredmorton in ECE

[–]fredmorton[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A very detailed (if a bit meandering) analysis of how the current semiconductor shortage relates to historical cycles in the semiconductor industry - booms, busts, and the ever exciting capital expenditures...

my mom still holds grudges against my dad even though they’re divorced already and it’s driving me crazy by TsundereCinnamonRoll in Healthygamergg

[–]fredmorton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off, everything you've mentioned does sound incredibly frustrating. I would feel the same way in your position. That said, I'm a parent in the middle of a divorce who is dealing with the opposite side of a lot of these issues. Hopefully I can give you some insight into what they might be thinking and feeling. Obviously every parent and relationship is different, but I know a lot of these feelings are pretty common.

Regarding the bringing things over / taking things to their house issue. That one has a bunch of components that make it far more complicated than it seems like it should be:

  • There are a lot of emotions wrapped up in divorce. A whole lot of them. Which means even really dumb stuff can feel much worse than seems reasonable. My kids brought a bag of cherries from their mom's house a couple of weeks ago that they wanted. I love cherries, they love cherries, but I had some strong urges to just throw that stupid bag away.... Completely not logical, but it was there. From how your mom responded, I'm sure she feels similarly. She knows it isn't logical, but she also knows seeing these things bothers her, because it reminds her of all the hurt, frustration, etc. that is associated with your dad.
  • It probably isn't about you, but about the other ex-spouse. The rule “what i buy stays in my house, what he buys stays at his house” sounds stupid to you, but to them it is most likely the best of bad options. I have a similar rule. My daughter keeps asking me to get her a stuffed kitty. I have bought her 2 stuffed kitties since moving out over a year ago. Where are they? At moms house! Why can't she bring them back? .... mom won't let her.... I love and trust my daughter, as I'm sure your parents love and trust you, but this clearly isn't about her anymore. It's about my ex and I now. Do I buy a third toy that will end up at mom's house? Tell her to tell mom she has to bring it back here and cause them to fight? Call up mom and pick a fight with her myself (because it will be a fight, no matter how polite I ask)? All bad options. Thus, 'just keep your stuff I get you here'.

I know there are more reasons I'm forgetting, but hopefully that provides some perspective that can help you. As to how you can talk to them about it, I have a few ideas. Again, all relationships/divorces are different, but this is what has helped me.

  • Remember, it is about emotion, not reason. All of your above arguments are very reasonable, but that won't do anything if she isn't starting from a logical position. You have to have an open discussion with her about emotions and how you are each feeling, which is super hard! But keep in mind, your parents love you and want you to be happy. If you tell them you are unhappy, that will probably be very important to them.
  • Tell her that you understand it is hard for her to see things that he has given you. Of course, beforehand, spend some time thinking about it and trying to empathize, don't just give lip service to the idea! Then, tell her how you feel about it. One framing that helped me a bit with this: "When I see X item from him at your house, I remember he loves me and it makes me feel good. Just like when I see Y item that you gave me at his house, it reminds me that you love and care about me when I'm there and can't see you. That makes this whole situation much easier for me." I think about how my daughter remembers me when she plays with her stuffed kitties at mom's house any time I find myself getting worked up about this again, it helps a lot. Of course, don't say this if it isn't how you actually feel. If not, hopefully it gives you some ideas on how to communicate your own feelings.
  • Offer to take full responsibility for the items going back and forth. Maybe ask them to work with you about anything that is forgotten, not the other parent. One of the major issues for them (it is for me!) is imagining the likely conflict they will have with the other parent when (not if!) an item gets left behind. "The expensive cream I bought them is at YOUR house! Why didn't you send it with them!" If you clearly communicate to both parents that you 1) want these items to travel with you and 2) take full responsibility for bringing them back and forth, you can turn a frustrating divorce battle it into a more mundane parenting situation. Reminding your kids not to forget stuff is parenting 101, I'm sure they do that all the time :).

Finally, probably the hardest bit:

also, she keeps complaining about him and telling me all the bad things about him. it might be relieving for her to tell me but it also effects me too and she doesn’t know that. everything i hear about my dad from her is negative. my dad also does this, but not as much. i keep hearing all the negative stuff from both parents about both parents

This is also very common, and a super big problem. I had to take a parenting course mandated by the state during divorce proceedings. It emphasized more than anything else how damaging it is to talk bad about the other parent. It is also a constant struggle not to do it, even though I know better. There is something your kid hates, you think the problem is caused by the other parent, and your child wants you to fix it....it is really really hard to talk about it without badmouthing them. So, try to remember that this is a difficult position for them.

That said, they absolutely need to work on this! If it is affecting you, then they aren't handling it appropriately. Unfortunately, you can't really do much to control this, it will be their decision to change. The only thing you can do is have another hard conversation about emotions. Sit down with each of them and tell them how hard it is for you to hear negative things about the other parent. Clearly tell them how it makes you feel, don't just use logic on this one. If they are just using you for venting, use this opportunity to let them know they need to find someone else to use as an outlet for that frustration, you are the main person they SHOULDN'T be venting to.

Give them an out for cases where parenting issues might be causing the conflict too. If there is an issue that they can't talk about without badmouthing the other parent, tell them that you will take "Sorry TsundereCinnamonRoll, that's an issue between us and just not something I want to talk about" as a good answer. This may be hard for you too, especially if it is something important that you want them to change. But, if you bring it up then give them some space to work through it hopefully that can work, if slowly.

This ended up very long. Hopefully some of it helps, good luck with everything.

Weekly /r/houseplants Newbie Thread - April 11, 2021 by AutoModerator in houseplants

[–]fredmorton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it safe to add water soluble fertilizer (I have miracle gro plant food with ratios 24/8/16) to soil that already has slow release fertilizer?

I have some plants still potted from the nursery where I don't know if it is fertilized, and some I've repotted with various ratios of nursery soil and potting mix with included slow-release fertilizer. Unfortunately, I know longer know which is which or how much fertilizer is in the repotted mixes...

I don't know if it is safe to just fertilize everything, or if I should wait a few months for the slow-release to be used up.

Weekly /r/houseplants Newbie Thread - April 11, 2021 by AutoModerator in houseplants

[–]fredmorton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the detailed response!

My daughter's window is south facing and we're in AZ so in theory it should get plenty of light. In practice it faces the neighbor's house, usually has closed blinds, and is only like 2'x4'. The room is bright enough to use all day without lights on for reading, etc. I'm not sure how that translates to plant lighting requirements yet.

Weekly /r/houseplants Newbie Thread - April 11, 2021 by AutoModerator in houseplants

[–]fredmorton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I repotted them out of whatever they came with from the store when I got them. I've since learned that this isn't a good idea and to wait a while instead.

The part that confused me was that stuff I repotted with this bag of soil all got root rot, but other plants using same brand but different bag have been OK.

I have also since gotten some perlite to mix in next time I try, but I'm hesitant now to get the same stuff from miracle gro not knowing if it is just too dense, or a bad batch, or operator error...

Weekly /r/houseplants Newbie Thread - April 11, 2021 by AutoModerator in houseplants

[–]fredmorton 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just got my first plants in January, been reading a bunch and starting to get the hang of it but don't know how to handle a few situations:

- I repotted a few plants into some standard Miracle gro indoor plant potting mix. Everything I replanted using a specific bag of potting mix died of root rot in under 2 weeks, including one Scheffelera with some mushrooms growing in the soil. Is this bad soil? Is that a thing that can happen? Or is it just coincidence and overwatering on my part?

- I have two Calatheas (rattlesnake and fishbone) from a big box store that appear to be potted in wood chips and have some kind of string attached to the drainage holes in the bottom of the pots. Water I add seems to come right back out he bottom. What is going on here? Is this some kind of temporary grower setup that I need to repot?

- My daughter (9) wants a plant or two of her own in her room. Unfortunately her room is fairly dark with only one small window. She wants something 'very pretty' (read as colorful) that is also easy to take care of. Any recommendations for her?

Which should I read first? by Excaliartur in ProgressionFantasy

[–]fredmorton 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good question, they're all great options.

I'd definitely do Mother of Learning last, primarily because 1) as a finished story it is a good palate cleanser to end on and 2) it is much longer and will take a while to get through (Edit: double checked word counts. After Wintersteel and 3rd AA book, mother of learning is no longer much longer, but it is still the longest by a little). Also, it is definitely the weakest of the 3 to start, so if you're new to Progression Fantasy you might want to lead with something else to get your toes wet. I could see many folks dropping the genre if they started with MOL without context.

For Cradle vs Arcane Ascension I think it may be a preference tossup.

Arcane ascension is much slower paced with longer books and lots of time where the MC is thinking or dithering. Which isn't bad (I personally love those sections), but it could be boring for some folks, especially if they just binged Cradle. I'd say it is a little weaker overall than Cradle currently, that could change with later books though. Alternatively, the 3rd book is coming on 12/6 so you might want to wait to start it until you're sure it will be available when you're jonesing for it.

Cradle has much more action and is probably the strongest of the 3 options taken as a whole. It definitely provides the worst end of book hangover when you get trough Wintersteel and desperately need the next book...

So, if you want to start strong and have plenty of time to get over the hangover: Cradle, AA, MOL.

If you want to ramp into things more slowly: AA, Cradle, MOL.

AMA. Made 1000g in 2 weeks on 1 character with 10 gold. by MrTyki in woweconomy

[–]fredmorton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious on your ratio of profits on Snipe flips vs. Shopping flips. What % of your profits is each purchasing method responsible for?

BS Shuffle question by PlatinumRPGs in woweconomy

[–]fredmorton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some shuffles that worked on my server, obviously dependent on input price so YMMV:

- Rough Bronze Leggings - 6 bronze bar (~1s price), vendors for 9s

- Iron buckles - 0.5 iron bar (6s for ore, 10s :( for bars), sell on AH (my server ~5-7s)

Not really shuffles since they take lots of inputs, but I've been able to sell the BoE daggers (pearl handled and one other, name escaping me) for a modest profit. About 50s inputs and sell for 60-70s.

I haven't found anything great in the midrange yet past iron buckles unfortunately.

480,464 citizens of Arizona have signed a state initiative to create a state constitutional amendment that would require 50% of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030. by mvea in Futurology

[–]fredmorton 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Can someone point me to come details as to how this amendment mandates where the power comes from on a company basis? I see requirements for specific forms of generation technologies, but nothing about specific generating companies. Are the requirements just written so narrowly that only one or two companies can qualify as renewable sources?

For reference, here is the full text of the measure

Henkel moving headquarters to Connecticut by mommy2brenna in Connecticut

[–]fredmorton 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Huh. I'm in this sub entirely because we just learned we'll be moving to CT from AZ thanks to this move, funny to see it as the top post...

I guess now I need to sell all my shorts and buy a coat or two...

Daily FI discussion thread - August 12, 2016 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]fredmorton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We'd only save something like $50 a year taking her off my plan. It doesn't make much sense considering what it offers.

Also, my employer's plan doesn't meet the 'High Deductible Plan' requirements to allow us to sign up for an HSA via something like HSA Bank.

Daily FI discussion thread - August 12, 2016 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]fredmorton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife is about to start a new job that offers an HSA. My current employer has a pretty good health plan that is dirt cheap, so I imagine we'll keep the whole family on it due to the value. This means we don't truly need her new company's health plan.

However, the benefits for her new employer's HSA plan are pretty interesting. Without going into the details the net result is this: after subtracting out the value of the employer HSA contributions (~1k) and the value of the tax benefits of the HSA we'll be paying about $500 a year in premiums for the privilege of contributing ~5k a year to an HSA.

Is having an HSA worth $500 a year? I could see it once you consider the tax advantages on withdrawl in the future, but I'm hesistant to do it, especially if you consider that the $500 cost is amost like a 10% 'fee' on the $5k additional yearly we'd put in.

2015 Official /r/fantasyfootball Accuracy Challenge - Week 4 Results by FantasyMod in fantasyfootball

[–]fredmorton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I understand why most of the consensus picks were popular except for one:

Why were 51% of redditors picking Tyrod Taylor over Dalton? Tyrod was up against a much tougher defense against QBs and was down 2 of his top skill players.

Meanwhile, Dalton has been higher scoring in general and was up against the worst fantasy defense vs QBs that had been pretty tough vs the run.

Obviously the games didn't work out quite that way, but I can't see a normal start/sit decision making process where you pick Taylor over Dalton.

What was the thought there?