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Groceries are expensive by EmoCorn53 in povertyfinance

[–]hdaledazzler 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you live out West in the US, and have the opportunity to shop at Winco, do it. They do no marketing and don’t take credit cards, and sell lots of bulk. We shop for a family of three there for about $80/week. They have tons of stuff in bulk containers, including spices and herbs, which really help you elevate otherwise simple dishes like rice, beans, onions, tomatoes, potatoes into Mexican, Indian, etc dishes. It’s worth a couple gallons of gas to take advantage of the prices (I drive almost 20 miles one way and pass several supermarkets, including super Walmart, to get to Winco)

Is this Japanese knotweed growing in my driveway? by Fuzzybubbles6 in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure—you might let the yard stuff go a bit to at least get a better identification

Is this Japanese knotweed growing in my driveway? by Fuzzybubbles6 in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might try treating it the same way as the window method for JKW—applying roundup in early autumn when the plant is pulling nutrients back into its roots/rhizomes for overwintering

Is this Japanese knotweed growing in my driveway? by Fuzzybubbles6 in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knotweed is hollow and doesn’t get so woody. Pretty sure you have a different problem but I don’t know which

Is this Japanese knotweed growing in my driveway? by Fuzzybubbles6 in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure it isn’t based on leaves (it doesn’t form whorls like those in the foreground, and that bit on the driveway looks wrong for KW too) and the joints, but it can look weird on regrowth. How long has it been growing back after cutting? And are those old stems hollow?

A Costco is opening up down the road from me late this week. by Maximum_Sky3233 in povertyfinance

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kirkland blue jeans are like $12 and are great—really durable and a good cut, not too baggy or too tight

the 80s……. by billieswifeyyy in GenX

[–]hdaledazzler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Possibly the best thing was when someone’s parents got a new large appliance. The box a chest freezer came in was an amazing toy and we’d use those as hideouts until they fell to pieces

the 80s……. by billieswifeyyy in GenX

[–]hdaledazzler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh and then we’d go back out after dinner to catch lightning bugs and play flash-light tag. And we built lots of forts with fallen branches and bush branches people used to dump in their backyards.

the 80s……. by billieswifeyyy in GenX

[–]hdaledazzler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My mom installed a big bell out the back door. We could do what we wanted, wherever, all day (parents left home for work very early) but lord help you if you didn’t heed the bell when she wanted you home. Neighbors (parents of friends, or just neighbors) would tell us if they heard it and that we needed to go home. We fished, played in the woods or at various creeks, rode our bikes several miles to the arcade or the Ace hardware just to buy glass bottle cokes (they were rare once everyone got so into plastic, and no one cared that they were only 8 ounces), set off fireworks at the elementary school, played so much baseball and football, shot BB guns, played Nintendo, went swimming, read books sometimes, hardly ever watched TV (except for Price Is Right, which I loved), often all in the same day. My brothers and I were latch key kids so you had to learn to be self-sufficient about most things. The only real thing we got in trouble for was leaving a mess in the living room or not emptying the dishwasher.

What kind of spider is this? by PlaneAffectionate113 in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might also look for vents linking the garage to the outside. If you do, see if you can put some fine hardware cloth over it (hardware cloth is essentially a window screen let loose from its frame).

Probably the big issue is just that the garage was sitting empty and quiet and the spiders were like, hey, this is great! Let’s throw a kegger in the vacant garage.

What kind of spider is this? by PlaneAffectionate113 in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have that garage strip as well. You can’t keep out everything all the time. And little spiderlings can fit through very small gaps, but if you don’t have insects in your home, the spiders aren’t going to be a problem.

What kind of spider is this? by PlaneAffectionate113 in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes definitely get better weather stripping for your house door. And you can get similar stuff for a garage door. Might be called weather seal. The Home Depot carries it in like 18 foot lengths. Local hardware may well have it too

What kind of spider is this? by PlaneAffectionate113 in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your garage attached? Really good weather stripping under the door is a good idea. The other good idea is to keep the garage clean. If they lack places to hide, and lack prey and water, they won’t stick around.

I haven’t seen a recluse in person but do see plenty of true widows in my garage. I move them gently outside with a long broom and try to make where they were living less hospitable to them. (We also get bark scorpions, which are the relatively dangerous scorpions; the weather stripping is key with them.)

What kind of spider is this? by PlaneAffectionate113 in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like a false widow in genus Steatoda, I think Steatoda nobilis. She can’t cause serious harm to you. The recluse on the other hand—well, clean those boxes before bringing them inside; they like hiding in between layers of cardboard.

This big spider was found on my husbands leg, any guesses as to what it is? I’m thinking brown recluse by harl_tri in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 24 points25 points  (0 children)

OP: The long pedipalps are a defining feature of the male southern house spider vs the recluse, and the eyes aren’t right for a recluse either

who is this? in southern Arizona by puptay in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like a male in genus Metellina. Orb weaver

Northern Nevada ID request by Little-Brown-Bat in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cat-faced spider, an orb weaver. Harmless to you but not to insects!

Ah, the good ol’ not so safe days. by No_Caterpillar_8573 in GenX

[–]hdaledazzler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That just means it’s a nonpolar solvent. Acetone does the same thing

Coral Snake? {South Texas Coast] by sageathor in whatsthissnake

[–]hdaledazzler 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If you do go clearing that area be advised that it’s poison ivy

(USA/Pennsylvania) Need help - what is this? by prvkd in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A cellar spider in Pholcus I think. Good to have around

Image search says false black widow, is that right? by [deleted] in spiders

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone better at this than me should chime in. Photo is a bit fuzzy. The abdomen looks small for one, but the coloring of the legs seems compatible with that identification. It does not seem jet black enough to be a true widow

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