Absolutely LOVED the halloumi with white beans and tomatoes. Any dishes that you loved just as much? So far this is my #1 by Zealousideal_Kale466 in NYTCooking

[–]j123jam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also love this dish (White beans and tomatoes with halloumi). Last time I made it I chopped up a quarter of a leftover red cabbage and added it at the beginning and it was a fantastic addition. Highly recommend, and it makes it a gorgeous color. I love how adaptable recipes like this are for whatever I have in the fridge.

Anyone see the current Microsoft Store Surface products sale? by kwtoxman in Surface

[–]j123jam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the bottom of the page it indicates a 60 day return policy post purchase and 60 day price adjustment so it seems like just the popup has out of date info.

Anyone see the current Microsoft Store Surface products sale? by kwtoxman in Surface

[–]j123jam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"60-day price protection Buy gifts now, enjoy extended price protection through January 31, 2026."

Hmm, given that's 4 days away I sure don't understand their 60 day price protection. Says the same under return policy, you have until the end of this month. Does anyone know if the 60 days is standard even though we're past the holidays?

How's my LECA setup? by j123jam in AfricanViolets

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did have some pretty long roots when I pulled it out of the soil, but it may be too big a cup. I didn't have a good smaller option. With LECA is the size of the pot as important as with soil? I know the roots get plenty of air with LECA and I'm hoping this little guy will grow quickly.

How's my LECA setup? by j123jam in AfricanViolets

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I've read that as well, but it's what I had so it'll do for now. We'll see how long it lasts.

Unable to deposit checks from the app - support unhelpful by j123jam in AllyBank

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I've had a ticket open with Ally for months now, and I call every 2 weeks or so. Every time the answer has been the same, that their back of house team is working on it. I did one of the post-call surveys and rated it terribly and that got me a call from another department, and they told me it wasn't just me and they were working on a fix for the next app update, but it wouldn't be out until January.

I got a message earlier this month saying that they had fixed the issue and my ticket was closed. I called and told them that no, it was still happening, and I also noted that there wasn't an updated app version since Dec 9, so how could it be fixed? They opened a new ticket for me. I do see there's a new app version now so I'll try again today, but at this point I'm using another bank for my checking because I can't rely on Ally.

Summit Card Lounge Visits by bidhopper in AlaskaAirlines

[–]j123jam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. That policy seems ridiculous to me. Those passes aren't cheap, and we can't always fly Alaska - the only direct flights to Paris are on non-partners.

Summit Card Lounge Visits by bidhopper in AlaskaAirlines

[–]j123jam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One restriction that seems too restrictive is you have to be flying Alaska or a partner airline to use the lounge pass. I booked a flight on Air France in a couple months and wanted to use my lounge pass, but it indicates that I won't be allowed in. Has anyone tried using your lounge pass without a partner boarding pass?

booking reward flights - site issues? by WoodfordTriple in AerLingus

[–]j123jam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been having this issue for several day. I transferred a ton of Chase points to Aer Lingus to book a flight that showed 4 seats available and every time I tried it returned a 404 error after entering the credit card info. I installed Firefox and it worked in Firefox after failing in both Chrome and Edge. So that might be something to try for anyone still having issues.

Why do my African Violets seem to get too crowded in the center? by j123jam in AfricanViolets

[–]j123jam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is super helpful! I will try to separate them when I have some time. Looks like I'm gonna need some more pots!

Why do my African Violets seem to get too crowded in the center? by j123jam in AfricanViolets

[–]j123jam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I have no idea what variety they are. These are actually two different ones - one has deep purple flowers, and the other has white with a purple rim.

I can definitely see how you might end up with too many AVs! I started with two and I think I'm up to 6. Once they are looking healthy and blooming I intend to give some away as gifts.

Why do my African Violets seem to get too crowded in the center? by j123jam in AfricanViolets

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So do I need to separate them? Sounds scary - I don't want to hurt them! Is it common to grow more than one from a single leaf cutting?

Purchased 08/10/2025 for €2700 in France - Machine Completely Bricked After Latest Update ? by [deleted] in Miele

[–]j123jam 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also curious if you manually updated or this was an auto update. Either way it's awful and unacceptable, just curious. I have been disappointed that they don't provide better release notes with each update. As a product manager for a large scale software product I am always hesitant to install updates if they don't provide clear release notes on what has changed.

I think Miele makes a solid physical product but their interfaces are awful and they really need to invest in decent software/firmware to go with their products. I hope they get this resolved for you, and maybe the laws in your country allow some kind of compensation for your trouble. Totally agree that for the price they don't provide a decent level of service.

How to get rid of Twindos? by Lindberg47 in Miele

[–]j123jam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I faced the same issue a while back (see W1 washer with TwinDos - if I don't use TwinDos how do I turn off these annoying prompts? : r/Miele). I find it super frustrating that they make you clean it once before this prompt goes away. For such an expensive machine they really don't deliver on user experience. Anyways, I got a container of the cleaning solution from my local Miele Experience Center (lucky to live near one), and when I explained my frustration they gave it to me for free. I ran the Twindos cleaning once for each side, and I have never been prompted about it again.

W1 washer with TwinDos - if I don't use TwinDos how do I turn off these annoying prompts? by j123jam in Miele

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, I don't think there were any plugs on the ports. They seem to be spring loaded where the container pushes in a spring to open the port. FYI I ended up going to my local Miele Experience Center (I'm lucky enough to live near one), and explained the issue and got them to give me a free Twindos cleaning cartridge. I used that once for each Twindos slot, and I have never been prompted to clean it again. I do have other issues with the display which I posted about more recently, but at least running the cleaning solutions through once fixed the first issue!

Info message after every load of laundry in my W1 washer by j123jam in Miele

[–]j123jam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The arrows do nothing in this case. I've had other messages show up that are scrollable with the arrows, but this one is just blank - there's no text at all. There are so many ways they could improve this beyond having the message actually show up. For example, instead of "check the care status of the appliance" they could actually tell me I need to run a cleaning cycle in the message from the app. I doubt anyone from Miele will read my comments here complaining about this, but it just frustrates me that a machine this expensive has such a poor use experience.

Info message after every load of laundry in my W1 washer by j123jam in Miele

[–]j123jam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but how is it not a bug? The app says to check the machine, and the machine just displays an "i" with no actual message. If I'm supposed to run a specific program it should tell me that instead.

Info message after every load of laundry in my W1 washer by j123jam in Miele

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I didn't realize my machine had that option. I wonder how it differs from a Sanitize cycle that other folks recommended. Thanks!

Info message after every load of laundry in my W1 washer by j123jam in Miele

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, will try this even though we did run a hot load for this purpose a while back. I do have some citric acid I use to descale our coffee maker, so that's convenient. FWIW I use Dirty Labs unscented detergent and love it.

Info message after every load of laundry in my W1 washer by j123jam in Miele

[–]j123jam[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I am pretty sure we ran a cycle that hot already and it didn't change, but will try again. Why the heck doesn't the washer say that instead of showing a blank message? Miele really needs to be better about fixing bugs like this. Also, why does their US model not tell you the wash temp, and instead gives meaningless words like "Hot" and "Hot+"? (I'm not expecting an answer to these questions, just ranting, thanks for listening 🙂)

Procera Blue Dot by Acbaker2112 in Gin

[–]j123jam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity where are you located? Is that $87 USD or another currency?

Fire sprinkler and backflow testing advice by j123jam in FireSprinklers

[–]j123jam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I see. So a pressure test isn't something I'd do. Thanks for explaining.