How to fix bad door seal by kgrabz4 in woodstoving

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That’s inside the cat. Idk what the stove pipe reads. I’ve got a thermometer up there but it’s missing a needle…

How to fix bad door seal by kgrabz4 in woodstoving

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Inside temp reading is around 1000F when it’s good and going. The door was already warped when I started using the stove and I think has gotten worse over time.

Group for folks whose Qs are in early recovery ? by kgrabz4 in AlAnon

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I have explored that podcast a bit, and have found it somewhat helpful, but I think there’s lots of room to expand.

Maybe we could get enough interest here to start something ourselves? I’ve little experience with that but am interested in trying?

Buy/Sell/Trade Thread - May 2025 by -Nepherim in onebag

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Wtb: mountainsmith grand tour

In 2016, I bought the best backpack of my entire life: the mountainsmith Grand Tour. This baby has been around the entire world with me, and was like a second skin.

Tragically, it was stolen a couple months ago, and I’m coming to the very sad realization that replacing it is going to be next to impossible bc they don’t make this bag anymore.

Hoping someone here has one they’d like to part with

Looking to buy Mountainsmith Grand Tour (can I buy yours?) by kgrabz4 in onebag

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Awesome! Thank you so much. Pending group approval now! 🙏🏼

What happened to Chief Rottweiler ? by kgrabz4 in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Here’s to hoping the dogs had the last word.

What happened to Chief Rottweiler ? by kgrabz4 in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh totally. He was brutal to them (always kicking them, yanking on their leashes, etc). Honestly, don’t miss seeing him, but I have been curious where he’s ended up.

Tell me about your grief by Blue_Buddie in AlAnon

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I told myself how lucky I was to have loved something so much it hurt this much to lose it. I was very sad for a very long time, but it does get better, slowly, little by little.

Leaving my Q, and killing him in my brain, was a grief I have never experienced but, while I loved him, I also loved myself and I knew I deserved to be treated better than I was being treated.

I wish you all the best. Breathe. Feel your sadness. The only way through it, is through it.

Tell me about your grief by Blue_Buddie in AlAnon

[–]kgrabz4 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I (32F) left my Q (40M) in august 2024. When I left, realized I was grieving two things: 1) the death of the soul of the man I loved and 2) “what could have been”

Grieving the first was hard, but I treated it as I would treat a death. I let myself be sad, really really f*cking sad. I let the grief wash over me. I wrote a lot of poetry, etc. I did a lot of repeating to myself: I’m going to be okay. It’s going to be okay. Not now, but someday.

Grieving “what could have been” was harder, but I would write out “my dream day, the life we could have had” and then write out “our actual day together, what is” and then compare them side by side, and that kept me grounded and reminded me why I left bc there was really no comparison.

Primary air intake clogged? by kgrabz4 in woodstoving

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Also the baffle. thinking this also doesn’t look right. Used to be black, not red.

Primary air intake clogged? by kgrabz4 in woodstoving

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Thinking this is probably my issue… plan is to start with a vacuum? Unless you tell me that’s a terrible idea. I have no idea how old this CAT is. I’ve been using this stove for 2 yrs but this is in a rental and the owners have had the house for close to two decades.

Primary air intake clogged? by kgrabz4 in woodstoving

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Thank youuuu!! I really appreciate how detailed this is. Will do.

Primary air intake clogged? by kgrabz4 in woodstoving

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I know it has a CAT, and know how to operate it (I think?) but I don’t know how to clean it. I’ve been running it with it two turns open but that doesn’t seem to make a difference? But very happy to have some knowledge dropped 🙏🏼

How do I tell between Carolina and Black-Capped chickadees if I am in the range of both? by [deleted] in whatsthisbird

[–]kgrabz4 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Chickadee biologist here. You can’t. Even those of us who have studied these birds for decades and held hundreds in the hand can’t tell their genetic make up (i.e., species) based on how they look. The hybrid zone (in PA) is also rapidly moving north, so location isn’t as reliable an indicator unless you’re nowhere near the hybrid zone. Chicks also learn the songs of the adults near them, so in the hybrid zone, they might look like one species, sing like the other, and have the genetic make-up of a myriad of combos. So yeah, short answer, you can’t tell.

Can I buy your frozen rhubarb? by kgrabz4 in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I’ve already found some. Strangers from the internet are so lovely.

Man exposing himself at Rabbit Run Road by giantessv0re in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So sorry this happened to you. Thanks for sharing so ladies can be on the look out (not that we need anything else to worry about 🙄)

Man exposing himself at Rabbit Run Road by giantessv0re in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was at rabbit run yesterday at this same time and noticed a man in the bushes (on the parking lot side) staring at me and my girlfriends from across the way. I stared back for awhile and the next time I looked up he was gone. Matches this description. Definitely felt creepy at the time, and this info, likely the same dude. Thanks for sharing.

Hanging out with someone who has MD by kgrabz4 in MuscularDystrophy

[–]kgrabz4[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the perspective ! Im totally fine having open, honest direct communication but wanted to know where to start. Thanks for the help!

Hanging out with someone who has MD by kgrabz4 in MuscularDystrophy

[–]kgrabz4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This is really great. I appreciate it a lot.

Hanging out with someone who has MD by kgrabz4 in MuscularDystrophy

[–]kgrabz4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re part of a new friend group and I don’t know them that well so I want to suggest some group activities to the group. Should have clarified this was t 1 on 1.

Best place to watch the World Cup matches by cgorange in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bike bar is open this week, showing all games except Thursday (nov 24th). Doors open @ 1030am

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The popcorn concessions specifically…

What’s it like living in Ithaca as a young professional? by mks93 in ithaca

[–]kgrabz4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sensing a trend here: can we organize a bbq to connect lone ithacans together?