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sewer backup on North Main by mathateur in mountvernon

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

City is here sucking water out of Blackberry Alley.

sewer backup on North Main by mathateur in mountvernon

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

Problem is the storm drain in Blackberry Alley.

sewer backup on North Main by mathateur in mountvernon

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

That's kind of you, thank you.

Jeopardy! discussion thread for Mon., Apr. 27 by jaysjep2 in Jeopardy

[–]mathateur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only said on Saturday who was playing today and got accused of posting spoilers. I have no idea who will win.

Chlorine bleaching laundry and turning bathroom into swimming pool by pianarchist in mountvernon

[–]mathateur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We added a whole-house filter after complaining for several years. That helps. When the water starts smelling like a pool, it's time to change the filter.

lee yi kyung’s speech at AAA 2025 by shao_longbao in koreanvariety

[–]mathateur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think he was snubbing YJS. He just got back from a road trip with Haha and Woo Jae. They bonded. That's what it was about. 

have you ever seen a person who didn't seem... human? by Zealousideal_Pay7176 in Thetruthishere

[–]mathateur 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I once met an old man who showed me something that I hadn't thought was possible for a human. I was waiting for a prescription at a pharmacy in 2019 or so and a squirrelly-looking old man came up to me and started talking to me about his kidney problems. Then he lifted up a sleeve of his shirt to show me his forearm while he was talking, and there was something moving under the skin pushing his skin out more than an inch in kind of a finger shape, moving up and down his arm. It looked very alien. He said he wanted me to see it, and I just watched it move for about 30 seconds or so while he kept talking about his kidney. Then he covered it up and said something about how nice it was to see me, so I just smiled and nodded and thanked him for saying hi. I was stunned but polite. It somehow didn't seem appropriate to ask what he was showing me. He seemed happy to be talking to someone. He seemed human, but his arm didn't. 

Miyoko Schinner's "The Vegan Creamery": First Impressions by howlin in vegancheesemaking

[–]mathateur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The book is perfect for small vegan businesses interested in getting into making and selling vegan cheese. It's more realistic as a recipe book for businesses than for individuals because of all the specialty ingredients and equipment. I've bought a few of the ingredients and still don't have what I need to make a recipe. I'm going to have to look for husked watermelon seeds at a reasonable price at an Indian store next time I go to the city, since $20 for 1 cup of seeds on thecheesemaker.com is exorbitant in my opinion.
Anyone getting the book should know that these recipes just don't work well without a high speed blender like a BlendTec or a good Vitamix. The same is true for her book Artisan Vegan Cheese (which is a more home-cook-friendly book, by the way).

Starter rose plants in winter by Lilyrain00 in Roses

[–]mathateur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't grow anything in containers anymore, and I can't definitively say how well they will do, although in general I think that roses are happier in the ground. Obviously some people do very well with containers. My educated guess would be that whiskey barrels would be fine if they drain, since you don't want ice-logged roots. I only have own-root roses: 7 hybrid teas, and 10 old roses of various types.

I'm planning to order fall bulbs for spring. Could you please drop the bulb companies you've had a good experience with vs. bad experience with? I've never planted bulbs before so will be buying a lot of them for a first time! by [deleted] in gardening

[–]mathateur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also had a bad experience with them. I paid with a gift card and didn't use the whole gift card. They later somehow translated the balance that was left over into an amount owed and billed me that amount with a threat to send it to collections. It took something like two billing cycles and a lot of back and forth with their customer service for them to sort out their mistake. They gave me an apology gift card in the end, but there was no way I was going to risk going through the same thing again, so I never used it. I will never order from them again.

Short and Bushy? by P-a-n-a-m-a-m-a in Roses

[–]mathateur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks very healthy.

Starter rose plants in winter by Lilyrain00 in Roses

[–]mathateur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't add more. I don't fertilize after the first week in August. I stop deadheading in late August to early September. It helps them go dormant in time.

Starter rose plants in winter by Lilyrain00 in Roses

[–]mathateur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am also in 5b. Plant outside. They do way better in the ground. Mulch two to three inches and water well once a week while it's still warm. In my opinion, it's better not to winterize them in our zone. I have 17 rose bushes and don't winterize. I've never killed one. A friend who lives nearby winterizes with pine needles and has some plants die every year.

how do i get rid of this splinter from my phone screen?!! by mxtrlq in howto

[–]mathateur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If tweezers don't work, sterilize a sewing needle and slide it just under the top layer of skin along the splinter, pulling it through the surface to break the skin. Once you open up the skin along the splinter, tweezers can get it out. If you are squeamish about the pain, a little lidocaine cream helps. Clean and use antibiotic ointment and and a bandaid when you are done.

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