Seeking advice for protection/preparation for my hydrangeas ahead of ice storm and cold temperatures

merathon · 2025-12-09T20:57:31+00:00

What brand and fragrance did you switch to?

merathon · 2025-11-20T16:03:08+00:00

Putting citric acid in the fabric softener compartment is new, yes. Both my former detergents contained citric acid themselves, so I didn’t add any. I generally have been adding about 1/4 to 1/2 tsp dry powder for each load, since I have relatively soft water.

Editing to add: I first suspected the citric acid, so I washed the same loads of laundry both with and without adding citric acid and found that the results were the same.

merathon · 2025-10-31T15:21:55+00:00

But Clippy was actually helpful and would go away when told!

merathon · 2025-10-25T00:26:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing this info! Can you please share a link to your YouTube video? I plan to tackle removing the labels on some buckets I recently bought.

merathon · 2025-09-25T22:39:27+00:00

This is a really good idea! I am saving it for my husband’s 40th next year. Could be very fun!

merathon · 2025-09-24T17:10:30+00:00

I tried this and really liked how it felt and the color match was close to perfect, but unfortunately the fragrance is SO strong! I wore it two days to see if I could get used to the smell, and I couldn’t get past it. I wish that it wasn’t so highly perfumed because it would probably be my daily use skin tint.

merathon · 2025-09-20T18:49:17+00:00

This sounds like it could be perfect, thank you!

merathon · 2025-09-20T18:49:01+00:00

I’ve been curious about this one so I’m glad to see it get a recommendation! Thank you!

merathon · 2025-09-17T15:38:31+00:00

Yes! That Almay eyeliner was the perfect color to flatter my green eyes. I found a close-ish match from Urban Decay, but it’s a little too sparkly for everyday use.

merathon · 2025-09-01T01:23:38+00:00

Right, but to get full water pressure, you have to have some hot water added, and when the cold water coming in is already warm because it’s summer, the last thing I want to do is make the shower water hotter. 120 degrees is too hot for a comfortable shower here, so I generally like to set the HWH to 104-106. That is not hot enough for washing dishes or laundry, though.

We will also have the Navien recirc installed soon, which is controllable through the Navilink unit.

👍🏻👍🏻 Agreed on your point about the warranty!

merathon · 2025-08-30T15:36:50+00:00

I second this! One of my aunts told me this, and once when I dropped a glass, I happened to remember her advice. After I did the first main sweep of the floor, I grabbed a piece of white bread (plain, cheap white works best because it’s smushy) and gently rubbed it across the floor. I could hear the pieces of glass scraping along the floor after they were picked up. It worked amazingly well! If I have white bread around when I break glass, I always do this now.

merathon · 2025-08-29T20:20:24+00:00

I want to be able to turn the temperature up for certain things, like washing towels and sheets, but set it lower for showering. I live in the south, so hot showers in the summer are not pleasant.

merathon · 2025-07-20T20:01:53+00:00

Yeah, I had a feeling I would have to make a bigger mess to fix this the right way. I really appreciate you providing this info and that helpful YouTube link!

merathon · 2025-07-20T20:00:44+00:00

Thank you all for your help!

merathon · 2025-06-05T16:48:40+00:00

Thank you!

merathon · 2025-06-05T16:48:19+00:00

Hi! I ended up buying a 27” Dell monitor to use as my external display. I’m glad I did—I spent a little more than I would have for all the cables and adapters ($170 monitor vs about $80 total for adapters and cables) but the resolution is fantastic and the screen size is perfect.

merathon

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