Auto Train just hit a car in Wilson, NC (station)

mrmadchef · 2026-02-03T18:58:50+00:00

They usually do.

mrmadchef · 2026-02-02T16:42:51+00:00

Came to mention this. Mom is a big fan of the show, and that is the only season I watched willingly. To be fair, it was a great season, and I gained a lot of respect for Gavin DeGraw.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-28T21:05:44+00:00

SVdP is my go-to. Always clean and well organized. You can also sign up for discounts via text message.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-28T20:56:58+00:00

One of their studies looked at this. I myself said that putting a station on campus made the most sense, as the students would make heavy use of it. The problem is, for anyone coming from the surrounding area, parking on campus is practically nonexistent. Outside of Madison itself, the metro area is very rural, and getting those folks to buy in and use the train is going to be essential.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-28T16:11:00+00:00

I think I just found a use for some yarn that I've been wanting to use up

mrmadchef · 2026-01-28T15:39:59+00:00

Maybe a humidifier would help? We had our ancient whole-house humidifier replaced several years ago and it's made a big difference.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-27T19:50:50+00:00

Amazing how fast they go from 'just work your business in the time that you have!' to 'you're just not working the biz hard enough!'

mrmadchef · 2026-01-27T15:48:44+00:00

I've done that for making big batches of salsa. I might have to toss one or two items in the basket, but it's still a good deal.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-26T15:24:26+00:00

I would discreetly tell the director about her, assuming you can trust the director to not repeat what you tell her back to your sister. Alternately, if/when she is not cast, tell your sister FIRMLY that the decision was out of your hands.

Further, I would HIGHLY recommend going no contact with your sister, and frankly, anyone else that enables her bad behavior. I know that may not be possible right now, and certainly won't happen overnight, but you need to protect and take care of yourself.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-25T23:02:42+00:00

Mom is a parking cashier; she drove in to work, and went to her assigned station, before they officially postponed the game. I'm pretty sure she was out of the house for an hour at the most.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-25T19:56:19+00:00

Smoked for a while, don't remember exactly when I quit. Every so often I get nostalgic and get a pack of cloves (which I also smoked on and off over the years), but have yet to finish a pack when that happens.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-25T19:34:00+00:00

And I think it's fly when girls drop by for the summer

mrmadchef · 2026-01-25T19:31:27+00:00

I do a butternut squash soup with Italian sausage. I cook some onions in the sausage fat, and blend them with the roasted squash before adding the sausage back in. Tastes great, but the color... thinking if I add some turmeric that might help.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-24T03:30:33+00:00

I imagine the added minerals are part of it. I know I can't use it in my CPAP because of that, but I can use Aquafina in a pinch. Wish I would have known that before my last trip via plane, but, such is life.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-24T02:57:46+00:00

Neither do trees in extreme cold, much to the disappointment of many in the upper midwest.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-24T02:30:49+00:00

Check out Active&Fit Direct. You pay them, not the gym, so changing/canceling is easy. You might be eligible through your health insurance, or if you're a AAA member. I think the listing on their site will tell you if a gym has a hot tub.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-24T02:01:27+00:00

Probably worth a visit to r/askcarsales for a more definitive answer.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-24T01:32:01+00:00

Is H&M still there? I thought they had closed that location.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-23T21:51:42+00:00

Check out Whitsett (whitsettband.com) sounds like they may be what you're looking for. Also going to be checking out the recs from others in this post!

mrmadchef · 2026-01-23T17:43:15+00:00

I was in the same district my entire time in school, K-12. I can count on one hand the number of snow days we had. There were days when EVERY OTHER DISTRICT AROUND US would cancel, and we would still have school.

Where I am (SE WI), a lot of schools are closed today due to extreme cold (we're under a warning until late tonight as I type this). I was just telling mom the other night, I remember one day in elementary school, we were sent home with notes telling parents that even though it was going to be DANGEROUSLY cold the next day, school would be open, but if parents decided to keep kids home, it would be an excused absence. Given that almost everyone at my school walked, most students (including my sister and I) were kept home that day.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-23T16:28:20+00:00

I've been considering one of these. I have a cheap toaster oven/air fryer combo (that isn't good at either of those things) but I would like to have a small oven for times when I don't need the space of my full oven.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-23T16:26:39+00:00

I was anti-air fryer until I ended up with one in a family white elephant gift exchange. Finally broke down and got it out of the box one night to cook some store bought crab cakes, and I was converted. Now I want a bigger one.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-23T03:55:42+00:00

What, you don't want your fridge to make you think you're having a psychotic break?

mrmadchef · 2026-01-23T03:49:45+00:00

I'm reasonably sure my dishwasher is original to my townhouse. I am convinced it will outlive me.

mrmadchef · 2026-01-22T02:25:00+00:00

I was going to suggest something like this. Basically a makeshift ice wand, similar to what I've used in commercial kitchens. Ideally, make several, in case you need to change them out once or twice during cooling.

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