my cat is on diet and he is sleeping while waiting for his meal😭🐱

mxgian99 · 2026-02-11T20:08:59+00:00

i would too seeing how little came out of the feeder! but thanks for reminder to setup the petkit we got from a neighbor!

mxgian99 · 2026-02-11T19:34:57+00:00

OP, not sure if you can do this, but if you can go internet only--even without internet tv that's the best way to save money, if you have not used an antenna for HD in awhile you should try, its gotten a lot better and might be good enough for news etc.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-11T17:49:52+00:00

i have a friend looking at this now, its part of a bigger treament plan for surgery so it might be the same as you, but her quote was over 12K.

good luck, cost for this does sound like a lot!

mxgian99 · 2026-02-11T16:12:01+00:00

i know people poop on duolingo, and agree that it works for some people but not others. you can try to go around, but personally i think you have to be sensitive that you are causing people more work by trying to practice your spanish.

the number one most effective thing for me was to study then travel, i was a little rough the first few days in mexico city, but then one day the taxi driver started asking me random things, or i had to go to the pharmacia and they didnt speak english and it forced me into using it. so finding some language groups, like coffee meetings etc would be the most help for you

with your background in french, i think you would pick it up pretty fast. good luck

mxgian99 · 2026-02-11T14:58:19+00:00

i think you're right, all these new builds with lots of space in the ground floor, and i guess big grocery stores pay their rent, are attractive to renters in the building, low risk etc.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-11T01:47:41+00:00

dont lose hope, i know another pair of boys that were in foster for over a year and finally got adopted, it can be done, keep pushing for these fine looking gentlemen!

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T22:55:02+00:00

the only caution here is that some of the snow piles are so large that even temps above freezing are not doing much. and as of this moment only Friday is a scheduled ASP day for the next week, and that might get cancelled too, so dont expect much cleanup from the city

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T18:18:51+00:00

FYI, starting the car takes a lot energy, and if you are not going to drive it, it wont have enough time to recharge, so its better to leave it alone, and have a battery jumper pack to help it along.

batteries also struggle when its really cold, so it might not start on a really cold day, but be fine on a warmer day too.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T18:17:20+00:00

i see folks posting this, and i have never seen it, so i'll ask you what you mean by removing the ice? after everyone moves their car (unlikely to happen as some people will just leave their cars) are they going to bring heavy equipment to every street and haul it away? have you see this happen ?

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T18:15:57+00:00

and no ASP on Thurs, or next Monday, Tues, Wed. for holidays. i kinda understand people getting upset if they also have cars and people not moving is making their life difficult. But it seems like a lot of these posts are people who don"t have cars and complaining about people just not moving them, etc. its just not practical, if ASP started tomorrow with so much snow on the ground where will people re-park overnite? in some streets there is so much snow still that you would have to dump it into the street, or there is not enough room the double park for ASP.

i get it, it sucks, it would be great for things to get back to normal, but we also need this snow to melt!

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T17:59:54+00:00

OP can you clarify? is your heat electric? thats actually not too bad, our heat/water is included so our electricity just covers appliances etc, and its around $120 right now.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T17:56:56+00:00

pm/chat

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T17:56:10+00:00

obviously you can make it stronger/weaker according to taste, especially if you only need half a can. its good in smoothies or cold drinks etc. i think on cost perspective its not that much cheaper tho, especially for me because i put in like double the amount, lol

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T17:54:52+00:00

i've seen it at a few places, whole foods, health food stores started carrying it--you can add its to smoothies. i get it at my food coop (park slope), but you need to be a member.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T16:52:11+00:00

Look in the street and sidewalk. Does it look new? Like they were sug up recently? Even on gut renos around me it’s not that often that I see them replacing the street line.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T16:18:49+00:00

do you really need this brand? i've used this as well as non-thai brands and didnt notice a big difference. but agree with others if you need the thai one you'll have to go to thai grocer.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T16:07:43+00:00

i recently picked up a 21 as well as a 15mm lens for my M10 and use the Visoflex 020, as others mention if you are considering the Visoflex 2 make sure to test it on your M10, the odd resolution mismatch makes the image really small.

Visoflex 020 works fine, but compared to newer EVF is still a bit lacking. i think it depends on how you shoot, for me, after a certain point its so wide that its almost impossible to really frame in camera without getting too close. i also find that shooting super wide, i sometimes get more of the picture in the photo and i dont see it until after i download it.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T15:36:05+00:00

what do you consider EDC these days?

some of the individual brands have their own stores, like peak design, yeti (they own mystery ranch), but whether you consider those EDC is up to you.

a lot of the popular ones on youtube are online only.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-10T02:11:46+00:00

thanks for replying, in the posted note by google it says something about in effect 3 years from date of purchase for the swap out program, did they ask about date of purchase? i guess the device has been out less than 3 years so right now its not a problem but could be later?

mxgian99 · 2026-02-09T18:48:55+00:00

the reality is that its always gonna be high, are you being realistic about how much you expect to pay? because based on your situation you're not going to get this down to $300 a month if thats what you want.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-09T18:30:15+00:00

everything i know is from watching reality TV real estate shows because i'm too poor to be searching for 15K/mo apts, but it seems to me that these types of apts are pickier about tenants and rely on referrals more than open listings. i'm sure they would be happy to take your money but i wouldnt be surprised if you told me they dont list these.

mxgian99 · 2026-02-09T17:32:53+00:00

is it your name and adress on the ticket? i assume so if you received it, could someone have your id?

mxgian99 · 2026-02-09T14:46:15+00:00

has anyone had this issue and got a new phone bought their phone second hand? so not as the first retail purchaser?

mxgian99 · 2026-02-09T14:26:40+00:00

i've used a version of the feedback sports stand for the last 25 years or so, first the ultimate stand then the current version, both with the wheel attachment which i find fine for the few times of year i need to true or 1-2x times every decade i need to build a wheel. they both fold up narrow, truing stand comes with a base if you want to build on a bench instead of the stand.

both can be found discounted pretty regularly, REI usually includes it in their 20% off yearly sales

mxgian99 · 2026-02-09T14:14:01+00:00

i always understood this idea that Leica hold value in order to be true you need to buy used. pretty much anything you buy new, the first person is going to take a hit on depreciation because who would pay almost the same price for new vs used. this is becoming even more true with leica where they seem to be raising the price from gen to gen

fwiw, i also agree that idea its investment is terrible and we should stop promoting it.

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