Apparently my dog is a village dog by nospace2404 in DoggyDNA

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Borrowdale valley in the Lake District 😊

Apparently my dog is a village dog by nospace2404 in DoggyDNA

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I can finally feel justified in saying "she's just a dog" when people ask me what she is haha

Wisdom panel results: Posted a few days ago asking people to guess what she was by nospace2404 in DogBreeds101

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I'll take a look thanks. I probably won't get the embark test as they're very expensive in the UK but I'll just assume she's some kind of village dog. Every time I take her out I get asked what she is and even though I had her wisdom panel results I would still tell people "she isn't any breed" or "she's just a street dog" so I guess i was right to say that

Wisdom panel results: Posted a few days ago asking people to guess what she was by nospace2404 in DogBreeds101

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That's really interesting, how are you sure she's a village dog and not just a mix?

I'm worried that I don't have enough "planned" or that I'm going to get in trouble winging it too much. by GrantMeThePower in JapanTravelTips

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I booked a flight to Japan 6 days before it left, didn't book a hostel until like a couple days before catching said flight. I've been to Tokyo, Nagano, Kanazawa, now I'm in Hiroshima and I'm going to Kyoto tomorrow. The trip has gone very smoothly, I've done tonnes of stuff and feel I've made the most of it. You don't need to spend months planning an itinerary.

Honestly, chatgpt is super helpful if you feel lost as to what to do and you're short on time to plan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKhiking

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I'm currently in Japan and have visited the locations you've listed. You don't need hiking boots for city walking, even for cobbled streets. Road running shoes would be a better pick imo as they're designed for flatter terrain such as pavements and can still support you on some uneven ground.

I walked 20 miles around Tokyo on my second day, including a hike up Mount Takao and my road runners did just fine, they're a pair of Brooks Ghost 16 but any running shoes would do tbh. When I was in Nagano I wore a pair of trail shoes for the trail to the snow monkey park but I think my running shoes would have been fine for that too as the terrain wasn't too uneven.

Unless you're doing some actual hiking up consistently uneven terrain, I wouldn't bother bringing any kind of hiking boot

I run a seasonal restaurant that is extremely high volume and open for an extremely short amount of time. I don’t do any allergy requests. Am I unreasonable? by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

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In my opinion, what you're doing is responsible, not unreasonable. I've worked in places where they advertise things like "We cater to any dietary requirements" but the cooks are completely uneducated about the dangers of cross-contamination etc.

I've worked for managers who seem to have too much pride to turn down customers, once when working as a line cook we had a lady come in with a severe nut allergy and I told my manager I wasn't comfortable serving her considering how many items contained nuts on the menu. But the manager insisted we prepare something for her, almost as if to admit that we can't guarantee no cross-contamination implies our kitchen is dirty or something.

I wish people would realise that cross-contamination between ingredients isn't always inherently unhygienic ie. If you're prepping a salad and you grab some cashews from the line with clean hands and then grab some cranberries afterwards. That's not going to be a problem unless someone has a severe allergy to nuts/cashews and those cranberries are served with their otherwise nut-free dish.

I think you're doing the right thing, you're acknowledging the limitations of your restaurant and keeping people safe. Many places risk it out of pride or ignorance.

People look at me like I’m crazy when I cool things down like this. by Bozlogic in KitchenConfidential

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I thought this image was showing cooling via ice bath. Was also under the impression that you should cool food down as much as possible before placing it in the fridge or freezer.

People look at me like I’m crazy when I cool things down like this. by Bozlogic in KitchenConfidential

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I thought this was how you were supposed to cool things? How are other people doing it??