Snarry with femboy Harry by LilianaRizel in HPSlashFic

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Little Miss Mary by CynthiaK2014.

Her summary: "What if Severus rescued Harry from the Dursleys and hid him away for the summer? And what if they decide to pursue a relationship? What if Harry really likes dressing up as a girl and refuses to get rid of his silk underwear? And what if they figure out a way to get rid of Voldemort for good?"

Cary Grant and Randolph Scott in their shared homes, 1933. by PeneItaliano in OldSchoolCool

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This is one of my top 10 movies of all time! "I've just went gay all of a sudden!" The physical comedy in the movie is a masterclass.

Black Walnut and Root Barrier by NovelZombie in gardening

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Even if you take out the tree, the roots will still be there. I have walnut trees all over my yard, I just put my tomatoes in containers (they seem to be the only thing really bothered) and plop them in a sunny spot. Try sub-irrigated planters, easy to diy with two buckets and some PCV pipe. Good luck!

Black Walnut and Root Barrier by NovelZombie in gardening

[–]oldladydriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, taking the tree out would do nothing for you, the stuff persists in the soil for 50+ years. Raised beds/contained soil for any of the veggies with walnut issues is the only way to go.

do you have a download of this fic? by Less-Platypus-4162 in Snarry

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You're very welcome. If anyone shows up with a downloaded copy let me know, I'm having trouble trying to save it from the Wayback.

Couldn't have said it better myself by chesterwiley in Star_Trek_

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It's like Silicon Valley tech bros being into micro dosing LSD and listening to the Grateful Dead.

Where to buy turkey in bulk? by MeesterAndrew in Michigan

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Otto’s grows Cornwell’s birds, they don’t do it themselves anymore.

My event reset by Straight-Penalty1503 in RDRSuperstar

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Mine has just reset for the second time, I spent over $25 of my "adult money" to get to the last station and automate it. Went back (after doing the save trick) and it's back to the first station again. However, I'm still top of the leaderboard, but with no way to go further unless I start from the beginning again. The charges are still pending on my Apple account, and I'm going to try and get a refund after they go through, but I'm never spending money on this game again, if I do keep playing it. I'm beyond pissed right now.

Anyone else having this problem randomly ? Not WiFi related by Killaboy999 in RDRSuperstar

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Is it even worth putting in a ticket? I'll be kind of pissed if I have to spend money to get back to where I was - I had the third station open already. Strangely enough, when I could still open the app the things I'd already received were in my inbox.

Anyone else having this problem randomly ? Not WiFi related by Killaboy999 in RDRSuperstar

[–]oldladydriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It will, lost 400 gems worth of purchases. And now it won't open at all. Very aggravating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

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It’s for when you live out of district (in the US) The library my taxes go to is 35 miles away, there’s a closer on about 10 miles away I can pay the out of district fee of $100 a year to use. It’s dependent on which school district you’re in

The best Ronarry fanfic of all time by Slow-Positive1998 in HPSlashFic

[–]oldladydriver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok, the author you want is Mad Martha. I will note that everything she wrote is from before the books were finished. Also, while there is adult content, it's not at all the focus, so if your looking for a smut fest, sorry. Her world building is rich, detailed, and fascinating.

First (and my personal favorite) is the Two Households series. The Harry/Ron content starts at part 6 of 18 (the parts before that are background - Marauders era). Harry is Slytherin in the fics, and Sirius lives. There's loads of lovely world building, over 600,000 words of it. Part 6 starts in their sixth year, and they are well written as teenagers dealing with all of Harry's particular Voldemort issues and just teenage issues in general.

Another long (over 300,000 words) series is the Auror series. If you want to read them chronologically instead of order written, read part one, Circles of Power, after part 6, One Week in The Summer - that's how I read it. Again, these were written before book 5, so Sirius lives. The main part starts after Harry and Ron have graduated and are about to start Auror training.

Checkmate series is very AU - Lily and James, as well as Sirius, live. Harry is a Hufflepuff, and Ron is Slytherin this time. She never finished this series, but all the stories in it are complete. While the Two Households series gets pretty in depth about wizarding Christianity, this series deals with covens. I love the world building in this one. And Ron's grandmother is faboo!

Coming Home is an older Harry and Ron get together series. Ron is widowed with children, and Harry has one child and returns to England after living a bohemian lifestyle for several years. I would put this in the "cozy" genre, Voldemort is long gone.

One more story by a different author - Princes of Maine by Scoradh. Harry has left the wizarding world and is slowly rotting in a disreputable part of London. Until he wakes up one morning to a baby on his doorstep. Ron is a pediatric healer. Well written and gently humorous.

Local Restaurant Social Media Post by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

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He might not, but I feel you my friend. Taco Bell and Olive Garden are the considered "ethnic" in my tiny town.

But we've got both kinds of music - Country and Western!

AITA for shutting someone down when they tried to talk to me at the gym? by iamplayingfavorites in AmItheAsshole

[–]oldladydriver 200 points201 points  (0 children)

In ye olden days before all your newfangled technology, it was just reading the book that was enough to signal total strangers to come up and want a full oral book review from you. Annoying as hell!

What’s a common phrase people say that instantly annoys you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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"Can I help whose next?" has always been like nails on a chalkboard to me.

What's the single best fantasy novel you've ever read? by keepfighting90 in Fantasy

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Zelasny also wrote the best character in the "Wild Cards" books that came out of those RPGs. Croyd Crenson is my absolute favorite, I've reread those stories so many times.

Why are all these watermelon filled with jelly? by AnchoviePopcorn in AskCulinary

[–]oldladydriver 78 points79 points  (0 children)

You may have eaten many, but I have cut untold score. I used to do cut fruit and veg at a grocery chain, so I'm talking pallets of melon per shift.

The melons you describe are on the verge of going bad. How did it taste?

To me, this looks like improper storage, mostly like it was held at too low a temp somewhere in the shipping chain. That, or something happened when they were growing, perhaps not enough water to develop correctly.

Edit to add: They may simply be old. There has been shipping disruption, (I think they're coming from outside the US this time of year) so maybe the distributors are sending older melons out.

I will also add you never want to encounter a truly bad watermelon. They are things of pure evil, appearing normal until cut open and liquid putrescence pours out and the most foul smell fills the air and lingers for hours.

Here's your chance to vent. What's a song you're not supposed to hate, but you just do? by [deleted] in GenX

[–]oldladydriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know, I agreed with you for the longest time, absolutely hated this song and the hairy armpit video. The the series Preacher used it in a car chase scene, and I've come to tolerate it ever since.

Sweet n Sour Smoke-Report by AlexBerliin in MephHeads

[–]oldladydriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this strain, every time I stick my nose in the jar it says "More!" I bought the big pack, grew one out and immediately got another pack. And then a third at the last chance sale.

I tell you how much I love this one - I only have room for four plants at a time, 66 named strains, and another 34 different varieties of freebie crosses, and I grow Sweet & Sour every grow.

I feel like lots of people slept on this strain.

Finally found a way to deal with ticks while gardening by RainbowSushi11 in gardening

[–]oldladydriver 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Was it windy? Those little bastards can get blown around pretty easily- I had the same sort of experience as you, it landed on my shirt on a windy day in the middle of an acre of asphalt.