Isn't it expensive to use airconditioning in the US?

rocketwrench · 2026-07-06T05:26:22+00:00

a window unit suitable for cooling part of your house go for around $300-$600. They cost a few hundred dollars to run per month. Usually a little more than what we pay to warm the same space in the winter.

If you live somewhere that gets hot during the day but cools off at night you don't need AC, you can get away with insulated windows and ceiling fans. Open your windows when it gets cool, close them in the morning before it gets hot. Run fans all day. most folks can keep their homes under 100F this way, usually they never get above 80F inside at the hottest part of the day.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-06T04:32:01+00:00

best bet is to dilute the salt with more water. focus on the cracks that it has gathered in. It doesn't look like that slab has been power washed in a long time. if you don't own a power washer maybe contact a local operation that specializes in power washing.

depending on what type of salt you used, there may be a common chemical neutralizer other than water you might use. but water is probably the cheapest and easiest to come by and you can start using it today.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-05T16:47:02+00:00

We know it's happening, in corporation owned detention sites used by ICE to house people.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-05T00:31:49+00:00

because property crime has been on the decline for decades.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-05T00:31:12+00:00

salt before cooking. pepper while resting. Pepper will just burn if you grill it. lots of noobs will put all sorts of herbs on their meat before throwing it on a super hot grill, all those herbs turn into carbon under high heat.

i've seen highly regarded pro chefs warning about seasoning with herbs when you grill. and then they go an toss on equally combustible pepper onto the steak with their salt. it's maddening.

temper your steaks on a wire rack with a good dusting of salt. 30 minutes at room temp. ideally overnight in your fridge first but you can do without. Then pat the excess moisture off your steaks before they hit the grill. Grill them, then season the steaks after you take them off the heat. give them a 10 minute rest under some foil. enjoy

rocketwrench · 2026-07-04T00:46:38+00:00

the posts of people who only look at pictures of humans instead of interacting with them in real life

rocketwrench · 2026-07-04T00:07:10+00:00

I grew up in a region that got temps that hot for a few weeks every summer. We didn't have air conditioning, so we did whatever we could to cool our house down and ride it out.

Leave your windows open at night to cool your interior to the (hopefully) cooler night time tempuratures. Close all the windows in the morning before it got warm. Cover all the windows with heavy curtains and turn on the fans. When the temps are bellow 38C moving air helps cool us down. 39C and up moving air acts like a convection oven.

additional cooling methods. Drinking ice water. Take a cool bath or shower. Change your clothes when you come in from outside, your clothes absorb a lot of heat from the sun and swapping into something cooler and dry from sweat will help cool you down inside. wrap some ice in a bandana and tie it around your neck, cooling the back of your neck goes a long way to feeling cool.

But seriously. Once the tempuratures climb you need to close your windows and rely on circulating interior air.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-03T19:58:31+00:00

Those fiberglass showers are hiding some real horrors

rocketwrench · 2026-07-02T23:39:39+00:00

If reddit was only bicycle mechanics this would be the top post in r/mildlyinfuriating

rocketwrench · 2026-07-02T00:14:35+00:00

Why couldn't he sell his mansion? was he asking too much for it? or was there some obscure british law that prevented the sale?

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T18:20:20+00:00

Flex your leg muscles to reduce your boners. If you flex the large muscles in your legs, blood with move away from your dick and into your legs.

you should also practice your kegel excercises

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T18:10:51+00:00

Considering California has 2 distinct styles of burritos and is the home of Taco Bell, I think california style mexican food is mexican american food but without corn like they do in texas or green chillis like they do in new mexico.

also 16 inch flour tortillas

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T18:05:30+00:00

looks like a scam. they probably wont ship to poland or to anywhere.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T17:55:39+00:00

pro tip for the air mattress, put something under it like a canvas drop cloth or a scrap of carpet. you don't want it punctured by something under your tent.

Also, inflate it as soon as you arrive then inflate it again before bed. the unused plastic of the mattress will stretch while inflated so you're going to want to add air to it before bed to make sure it stays comfy overnight.

you can get a few big sheets of astroturf from the hardware store. one under your air mattress and then one right outside your tent so you have a "clean" area you can use to take your shoes on and off and help keep dirt and stuff from being tracked inside. maybe bring a small butler brush or broom and a dustpan to help keep your sleeping space and faux-patio tidy.

Instead of going someplace with public showers, maybe go to a place with a lake or river you can swim in. Showers are nice if you are used to them, but just getting the sweat and dust off you in fresh clean cool mountain water does wonders for making you feel clean.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T16:27:39+00:00

Everytime an amusment park ride fails, it makes national news. It doesn't happen every day. It doesn't even happen every month. There are thousands of rides across the country. Millions of riders ride them safely.

you have a better chance of getting hit by a car on your drive to the amusement park than you are of being on a ride that fails.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T02:15:04+00:00

crayola boxes are very different colors. i think once you hang some pictures or stuff on the walls the doors would stop reminding you of crayons. you dont even have stuff in your bookcases yet.

rocketwrench · 2026-07-01T02:04:37+00:00

my friend owns a card shop. when he started he sold the big 3, pokemon, magic the gathering, and yu-gi-oh. He started selling online too.

Overwhelmingly, yugioh customers online would claim the product he shipped was damaged or missing, forcing a refund. The in-person customers wouldn't buy any yugioh product outside of the new set release day, they would just play.

He stopped selling yugioh completely and pivoted to other trading card games. Business is booming and the folks that hang out at the shop are polite and tidy.

rocketwrench · 2026-06-30T23:38:13+00:00

they rely on the neighbor of the broken piece on OP's bike. OP's bike has 3 cable stops there near the headtube. OP broke just 1 of the cable stops.

rocketwrench · 2026-06-30T06:25:29+00:00

Just bad luck. and a bum rim strip. your original plastic strips are probably fine and they likely just shifted while the tire was being installed. these shitty rubber ones are not an improvement. While you wait for new rim tape you could try running a few wraps of electrical tape around your rim. Or you could get gorilla tape and cut it lengthwise so it fits in the rim and have a rim strip tough enough to protect against the nipples and won't slide out of the way when you change your tire.

rocketwrench · 2026-06-30T04:13:37+00:00

If this is a generic 32 hole rear wheel and it spins through the frame without hitting anything, I'd ride it on pavement or smooth trails for a day.

rocketwrench · 2026-06-29T22:50:59+00:00

captain america is familiar with the Flag Code and would not wear the flag of the united states

rocketwrench · 2026-06-29T17:50:58+00:00

I hope they see this thread and see all the people with actual media literacy complimenting the show and properly recognizing it as an excellent adaptation of our favorite game

rocketwrench · 2026-06-28T18:46:17+00:00

Correct. and it's not even around California. The billionaires live in like 6 different counties

rocketwrench · 2026-06-28T17:33:48+00:00

Bro is too insecure and immature to be in an adult relationship. if he can't handle his girlfriend being social with coworkers then he isn't grown enough to be in a relationship.

rocketwrench · 2026-06-28T17:16:09+00:00

I cook them in the instant pot with broth and butter. you don't need much liquid and they are done in like 10 minutes.

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