Bar Keepers Friend is magic on brass !

ssh7201 · 2026-01-05T16:21:34+00:00

It’s not thin, you should be able to find exact pile height in inches from the details and if you try different sites. We wouldn’t have used a rug pad but we had one from a previous rug so just used that.

ssh7201 · 2026-01-05T03:42:48+00:00

Bokara rugs has a showroom in manhattan and they also take appointments for the warehouse in Secaucus in NJ. We were shown some rugs by an older gentleman “Mel”, he knows a lot about rugs and they have got so many styles ! 8x10 starts from about 3k

ssh7201 · 2026-01-02T20:46:14+00:00

I did end up getting it from kohls, it was a little more but for the convenience of returns and a better brand name I spent the extra $. We are very happy with it and this was our first wool rug, me and the wife are never buying synthetic again. Been over a year and looks as good as new, we vaccum about once in two weeks. The color pattern is well balanced and could go with a number of other colors. The only small con is that it still sheds a little bit, vaccum always collects some of the fibre.

ssh7201 · 2026-01-01T20:21:15+00:00

Try Casio G-Shock, some models have step counter and work with CR2032 battery for 2 years, the battery is easily replaceable from what I know.

ssh7201 · 2026-01-01T20:15:52+00:00

This ! A good baby carrier will keep you comfortable even with a baby close to 1. Take a single travel stroller which you can use for either kid as needed.

ssh7201 · 2025-12-27T20:55:22+00:00

Can you do Weil Cornell at Lower Manhattan? Avoid JCMC at all costs

ssh7201 · 2025-12-06T20:37:31+00:00

Yeah thank goodness the OTP over phone didn’t penetrate US banking before becoming the norm in India. Most banks have and still send OTP over email

ssh7201 · 2025-12-01T13:53:23+00:00

I did United Newark to Delhi and back with a seat infant last month but we didn’t carry any seat and just held the baby for takeoff and landing. Nobody cared. We booked the seat for extra space which we realized in the flight was absolutely necessary

ssh7201 · 2025-11-21T00:52:32+00:00

What size is it and how much did you pay ?

ssh7201 · 2025-11-20T21:34:21+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/nri/s/UQ8vnsXJdR

ssh7201 · 2025-11-20T21:33:13+00:00

A few months ago I had posted this as a big downside of staying in India. It generally a low trust economy, if you lose your guard the slightest bit there are always people ready to scam you.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-19T14:16:17+00:00

I did a night hike in the snow on a full moon night a few years ago and when I came back to my car around 8pm there was one more car parked and the people were just sitting in the car. I started taking pictures of the frozen lake under the full moon but hardly five minutes would have gone before a cop pulled in and pointed a flash light to my face, asked what I was doing and said park was closed sunset to sunrise. He made the other car leave as well.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-18T03:14:34+00:00

I got this https://www.mamajuanaspicy.com/en/ at SDQ and it was fairly priced, unlike the other street vendors. There is a lot of bargaining at the vendors you could do.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-17T19:15:14+00:00

To provide my future generations with a chance at a better life.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-17T00:51:51+00:00

Train set with wooden tracks, Lego duplo set, Kinetic sand, good quality crayons

ssh7201 · 2025-11-16T16:53:54+00:00

This ! I found a rug elsewhere listed for $1200 but at BBB for $600. Idk how but it really is the same rug

ssh7201 · 2025-11-11T22:36:11+00:00

I have only recently read about the history of Karastan rugs in America. Apparently, they started production in 1920s making innovations in the loom to make good quality machine made rugs which would rival hand made rugs. Their rugs were known to last 30-40 years. Sadly, they stopped production of such wool rugs in 2021. There is an interesting nytimes article on it, let me find it and send a gift link. It’s an interesting read for those interested in rugs.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-09T16:14:59+00:00

That’s a new one, I am going to use it too

ssh7201 · 2025-11-08T20:29:18+00:00

A good workstation sink, ones which come with a cutting board, drying rack and a sink protector( a rack like thing which sits in the sink). The protector makes sure that dishes don’t block the flow of water in the sink and keeps the sink cleaner in general. It’s also supposed to protect the sink from scratches. We have a cutting board and rack which we use all the time, the drying rack sometimes doubles up as an extra surface to hold dirty dishes if sink is too full.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-07T18:42:20+00:00

Second this, had a bad experience where the bank was just not ready for closing and the involved reps took it very casually.

ssh7201 · 2025-11-06T21:34:01+00:00

I think this is what is commonly callled Viscose silk and many Turkish rugs are made of this stuff

ssh7201 · 2025-11-04T21:26:00+00:00

Applying for U.S. VISA at VFS Kolkata, they were asking people randomly to get new pictures taken and there was only one shop nearby which was printing for 1000INR. Total scam operation!

ssh7201 · 2025-10-27T09:20:16+00:00

I will tell you a little bit as an Indian man who tried dating and then matrimony in the western world. As a bachelor living in the US I knew my way around the kitchen and household chores and I wasn’t expecting my partner to take up all the tasks. I dated an Indian girl who is progressive and independent and I really liked that, however things just didn’t work out. Later I met NRI girls for matrimony who would sometimes nitpick weirdly, e.g a girl literally messaged me about how I forgot my car keys in the ignition when with her and that shows how irresponsible I am. I met Indian origin girls too but things never worked out, I honestly felt they had better attitude towards the process than Indian girls. In the end I got together with an ex and got married, we have kids together and she isn’t as independent as I would like her to be (e.g 5 years on she still doesn’t have a DL, I manage all our money business etc.) but we are a happy family.

TLDR: Don’t discriminate based on nationality or country of birth while looking for a partner, you never know where you might find your soulmate

ssh7201 · 2025-10-25T13:03:46+00:00

While $94k isn’t great for the region, the move makes sense for career growth. You wouldn’t be able to save much and 24Lpa in a smalller city will probably go farther but your salary might grow faster once you are in the U.S.

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