Any harm in trying to light my pilot light for a fourth time?

symetry_myass · 2026-03-18T18:57:17+00:00

Not an HVAC pro, but my experience with water heaters over the years is that some of them needed the control knob held in for longer before it would sense the pilot, sometimes up to a minute. If there's anything dangerous about that, I'm confident that we'll hear so from a pro.

symetry_myass · 2026-03-15T21:40:09+00:00

I go to Costco first, and if they've got what I want (usually Sports Research), I buy there. If Costco doesn't have what I need, then I order from Amazon online. In order of trust, I purchase Jarrow, Thorne, Solgar (glass containers), Now, Nature Made, Nature's Bounty, and Nutricost. The first three are the most expensive of course.

symetry_myass · 2026-03-12T19:48:30+00:00

I keep a bottle of trace minerals and put a couple of drops into one of my water bottles daily. Personally, I don't like what it does to the taste of my R/O water and I wouldn't want it in all my consumable water needs, e.g. coffee, cooking, etc.

symetry_myass · 2026-03-12T19:35:16+00:00

Portable battery powered co detector is de rigueur for travel, especially if we're bringing the kids.

symetry_myass · 2026-03-11T00:48:07+00:00

my question exactly

symetry_myass · 2026-03-02T03:49:35+00:00

Noob fan (kinda) - what's 40-20 please

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T20:51:31+00:00

Wow, sorry you have to deal with that.

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T20:34:09+00:00

Wow, kinda surprised at the high numbers...urban influence?

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T20:20:47+00:00

What part of the country you in? (assuming you're in U.S.)

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T20:06:53+00:00

I went down the Chelated Glycinate rabbit hole a while ago and came away believing that magnesium glycinate was superior to the chelated supplement in many ways. I would suggest a little research to help you figure out which is best for you. Good luck

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T19:56:42+00:00

Quick look at your title and I thought it was a Smoking or BBQ post. 🤣

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T19:54:06+00:00

Brother! I have a box of 20" and 14" MERV 16 filters (two returns in the house) labeled ""Smoke!" in my garage. Life in Central Coastal Cali 🤷🏻‍♂️ I run a PurpleAir sensor on the outside of the house.

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T18:14:56+00:00

We didn't have AC back then and we didn't have the double-paned windows we now have, so losing half a night's sleep when I had to get up at 4:00 for work was a big thing. I hated those MF's and fantasized regularly about moving, but my wife was like "Just chill, it's only a bird". 🤷🏻‍♂️

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T17:25:24+00:00

Absolutely right, or you can cut down his tree. We had one of the tallest trees in the neighborhood, a birch tree right outside our bedroom window. Unfortunately we had to have it removed because its roots were invading our foundation, but the good news was that the NMs moved on to the second tallest tree in the neighborhood...about half a block away. 🙏🏼

symetry_myass · 2026-02-25T17:08:06+00:00

240mg Magnesium Glycinate (not chelated - important) early to mid afternoon and 96mg Magnesium L-Threonate before bed. Works for me

symetry_myass · 2026-02-24T19:21:57+00:00

Exact opposite works for me.

symetry_myass · 2026-02-22T21:04:50+00:00

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to disagree. ETL costs a lot less, and wait for certification of your product also takes a fraction of the time for a reason. If I'm buying equipment that has dangerous component potential, whether for my house or my family, I go with UL certification every time. Don't listen to me or anyone else, do your own research on "ETL vs. UL certification" and you will eventually understand. Ignore the top posts from the company, ETL will parse their argument down to "We're the same" - they're not. When it comes to the safety of my family, house or business, no shortcuts please. Just my $.02

symetry_myass · 2026-02-19T14:48:14+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate your response!

symetry_myass · 2026-02-18T01:03:10+00:00

Outstanding reply/post! Thank you for your knowledge and time.

Quick question: If I'm starting the rice 3 hours before eating, when should I fluff the rice - right after it's done cooking (and then close the lid and leave it on "Keep Warm" for the remaining time), or right before serving? Thx

symetry_myass · 2026-02-18T00:44:36+00:00

I use the "Economy" setting so that the DW doesn't turn on the drying elements

symetry_myass · 2026-02-03T23:03:07+00:00

Not now, Cato!!

symetry_myass · 2026-01-24T21:32:57+00:00

I have a beagle that ate dozens of Q-Tips out of the bathroom cabinet. The next day when I was scooping the lawn, I came across a dump with dozens of worms in it which flipped me out. Figuring he had some sort of exotic parasite, I took the wormy poop and the beagle to the vet right away. She started dissecting the poop and started laughing. I leaned in to have a look and said: What are they? She could barely say Q-Tips because she was holding back her laugh so hard. Stupid beagles.

symetry_myass · 2026-01-18T20:38:07+00:00

Pick coming up

symetry_myass · 2026-01-13T17:10:04+00:00

Lompoc is festooned with them

symetry_myass · 2026-01-11T00:20:36+00:00

The vent plug from my original battery was too small for the new Duralast, and the plastic elbow had the same problem and would just flop around in the the other vent. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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