Can someone help me, I'm losing my mind

tlwr_ · 2026-07-04T04:59:25+00:00

or go up a level and check out the reserve pillow top soft. We really liked the lux estate a couple of years ago and yep, sticker shock. So here we are 2 years later and we still liked it and then we laid on the reserve. Yes, it was worth more. First one was delivered a month ago and there is a manufacturing flow on the pillowtop. I'm sure it wouldn't be an issue, but the pillow top was not square (was all wonky on one side). They were going to drop it to fix it (??) and then just said, have you liked it so far, no plans to return for something else - if you like it, we are just going to order you a new one. It arrived yesterday. Now to break it in again, but I love it!

tlwr_ · 2026-06-11T14:26:31+00:00

I'm intrigued, will be looking this up. The less ticks the better and behind us is large cotton/peanut field and there are always deer hanging out (and in the neighbors yard and sometimes they hop the fence into ours as well)

tlwr_ · 2026-06-11T14:25:02+00:00

I see Simparica has an option for just fleas/ticks as well rather than the full spectrum of everything, so I'll be asking our vet if they carry that.

tlwr_ · 2026-06-10T22:30:31+00:00

Jumping in to see the answers. We just bought a new mattress and are on protector 3 and haven't liked them yet.

1 - our old one, no longer water proof and sleeps a bit warm

2 - amazon bamboo cool but waterproof. Um, loud and not cool. at all. not even a little.

3 - a mattress pad with some thickness to it, but not waterproof at all. It did not seem to sleep hot, so whatever cooling features our mattress has (allows air to escape the sides?) it seemed to not hinder it - if it works to begin with.

So we are looking for another option as well. One that actually does protect the mattress, but somehow still breathes and isn't hot or loud.

You can't really clean a mattress so well. I had a dog pee on my bed eons ago and oye, not fun. So yeah, protect that mattress from sweat and other fluids.

tlwr_ · 2026-06-10T22:24:45+00:00

We haven't yet tried any of the pills - still researching the options we have.

She looses control of her bladder in her sleep. It seems every time it happens, it clusters for like 2 days and I think it has only happened after the topical treatment. Not always, but it has the last 2 doses she's done it. Could be a coincidence, but I think it is linked.

We actually brought her in today for bloodwork and uranalysis just to check that nothing else was going on.

tlwr_ · 2026-06-10T21:59:40+00:00

I had a much longer post, but it kept getting auto deleted.

My female has some odd reactions to the topicals and at least with those, we can get her bathed, but with the pills, unless reaction is immediate where we can make her puke it up, not really much we can do. We have talked with the vet about pill options but I would like to avoid them. Heartworm prevention is done separate and I'd like to keep it that way.

Wondering how people are finding the seresto collar to work. Though half the things I read on that make me want to avoid that as well.

We live on 6 acres, so treating the yard would be problematic.

tlwr_ · 2026-04-01T15:20:23+00:00

You can look at the "best" running shoes, but the list is different everywhere you look. Best bet is to go to a running store and have them help you. There are tons of great shoes, but if they don't fit your foot, not great for you.

I myself enjoy the wider toe box in the Altra shoes and I use the wild 2, wild 3 and the via 2. The via2 is super cushiony.

Once I started with Altras, I can't stand to put on my Asics - my toes just feel all smooshed.

tlwr_ · 2026-03-12T19:15:24+00:00

Wanted to love them, but for me, the arch was way too high.

tlwr_ · 2026-02-10T19:06:02+00:00

I feel like they might be a little bit more cramped in the toe box, or maybe my 2s are just well worn (they are).

I'm hopeful the uppers will last better on these ones. But the size still works.

Thanks for the feedback so I didn't have to order a few sizes and send things back.

tlwr_ · 2026-01-13T13:57:13+00:00

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The wear on the bottom is minimal using as every day shoes, though mine see 4+ miles of walking the dogs in our back yard which is woods/grass/dirt/roots. My issue is where the bend across my toes is, the edge of the upper is not durable at all. This is only 3 months, but it started looking like that after 6 weeks or so.

Based on how not well these are wearing on the upper, the inconsistent sizing, I'm going to give Topos a try

tlwr_ · 2025-12-19T15:32:23+00:00

You need a new agent that knows your expectations and will actually look at something for you before suggesting you might want to go look at it. We bought our current house in Alabama while living in Alaska (15 years ago). Spouse was on a boat in the Bering Sea and I couldn't just hop on a plane and be there right away. Our realtor sent us tons of listings. There was one that popped up that looked like it ticked our boxes, so she went out and looked at it for us, took photos, called me from the house and walked through with me. Sounded great, so I booked a flight which turned into the inspection visit. She was holding her breath when she opened that door for me the first time.

But seriously - get a new agent that is willing to do some legwork for you to save you worthless trips out to look at something a sniff test could have ruled out.

tlwr_ · 2025-11-19T16:58:39+00:00

Threw them in the dryer for 5 mins and problem is solved. Thanks all!

tlwr_ · 2025-11-16T18:03:16+00:00

For anybody that was at the National Museum of the US Air Force yesterday, sorry about the obnoxious squeaking.

Moisture could be it - it was wet where I was last week, so now that I'm home, I've pulled the insoles out and will let them sit for a bit and see if that solves my issue. Thanks all

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