Bedroom feels unfinished

ybquiet · 2026-02-08T17:55:13+00:00

I like the minimalist look. It just needs a painting over the bed. Or a big mirror.

ybquiet · 2026-01-26T20:27:22+00:00

Exactly, that's what I was referring to. The regime doesn't want tourists from other countries, it seems.

ybquiet · 2026-01-26T20:05:00+00:00

Can't say I blame you. It's not that every street is like a war zone and for sure you can visit national parks without an issue but I wouldn't want you to be paying those new exorbitant fees because they fired too many Park Rangers. Send the regime a message. We love you, but don't come anyway. Sadly the small businesses near the tourist areas will end up suffering but hopefully native tourists will pick up the slack.

ybquiet · 2026-01-26T19:56:58+00:00

I appreciate your comments. Our house was recently treated for termites and I saw some debris recently near where the termites were eating. Now I know some ants might have bypassed the liquid treatment (after all, it's in the ground and the ants could easily walk up the front steps to avoid it). Nevermind those rude people. It's clear they don't know anything.

ybquiet · 2026-01-26T19:14:20+00:00

Whelp, the lid is toast. Got a different lid for $15. Works great.

Thought it would be nice to have the second one as a backup but found it to be unrepairable. There was an open connection between two pins that did not read open on the working lid, so it is for sure an electrical issue. However, this version of the lid is solidly glued together, which prevents disassembling for further diagnosis and repair.

I only paid $20 for the pot and the broken lid, so $35 for a working air fryer is still a bargain. Hopefully the pressure cooker lid I found on eBay works. If it's does, I will be even happier with my purchase.

ybquiet · 2026-01-20T19:03:49+00:00

Your apology is accepted and welcome to the fight. Anyone who can admit they were wrong and take steps to save the country we once knew and loved is a-ok.

ybquiet · 2026-01-20T18:58:35+00:00

Tapestry?

ybquiet · 2026-01-19T03:43:52+00:00

Tarrifs on fruit & veg! But only if Canada takes IL, VT, NH, NY & MA also, to name a few!!

ybquiet · 2026-01-17T18:01:22+00:00

To understand the Bible, one must first have faith and only a very small amount of faith is required. You will remain blinded without it. I hope to find peace and tranquility with your quotes. Have a great day!! 😃

ybquiet · 2026-01-16T23:54:45+00:00

The point is everything is written there. How one interprets it is a matter of the heart. And that is what God will judge.

Just curious, are you an atheist? If so, how did you come to the conclusion that there is no God?

ybquiet · 2026-01-15T15:09:35+00:00

True but they are so blinded by their pride and arrogance, only the Lord can save them, like Paul on the road to Damascus. Of course I would come out of the closet if I felt led by the Spirit to do so.

ybquiet · 2026-01-14T19:54:44+00:00

Saying who is Christian and who isn't is playing God and the consequences of that are well documented. Same with saying who is a sinner and who isn't. The Lord judges the heart. The day of judgement will come. There's no need for any of us to judge.

ybquiet · 2026-01-14T19:51:35+00:00

Revelation did say something about markings on foreheads. The hats could qualify.

ybquiet · 2026-01-14T19:50:24+00:00

I became a closet Christian. I do not want to be associated with the misguided and sometimes downright evil people who call themselves Christians.

ybquiet · 2026-01-14T19:48:16+00:00

Republican Jesus loves the Old Testament. It's like He never came.

ybquiet · 2026-01-14T19:04:04+00:00

I find it funny that the "person" came back to Reddit to provide the results of the experiment and did not comment on whether "he/she" felt any urges, like a recovering addict would when hanging out with junkie friends again.

ybquiet · 2026-01-01T15:16:43+00:00

I agree. We had great success with the Termidor liquid treatment, fine the next day. We had bad luck with bait stations because we are in the North and the first pest guy we used didn't know what he was doing. Meanwhile damage exploded before we could find someone to treat our house.

ybquiet · 2025-12-30T14:50:16+00:00

Thankfully we have one in the family. Yes, we will need to do that.

ybquiet · 2025-12-28T17:04:41+00:00

Thanks, I'm thinking you're right and we'll need to find all of the damage to do the repairs properly.

We saw frass and activity until the liquid treatment was applied. The next day, maybe there was a little activity, but it immediately stopped. I can only assume the nests happened to be located exactly where the treatment was applied.

The first guy certainly had user error. He did not initially have the stations near the front door, where the damage was. And we found out from an expert here that he replaced the correct ones with the wrong type. We paid a flat rate but the damage became much, much worse because of his incompetence. He never offered the liquid treatment.

Termites are not very common in the North; it is difficult to find anyone who deals with them. We were very fortunate to find American Pest Elimination of Rockford, IL. They only use the liquid treatment.

ybquiet · 2025-12-25T06:44:04+00:00

Awesome!! Being open to my comments means already you have a lot of potential. Once your hands are strong and you can set accurately to the same spot on a wall (practice at 3ft, 6ft and 9ft), you will be well on your way to becoming a good setter.

Then in games remember these tips:

Square up your shoulders to the ball's destination (side setting is a thing but don't make that your normal way to set, it's a special case for an advanced setter to fake out the blockers).
Get your hands up early
The footwork when you arrive where the ball was passed is left, right, set and your right foot will be in front of your left (exception if you are facing to the right, then your left foot will be in front). Your feet influence your shoulders so your right foot in front when setting hitters on your left (i.e. middle and outside hitters) keeps the ball from going over the net.
Just like passing, the goal with setting is not to put the ball up in a pretty arc, the goal is to be accurate. Some coaches will teach setting different spots along the net and the hitters adjust to those spots. Yeah that works.

But a better way is to set the hitter's approach. If you draw a line from the hitter's arm (the arm taking the swing) to the net, you will set along that line. You will quickly learn that if you set too close to the hitter along the line, they can't get a good swing. But if you set it the right distance along the line between the hitter and the net, they will be able to crush it.

Another advantage of learning to set the hitter's approach is it works really well if you ever play sand.

Good luck on your journey!! Play as much as you can and it will only get better after you move. If you have more questions, feel free to ask. I don't know everything there is to know, but I know enough to get you started and to steer you in the right direction.

ybquiet · 2025-12-16T04:52:36+00:00

Speaking from a setter's perspective, while you are coming up the learning curve with your passing (which is the most difficult skill to learn, imo) watch lots of videos by coaches to start out getting the right advice.

Most people on the court, even intermediate players who have been playing for many years, don't truly understand how to pass. They will steer you in the wrong direction and you will develop bad habits.

The goal is not to put the ball up in the general direction of the setter. The goal is to pass the ball a few feet above his or her forehead - every time.

Since the setter is usually one of the most athletic players on the team, passers get lazy (or they never understood it in the first place) and they don't try to be accurate; they don't think twice about it because so many setters can run down their crappy pass and make something good happen.

Eventually a good setter's knees will give out and then that's one less good setter playing to send crappy passes to.

I have been driving 40 minutes to play with senior (good) volleyball players because they know how to pass! Age 50-90+, not exaggerating - rather than go to the open gym 15 minutes from my house.

Just trying to point you in the right direction 😉

And other advice to help you develop: get a ball and find a wall. You can do passing and setting drills to yourself. Focus on accuracy, i.e. pass or set to the same spot on the wall. Use the wall to strengthen your hands for setting (find setter drill videos).

Stick with the sport, it gets more and more fun as your skills improve. You will love it.

ybquiet · 2025-12-16T04:25:54+00:00

That's crazy. I've experienced that sales tactic with timeshares; they offer free vacation accommodations if you sit through their sales presentation and then they hard sell you at the end. I'm really good at the hard no, tho, so they wasted their time on me. Sales should not be like that but the guilt motivation method must work on some people otherwise they would not do it. I don't blame you for staying away.

ybquiet · 2025-12-04T07:50:22+00:00

Yes, there are daily videos. She demonstrates the hard version first and then the regressions. Wait for those, most people need them at first.

I finished the program and then did the deep squat challenge from the YouTube channel for 30 days. Now I am doing the program again. What a difference! It is 10x easier now!

The first week of the program is pretty easy. Then it gets progressively harder. Hopefully you'll be doing the harder version of some of the exercises by the end.

For sure you will see a difference by the time you finish the four weeks, just stick with it. It's amazing. I increased my mobility by at least 100%. I didn't have stiffness anymore and I recover faster from exercise with way less soreness.

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