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DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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StormDrain posted:

I dropped my truck off for some tires. NH friend sees a 30 second delay and gets a drat slice.

Didn't even get me anything.

I was so excited to get tires for my truck at Costco

They don't seem to have any in my size :negative:

P265/75R15 15X7J

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DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Grand Fromage posted:

The travesty is you have to choose between dark chocolate or having an almond.

Correct

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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There's apparently two types of Kirkland toilet paper, hence the discrepancies in experience

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Dec 13, 2006

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Pennywise the Frown posted:

I got the mailer today and they have a deal on a Roomba which I'd love to have. Problem is my floor is littered with stuff. Backpacks, boots, tents, guns, targets, rockets, etc.

I should probably clear my floor so I could buy my own personal death robot.

It takes a bit but once you get it set up and in the habit of keeping stuff off the floor it's a great timesaver. You still have to do occasional vacuuming/cleaning and such, but it's great for maintenance cleaning. As a plus it motivates you to keep your floor clear of crap too!

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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priznat posted:

I have been thinking of a Roomba type robovac too, do they navigate between rooms or do you gotta move them? Our LR is two steps down so would have to shunt it around a bit.

Any goon recommend models?

Roomba specifically uses some kind of random pathing and bounces erratically around. The first time it runs might be frustrating, because it will leave some patches completely uncovered even while going over the same area multiple times. However, over the long term (as in it runs every day) it will cover just about everything. They deliberately programmed in some kind of random walk function, because all sorts of problems resulted when they tried having it plot the room it's in and map out obstacles.

So to answer your question, ours does a pretty good job covering four-five rooms of mixed hardwood/rug flooring, and often makes it all the way to the kitchen where it has to go through at least two "doorways" to get there. Depending on your floor layout you probably want to put it as close to center as you can, but it should do a decent job most of the time.

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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priznat posted:

Simply Purrfect sucks. I tried pretty much everything and the best one I have found is “worlds best cat litter”. It’s a bit more spendy but it is drat effective at keeping smells down.

I'm typically extremely suspicious of anything that tries to label itself "World's Best" but World's Best Cat Litter is true to form. It's way better for cats than the typical bentonite clay stuff too. It doesn't clump quiiite as well, but the cheap stuff is basically concrete mix so I'm not surprised. It still does the job well enough, and smells worlds better besides which is the more important thing to me.

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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We get so many we just sit outside, there's no way we'd get anything done if we answered knocks (also our street is so full of candy some kids don't even go if they have to walk up stairs). Several kids were literally bent over from the weight of candy they were hauling - teenagers, even.

This was a light year because of the cold.

Halloween is great. I should get full size bars for next year

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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One of the cooler ideas I heard for halloween was glow bracelets, you can get a pack of 100 for $10 (Though I'm not sure if that was at Costco or just online)

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Bummey posted:

I need a new vacuum. How is it?

My shark Navigator is fantastic, really well designed and functional, light and powerful. I love that i can detach the brushes to make a portable hand unit or unplug the handle for a wand and that the dust canister opens from top AND bottom. My only complaint is that the attachments are kind of inconveniently in the way on the handle and easy to knock off but I set them aside anyway so the unit is even lighter. Really easy to vacuum the stairs with it. I highly recommend them

E: oh you already got one :coal:

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Edgar posted:

Are these vacuums good for large floor spaces and couches with dog and cat hair? I would like to reduce or preferably eliminate using a wire hanger to unclog the lines after several uses.

Two dogs, two cats, relatively large house: it's a beast and hasn't clogged in six years. Granted mine are all relatively short haired and we have a room a going most days but it's been a champ. It's easy to move around too

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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DeadFatDuckFat posted:

What is a good reason to move to Ohio?

A chance to move away from Ohio

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Renegret posted:

I've slept with air purifiers in my bedroom my whole life and it makes a huge difference in the quality of my sleep.

If you have trouble sleeping due to seasonal allergies then it helps quite a lot.

I bet it does, I just started using a CPAP and it does the same thing essentially (plus shoves the cleaned air up your nose)

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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astral posted:

The idea is that an ionizer charges some really small particles in a way that they're more likely to stick to your walls, floor, furniture, etc. instead of staying in the air. Unfortunately, ionizers also produce small quantities of ozone, which is (at minimum) a lung irritant.

The Coway I bought a couple of years ago has an intermediate setting, and the even-newer ones apparently have an option to turn off their horrifyingly-bright air quality indicator light.

Also ions will tend to react with other molecules. If you're a virus or bacterium, it's pretty nasty to have a bunch of your electrons stripped off (or a bunch added on) which tends to kill them off. UV light and Ozone are great examples of the disinfecting properties of ionization.

It will damage your cells the same way, but it's insignificant because we have so many more cells as backup to replace any that get damaged. Unless you get a massive dose, at least.

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Gaius Marius posted:

Coffee is disgusting. It looks like dirt and tastes like hot bitter water. Humans have evolved past it with the invention of monster ultra zero.

I used to be like you but I too ended up needing caffeine to be even remotely functional and I hate monster energy drinks worse and I started gaining weight from Mountain Dew, my previous source of choice.

I still put 25 grams of sugar in it and use high quality beans in an aero press to reduce the bitterness as much as possible, and I've come to enjoy it.

Pennywise the Frown posted:

I don't steal carts you monster.

I steal stuff OUT of their carts. Don't worry though. I replace every item I take out of someone's cart with an item from my cart. I'm not a dick.

kender role player spotted

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Shwqa posted:

Sir this is a costco.

Happy birthday Shwqa!

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Shwqa posted:

The bubbles in pizza come baking at higher temperatures. Home oven can't even get to the heat that commercial ovens can. Even if it was the same ingredients it wouldn't be the same.

Also home ovens can't regulate temperature well enough even if they got hot enough. There's a reason specialty pizza places still use brick ovens, the thermal mass smooths out temperature fluctuations

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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priznat posted:

Booze makes wheel halfway tolerable!

I will cop to being too much of a sissy lad to drink straight hard alcohol and think whiskey tastes like gasoline

I love bourbon and think most Jack Daniels, Jim beam, and similar common whiskeys taste like gasoline. Good stuff is worth the price and a lot smoother (don't breathe out through your nose though, that can still burn)

No shame if it's not your jam, I just love sharing actually good liquor with people

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Ultimate Mango posted:

Mexican coke. Add flavoured vodka or whiskey or rum of your choosing.

Vanilla vodka = vanilla coke

Cherry vodka = cherry coke

My favorite combo was Mountain Dew Live Wire and vanilla rum

Tasted like a cremesicle

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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SirPablo posted:

If the question is "can this air fry?" The answer is "yes".

A friend just air fried cinnamon rolls as an experiment.

Outside was crispy burnt, inside was still cold.

A few minutes in the microwave afterwards helped a lot though

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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Fallom posted:

Sounds like they had the temp turned up way too high. Air fry mode at 200-250F is a great way to reheat rolls ime

This was an original cooking experiment, not a reheat :)

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Dec 13, 2006

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I want a jet turbine powered line of power tools now

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Dec 13, 2006

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Time to start nailing some theses to the church door (actually a bulletin board which is good because I don't think glass takes nails well)

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Dec 13, 2006

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fizzymercury posted:

My boyfriend did that and then proceeded to eat all the pecans out of the mix. I'm pretty sure that's a felony.

:sever:

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Dec 13, 2006

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Pennywise the Frown posted:

That's a really cool test. I hated apples as a kid because all I had was red delicious. Then I learned of granny smith and ate those exclusively. Now I find them too tart. At a grocery store here there is a full isle of apple varieties.

My favorites have been Gala, since they're usually inexpensive and on sale here, and honeycrisp. I tried Fuji and did not like them. I want to try more.

Macintosh were my favorite, followed by Granny Smith, followed several leagues behind by red delicious.

Once Gala, Honeycrisp, Fiji, and similar varieties became available I never looked back. I'll have to try cosmic crisp and pink lady if I see them

CaptainCrunch posted:

Urge to buy chest freezer, rising.
Do it you won't regret it. You can buy stuff on sale then deep freeze it and it'll keep way longer than fridge freezers since they don't usually have freeze/thaw cycles, and chest freezers keep the cold in better.

We buy ice cream and steaks and produce and also put any excess from our garden in there for later.

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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pnumoman posted:

I believe

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Dec 13, 2006

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NewFatMike posted:

It's not the same, but it's definitely good. It really wants to go against the grain, and it's kinda particular about it. I've only used it twice so far, though.

Both dry and wet shaving cream went well, I liked the cream more. I'm going to try using Crema tomorrow.

I'm down with it, and I'll just save my safety razor for when I feel like treating myself.

When I used an electric razor I found moving in small circles worked the best. Because it needs a blade guard it's harder for the cutting edge to get closer, so going in a little circle maximizes the chance you can get a hair to stand up

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Dec 13, 2006

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Paul MaudDib posted:

My 10 year old shark navigator vacuum seems to have clogged for good this time, I can’t get it to run right. Possibly needs new filters but I’ve tried that, and the vacuum head seems clean (including the tube leading up to the vacuum).

Anyway what do people think about this one?

https://www.costco.com/bissell-multiclean-allergen-lift-off-pet-slim-deluxe-upright-vacuum.product.100737281.html

Our navigator had a bunch of problems recently too but I was able to diagnose them. It started when it started sounding weird, like loud rushing air noises and had weak suction and the motor was getting really hot. Turned out there's a pressure release valve (rushing air noise) and the motor was overheating because it was fighting a half dozen clogs. Here's what I fixed:

  • The length of hose between the beater bars and the vacuum body had a hole in it. Replacing it was a few bucks
  • The length of hose inside the handle had jammed with dust but wasn't immediately obvious. I had to disassemble it but that was because a 3" stick had somehow wedged itself in there
  • The grating in the dust cartridge was clogged. I cleaned it out periodically with compressed air but apparently that wasn't enough. Washing it out with water cleared it.
  • The foam filters under the cartridge were loaded with dust. We'd been washing them out but eventually bought new ones (then the dogs tore them up as toys before we could install them and we bought new new ones)
  • A few of the other interfaces and connections that we never used had built up some dust. I just looked for every disconnect I could find and gave it a once over

Considering it's over 10 years old at this point it was due for a bit of servicing and it's back to pulling out stuff I'd never guess was there. No judgment if you just want a new vacuum though :)

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Dec 13, 2006

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StormDrain posted:

I've found my tire center to be competitively priced, competent, convenient, and it contributes to the 2% executive cash back.

I think I've bought three sets of tires through them so far and plan to continue.

Feeling a lot better when I had to do an emergency purchase of tires for my truck. I thought I was betraying the 'co at the time

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Dec 13, 2006

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Hell Yeah posted:

i store apples in the fridge because i like to eat them cold. it's fine, it's not like tomatoes or bananas where putting it in the fridge ruins it.

Same here, ice cold crisp apples are so refreshing in the summer

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DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

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I got reusable ones and grind in my own beans, they work pretty well so far

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