Re: 2 Questions: Car AC Charging? And Battery in this Thermometer - 7 months ago

Page 3 of the manual says to capture it in an approved container for disposal (not included). If you bought one of the single use charge canisters, you are stuck venting any left over refrigerant unless the manifold happens to retain pressure until the next use. You might be able to minimize the refrigerant dumped to the air by having the system in operation and opening all the valves to the low

Re: National Burrito Day: Various Burrito Offers / Deals on April 4, 2024 - 8 months ago

Thank you for posting the day before.

Re: at 8pm Star Trek goes election 2024 - 8 months ago

I would expect Tangerine Palpatine to be more like Gill/Dear-Leader in Patterns of Force.

Re: $20 minimum wage for California fast food workers starts today - 8 months ago

Quotehal not just all that, but for many years the number of new people moving to CA outstripped the number of new dwelling built. It was like that year after year and then Paradise, CA burned up and suddenly 20000 more people were looking for a place to live. The supply/demand in housing has been wrecked ever since. The cost of a crappy 1 room studio rental in Sacramento has literally doub

Re: This Experiment Undid Our Cities. How Do We Fix It? - 8 months ago

QuoteBlack QuoteFilliam H. Muffman GM ruining public transportation is another occasionally getting fixed in small steps. Got any evidence of that? Seems to have been systematically erased from the web. Some writers have given GM a little bit of a pass because cars clogging roads threw trolley system schedules behind. This is a little more aggressive: Paving the Way for Buses – The Great G

Re: This Experiment Undid Our Cities. How Do We Fix It? - 8 months ago

It is a fairly straightforward search. How Finland Conquered Homelessness https: //www.spiegel.de/international/europe/a-paradigm-shift-in-social-policy-how-finland-conquered-homelessness-a-ba1a531e-8129-4c71-94fc-7268c5b109d9 Quoteanonymouse1 Got a link to that Finland piece--sounds interesting! QuoteFilliam H. Muffman This is one of several problems with cities in the US. Another big on

Re: This Experiment Undid Our Cities. How Do We Fix It? - 8 months ago

This is one of several problems with cities in the US. Another big one is mega corps pushing up home prices by buying thousands of homes to keep average people from becoming home owners. Finland fixed about 75% of their homeless problem. It looks like a bargain compared to how much our cities/states spend waste money on it. GM ruining public transportation is another occasionally getting fi

Re: Da facts are da facts. You made it through Monday. You deserve a laugh. - 8 months ago

Knew someone with a skinny Great Dane. The only way she would eat her kibble was with a slice of Kraft singles torn up in the food. At one point she started picking the cheese out and left the kibble, so they started microwaving it so that the cheese melted into the kibble.

Re: $20 minimum wage for California fast food workers starts today - 8 months ago

I saw a news clip with a comment from the guy that runs Cinnabon, said they might close due to the added costs. Boo hoo, you won't be able to buy two more mansions this year.

Re: An attack of the vapours: Tennessee bill endorses chemtrails conspiracy theory - 8 months ago

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Re: Costco Optical? - 8 months ago

I was in the store and had just scratched a lens. I thought it would be a good starting point before scheduling an exam for a new prescription since I am pretty sure they would demand one after that long. I wasn't in the habit of scanning stuff 14 years ago, it was before I got a somewhat smart phone.

Re: Hip replacement - 8 months ago

One of my brother's has been recommended to schedule a hip replacement at 67. He had knee problems in high school on the same leg. Two of five cousins have serious knee problems, surprisingly not the offspring of the uncle that had knee replacement at 70. Only been five years for the oldest that had knee replacement. My mom had different length legs but orthotic inserts kept her walking until the

Re: Costco Optical? - 8 months ago

I might have my prescription somewhere. I moved five times since then and lost about a third of my boxes when my storage unit flooded in 2014.

Re: Best place to see April 8 eclipse (Why schlep to Mexico?) - 8 months ago

Every time I see the countdown (ex. Weather Channel), I think of Three-Body...

Re: Costco Optical? - 8 months ago

They are a little iffy on long term record keeping. They couldn't find my prior prescription under a different account number. If they have multiple options for progressive lenses, don't go for the cheapest one.

Re: Georgia GOP vice chairman who claimed 2020 voter fraud fined for voting illegally 9 times - 8 months ago

Another one in the column of 'every accusation is a confession.'

Re: Premiering today: Charming Easter movie 2024 - 8 months ago

UK or US Cadbury?

Re: membership has its privileges?!….non-members will no longer have access to $1.50 hot dog combo @ Costco…. - 8 months ago

I am pretty sure you can pay cash or use a debit card for the whole amount and keep the gift card. I have not used this recently myself. Costco is earning interest on the gift card.

Re: Intel Macbook Pros - where'd they go? - 8 months ago

Quotehal QuoteFilliam H. Muffman Refurb.Me has a few listed. Change the filters for less expensive models. https: //www.refurb.me/refurbished/macbook/macbook-pro?cpu-type=Intel%206-Core%20i9&cpu-type=Intel%206-Core%20i7 none of those are apple refurbs Apologies, I skimmed and did not register the requirement for it to be an Apple refurb.

Re: Intel Macbook Pros - where'd they go? - 8 months ago

Refurb.Me has a few listed. Change the filters for less expensive models. https: //www.refurb.me/refurbished/macbook/macbook-pro?cpu-type=Intel%206-Core%20i9&cpu-type=Intel%206-Core%20i7

Re: membership has its privileges?!….non-members will no longer have access to $1.50 hot dog combo @ Costco…. - 8 months ago

I showed a coworker how to buy the hot dog/drink without a card 12 years ago. I guess he abused it too often... In 14 states, the state laws allow anybody of legal age to buy alcohol without a membership: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Vermont. Costco has a page about buying prescription me

Re: 5-Pack DayStar Filters Solar Eclipse Glasses (Various) from $6 - 8 months ago

I think the current situation might be worse than prior to the last eclipse. American Astronomical Society https: //eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-are-safe

Re: "Apple will prevail" in antitrust suit - 8 months ago

I wonder if the EU forcing them to do almost exactly the same thing that this suit tries to prescribe will influence the result. I really wish the US would catch up to some EU consumer and data protections...

Re: About the Baltimore Bridge collapse-well worth the three minutes to read - 8 months ago

Can you link a thread rollup version? I only get a single tweet... (I blame Musky) 3/ That’s amazing. Again, a system worked—a government system. All those people just ordinary frontline workers in anonymous, sometimes invisible jobs. Maritime radio operators. Police/fire dispatchers. Bridge police & state police. All working 11p to 7a o’night shift.

Re: The War at Stanford - Atlantic art by Theo Baker - 8 months ago

Cutting Off Qatar Texas A&M’s Board of Regents voted to shutter its long-standing, hugely profitable branch campus in the Gulf country. Are accusations of Hamas ties to blame? https: //www.insidehighered.com/news/global/us-colleges-world/2024/02/16/how-texas-ams-qatar-campus-suddenly-collapsed I briefly referenced Qatar/UAE/Saudi/Kuwait funding of US universities before. I found one ar

Re: Joy Reid on [ ] use of the bible quotes - 8 months ago

Closeup of the new bible. What happens when you open it.

Re: 5-Pack DayStar Filters Solar Eclipse Glasses (Various) from $6 - 8 months ago

Be very careful about using filters purchased from unfamiliar retailers. Unscrupulous retailers are flooding the market with products from Chinese manufacturers with counterfeit versions that are very good looking fakes, using formerly reliable product numbers and logos. Just because glasses have a dark film isn't a reliable metric. It needs to almost completely block a flashlight shining thro

Re: Immigration: 4 episodes from Freakonomics - 8 months ago

The good old four part trillogy...

Re: I need help dealing with retired mean girls... - 8 months ago

Keep in mind that over 1-in-5 people at 85 are dealing with some effects of dementia. That can manifest as unreasonable anger and hostility especially if they are dealing with a condition that causes them pain. Try to get out of their focus if possible or maybe find a valid shared problem to occupy their attention. For a time my YT feed was stuffed with reddit HOA stories. So glad I avoided th