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Replaced our entire system (furnace, a/c) mid last year. Heat pump with backup oil for colder days. We cut the amount of gallons we used by over 50% compared to last year. Sure the oil infrastr…

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/06/rejoice-its-2023-and... Proper link.…

Recently I was pointed to this story about an older man who (for 20 years or so) has been training puppies to be service animals which are donated to those in need of service dogs but can’t afford the…

At Michigan State University they have a Pezz Dispenser and a Moist Towlette museum. Found in the Obervatory.

It’s a figure of speech. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_the_Rich

What about shoes? It's not being a perfectionist, its that they just don't fit. I have shoes from different brands and they are all different sizes. Some even within the same brand are a …

drainmaker is a review site I guess you could say. He actually uses the bike/swim/run equipment he reviews. The reviews are very in depth. He's also pretty technical (I believe he us…

Not responding to the differences in systems but there are US schools where kids do serve meals, clean, etc. Military schools. I’m not talking West Point, the other Academies, or VMI and the others. …

Or better yet, charge you the $150 cleaning fee and ask you to bring your own linens (sheets and towels). Yes we’ve stayed at a place like this only realizing after we got there “it was all in the no…

Laser printers! I have an old HP one (8-10 years old) that works and the laser cartridge lasts a really long time. It’s even Wi-Fi enabled which works most of the time (unplug and plug back in for th…

I’m not driving 6 hours or flying in to the office to get laid off. Personally I would find that more insulting and a huge waste of time. As impersonal as it is, virtual is what I’ve signed up for so…

I was told the same thing, accelerate if you have to. Reason given was that braking causes the front end to drop causing the deer to be “pushed” up onto the hood and into your windshield. No sure if t…

I haven't enrolled in a party and I get probably 6-12 a day now (from both sides).

Somewhat same vein I tell my coworkers who are going to be new parents: Time really flies with kids. One minute you're changing diapers, next thing you know they are walking, then they're in…

I’ve had this in the past year as well. I don’t get it. They may be really busy but it seems like bad customer service on their end. The ones that either don’t return calls or emails or just don’t s…

In the product description: - Resist feeding non-native invasive HOSP to encourage native species