I did that during the height of COVID, when my household was only going to the store once a month. Imperfect Foods was how I got fresh produce in between those trips.

I sleep in a hammock, but I’ll keep a pool noodle nearby. If my second floor bedroom on a hill floods then I might actually be able to get out of my not-to-modern-code high bedroom windows without using my step stool.

Yes, awesome. Thank you.

Make sure that the door style you choose fits with the space you have available. My fridge is kind right by pathway, so we have the dual-door style, to minimize blocking the path.

I also like using magnets on the fridge. Iirc, some stainless steel refrigerators aren’t magnet-sticky (10 pts if you can tell me what word I forgot).

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Fine, they’re back on. But I’m only allowing Extreme alerts. The flash flood updates were Severe alerts and I’m not dealing with that bullshit again.

Last year we had heavy rain. Every time the flash flood advisory was extended, a new “wake the dead” alert went out. These alerts ignored my phone’s audio settings and were very loud.

After around the 7th alarm between, iirc, 3 pm and 10 pm I disabled the alerts. I was too on edge by the idea of another alarm to fall asleep.

I’m not sure I turned those alarms back on.

It’s easy to quit drinking water. I do it several times a day.

It’s a public servants thing–the public wants to know what they’re paying for, so public servant salary records are public.

Various websites compile this information from the various state and federal sources. It’s wicked easy to find information on, say, every public servant with the title “librarian” in Fake County, Kentucky.

Knowing their full name, you can look up their home ownership records in the county real estate or tax databases and ta-da, you know where they live. You also know if they work part-time at a different public library, so that’s convenient for stalking purposes.

Edit: not that I think it’s a good thing. It’s creepy as all get out. If we have to post salaries, I’d much rather they be anonymized like on Glassdoor.

Edit2: and these lists do get used for political ickiness. There’s an anti-union group that mails out helpful tips on how to save money–leave your union. They even provide a “I want to leave” postcard addressed to your union leadership for you to sign, pre-filled-in with your info.

I’m a librarian. I also work with members of the public, some of whom do not share my understanding of reality. My information is still public because I’m a government employee.

My mom would always fuss that I’d drip water on the floor after a shower. After one such fussing, my dad took the time to actually give me advice on how to towel off properly, so as not to drip. (LPT: start from the top, work your way down)

Anyways, he was the more patient parent and would try and help you succeed.

Like “you sweet, summer child” except less obviously condescending?

Sometimes discoloration of water is just it being full of air. My HOA’s backup water well is like that. It’s been tested and is fine to drink, but it’s incredibly cloudy until it’s sat for a few minutes.

Also, if you’re on well water get it tested. Even if it was fine when you moved in, things change. Maybe the new farm down the road’s fertilizer is leaking in to the ground water. You won’t know unless someone tests.

The water at my office smells like chlorine. It’s dreadful. I wouldn’t even use it to make coffee, I fill up a nalgene at home and bring that in. My home water is well water and tastes a tad high iron, just the way I like it. (HOA regularly tests the water and it’s always within legal limits, yay.)

Write your emergency contact or lawyer’s phone # on your arm so you know who to call if you get arrested. Keep the sharpie on hand to share with others.

Good calls, thanks.

My personal threat assessment for the protest I’m going to is “bring snacks, electrolyte freeze pops, water, ice packs, ear plugs, first aid kit, and saline solution”.

The only thing listed that wouldn’t take to, say, a summer pride event is the saline solution.

And remember even RealID licenses aren’t proof of citizenship.

Same. Feeling pretty good about using Anubis instead of Cloudflare for our dinky systems.

I suspect they won’t be replaced and the systems they supported will just rot.