PlaidBaron

joined 1 year ago
[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I bought a simple spin bike thirdhand. Guy who owned it before me got it from a gym. You twist a knob and it increases pressure on a leather brake. Its built like a tank.

Its great and like you say, if I wanted I could just look up spin videos on youtube for free.

Why would I bother with a Peloton?

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

On a human timescale? No.

On a cosmic timescale? Hell yeah.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I havent seen the Huffington Post website in years. Clicked on this to see the video. About 20 seconds of the video, 30 seconds of ads, another 20 second clip. More ads.

At least the article isnt paywalled. Ill give them that.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Canada. Not as many as in the US but the Canadian flag is flown in many households.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Found the Eurosnob.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

When you help a campaign based on a race to the bottom, always expect to be a casualty on the way down.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Thats a pretty weak argument my dude.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Atlantic Canada. I don't mean like cling wrap stretchy. It just isn't like the crinkly kind of plastic. It has some give if you try to stretch it.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It seems to stay more crinkly even after normalizing.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

That's how presliced bread comes in Canada. I'm talking the sandwich loaf stuff. Not nice handmade bread.

 

So every time we get bread it comes in a stretchy bag. However, once we pull it out of the freezer later the bag is noticeably more crinkly and brittle. Anyone know why this is? I can't seem to find an answer to this phenomenon anywhere.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Living the dream.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And yet they're dressed nicer than most people on the street today. Or at least most people in the local Walmart.

 
 

After trying (and failing) to rescue an overwatered Echeveria plant from the supermarket, I sort of got addicted to succulents and went out and bought this one. I have no idea what Im doing but Im hoping starting with a healthy one will be a better introduction.

 

Hi all. I have quite a lot of hairy bittercress in my garden. I think it rode in on the compost I got this year. Ive been removing it from directly around my pea plants but in the open spaces of the garden where its really taken off, Ive surrendered and let it be.

My question is this: Should I be removing it or should I leave it as a kind of live mulch. It doesnt appear to be hindering my peas or other plants in that bed but if it will do long term damage to the soil Id rather take care of it now.

Anyone have any experience with it. Is it worth the effort of removing or do I just let it be?

Thanks!

 

Got these old ice cream tubs from a local ice cream place. $1 for a dozen. I wanted to increase my rainwater storage (currently have 2 rainbarrels). Realized I could stack these guys up as much as I needed. A few drilled holes and a spout off a cracked kombucha kit and bam. Homemade rainbarrel.

This is part of a set of daisey-chained barrels so I had to keep it to 3 tubs for height reasons. All told it only adds about 8 more gallons of storage but every bit helps. You could stack as many as you wanted though, within reason.

I kept it simple but you could also add additional sealing between the bottom-lid connection to limit loss that way. I will add a few extra pictures in the comments.

 

These spoons have a weird flattened part on the side. I thought they might be worn down from stirring at first but we have about a dozen of identical looking ones so that theory is out. Anyone know?

 

I make no excuses.

 

If at all. I know some folks just let it sit and go low and slow.

Just curious to see what you folks prefer.

 

My cold room. Bottom shelf is dehydrated food, the rest is pickled food and jams.

So many jams...

Too many jams...

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