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My bf seriously looked into electric cars when he got a car. I got a car when I was unemployed so feared the price of spending on an electric of...

When we were younger he did look a little like me. He tried to hide it behind clown makeup for a bit but then decided to just embrace it.

Miracles do happen IL:)).

A Tesla with a 100kwh battery has a range of 335 miles. So 10 kWh of charge is roughly equivalent to a gallon of gas. We also have expensive...

Either cheeseburgers and broccoli or taco spaghetti.

Oh hey looky---Alan managed to get a photo of Au/Uk singer Leo Sayer, in Londumb doing touristy things! Awesome & Amayzeen. Yup.

The local utility company has 2-3 chargers in front of their building a block away from where I work. I walked by a little while ago and there were 2...

I guess it's nice when an employer provides free charging stations, but I suspect as the popularity of EVs grows other charging stations will require...

Not really a purge, but moving my houseplants to the window boxes means I can spread out my orchids on the newly vacated shelves. Feels great to...

This could be not just a purge but a rave!

I got a 1 gb Sandisk over 15 years ago and use the heck out of it. When I decided to digitize my cd collection recently, I got another 1 gb (clip...

I am afraid to say this out loud because I might jinx it. Wonder of wonders, DH has cleaned out his closet and gotten rid of clothing he has not...

I have a Sandisk mp3 that has my tapes and some music. It did download a book, but I'm not an audio person. I have a small 10 " RCA tablet that...

That is a nice score, jp!

No. My utility is one of the most expensive in the country. Most expensive in New England, in the top five in the country which includes places like...

Just put my houseplants out in the window boxes, which is where they started last summer. doing this, I was able to fill two boxes with the addition...

We are back to ice cream cones for dinner as often as possible, now that the stands are starting to open.

It's too bad y'all have never heard of primers for your skin! Here is a little info about primers for sensitive skin: ...

If the whole point is to avoid high gas prices, would you not still come out quite a bit a ahead even with a home charger?

Vortex about a cyclone that helped precipitate Bangladesh becoming independent

DH puts curry powder in the breadcrumb mixture for fried chicken and it is delicious!

I did the semi-annual closet cleanout yesterday.

Okay----Guess what? Well----and this is VERY important---I learned just today that in 1980, the music group I have mentioned before named "A Taste of...

Hana, you're doing great! What types of clothing do you make, if you don't mind my asking? DD would like to try sewing for cos-play but there's not...

me either, so you put house paint on your face ...

When I retire I plan to trade in my car for an EV. By then I expect charging will not be an issue. In the meantime SO would like to get one when he...

Major score today. 2 for 1 family packs of boneless chicken breasts. One pair per customer. So I texted SO and told him to swing by and get a pair as...

It's a silicone concoction designed to allow for smoother application of foundation, if I'm not mistaken.

Now that I had some much needed sleep and a breather, I decided for future commissions I will not have a hard deadline in the contract due to...

Honestly Jeppy until today I never heard of a “primer” as facial make up.

Yes and yes.

This is primer stuff something women use on our faces? Do you use that underneath foundation?

Okay---Thanks for the input, R/R! That said, I am working on a response about my views on being Artsy-fartsy, that won't arouse more than the usual...

no, no, no and no. California has maternal mortality rates equal to Europe. The lowest maternal mortality rate in the country. But demographics,...

Rave for weekend get-aways!!! Went camping with friends/some family and even the rain didn't dampen the fun and relaxation. I didn't realize how...

Well said, flowers.

If you are used to a big charcoal grill I would think the little one will be great.

We mixed 3/4 tsp. of curry with the Oven Fry mix and the chicken was GREAT! Just enough spice for two of us instead of the same old shake and bake...

Here is one analysis Key Findings: The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Obstetrician-gynecologists...

Hot dogs left over from camping, hopefully cooked on a new grill! LOL.

I think I had posted a while back that we got rid of the HUGE charcoal grill that hardly ever got used. Trip to Aldi's on Thursday to prep for...

Store-hopping is a thing now to look for lower prices. We go out every Wednesday morning to several stores and pick up things on sale as we have...

And when you look at the maternal mortality rate, Are there specific demographic areas that push our rates up? I wonder if you have any idea how...

Food for thought in Florida. You can substitute teach with a high school diploma or equivalent. Pay average is $124 per day. Average teacher...

Your "bottom of the barrel metrics for the developed world" struck a chord with me. From affordable education to maternal mortality, we are failing...

So a couple of guys tried to corner the onion market in 1958, and we still have this law now? I read that in France it’s still illegal to name...

Forced frugality - was going to see if DB could help me put in my A/C and it wasn't there. Turns out DS took it as his broke and he left a note that...

You could launch a new hobby as a sculptor:...

I believe we've only had a handful of days where the temps went over 70, and then yesterday it was 86! So we were running our heat earlier in the...

I don’t even know what this word salad means, I am quite sure that you don’t have any right or ability that is “rare.”

Very dusty, dirty, and desert-y. But I really liked the fact that there doesn’t seem to be much traffic on the main arterial roads in town. It was...

I've always liked Las Cruces - and now that qualified immunity no longer exists in New Mexico, it's even more attractive. Still - it's looking more...

Not at all. Just fearbased reality for a good 40 to 50 percent of Americans. It's often odd, just incredibly odd, to not be in this situation. I...

Would we call your special analytical viewpoint Critical Rob Theory?

It has to do with finding a doctor who is sympathetic so I can get an annual physical that will save me $260 in annual premiums which you would know...

How does it feel? BTW, this May and your message had nothing to do with frugality.. wrong thread.

This is such a difficult topic for me, in a way I'm thinking not all here will understand. So much of my life has been about surviving the extreme...

Nifty: ...

Covid is a coronavirus, same as the common cold. It was only dangerous to most people when it was novel. We've all been exposed so it's not novel...

Villagewide garage sales in full force here. Went yesterday and thought of IL... met a wonderful English Bulldog named Louie and another pup named...