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If you're really worried, just heat them up again to over 160 degrees for a few minutes and anything that has grown will be killed. You won't have botulism in there because of how it was cooked, so you'll probably be fine even without heating.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:54 PM on May 13, 2024

"I edited MY inbox a bit carelessly."
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:31 PM on May 3, 2024

I do not have an account with Southwest.

I have not gone directly to my Gmail account and looked through things there. I deleted it from my Mail on my Macintosh, and have looked through that quite thoroughly and there is no trace of it there. Does deleting something locally delete it from the online version of the account? I had assumed it does...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:58 PM on May 3, 2024

I'm... finding the entire structure of my Mail reflected in this Gmail that I'm looking at, and there is nothing here to indicate I can find anything that I might have deleted. If you have magical advice, please share it, but right now, this is exactly the same as browsing my local Mail, only it's in a browser window.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:06 PM on May 3, 2024

Oh, you're sweet for assuming I might have deleted this within the past 30 days. I've had something close to 100,000 messages in my Inbox for a while and have been doing a lot of editing to get it down to something my computer is happier to deal with. At some point I obviously did a delete sweep that included the email I'm looking for. I have no idea when this might have been but rest assured, your "it might be in your trash" solution is one of the first I looked at.… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 3:10 PM on May 3, 2024

Alright! Well, I got over my anxiety and called and they got it all squared away for me. And I had to call back to get the reservation squared away, but they did it all at the costs I was seeing online and it was friendly and great.

So, here's the thing for anyone reading this in the future: JUST CALL SOUTHWEST. They are nice people and they will help you do things.

Thanks for everyone who encouraged me here.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 8:37 PM on May 3, 2024

I'm sure you've read this already, but Mayo Clinic has a list of side effects, some of which might be ones which have you feeling puzzled. I've never read a side effect list like this before.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:18 PM on April 19, 2024

Okay, so let's get a bunch of testimonials in this Ask, that actually answer my question, so I am armed with the knowledge of what kind of symptoms resulted in what kind of treatment and if that treatment was successful.

Why is the AskMe community fighting against me asking the question of "what treatments have you received for Baker's Cysts?"

I can attend all the appointments possible with my father, either virtually or in person,… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 8:00 PM on March 10, 2024

on going blind

I'm aware of the risks, and thank you for the early input about this. I'm interesting in a different conversation than that, however.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 3:20 PM on January 16, 2024

-11/-11.5

Costco doesn't do the lightest lenses, which I require for all day wear.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 3:50 PM on January 16, 2024

Okay, well, I guess I should have asked about this during my eye appointment last week.

Since I've given them $600 for these lenses, I won't be going in for a consult soon, and it sounds like that will be fruitless in any event.

I appreciate the feedback here. It's good to have things clarified.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:12 PM on January 16, 2024

gas permeable contacts (is that the type of hard contacts you were using?)

Nope, mine were entirely just hard pieces of plastic I put on top of my eye with a layer of liquid every morning. I would sleep with the case and the bottle next to me and first thing insert each one and go about my day.

Honestly, I had a miraculous experience with hard contacts, aside from the bit of tiny butt-puckering that involves keeping track of… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:20 PM on January 16, 2024

but was eligible for PRK

Photorefractive keratectomy is a descendent of radial keratotomy which was pioneered in the USSR decades ago.

I just learned this tonight as a result of this thread. Also about the interocular contact lenses and also the "have your lens removed and replaced like cataracts".

This thread has become MUCH more interesting because of all the vision solutions mentioned… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:59 PM on January 16, 2024

Thanks everyone for your input here. It's helped me organize my thoughts a lot.

I think I'm doing a general intake appointment with a larger service, and I don't know if the person I'm going to be talking to is the person I might be seeing longer term. Maybe I should have asked questions about that, but I'm really just trying to push things forward for myself and I'm going it all a bit blind.

Anyway, it's a 1-hour appointment. I did all the… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:16 PM on January 9, 2024

Just dropping in to say THANK YOU to everyone who provided answers in this thread. Sitting down and writing some things into my phone really did help with organizing my thoughts and helped make sure I mentioned everything I needed to mention. I feeling very optimistic after the end of this intake visit, with weekly therapy getting scheduled and I'll be having a conversation with their medication prescriber, too.

The hour would not have gone as well if I hadn't asked this… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 12:44 PM on January 10, 2024

So, to summarize what I've read here so far:

I could get a red progress bar underneath what I've watched: already happens without logging in

Liking improves recommendations: are there actual studies that provide proof that this is true, about the generic Youtube recommendation page? I'd like to read those.

Every channel I'm usually watching has their new videos thrust into my recommendations without logging in.… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 3:05 PM on December 27, 2023

Okay, so it's not fleas or any kind of skin vermin like that. The bumps show up and some go away and some stick around and then go away after a long time. Sometimes one of them will pull off and it's like a bunch of hair stuck together onto some kind of little skin plug thing, similar to something I might pull out of my own body. Albeit with less fur if it's from me.

I'm really not looking at taking him in for more medical treatment for this. As I said, he is quite old,… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 12:07 PM on December 3, 2023

Okay, so, a lot of questions here.

He's an indoor cat. So fleas how?

Neither vet suggested these bumps could be from fleas, neither of them suggested he be treated for fleas, and given how both of these vets seem to have been pushing me for maximum dollar value out of my cat, it's peculiar they didn't even want to do that.

Neither of them actually offered any solution for itching on my cat. One offered a monthly… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 6:18 PM on December 3, 2023

Thanks to everyone who has responded in this thread so far. I'm feeling less insane than I was before I read all your answers, but still not sure about what is going on, or what is going to happen.

To answer a bunch of questions:

"zero to sixty in terms of reconnecting" -- we've never lived in the same city and have always done pretty major things together, never had really casual hang out time, this doesn't feel out of line for our… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 6:56 PM on November 19, 2023

Actually, placed the call this evening, in a fit of pure self-affirmation. Went in with what I said I would above, his life must be busy, etc. Told him we need to talk within 48 hours because this was really negatively affecting my mental health. Ended the call with "So, would like to do the trip, but would like to not feel like this anymore."
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 8:44 PM on November 19, 2023

Spent a couple of phone calls today to get to the end point that we're not doing the thing.

He gave me a story about being in conflict with his supervisor and having been on medical leave from his job because of stress-induced anemia, and today being the last day of his medical leave so he was having to navigate the stress of how to avoid dealing with his manager again and and and...

The end result is, after I proposed during phone call number… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 5:45 PM on November 20, 2023

You know one thing I can't get out of my head is how at the end of the second phone call he went into a bit of a speech about how we've known each other for a long time even if we aren't close, but "if you ever need anything, just know you can count on me". And I thanked him for the shoulder to lean on if I needed it, but didn't say "well, you suggested this trip and didn't follow through with it so count on you to do WHAT, exactly?"
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:46 PM on November 21, 2023

Our last phone call ended with me telling him I'd call him on Saturday to see what the situation with his job is. I plan to keep this commitment as his failure to be in communication with me on the schedule he had set, repeatedly, is part of what led to this situation. I'm still not entirely sure what I'm going to say in that conversation, and the conversation would be entirely different from the voicemail I would leave if he doesn't answer.

I guess the point I'm at with… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:00 PM on November 22, 2023

Certainly I can ruminate in this thread about how I feel about things but not actually plan on communicating any of those items to that person? I'm having feelings. That's okay, I hope.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 7:07 PM on November 22, 2023

I'll dialogue about this.

He doesn't seem to have much wish to stay connected with me. I pushed with occasional reaching out every six months or so for a couple of years before he responded. He only responded when my email said "I feel like I'm pestering you with these emails so I won't bother you again". His response led to this trip invitation that he had no follow-through for.

I will call him on Saturday, I have nothing ill to say… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:12 PM on November 23, 2023

It isn't a spy movie but instead is a thief series, but there's a French series on Netflix called Lupin that is adapted loosely from a very famous series of books about a rich playboy thief. The series felt inventive to me in the same way that Bond movies do, with fun set pieces that often have a twist. It's available with a pretty good English dub or in French with subtitles.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 8:14 PM on November 21, 2023

If you really just want to get into the spore growing thing quickly, I've purchased substrate from North Spore that worked great. Came pre-sterilized in a bag with an injection port, worked pretty well. The bag itself is smaller than a breadbox. They have substrate for both manure-loving and wood-moving types, as well as spores, even pre-innoculated bags, I think.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 10:01 AM on November 20, 2023

As with many of these sorts of things, there is a community organization that is probably going to be more responsive than the official thing, and can generate answers out of the official thing better than a random person. In this case you want the Point Reyes National Seashore Association as a starting point for your queries.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:28 PM on November 17, 2023

Maybe I should clarify and say I'm maybe looking for things to see or do that aren't all food related.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:07 AM on September 13, 2023

I'm already very familiar with Seattle. My question is about taking the light rail from SEA to Seattle and maybe getting off at stops along that way.

I'm sorry if I was unclear in my question. I thought I stated pretty clearly I'm looking to spend my travel time toward Seattle exploring stops along the train route.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 5:58 AM on September 13, 2023

Sounds like it would be an interesting half-day to disembark at every station between the airport and westlake (or whatever is near the arena), take a few photos in the area, and do the same thing.

And asking people who might know for pointers about what might be at each stop might be a thing I could do?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 3:02 PM on September 13, 2023

Okay, so to follow up with this, thank you for the recommendation for Kubota Garden. I wish I'd been there on a sunny day but even without bright sunshine the layers and colors were wonderful. I will note: the map shows there's a foot/bike path that goes to the garden. But the map doesn't show that this footpath goes up and over a rather impressive hill and then dumps you at a locked gate on the wrong corner of the garden. So if any of you ever do go there, take the streets and not the footpath.… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 8:57 AM on October 9, 2023

Would it have to be like a filled burrito, or could it be something spread upon a tortilla and then rolled up like a jelly roll? I've often had something as simple as cream cheese with green chile rolled up this way, but you could mix anything with the smear base, really. I could also see enjoying a tuna salad in this form.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:40 PM on October 6, 2023

Sheryl Crow's Am I Getting Through Part 1 And 2 has a "phone off the hook sound" between part 1 and 2 which is so realistic in presentation that back when that was a thing I might hear in real life got me looking for my landline probably twenty times before I learned my lesson.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 8:23 PM on September 26, 2023

So, you might try calling the concierge desks of hotels you're interested in that are listed on Google as having childcare available. That might be an option they can arrange for you that isn't strictly a hotel amenity.

If all else fails, I did find this service called White House Nannies which seems to be specifically a service providing babysitting services for people traveling to DC for things like conferences. If they exist, similar other businesses might also exist.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 11:37 AM on September 12, 2023

My friend circle has a story about Easy Cheese and it coming out of a can much too quickly.

I won't go into the details, but it involves a can of Easy Cheese, a hammer, a nail, and as this was an outdoor event, ends with a pine tree and a couple of people decorated with Easy Cheese garlands.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 12:25 PM on September 10, 2023

The price is the only drawback - and IMO it's a big drawback if you only care about one sport, or one channel, or whatever...

The highest price for premium YouTube is less than half of what we're paying for DISH right now. So finding a way to step down and not lose what we love while dropping a lot of what we don't care about, like 20 shopping channels, might be a good move.

We just need to learn more about what's out there, and this feedback so far has been great. I hope to get more.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 6:40 PM on July 23, 2023

Yes, we have access to the TCM catalog of movies through other services already. The actual TCM channel stream is important to us, and we'd like to reduce costs while retaining that.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 11:00 AM on July 24, 2023

So we've bought a month of YouTube Live and we're going to try it out and see how it goes for us. An interesting thing will be to see how often we're turning to DISH for programming we can't find you YTL. I'll report back afterward. Thanks for everyone's input on this question!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:15 PM on July 26, 2023

So we've tried out YouTube Live for a month, and they block too much of the TCM stream for no apparent reason. Like, the movies they block, you can't see them anywhere else, so why blocked? No idea.

So for now we're going to cancel YouTube Live. We might try another service, but this one attempt to get away from DISH has proven less than adequate.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 12:37 PM on August 23, 2023

I'd have to get mr hippybear to tell me which movies, but it's the channel he cares about the most is TCM and he says there have been many movies that are blocked from streaming for no apparent reason while the DISH stream continues unabated, and these blank parts of the schedule ruin the wallpaper for him, if you know what I mean. I've only played around with the service a bit, I don't watch the live tv stuff as much as he does, and I found it to be a clever interface albeit a bit opaque at… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:23 PM on August 23, 2023

TCM does have an app for Roku, the Internet streaming hardware. But "In order to access WATCH TCM, you must get TCM at home through either a cable or satellite TV package." It does sound like maybe it's unfiltered though.

We have the TCM app on our TV units, but using it is indeed tied to our DISH subscription. So it's more an add-on than a standalone service.

It also does not have the actual TCM channel stream,… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:47 PM on August 23, 2023

I don't know exactly what you're looking for in a tin, but Altoids have a really legendary hinged tin that has been repurposed for ages.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:04 PM on August 23, 2023

They're probably mostly extinct now, but do you remember film strips from early school years? A lot of the early years of those came in metal cans. They've likely mostly been lost to school purging across the decades but they're nice little cylindrical cans if you can find any.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:24 PM on August 23, 2023

Okay, I looked at the product page. Is the flex-shaft something that runs between the Dremel and a bit attachment?

I mentioned this a bit on Mastodon. I used to run with a Flexshaft drill in a jewelry making facility. The motor of the drill was hung at about 5' above the ground on a spring like you could buy in various strengths at a hardware store. You'd want one light enough to flex with under the weight of the dremel but heavy enough to hold the weight of the piece.… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:12 PM on July 23, 2023

Probably might want to look at a Harbor Freight. Not sure what they carry, but if they do carry it, it will be inexpensive and worth experimenting with.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:27 PM on July 23, 2023

Thank you so much for all this information. I did push the dimmer button and that's not the problem. But you've given me everything I need to move forward with this project when I'm ready to. Thanks again!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 10:35 AM on July 5, 2023

I think I'll also add, if there are retraining programs I might apply for, regardless of the job, that wouldn't come to light under FAFSA application, things that might be for someone at my age trying to start over, I'd appreciate knowing about those programs.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 2:36 PM on June 26, 2023

Walla Walla is about a 3 hour drive from here. That's a bit much, really.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 12:03 PM on June 27, 2023

Thanks for the answers, everyone! I'm going to look into this HVAC program more closely but also, at prodding from Bella Donna and a MeMail from someone else, going to look at the local community colleges and see what kind of short programs they offer that I should consider.

This is a bit of a weird scary step. Thanks for all the feedback here! I'm also keeping in mind all the different financial things mentioned here to see if any of them will work for me.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hippybear at 1:44 PM on June 29, 2023