Being nit-picky about the paper and writing instrument I use.
If I've gotten better in regard to paper selection, I still own way too much fountain pens, (mechanical-)pencils, ballpoint pens, and so on.
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Fountain pens are very cool, though. My problem is own more inks than pens.
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We have got so much stuff that we have trouble fitting everything into the new house we bought.
I mean, there is this spare room available, but it can only be reached by ladder, so putting stuff there is inconvenient.
Same. The house I was renting before buying this one had nice, big closets and two sheds. Now I have little bitty closets and no shed.
My first world experience was being born. Entirely downhill since then
The ice maker stopped working and When I make Sodastream I pour it over ice so I wouldn't make Sodastream soda and was "forced" to drink the Cokes in the fridge. It took 2 days before the ice machine was fixed.
I drank too much kombucha in a short time period and it gave me a terrible bellyache.
A family with too much stuff in their house. We're sometimes given brand new clothes with the tag still on that they forgot about and no longer want. And this is like upper middle class.
Anyway, what I mean to say is tax the rich.
It took two weeks to get my hazardous goods transported from the other side of the country.
THEY STIOPED SELLING THESE I LOCED THEM SO MUCH 😭😭😭🐍
https://www.lays.com/products/lays-stax-salt-vinegar-flavored-potato-crisps
https://www.amazon.com/Lays-Vinegar-Flavored-Potato-Crisps/dp/B00NGJM3D4
Your local store may not be carrying them, but it looks like Lay's still makes them.
OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!
I searched the entire Internet for them a couple of years ago and there were some for like $20 each and nothing else, I guess they started making them again? you are a lifesaver!!!
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I live in a nice village, my company were going litter picking volunteering which I really wanted to do but after day 1 (found a few items) it was just going for a walk with an empty bag.
I considered dropping lower the night before my son had to do a litter pick for a beavers badge
I am currently at a party of around 50 people sitting alone because I only know 1 person who is off talking to others, feeling super awkward. Does that count?
I've been enjoying these all day with my global south ^tm^ popcorn. Keep 'em coming X^D
not me but i would imagine people who lived in a gas-attendant place would wonder where the helpers are if they visited a place where there's no gas attendant.
for my own experience, lost the tv remote, tv is now unusable.
I was at a gas station one day, pumping my gas like normal when this lady came up to me. She was from New Jersey and visiting my state and had no idea how to pump her own gas. New Jersey doesn't allow you to pump your own gas BTW. I talked her through it and she seemed genuinely freaked out by the whole experience, like she was afraid her car would just burst into flames as she pumped. She was an older lady too (maybe 50-60), but i guess she never traveled alone before and just hadn't had to do it for herself. Nice lady though, she gave me 5 bucks for helping her out.
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I come from South Africa, I've driven at least 200,000km in my life, the first time I put Fuel in a car was at the age of 30 after temporarily moving to Europe.
'Petrol Attendants' often also wash your windscreen while you fuel up
when i see it in the movies, i feel like having the attendants is a different experience altogether -- like a drive-thru type gas station.
for my own experience, lost the tv remote, tv is now unusable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_remote
A universal remote is a remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of consumer electronics devices. Low-end universal remotes can only control a set number of devices determined by their manufacturer, while mid- and high-end universal remotes allow the user to program in new control codes to the remote. Many remotes sold with various electronics include universal remote capabilities for other types of devices, which allows the remote to control other devices beyond the device it came with. For example, a VCR remote may be programmed to operate various brands of televisions.
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I ate too much, and now I feel so bloated that all I can bring myself to do is sit on my comfortable sofa