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We went Bosch, I think some 800 series or something. It's nice, it's got that hidden top rack for the weird shaped utensils and whatnot. Also nerded out and watched instructional videos and they were saying it's best to just scrape food off and load. Don't pre-rinse, you're basically doing the job twice if you pre-wash. We had a Whirlpool before which the appliance sales guy said any Whirlpool is like entry-level. Once you go up a level they brand them as KitchenAid cause I guess those two companies merged.

When you start to level up in life, invest in a mid-tier or above dishwasher. Man that thing has changed my life. We had a dishwasher but it started leaking and caused water damage on the floor. That was a whole headache. Went to buy a new one once the floor was fixed, turns out I had a very basic, entry level dishwasher. It wasn't terrible (until it leaked) but upgrading to a better one, oooh baby, this thing cleans and dries like a dream! Ah such a midlife thrill acquiring an effective dishwasher.

Sure, but I think it's about momentum and building blocks. Can't ask Joe Schmo to get to the guillotines right now...not even sure I personally agree with that anyway...but we as an American society have gotten very, very comfortable with a life full of conveniences. I think a lot of people are seeing things falling apart not sure what to do. Attending a peaceful protest is really energizing and hopeful for folks that are looking to take any sort of action. You see so many other people feeling the same way you do and it kind of snaps you out of something and you realize you care and your neighbors care. Yes fighting directly against an enemy is needed but a lot of revolution and resistance is also caring for your community and taking care of one another when systems fall. I think there's a quiet power in just showing up for one another. Why put out the doom message that step 1 is not enough, when it's going to require step 1, 2, 3...and so on.

Which one did you get? I'm curious about a warm water one. Although I feel like it takes my tap a while to get warm so would it even work? I guess a cold spray could really just wake me up in the mornings 😂

Which one did you get?

Yea, we have a decent amount of inventory for stores for now...but once that runs out and if this all keeps up it's gonna get dicey I'm guessing. I've stopped a lot of my discretionary spending, but I kind of want to get a bidet attachment for my toilet ha. Never got one during the Covid go round but I vaguely recall that we (U.S.) import a lot of Canadian lumber for tp production.

You could use Amazon as kind of a browser or search and then go directly to the brand's web site. Any particular thing you're looking for?

I finally abandoned it a few weeks ago...after 21 years on the platform. That sounds insane but I have spent more than half my life with it. I happen to be exactly zuck's age so I have seen it through every iteration, first as just a network for college, then with other colleges, the whole "poking" feature, intro of news feeds and pictures, expanding to the public...every time some big feature came out it felt invasive and wrong. Like I don't want people to see pictures of me or know about my day...until after years... it wasn't weird anymore. Time to go back to just not being perceived so much. It had some benefits. I do kind of miss not being able to be in touch with folks from my past. I also liked buy nothing through it. But net-net, all the harm it's done is not worth the benefits. See the details from the latest whistleblower book - Careless People. It's pretty bad, particularly what they were willing to do in China, custom censoring tools for CCP, handing over ALL user data to Xi and a whole lot more. They didn't succeed in getting into China but what Zuck was willing to do has me convinced he would sell every last one of us for an ounce more of "power." It ain't worth it anymore.

Man I'm worried about measles in the next year. All the health departments being gutted, I don't think we're going to have a good tracking system to know how far and wide it's going to spread. Big outbreak in Mexico that traces from the Texas outbreak. I am thankful that my immediate area is 95% vaccinated for MMR which should be good for herd immunity but there are a looooot of places these days that are below that. Kids don't deserve this and they will be the ones to suffer.

Yes! My city's protest was a sight to behold. I will point out that these protests are just as much for the protestors as anything else. To be around so many people that gave a fuck was really energizing and hopeful. It pulls you out of your online ecosystem and reminds you that your neighbors care about you and you care about them. It builds momentum for the next protest and the next one and then more collective action. People are credibly talking about a general strike. Economic boycotts are starting to make a (small) dent. Our most effective tool is how we choose to spend our dollars and it's going to take a lot of sacrifice and be more uncomfortable than any of us are probably used to but yesterday showed a whole lot of people that they aren't alone.