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  1. Ah, I see it. Are you sure the number you saw was 12% and not 0.12%? I saw a risk of dying that was 0.069% before it crashed and managed to copy this: Among people in your county who have behaviors and levels of interaction with others that are similar to yours, the estimated probability of catching COVID-19 through community transmission in a week is 0.13%
  2. The number it gives you is not a percentage, it’s a risk score based on their calculations. The number is essentially meaningless unless you fully understand what they’re doing. which I am apparently not in the headspace to do so rn 😛 near as I can tell, I cannot make sense of any numbers unless I put in two scenarios. “We wanted our tool to be sensitive to the wide variety of circumstances encountered in the US right now; as a result, it's calibrated around a score of 50. A score of 50 is defined as an equal disease burden as the flu, estimated based on total number of flu cases, hospitalizations, ICU admission, and deaths in the 2018-2019 flu season. For every 10x change in (Exposure*Susceptibility), the score will change by 50/3. Thus, for two users, one with a score of 20, and one with a score of 70, the user with a score of 70 is 1000x more likely to have been exposed to COVID-19 and experience a serious consequence (hospitalization, ICU admission, or death).”
  3. No clue why I even read that, but now I’m sad. Not just from what it said but from thinking about how many people ARE one-issue voters and how politics is infuriating.
  4. I just got my mom Tovala and although it’s fantastic for her - and BIL family uses it - maybe not for most regular families with more than one person. The oven is $50-$150 depending on current offers and referral bonus and although it makes the food delicious, it is a glorified toaster oven BUT, that’s great for my mom who wants things to be easy and flavorful. (It’s not technically a steam oven because they steam doesn’t get to a certain temperature, but it makes leftover delicious) The meals are not reheated food, they are made from fresh food and they do have a variety of chicken, pork, and beef, but it is chicken-heavy. The vegetables seem to be mostly broccoli, potatoes, or Brussels, with some occasional random other things. Meals are $11.99, minimum 3/week. Shipping is $5.99 unless you get 6 meals/week. The oven holds one serving at a time, so I don’t know how BIL uses it for a family of four. It is super-easy to use, you just assemble food, scan QR, hit start. I would recommend for older or single people who just are not cooking for themselves or eating well, can afford $45/week for 3 meals, and can wait 20 minutes for dinner. DD did imperfect foods for a bit but, like pp said, it doesn’t seem to be much cheaper. The food is loose in the box, but the eggs and meat were always well packaged and never leaked. And they got flowers sometimes!
  5. I’m fine with in-person lectures, but I cannot pay attention to anything recorded. It just drones in the background. I blame it on getting read to since I was born because I often just fall asleep instantly. When I do have to watch a video, I put it on double speed and turn on the subtitles and that helps. I agree, though, that the inability to follow directions sounds like a problem. Auditory processing difficulties? (Is that even a thing anymore?)
  6. DS has been singing since before he could talk. He’s still constantly humming a tune everywhere, all day. I am not a singer, but I definitely sing with him and teach him songs. Over a couple of years, we learned so many sea shanties/maritime songs, now he likes Viking songs 🤷🏻‍♀️
  7. I literally never knew why there were ties in the inside of our duvet covers 😔 that said, our covers from PB Kids stay on the duvets just fine without them!
  8. Interior bathrooms have to have an exhaust fan, right? Are those difficult to put in?
  9. But health care for diabetics isn’t covered 100%, they still have to pay the regular deductible/copay/20% or whatever when they end up losing a leg to diabetes.
  10. Some of my individual shelves started sagging after 8ish years, but I wish you could see the amount of books I have on them. They’re not dangerously sagging, just... a touch soft. The rest of the bookcase still seems very sturdy and I have moved 3 times with them.
  11. Just so you know, my grocery stores had Mike’s EXTRA hot honey, so now I’m sold, for sure 😛
  12. Just last Wednesday, there was a notary at our house, so it’s possible there is one near you that will come to you!
  13. Unroll it and roll it the other direction so it’s only 8’ long? To get it in your car, no ideas if it doesn’t fit your space 😞
  14. Whenever I think I want to move again, things like this pop up and suddenly, I’m happy to live where I do all over again 😛
  15. In short, it violates TOS with Nintendo. Obviously, people do it all of the time. You will have to change all of your account information, including the email, removing all personal data and then find somebody to sell it to. There exists a fairly popular market-like site from which you can sell it that you can find with a quick google search. They will walk you through the process. You’re not downloading anything, you won’t get a virus. The shady part comes from Nintendo selling you something that you never really own, but I suppose since you agreed to it, not much you can do about it. ETA: TBH, unless he has loads of games, he won’t make much more than selling it with a factory reset.
  16. Denver is but the surrounding cities are not even necessarily requiring masks. ETA: all staff in Denver public schools are required to be vaccinated, not just teachers.
  17. Yes. We have one at my mom’s house and one at my daughter’s house all on the same account. It doesn’t care where it is, only the account it’s logged into. the only drawback for us is when we occasionally try to stream music at the same time and we can’t. Nbd for us, maybe for you?
  18. If there is a possibility that he has a feeling something like this is coming and he already has a certain amount of control, he may have her social flagged and will know immediately. In fact, if she goes through a standard background check for a regular place, he will know then, as well. If he’s an attorney, he will probably have contacts and friends who could make things awful. Is there somebody she trusts who can write a check for her? Is she willing to fudge some info to open a secured credit card (oops, typo’d my ssn). Is somebody willing to open a secured card for her? Can she look for an apartment in a small building managed by the owner? Maybe call the local women’s shelter and ask if they have any leads on places who will take cash? Does she want to hide her location from him? She may have to have somebody else rent a place in their name and she can be the roommate, or whatever. Somebody who is vindictive can make things just as bad as somebody who is violent, only in a different way. Who is the lady who just had an update on her nightmare divorce? Home’scool? And don’t forget Kinsa’s sister’s nightmare.
  19. They leave stuff and then usually text/email you. Our cold items are in silvery, insulated bags and they do try to leave them in the shade. the tip should have been listed right above the checkout button and you have 24 hours to change it. The default tip is $5 and then if you spend like $75 it goes up to a $7 tip.
  20. Extract Labs. CBD does nothing for me, but this place is local to me, keep a clean operation, offers various discounts depending on your circumstances, and many people I know swear by their products. Fair warning, the delta 8 products are not the same thing as CBD. I wish I had words of comfort for you, op ❤️
  21. Do you have a cat that peed on the stove and then you turned on the burner without realizing there was dried pee on the stove? #thingsihopenobodyeverhastosmell Is your air conditioning running? Maybe something got into the system somewhere? I would be likely to call fire dept if I smelled something burning but couldn’t find it.
  22. I’m no help, but I wanted to commiserate. I reached your stage, then I just went zen, accepted my fate that I would come nurse him during lunch in kindergarten, and eventually, just before he turned 4, I leaped on an opportunity to stop. DS would only nurse before sleeping, so one day I just held him close and we had snuggle time instead of boob time. That was almost two years ago; we have since moved on to hand-holding time. I’m hoping his future spouse can take my spot one day. Honestly, I dong care anymore. I look at my 26-yo daughter (with whom I shared a bed for years) and remind myself that they grow so fast and this stage will end like they all do, and then *I* will be sad, so I’d better enjoy every minute!
  23. I would and have with a 13-yo girl. The response was, “Oh, they’re probably just running around being silly, nbd.” Fair, ok, I used to sneak out at night at that age and I’m fine. One year later, her dd was fine, but friend was hardcore into drugs by then and has struggled ever since. I would almost certainly say something at this point, in this neighborhood, but anonymously. Now that I said that, I realize that I would totally confront the kid if I saw them. In a friendly, situation-assessing way: Hey, sneaking out, eh? Big party? Hot date?
  24. My tuxedo is 100% the most amazing, loveable, chill cat I have ever had. He’s been my best friend for nineteen years. I was just cat-sitting for another tuxedo that came a VERY close second to mine, so my sample size of 2 has found the opposite of you 😛 My orange was also a wonderful sweetheart, though, so I can’t disagree with you there!
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