Chem_Is_Try

Chem_Is_Try

@battycaver.bsky.social

Retired chemistry & engineering educator, Stargate/Dark Matter/Travelers, etc. fan, voracious reader, FRC 6107 mentor, crazy cat lady. Proud to be "the enemy within" & one of the people who are "nasty". I might not follow you back if you don't use ALT.

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Whoa! I woke up this morning to another attempted Amazon fraud. There was an ipad in the cart and another address listed, again in Orlando FL. I sure wish I knew how someone is in my account.

In addition to the ID theft crap, my hot water heater doesn't seem to make as much hot water lately. Also a bag of red potatoes in my pantry got a bad one in it and leaked rotten potato juice through the shelves. Good thing I've got mint choco chip ice cream in the ice cream maker right now!

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I use the York Peppermint Patty chips with no mint extract, but sometimes I go wild and use semisweet chips with .25 tsp with peppermint extract. It doesn't get rock hard in the freezer and stays scoopable.

In addition to the ID theft crap, my hot water heater doesn't seem to make as much hot water lately. Also a bag of red potatoes in my pantry got a bad one in it and leaked rotten potato juice through the shelves. Good thing I've got mint choco chip ice cream in the ice cream maker right now!

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In addition to the ID theft crap, my hot water heater doesn't seem to make as much hot water lately. Also a bag of red potatoes in my pantry got a bad one in it and leaked rotten potato juice through the shelves. Good thing I've got mint choco chip ice cream in the ice cream maker right now!

1 c heavy cream, 1 c milk, .5 c sugar, .25 tsp salt, .5 tsp (or more) vanilla. Mix until sugar dissolves (I usually put in fridge overnite). Add .125 c maple syrup, put in maker. When mostly frozen add choco chips (semi sweet best). Use either ppmint extract or can use no extract & mint chips.

Good grief! Someone, somehow, paid themselves $400 through ##PayPal. PP says it was an approved "friends and family" payment and it matches my activity. WTF! I'm trying to close my PP acct, but it won't let me apparently until that amount is withdrawn from my bank.

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I knew I hadn't purchased anything recently so I denied it. But NEVER any contact about the $400. Yeah, I think my ID was stolen somehow. I also had a fradulent purchase from #Amazon the other day, but I caught that before it hit my credit card. There is no connection between either account.

Good grief! Someone, somehow, paid themselves $400 through ##PayPal. PP says it was an approved "friends and family" payment and it matches my activity. WTF! I'm trying to close my PP acct, but it won't let me apparently until that amount is withdrawn from my bank.

As of 5 minutes ago the money hasn't left my bank. The person is a Kiana Walker. Whoever that is just stole $400 from me. I've put in a report, but PP says the payment was approved by me. It wasn't! I did get a phone call Friday asking to approve a $75 transaction.

I think this year we will have a prototype chassis we can begin coding before kickoff for the first time ever. We used scrap for the frame. In January we will swap out to .125” frame. Kids will begin wiring next. #LearningByDoing #FIRSTRobotics

Has anyone ever played #Mahhongg -- not the phone game variety -- with original tiles. I inherited a set from my mom. She and her friends used to play all the time when I was a kid. There's only one set of rule cards, from 1959. I think I remember more, but don't have them.

I used to love playing the game. I just cleaned the mildew off of the box and washed all the tiles. The racks are black plastic and are melted, likely from being stored on the top shelf in a closet in a non-airconditioned house in south Florida.

Anyway we're having a Thanksgiving family get-together in a cabin in Sevierville, TN, to mainly play games and eat food. So I've dug the game out and cleaned it up. I likely have to purchase a case for it, since the box is in pretty bad shape. It's got mildew and water damage.

No mail delivery yesterday or today. Double checked with my front cameras. I've had an outgoing package scheduled for pickup through USPS since yesterday. I brought it in at dark both days. I was also expecting mail which hasn't shown up. #USPSDelay

So I'm going to have to make a trip to the post office in the morning. I don't trust it not being picked up a third day in a row, and it needs to be on its way, especially since the PO was closed Sunday and Monday. I'm so tired of the poor service! They're understaffed, but still...

No mail service yesterday, Thursday, either. So that's no usps vehicle on my street since Saturday. Mail finally did show up at 8 AM this morning. I have another package to ship. I wonder if I should try scheduled pickup again or just burn the gas to go to the PO.

That's a pretty big rat! My neighbor on that side has a garage filled top-to-bottom/side-to-side with boxes of stuff plus a storage pod in the driveway that's also stuffed. He also has stuff stored behind his house, on front porch, and in the driveway.

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In the past he hasn't maintained his pool and it was dark green and had grass growing in it. This image shows the pool after he had the nasty taken out, but he's not big on keeping it swimmable. You can also see the junk behind the pool and in the driveway.

Here's an older satellite image of the pool. It's from late 2022/early 2023. I think there might also have been a tarp over it, but the tarp was filled with green slime and grass. EWWWWWWWWWWWW! I wonder what the inside of their house looks like! #SubparNeighbor

That's a pretty big rat! My neighbor on that side has a garage filled top-to-bottom/side-to-side with boxes of stuff plus a storage pod in the driveway that's also stuffed. He also has stuff stored behind his house, on front porch, and in the driveway.

The stuff sitting outside often has holes torn in it, and I would guess the critters are also in the storage pod and garage. I constantly have opossums, raccoons, skunks, etc. on that side of my yard thanks to the neighbor. #UnwantedVermin

I grew up in south Florida and the air had a certain feel before a hurricane. I just went outside here in north Alabama and the air felt just the same.

Last night’s #insomnia was a case for the records. I did manage a nap around 8:30 AM, but this afternoon has been tough. Counting down the hours until I can go to sleep!

I found this cute little #HalloweenDecoration at the grocery this morning. I can't tell if it's an owl or a bat. Kinda looks like an owl but has wings like a bat. Oh, and ears like a cat. I think I'm going to call it a Bowel.

A door dash driver just dropped off an order, but I haven’t ordered anything. I caught the driver before she left and she seemed like she didn’t want to bother getting it to the proper location. I handed her the bag and went back inside. Hope it makes it to the right person!

Well, when my new dishwasher was installed the guys crossed the white wire and the ground wire. The control boards are fried. New ones have been ordered. Another week or more with hand washing dishes!

Orange shitpile in reference to Iran: “My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up.” He wants to use a nuke on them so bad that he's using rhetoric to justify it. If he can't nuke a hurricane Iran will do. Someone please keep the #NuclearFootball away from him!

Damn. My 2011 Dyson DC35 vac needs new battery which Dyson doesn't make any more. Other brands all have reviews saying the replacement doesn't last long. Dyson newer model is >$800. Guess I'll be doing more research for battery.

I got my flu and covid vacs yesterday. Usually I get no reaction to the covid vac and only a sore arm from the flu. However, this time I'm wiped out. Would this prevent me from future vaccinations? Hell, no! #GetVaccinated

Oh, joy. My brand new dishwasher (Bosch) that was just installed on Saturday, already doesn't work. After an hour on the phone, mostly on hold, I got told to call a local appliance repair business. The machine won't power up and the breaker is fine (first thing I checked). #BoschServiceSucks

Got a new 9th grade student at robotics today. He’s never done any type of robotics. He looked at a disassembled gearbox and stated it was a planetary gearbox. Yep, he’s a #Keeper!

After a discussion with the produce lady at Publix I bought a head of romaine lettuce. I've been craving something green and crunchy on sandwiches. She assured me that they haven't had any complaints about their produce, and don't buy the "bad" brands. #LettuceRecall

I just bought a new dishwasher. My current Bosch is 15 years old. It was a good model, but the front wants to rip off when I open it. All the little clips are broken and it's held together with tape. I guess it has hit the end of (or went beyond) the expected life span. #LaborDayApplianceSale

I bought another Bosch (800 series) with a bar handle on the front. The old one has a slot handle and that's the part that broke on the old one. My current one runs so quietly I have to check to make sure it's on. I hope the new one is as quiet.

@marthawells.com I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your use of parentheses in the #Murderbot books. They are so much fun to read. I’m on my second read through of the books and hope to see more books (and series seasons) in the future. Thanks!