That does sound like evil rodents.
I'm currently at war with the groundhogs again. They're super cute and super destructive. They like to dig under foundations, especially my outbuildings. I got five last year; two, so far, this year.
I live trap them so that I can let any bycatch coons or possums go free. Unfortunately, I have to dispatch the groundhogs. (legally you are required to dispatch and not relocate as they carry rabies and are overpopulated due to lack of predators.)
What did the bad hamster do to you?
So, I've got Samsung appliances that I deeply hate. I didn't purchase them on purpose, they were in the house when we bought it.
If there is a power outage or brown out the control hangs on the fridge and it stops cooling. It has to be reset. To reset, you have to press two touch screen buttons. You have to hit it just right, the press has to be closely synchronized and then hold for 10sec, my girl is unable to get it.
The Samsung oven is currently sitting in the yard in a junk pile to be disposed of. Replaced that hunk of shit with a 1970s GE mechanically controlled stove. Had to replace the indicator lights and the timer unit due to age. Cooks better than the Samsung ever did.
House also came with a Samsung washer and dryer, I'm just waiting for them to do some stupid shit.
I did buy a Samsung TV, it's decent but I am fighting a low-level enshittification war on all the ads and shit it keeps installing. It has particular features that means I don't completely lobotomize it and keep some of the smart TV stuff.
I guess what I'm saying is that Samsung can suck my fucking balls.
You're getting downvoted to hell, but you're correct as far as I've been able to figure.
Old school roundup/glyophosphaste is a very safe herbicide. The surfactants and contaminants in it are likely more toxic and environmentally persistent than the active ingredient. Diquat and such, however, is being linked to lymphomas and other nasty things. It's difficult to find just glyophosphaste now, all the roundup versions are mixtures containing diquat.
My dream car is a Chevelle with the straight-six, Brazilian turbo manifold, and a mega squirt computer. One day, maybe.
230 straight-six is my favorite engine.
😁 Those dinky little engines were tough, run forever.
Mine was a chevy pickup with the Straight-6 and three on the tree.
Yup, and you had to regularly check the water level in it.
The car is probably something like a Chevy II.
Hidden by the valve cover, intake is on the far side, note the spark plugs on this side. Air cleaner has been removed. It's a straight-4.
I'm celebrating Happy Fireworks Day!
I've got new neighbors that are probably about to hear, "Fire in the hole!" unironically for the first time. You can actually see the shockwave from my blackpowder signal cannon. Good chance the cops show up.
I usually use the cannon to vaporize 10oz of kerosene for a nice mushroom cloud of fire, but I'll have to see how it goes.
I'm a pyro.
Y'all wear safety glasses if having bottle rocket fights or roman candle duels.
Depends on the cat and the relationship you have with the cat.
Dominance is also shorthand for the threat/wariness and manipulation thing that is part of the cat nature. Cats have a quick and very reactive nervous system. If a dog is a sedan or a truck, a cat is a two seat sports car. Cats are also manipulative as fuck. They'd be quite sociopathic if they were human.
I love cats (and dogs).
You can get concentrated permetherin, mix with water and apply with spray bottle to cotton clothes/socks. It bonds to the fiber and keeps the ticks off. Lasts several washes, longer if you don't dry clothes with heat.
Much cheaper to buy the concentrate instead of the premix.
Spray outside, allow clothes to dry outside. Stuff is pretty much harmless to humans. When still wet or in concentrate, it is absolutely deadly to cats. After it has bonded to your clothes, it won't hurt the cats. Doesn't work if you apply it to your skin, the skin oils or something deactivate it.
Haven't had a tick in years since I started using it.
Nah, they're saying sales have only dropped by 10% from 2024, in the US. Which is fucked up.
Wonder if that's because left aligned types had already quit buying them in '24? He was already being a total fuckhead during the election at that point.
Hell of a way to squeeze a statistic.