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[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

They don't want to sting you.

Pick the fruit up in the earlyish morning when it's cool. Do it carefully so you're not squashing any wasps that are about and you should be fine.

Move slowly and don't 'flap'.

Unless you have health problems a couple of stings are painful, but not that bad.

Not long ago I had a Queen wasp fall into my T-shirt resulting in five stings on my back. I dosed up on antihistamines and was OK in an hour or so. - yes, the wasp was captured and safely released.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

I'm guessing that you're in the US and have strange rules about eliminating nature from your gardens... I'd just leave them to it. Wasps actually do a really important job and most of the time they just go about their own business. This time of year is hard for them as their preferred food has gone so they seek sugar, any sugar to survive, but the windfalls won't last forever and then the wasps themselves will also be gone until the spring.

The only time I'd deal with wasps is if there was a nest either in my house or shed, or by a door that I need to use. They're fascinating creatures when you get a chance to watch them.

Enjoy the nature, there's not much of it around nowadays.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The smell of people in general. Not sweat as such, just that 'human' aroma. - hate it. Public transport is awful. Funnily enough, I can't differentiate between people, they all smell the same.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

And that's the point, a password vault is literally all your eggs in one basket. It only gives security if you are secure across the board.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I won't say which manager I use, but I used a 'tool' on it which cracked my access password in very little time revealing all my passwords. - a bit worrying.

Do I still use that manager? Yes, it's convenient and fits my risk profile.

Have I upgraded my master password? Yes. Less convenient, but is all a trade off.

If I was a higher profile target, my assessment may be different.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Size: height depth width.... Can be easy to miss one dimension. Energy rating - obvious reasons Noise depending on the room it's in Ergonomics - can you reach all the bits you need to... Imagine filling it with your weekly shop. - better energy rating=more insulation=less space. Doors can generally be reversed, but check. Some FFs have two compressor circuits, others only one. Can be important if keeping it in a garage. Do you need a water cooler/ice maker thing? More to clean, more to go wrong. YOUR FRIDGE DOES NOT NEED AN INTERNET CONNECTION Nor does it need funky windows & stuff Self defrost is a must. We spent ages discussing colour, now you can barely see it behind pictures & papers etc.

Think " is this a useful feature for me, or is it marketing fluff? "

Finally, while a fridge should be a long term purchase, is just a box that gets cold. Don't lose sleep over it.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

That when I grew up I'd know what I was doing and my body would work.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have tinnitus primarily in my left ear. After seeing the audiologist I was given a noise generator, basically a hearing aid that make a constant noise but doesn't amplify sound. - I go with white noise but other options are available.

The idea is that it trains the brain to ignore the tinnitus noise. Note it doesn't cure the cause but mitigates the symptom. It works very well for me, so much so that I'm getting a second unit for my other ear. The unit also streams from my phone which is very useful in and of itself.

This is in the uk where they're provided free on the NHS. I guess if you're in the us, then you'll have to sell the house, car and kids too afford the initial consultation.

[–] RandomUser@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For people like that there's no compassion, regret or remorse, it's either water under the bridge or someone else's fault.