MrsDoyle

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

No idea! Not something we discuss.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

I had the same thing happen! I forgot to leave my glasses in the locker, couldn't be bothered to go back. Coating was ruined, just in one session.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

When my sister came to stay for a couple of weeks I became aware that she changed her bra every day. Every day! She had brought 10 bras with her. I only own three. Flabbergasted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

A Spanish friend showed me a group photo from her work, about 30 people, and said "See if you can pick out the one American." I did, really quickly. Because all the Spanish people had similar dark eyebrows. The American had pale, indistinct eyebrows.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

That's so nice! I gave away a microwave, and the couple who took it brought along a little pot plant as a thank you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I had a big heavy electric bike I used for my work commute, and once I retired it gradually morphed into a coat rack. I put it on Gumtree, a UK Craigslist equivalent, priced at £50 more than I actually wanted for it, which was well under half the price I'd paid. A full 27 SECONDS after I listed it, I had a buyer, and less than half an hour after that he was at my door. As expected, he offered £50 less than the listed price, and was delighted when I accepted. Bargain!

I noticed he'd come in a car, and wondered out loud if it had room for a big heavy bike. "No problem, it can fit loads!" As he wheeled the bike out the door, he realised just how heavy this big heavy bike was. But he forged on, managed to heave it into the car, and drove off a happy man.

Questions he didn't ask: How old is this bike? (Seven years or so.) What's the projected lifespan of the battery? (About another year.) How well is it holding a charge? (Not well at all.) How much is a replacement battery? (£200.)

I fully expected to hear back from him complaining about the big heavy lemon he'd just bought, but no. I guess he's enjoying his new coat rack.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Vanuatu 🇻🇺

It's got a boar's tusk on it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't be embarrassed, you're keeping her in a job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have heard it said you should live in a house for a year before doing anything major in the garden because of things like your peony. There may be spring bulbs...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It's true! They are so thrilled. I have an added bonus in that my New Zealand vowels make my few Catalan phrases sound fluent.

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Sock blankets (sh.itjust.works)
 

Thrilled to have found a Lemmy knitting group! I'm a sock obsessive, I just love knitting socks, so I've ended up with an staggering amount of "scrap" yarn. The solution - blankets. This is my second Cosiest Memories project and this time I have a Plan. The first one was truly random, with lots of placement errors. When it was finished I did a dark icord edge, and suddenly it was smart!

So for the second one I'm adding an inner border of that same colour and (eventually) will finish with icord. I might even knit some more socks!

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My first post (sh.itjust.works)
 

I'm a Reddit refugee and in all the years I was there I never made a single post. I'm very much enjoying the Fediverse, especially Lemmy, and thought I'd share my happy place with you all.

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