What have you bought recently?

a set of 3 ... Hygrometers for the barn , and sheds... I know the brick shed gets a lot of moisture in there so I have a small electric Dehumidifier in there which runs constantly, to prevent things getting damp...as it can only extract up to 12 litres per day it costs just 5p per hour..to run..

The Barn also has an Electric Dehumidifier, which is much larger, and because it uses more electricity ( around 16 p an hour).. I only put it on when it's either raining or there's been rain.. given the huge increase in energy prices this year..

..so I want to check with the hygrometers just how much humidity is actually in those sheds and barns
 

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StarSong said:
Please let me know how it goes - the OA in my fingers is flaring up in new joints. :cry:
Doctors can't seem to do anything to help.
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tell me about it.. the OA in my fingers is excruciating sometimes, when it's at it's most painful you can tell on here when I make a lot of mistakes when I'm typing... the worst of mine is in my right hand.. but now my thumb and first finger in my left are starting to become painful, particularly if I knock them.. and like yours my Doctor is no help whatsoever.. ...sorry you're suffering too :(
 
Chromebook for a senior friend who can not resist replying to popups. Since Amazon is having a 'Prime' sale I thought it was the wisest choice. Not to be - Amazon wanted $209 for one. Then decided to look at Walmart. Same tech details, the one at Wally's was $156 with free shipping, and will be here one day earlier. Guess which one I bought?
 
I didn't buy anything today. Or yesterday. I think I'm gonna go on a money diet from now until Christmas. TBH, there isn't really anything I need or want. Well, except for an all-season porch, and it's not like I can just whip out $7500-$10,000 to get one built.

I hauled out the winter sweaters this morning. There are 10. I certainly don't need more than that, along with all the rest of the things I have hanging in my closet.

Nope. Need nothing. Money diet.
 
dobielvr said:
Tumeric may help.

My neighbor is taking it in pill form and it seems to be working for him.
I have used the powder, and it helped some.
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My daughter had an accident 5 years ago, where she was pulled over a cliff, and landed 30 feet below on slate chippings.. 2 of her fingers were ripped off. The surgeons worked miracles and managed to save her fingers, but she can't use them very well, and suffers arthritic pain in them.. for that pain she takes turmeric and Curcumin in a Golden Paste, and takes it 4 times a day with food... and it works really well for her..

She encouraged me to do the same for my OA.. but I hate the taste of it albeit it's only a tiny amount each time, so I never would take it, so of course it was of no help to me..the turmeric capsules apparently do not work anywhere nearly as well as the paste ..so now I take the MSM especially now going into Winter with lots of rain and cold.. I have finger splints, which help when the pain is bad, and the fingerless gloves.. which actually don't help now that the OA is more chronic.. and of course the MSM I hope is doing something to help my knee...but I've been reading up about the Collagen Peptides, and felt there was nothing to lose from trying it...
 
Kaila said:
If you want to share;
what type of coffee grinder did you get, and which features caused you to select that one, and do you like it? :geek:
I've thought of wanting one, at times, but haven't ever had one.
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@Kaila :)

I bought a simple Krups Coffee Grinder. Nothing fancy and does the job. Some people swear by a burr grinder, but the blade grinder works fine for me. It's small, so it's easy to store, simple to operate and easy to clean. You decide how fine or coarse you want the beans ground by how long you hold down the button.

I also use it to grind spices and powder sugar. The food processor works to grind sugar but using one of these really powders it.

I've tried a few different ones over the years and keep coming back to this one. At one point I wanted a small grinder with a removable cup. After returning three of them, because none of them worked properly, I bought another Krups. If you have a larger family, you might want to get a grinder that grinds a larger amount of coffee at one time. It's just little ol' me, so this grinds enough beans in one go for a pot of coffee. I'm happy with it. 😊

KRUPS CCMF 1500813231 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder with Stainless Steel Blades, 3 oz / 85 g, Black

Bella ✌️
 
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As someone that drives all over the state, Amazon ordered for $29 a new Delorme 2022 California Atlas and Gazetteer. Have an older version that is too annoyingly mutilated with various pages falling out that I keep in my Forester plus California tends to have frequent road and highway changes.

Also ordered a dark blue plastic toy steering wheel for $15 😁 that is an accessory for some kind of outdoor toy pirates structure. Have some GoPro8 skiing videos that have a angle of view from the front half of my skis to snow terrain that is directly in front of me. Noticed if I stand in front of my external 24 inch 4k UHD Dell monitor while those videos are playing and while watching the center of the display that is where I will always be turning next since that is where my head with a helmet mount is always looking at, that in my muscle motor control brain, it feels like am actually doing the skiing. While doing so, I held unto a wood ruler in front of me and noticed it enhanced that experience sort of feeling like driving a car through the terrain. So am wondering if actually holding onto a lightweight steering wheel may even enhance that.
 
hollydolly said:
My daughter had an accident 5 years ago, where she was pulled over a cliff, and landed 30 feet below on slate chippings.. 2 of her fingers were ripped off. The surgeons worked miracles and managed to save her fingers, but she can't use them very well, and suffers arthritic pain in them.. for that pain she takes turmeric and Curcumin in a Golden Paste, and takes it 4 times a day with food... and it works really well for her..

She encouraged me to do the same for my OA.. but I hate the taste of it albeit it's only a tiny amount each time, so I never would take it, so of course it was of no help to me..the turmeric capsules apparently do not work anywhere nearly as well as the paste ..so now I take the MSM especially now going into Winter with lots of rain and cold.. I have finger splints, which help when the pain is bad, and the fingerless gloves.. which actually don't help now that the OA is more chronic.. and of course the MSM I hope is doing something to help my knee...but I've been reading up about the Collagen Peptides, and felt there was nothing to lose from trying it...
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I understand. Glad the MSM is helping.
You just keep trying, till you find what works best for you.

I would put about 1tsp of the powder in a 16oz bottle of water and drink it like that.
 
NorthernLight said:
I paid $90 and have nothing to show for it. $40 to put my snow tires on my car, $40 to store the summer tires, plus tax.

Today I'm getting my car winterized. More money for nothing. But it has to be done.
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Of course you have something to show for it: your car will be safer and will run better in the winter. And you won't have to store your summer tires in your bedroom.
 
Yes, I remember a boyfriend who wanted to store his tires in the apartment. They smelled terrible!

Another reason for switching to winter tires is low temperatures. Minus 40 degrees is common here, and snow tires stay flexible (and safer) in those conditions.
 
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Kaila said:
Never seen one of those, Holly. Do they work on car windshields, as well? Bthroom mirrors? Wet or dry surfaces?:unsure:
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yes absolutely you can use it for your car inside and outside.. especially if you get condensation...

It's really meant for windows... but it can be used on the Shower screen, and the tiles..

https://diyworks.co.uk/how-to-use-window-vac/
 

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