elephantium

joined 2 years ago
[–] elephantium 9 points 1 month ago

I have too many fucking apps on my phone already. I'd much rather use websites.

[–] elephantium 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I prefer the PrintScr key on my keyboard, personally.

[–] elephantium 9 points 1 month ago

It's hard to pick out one as THE worst, but generally, if I have to use the site for some external reason, the experience is awful.

Health insurance, doctor's offices, etc are generally pretty bad. Oddly, tax sites aren't as rough.

Also oddly, vacation related websites are awful.

[–] elephantium 3 points 1 month ago

I love a good vegetable curry from the local Indian joint!

[–] elephantium 4 points 1 month ago

My house has a gas-fired boiler. In theory, I should keep heat during a power outage, right?

In practice, the circulation pump needs electricity, so the house gets kinda chilly during power outages.

Hmm, I should see about getting a backup battery for the boiler.

[–] elephantium 1 points 1 month ago

You can order your eggs any way you want. No matter what, you're getting them scrambled!

[–] elephantium 0 points 1 month ago

This is surprisingly uplifting, thank you for posting this

[–] elephantium 3 points 1 month ago

Breakfast is in my kitchen. A quick ride while I wait for the coffee to brew wouldn't be a bad thing, though

[–] elephantium 1 points 1 month ago

From the sound of it, the cops never seem to care when it comes to bike thefts. Kind of a hidden hazard of riding.

[–] elephantium 2 points 1 month ago

wonderful 11km bike commute along the river

That sounds lovely! I live in a city that has parkways and greenery along most of the river front -- if that were my route to work each day, I'd find it rather soothing. Beautiful path.

[–] elephantium 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I suppose I could. It's not super practical, though. I don't have panniers on my bike, limiting the amount I can carry*

Also, it's a 20 minute bike ride to my usual grocery store - bad for cold stuff (only 5 minutes to the expen$ive local shop, TBF)*

Really, though, my wife picks up more of the groceries than I do -- she has a 20 minute drive to work, and the grocery store is only a 5 minute detour by car.

*(the starred items are minor obstacles, not deal-breakers. The more honest answer is "but biking would take more time!" which ... ok, is just laziness).

[–] elephantium 24 points 1 month ago (11 children)

To follow this advice, I'd end up getting my bike out of the garage, riding around the block ... then going back inside to turn on my work laptop. I love working from home.

That being said, a 15 minute morning bike ride before work would still be a good idea.

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