So the hotel chain responded in an appropriate way and made sure she wasn’t working for them, etc. Reached out to the family. What have the police done, I want to know? Have they apologized for running her plates and supporting the treatment she was getting? Because they definitely should.

I was just coming here to add this tip!  It’s a thing done in the theater all the time, especially if you have an actor who sweats a lot under the lights.  It will not make your clothes smell like alcohol, as it evaporates.  

(Just realized that there’s a notifications thing on this page for responses! Who knew? Not me!) I do not have a recommended kind, since my laundry room has a bunch of shelving in it blocking the walls. I have a big metal drying rack that lives next to a window A/C in the summer (because otherwise it’s too humid for…

I recently got a deep fryer as a gift (second hand), but I have no clue how to use it and it didn’t come with instructions.  I think I might take some quarant-time and try to figure out how.  Any tips or suggestions for good recipes?

That is brilliant.

I remember when I (as a single mom) realized I could delegate to the kid... and it’s good for her growth too! I’m pretty sure there are at least 10 Lifehacker articles about it. ;) I cannot tell you the joy I felt when I told my preteen that it was her job to not just take out the trash, but to notice when the trash…

That is brilliant.

How many loaves of bread does she go through in a week? I find that homemade bread goes bad faster (if there’s any left to go bad) than the store-bought stuff with the crazy preservatives... and I certainly don’t think I’d have enough heels to fill a brown paper bag before they started growing mold.

Jolie Kerr didn’t mention retractable drying lines (yes, I know, that article was about *racks*), which are a great, inexpensive way to hang things to dry and not have to devote floor space to the process when you’re not in the midst of it.

I second this one - also buy in bulk when the things you use regularly (toilet paper, for example) are on sale.  I had a pantry-less apartment at one point where I stowed extra TP under my bed.  

There’s a reason money, sex and children are the top three fight topics in relationships.  It sounds like you guys need a third account: savings, checking and then a comfort zone account where you put the money you can use the flex your spending but only if you both talk first.  That way she’s not thinking you have no…

Why alternate the plate sizes?  I usually do big ones at the back, littler ones as we progress to the center, so that the big ones don’t block the littles from being cleaned.

Or you could try stirring in some boiling water to un-seize it, as described here: https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/5712-how-to-fix-seized-chocolate

Are you telling me my mom was onto something with her bridge parties back in the day? Actually... they had good snacks and I recall the adults seeming to enjoy them, so... dammit! Mom was right! AGAIN!

I think you mean 1/2 cup of whole milk, not just 1/2 whole milk. I’m not a chef and I don’t play one on TV, but 1/2 the whole milk in the universe will make very runny mashed potatoes, I suspect.

Will the new nasal spray still have live viruses? While those are not hazardous to folks with healthy immune systems, those who are immuno-compromised (like my housemate who had a liver transplant a couple of years ago) are told to avoid being around anyone that’s had one. :/  

Using this made my inbox workflow so much better... and the new Gmail that was just rolled out today breaks it. And won’t let you re-implement. I don’t want to see ALL the messages with a label, only the ones that are in the inbox. Grumble. Back to the old Gmail (and thank goodness I could find this article to…

Oh god, I hate that I clicked too. And that I actually recognized the name of the Cash Me girl. My kid went through a phase of being fascinated by Danielle and I just wanted to scream “the word is catch! With a goddamn T! Now get off my lawn!”

Mine ate an entire lucky bamboo (not so lucky, now, huh?) over the course of a couple of weeks, and nibbled a succulent until it died. And has chewed on silk plants (which I agree with another poster is the WORST when he throws the pieces back up). Heck, he’ll eat dried leaves tracked into the house in autumn. I wish…

Last year, I had a checklist on the wall to reference when I was getting my daughter out the door for the first year of Middle School (things like medicine, gym clothes, lunch, binders were on it - anything vital we might forget). This year, she’s handling a lot more of it herself, but I have rigged the living room…