Sometimes you get a whiff of it if you’re within 10ft and they have just visited the box, but the litter robot is set to cycle automatically 5 minutes after they leave the machine. Once it cycles, the waste that has been “scooped” drops into a bag in the tray below. That tray has a charcoal filter to mitigate some of…

Stay in the Mazda family, buy a CX5. Listen, although the Mazda3 is a good budget-conscious choice, why not skip a tier and get yourself a CX5. The CX5 has more space than a Mazda3, has the option for AWD and turbo, and offers a pretty refined cabin. I don’t know how much of your band’s gear you are hauling, but this…

Perfect answer, here, have another star!

And he’ll get a good deal or loyalty dollars (do they still do this?) for trading in the Miata and staying within the Mazda family. I know they offered me the same a few years ago when it was time to trade in my CX5. Which is also my other Mazda suggestion [CX5] if he wants a bit more space than the Mazda3.

Good God that is a unique situation! The things we do for our furry companions eh?

I’ll go one further than that as well: If you have a particularly strong color on the wall you’re trying to paint over, SAND it, brush it, base coat, then color. I moved into a house with some awful burgundy accent walls, so I sanded them down before brushing off debris, then priming and painting. Paint can get…

I said the same thing, then I got Omicron (positive test, but variant unconfirmed) 2 weeks ago. I have since taken my cloth masks out of rotation. Stay safe out there.

This is possible, but not always the case. Most cats like boxes or enclosed areas which is why so many cat trees have them, and as long as you put the litter box close enough to the opening that they see it, but not far enough back that its absolute darkness in there, they will probably get the hang of it. Their sense…

The expensive, but effective, answer to this question is to get a Litter Robot and Cabinet. https://www.litter-robot.com/shop-all-products/coffee-oak-storage-cabinet.html

You know, that’s a good point! I think they realized it too because Instapot now ships with a spare gasket (I think for similar reasons). I interchange between two: one for savory dishes, one for sweets/oatmeal.

Oh yeah I totally understand that. I absolve you from any culinary consequences Claire!

So we know thawing at room temp is a no-no, but what about chucking it in an insulated cooler? Faster than fridge, but safer than room temp?

Minor observation, but as a 2019 Ranger owner I am glad to see ROOF RAILS on this test mule. Mine doesn’t have that and there are no anchor points under the trim on the roof (where in other cars there might be) so I couldn’t install roof rail/rack except by permanently drilling through sheet metal (not gonna do that).

lol more like AirPup rather than AirWolf

This + wheels might look a bit like an Ariel Atom, not a bad thing!

I keep the bag of flour inside a larger ziplock bag. I do it just in case of bugs; rare, but it does happen. It seems like the airtight nature will help a bit.

That blue is... something...
I think the reason manufacturers shy away from this type of interior color boldness is that it is quite polarizing to buyers: Some will love it, some will hate it. Monochromatic splits the middle for more mass appeal.

If nobody else says it, I’ll say it: that top down schematic for the Novgorod reminds me a lot of the Millennium Falcon, don’t you think?

It’s Maillard Lite!

Or swap in a K20 in there...