Was this where we talked about ice cream? Tillamook is on sale for $3.99/used-to-be-half-gallon at a local supermarket. Oregon Strawberry, OMG!
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@VaBluebird , I just heard back from my cousin. They actually were still registered. The clerk has their last name, which has two of the same letters in a row, spelled in the system with a space between the two letters. Since they don’t spell it that way, it didn’t come up in the system when they checked. At least their issue was not a problem for them at the polls, although I suppose it could be if someone really wanted to push it at the polls. But it’s all good now!
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When a recipe calls for orange or lime zest, I just use the fine grater I have. Do I really need to buy a zester or am I OK??
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We used to use our handheld cheese grater (like picture) until I picked up a microplane at Tuesday Morning a few years ago. I do like it better; also good for grating Parmesan.
We recently lost one of the little rubber feet from our microplane so I wrote the company to see if they had replacement feet - and they sent me a whole new zester for free.
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Fine is fine! You can make due here. 
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A zester is a grater. You’re perfectly OK.
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Back to the compression socks and an associates question: we are in n the second leg of a long flight home. DH and I are both wearing compression socks and took a baby ASA. Bur here’s my question: our first flight was about an hour and 45 min late due to maintenance issues on the inbound flight. We ran through the airport and made it through security and are luckily on our flight home, but they are not sure if our luggage will make the flight. How do you deal with international flights and customs if the luggage doesn’t make it? We have global entry and were hoping for a smoother return home, but we have never had a situation where bags on an international flight didn’t make it. Has anyone dealt with this?Will the airline deliver them to us like any other situation where bags don’t make it? Thanks in advance.
Yes, they should deliver the delayed bags as usual. You’ll just need to file the missing luggage form if they aren’t there. Fingers crossed though that they made it.
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Yes they should deliver. And in our case, when they lost one of older S’ bags coming home from a semester abroad, that involved driving it 5+ hours from the airport to our house. I was pretty surprised.
And they delivered it the next day at 5:30am. I was out running and expecting it. I saw someone driving very slowly down our street like they were looking at house numbers and flagged them down.
And it was a good thing it was only one day, since the next day he had to leave to drive halfway across the country to start his summer internship.
Good luck with your bags!
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Thanks for the zester link. I’m placing an order today. 
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And clearly they have great customer service.
We had all our luggage removed on a flight from Hong Kong/Taiwan to HNL. Everyone got through customs with their hand carry luggage and we all got our bags delivered to our identified places we were staying the next day. It was a slight hiccup.
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OK, CC-ers. This has become a huge problem in my house.
We have a dog, around 55 pounds. He’s a mix, and A Very Good Dog. But he’s too big to carry.
We also have a two-story house with the bedrooms upstairs. There are 14 stairs – bare wood, no carpet on the stairs.
DD (Dear Dog) suddenly has a block, or a phobia, or the yips, about going up the stairs at night. He can do it during the day: He’s got long legs, so he backs up a little at the bottom of the stairs and gets a running start and flies up the stairs.
At night, though, he seems paralyzed: He goes up maybe three steps, whining all the time, and then goes back down, spins in a circle, puts his front paws on the first or second steps, starts to get a running start, and then stops. He seems scared.
This wouldn’t be a problem, except that he desperately wants to be with us. So for an hour or so, we’ll stand at the top of the stairs encouraging him, while he whines and turns in circles and goes up just the first few steps. We’ve tried putting treats on each stair – doesn’t work. We’ve also turned on all the lights – doesn’t work. We also put the leash on him and tried to guide him up the stairs – doesn’t work.
Last night was awful – DH wound up sleeping on the couch in the family room with DD, but we can’t do this every night. I just want the dog to get over the yips and be able to climb the stairs the way he used to.
I need ideas!!
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How old? Wondering maybe if DD has arthritis that kicks in at night? I remember we had an older dog who used to take aspirin (I think wrapped in butter in her food) for joint pain.
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Awww poor poochie - and you guys!
I too was thinking maybe some sort of relaxant or doggie CBD for dogs an hour or so before bedtime might relax pup and take away the anxiety.
I know you can get like a dog sling to help carry a dog up the stairs after surgery…but that is still lifting.
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I was about to suggest a dog lift sling too.
My parents’ neighbor used one with great success for their dog.
FWIW, my 13 year old dog is the same on the stairs, but he’s only 13 pounds so we just carry him.
He’s not old at all – only 3 1/2.
Just 20 minutes ago I went upstairs, and he raced up the stairs with me with no problem whatsoever.
Keep the ideas coming – I value this community’s knowledge!!
May not be a habit you want to start, but what if you institute a treat at the top of the stairs every time you go up during the day and into the evening? Just a little tiny one - like the trainer treats or I buy something that is basically trail mix for dogs. Maybe if the treat is consistent during the whole day he will buy into it at bedtime.
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Has he been to the vet to rule out any joint or vision issues?
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I agree with treats. I would use super high value treats though like a little bit of rotisserie chicken (nothing too fatty as that can cause gastro problems). You could try putting a small piece on every other step (I don’t think every step is necessary and he might fill up on too many treats if you do every step) and then a bigger jackpot up at the top of the stairs away from the top step so he has to be off the steps completely.
We have a crazy anxious rescue dog so I sympathize. She has a lot of irrational fears so this is something I am familiar with.
Another technique to try is holding the chicken in your hand and only letting a tiny bit be accessible for him to nibble and have him walk slowly with you up the steps. Trainers use this to teach dogs how to heel sometimes so think about it like that. Your arm is straight down by your side and he has his nose stuck in your fist trying to nibble at the chicken as you slowly make your way up the steps. You could even say “heel” if you want to start training that skill.