Absolutely! There is no way I would send anything that is stained to Goodwill. If the stains are not washable or if the item cannot be refreshed by washing, it goes in the trash.
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Yes, for sure. Now if something is dry clean only, I wouldn’t pay to have it cleaned, but for normal things, absolutely.
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Not sure where this belongs, but I will try here first.
Anyone have a recommendation for a very good rain jacket for cycling, hiking, etc? I am leaning towards the Gore or Showers Pass brands, and likely not the European cycling brands, but would consider others if someone recommends/has actually used them in heavy downpours.
It needs to be breathable and keep me dry if I’m riding for hours. It also needs to be long enough in the back to cover/protect when I’m bent over riding my bike. I also have a strong preference for blue, and not too dark (bright is better to be seen). No black, gray, yellow, orange or neon green.
Thanks in advance
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I have an Outdoor Research rain jacket from REI. I love it! I don’t know what colors they have, though (mine is black).
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We did a local “class” at the city rec center. About 10 years ago the cost was $120 each (Will, POA, Health POA, Healthcare proxy). There was a lawyer there to walk us through each form, factors to consider. We passed forms around to get witness signatures. There was a notary present to make it all legal. What I liked about this method was lots of group discussion / questions, no rush.
During covid, we took advantage of FA service for free estate planning services to do new “incapacity docs” (all but Will) To be honest, I am not sure they are any better than what we had… but the binder of paperwork is definitely move voluminous.
We opted to not update Will yet (though someday we may do a Trust plus pour-over Will). The current one is very simple…assets to surviving spouse, then eventually 50/50 to each kid. All our assets, except house, already have this defined on beneficiary forms.
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I have a Dell laptop. My memory is running out of space. I also back up my hard drive every week or 10 days onto an external hard drive. If I delete things on the laptop and then perform a backup to the separate hard drive, is the stuff I deleted from the laptop also deleted from the external hard drive?? Or, does it stay on the external hard drive forever, to be downloaded to the next laptop I buy??
Depends on how you are doing your backup. Are you copying the entire drive or using a backup program?
Don’t know your level of expertise with computers, but there’s usually lots of things that you can clean out on a laptop if you know where to look - recycle bin, tmp directories, old restore points, old updates, etc. There are apps you can get to help with this.
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Have you considered cloud storage as well? Google, Microsoft, offer subscriptions for Terrabytes in their clouds.
(Hard drives could fill up or fail after some number of years.)
Regarding maximizing space, as @notrichenough said, see Dell’s website, too.
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But I’d have to pay for cloud storage, correct?? Also, I worry that it isn’t secure.
Yes, there are trade offs or risks.
We use Amazon to back up photos.
And don’t put sensitive info on a cloud.
“Scanning your IDs and uploading them to the cloud can seem like a convenient and clever solution to carrying around physical IDs, but it comes with significant risks.
Storing sensitive financial documents like tax returns, credit card numbers, and bank account details in the cloud can expose you to financial fraud.
…storing all your passwords in a single file on the cloud is like handing cybercriminals the keys to your entire digital life. If they breach one layer of defense, they gain access to every account you have, leading to a cascade of security failures…
It’s a good idea to store backups of your manuscripts and other intellectual property locally, rather than in the cloud.…”
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I worked with a volunteer nonprofit for seven years, and when I left it last December, I deleted everything related to it that was on my computer – seven years worth of spreadsheets, averaging about four a week, plus numerous powerpoints. I don’t think I gained much storage space at all, which was very disappointing.
How do I sync only certain things to the Cloud without syncing other things?? I only see a setting where I sync everything.
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OP here. I do, too, even as I know most people will take it home and wash it. But it just seems obvious decency to me to wash them first.
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In my HP settings there is “Storage”. I found info there plus a turn on for deleting temp files and recycle bin. I have lots of room so I don’t need to but it looks like there are options there to manage storage space. I know zero about computers but maybe this will help. Or heck, call Dell support.
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This is a constant disagreement that H & I have. He’ll put IMO trash in the donate box. I told him we’re donating to a resale charity so socks with holes, etc. will just make more work for the charity.
But I have to give him credit that through our church he found a nonprofit that wants everything and it goes directly to the recipient. Socks with a little hole is better than having no socks.
Disposing of fabrics in the trash is illegal in Massachusetts, they have to be recycled. So we have figured out that if something is usable, it goes to Goodwill/Savers, etc. If it is not, there is a bin in 3 locations in town where unusable fabrics can be dropped for for recycling.
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LOL. Perhaps I won’t be giving Boston kiddo old “maybe you can use this” old sweatshirts etc.
Some charity shops sell the bulk unusable fabric items - that’s why many of the larger ones like Savers will take these items.
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Like 99.8% of us here, I have a coffee maker. One of the parts is a “clear” plastic insert. It has of course turned yellow from the coffee itself. What is the trick to get rid of the yellowing?? I’ve tried vinegar and baking soda plus some other “homespun” tricks, but nothing has worked. Any ideas??
And while we’re on the subject, what about the rubber gasket for my thermal coffee mug?? Nothing has worked on that either.
The plastic insert is not like a sleeve in the filter? Can it go in the dishwasher - or have you done that and it’s still yellow.