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Cake day: August 2nd, 2023
  • CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Where would you draw the line?
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    9 days ago

    Vegetarian and ‘anti-establishment’ for 25+yrs

    Work is hard. I’ve worked for souless corporations, it’s hard not to. Sometimes you just have to be servant class and have no other option. Just be sure that you are taking money from them without giving them any excess effort. You can always work towards other opportunities. If you want to do something else, learn to do it. You can learn so many things for free. I just recently accepted a new position with a local company that shares my values. Most of the skills that got me there were things I learned on my own over the last decade. I didn’t go to school for this, nor do I have any directly comparable job experience. Before my last corporate hustle I had a long term job with a local non-profit for many years. I also did not start that position by having the necessary experience. Don’t lose hope, there are always better opportunities in the future.

    I control how I spend my money. If I don’t like a company or product I don’t give them any money. Sometimes that means I spend more elsewhere. Sometimes I just have to give up something. I do allow for guilty pleasures occasionally (chocolate).

    My grocery bill is minimal because I don’t eat meat, I don’t eat a lot of processed food and I don’t over-eat. I also grow a lot of food (this time of year half or more of my meal ingredients come out of the garden).

    The most important thing about HOW I LIVE LIKE THIS?

    I don’t judge other people who can’t.

    It requires some sacrifice and not everyone can handle that. But I do encourage everyone to try, even a little. If every single person put in effort to be 10% “better” the world would be much better.

  • CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.worldOPtoGardening@lemmy.world•Seed trading?English
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    5 months ago

    I hesitate because I’m not sure I have the time or dedication to moderate one.

    Also, there are so many communities that are inactive, I feel like it might just be yet another empty one. I’d rather see more engagement in places like this that could really use the additional traffic.

    The only reason I didn’t just start a post to do so is that I’m not sure it’d be allowed or if maybe there’s already people doing this somewhere else. I don’t want to take focus away from them either.

    If there’s enough interest here I would totally create a new post with guidelines to help people connect. Also, this requires trading personal information somehow and that can get weird. I’m not worried about it, but I expect other people would be.

  • CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why are faucets so expensive?
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    7 months ago

    At one point in my life I designed bathrooms and kitchens. I’ve sold thousands of faucets. Here’s a few points on regular retail faucets in the US.

    Expensive faucets, you are paying for the design (Grohe), or for quality parts (Kohler).

    Cheap faucets are made with cheap parts and are often old designs from major brands. These knock-offs are sold under store brand names usually (Aquasource/Lowes, Glacier Bay/Home Depot) and are made of cheap plastic. Avoid these unless you plan on replacing (rentals).

    If you buy Grohe, don’t buy a US made model. Another company paid to use the name and ‘style’ in the US but the interior parts are cheap plastic bits and some things are modified to reduce the cost of manufacturing. Not worth the extra money they charge.

    For most people I recommend sticking to the big names. Moen, Delta, Kohler, etc. They come with good warranties and parts are available everywhere.

    You can still find really neat old faucets and repair them. Chicago, Price Pfister, Eljer had some good stuff back in the day and you can get new parts from Danco.