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1d ago
inSpent $300 on my cousin's wedding gift in a culture where cash is expected, not presents
Did you ever find out what the aunts actually said about the gift? My buddy married into a Filipino family and made almost the same mistake. He showed up to the reception with this big wrapped blender, thinking he was being thoughtful. His new mother in law pulled him into the kitchen and told him straight up that people were gonna talk if he didn't have an envelope ready. He ended up shoving cash into a card from the gas station down the street and handing it over looking like a total mess. Now he literally keeps a stack of bills in his glove box before any family party, just like you do. It's wild how one side of the family can read a wrapped gift as sweet and the other side reads it as clueless.
4d ago
inGot a 2 week ban on a town page for asking about a water bill vote, then found the meeting minutes
Meeting minutes are public record, so you didn't need a library card to see them.
5d ago
inPro tip: spent 3 days chasing one leak in a crawlspace before I tried the soap trick
Funny how the simple stuff gets looked down on until it saves your butt. I've seen this same pattern with those little magnetic stud finders, my dad swore by his fancy electronic one until it died and a $4 magnet found every nail in ten seconds. Same thing with testing batteries by dropping them on a table, sounds dumb until you watch how they bounce. Simple tools work because they cut right to the truth instead of making you guess. For gas though, please be careful, soapy water works on gas line joints the same way it does on water pipes, bubbles mean a leak, but if you smell gas at all get out and call the utility first. The soap trick is great for checking a joint you already suspect, not for hunting around a whole basement.