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hbHPBbjvFK9w5D t1_j5dqzzp wrote

Amen on the detergent. When I go to the large laundromat down the road, I usually wash the first loads without any detergent at all. Reason - most people seem to pour detergent like it's the Salvation of the Clothes (it's not). The end result is they usually leave enough detergent residue behind in the washer drum that adding more detergent will just transfer the extra detergent onto my clothes even after rinsing - why waste my money and end up with itchy clothes?

My trick when I have to use the dryer is to run it only to steam the wrinkles out of my clothes. I then put them on hangers and stick them in the closet, well-spaced, with a fan in front to finish the dry.

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hbHPBbjvFK9w5D t1_j5dqe6i wrote

I've been buying bespoke for years now. No clothes that fall apart in a week, no fruitless searches for clothes that fit my style, no endless fittings. If I see something online that I want in a different color, with different touches, or in my size, I can just send a screen shot and they'll make a pattern and sew it.

Example - I wear a suit 7 days a week for work. My employer will even provide them - but they have all the class and style of prison uniforms. So I started thinking and researching. I realized that suits have been around for about 200 years, that they were at one time comfortable enough for officers to wear them to war, that butlers (think dalton abbey) were comfortable enough to do hard labor in them, and they've been around since before zippers. So I ordered suits with reinforced pockets on the jacket, deep pockets in the pants with canvas linings, extra trousers with each suit (cause the pants always wear out first anyway), and button fly on the trousers.

My three piece suits (actually 4 piece with the extra trousers), are less than mens warehouse prices, and have lasted me for almost 15 years. I also have jeans, oxford and casual shirts and overcoats that are made the same way.

I use makeyourownjeans.com, but there are a number of shops that are based in India, Hong Kong, and Singapore that are online and do this for similar prices.

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hbHPBbjvFK9w5D t1_j1gysdo wrote

Normally I'd agree with you, but National Pressure Cookers are the best! Old ones still go for a pretty penny on Ebay. I own two.

The pro on this cooker is there is no seal - the design of the lid locks tight to the pot all on it's own. The con is that the pressure gauge wears out and has to be recalibrated - as do all cookers. The trick is to use a pressure weight, which you can also buy on Ebay - those will last till the earth falls into the sun.

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hbHPBbjvFK9w5D t1_iy2pr5l wrote

Reply to comment by joelav in January visit by SanguinePenguinPete

If you can find someone with a local library card, stop by any library in the BPL or Minuteman system (Somerville is Minuteman). Go to the reference or children's section (depends on the library) to get super discount coupons for museums all over the area. The coupons can also be use for non-residents/library card holders.

BTW, this also goes for locals - the savings are truly spectacular. I had four family members vacy in Boston; our trip to the Museum of Art would have run $100, but the coupons knocked it down to $20 total.

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