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I saw a video about ten years ago on crocheting with plarn (plastic bag yarn) and I thought it was such a neat idea. There was just one problem: I didn't know how to crochet. So, I started hoarding all my plastic bags (even more than I already was) thinking, "Oh, I'll learn how to crochet one day!" I finally learned to crochet a few weeks ago and now I'm working my way through my massive bag stash. I left the tail ends on and tried to tie them into decorations so I wouldn't waste any of the plastic.

I am way too excited about my trash bag bag. :)

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago

The Amish community I know aren't super strict. They use gas farm equipment and are fine with solar batteries. They just don't want to be on the power grid.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago

I still have my CRT and old game consoles and use them sometimes. The blurriness with the games doesn't bother me, but maybe a movie would be worse. I am constantly forgetting my glasses though so I'm kind of used to blurry. I still might grab a VCR if I see one, though, just to show my children what it was like when I was a kid. Could be fun.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 33 points 10 months ago

Ever since Disney announced they are also going to ban account sharing, I've been going to thrift stores and grabbing any DVDs my children like or might like. I've gotten quite a few classics so far for less than the cost of one month of Disney+. I almost bought a VCR because the VHS collection at thrift stores here is huge and they are so cheap, but rewinding sucks.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 months ago

I worked as a baker for a couple years about ten years ago. During the summer, whenever it was raining, we would all take turns going out to stand in the rain for a minute just to cool off. I don't want to imagine what worse would feel like.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago

My mom didn't let me use a calculator as a kid and I'm really glad now. I can do simple calculations much faster than if I had to use a calculator.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 10 points 11 months ago

Same with French here in Canada. I took French for six years and I still don't speak it at all, and I actually did really well in my French classes.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 7 points 11 months ago

I've always been an atheist but I come from a Catholic culture and have thought about this a lot. I feel that religion is kind of like ancient group therapy and the practices have a positive social impact. Gathering once a week with everyone in your community, singing songs and talking about how to be better people just seems like a good idea

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 9 points 11 months ago

Maybe I was just lucky but I breastfed two children and nobody ever said anything to me. I did it in public and never used a cover. If I got any dirty looks, I didn't notice.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 14 points 11 months ago

I didn't know Canada and Australia were in Europe

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago

It's unreasonable to expect parents to buy you earplugs. If you know you have sensory issues, you need to pack earplugs just in case. That is your responsibility.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

I like American style pizza more than Italian.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I buy liquid eggs in a carton if I need a lot of eggs for one recipe and don't feel like cracking a dozen eggs. One large egg is about 50g, so 0.8 metric eggs is about 40g.

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