u/Chemical_Pomelo_2831

I have a two story townhouse. The first floor (except, oddly, for the half-bath) has laminate flooring. The bedrooms and stairs have carpet, the upstairs landing and loft have a (discontinued) laminate that I love. I want to change at least one of the bedrooms to laminate; I’d love to do both and the laundry room but may not be in my budget right now.

Would it be weird to have the only carpet in the house on the stairs? Or the stairs and master bedroom?

Today, for the first time in nearly 30 years of driving (aside from my driver’s test), I perfectly parallel parked on the first try. (In my defense, I do it maybe once a year so not a lot of practice, but still…)

Is anybody else’s Roku channel out? Just says “it will return soon?”

Before I make the investment, I want to know if what I want is possible. I was able to get lots of pictures of my favorite animal up close-ish but there is a wire screen in all of them. Can photoshop remove this cleanly? If you need to see the photo to answer this let me know.

There’s a fridge I want that’s on sale at Costco. I’ve read multiple horror stories about delivery. The appliance store will match the item cost and discounted the extended warranty, but Costco has an instant rebate and all the other freebies. It’s about a $500 difference.

I realize everyone is different, but $500 is a big difference. The appliance store’s services are all in-house, so if I ever need service it’s faster. I’ve also read the Allstate extended warranty can be frustrating.

What would you do?

I’m planning on traveling from Minnesota to London next spring to (hopefully) see the Bayeux Tapestry. I’d been planning on the last week of May so I could use the Memorial Day holiday to recover and not need to use time off, but it seems like the last couple of years you’ve had a heat wave around then. I’d rather not vacation in 80+ degrees (27 C) without air conditioning for I am a delicate flower who sweats like a farm animal. However, I’m also a cold wimp having grown up in Florida, and cold to me is anything below 60 (15 C).

Would early to mid-May be safer?

Hi, I don’t know who may need to see this but I just drove past Faith Covenant Church in Burnsville and their message board says they have free, hot to go meals on Wednesdays. They’re about a mile from the Burnsville Transit Station if you need transportation, so not a terribly long walk.

In this economy I know a lot of people are having difficulty buying food and food pantries are overwhelmed, so thought I’d let everyone know in case it helps.

I’ve posted a few times on here about issues with my 5Pro. Today was the last straw.

I specifically bought this model because I have a cat prone to urinary crystals and if something starts happening in the litter box I want to know early, when treatment is still less than a luxury vehicle. The internal camera is useless - I’ve never seen waste because the cats bury it.

But today it says that 1) only 2 of my cats have used the robot and 2) they combined for 4 visits, all urine. I bought a SiiPet camera last week and in fact all 4 of my cats used the robot and my boy recovering from dental surgery has used the robot 8 times, 7 of which were feces (all abnormal). Not only did SiiPet alert me to the number but also the fact that they were abnormal stools! I was able to review the videos, see it was accurate, and get my boy an appointment all while still at work so he could get treated faster.

A $70 gizmo works better than an $800 one. I had 4s and a 3 connect before this, which is why I trusted them. And if I hadn’t been told repeatedly a fix was coming “soon” (since February) I’d have been able to return this overhyped hunk of junk (if yours works, great, I hold no ill will. I’m just mad they did nothing to help me).