Hot at Wheaton

It feels like there is no air conditioning at Westfield Wheaton mall. At least on the upper level by Costco. 🥵

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u/OnlyHunan — 4 days ago

I Had To Leave Some Behind

When I walked up to the machine, I could see it was packed with red and yellow coins. I grabbed three handfuls and I knew there was more. I decided to make off with what I already took, as it mostly looked like Euros.

I counted and weighed them when I got home. There were 70 coins, weighing 11 1/4 ounces. The majority were Euros, including my first from Croatia, with a smattering of Japan and Canada.

u/OnlyHunan — 16 days ago

Where do you find the most accurate Spot price?

It seems every website has a different price. Once a month, I update a spreadsheet of the precious metals in my collection to determine an overall base (non-numismatic) value. Currently, I use an average of seven websites:

Site (Current Silver Spot)

  • APMEX (58.46)
  • JM Bullion (58.26)
  • Kitco (57.44)
  • LBMA (57.73)
  • Monex (57.54)
  • SD Bullion (58.26)
  • USA Coin Book (58.26)

The spread is $1.02. The average is $53.71. Only three sites seem to agree. Is there a reliable, accurate source that I can use to simplify my updates?

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u/OnlyHunan — 19 days ago

About the size of a frozen pizza

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This ~12 inch mushroom was growing along the side of the road in Montgomery County, Maryland. An AI search came close, but this one looked more ragged than the suggestions. The whole neighborhood is ripe with different ones.

u/OnlyHunan — 21 days ago
▲ 13 r/PMDGS

Are banknotes acceptable?

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I got this from a cashier, as there is no way a machine would have handled this. They joked it must have come from a dye pack, but my thought it was a marker that subsequently faded.

u/OnlyHunan — 21 days ago
▲ 19 r/aldi

Would you want Aldi to place price scanners around the store?

In my Aldi, there are usually dozens to hundreds of different items, with no price tags on the shelf or bin. Should there be scanners located around the store so you can check prices before you get to checkout?

EDIT: I don't know if I'll get to Aldi today, but I'll post pictures if I do.

EDIT 2: I was a little harsh with the "dozens to hundreds" line. My Aldi seemed to be pretty good with shelf tabs today. I did notice no prices for 1% milk jugs. As well as a freezer bin holding about 15 different items, and only four tags.

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u/OnlyHunan — 24 days ago
▲ 25 r/WMATA

Metrobus has stranded me. No M44 west service in the area of Ikea @ 7pm.

I called and was told "sorry" 😂 On my way to find another route home.

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u/OnlyHunan — 27 days ago

Hail Columbia!

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I found a nice haul at a Coinstar that had been frustrating me recently:

3700 Columbian Pesos

3.05 British Pounds

50 Central African Francs

1 polished-smooth Dime (my 2nd)

1 metallic "Express" clothing button

$1.11 in spendables (not shown}

u/OnlyHunan — 1 month ago

Is anyone still hearing fireworks days after the Fourth?

I'm in the White Oak Area. Last night, and again today, I keep hearing bomb-type fireworks going off. I suppose people who didn't already lose an eye or a hand are doing their best to join the club.

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u/OnlyHunan — 1 month ago
▲ 48 r/WMATA+1 crossposts

Upcoming repairs to the Wheaton escalators?

On Tuesday afternoon, I observed pallets of escalator parts being brought into the Wheaton Metro Station lobby. (they were huge gears with multiple bars connected to each.). I assume any repairs would take some time. Would they always leave two running while one is out of service?

u/OnlyHunan — 2 months ago
▲ 381 r/MontgomeryCountyMD+1 crossposts

Win or lose, pick up your trash afterwards.

Scene outside the Fairland Public Library 23hrs after the Primary election.

u/OnlyHunan — 2 months ago

Voting gripe

I arrived at White Oak late in the afternoon to vote. Deciding to use one of the three touchscreen devices, I sat down in the third position in the queue and waited for my turn. Once I was called, I finished quickly as I had pre-marked a sample ballot to guide me. There were four people in the line waiting for their turns when I left.

The entire time, at least 20 minutes, someone sat at the center position and appeared to do nothing but read a stack of candidate fliers. One person ahead of me actually left to switch to a manual ballot because it was taking so long. I know you have the right to show up with no idea in advance who you will vote for, but don't waste other people's time.

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u/OnlyHunan — 2 months ago
▲ 8 r/MontgomeryCountyMD+1 crossposts

Clubs evicted from Senior Centers?

I am a member of a club that has held its monthly meetings at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring for several years. Last month, they learned that they were among several clubs whose contracts/agreements with the Center were terminated. They have since had to relocate to a public library, seven miles away. As the Center still advertises that they offer rentals, was this occurrence county-wide, or just at this specific location

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u/OnlyHunan — 2 months ago
▲ 7 r/aldi

Tips for the Mama Cozzi's pizza kits.

Some tips to make preparing these a little easier:

  • Open the top of the package at least halfway before trying to remove a crust. If you are holding a crust by the rim, and the opening isn't large enough, the rim might rip off if the crust catches on the package as it is pulled out
  • The sauce packets are usually stored below the crusts. Take them out and place them on top, or in a separate location. If stored for some time, the crusts tend to sag over the sauce packets, leaving them in a convex shape.
  • The sauce packets tend to be a little bit on the small side. It helps to have an additional jar of sauce handy to add the amount you prefer.
u/OnlyHunan — 3 months ago

Ellsworth Mall is being evacuated. Reason unkniwn

I was shopping and the employees said to leave. Strobe lights are flashing. There is a low siren going off. No police activity on Fenton St

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u/OnlyHunan — 3 months ago
▲ 18 r/rush

209 years ago, today, Samuel Taylor Coleridge published "Kubla Khan or, A Vision in a Dream"

The poem inspired the lyrics and music for RUSH's 1977 song "Xanadu." As well as "Welcome to the PleasureDome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and "Sacred Mind" by Blind Guardian.

Kubla Khan (Wikipedia)

u/OnlyHunan — 3 months ago