▲ 12 r/lansing

Whats that smell on on Waverly rd?

Driving down Waverly north of Holt rd. There's a nasty rotting smell for like a quarter mile stretch. There's a place with piles of wood chips right there. Not sure if its related. Anyone know wants up?

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 2 days ago

Where can I get my 14 yo an affordable haircut that includes a hairwash?

My 14yo has lots of sensory issues and doesn't like washing their hair. I'm hoping I can find someone who does cuts with wash included for $30 or less. We've been going to Liz at HairUnited for years but we just can't afford it anymore.

Can anyone recommend someone/somewhere I can get my kid an affordable haircut?

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 8 days ago
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How would you alter this vintage dress?

I love this print but the cut is really unflattering on my short frame.

Should I shorten the skirt and sleeves? Add darts to the waistline? Any suggestions?

u/awkwardmamasloth — 20 days ago

How do you think will they reveal where the girls are?

There's so much speculation about where and how far from civilization they are. So how will they go about telling us? I have a feeling they'll do one of those pan out camera things like they did on the last scene of The Hills.

My prediction: As they lift off in the helicopter the camera will pan back to reveal an ariel veiw. They'll be maybe 2 days hike from some kind of civilization like a nature camp or maybe a not quite dead mining town off of a highway or something.

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 24 days ago

Plumbing issues with Hot water

The hot water taps on my tub and my washing machine aren't working. They're on opposite ends of the trailer if that matters.

When the tub faucet stopped giving me hot water there was a "thump" type sound right after i turned on the tap then it stopped coming out full force (down to a trickle). There is an access panel under the sink but I haven't opened it up. Could replacing the faucet fix the problem?

The washer stopped giving me hot water at some point but I'm not sure when because I only washed really nasty things on hot anyway. One of the hoses was bloated and weird, (i think it was the hot water hose) both hot and cold hoses have been replaced.

I'm hoping this is an easy, cheap diy because we're broke and this place needs a ton of work.

u/awkwardmamasloth — 1 month ago

Are these ducts standard for a mobile home?

2nd attempt to post. Hopefully all the pics will load this time.

We replaced our a/c and furnace in our 1998 mobile home last year. They seem to be working fine but not much is getting to the vents so I decided to check it out. We've had issues with raccoons under there (they caused some electrical issues a few years back).

I figured maybe they knocked some vents loose amd I could just reattach them so i cut away sections of the vapor barrier to assess. I assumed the ducts would be metal. Instead I found these plastic covered slinky type duct things attached to 2 of the vents, shredded to bits. Both sections of the ducts i checked were wrapped with insulation that come down below the vapor barrier which seems to be intentional but they're all disconnected. I assume most of the ducts are like this.

The plastic that these duct tubes are made out of aren't even as sturdy as contractor bags. They're the kind I used to connect my dryer to the floor vent inside but I replaced the one underneath with a metal duct.

There's also a vent under a kitchen cabinet drawer that seems to have been filled in or wedged in place with expanding foam amd a license plate as if the hole was too big. There's also a mouse trap wedged in the foam.

This is some handyman special bs right? Ducts, insulation and vapor barrier will need to be replaced. How expensive is this going to be? Is this something we can diy with YouTube?

u/awkwardmamasloth — 2 months ago

Why arent there events like PRIDE held at Hawk Island?

Jut like the title says. I'm sire there's some kind of logistical reason, like parking. But skittles could solve that issue couldn't it? I think it would be such a great venue for organized community events.

Anyone know why? I'm just curious.

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 2 months ago

Suggestions for how to arrange these flowers on this outfit for Pride

I want to sew these flowers to this outfit but I'm not sure if I want them on both the top and skirt or just the skirt?

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How I should arrange them? I want to avoid tacking them down in horizontal lines (I'm short af) and I'm not sure if I want them in rainbow order or random chaos.

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Also I was thinking maybe I should rework the green flowers to look more like leaves.

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The flowers btw are from rainbow lei's I got at dollar tree.

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 2 months ago

How will Heidis "music career" be affected by coming out as a trump supporter?

I heard that speidi admitted they voted for trump. Considering that she has worked with a lot of people from the lgbtq+ community including Trans artists, and a large chunk of her fans are from the community how will that affect her music career?

She has a show coming up over the summer at the Neon Skies festival in Canada thats all lgbtq+/ally artists.

How do you think this will work out for her?

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 3 months ago

We had to downgrade to hulu with ads to cut costs. Now every click forces you to watch an ad.

I'm binging Jeopardy (RIP Alex Trebek)

and I'm trying to figure out where I left off. Going from one episode to the next forces me to watch an ad EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

But also the volume function seems to be disabled for some ads between episodes so I can't turn it down. I'm being shouted at about insurance and prescription drugs I don't need and will never use.

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u/awkwardmamasloth — 4 months ago