u/celdaran

Today was the first day I got a chance to go, only just learning of their closing this past weekend.

I think the triple combination of the store's imminent closing, the GOOB sale, and my arrival right at lunch time meant I saw more people there today than I ever have before. (Now, I'll qualify that with the fact that this was maybe only my fourth time there ever. So I'm working with a pretty small sample size. I would've gone more often but it's hard for me to get there.)

I arrived with a shopping list that I scribbled together late last night, not knowing what they would or wouldn't have left in stock. It was mostly successful. I left with a $140 haul that only cost me half that.

I'd call it a bittersweet moment, but I've always thought of bitter/sweet as a fifty/fifty split. This felt more like 80/20. I'm sad to see it go, in spite of my own infrequent visits.

Can I order supplies online? Of course. But the LHBS has grain bins that you can see and smell right there! I carried off five pounds of freshly-milled grain that smelled heavenly. Checkmate, e-commerce!

And if anyone is wondering, "Who bought that very last packet of dry yeast?" It was me.

"Is this the last one?" I asked, having just pulled it from a near-empty cooler.

"It is. Looks like you win."

But only an 80/20 win.

I have three different yeast packets leftover from prior 1-gallon batches. I wanted to see if any were still viable (they've been sealed in ziplock bags in the fridge). So I added some to warm sugar water and waited a few hours.

The yeasts were US-05, K-97, and WB-06 and I was hoping to get some second opinions on the results. Thanks!

I thought I'd have a little bit of fun with the answer, maybe to expand my skills a bit. I guess that's interdite !

For the sentence nous avons décidé de ne pas changer I put changer between ne-pas and got it wrong. I clicked "Explain my answer" and the examples show the verb between ne and pas as shown in the image.

What's the rule for ne <verbe> pas vs. ne pas <verbe>?

Is is solely because it's the infinitive?

Also, only 13 in the league? Are they getting smaller for others?