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Mine won’t go near water!!! I wonder if it’s from a time I tried to force him in the water as a pup. He was so mad. Never again he said!

I get vasovagal presyncope episodes at the doctors office…When I get bad news or when i have to draw blood or see a significant amount of blood. Frankly, it’s just getting worse by the visit. I used to be fine and now it’s almost every time I go.

Has anybody successfully done exposure therapy to help like they do for needle phobia?

I get vasovagal presyncope episodes from medical related anxiety like doctors visits or blood draws. My doctor prescribed me propanolol. This was more so related to anxiety or panic attacks.

Honestly, I have a hard time teasing out what’s non health anxiety / panic and what is related to health anxiety and vasovagal episodes.

Anyway, propanolol helps for high stress situations like a speech or the holidays when my mom is driving me nuts. I have never taken it for medical situations, like a blood draw, mainly because I’m worried that I already have low blood pressure and heart rate, like many of us, and the propanol will just drop it lower.

Has anyone else used it with success? Can it help with presyncope vasovagal episodes? Or does it make more susceptible to syncope?

My lawn service team is nice and they’ve been with me for a while, but when crew B does it (the owners brother) he uses a big stand on mower, and he rides so fast with sharp turns that it makes these pinwheel ruts in my tall fescue. It’s really annoying. Grass dies from being pulled up or smashed down by the heavy equipment.

No matter how many times I’ve asked, the brother still sneaks it in. The main guy does a regular push mower to help with the ruts.

I’ve asked a bunch of times and I hate being a pain customer. It’s clear the owner is getting annoyed of me asking.

I am thinking about doing the lawn and edging myself. But I like that they blow and pick up sticks and branches from my many trees. Can I ask them to only do cleanup and if so, how much discount to the normal weekly rate, 50%? Or instead maybe every other week at 100% of normal service?

They also don’t weed or trim bushes that’s on me. So really all they’ll do is blowing and branch cleanup.

Thank you!

Im new to the egg and made a spatchcock chicken with dry brine at 385-400 and pulled it at 157 in breast temp. I’ve never had a chicken so good. My kids kept asking for more.

As others have said, the green egg really shines with chicken and transforms it into a much better protein than we’re used to eating.

What else falls into this category?? Thanks!

Hello - I bought the BMW Ultimate Protection warranty when I bought my x7 used.

Going forward, do I have to do regular maintenance and service at the BMW dealer to ensure they have a service record in the event I have a future claim or part that needs replacing? Maybe I don’t HAVE TO but I SHOULD?

Random example, I was going to replace my air filters (cabin and engine). My 40k mile service recommended to do it. If I decline their service, could they dispute a claim on my AC Evap coil 5k miles later?

Looking for since practical advice from experience. Thanks!

I left for a week on vacation. Came back to a bunch of patches of bleached/brown grass. I think it has rained every day for the past 8-10 days after a very dry spring. I applied prophesy propiconazole light application (50% of bag rate) 10 days ago since I had done it a month before, because I knew we had so much rain coming suddenly.

Can anyone please help? The lawn has been looking so good recently and I’m gutted seeing this. We’re about to go into the summer and I think there’s no way it will recover. Seems like it’s related to too much watering/rain.

Hi everyone - newbie doing research.

Consensus here is bigger is better with most pushing for the XL. In contrary, recent videos I’ve watched say XL is overkill and very fuel hungry.

I don’t really need XL for size… I will rarely need more than a L from a pure surface area perspective.

However, today I strictly cook with indirect/direct zones on my Weber kettle by stacking coals on one side. I do a lot of reverse searing - things like tomahawks, racks of lamb, or whole picanha.

It seems like the way to reverse sear is either conveggtor then remove it and lower grate for searing, OR half moon to make two zones.

I would rather not have to remove the grate and conveggtor during a cook. I don’t know where I’ll put it while hot and I’m sure I’ll break it eventually. Looks like a pain.

Anyone here skip the conveggtor and only use half moons on the BGE large and is it effective for reverse searing? Can one side get ripping hot when I open the vents? Does the side actually stay indirect?

Alternatively can you get it up to temp for searing without removing the conveggtor? I am trying to avoid having to remove that thing.

I guess I’ve realized unlike a kettle, you’ll manage the heat through vents strictly instead of zoning. Similar to a kettle with vents, but I always had my kettle with coals stacked to one side.

I was leaning XL only to satisfy this 2 zone cooking style I use but I don’t know if that makes sense. Truth is I’ve never cooked on an egg and trying to fit my cooking style to the kamado grill. Don’t have a friend with an egg either (need new friends!)

Hoping to get some advice. I really appreciate your help.