Does trade sanctions with China bring out a sudden need for vacuum cleaners?

I've decided that a corded hand vac is enough for me. I probably need to replace the filter in that though.

The fact that this happened? And we're like this? So many of us? Wow.

Right? Back when Fringe was still on I felt like I was starting to connect with the watch & post crowd for my time zone elsewhere but when that show ended it fell apart because of the structure and focus of the other site.

-t, should we look into duck muzzles for you?

Now that you mention it, I probably brought this on myself with the Duck Salad I had for lunch yesterday. It was delicious, though. I guess I should accept their revenge.

The fact that this happened? And we're like this? So many of us? Wow.

It's the best kind of kismet.

Also, my vacuum is broken, but I'm not sure I can afford a Shark. In fact, I'm not sure what a Shark is, so I missed indoctrination on this somewhere along the line.

I got the one that Wirecutter recommends and with a 20% off coupon, it was like $110? Only you can say if you can afford that, but it's definitely not Dyson pricey.

ION, having a beautiful day Saturday makes coming back to 50 and rainy almost worse. Why so cold, weather????? My mother keeps bugging me about putting mulch on the yard, but I'm pretty sure it's legit still too cold.

Too cold to mulch? That's a thing?

Yes, I have always lived in temperate zones.

We're bouncing against 80 for the next few days but then there's another round of cold rain and regretting the furnace has been turned off. It seems chillier than usual.

Too cold to mulch? That's a thing?

Apparently! At least I have googled up a few sites that say you should let it warm up before you put down mulch.

It might get as high as 60 here by the end of the week, and they are talking about flurries tonight! (Not right here, but in the general area...)

My mother brought carpet samples to the house last weekend. She's been planning to re-carpet her condo.

She bought a new vacuum this week (a Shark) and now she's thinking she might not bother, the carpet looks that much better.

My Shark vacuum is the best. If she does get a new carpet, I highly recommend the Mohawk SmartStrand; they carpeted a rhino's enclosure for a couple weeks to prove how stain-resistant it was.

Get a Shark, flea! Everyone's doing it!

Sharks are just that good, flea.

I've been trying to build a fannish community for myself elsewhere, and while I've made one close friend and have several friendly acquaintances whom I like, mostly the process has just made me appreciate the Buffistas more than ever. The fact that this happened? And we're like this? So many of us? Wow.

Agreed. This community really is unique, in my experience.

Too cold to mulch? That's a thing?

Mulch holds warmth in the ground, so mulching when the ground is cold defeats the purpose. So my sister says, anyway.

It's been raining heavily for three days. I like it. What if... climate change made the world wetter instead of significantly hotter? It wouldn't be less of a catastrophe, but it might not kill us all.

I think you can put down mulch whenever, but gardening when it's mid-40s is miserable, so.