I’d keep the money unless the upgrade has like, a jacuzzi hot tub.
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How much time do you expect to spend in the hotel? If you expect to be out all day, I’d spend the money on something fun.
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A.
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So my default approach is A (no upgrade, save the cash), the shadowy one’s default is B (upgrade at no additional cost).
We ended up midway between the two preferences, slightly closer A.
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Ugh ugh ugh. I have the smoke alarms that are the 10 year no battery kind. One beeped 2 beeps one time last week then nothing since. This morning it really beeped, thank goodness at 10am not 3am! So, I take it down and am reading the back and out crawls an earwig. Fuck my life. 
Anyway… my actual question is: could that have been setting it off? It has not beeped since. The sticker says they are 8 years old, so not “officially” ready for replacement but I certainly can get new ones. I would have to have someone come install them which is the more annoying part.
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Yes the earwig could absolutely have triggered it. Vaccum the unit in case he has friends hiding in there.
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We had something similar happen with spiders in the smoke alarm. Vacuuming it out worked!
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You don’t need a new one, you just need a new house since you obviously need to burn this one down! /s
But yes earwig totally could have done it. Give it a good vacuum and you should be good to go.
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Absolutely true! I have had so many earwigs this year, and way more inside the house than ever before. I did buy Diatomaceous Earth for outside which helped immensely so I am thrilled with that.
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I’m glad to know that worked! It didn’t beep again and I’ve put it back up.
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What’s for dinner?
We’re having ravioli (the food, not the baby)
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Tofu banh mi!
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tamarind pork tacos with cabbage avocado cilantro slaw
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Steak on the grill over salad
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Peach caprese salad (palisade peach season baby) and chicken nuggets
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My steam mop has decided to stop making steam. It makes noises like it will make steam, but then no steam comes out. I don’t know if there is a fix. Anyone?
Assuming it’s just dead, what should I replace it with? Was it @galliver who had recently gotten a cleaner she loves? I don’t want to spend a million dollars but I also don’t particularly want to go back to a bucket and a mop system. I’d love something that is quick and easy and efficient, no bucket. Does that exist? I have a combination of hardwood floors and linoleum or vinyl, I have no idea what’s the difference or how to tell. It’s a rental, I don’t know. I have a corded vacuum, a cordless vac that doesn’t work terribly well, brooms and a regular mop that I don’t particularly want to use. I used to have a housekeeper so I didn’t think about these things much so I’m not sure what’s new in the world of cleaning machines. But that’s another thing I lost in the divorce so now I have to catch up on cleaning technology and clean my own damn house.
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I use a swifter mop for quick clean ups. May not be the most economical option, but it’s fast and easy.
Try googling the problem you are seeing - there may be an easy fix.
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If you run vinegar through the steam mop it will clear mineral build up. It stinks like hot pickles so do it outside.
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I have been advertising my floor cleaning machine! It’s a Bissell Crosswave wet vac and it’s not cheap ($200-300 range). But I do love what it does!
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I feel bad saying this because you obviously like steam mops and I don’t want to be a downer. I’ve read that steam mops are bad news for certain varieties of floor types, causing damage over time. Just want to flag this since you are a renter and not positive about what types of floors you have.
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