This generally means changes in sleeve length, where the waist sits, that sort of proportion stuff.
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Huh. I don’t know if this coat has a waist. The sleeves are the right length so maybe it is a petite.
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I think I wanna do more intense seed starting this year and I need a heat mat and maybe a grow light. The heat mats from FedCo are presumably really nice but they’re also like $200. Is that what a nice once costs? What do you all have?
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I think this is what I want and what most ovens here are. Our current one has a bad fan, it’s permanently on turbo mode and stuff gets burned, or did when the heating elements worked. A behaving fan would be different I think.
Yes thank you for the pictures.
I’m thrown by all the extra modes ovens have now. Internal temperature probes, steam functions, self cleaning, Mr Pancakes is interested in one that functions as an air fryer too because he read something positive about it but I don’t even know what an air fryer is 
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An air fryer is a convection/ fan forced oven. There may be some minor difference.
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I looked this up recently,until then I had thought they were the same. But one draws air in and one forces air out basically? (Which creates pressure to draw air in). Something like that. Very similar results, very similar idea, slightly different. 
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We’ve bought heat mats from our local plant nursery for significantly less than that, for sure. As long as they reliably don’t overheat or randomly turn off, it should be fine. Also, if you have lots of seeds and think you need a bigger one, consider just getting two small ones 
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I got a giant Vivosun (48"x21") for around $50, so that $200 seems excessive. I’ve used Vivosun in the past as well with no problems.
Also, I do wish I had gone slightly smaller, it is very large, which limits where I can put it.
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Confusing. I figured they must be very different since almost every oven in Australia seems to be fan forced (I assume, that’s what all 7 ovens I’ve lived with except for one gas oven has been) and yet separate bench top air fryers seem to be a craze?
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Serving platters/dishes? Any advice or brand recs?
I like blues, greens, gold accent, more modern and whimsical type stuff.
Alternatively ones that have tops for easy leftover storage could work too!
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I asked for these for Christmas, and tragically did not get them:
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I think we need a new washing machine. Our old one is making a weird rattling noise and I don’t think it’s worth trying to repair it (it came with the house, Kenmore brand, fairly old).
I was planning to buy a top-loader, and looked on Consumer Reports and Wire-cutter. BUT — none of the ones that they recommend will fit in our space. Specifically, the height of the washing machine with the lid open 90 degrees is > 56 inches, and we only have 56 inches of clearance under the cabinet where the laundry machine would go.
So - should I
- Buy a smaller Maytag or Whirlpool laundry machine (Wirecutter says - probably fine, Consumer Reports grades ~ 60ish)
- Buy a front-loader???
Talk to me about your front-loader experiences. All the “professional” reviews I’ve read recommend front-loaders, but all the anecdotal stories I’ve heard scare me.
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How about
3. move the cabinet
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But I love my cabinets 
, and they’re built in.
Picture of the space
We don’t use the door in that photo so I’m okay with blocking it (it leads to the bathroom which has another door)
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If you move the washer forward two inches to line up with the start of the door frame, will a washer lid open?
I love top loading machines.
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We got a front load that has vents and runs a self drying cycle. We’ve had it for well over a year now and washed some very nasty clothing and I can say that I’m immensely pleased with it. We’re in the Pacific Northwest, so mildew is our thing here. We haven’t had any funk issues at all.
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We have LG front loaders (stacked) after our renovation. I am so impressed by how dry the clothes come out of the washer! I’d say there’s half as much water in them. They use a lot less water in the wash so if there’s a new-to-me item that I’m trying to get scents out of, I have to soak separately in the sink, but that’s the only issue I’ve had.
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Can you remove the bottom trim piece?
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I adore my front loader and will never go back to a top loader. They do a much better job of actually cleaning my clothes (I’ve used 3 different front loader brands), including against an old top loader with a center agitator. It does take a bit longer than the old top loader that came with the house, but that’s not a problem for me, especially these days.
I got my current set second hand in great condition, and I do take some extra steps to make sure it doesn’t get gross, which amounts to a few new habits for me, ymmv:
- Leave the front door open after every load
- Pull the detergent try out to dry after every load
- Some water sometimes sits in a fold of the front seal, so I keep an old rag to wipe it out
- Try to remember to clean out the lint trap every once in a while (once or twice a year)
I have a good friend whose apartment has a modern top loader and they say each cycle takes forever and they have to run it twice to have things actually get clean.
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