[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

The Amish community I know aren't super strict. They use gas farm equipment and are fine with solar batteries. They just don't want to be on the power grid.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

I still have my CRT and old game consoles and use them sometimes. The blurriness with the games doesn't bother me, but maybe a movie would be worse. I am constantly forgetting my glasses though so I'm kind of used to blurry. I still might grab a VCR if I see one, though, just to show my children what it was like when I was a kid. Could be fun.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 34 points 1 year ago

Ever since Disney announced they are also going to ban account sharing, I've been going to thrift stores and grabbing any DVDs my children like or might like. I've gotten quite a few classics so far for less than the cost of one month of Disney+. I almost bought a VCR because the VHS collection at thrift stores here is huge and they are so cheap, but rewinding sucks.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

I worked as a baker for a couple years about ten years ago. During the summer, whenever it was raining, we would all take turns going out to stand in the rain for a minute just to cool off. I don't want to imagine what worse would feel like.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

When something is your job, you usually don't want to keep doing it when you get home.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

My mom didn't let me use a calculator as a kid and I'm really glad now. I can do simple calculations much faster than if I had to use a calculator.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago

Same with French here in Canada. I took French for six years and I still don't speak it at all, and I actually did really well in my French classes.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

I've always been an atheist but I come from a Catholic culture and have thought about this a lot. I feel that religion is kind of like ancient group therapy and the practices have a positive social impact. Gathering once a week with everyone in your community, singing songs and talking about how to be better people just seems like a good idea

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 year ago

I didn't know Canada and Australia were in Europe

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago

It's unreasonable to expect parents to buy you earplugs. If you know you have sensory issues, you need to pack earplugs just in case. That is your responsibility.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

I like American style pizza more than Italian.

[-] RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I buy liquid eggs in a carton if I need a lot of eggs for one recipe and don't feel like cracking a dozen eggs. One large egg is about 50g, so 0.8 metric eggs is about 40g.

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