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I'm generally more of a prep for Tuesday person, but I'd like to add a little long term storage food to round out my preps.

I have a deep pantry that I rotate, and a few days worth of Mountain House meals for quick, easy-to-prepare meals, but I'd like to add more food as a backup for things like an extended power outage. I have reliable sources of water and heat for cooking, but I'd like a set-it-and-forget it backup food option.

At ~$60 for six 5-lb cans of rice/beans/flour, is the LDS store the best option for this kind of long term food prep?

I'm happy to pay a premium professionally prepared food rather than doing it myself with mylar and O2 absorbers, but are there better options

I'm running a portable air conditioner on a switched outlet on a 15 amp circuit. I noticed the wall switch was warm to the touch, so I took the cover plate off and checked the temp with a thermal camera.

The side of the switch was 120ºF and the wiring and nut behind it was 150ºF. Additionally, the circuit breaker was 92ºF in a room with an ambient temp of 74ºF.

The air conditioner says it pulls up to 1800 peak watts, and my watt meter is showing it drawing around 1400 watts continuously.

It is showing a voltage drop to 116 volts at the outlet while the AC is running vs 121 volts when the unit is off.

The switch controls a ceiling light+fan and the wall outlet, and the light+fan were off.

My storm sewers drain to a local waterway.

My driveway was paved with the sewer cleanout at the low point, so all the water drains over the cleanout cap on its way down the driveway.

If I'm cleaning my car and using things like tire cleaner that would be bad for wildlife, can I just open the sewer cleanout on my driveway to let the dirty water drain into it?

A man decided to change his name from Herbert to Justin.

After a few weeks, his friend asked him what it was like making the change as an adult.

The man replied, "At first it was strange not using my old name, but I'm a Justin."

I bought tickets on Stub Hub to see Cursed Child at the Lyric theater. This is the first time I'm going to a show or using Stub Hub.

The tickets I received have the original purchaser's name on them. Is that going to be a problem? Do they check ID's at the Lyric or care if the name matches?

How many grams of cake batter are needed to fill a half sheet pan? I'm looking for the maximum possible rise without spilling over the edges.

I'm trying to bake sheet cakes for the first time, and scaling up a recipe that I've used for circular cakes. Rimmed baking sheets are a standard size, so I'd think there would be a general number for the weight of batter per pan, but I can't find one.

Does anyone know the approximate weight of batter needed per pan?

FSU just defeated Stanford 1-0 to become the national champions for the fifth time!

It was a 0-0 nail-biter for most of the game, but we scored with 3 minutes left. The whole team played well and a bunch of players stood out, but our goalkeeper in particular crushed it.

Highlights are here, and extended highlights are here.

Is there a way to spatchcock a frozen turkey, or at least remove the spine to make it defrost faster?

Many of us are planning to cook turkeys in the next week, and most turkeys are sold frozen. This means days of defrosting time. I suspect you wouldn't be able to flatten the bird without damaging the meat until it actually thawed, but presumably taking the spine out would speed things up.

Is there a way to remove the spine from the frozen turkey so that you can remove the giblets and create more surface area for faster thawing?

I'm planning to rent a car in Ireland and am looking for a personal accident policy. My credit card covers damage to the vehicle (I have a letter), the rental includes 3rd party liability insurance, but I don't think anything would cover my medical expenses if I were injured.

I looked up a few providers of travel insurance that claimed to have Personal Accident add-ons, but after getting quotes, none of them actually offered policies.

Can anyone suggest an insurance company that offers Personal Accident policies for short trips to Ireland?

Are there any pharmacy chains that are still giving the current covid vaccine? I've been told by Publix and Costco pharmacies in my region that they don't have the current vaccine and the new one won't be here for a few weeks.

Has anyone been able to get the current vaccine anywhere?

I know the new covid vaccine isn't out yet and there is a thread about the new one, but does anyone know if there is anywhere in town that still has the old one in stock?