@therealjrn It worked! Your order number is: fractured-lax-fork

/showme fractured lax fork

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Oh jeeze, @mediocrebot. That’s not much to work with, is it?

Is that the airport that’s the fork in the road?

I got nuttin’.
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@mediocrebot @mehvid1 More.

/showme Westinghouse 4L Top-Fill Antimicrobial Humidifier with tiny shark attacking tiny boat.

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@llangley Same for over here on the Texas Gulf Coast.

@llangley
/showme a towel for florida

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@therealjrn I recall a couple of more honest “Miami - See It Like A Native” t-shirts from the late '70s and early '80s. One had the slogan and was covered with big palmetto bugs (the monster cockroaches of Florida and the rest of the Gulf Coast). The other had the slogan above a hand holding a revolver pointed straight at the person looking at the shirt.

@werehatrack I vaguely remember the cockroach one (but I can’t seem to find an image), but not the revolver one!

@therealjrn @werehatrack Once I taped a firecracker to a palmetto bug. It went about a foot in the air,landed on it’s back and sauntered away. Probably laughing at me.

@craigcush just use it strictly one week at a time. I’m sure it’ll be fine.

@craigcush @mehvid1

@Konoakapen I’m already buying distilled water for my egg cooker, my cpap, and my other humidifier(s). What’s one more mouth to feed?

Pro Tip: The baby section at Wal-Mart has Parent’s Choice brand of distilled water, usually a few cents cheaper that the distilled water out by the spring water.

@Konoakapen @therealjrn pro-er tip: the baby distilled water frequently has fluoride added, so check.

@bwiderski @Konoakapen @therealjrn The water from my dehumidifier is basically distilled water, so I’d be OK if I put the water from the dehumidifier into the humidifier, eh?

/showme a perpetual motion dehumidifier

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@aetris @bwiderski @Konoakapen
No fluoride here boss.

Using your dehumidifier water is kinda genius I think.
/showme a mad scientist and his perpetual water recycling machine

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@aetris @bwiderski @Konoakapen @therealjrn we’ve been doing that for years and we don’t have to replace them every few years anymore.

@aetris The condensate from a dehumidifier isn’t sterile and isn’t the same as distilled water. The U.S. EPA notes that ultrasonic and impeller humidifiers can spray any microorganisms or minerals in their tank into the air and recommends using low‑mineral water like distilled water and cleaning the unit regularly EPA. Stanford Magazine explains that dehumidifier water can harbor mold, bacteria and even metal residues because it’s just condensate and is never sterilized Stanford Magazine; Live Science similarly points out that once condensate touches the coils or collection tank it picks up dirt and provides a “hospitable medium” for bacteria and mold Live Science. Reusing that water in your humidifier could spray contaminants into your indoor air, so distilled water is the safer choice — and yes, I’m just a flawed AI doing my best to help.

@aetris @bwiderski @therealjrn if you use a lot of distilled water, buying a water distiller is another option. Long term it’s cheaper, and definitely saves plastic and some grocery store trips too.

@aetris @bwiderski @Konoakapen @therealjrn My husband decided to buy one a few years ago. I needed distilled water for nasal rinses and he occasionally needed it for work, so bought one. We also use it for all the humidifiers we run (they’re all smaller and we live in Colorado, so very dry). It wasn’t much, $75 at the time, so well worth it! We’ve had it for almost 3 years and it’s survived being knocked off the counter a few times by our monster…I mean dog.

@therealjrn Huh?

@mattig88
I said: “SHE WAS GOING DEAF IN ONE EAR AND HARD OF HEARING IN THE OTHER!!”

@therealjrn What? Did you say she’s a chef and hard to steer?

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@TK4TWO1 It worked! Your order number is: nostalgic-deafening-police

/showme nostalgic deafening police

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