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The SSA has a great site showing projections into the future of various proposed modifications. That plan specifically does not on its own solve the problem completely (though it does help, extending the time frame for exhaustion of the trust fund out to 2060 or so). If we wish to avoid the exhaustion of the trust fund, we'll need other measures as well.

When my wife and I bought ours it was only 1.5x a comparable (similar motor/blade spec) DeWalt/Bosch, maybe 2x a comparable Delta. The only saws available at 1/5 the price were on Craigslist.

Yeah, it's more, but as hobbyists we figured we were (1) more likely to make a painful (and costly) mistake than a professional who's working with the thing day in and day out and (2) less likely to be able to restore/maintain a used saw of unknown age, provenance, condition, etc. Worth it for us, and IMO probably for most serious amateurs.

It's definitely a thing around town. I agree it's an odd thing to put out there, which is why we noticed it while driving around.

• 24th & Hilyard
• 13th & Lawrence
• Mohawk & Centennial in Springfield

There's a trick to using box graters that most people don't know (I certainly didn't until recently)

• Lay a towel or some parchment paper in a sheet pan (optional)
• Lay the grater on the pan
• With your non dominant hand, hold the handle of the grater and the rim of the sheet pan
• With your dominant hand, grate, pushing away from you + into the countertop

The mechanics of pushing down/away are much better than holding the thing upright, dangling it over a bowl or whatever. Easy to just push with your palm too (and keep your fingers out of the way).

Maybe not to you, but plenty of us are secure enough in our existence to have honest conversations with our parents about these things. I hope you get there some day, friend.

A person an regret having children or missing out on the (childless) life they might have had without regretting the human beings who are their children. Those are just... different things.

Obviously it's not for everyone, but I had this conversation with my parents after telling them I planned not to have children and it was... Fine? Kind of a bonding moment, even, we mostly just laughed about it.

Not every parent/child relationship trends this way, but for some of us there's a point in adulthood where you just become friends with your parents, and the parent/child roles sort of fall away. If everybody's mature and secure enough to handle it, talk about whatever the hell you want to.

Well-seasoned, smooth bottomed cast iron or carbon steel can be great egg pans. There's a learning curve but IMO the maintenance isn't as daunting as many think.

I've got a de Buyer carbon steel pan that we use for eggs most mornings; it doesn't perform identically to a Teflon pan but it's still very very good. Maintenance is just (1) a drop of oil before the food goes in, (2) quick wipe under the faucet with a dish brush, and (3) dry with a dish cloth before putting away. I've had the pan for almost 10 years now and there's no reason it shouldn't last the rest of my life (and then some).

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I can see how the post got mirrored automatically and they lost track of it, sure, but remember that he posted the damn thing in the first place. All he had to do was to choose, for once in his life, to not be an asshole.

Second this. I've found that a "power soak" works pretty well and makes it feel a little less arduous.

Just bring the dried peas to a boil for a minute and then heat off and soak for an hour (instead of overnight or whatever). I time this so I can walk the dogs while they soak. Then pressure cook -- I try to do this on a night when we have leftovers so I'll just reheat those and eat while they're cooking -- and then blend everything up and I've got enough fresh hummus for a week.

Takes about two hours, but fits into my nightly routine very easily at it's really only 10-15 minutes of active time cooking.