Article - Why I Quit DIY
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 7:21 pm
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This is a thing. I was looking for a dine in place on yelp to take my wife out this week now that CA is opening up. The food photos looked bad. If I looked really close the ingredients were cheap. Poor cuts of meat. Average veggies. Unripe fruit. The only things that looked good were the desserts and the drinks.Alphaville wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 6:37 amcooking provides me with a ton of good eating, saves me a lot of money on a major budget item, protects/promotes my health under a variety of conditions.
This is why I'm a fan of repurposing trash finds. This could have been the cut out legs from a couple of pairs of jeans joined all together, stuffed with rags that were thrown out beside the dumpster that I picked up and then washed. If a zipper was needed, it could've been sourced from a thrown out garment or bag or from an otherwise crap piece of clothing on clearance sale day at the second hand clothes store. If you wanted to go a level up, this could've been a thrifted curtain - a stained one as those are usually cheaper, you just need to cut around the stain (or have the stain at the bottom of the finished piece i guess). I agree with you that purchasing the materials new and assembling is barely any better than buying new. Purchasing from a consumer craft store and assembling isn't diy. It's a variant of consumerism.
For six months now Uber Eats has been spamming me a $30 off first order code. I have tried to find something to order. We've had a few parties and I figured we could feed it to the guest. I still couldn't find anything I wanted to eat or would feel okay about serving to others that was better than what I could make myself for less than the tip I would pay to the delivery person.Sclass wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 10:01 amThis is a thing. I was looking for a dine in place on yelp to take my wife out this week now that CA is opening up. The food photos looked bad. If I looked really close the ingredients were cheap. Poor cuts of meat. Average veggies. Unripe fruit. The only things that looked good were the desserts and the drinks.
That is a great idea. I didn’t know you could do that.2Birds1Stone wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 4:02 pmWe used our $25 Uber Eats credit on 2 1lb bags of whole bean coffee from Starbucks
hahaha! same as @sclass, didnt know, thanks for letting us know.2Birds1Stone wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 4:02 pmWe used our $25 Uber Eats credit on 2 1lb bags of whole bean coffee from Starbucks