Haha sadly, hanging your laundry outdoors is illegal here(also, it would freeze in winter), and indoors it takes forever to dry ╥﹏╥
I could be wrong, but I believe pilling is most commonly caused by friction (for example, where your legs rub when you walk), so one thing that would help is not washing clothes that tend to pill with clothes that have hard things like zippers or buttons. The balls might help by cutting down on the time the clothes rub together with the air-gaps they create, but I am not sure.
I have been told before that you can remove pilling with a razor, but please look it up before you try haha.
I like the idea of a wicker basket coffin with natural-fiber clothes....and an added sword just to confuse future archaeologists •ˋᴗˊ•
They go off of who volunteers. For example, if a person who specializes in fixing stand mixers volunteers, that will be one of the tables people can visit. That repair person brings the parts (for example, there are a few parts in stand mixers that tend to break, so the repair person would know to bring fixes for those). I have also heard of repair cafe's elsewhere even bringing in 3D printers to help with part replacement.
Here is the text from a recent one in my town:
Items that are accepted at Repair Café events:
- Electronics such as gaming consoles, CD player, DVD player, camera, adaptor cord, etc.
- Small appliances such as toasters, coffee makers, lamps, waffle makers...you get the idea!
- Smaller pieces of furniture such as small wooden furniture pieces, a clock, or a plastic item that needs some crazy glue.
- Toys! Whether it needs glue or some wire soldering, we can try to repair it!
- Clothing or housewares (clean please!) that need mending. Full alterations will not be done.
Items not allowed:
- Microwaves
I am ashamed at myself for missing that opportunity (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ︵ ┻━┻
You could use Mosquito Dunks (BTI) which uses a bacteria to kill mosquito larvae, but are safe for fish, pets, and adult insects.
You could use Mosquito Dunks (BTI) which uses a bacteria to kill mosquito larvae, but are safe for fish, pets, and adult insects.
Maybe it’s a “where you live” type thing. 🤔 I know my neighbours(luckily, I don’t have an Alex haha), but I live in a small town where you’re rude if you don’t say hello to strangers you’re walking by.
HOWEVER, most my friends and family who live in the city(mostly in lower-income apartments) don’t. The only city person I can think of who knows her neighbours is my aunt, who has lived in her house for longer than I’ve been alive.
So it could be a mix of culture, housing type, how long you’ve been there, and so on. Maybe Canadian cold winters plays a part, too. 😂
There's actually several problems with most hydro dams that sadly is often completely ignored due to it being "green energy." For example:
- Disrupting Fish Migrations. The dams can act like walls, stopping annual fish migrations. Though this is sometimes minimized using fish-ladders, often many other aquatic species that can't use the ladders are ignored.
- Displacing people and wildlife. For example, Lake Minnewanka in Alberta, Canada, has an underwater town that was flooded for a hydro-dam. The spot was also of importance to the indigenous people of the area, as it was seen to be connected to the spirit world.
- Polluting the Water. By causing higher levels of sediment and algae in the reservoirs. This is called “eutrophication.”
- Hurting or Killing Wildlife. The released water is often cold and low in oxygen, which can shock and even kill wildlife downstream.
- Water-Depletion. Reservoirs can cause water-depletion for an area, since still water evaporates faster than the water in a moving river, and the plants consume water to work.
That's why I don't always classify hydro as actually being green energy. There's hope in small-scale turbines making a comeback in a fish-friendly style https://youtu.be/KEsrAmM07fs , as well as updated takes on tidal energy, such as the wave swing. https://youtu.be/mxesgXdw0Zw
A very good point! It's too bad they are not made out of natural fibre twine that has been dyed or something
Yes! There are studies about fish for that. You might have to be more specific for the species of fish if you want more specific answers(since fish behavior can be so different between species), but here are some studies:
- From Land to Water: Taking Fish Welfare Seriously
- The Welfare of Captive Fish
- Aquarium fishes are more aggressive in reduced environments
- Keeping Fish in Home Aquariums: Two Is Not Company, As Far As Fish Are Concerned
- Enriched environment in aquaculture enhances the survival of fish from bacterial disease
A lot of it typically comes down to the basics. For example, fish feel less stressed when they have somewhere to hide, and so if you put driftwood in a tank(simulating a log they might hide behind in a natural environment), they feel safer. Part of it making them live longer can also come from it being a breeding ground for healthy microbes, but driftwood can also release tannin's, which help with the water PH.
Here are some other studies you might like:
My town in Alberta, Canada. It actually used to be banned in a lot of Canada, like all of British Columbia, and Ontario. Old-fashioned people think it makes a neighborhoods look "trashy" and start going on about property value.
It's sort of like how a huge amount of apartment buildings don't allow anything on balconies because it's "unsightly."