LPT: If there is a line of cars behind you as long as the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, you are in the wrong and need to let people pass you.
This is not debatable.
You are not traffic enforcement. It is not your responsibility to enforce speed limits and you are more unsafe than the drivers who want to pass you.
Let other drivers pass you.
https://redd.it/183zic8
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LPT - When someone is riding your bumper, turn your blinker on.
I was driving a two lane (one lane each direction) rural road a couple weeks ago and there was a car traveling slower than most of us wanted to go and, in essence, had created a line of vehicles behind it whom were waiting on an opportunity to pass.
The truck travelling directly behind the slow car had been riding its bumper for about 4 miles, I was about 3 vehicles behind, but could see clearly enough what was happening up ahead.
At some point the slow car turned on it's right turn signal and immediately the bumper-riding truck, and the rest of us, hit our brakes in anticipation of the slow car to slow even more preparing to turn. The slow car turned off and the rest of us were able to speed to our hearts' desires and cars' capabilities. But then it hit me, how effective the blinker was in getting the bumper-rider to back off.
So a few days later, on another rural road, I had someone tailgating me and I decided to try it. I turned on my blinker and they quickly backed off, I had to real intention on turning, I simply turned my blinker off after they were back to a safe distance. I've used this twice more since then and it's been quick and effective each time.
I know this may not be as effective on major interstates or in some other areas or situations, but it may help you get folks to back off without being aggressive or brake-checking, which can incite or escalate road rage.
https://redd.it/183wsoi
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LPT: Have ChatGPT write a (terrible) cease and desist order and mail it to your state's major political parties.
For years I've been telling my state Democrats and Republicans to stop texting me. For years they both ignored my requests and the texts would resume the next election cycle. This year I played with ChatGPT a little and managed to get a decent cease and desist, but I was overly cautious and hired a lawyer to craft a form letter I could send to the major political parties. The lawyer came up with something pretty similar to what ChatGPT wrote. I sent it certified mail to their respective headquarters, printed out the confirmation, and started thinking about next steps if they ignored it.
This year, blissful silence from the big parties. Now it's just whac-a-mole with all the individual campaigns that spring up every year.
https://redd.it/183tfw2
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LPT: if you want to save time drying your hair, consider keeping it in a microfibre towel while you complete the rest of your shower
I hate waiting for my hair to dry or blow drying it. Sleeping on it gives me a headache so I try to avoid it.
What I’ve been doing lately:
1. I wash and condition my hair
2. Squeeze as much excess water as I would when I get out
3. put hair in a microfibre hair turban.
While I shave my legs, wash my body, exfoliate, what have you, my hair has a head start to dry(pun intended)
You may not do things long enough to justify this for every single shower you have, but you can definitely take advantage on the days you do.
Last thing: if you’re concerned about the urban getting wet, get a shower cap and place it overtop
TL;DR - to save time in the shower, wrap your hair in a towel to dry as you finish other showering tasks such as shaving, body wash, face wash
https://redd.it/183qaig
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LPT: If your looking for a gym membership, check out their black friday deals during the holidays
I just got a new gym membership today, my payment is $25/month (originally $40 + startup fees if i remember correctly) with 0 startup fees and three months free. I happened to come in the day they started doing a black Friday deal without even realizing. This price is apparently locked in (so they say) and will carry over year after year until I cancel.
https://redd.it/1815rjv
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LPT: If you want to exaggerate an amount, yet stay truthful, say “a number of…”
“A number of students have requested X”
So, one is a number, yes? It makes you sound knowledgeable, yet discreet. I have personally used this tactic a number of times!
https://redd.it/181nquj
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LPT: If you forget to take off your wedding ring before your workout and don’t feel like going back to your bag/locker, tie it around your shoelace to secure it.
Recently I forgot to take my wedding band off before going to the gym. Once I realized mid-workout, I lazily put it in my shorts pocket instead of going back to my locker. The next day, I realized I never put it back on my finger and it wasn’t in my pocket. Fortunately an employee found it and I got it back. So, don’t rely on your pocket to secure it. Or better yet, if you forget to take off your ring/band, don’t be lazy — just go put it away somewhere safe.
https://redd.it/182is6b
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LPT: If you’re in a job interview and they ask you “which animal do you see yourself as?” there are two right answers.
So if they ask you this throwaway question your answer can be be more meaningful to the employer.
There are two answers that they like to hear.
1) Bee
2) Ant
Both have hive minds which is what your employer wants to hear. You know your role and you do what you have to for the greater good of the company.
But which one is better?
IMO it’s the ant. Bees are more mechanical whereas ants are more problem solvers. They are observed to do ant chains and other various things to complete a common goal for the colony.
I’m sure there are things I’m missing that bees do but I feel ants to way more for their colonies than bees do.
Anyways your future employers want to hear that you have a hive/colony mind.
https://redd.it/183f0xe
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LPT Request how to make friends as a young adult
I’m struggling to find, make, and keep friends as a person in my 20s. I’ve been out of school for a while now and the few friends I do have don’t like hanging out in person. Online gaming and chatting isn’t doing it for me anymore. What can I do to make friends outside of a computer screen?
https://redd.it/183bf3q
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LPT: If a website won't let you copy the text, right click to print the page and choose to the "save as pdf" option. Now you can copy the text.
https://redd.it/183e3b3
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LPT: If you buy a real tree every year invest in a foot pump tree stand.
I am not exaggerating when I say it has changed my entire outlook on setting up our tree/Christmas. I struggled with the stupid 4 screw, 1992, style stand for YEARS until I finally found one of these and it is incredible.
https://redd.it/183b47h
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LPT Buy the cheapest equipment/supplies when starting a hobby
Buying the upper scale equipment or supplies can lead to a waste of money if you lose interest or passion in the hobby.
https://redd.it/1837kvy
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LPT: As the holiday season nears and Xmas trees are acquired, remember this! Hand sanitizer is a highly effective way of removing pine sap from your hands.
https://redd.it/183782d
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LPT REQUEST: How can i be more punctual?
Wow im so embarrassed to say this but i always get late every where. i have a hard time managing schedules, so i need help this is ruining my life always, i want to stop :( help
https://redd.it/182zs6u
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LPT - How to get your SO to decide on what to eat - The "five-three-one-method"
Do you have a problem to get your significant other/spouse to pick what to eat for dinner? Is this a common dialogue in your everyday life:
You : How about sushi?
Them: No.
You: Pizza?
Them: No, don't feel like it.
You: Burgers?
Them: Ew, no!
You: Ok, so what do you want?
Them: I don't know, suggest something else.
You: Ok, what about dumplings?
Them: I don't think so.
You: So... something from that place on East Street that you liked?
Them: Nah...
*Continued ad nauseam...*
I used to experience this regularly, where I suggested different types of food, only to have them rejected one by one, but no acceptable alternative or suggestion was given in return. And since everyone involved was hungry (or hangry) it could lead to very unnecessary spouts of bickering.
If you have this issue, then you need to implement the five-three-one-method in your life, and have your SO agree to it. What you do is this:
* One of you suggests five food options.
* The other then has to pick three of those as acceptable.
* Then the one that suggested options in the first place gets to/has to pick one of the three. That's what's for dinner. Done.
This can also be used for other choices, like what movie to watch, what colour to paint the house, etc. If you have kids, you can simplify it to just "three-one" (if your have two kids), or do the full five-three-one (which also works with three kids, each gets to do one choice).
https://redd.it/1832f83
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LPT: If the ring pull on your tinned food breaks off and you need to use a tin-opener, turn the tin upside down.
Turns out that tin-openers are not designed to fit the lip of a tin that has a ring pull. This is why tin-openers don’t seem to work these days. The bottom end of the tin has a much smaller rim, and will open easily!
https://redd.it/183yigi
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LPT: Smooth Glide Can Opening Technique
Elevate your kitchen prowess with the game-changing 'Smooth Glide Technique' when using a can opener. Unleash the magic by tilting the can opener at a gentle angle, transforming the once mundane task into a seamless, frustration-free experience.
I stumbled upon this revelation during a chaotic dinner preparation. Fumbling with a can opener, I decided to experiment, and voila! The can opener glided effortlessly, leaving me with a perfectly opened can and a newfound sense of culinary triumph. Since then, the Smooth Glide Technique has become my kitchen secret, making can-opening a breeze and turning mundane moments into small victories. Give it a try, and say farewell to can-opening woes!
https://redd.it/183vexd
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LPT: Your SO can’t decide on what to have for dinner? Try the “5-2-1 Method”
“You have 5 seconds 2 pick 1 restaurant we’re going to or so help me God!!”
https://redd.it/183t6pm
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LPT: Start hand washing and drying your can opener and it will stop breaking
My whole life can openers only lasted a few months. This is because I would toss it in the sink and dishwasher. If you hand wash them and dry immediately, they won’t keep breaking.
Life changing for someone on their third dozen I’m sure.
https://redd.it/183plbn
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LPT: The best way to clean your hair combs and air vent covers is to put them in the clothes washer with or without your dirty clothes or your dish washer with or without your dirty dishes.
https://redd.it/181enfr
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LPT: if you have a grease fire DO NOT try to put it out with water. That will spread it. Use a fire extinguisher instead.
https://redd.it/181jq5h
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LPT - This Winter, Please have your pets wear shoes and oil them regularly. Cold weather will wreck havoc on their paws and have some spare shoes too.
Hello Everyone, since the temperatures are dropping, please consider purchasing shoes for your pets while you take them out for a walk. The concrete/pavements gets real cold and their paws are not insulated by anything (as compared to their body - that has a coat of fur for shielding)
So please, for the sake of your pets, purchase good quality shoes - with laces and buy another pair just in case your dog wants to play in the snow and looses one or two of the four.
Additionally, if you do not get shoes with laces, purchase shoe laces separately in any DG store and wrap them around the shoes to prevent them from falling.+1 : apply coconut oil/moisturizer to their paws regularly to prevent cracked skin.
Your pet and pet paws will thank you in the long run.
Thank you,A concerned parent
https://redd.it/1839v5k
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LPT Request - Help a friend increase perception and awareness
I have a very good friend who is a kind and generous man. He makes friends everywhere he goes. He loves his wife and kids. And he is always reaching out to help people who need it. The kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back for real.
But he has absolutely no functional awareness of what is happening around him.
He will give you his shoes if you ask. But if you walk in without shoes, he literally wouldn't notice.
At work, he can grab a task and accomplish it no problem. But he never notices things that need doing unless his boss directly tells him.
At home, he adores his wife, and will help her clean if she asks him to. But he doesn't notice the mess until she says something.
If he sees somebody he knows in the lobby of a movie theater, there's a good chance he'll sit there talking to them and forget about the movie he paid to see.
Ask him for his coat, and he gladly gives it without hesitation. But he would never notice that someone else was cold.
He just has a very hard time thinking about multiple things at once, and it damages his life in various ways.
He is a very generous and kindhearted person. But if life were an RPG, his perception stat would be 0.
We've been great friends for years, and I really want to help him improve this. But I'm not sure how to approach it or what to even suggest he do. Any advice?
https://redd.it/1831e50
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LPT - Remove tree sap with Olive Oil
Christmas tree season is here. If you're carrying in that beautiful new tree and find sap all over your hands, pour a tablespoon or two of olive oil (or canola, vegetable, etc.) on your hands and pretend like you're lathering them up. It should strip that sap off your hands very easily.
https://redd.it/183byrx
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LPT Request: How can I keep cool at night without electricity?
Hi all, I need tips on how to cool off at night when there is no power (regular thing where I am) and the room is hot. I've tried opening windows which only help a miniscule amount and sleeping outside is not an option. Cold showers also only help for a really short time before getting warm again.
Thanks!
https://redd.it/183az3i
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LPT: start your exercise regimen right now, so by the time the new year hits, you will not be as sore and will have an established routine
https://redd.it/183azmi
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LPT: check online for your mobile provider's Black Friday deals. Often you can get a better plan than you have, for cheaper than you now pay.
I just was told this, looked online and found a plan that was $10/mo. cheaper than I pay now, with 40G of data instead of my previous 10G of data. It took less than 2 minutes!
https://redd.it/1838dw2
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LPT Request: How do I actually relax?
Got out of a long term relationship that sucked a lot of life out of me a couple of months back. Been extremely active and enjoying life since while juggling school. However I don’t feel relaxed at all. I do all the things that make me feel relaxed like spend nights in reading, going out for beers with friends, but I find myself perpetually drained and tired most of the time. How do I actually get the ‘life’ back into me?
Ive been traveling a lot and have had much time to sit down, journal and have spent multiple days on beaches just being calm. It felt good then but didn’t have the lasting effect.
This is probably relevant but by all accounts I live a great life, I love the city I moved to, I have a great support system, I have a supportive family, Im doing pretty well in school( though I dread everything school related), I’m financially sustainable at a young age, I workout frequently and watch my diet, I enjoy challenges and learning new things, I’m very grateful to be in a very unique privileged position.
There just seems to be something missing in the puzzle that I can’t exactly figure out
https://redd.it/18338j8
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LPT If you are an “introvert”, looking to make friends with a group, simple identity the biggest “extrovert” and focusing on befriending them.
*simply identify
I put the terms in inverted commas because I appreciate that isn’t what the terms actually mean, but in reality that’s how people interpret them.
This tactic has worked for me many times as an “introvert”. Whether it is at school, at work, at university, when travelling, in the local pub etc.
If I want to make friends with a group of people, I simply keep an eye out for the biggest “extrovert” in that group (they are pretty obvious), and focus your efforts on befriending that person.
They will then go through the effort of introducing you to everyone else. Which breaks the ice and makes it easier to befriend others in the group.
https://redd.it/1831rgi
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LPT: If you have to do one thing you dread doing, think of all the other things you are putting off and do them on the same day.
You already gathered the courage and strength to do the first thing, use them for the other things you’re procrastinating doing.
https://redd.it/182y5pi
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