(Part 3) Top products from r/orangecounty

Loose leaf enthusiast here. Teavanna definitely has high quality leaves but you should check your options before you commit. Also - Teavanna(at least the one at South Coast) tries to push the sweet/mixed stuff too much - it's like showing off a steak with A1 sauce instead of letting customers try the delicious steak itself.

I highly recommend just buying tea in bulk on Amazon. If you're looknig for green, these are good : Link $14 for a 16oz bag will last you a very long time. Davidson's Gunpowder is cheap but robust and still delicious for its price.

If you want something with a more distinct flavor then go with Genmaicha. It goes great with food and is great to share with people because of its unique attributes: Link

If you're really keen on going to a store, a lot of the 'alternative' markets have loose leaf. Whole Foods has a pretty good selectoin of loose leaf - keep an eye out for the Rishi brand(Link), quality stuff. Make sure they sell it in loose form and not in the bagged/satchel form.

You can also use Yelp to find a local coffee/tea shop that offers loose leaf tea - they sometimes sell the leaves by itself. Link

Some shops I've personally been to that offers loose leaf tea : Zinc Café, Milk + Honey, Sweet Elle Cafe, Gypsy Den, & Kean Coffee.

Edit - I also recommend using Adagio Tea to buy tea. Great reviews and selection of tea. I have not bought from Tea Trekker but I did buy a book from them - great knowledge and selection of traditional tea from all around the world.

OK, I got the Amazon sheets, washed them according to the instructions, and put them on. Here's an album : http://imgur.com/a/yIVo6

I got these sheets : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NY4RUW

They are definitely not as soft as the Wamsutta Dream Zone but they feel sturdier. The Dream Zone makes the top sheet of this set feel like a burlap sack. The Pinzon fitted sheet is much softer than the Pinzon top sheet, but still nowhere near the softness of the WDZ sheets. In fairness to Amazon, the WDZ sheets were washed a lot over the last couple years, so the Pinzon sheets may catch up in softness after a while, but the difference right now is noticeable. They feel like they will last more than two years, though ($200 for two years, thanks a lot, BB&B!)

The fitted sheet has elastic all the way around the sheet instead of just at the corners and it has deep corner pockets. It fits over my mattress and topper, about 18" worth of bedding. If you have a king, make sure you get the right version (king vs. CA king) because the CA king are definitely made to spec and wouldn't fit a regular king.

One of the other posters mentioned Target. My gf bought sheets for her old bed, now our guest bed, at Target. She got some of the 500-or-so-thread-count sateen sheets. They're very soft. My experience with the BB&B WDZ sheets makes me think that soft, sateen sheet sets don't last, but if the Target sheets, which were $50, last 10 years as the other poster said, I would definitely buy those over either the BB&B (crappy quality) or the Amazon (not as soft) sheet sets.

edit : didn't get it in the picture, but the Amazon sheets are made in China.

What kind of knife?

I agree with the comments about learning to do it yourself, but freehand sharpening is a skill that takes time to learn, and you'll want to do on cheaper knives at first.

I usually recommend a lansky constant angle sharpener for most people. It's easy to use, and will give you a perfect edge, much better than most people get freehand.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000B8IEA4?pc_redir=1404306988&robot_redir=1

If you still need it sharpened in a week or so,
Send me a PM, I'm in Brea, and could sharpen it for you if you like. (Knife making is my hobby)

Yeah I am set to graduate in December and I was feeling a bit lost so I ended up getting a book. This one in particular, not sure if this is a "good" book but it has definitely helped me understand what my wife's body is going through week to week as well as knowing what I need to worry about. I usually take a few minutes every Monday morning too read through that weeks content haha. I am sure there are online blogs that cover it as well. Also picked up a copy of What to Expect When Expecting and the first year version from Goodwill. there are so many copies of that book there haha.

Hang in there brother!

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oh shoot, I throught this was r/predaddit lol. That is a small community which was a small comfort knowing there were a bunch of soon to be dads

I've got a 2001 Civic and I replaced it myself. It was honestly really, really easy. Just took a little elbow grease and a little research on youtube/google. It cost me about 50 bucks in total. I used this video as a guide and this video is a little more recent (I haven't watched through it fully)

You wanna buy foam-backed fabric from jo-anns or any store similar to it, a metal brush, some razor blades, and some adhesive spray like this one.

What kind of car do you drive? I'm betting you could look up your car on youtube along with the correct key words to find out more info. Since you have an older car, it's probably gonna be easier to service yourself than if it were a new car.

I was getting murdered last year. This year I'm a little better prepared. I highly recommend:

• Mosquito Swatter
  
• Magnetic Screen Door
  
• Indoor Mosquito Trap
  
  I don't even use the last one much any more with the screen but could be good for peace of mind with your baby. Just make sure you empty the trap outside.

I just use this. Works great. I ended up swapping out the faucet after a year tho. End was peeling and showing patina. Nothing bad with that. Just didn't like it aesthetically.

By no means do I want to defend her, what she said, or what she stands for, but I think those books might be pocket-sized copies of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. She might even be handing them out as complimentary copies, I don't know.

Travel John and a blanket....just make sure he doesn't shake it off more than 3 times.... otherwise he's playing with himself.


TravelJohn-Disposable Urinal (6 pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NV878S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_zJKfzbVBTPN82

I had a little time to look into it, but it seems a lot of this information on the migration of Confederate soldiers comes from Gordon Breckin, the mayor who's inscribed on the statue. He wrote two books [1] [2] about civil war veterans in Orange County, not just Confederates veterans. They seem like amateur works, but the Santa Ana Historical Society appears to give them a seal of approval and there's a good number of veterans buried in the local cemeteries. It's unseemly that he put together that much work and still pushed for a monument to the CSA, but sometimes Civil War buffs are like that.

Its spring, time for a rebirth! Get a new one on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Jellycat-Bashful-Beige-Medium-inches/dp/B00163U4LK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492174064&sr=8-1&keywords=jellycat+rabbit

https://www.amazon.com/Nite-Guard-NG-001-Predator-Control/dp/B0014FGT8C

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Spectracide-PRO-18-oz-Wasp-and-Hornet-Killer-Aerosol-HG-30110-6/100352314

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DRNLE6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030DBHD8

http://adesgunshop.com

Thanks for the tips. I did use baby wipes when I biked to work a few years ago. The problem now is with grappling sports I have to worry about staph, ringworm and other nasties.. I decided to get Defense Soap Wipes, a battery powered portable shower and Bronner's Tea Tree soap to fight the bad stuff. It'll be weird washing down but I'll just park my car on the lowest level of the structure, lol.

http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Soap-Wipes-40-Pack/dp/B001G7Z0RO/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V1UALM

> grab all brakes and lay down the bike

This is never the right answer. There is no situation where "laying it down" is the optimal solution. If you think it is, I highly suggest learning more about safe motorcycle riding, practicing, and improving your skills.

The stopping distance of a bike with both tires on the ground is dramatically shorter than the distance your body will slide on the ground. That is, until your body collides with an immovable object. You are risking death by intentionally laying it down just as much as intentionally slamming into a car. Either option is demonstrating a lack of control of your motorcycle. This is unsafe both for you and for everyone else on the road.

Source: 15+ years riding experience. Never "had ta lay 'er down" a single time. Also I regularly practice emergency braking maneuvers.

https://saddlebackridertraining.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Proficient-Motorcycling-Ultimate-Guide-Riding/dp/1620081199