“It’s Ruined Me Forever”: 30 People Share What They Became Obsessed With Once They’d Tried It Once
Every time we try something new, we risk a bad experience. But there is another, less commonly talked about danger, that this new thing will be so good that we now just have to make it a consistent part of our lives. Anything less feels disappointing and downright terrible.
An internet user wanted to know what things people could not live without after experiencing them just once. Answers ranged from life-changing personal experiences to the comforting utility of a new device. Be sure to upvote your favorites and share your own examples in the comments.
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A cat purring and curled up in your lap.
Or on your chest or arm curled up when laying in bed. Always easier to fall asleep at night that way due to the calm soothing vibrations of the purr
And they smell amazing! It’s weird bec my cat has never had a real bath! Love them
Load More Replies...Under the duvet on colder nights and on spare pillows on warm nights.
This is the secret: cats emit airborne Zoloft when they purr 😻
My cat sits on the back of my office chair & purrs in my ear. I can practically hear my (high) blood pressure falling.
Bouche will lie next to me until the zoomies demon invades, but she won't sleep with me anymore, and never on me.
I miss my scamp, he'd curl up and sleep with me, purring...need to get another cat to love
A really good mattress. Getting a good night's sleep is one of most important things in life.
I'm saving up for an adjustable bed so I can sleep in a zero gravity position to help ease fibro pain.
Do whatever you have to do to get it. I have a wrecked back, arthritis everywhere and severe fibro. I can only sleep in an inclined position and on my back. Before I got my adjustable bed, I was sleeping in a recliner. It really is the best investment you can make for yourself, especially if you have chronic pain. I don't know how I got by without one before. The average person spends 33% of their life in bed and those with pain conditions spend even more time there, so it's worth the cost. They're not even as expensive as they used to be when they first came out. They used to start at 5 grand (anyone remember Craftmatic?). I got mine for $600, plus a $700 very plush mattress.
Load More Replies...i spent a chunk of money for a mattress a few months ago, and I hate it.
I am so worried of that happening to me, that is why I havent gotten one yet.
Load More Replies...Unfortunately, my wife loves a Kingsdown pillowtop mattress that is very soft, and my back needs a firm mattress like a Temper Pedic. So I have this expensive soft mattress and back aches.
I have scoliosis, arthritis, sciatica, and some breathing problems. Have tried a variety of mattresses. Best I've found? A generic sleep number type mattress. Adjusting the air pressure up or down a bit often dramatically lessens pain
We need a new mattress so badly but shopping for anything is diving down the rabbit hole.
There's a sale for another three days on Emma mattresses, they sleep like a dream and there's a 100- or 365-night trial: https://www.emma-sleep.com/products/emma-original-mattress
Load More Replies...Also a nice memory foam mattress topper. Full memory foam mattresses kill my back, but the mattress topper is just right.
Up until my 30th birthday I could sleep on the floor or wherever without any problems, now in my 40s I wouldn't be albe to stand straight for a week if I slept one night like that.
A dog.
They really are pure little souls, full of love and loyalty. One of the best things in life, for me, is to love and be loved by a dog.
"The greatest thing, you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return." Don't know where I heard that, but don't want to claim something that's not mine.
Load More Replies...When I was a kid, I have the best of the top two: I had a dog that purred. It was more a playtime thing than a restful thing, but it was funny. I think it was his way of saying, "I see y'all getting lazy, but I wanna play, but I'm'onna stay nice and still until you get the hint, anyway."
YES! Never understood dog peeps till i got one. Think its made me a better person <3
Absolutely, I say as two little terrors (terriers) try to climb into my lap. On a different note, I want to know what breed the one in the picture is. It's adorable.
Ken, maybe it’s a toy fox terrier. Looks like mine.
Load More Replies...One of the most popular answers that often gets overlooked due to its less-than-pleasant nature is the bidet. If this is a foreign concept, here is a break explanation, a bidet is a sort of bowl that sprays water upwards, similar to a water fountain, to help wash your nether regions after using the toilet. It originated in the Arab world and can also be often found in Southern Europe, stereotypically in France.
The name, which like many French words has some annoying silent letters, literally means pony, referring to the way the user “sits” on the equipment before use. While it might seem strange to some readers, as this one internet user said, once you’ve tried it, you’ll never go back.
A second monitor.
The bigger the better. What a difference to trying to work on a piddly little laptop screen.
32" 4k displays are awesome. Especially if you can get one with the right curve as well. Anything over 32" starts to get a bit too big in my opinion.
Load More Replies...I now have 4 monitors and I can justify each one. But it all started with my first second monitor. Was pure bliss!
One for main activity, one for discord/insta/snap etc, one for music, one for youtube, documents, etc!
Load More Replies...I have 3 monitors. I can't figure out how I ever made it with only one for years.
Having a second monitor makes switching between two or more programs a lot easier. Example: You could have your reference material on one screen and your spreadsheet on the other screen.
Load More Replies...Funny I've tried this and always go back to a single screen. The thing I've noticed is people who need these tend to be using windows(tm) with the maximised screen apps. I use a mac and tend to keep everything in rectangles that fit next to each other. YMMV. To each his own. I just get tired of the plugging/unplugging hence just got a bigger laptop.
I prefer one as well. New boss made everyone work with 2 or 3.
Load More Replies...I had 2 displays then I bought a 32:9 ultra-ultra widescreen. The best I ever had both for work and play: Excel, Premiere Pro, MS Flight Sim, Forza Horizon all look amazing.
The problem with widescreen versus two displays is partly price, and partly failures. If it breaks you're without a monitor entirely. At least if you do dual monitor you've got one to use until you replace the dead one. Gaming isn't as good on dual as a super widescreen, but productivity is fine.
Load More Replies...For sure. Except my right monitor is for the movies and such I watch while working from the left monitor 😂
Air conditioning.
Especially at night, set really low, so you can snuggle up in your bed.
I don’t know how people sleep with temps 80+.
I do not believe my air conditioner is a worse polluter than the big industrial companies of the world. Thats the line we've been sold to flip the blame. A long time ago bottles were glass and we recycled them back to the producer. Then They washed sterilized them and reused them. Then they discovered single use plastic containers and switched because it was easier/ cheaper for them. Then these bottles started causing problems because they were being thrown away instead of reused. The big companies blamed it on the public and washed their hands of the issue.
All the upvotes. I bought into the " but *you* must do something about all this pollution". You as in the consumer. I would agonise over whether washing out the plastic container ( and wasting water ) or throwing it out ( and filling landfill) was better/worse for environment. Then I learned that the little number triangles on plastic mean f-all , and were thought of by the plastic industry to convince us plastic wasnt that bad. So now I just remember the reduse oar
Load More Replies...Having lived in a 3rd world country that is hot and humid, I could not sleep there properly without A/C
I would die without air conditioning. Literally, been in hospital multiple times because my body starts shutting down in weather over 75F/24C.
Air conditioning eats up a lot of electricity and is a major greenhouse gas producer.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hidradenitis-suppurativa/symptoms-causes/syc-20352306 Imma use ALL the Air Conditioning I can. I have HS and the abscesses are hell
Load More Replies...I'm a severe asthmatic and live in Texas, where the humidity makes breathing even more difficult. Setting the AC at 67-68°F (about 20°C) at night helps me to breathe much more easily. I have a duvet and I'm never cold at night.
Best bedroom temperature for sleep is 65 F (18.333 C). https://www.sleepfoundation.org/bedroom-environment/best-temperature-for-sleep
Load More Replies...Not even close. One industrial plant will do more damage to the environment in a day than an entire town of people will in their life. If we don't fix industry standards, it doesn't matter that we sort the recycling in our house.
Load More Replies...I can work in heat but can't sleep in it. I hate peeling myself from my sheets in the morning. Also, I can't sleep without being covered so a cool (and dark) room is the best!. (Also, monsters won't eat you if you have a blanket on! LOL!)
AC : making the planet unlivable to make some unwelcoming places livable. Just move or accept the extreme climate like it is.
"Just move" ... Like it's that simple for all of us. Lol Edit: Let me explain to you my specific situation - Had to move to Phoenix AZ from California to take care of my mother who is dying of cancer. I own 3 cats and a dog. While I may be able to accept the extreme climate, they cannot. I will not let them suffer in an apt with no AC when it's 100+ degrees outside. Don't judge people's lives when you haven't a clue what they're dealing with. Now, I wholeheartedly agree that the people who just indulge in it with no good reason are super lame for doing so. I care very much about the well-being of our planet, and do my part in other ways to help take care of it/make it better.
Load More Replies...80+ here. Only because of the electric bill. I live in FL, USA and I hate that I have to close up the house for 6+ months. I grew up in the country with no AC but, we always had a pool so, if you got hot, you just dove in the pool. I use fans to supplement the AC. Works well as long as your not cleaning or something and getting all hot. Also, a vacuum with a cord retractor.
Ooooh, a vacuum w/ a cord retractor in and of itself belongs on this list.
Load More Replies...Books.
Couldn't agree more. Just finished a book called under the whispering door. It's about a dead guy realizing he's dead and falling in love as a ghost
Is there a time traveling mailbox somewhere in the mix, too?
Load More Replies...i'm so sad that i can't focus on reading like i used to when i was a kid, it's awful. hopefully if i can get on some adhd meds i'll be able to just settle in and read for hours like i used to be able to.
OH OH OH!!! You MUST read The House In the Cerulaan Sun! The first TJ Klune book I read. An absolute delight. Got it from the library and loved it so much I bought it and I've re-read it at least 3 times that I remember.
I just read under the whispering door. LOVED IT. I havnt bought any other TJ Klune books, what do you recommend?
Load More Replies...Even the years that I 'didn't read much'/'got out of the habit' I read about 20 books!
Further on the topic of hygiene, wet wipes or baby wipes are often overlooked despite their great effectiveness at cleaning most regular household messes. Most things need liquid to be dislodged, but a wet surface will quickly disintegrate paper towels and similar items unless you use them en masse. Wet wipes, pound for pound are probably significantly more efficient. The only downside is that many people will flush them, creating sewer blockages called fatbergs.
A decent income.
Underated post. Even if a person works at a minimum paying job why that minimum is not enough to pay for basic life expences? Food, shelter, clothing, transportation and a kid. Minimum wage should be enough to aford reasonably frugal life style with a family and a family home (not rented). Does minimal vage means :"this is least amount of money for human to decently live on", or "this is least amount of money businesses can get away with paying workers"?
Oh, you *can* live without it, you just don't *want* to. I'm making a third of what I used to make and I'm so much happier now.
yeah, but how much is that, and how much do you have in the way of resources and savings? the problem is that there's a poverty line, and many, MANY people live below that, because of capitalism and corporate greed.
Load More Replies...I become obsessed by going cashless. After years of carrying dad's wallet full of bank notes and coins I got rid of them all. Just a 10€ note tucked away for emerge, barely any coin's. Ditched wallet for card holder - have ID, driving licence, medical insurance card and bank card.
Daytime nap. Seriously,I am addicted to it.
I'm either 3 hours with existential confusion for the rest of the day or I end up waking up at 3am.
I have an equitable arrangement with naps. Sometimes I take a nap. Sometimes the nap takes me.
The only time I hate taking a nap is when it's light out and I wake up when it's dark. It shakes me.
My Dad loved a good nap. Drank like a fish, smoked liked a chimney, womanized like tiger woods. Lived to be 90.
When it's cold as soon as I'm in a duvet I'm exhausted and want a nap
I used to take such good naps in the afternoon. Now everytime I lie down during the day my mind suddenly starts racing. I blame having a regular-ish sleep schedule. I'm just not tired enough during the day anymore lol
Blackout curtains for me. The noise-cancelling headphones of light.
I can't sleep with blackout curtains because they make me believe it's 3am when in reality it's 9am and i'm late for work.
Same. I'd rather wake up naturally with the sun than have a loud noise jolt me out of bed. I suppose if I worked the night shift I would want blackout curtains.
Load More Replies...I get 2-3 migraines per week and have mild light sensitivity 24/7. Blackout curtains have been an absolute godsend.
Pillow over head works best for me. When I start to wake up, removing it to receive natural light helps the wake up process.
In general, many responses were focused on household items that gave a bit more utility than it might seem on the surface. We are, after all, creatures of convenience. And one good example of this is the rice cooker. In theory, all you need to cook rice is a vessel, heat, and water. But in much of the world, cooking rice never goes beyond some boiling water and a packet. Making anything more complicated, such as sticky rice or rice pudding requires additional equipment, skill, and time. But a rice cooker solves all that and is very common in parts of the world where rice is a staple.
GPS. I can’t navigate to save my life so it’s a godsend for me.
I used to manage perfectly well without it, but I now use it even on journeys I know, as the live traffic information makes a huge difference.
Completely agree! The 2 times I decided not to use it because I knew where I was going, ended up having crazy accidents & dead stop traffic....
Load More Replies...I come from the era of when you either had to know where you're going or print off your directions. I was rather good at getting myself around. Now that I have GPS I have no idea how I got to where I am. Or even where I am. The nice lady told me how to get here.
Phone GPS. Not specialist GPS machines which are awful - Eg. After waiting 5 minutes and signing a disclaimer every time it's switched on to say you're not driving, the map is no good and voice instructions are a pain. But phone GPS is seriously good.
See I HATE gps. It makes people careless. Nobody signals early anymore for example. Idk it's helpful at night in unfamiliar territory but I'm not letting the robot lady backseat drive that's just stressful. I don't like when people do that, why would i let a robot do it. I know how to read a map
I remember not long ago (1980s/1990s) using paper maps for everything. Now, using GPS (whether phone or an actual GPS device) makes me wonder how I ever found anything before...
Provided free from the US government. One of the last things the two opposing parties agreed on. Today the rich profit from whatever society fails to provide for it's citizens.
A dishwasher.
I live by myself and still it's a lifesaver. So awesome.
Load More Replies...A 'GOOD' dishwasher. As a renter, all I had was poor-to-average dishwashers. Always had to check every dish and spoon for dried food. Finally own a home, bought a top-of-the-line model, and it's amazing. 99.99% perfectly clean, and so quiet you can stand next to it and can't hear it. Worth the money.
How is that possible? You stick them in the machine and push a button. That's hardly more time consuming than scrubbing and rinsing every single piece of silverware as well as dishes.
Load More Replies...For the first time, I am living in a place without one. This is right up top of the things I miss here.
They make small countertop dishwashers you just plug in and connect to your sink. It's a good option and they're not too expensive.
Load More Replies...Not a fan. Grew up using one, but prefer to wash by hand. Of course, I clean as I go, & nothing piles up.
clean as you go is the best thing ever. I started baking a whole lot more (I made an apple cobbler yesterday because I just wanted it. I've never had an apple cobbler before this haha) and there's almost no mess left. I finished this thing at 9pm too. When I'm baking with my best friend, I clean as we go, and I normally don't have to do dishes afterwards and we can just continue hanging out while eating whatever we made. It's amazing
Load More Replies...I was silly excited when we got rid of our dishwasher and put an extra deep freeze in the kitchen!
Meh. As a gardener, hand washing dishes is the only way that I can get my hands clean.
I've never had a good dishwasher. They all end up stinky. I prefer hand wash. Somebody else, to do the hand wash. LOL. Hate washing dishes myself. Maybe newer dishwashers are better. IDK.
Fast internet.
I always felt constrained by whatever internet connection I had in recent years, until about 10 years ago when I got fibre to cabinet (street cabinet, the last bit is still over copper) which gives 80 meg down, 20 up, and I can live with that. There aren't that many things that I download that are over a gig, and it still only takes minutes to pull those. I still can't get anything better, as full fibre is only just starting to roll out round here.
Amazingly, Johannesburg SA we can get up to 225 Mbps on 5G (tends to hover around 150 though). Fibre is obviously faster. We recently built a radio telescope array in the Karoo desert which has a 4 Tbps link (4 000 000 000 000 bps, or 4 000 000 Mbps)
Load More Replies...I rather have no internet at all than to wait a minute everytime i click something
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way lol
Load More Replies...Somewhere out there, a person is still paying for AOL as their internet provider....
Wish I could say I've had that often enough to get used to it! The joke about Aussies turning their mobile data on in their own house is far to real!
Moved from Austin TX where I had 1Gb+ and totally took it for granted to the middle of nowhere where I am lucky to get 30Mbps. I cherish every moment the zoom calls (which are vital for my employment) are stable. We're supposed to get fiber here in the Blue Ridge Mountains possibly around the end of 2024, and I am Counting. The. Days.
I remember having a separate phone line in my house dedicated to dialup. Cable internet blew my mind. Now I’m considering starling for my RV. Then I can live on the road almost forever.
i grew up with dialup, so anything faster than that is fine for me. like, things load within a couple of seconds for the most part, large files and games download in about twenty minutes to an hour, and it's fine. people need to learn a little patience.
Way back in 1995 I worked for a local nonprofit internet provider in Santa Barbara that was one of the only providers to residential dial-up doing tech support... God I hated that job trying to help tech noobies trying to connect to the internet over the phone! 14kb was the top speed at the time! Now I live in Vermont and am stuck with 6mb 👇 & 2.5 up☝️!
One netizen mentioned a decent income, which most will no doubt heavily agree with. Obviously, being rich is probably nicer than being poor, but just having enough already brings a myriad of psychological benefits. As common sense as it sounds, science states that worrying about finances is the first step to constant emotional distress, which considerable mental and physical health risks. Stress is pretty bad for us, after all.
Having sex with someone that’s in tune with your body. My husband knows exactly how to touch me and I can’t imagine having sex with someone else.
I would tend to say having sex with someone who is willing to experiment slightly. Missionary-only people are unbearably boring. Yes they exist.
My partner. I had major intimacy issues for 20 years. And when I was intimate I was worrying about their issues, plus mine secondly. My partner has been so patient. Pays attention (!) and has changed my entire attitude to it. I warned him, I was basically asexual. Turns out I inadvertently fibbed my a*5 off.
A good, sharp, kitchen knife.
Even though it is an MLM, try Cutco. They are great knives and you have a lifetime guarantee for it. They will replace it should it break and do free sharpening. And yes, I sold Cutco for about a month in college.
I too hate MLM with a passion, but dang those knives are amazing! I have some that are over 20 years old and still cut like a scalpel!
Load More Replies...Ya'll, learn how to sharpen knifes. Lots of "tacticool" youtubers have great videos that are simple. It's a game changer.
Sugar. Been trying to live without it but damn, it's more addicting than drugs.
Try allulose. It's a natural sugar, no side effects like sugar substitutes. It doesn't make your blood sugar spike. I have been using it a few months and finally started to lose weight!
I looked it up because I too have a sugar addiction and it’s banned in Europe 😳
Load More Replies...Cocaine, heroin and sugar are all the same type of super concentrated chemicals... All so addictive!
water is a super concentrated chemical. So is air.
Load More Replies...I swear BP is watching me because I'm eating Reese's puffs right out of the box as I'm typing this
Exactly! Fruit with naturally occurring sugars isn’t recognized the same way refined cane sugar, corn syrup is. Sugar is bad, healthy fats are not. Two scientists were bribed in the 1960’s to falsify their findings that sugar was bad and instead claim that fat was. It is believed this has led to the obesity epidemic Food manufacturers deliberately typically include high sodium with artificial sugars because if is addictive. Most breakfast cereals are laden with hugh amounts of sugar. Recent findings have found that full fat milk, full fat cheese and yoghurt do not contribute to high cholesterol. Fat WITH a high protein source increases fullness along with SOME high fibre carbohydrates. It takes some getting used to initially but the human body, including taste preferences is highly adaptable. Sugar INCREASES appetite as well as cravings for sugar. That being said gorging on fruit isn’t advisable. 10 servings of vegetables and fruit- at least is healthy.
Reduce it gradually...then you'll never miss it. I haven't given it up but use so little of it. I love to bake, but reduce the sugar by 3/4.
i could never live without sugar. i've tried some of the alternatives, but they never taste right, or leave a film in my mouth.
As long as you try to choose sucrose over fructose, it's not as awful a habit. Is either good for you? Nope. But corn syrup is pure evil that doesn't make you feel full.
Ultimately, we do like our habits and don’t like to change routines. So if we get used to a certain comfort, it can be hard to live without it. It’s the same with a lot of emotions, leaving safety and security behind is not just difficult, but often deeply stressful. This fear can even prevent some people from ever trying something new or breaking out of their comfort zone. But, as the many examples here demonstrate, just outside of your safety there might be something life-changing. Even if it’s just unlimited data.
A bidet.
TheBigC87 replied:
Was gonna say the same. I explain to people that once you use one, you'll feel like a peasant when you wipe your a** with TP.
Way better for your health and cleanliness and you don't need some standalone bidet. You can get a fixture for your toilet for <$50 and install it in 15 minutes.
I've often heard this claim, but I've never actually seen any scientific papers even addressing the issue. Do you have a source?
Load More Replies...One thing I never understood...if you got s**t on your hand, would you wipe it with a dry tissue and say its clean?
Well said, and pls tell me your username is a Porky's reference 😄
Load More Replies...During the great toilet paper shortage, my boyfriend and i purchased one for each bathroom thinking it would be temporary. I now refuse (if I am able) to use a toilet without it. When you go from wasting half a roll to a little dab to dry off, it's life changing. Also great for the septic tank, if applicable.
Agreed...Got one for Christmas and never looked back...cause I didn't want to get sprayed in the face!
I noticed no one has mentioned the fact that some areas are prone to drought... If you have plenty of water, no prob. But if you don't???
Actually it takes les water to wash yer bum than it does to make the toilet paper.
Load More Replies...I mean.......how do you get the dangly bits? Don't look at me like that, you know of what I speak.
You may need to do a little bum dance... not even getting up or anything, just lean a little this way and that, it's really never an issue.
Load More Replies...Seasoning food properly.
I got COVID twice. My sense of taste never really came back after the second time :l
THIS. I have and will go OFF about insufficiently sized spice racks and people under-seasoning food. There are only 2 things you can use too much of (outside of using so much it changes the texture): salt and heat/spicy. There's a good reason why people say I'm a good chef, don't be stingy with the spices!
Garlic.
Today I am having a treat for tea. Garlic butter with way too many cloves of garlic and crusty bread torn into chunks to dip in the garlic butter. The cats can’t talk so they can’t complain.
Cats can't talk, but they definitely can complain
Load More Replies...Nah, gives you halitosis. Hate it personally, but please do not downvote, this is just my aesthetic perspective, you can disagree.
Due to my conditions I have to learn to live without garlic. Nowadays just the smell of it turns my stomach upside down.
Internet.
I've been on it for so long, that I can't breathe without it. I just need that reach into the other world since the real one sucks.
Kids today will never know the struggle of using a card catalog to write a research paper. When I graduated college, they had just wired the dorms for Ethernet! OH! And having dial-up internet 🛜
The internet is a great tool, but can never replace the real world, despite it's problems ... the internet has plenty of them, too.
Unlimited data on your phone plan; you don’t realize the kind of prison you’re in without it.
I don't think I ever got anywhere near the previous limits of any of my plans, but I have been on an unlimited plan for about 5 years or so, and you literally don't need to spend a second worrying about your usage. If I need internet whilst I'm away, I can just turn my phone into a hotspot and use the internet normally from my laptop. Calls are also unlimited, so basically the bill is the same every month, with no surprises.
We pay $180 a year for a 5gb plan and never go near it. To many free Wi-Fi around just make sure to protect yourself with a good VPN
see i live in a cellular black hole; i have to go 1-2 miles to find a signal. but i rarely leave the house, so i'm just on wifi all the time anyway. i recently bumped my phone plan down to 500MB of data, because i only occasionally need data when i'm out, to use a map program or look something up.
When my kids were in HS, I locked down their data because I couldn't afford unlimited streaming and because I know my son would burn through it really fast and drive up my expenses. Turns out my daughter would burn through all of allotment within 1.5 weeks of the new month and my son would always have enough to spare. She would beg me to raise the limit but I wouldn't/couldn't -- I didn't want her eating I to MY data.
Baby wipes. Damn, they are good at cleaning up so many things! The kids are 10 and 15 now and we still buy them by the case. Clean the counters, clean your shoes, get stains out of your clothes, bring them with you when you go eat ribs. Better than a napkin. Clean the table. Clean the desk. Clean the island. Wipe up the spill.
Biodegradable bamboo ones, so many of the others contain microplastics.
Even better a decent eco cleaning spray and a washable cloth!
Load More Replies...WOW that is SO terrible for the planet. Add in all of the disposables from COVID and it makes me cringe and cry.
It's too sad to write anything else but this: https://www.cdp.net/en/articles/media/new-report-shows-just-100-companies-are-source-of-over-70-of-emissions
Load More Replies...Can't stand the smell of them, and usually there is also some kind of balm added which makes any surface look and feel greasy.
The trouble with a lot of those is they do not dissolve and people clog their plumbing.
that's my biggest problem with them. They say they're flushable too
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Cruise control on a car, when driving a long distance.
Unless it is adaptive, it would be a pain these days as there is too much traffic on the roads. I long for the days when I could do 300 miles without having to change speed.
when and where are you driving?? I've done a road trip from atlanta to boston and there were huge portions of highway that were empty.
Load More Replies...I actually get bored when I use it! Especially on a long open highway.
Load More Replies...It makes the car maintain the same speed so you can rest your feet
Load More Replies...I bought my most recent car without even checking that it had cruise control. I just assumed all cars have it. :( Thankfully I work from home now and don't commute any more. but one of the things it helped me do on my daily highway commute was stick to the speed limit. Obviously it's no good in lots of traffic but for long trips it's awesome.
Cruise control is great on long trips, not in town. My sister discovered the hard way not to use it when it is raining. She hydroplaned into another car.
Even driving short distances. I have a chronic pain condition, so sometimes having to keep my foot on the pedals is unbearable. Had to drive without when borrowing my sister's car to pick her up from somewhere and it was horrible, especially trying to keep a consistent speed on top of that. I kept going over.
god, cruise control is so good. i have adhd, so if i'm not on cruise control, my speed is constantly changing.
In a country where the longest possible driving distance until you cross a border is 230 km (ok, 142 miles if you wish) a cruise control only comes in handy on non-highway roads, where the limit is 70 kmh (43 mph) and not exceeding this is difficult...
Caffeine.
If I stop drinking the coffee, I'll stop doing the standing, walking and words putting into sentence doing.
Not drinking the coffee may not kill ME, but it may kill everyone around me!
Load More Replies...I worked graveyard shift at an AM-PM minimart in college & hated having to make coffee in the morning before my shift ended because idiots would come in & pull the pot that was still brewing instead of the already brewed and spill coffee over everything and the smell of burnt coffee was disgusting to me! It wasn't till years later that I had my first Expresso and realized why those addicts couldn't get it fast enough! I actually got a chance to live in Hawaii for a year on a friend's Coffee, banana, papaya, plantation and processed my own coffee beans! Best coffee ever!
overrated, hardly hits me. I have to have like six cups before I feel anything.
Air Fryer.
YES!!! When I first got mine, I told EVERYBODY they needed to get one! I use it for so many different things! The versatility is remarkable!
My air fryer and my insta-pot are awesome! I use the stove alot as well but those two gadgets are awesome when ya need them!
Not sure about this. I have wanted to try one, but just don't have the counter space.
If you have a convection oven you can use that as well. It’s the exact same thing. An airfryer is just smaller.
Load More Replies...I use mine all the time and it makes eating fries so much healthier
Yup. We have a Ninja Foodi with 2 drawers and it. is. awesome. The best fries I have ever had, does meat really well (the little bit of fat on pork chops gets CRISPY, y'all) and it is (usually) dead simple to clean. Ours has a permanent place on our kitchen island. We love love love it.
Anyone looking for an airfryer idea here's one: Get your green beans they have to be fresh and coat them in oil like vegetable but anyone works, Also I recommend steak seasoning but you can use your favorite, the seasoning has to be mixed with the oil and you can put in as much as you want. I leave mine for about 7 minutes on 400 but would recommend you do It a bit lower if it's your time making it because of cooking differences.
Also don't do the whole bag, do smaller portions.
Load More Replies...overrated, it's just a small convection oven. "Fryer" is misleading. Unless you paint the stuff with oil first, it's literally just a convection oven. Chips without oil is depressing, may as well just eat plain roast potatos then.
It's a small overn, heats up faster and the basket will let air travel through a batch of fries cooking them faster and crispier than a normal oven could. It uses less energy because of it. And it doesn't have to be doused with oil at all to work. I don't get why on Earth people van have such negative feelings about a time and energy saving appliance.
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Filtered water. Bought a Brita when I got my house, can't stand the taste of tap water now. But filtered? Love it.
But the price of new filters! The price increases we’re seeing in groceries and pet food I simply cannot justify buying them for my Brita jug.
Buy compatible cartridges. They are way way cheaper.
Load More Replies...Brita does nothing, absolutely nothing. If the quality of your tap water is decent (not even good) you don’t need anything. A simple filter if the water if especially sandy.
I bought a brita because our water is a little hard and thought it might help the taste. I must say I found it difficult to tell the difference. I reckon in a blind test I'd just be guessing. Didn't bother with it once the filters it came with wore out.
Load More Replies...I prefer water straight from the tap I like something to chew on when I'm drinking my water!
I bought a zero filter and it's better than the Brita. Admittedly the filters are expensive but it's worth it to have water that doesn't taste of iron, chlorine, or any manner of other flavor that water should not have.
i love hard water but everywhere just has such iron-y water it's so sour and gross. Even with a brita filter I have to add baking soda to make tap water drinkable. It's so frustrating. I grew up on a well and it was the sweetest nicest water even though it was hard enough to stand on XD
Being originally from a big city most of my 65 years, I now have the luxury of a bubbling artesian well that we draw our house water from. Yes, it's still filtered to get out the odd impurities but it's the coldest, cleanest water I've ever had. Sad that a lot of people will never even get clean water let alone what we have here on the mountain. :(
I prefer a filter that attaches underneath the sink. $35, and it's rated for 2 years. Water tastes great.
Massages.
People who are dealing with trauma in their bodies might have an aversion to physical touch.
Load More Replies...I never had one until I was over 40. My new wife encouraged me to try her massage therapist. I was uncomfortable at first, but treasure my time now. I’d go twice a week if we could afford it. Although part of the trick is to find the right therapist. I’ve had to see other LMT’s in a pinch, and they just don’t compare.
As a massage therapist, I approve. Massages changed my life and I've been making a living as a therapist for 21 years...It's simply the most incredible job I've ever imagined having!
Only by a licensed physical therapist. Otherwise, it doesn't really do anything.
I got myself a deep tissue massage yesterday, I was oblivious to how much tension I had in my back until the therapist worked it out. I also have foot and leg problems, having my calves and ankles massaged is heavenly~
Reasonable exercise.
If you're going crazy and overexerting yourself, yeah I think that puts a lot of people off exercising at all because you're doing more than your current level of fitness can handle, but once you start doing regular low-impact exercise appropriate to your level of fitness like walking or swimming you realise you feel so much better doing it and so much worse/less energetic when you don't for a day.
I'm going through this realisation right now.
I need a personal trainer to come to my house, hold a gun to my head, and tell me to run for my life, because that is the only way anyone could probably get me to exercise.
Something I learned in therapy to accomplish this is to start with the smallest possible step; for me, it's walking around the parking lot before I get into my car, after I get off work. Or on non-work days, when it's likely I'm at home and it's much harder to get going, putting on my walking/boxing shoes. They're very small steps, but they ARE steps, which are always better than no steps.
i want to be a person who has an easy time exercising, who enjoys it, but nah. a large part of it is that i do have physical limitations, and exercise is always going to be hard for me. even when i do it regularly, like three days a week, i don't get stronger, and i only build minimal stamina from it.
and this is why everyone hates HS P. E. Especially the mile. You can fail the mile run. Like who thought of this? 10 minutes is an A, 15 is a B, I'm pretty sure 20 is a C, and any more than that I'm pretty sure you fail. There's not much warming up to the mile either. (I highly doubt I'll have to participate in PE anymore, hyperventilating makes me a higher risk to have a seizure)
I saw a news story saying that many people thought sports weren't for them because PE overemphasizes the competitive aspect rather than having fun. So there were these classes for adults to have fun and learn new sports and get exercise
Load More Replies...So much this! I have fibromyalgia, and at the start of diagnosis you are generally in a flare-up so you think exercise will make things worse, and it sort of does, because you are in a flare-up! But getting 20miuntes of exercise a day really helps you avoid the flare-ups, or at least ride them out. I began taking two aqua aerobics classes a week and it was amazing. Then I had to top for 6 weeks because of a surgery I had. The pain (and then anxiety) came back within a week. Now I'm back to it and have even begun a third, plus a walking group on another day and I am in the best shape since before I was diagnosed and I feel great. If I have to miss a day, it is easier on me because I have the other days to ride it out.
For me, it’s noise-canceling headphones.
I can't do it... Too paranoid .. always need at least one ear without a headphone..
Yeah, I always turn the noise cancelling off on my headphones. Not only does it drain the battery faster, but I want to be able to hear what's going on around me. Several months ago, my Mom took a bad tumble and broke some bones. If I had the noise cancelling on, I might not have heard her. It's frustrating that it's nearly impossible to find decent headphones that AREN'T noise cancelling.
Load More Replies...no i cant silence drives me crazy i dont like nope not gonna happen
I have to disagree. I need to be totally aware of what's happening around me
Hygiene products that work well for you specifically instead of just using whatever. My hair is so much better since I made a point to use the right type of shampoo and conditioner for me.
The right products for my rosacea prone skin makes so much difference.
I bought a $90 "beauty pillow" that encourages back sleeping or lets you side sleep in a way that doesn't smoosh your face. I am a vain b***h and I take that thing on all my trips. My weird forehead wrinkles disappeared.
I bought what was stated as "Satin" on the last pillow case I bought and the tag on it read "100% Polyester" #@%&!
Back in 2001 I started sleeping with a Baby Boppy for a pillow. Haven't woken up with a stiff neck since then.
Being bilingual. I live in Canada, my native language is French (Acadian, not Quebec), my education is French, but the entire damned city is English along with most of the rest of the province except for a bit of Cape Breton and Clare on the souther shore. I learned English when I moved to Halifax at age 4, and now, I can communicated with *checks list* f*****g everyone in the country.
Even better when multilingual. I speak 6 languages and enjoy so much switching from one to another.
Zair's no canada like french canada, it's ze best canada in ze land! (sing with me!) . Agreed, having many languages is useful. I have two but I can do rudimentary in three others, and I'm trying to learn two additional, total would be seven. Sample: As je/jy mij/my nie/t glo, hier is Afrikaans/Nederlands; Und hier is Deutsch, eine kleine bisschen; et maintenant une exemple en Français, mais je pens j'ai utiliser la incorrect mot pour "one"; а тут немного русского, но мой русский туристический русский.
Listening to music. Started listening to music in 1997, on my grandmother's small tv screen, watching MTV music videos then later on at home with a player, then a discman, then the first iPod, several other mp3 players and since 2016 with my Spotify account. I can't not listen to music, I discover new songs everyday and rediscovered others like lately : LMFAO songs.
At the peak of itunes, if I put every single piece of music I had on a playlist, it would play for TWO WEEKS without repeating anything. I try not to think of how much money I spent in those years of buying absurd amounts of classical music and metal albums.
Classical music, & Metal... Pretty eclectic tastes. I think we can be friends.
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Load More Replies...The amount of storage on my phone for my Spotify account literally takes up 8gigs. I listen to music from clock in to clock out during my working hours. I always have music playing
So started listening to music in about 1980 (yes old)... 45 LP, 33 LP, cassette, CD, DVD music videos, MTV, Napster, Limewire, iTunes.. I have paid MANY times for the same tracks.
I thought I didn't like music. Then I shared a house with my brother who put the radio on (on a non-mainstream/commercial station) every morning and I realised I just didn't like the music most of my peers listened to. Now I am obsessed and I listen to a vast range of genres. Don't understand how I lived without it for so long (basically until I was 24).
Quality underwear / socks.
minus33 has the best warm socks if you wanna try them.
Load More Replies...Snag tights have started to sell underwear. Great knickers up to about size 34 UK.
Ooh! I recently bought three pairs of tights from them!
Load More Replies...Actual fresh fish.. which you have never had from the grocery store.. worked on boats and had cod haddock etc that never touched a freezer... omg.. i almost wish i didnt know this.. because i can never again eat grocery store fish.. it's so gross and tasteless !
Yes! Popping down to the wharf 5 minutes away and catching dinner or fresh scallops during the season.
Also chicken that has just been killed before preparing it. Still has all its juices and is tasty and tender.
Ive been taking more vitamin d, with magnesium and vitamin k2 beforehand to help absorption, took away my lumbar back pain entirely.
Well. If you have a deficiency in any of these, it *would* help. These are still vitamins your body needs. K in particular is something that helps with rebuilding nerves.
Load More Replies...I'm on vitamin D because I have a deficiency. Something that has helped me, was Migrelief. I was on a medication that caused me severe headaches and sometimes migraines, and it was recommended by my doctor to take Migrelief. It helped a lot, I was having less headaches in general. I'm not on that medication anymore so I don't need it. I highly recommend it if needed. I took mine once a day at the same time as my other meds
When the pain is caused by an actual problem with your spine, things like this will not work.
Not necessarily. I take magnesium because I get restless leg syndrome as a symptom of my fibromyalgia I guarantee that it helps with that, as I can tell the pain is different from my other pain and is eased within 20 minutes. Vitamin D is not something I've heard of for helping with pain, but I do take it because my bloods showed I was low in it. Not familiar with k2.
Load More Replies...Heated car seats. fappyday replied: I live in Florida and thought I'd never use them. Then I discovered that you can turn your passenger seat warmer on to keep your fast food hot. Never going back.
THIS!! I am so excited to be buying a new car next week from my uncle that I could never afford if I had to pay retail. It has heated and cooled seats, leather, huge moonroof-I cannot wait!!
Fresh honey and Maple syrup.
don't forget different types of honey! There's different flavors depending on what type of flowers the bee keepers provide. They can end up different colors too!
I wish we had access to cheaper real maple syrup in Australia, though obvious why not and I hate the food miles to get it to me. I did buy some wattle-seed syrup recently which is extremely nice.
Recliner lounges. My housemate had one and it’s ruined me forever.
I move too often, and they're too bulky. I need something that disassembles easily.
As someone of small stature with fairly weak legs, I don't like using them. I usually just lie on my stomach on the couch as it is better for my back and leg pain.
Yep, never use my couch anymore. I will probably never have to buy another one.
A fully adjustable bed. Sleeping flat is for the peasants lmao.
My husband and I bought a king size temper pedic mattress with an adjustable base. I no longer wake up with any back pain.
Video games.
Started in 1983 before I had reliable memories of anything. It's been a daily obsession since then.
NO FRICKIN WAY ITS AN XBOX 360 CONTROLLER BUT WHY ARENT THEY ON
YouTube premium. Ads suck and unlike ad blocker, this still supports the creators.
Does it bother anyone else that some of the videos sneak in 90 second ads by the hosts? I'm growing increasingly resentful about it.
I signed up at $9.99 per month, it slowly rose to 13.99 over the years. Still worth it, but the price creep is hard to justify.
someone's gotta pay to get the developers to put more and more ads to us non premium folks.
Load More Replies...I've had it for a few years now, and every time I see a YouTube ad somewhere else, it's so jarring. In my head I'm just thinking "wait, YouTube has ads???"
BRAVE (the browser). IT'S FREE Y'ALL. I HAVEN'T WATCHED A YOUTUBE AD IN A YEAR
best thing, all the things you want to watch, no ads, oh and grab sponsor block take back your tube
Business Class "pod" air travel. If you're stepping on a plane and turning right, it's going to be a long day.
I flew trans Atlantic earlier this year, business class (with pods) both ways and it was a bit underwhelming. It wasn’t as amazing as I thought it would be - I can’t really pinpoint why. Partly because it was a short flight for trans Atlantic, I think (5 hours). On longer hauls I think it would be much better. I did enjoy it, don’t get me wrong, just not as much as I anticipated.
If you don’t have a dedicated ramp and need to turn left when entering, change your airline.
I know! My work would always fly us business class if we travel internationally and I got so spoiled I save money to afford it when I travel.
Smartphone. I had a dumb flip-phone for way too long.
Honestly, a couple of years ago, I would have agreed. But... Since being diagnosed with cancer, priorities change. It is a giant waste of what little time I have left.
You're right, of course. I hope you can enjoy what time you have here, and that you outlive the diagnosis.
Load More Replies...Flip phones aren't dumb. It depends on what you want a phone for. I want to make calls, receive call, and have call waiting. I'm tired of cell-phone zombies.
Mechanical keyboards.
It's an awesome experience! I ordered a DasKeyboard with no letters printed on the keys. Keeps my kids from using my computer! Woo Hoo!
Mechanical computer keyboards use springs instead silicone or rubber to bounce the keys back into place. I don’t have one, but it really is a better typing experience.
Mechanical keyboard? As in piano or harpsichord? I agree there, need proper mechanical feedback to get top sound quality. Or do you mean typewriter?
Computer keyboard. They feel better and give proper feedback as to when you've actually pressed a key.
Load More Replies...A truck. I’m a newish homeowner that doesn’t often ask for help and the truck is super handy.
I have horses, so especially would love one! Maybe my next vehicle, but totally agree.
When I had horses I used to have to pay to get them to competitions. Luckily, as few people from the barn were going to the same show, so we could split the cost.
Load More Replies...I have been dreaming of a Holden S or SX ute since they came out when I was a teenager. Unlikely I will have a reason to buy one for a long time though.
snow tires. Finally had enough to buy them last year, and it's a game changer.
I wish! But sadly a lot of the snowiest places are also the safest for being queer so... snow tires/chains it is! XD
Load More Replies...I had all-season tires. It was such a pain changing from summer to snow.
Zojirushi rice cooker. I eat perfectly cooked rice every day now.
I also have one and love it! Perfect brown rice and also great for steel-cut oats. Living at high altitude where water boils at 198F (92C) which makes cooking anything with boiling water somewhat challenging.
Yes! I have one and I won’t go back to my old rice cooker. In fact I got rid of it.
My rice comes out perfectly every time in a regular saucepan, since I learned the one-knuckle depth of water method.
Slurpee’s, I made it over 32 years of existence without one, and then one day a disc golf bet was made for a slurpee which lead to having one and now I’m hooked.
I never got them past childhood until I was in my mid 30s. They are now a summertime road trip requirement.
I've only had one once or twice. I could never justify the cost as a teen, or even now really. Have had Macca's $1 frozen coke in summer a few more times though. My sister is obsessed though. She got a few 'bring a cup day' slurpees.
They sell refillable cups now! It's less than a dollar for a refill and it saves a lot of wasted plastic. Plus they don't condensate. Game changer
Had dated a woman in New Hampshire, USA and I had mentioned a frozen Coke during a conversation. She seriously had no idea what I was talking about. We went to a 7-11 and introduced her to slushies. I couldn't believe she had never experienced the cold goodness of the beverage. Now I want one.
Five meals a day.
Why stop at five? Breakfast, elevenses, lunch, threesies, tea and supper. :D
"I only have one meal per day. It starts when I wake up." Sorry, couldn't resist....
I'm at the other end of the spectrum. One meal a day. Lost tons of weight, energy increased, sleep is better. Life changing.
One meal a day is not enough stop promoting eating disorders
Load More Replies...My industrial strength hair dryer.
I don't even own a hairdryer! My sister is always surprised when she stays over and asks to borrow one.
It ruined many a Druish princess. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vFWzQVrwpY
Good makeup.
Right!?! OMG, the amount of times I even get asked about it gets extremely old 🤦♀️ I even started beauty school & on my 2nd day, which we were learning about specialized skin treatments, one of the instructors told the class that psoriasis is a fungus. I immediately shot my hand up to counter it, but she didn't call on me. When she got close to where I was sitting, I pointed out that psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder not a fungus... to which she replied, "I know." I was so shocked & angry that I couldn't find it in me to continue learning amongst liars, especially when their lies affect me & so many others. It still makes me mad years later because those students have gone into their profession with completely false information & are going to refuse services to people - who are not contagious - because of those lies.
Load More Replies...Name brand Kraft Mac n cheese.
I stir Trappey’s Red Devil hot sauce into mine. It's a mellow children’s-strength blast of Cajun deliciousness that gets absorbed into the melted cheese
Nicotine.
Are you talking about nicotine being evil, or them being evil? But yes, nicotine can be a very evil drug
Load More Replies...I don't know about "can't live without", but I always make spaghetti using Filipino Sweet Spaghetti Sauce now. It is just so much better than the normal, Italian spaghetti sauce. If I am outside my home and get offered "regular" spaghetti sauce I will eat it, but in my home, only Filipino Spaghetti sauce for the past 2 years.
"It is just so much better than the normal, Italian spaghetti sauce." that's a bold statement
I have several Pinoy friends and never knew what spaghetti was until I had some of theirs. Keep in mind, I had thought I perfected my red sauce over the years to the point everyone wanted me to make it anytime there was a group activity. But the addition of Banana Sauce (Jufran) elevated my game so much. I just use cheap canned/jarred spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, canned diced or whole tomatoes , diced onions, garlic, basil, a little sugar, various dried spices, pasta water, white wine or beer, and half a jar of Banana Sauce. Thank you to my Pinoy friends for this addition!!
Airpods.
I was skeptical till I discovered I can listen to someone rambling on a telesales call while typing and doing my work without having to sit like a muppet holding my phone against my head for an hour AND without getting spaghetti cable effect in my bag.
Social media.
I’d rather be without. I deleted my Twitter account, FB is on the next chopping block
supported. Twitter is now a cesspool for the right, and FB is just toxic fake news.
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Texting is better than the sewer pit that is social media.
Load More Replies...Power windows on your car. Car alarms that lock/unlock doors. Cell phones. Microwave ovens. Vaccines. (yes, I'm old)
I still would get manual windows if I could - mechanical window workings are less breakage prone than electrical ones and easier to fix.
Load More Replies...Am I the only one who thinks most of these require a sometimes large monetary output?
You're totally right. Went back and read them, and almost everyone required one big investment and/or regular smaller investments - except maybe blackout curtains, good sex, and garlic. I'd include afternoon naps, but that assumes one has a certain lifestyle that allows for that
Load More Replies...Bone conducting headphones. Earbuds hurt the insides of my ears (even the smallest rubber tips hurts after less than an hour) and the big over the ear type hurts the outside of my ear. Wireless bone conduction headphones are expensive, but I've used them almost daily for years, so the money was well worth it.
Oh! I didn't know this was a thing! Headphones hurt my ears too but I always thought it was something I would just have to deal with! I'm going to have to look into bone conducting headphones now. Thanks!
Load More Replies...Power windows on your car. Car alarms that lock/unlock doors. Cell phones. Microwave ovens. Vaccines. (yes, I'm old)
I still would get manual windows if I could - mechanical window workings are less breakage prone than electrical ones and easier to fix.
Load More Replies...Am I the only one who thinks most of these require a sometimes large monetary output?
You're totally right. Went back and read them, and almost everyone required one big investment and/or regular smaller investments - except maybe blackout curtains, good sex, and garlic. I'd include afternoon naps, but that assumes one has a certain lifestyle that allows for that
Load More Replies...Bone conducting headphones. Earbuds hurt the insides of my ears (even the smallest rubber tips hurts after less than an hour) and the big over the ear type hurts the outside of my ear. Wireless bone conduction headphones are expensive, but I've used them almost daily for years, so the money was well worth it.
Oh! I didn't know this was a thing! Headphones hurt my ears too but I always thought it was something I would just have to deal with! I'm going to have to look into bone conducting headphones now. Thanks!
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