Re: Moving out
Re: Moving out now, regarding time and timer apps, I am on android. Sure, I can always say OK google, 3 minute timer and it will just set it up quickly and efficiently, But is there any other apps you can recommend for this that are more tailored towards the blind? I also thought of getting a talking all in one device similar to this one but if software can replace it, then I am all up for that.and also, what do you use to measure things? preferably if it does have the metric system because imperial is just a nightmare I never lived with plus no one uses it in this country. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/466589/#p466589 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Moving out
Re: Moving out now, regarding time and timer apps, I am on android. Sure, I can always say OK google, 3 minute timer and it will just set it up quickly and efficiently, But is there any other apps you can recommend for this that are more tailored towards the blind? I also thought of getting a talking all in one device similar to this oneand also, what do you use to measure things? preferably if it does have the metric system because imperial is just a nightmare I never lived with plus no one uses it in this country. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/466589/#p466589 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out now, regarding time and timer apps, I am on android. Sure, I can always say OK google, 3 minute timer and it will just set it up quickly and efficiently, But is there any other apps you can recommend for this that are more tailored towards the blind? I also thought of getting a talking all in one device similar to this oneand also, what do you use to measure things? preferably if it does have the metric system because imperial is just a nightmare I never lived with plus no one uses it in this country. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/459150/#p459150 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I generally try to have a good mix of meat, fish, and veggies at the same time. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/458994/#p458994 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out well, so this is coming closer and closer every day. There has been just too much going on in these last days that I am a bit overwhelmed. Nothing bad, its just that there is more and more paid work to do, I have participated in two big local music festivals, composed some, rehearsed some more, met some people, trained harder towards my 10k run, and so on and so on... its just and very thankfully, life at an intense point.I went with my bro to check out the apartment before the official handover date. Since we live now in a quite large space, it was somewhat unsettling to realize that there just wasn't going to be that much more room anymore, since it would be just two of us plus our adorable dog. Still, I think we are going strong. The first thing I need to do is to find acoustic treatment for one of the rooms in the apartment which is to become a small studio. This can take some time so moving is probably postponed a bit. We have had most providers such as internet and the like already pinned, and also went and measured most stuff to see what we can take out and leave from where we are currently, but there is still lots of decisions to be made and so on. I think I have now got nearly everything I need to become fully independent as far as gadgets and such, though I will still need to go and explore the neighborhood some more. Thankfully, family has been very supportive as well. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/458983/#p458983 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Moving out
Re: Moving out well, so this is coming closer and closer every day. There has been just too much going on in these last days that I am a bit overwhelmed. Nothing bad, its just that there is more and more paid work to do, I have participated in two big local music festivals, composed some, rehearsed some more, met some people, trained harder towards my 10k run, and so on and so on... its just and very thankfully, life at an intense point.I went with my bro to check out the apartment before the official entitlement and settling date. Since we live now in a quite large space, it was somewhat unsettling to realize that there just wasn't going to be that much more room anymore, since it would be just two of us plus our adorable dog. Still, I think we are going strong. The first thing I need to do is to find acoustic treatment for one of the rooms in the apartment which is to become a small studio. THis can take some time so moving is probably postponed a bit. We have had most providers such as internet and the like already pinned, and also went and measured most stuff to see what we can take out and leave from where we are currently, but there is still lots of decisions to be made and so on. I think I have now got nearly everything I need to become fully independent as far as gadgets and such, though I will still need to go and explore the neighborhood some more. Thankfully, family has been very supportive as well. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/458983/#p458983 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Moving out
Re: Moving out well, so this is coming closer and closer every day. There has been just too much going on in these last days that I am a bit overwhelmed. Nothing bad, its just that there is more and more paid work to do, I have participated in two big local music festivals, composed some, rehearsed some more, met some people, trained harder towards my 10k run, and so on and so on... its just and very thankfully, life at an intense point.I went with my bro to check out the apartment. Since we live now in a quite large space, it was somewhat unsettling to realize that there just wasn't going to be that much more room anymore, since it would be just two of us plus our adorable dog. Still, I think we are going strong. The first thing I need to do is to find acoustic treatment for one of the rooms in the apartment which is to become a small studio. We have had most providers such as internet and the like already pinned, and also went and measured most stuff to see what we can take out and leave from where we are currently, but there is still lots of decisions to be made and so on. I think I have now got nearly everything I need to become fully independent as far as gadgets and such, though I will still need to go and explore the neighborhood some more. Thankfully, family has been very supportive as well. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/458983/#p458983 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Moving out
Re: Moving out well, so this is coming closer and closer every time. There has been just too much going on in these last days that I am a bit overwhelmed. Nothing bad, its just that there is more and more paid work to do, I have participated in two big local music festivals, composed some, rehearsed some more, met some people, trained harder towards my 10k run, and so on and so on... its just and very thankfully, life at an intense point.I went with my bro to check out the apartment. Since we live now in a quite large space, it was somewhat unsettling to realize that there just wasn't going to be that much more room anymore, since it would be just two of us plus our adorable dog. Still, I think we are going strong. The first thing I need to do is to find acoustic treatment for one of the rooms in the apartment which is to become a small studio. We have had most providers such as internet and the like already pinned, and also went and measured most stuff to see what we can take out and leave from where we are currently, but there is still lots of decisions to be made and so on. I think I have now got nearly everything I need to become fully independent as far as gadgets and such, though I will still need to go and explore the neighborhood some more. Thankfully, family has been very supportive as well. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/458983/#p458983 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out As regards colour identifyers, my lady has a dedicated device which is more accurate than phone programs, albeit also more expensive too. Myself, I've always had enough vision to separate whites from coloureds so never had the problem. My electric steamer is a wonderful thing. It has a base where you pour the water, and dishes which slot on the top, we mostly use it for vedgitables but it will also do fish and other things too. There are only two rather silly hings, firstly, you need to fill the bottom with boiling water which takes finger measuring, and secondly, the dishes have an annoying habbit of falling to bits and we need to buy some more, then again its been used a hell of a lot. As regards getting things out of boiling water, it depends upon what your doing. When I used to make Pasta on the hob, I simply emptied the hole pan into a colander which worked pretty well. For teabags and such I can use a tea spoon. With eggs, the electric egg boiler helps, though failing that a large spoon and care is good. The one thing that can be a pain is when I've slow cooked a joint of meat in the slow cooker, since you need to cover it with water, and I've had some hilarious points trying to extract that from the pot, including one rather funny occasion when i was chasing a glased ham around the surface which looked very slap stick . In those sorts of cases its just a matter of finding good sturdy utensels, being careful, not panicking and being able to laugh things off when they go wrong . URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450570/#p450570 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out 45, I tend to use Tap Tap See more then the color identifier, since it gives you more accurate descriptions and I have lots of T-Shirt with printed drawings on them and I'm not always able to distinguish one another. However, I think that the washable tags are a great idea. Also, if you whash everything at 30 40 degrees, you should encounter no problem with colours, I infact put colored and white stuff together all the time and make the loundry at this temperature and I never had any problem. But, if you need to clean something really dirty, better to divide them. Also, I recomend you buy one of those plastic things that keep your socks together in the washing machine, it can be tricky to pair them after the washing if they are too similar. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450561/#p450561 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out 43, I tend to use Tap Tap See more then the color identifier, since it gives you more accurate descriptions and I have lots of T-Shirt with printed drawings on them and I'm not always able to distinguish one another. However, I think that the washable tags are a great idea. Also, if you whash everything at 30 40 degrees, you should encounter no problem with colours, I infact put colored and white stuff together all the time and make the loundry at this temperature and I never had any problem. But, if you need to clean something really dirty, better to divide them. Also, I recomend you buy one of those plastic things that keep your socks together in the washing machine, it can be tricky to pair them after the washing if they are too similar. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450561/#p450561 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out 1. oil and water never mix, I learned that young2. The very nice thing about this country is that usually wherever you go, and if you happen to show some independence and so on, people are very social and they would very much like to talk to you in 90% of the cases. This has happened at the gym as described here with my trainers and other staff, so its just a very positive and wonderful experience all around. Once you become a regular at some place, people will rather quickly like to know more about you and so on, so the friendship and social aspects really aren't a biggie for me. Of course i have suffered several setbacks and ugly surprises form people (some of them were not intentional) but in here most people are ready to help in a good way.Regarding passwords and such I do recommend lastpass way a lot, their mechanism is just very well thought out, futuristic, and of course very secure and convenient.Oh I remember the unhealthful eating days at school since i did live on my own there too for some years. I would buy stuff and tried to replace the very tasteless food from there. Thankfully that all has ended. Nice colander idea! I always wondered how you would get things out of boiling water, and that is a bit of a shame on me because I did take a basic blind cooking class. Anyway, moving day is a month or so from now, so I still have some practice time to sneak in.3. I very much prefer salads over cooked vegetables, (cooked ones tend to lose a great deal of their nutrients) but of course a steamer is a very good idea for just about anything, including boiled eggs now that I think about it. Regarding organization, I do this at home all the time. Which is one of my brother's bugs which accompany his software release, haha. He normally likes to leave stuff just all piled up, thrown out in a mess, though if you insist he will thankfully put his own stuff in the right place. Thanks for the clothes information, that was going to be a next question. Now, I wonder how useful the color identifier in phones is, though jeans and black normally match with absolutely everything and other apps such as be my eyes or just a quick video call to a friend or family (again, social aspect) proves helpful. Not sure if washer tablets are that common here, but I will research some more. Another idea for labeling always confusing stuff was to get washable nfc tags as my phone has native support for recording and playing back nfc voice memosprobably a luxury, but well. No more questions for now URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450505/#p450505 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Glad your heading somewhere nice. I've not heard of those boiling pad things. over here a common item among blind people is the liquid level indicator, this is a small hook like device you can put on the edge of a cup which bleeps when liquid gets to the top, and is handy for pouring drinks, though less useful in cooking and something I'd regard more as a convenience than a ncessity (I can and have done without one, especially when pouring hot water into my cafetiere to make proper coffee, btw, ironically I'm quite a fan of Columbian coffee . As I said earlier in this topic, I would also recommend a good pair of chef's oven gloves, these are what I use put stuff in and out of the oven, and back when we had a working hobb I used them to position stuff on the top as well. Depending upon your food preferences, I'd also suggest looking into a steamer for preparing vegitables, and maybe a wok as well for doing stir fries, since both provide really nice healthy options for making vegetables, though I confess as someone who really likes cooked vedgitables and can't stand salad, these are probably more critical for me than for some. Depending upon your level of sight and who is responsible for the laundry, you could also consider a colour identifyer for sorting clothes, I'd also suggest looking at using washer tablets or the like rather than messing around with soap powder. lastly, be careful about where you store things and matters such as tidiness. As a blind person, it helps to know where things go, this isn't something sighted people have to worry about, yet it can cause havoc say if tins or pots or the like are in the wrong place or if someone leaves something lying on the floor as a trip hazard. Not that you need to be a neet freek about it (I'm certainly not), its just something to be aware of along with general issues of personal space and so on. I actually found this aspect of things quite surprising with my lady, since I'd lived alone for a good long time, but within 24 hours of living in the same space we just clicked together, and we literally have never argued about where to put things or where someone has lost things, despite both of us being card carrying intraverts who like our own personal space, something which I honestly wouldn't have expected to be half as easy as it was, indeed one friend of mine said it was a to how perfect our marriage was that we both lived together in a one bedroom flat with two dogs and so little hassle. Still, I have plenty of friends, including my own brother whom I like very much, but who I certainly wouldn't ever try living with. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450469/#p450469 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out siria wrote:I remember once I tried to clean the oil with the water, I'll never do it again in my life.Whoa, I don't know what that means, but generally, oil and water do not mix. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450464/#p450464 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Hi!I moved out when I was 19 to go to university, and I didn't know anything! Didn't know how to kook, I knew just the basics of laundry, didn't know how to clean the floor... Well, that's still a problem sometimes ahah. I learned everything through trial and error and google. I remember once I tried to clean the oil with the water, I'll never do it again in my life.At first I was alone. Well, I lived in a student house with 7 floors and lots of people, but since I'm very picky about people, I literally spent one year talking just with my friends on my phone in my little bedroom. It was very depressing. Then, I left university for another school and I changed the city. I lived alone for another year in a rented house on my own, I made some friends through rpgs and everything started going fine. I've changed 2 other houses since then, I even had a home sharing experience that I didn't like both for lack of privacy and for hypocrit home mates who said that they where ok with me taking a guide dog and, when he arrived, they called the lord to throw me out. All I can tell you is be propositive. Go out, talk to people, find people you want around you. Choose a house that's well connected with public transports, you don't want sighted people to accompany you everywhere because that lessens your indipendence and makes them less inclined toward you... They can say that's not a problem, but it will come a day when they are tired or who knows what and having you on their shoulder could create uncomfortable situations. Move also a lot on foot and don't be afraid to ask people what's around you, knowing well your surroundings is useful both for well, simply knowing what possibilities you have around you and for your sighted friends if they come visit you at home. It's also useful when you drink too much and you get lost, so you can ask people to point you in the direction you want to go and, if they don't know where's the street you're looking for, they might know the restaurant nearby or the gas station on the other side and they can help you.As for food... I come from Italy, so we do a lot of pasta, rice, meat, fish, vegetables. I'm lazy so I kook only the minimalistic dishes, but, if you want to survive, I suggest you get a pot, a pan, a microwave and a timer app on your phone. With the pot is easy to boil things so to make pasta, boiled eggs, boiled vegetables that you can garnish with sauces etc. You just need to learn the sound of the water boiling, it will become easy after a few times, then throw your food in the pot, put on a timer and wait for it to ring. It's better if you have a colander with hendels that you can insert in your pot, so, when you have to get the food out of the water, you just need to get the colander out of the pot and the food will be already dried with no dangers connected to the boiling water. In the pen, it's easy to kook meat or fish or grilled bread with the help of a simple fork to turn the food before it burns. Again, let the timer simplify the job for you. With the microwave, you can easily make tea or milk for breakfast, and you can also kook some premade dishes that are expensive but worth the price if you're hungry and tired. You can also get food from the food delivery service, though it's not so healthy most of the time and it can get very expensive - trust me, when I had the home sharing experience, I didn't want to kook in the dirty kitchen my mates always left, so I learned how to maximize the delivery from chinese restaurants... I ordered 20€ of dishes on monday and I used to survive until Sunday ahahah.For the bills, I too have set automatic payments and electronic bills, and I manage all my banking aspects through my banking app. If you'll decide for this, keep your password safe, so not to blame yourself for 3 days if someone happens to steal your phone like it happened to me. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450463/#p450463 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Dark wrote:You can even get small electric egg boilers which both heat the water and boil the eggs for youwill probably look into these if I become too lazy lol, thanks.I'm not sure what a boiling control disk is or why you need rubber pads for stuff exactly, though as I said I'd strongly recommend good oven gloves, and maybe whatever appliances your comfortable with. IN terms of grills, I'd recommend consider getting one with removable plates, especially if you are getting a dishwasher, since otherwise cleaning it can be quite difficult.the rubber pads are just nice useful things to have to open those hardly sealed jars and so on, its more a convenience thing, plus family appreciates some too. A boiling control disk rattles when water begins to boil as a sound alert, and it apparently prevents things from boiling over and spilling in the process. I was shown this in the U.s. at school and thought it was genius. There was also a stick which allowed you to push and pull things in and out of the oven rather remotely, any idea what that is called?Thanks also for the dishwasher and billing tips. I use online banking a lot so no troubles there. regarding shopping: for some reason, Colombia has had this intriguing tendency to become a first plus world country (even though its social and politic conflicts will never allow it to be if it does not change) and so we are now having stuff from automated shopping delivery apps to supermarkets having a terribly inefficient ordering catalog and system online and everything in between. One noble idea is one site that is subscription based which delivers basic food products straight out from local farms every two weeks so fresh stuff is guaranteed and on time. Getting help for me has not been that much of an issue either. Hoovering. I think that is not going to be much of an issue since I do this almost weekly. Brother is sighted, so he could chime in from time to time to let me know where i have gone wrong and so on, but as we will be getting some new stuff I will let you know if I come across something worthwhile. I think the one we have does cope alright with dog hair, even though our 12 pound urban free-ranging cutie does not spill so much. Regarding your last piece of advice, that is actually one of the things I actually most like about where i will be. I do have already friends there nearby, everything that you can think of is close by, including a big supermarket, hospital, the university from which I graduated, bakeries, and so on.Its about time for me to head out to the torturous gym leg routine, so I will leave it here for now. Thanks a lot for the information which surely instills confidence. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450404/#p450404 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Dark wrote:You can even get small electric egg boilers which both heat the water and boil the eggs for youwill probably look into these if I become too lazy lol, thanks.I'm not sure what a boiling control disk is or why you need rubber pads for stuff exactly, though as I said I'd strongly recommend good oven gloves, and maybe whatever appliances your comfortable with. IN terms of grills, I'd recommend consider getting one with removable plates, especially if you are getting a dishwasher, since otherwise cleaning it can be quite difficult.the rubber pads are just nice useful things to have to open those hardly sealed jars and so on, its more a convenience thing, plus family appreciates some too. A boiling control disk rattles when water begins to boil as a sound alert, and it apparently prevents things from boiling over and spilling in the process. I was shown this in the U.s. at school and thought it was genius. There was also a stick which allowed you to push and pull things in and out of the oven rather remotely, any idea what that is called?Thanks also for the dishwasher and billing tips. I use online banking a lot so no troubles there. regarding shopping: for some reason, Colombia has had this intriguing tendency to become a first plus world country (even though its social and politic conflicts will never allow it to be if it does not change) and so we are now having stuff from automated shopping delivery apps to supermarkets having a terribly inefficient ordering catalog and system online and everything in between. One noble idea is one site that is subscription based which delivers basic food products straight out from local farms every two weeks so fresh stuff is guaranteed and on time. Hoovering. I think that is not going to be much of an issue since I do this almost weekly. Brother is sighted, so he could chime in from time to time to let me know where i have gone wrong and so on, but as we will be getting some new stuff I will let you know if I come across something worthwhile. I think the one we have does cope alright with dog hair, even though our 12 pound urban free-ranging cutie does not spill so much. Regarding your last piece of advice, that is actually one of the things I actually most like about where i will be. I do have already friends there nearby, everything that you can think of is close by, including a big supermarket, hospital, the university from which I graduated, bakeries, and so on.Its about time for me to head out to the torturous gym leg routine, so I will leave it here for now. Thanks a lot for the information which surely instills confidence. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450404/#p450404 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out For hard boiled eggs, you can either do them in a pan with boiling water or even in the microwave if you have a microwavable pan. I've not done them for quite some time since usually when I do eggs we tend to have them scrambled, but its relatively easy as far as I remember, boil water, put water in pan, put pan in the microwave or on the hob if you prefer and heat for about three minutes.You can even get small electric egg boilers which both heat the water and boil the eggs for you, my mum has one but I don't really eat enough hard boiled eggs myself to matter. I'm not sure what a boiling control disk is or why you need rubber pads for stuff exactly, though as I said I'd strongly recommend good oven gloves, and maybe whatever appliances your comfortable with. IN terms of grills, I'd recommend consider getting one with removable plates, especially if you are getting a dishwasher, since otherwise cleaning it can be quite difficult.For a dishwasher, one thing to be careful with is cleaning the surfaces, because you can and will spill things. My brother has a dishwasher, and rarely does his surfaces, which has led to him having ants etc. For me, I wipe down the surfaces and dining table whenever I do the washing up with a combination of bleach and washing up liquid, which keeps them extremely clean. So, if your getting a washer be sure to get a good anti bacterial surface cleaner. As to bills, my best advice rather than messing with spreadsheets etc is to use your bank's own resources. As I said previously, I myself use telephone banking and actual human bank staff since I don't want my bank account online, but if your less squeamish about security than I am you could use online banking. This will provide you plenty of bank statements about outgoings and income. I would also strongly recommend setting up direct debits for any seriously major monthly bills such as rent, or whatever council tax or water rates you have in Colombia, plus, phone, mobile and internet. This way you can insure that bills are always paid on time, and always have an efficient method of tracking what your major outgoings are too. If your sharing with someone else, you can setup a debit to another person's account, or the other person can debit to you and then pay out, though obviously this will also depend upon your relationship with your brother. Either way direct debits are handy.For me the two banes of housework are shopping and hoovering. While I can do bits of shopping online, there isn't an efficient service, and sadly finding a supermarket with helpful staff is less easy than it sounds. Ironically my lady has a slightly better time shoppingg than I do, but such are the advantages of being tiny, female and pretty. Hoovering is also something I find a major pain, and we've not found an efficient way around, since between the noise and lack of spacial awareness on my part its not an easy business. I'd love to find a rovac that can cope with dog hair and be accessible to setup, I haven't heard of one as yet that would work, though I'm sure there are some out there (recommmendations appreciated). I'll also say these days, its bloody difficult to find appliances with honest to goodness knobs rather than inaccessible touch screens, its possible, but you'll probably have to look around quite a bit.Lastly, my one major piece of advice on living where you are, is be certain where your going and where your friends and interests are. Without restarting the hole social topic, lets just say that being blind, making new friends will never be easy, and if you get stuck somewhere where there's literally nothing of interest, it can be very hard to get out of it or find something else to do in your life. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450398/#p450398 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out hopefully I don't get slapped for thread necromancy! but this topic has had a very good, clean and worthwhile history that I would like to add a few things:For one, Its been amazingly helpful, especially since I will be in a similar situation pretty soon (will be moving out with my brother)and already got a few things as far as cooking goes:1. a set of rubber pads for jars and so on, 2. a talking thermometer which should prove useful for starting out or some specific recipes, and 3. what some call a boiling control diskThis I guess would prove useful too when making everything? I am interested specifically if anyone has had experience with hard boiled eggs since I happen to find them really convenient and really good before and after a workout and also good as a protein snack. I am working on finding out what grill would be good to get and if anyone can post any product links it would be much appreciated. And secondly, I think we can still keep on sharing some more information. I don't feel as nervous because I am not going to do this 100% alone, but keeping track of bills and the like is also a bit of a concern. Do any of you use spreadsheets and so on to keep expenses and earnings stabilized or in balance?also, we will have a dishwasher and I think the products I just mentioned, at least the disk is dishwasher safe so all good there. In regards to cleaning or cooking or whatever other products what else do you think is important?and out of curiosity, what is the most difficult thing you have found regarding living on your own as far as maintenance or preparation goes?ah, yes. I also had found this very nice site called blind grilling. Whoever manages their facebook page is a very kind individual as well. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450368/#p450368 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out hopefully I don't get slapped for thread necromancy! but this topic has had a very good, clean and worthwhile history that I would like to add a few things:For one, Its been amazingly helpful, especially since I will be in a similar situation pretty soon (will be moving out with my brother)and already got a few things as far as cooking goes:1. a set of rubber pads for jars and so on, 2. a talking thermometer which should prove useful for starting out or some specific recipes, and 3. what some call a boiling control diskThis I guess would prove useful too when making everything? I am interested specifically if anyone has had experience with hard boiled eggs since I happen to find them really convenient and really good before and after a workout and also good as a protein snack. I am working on finding out what grill would be good to get and if anyone can post any product links it would be much appreciated. And secondly, I think we can still keep on sharing some more information. I don't feel as nervous because I am not going to do this 100% alone, but keeping track of bills and the like is also a bit of a concern. Do any of you use spreadsheets and so on to keep expenses and earnings stabilized or in balance?also, we will have a dishwasher and I think the products I just mentioned, at least the disk is dishwasher safe so all good there. In regards to cleaning or cooking or whatever other products what else do you think is important?and out of curiosity, what is the most difficult thing you have found regarding living on your own as far as maintenance or preparation goes? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450363/#p450363 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out hopefully I don't get slapped for thread necromancy! but this topic has had a very good, clean and worthwhile history that I would like to add a few things:For one, Its been amazingly helpful, especially since I will be in a similar situation pretty soon (will be moving out with my brother)and already got a few things as far as cooking goes:1. a set of rubber pads for jars and so on, 2. a talking thermometer which should prove useful for starting out or some specific recipes, and 3. what some call a boiling control diskThis I guess would prove useful too when making everything? I am interested specifically if anyone has had experience with hard boiled eggs since I happen to find them really convenient and really good before and after a workout and also good as a protein snack. I am working on finding out what grill would be good to get and if anyone can post any product links it would be much appreciated. And secondly, I think we can still keep on sharing some more information. I don't feel as nervous because I am not going to do this 100% alone, but keeping track of bills and the like is also a bit of a concern. Do any of you use spreadsheets and so on to keep expenses and earnings stabilized or in balance?also, we will have a dishwasher and I think the products I just mentioned, at least the disk is dishwasher safe so all good there. In regards to cleaning what else do you think is important?and out of curiosity, what is the most difficult thing you have found regarding living on your own as far as maintenance or preparation goes? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/450363/#p450363 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @Fbc, I don't know about the electric frying pan, that's not something I've used myself, indeed for me tthe oven with gloves has always been easier, though if you have a wonky oven that makes sense. The one thing I would watch with something like pies is that they're cooked through, hence why the oven is a good idea Lots of grills and such just tend to do thinish things like steaks, bacon etc.If the grill you have is similar to the george Foreman its surface should be none stick anyway, so no need to add oil at all. Chicken if its like a chicken fillet you can do on the george, or if its more like a roast chicken or chicken in crumb I'd probably use the oven rather than try frying which is both easier and healthier. Actually that's what I'm doing for Mrs. dark and I this evening, some cajon chicken in crumb which I'll stick in the oven, along with some hash browns, and some vege done in my electric steamer. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=356078#p356078 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out well, so far, so good. we got my self a grill, it is a long shaped device, that has its plates built in. in the frunt, it has a small drip tray for greace, it is the lenth of the device, and since all the sides of the device is closed, and has raised edges. the frunt is the only part that does not have that lip, effect. thus, comes the drip tray in to play. the tray is removable and is semmi small. so it can easely be cleaned. the temp nob on the grill is a turn nob thing. now, i only have to figure out, if i must push it straight to max, and cook from there. and build my timings around there, or leave it half way. and go from there. my sister also got me a non stick electric frying pan. this thing has a sort of glass lid, but the pan is non stick, and nice and deep. so i think chicken wil be something nice to cook in there.i managed to get boath the devices manuals red, but, they seem rather simplistic. the only thing is,its gonna be trile and error from here on.I do admit, i'm a bit nervous. would any one of you guys be able to maybe, tell me. what can you cook in the frying pan, that cannot be done on the grill? I know that seems a bit obvious, but, i am learning alot from the most obvious details.I kind of love the frying pan since its nice and closed. and i think you can fry alot of things in there.as for the grill, hmm, I do wonder though.if i spray a little bit of spray and cook on its serfice, then, i wonder if pies can be cooked in them. My sister did say to me, she does not yet want me to use the oven, because its wonkey and not very stable.fair enough, so for now the frying pan, and grill will be my first items to experament withyep. a kettle is a jug type device with a little element inside. we commonly use it here to make tea, coffee, and those type a things. but, in a pinch u can use it to make 2 minute noodels. by using its boiling water to throw in a little dish and prepare the noodels and let them soak in there. boom, instant nice, unhealthy gratification. laughs. perfect for a instant fix. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=356076#p356076 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Though they're not exactly like the grilled cheese sandwiches with butter on both sides of the bread etc, one thing my lady and I use a lot are what are called toasty bags. These are small bags you put in the toaster, provided you have a relatively wide toaster (we bought one for this). You essentially just make a sandwich with cheese and ham or whatever you fancy, then slip it into the toasty bag and stick it in the toaster. It warms both the contents and the toast and though it isn't exactly the fried article it makes for a very nice breakfast. I always found myself that with a standard skillit its a little to easy to turn something twice by mistake, either that or cause disaster by dropping something, one reason why the george forman works so well. Generally the only thing I fried reliably was stir fry, and that because the size and shape of the wok made it easy to insure all the contents got cooked evenly and with the shape of the wok it was easy to insure everything stayed in the pan where it belonged, I also timed everything down to a nicety so I always knew what to put in where. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=356027#p356027 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I don't think you can see the bottom of a grilled cheese in the skillet, either? I guess you can see if it's browning all the way up the slice, at the right angle?It depends on the stove, the skillet, the temperature, the amount of butter... really I'd just flip it earlier than not, to be safe, maybe put butter in the skillet instead of on the bread directly. Just err on the side of haste.I don't like flipping things via spatula, either. For meat, I'd probably try stabbing it with a fork, or maybe using tongs. A spatula is not a tool which requires sight, but it does require confidence in your ability to balance something on a flat square long enough to lift and flip it, and that's unpleasant and I'll just use tongs, thanks.Deep-frying is just a matter of getting things in and out of boiling oil; what could possibly go wrong? But really, a deep-frier (or "Fry-daddy", as they're called Down South) somehow feels like a chore to setup and cleanup, and doing it via skillet seems more error-prone, considering that things tend to fry quickly and you can't easily remove everything from a skillet all at once. On the hours hand, I'd mostly only want to fry cornmeal based stuff, and somehow my hot water cornbread last wound up too soft and dripped into the holes in the basket, anchoring them to it and more or less ruining half the batch. So, uh, yeah. I don't fry things so much. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=356025#p356025 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @30 I know what you mean about toasted cheese sandwiches. It's impossible to judge how well toasted they are if you're blind. What I do is heat the skillet, we call them griddles, up to really hot, then put the cheese sandwich in, press it down, and leave it for a few minutes. I test its doneness by trying to lift one corner of it with a metal fish slice, and kind of knocking the side of it to slide it sideways a bit. If it lifts easy, and makes a scratchy kind of noise as you slide it sideways, it's probably nicely toasted. I then flip it and do the same. I have to say though, flipping things in a red hot frypan, especially if there's more than one item in there, is a pretty awkward and frustrating thing to try to do as a blind person. I used to have one of those toasted sandwich makers, until one day I clamped it shut with part of the power cable inside. I was wondering what the burning plastic smell was when there was a small bang and all the electrics died . I stick to the griddle from now on. Cheese and red onion chutney Toasties are pretty amazing so it's worth the hassle. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=356022#p356022 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @Ironcross, hmmm, it is odd what you say about electric kettles since in Britain nearly every house hold has one. When you go around to someone's house for tea or coffee they'll always use the kettle, and with very rare exceptions the kettle is nearly always how you boil water for cooking. When I used to have a working hob in my old flat I'd do pasta by putting it a small boiling water in the kettle, pouring it into the pan using my finger to check the level as I would when making coffee or tea, sticking the pan on the ring on the top of the cooker for a minute or so. Actually if you must! pour boiling water kettles do make life easier since they have a spout and pour like a jug, still this I suspect is a cultural thing. Generally I don't use the hob much at all and usually stick things in the oven, (indeed as I said the fact that the hob in our new house is A inaccessible and B, not working matter to my lady and I in the least). ironically deep frying is something I would not attempt as a blind person at all, though stir frying with a wok is possible, if a miner pest sometimes. Still these days its so easy to do stuff in other ways there is no reason to worry about cooking too much. I just wish I was a better cook, especially since basically I do all the cooking for my lady and I (she does pretty much all the laundry). She's very happy with what I do, but still I would like to make more ellaborate things and use less pre done cook in sources etc, still when you can cook things that are healthy and convenient resorting to pre prepared ingredients its not a problem. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=356021#p356021 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I like using the george forman grill, the stove top, and my oven. I use the be my eyes app to help me set the oven correctly because its touch panel is inaccessible and jumps to random settings. I love having my own house. and I love being able to pay my own bills and to save and get the things I want. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355997#p355997 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I wasn't saying they were the same, they are quite different. What you described is a crock pot. A pressure cooker is a big pot too, but it has latches that clamp the lid to the pot itself. That's how it builds up pressure and so the steam doesn't escape. If we have electric kettles here, I've never seen one and its certainly uncommon. We have tea kettles, which require the stove to heat the water in them. I couldn't imagine boiling water in an apparatus just to dump it in a pot when the pot already can do it. I don't advise pouring of boiling hot water except where necessary like into a strainer.One simple thing that even a 10 year old could cook that I've never mastered is the grilled cheese sandwich. Conceptually, I get it. You take two slices of bread, put a slice of cheese between them, butter both sides, put it in a skillet and turn the heat on somewhere like low medium. You wait some time, flip it, wait some more time and its done. You have a nice sandwich you can make something like tomato soup or something to go with it. Every time I try it though, I end up burning the bread. I don't know how you're supposed to know if the one side is done because its on the under side, and I'm not very good at flipping stuff over like burgers on the grill etc. I can do it, it just takes trial. I can cook them if I use a blowtorch. I'd put it on a plate, light the torch, put the flame up high, and turn it sideways across the width of the bread and sort of move it slowly back and forth. I did that once and it came out awesome.I would love to get a deep fryer, everything tastes good fried. I don't care about health or anything like that, if good food will kill me, then I'll happily die. I hate most vegetables, I hate mayo, I hate anything that's supposedly healthy, I eat what I eat and I love it. I look at it this way, I don't really have any vices, I don't smoke, don't do drugs, well unless you consider a blunt, a J, or a couple hits from the bong every now and then serious drugs, weed is natural, and yeah, I was mostly talking about heavy stuff like crack, meth, angel dust, heroin, opiates, etc. I don't drink a lot, some here and there, mostly in the summer, but not near enough to be called an alcoholic. I've gone a year with having only one alcoholic beverage before. So, if I can do all that, I feel justified in eating junk food, drinking soda pop and so forth. If my heart stops in the next 10 years, ah well, I had a good life. I think vegetarianism isn't healthy though. I'm not talking about the belief system, as I may point out faults and so forth, but will always defend peoples' rights to believe in whatever they wish to. I am just talking of physiology, in that I see not having any meat whatsoever i one's diet as missing out on proteins and so forth. I think there probably is a healthy way to do vegetaria though, but extreme vegan, I think its bad for the body. Look at the pallor of these people, they look like ghosts and have this weird skin like dry and flaky. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355990#p355990 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @ironcross, nope a pressure cooker is a very different thing to a slow cooker. Also, while I have heard a slow cooker sometimes called a crock pot, I don't know what you mean about pressure or clamps or boiling water. the slow cooker I have basically is a huge ceramic dish like a casserole dish with a lid that sits inside a metal pot shaped device. the metal outside device is lined with heating pannels on the inside where the dish goes. so all you need to do is make your chilly, or stew or whatever (you can do an awesome gammon joint), bang it in the dish, stick the dish in the metal insert, put the lid on, turn it on and walk away for about six hours . There is no pressure involved, indeed often its a good idea to pull the glass lid off the dish and give the contents a bit of a stir from time to time. it can steam a little, but it barely gets up to boiling, one reason why you have to cook for so long. using the hob as I said is not something I'd personally recommend accept in a very few specific situations when your used to it, especially when handling boiling water, though obviously since in Britain whenever you need to water you use an electric kettle (god I'd be lost without one), it might be different there. As to size of George forman as Cae said whatever size your comfortable with. I have one which is around average, though the great thing about mine is that the grill plates are removable, which makes it far easier to clean. I will admit I don't use mine as much as I should, since with many things its easier just to throw in the oven. with your pies Fly by chow, your right that the microwave does tend to not be good for crispy pastry, so I would recommend getting a decent set of oven gloves, then just putting the pies on an oven tray and sticking them in the oven. so long as you have a good set of gloves and markers for temperature on the oven it shouldn't be a problem at all. With potatoes, as indeed with preparing a lot of vege i'm afraid that is one instance where I simply bow to necessity and buy pre prepared stuff, since its such a pain to clean or peal vege if you can't see and so long as you get reasonable quality pre prepared stuff it works out fine. Indeed my lady and I often use mccane frozen mashed potato, which probably sounds really dire, but is actually realy good mash and very easy to do in the microwave, especially something else is in the oven or steamer or whatever. hth.which URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355986#p355986 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out A crock pot what we call here is like your slow cooker. It is a big pot with a lid. The older ones just had one dial with off, low, medium, and high. There is a lid, but its not the same as a pressure cooker. The newer ones have buttons, etc. A pressure cooker is a pot with a gasket around the rim of the pot or lid and latches on the pot that hook into slots on the lid. The idea is that you put whatever you wanna cook in there and clamp it down and well, I don't really know. To be honest, I don't like the idea much, if one of those clamps failed under the pressure of the stream, bam, if you were in there next to it, the lid would fly up, possibly straight up, maybe right at you or something depending on which clamp failed. You'd get boiling hot water in your face in a huge torrent, and you'd probably have to go to the ER.Crock pots are used to cook something that will take all day, you can get up in the morning, throw it in there, start it up on low and go to work or whatever and come home and stir and do whatever else and its done. Stews, large pots of vegetable soup, ham and green beans, etc.I'm not really a cook, I don't have the talent for it so... yeah. Mostly I eat what can be made in the microwave or in the oven. I use the stove top for some things, but not elaborate. I do make burgers on the stove from time to time though.Some things to be aware of when cooking in a pot on the stove. Know what you are using. There are many different types of pots, glasswear, stainless steel, etc. You need to feel the bottom of the pot, not the very bottom, just where the water will go. Feel around there, if it feels like glass or just metallic, that's one thing, if it sort of feels a little bit slick, and sort of smooth, then you've got a non-stick pot with Teflon coating. The reason this matters is because you need to be careful if you're using non-stick pots. Stir often, and watch your heat. The higher the heat, the more often you will need to stir. If you don't, you'll end up burning some food into the pot, then you have to let it soak for awhile in hot water with dish soap after you're done cooking, then scrub it out. Also, you can scorch glasswear which is another issue where you'll be scrubbing like hell to get it clean. Teflon coated pots make this a bit nicer and you won't have to worry about it much. Also, don't use metal spoons on the teflon coated pots because you'll scratch the coating, and then bits of food will get into those scratches and make it so you might never get it truly clean. Most of them are scratched, at least a little, its normal wear and tear, but if yours isn't, try to keep it that way.Also, if you make Ramen on the stove, and you're not happy that the flavoring is a little weak, try this little discovery I made. If you put the packet in when the water boils, and then put the noodles in right after, then you use a spoon to turn the noodles and keep it low for 3 minutes or so, it seems like you have a stronger flavor. Ramen is good and cheap too. It's like $2 for a case of 12 lol. It's easy to make. All you need to do is fill a smaller pot with 2 cups of water, bring it to a boil, either put the seasoning in now or wait. Then you put the noodles in, drop your temp way low, like a little above simmer and cook 3-5 minutes. If you didn't put your seasoning in when the water boiled, you do that after it cooks, turn the burner off, dump it in and stir until you don't feel any of the grit in the pot. Then you just dump it in a bowl and eat. Or, if you're living alone just eat it right out the pot, who cares. We're all barbarians anyway right?Something very similar to this is Lipton soup. It's the same type of deal except all the noodles are in one pack and you dump the whole thing in at the point where the water boils. Lipton comes two packs to a box, so you get two meals out of it. You'll want something to go with the soup most likely, but its pretty good. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355974#p355974 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out [[wow]], this is an interesting topic. I've learned a lot from this. Keep it coming, guys. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355965#p355965 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out On my grill I can usely get two chops side to side. I have also heard that they have a deck size George foreman. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355940#p355940 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I don't think a pressure cooker and a slow cooker are the same.As for the grill, it depends what you want to cook on it, and how much. I got one which can hold approximately one tortilla's width, so like 8-10 inches? (20-24cm?) I don't know if I'd say that's big enough for bacon, but for the rest, it's probably big enough, if you only want to do one item or so at a time. If you want to cook for multiple people, or you want big things, or you want something that is wide enough to fit but would therebye drip off the sides, you'd want to go bigger. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355934#p355934 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out waw, this is super exciting! thank you every one for helping me out. I'll definitely mention all this to my sister. and we can see what we can buy me, to get this show on the road. I do have a question about the microwave. you see. in normal microwaves cooking the pie, is not doable because, it softens and soggy the pie.but i have encountered a convection micro wave that makes it nice and crispy. but that was long ago. and not even sure, if that was what its called. is it a given that normal micro wave cannot do this. or is there a button or setting i am missing.as for the George Forman, I've mentioned this to my sister. and she says that, there are many types of the George formans out there.is this true? must I get the biggest one?or is there a certon one I must get.Thank you dark for the idea bout the gloves. I must definitely get me one of those.[[wow]]! cooking pork chops on it, nice! I am really feeling happy and hopeful about this. is making chicken breasts or, chicken phillits also doable on the grill? or must you use something else for that.there is only 2 things I'm not sure. what you are referring to. we have a thing called a pressure cooker.you get the electric ones, and non electric ones.its basically big iron pot. with a lid that has a rubber on it.is that what you meant with, a slow cooker?The last question for now is, potatos. how do you peal them?Is there a easy way to peal the potatos? to get the skin off. or must you use that little hand pealer? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355929#p355929 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out waw, this is super exciting! thank you every one for helping me out. I'll definitely mention all this to my sister. and we can see what we can buy me, to get this show on the road. I do have a question about the microwave. you see. in normal microwaves cooking the pie, is not doable because, it softens and soggy the pie.but i have encountered a convection micro wave that makes it nice and crispy. but that was long ago. and not even sure, if that was what its called. is it a given that normal micro wave cannot do this. or is there a button or setting i am missing.as for the George Forman, I've mentioned this to my sister. and she says that, there are many types of the George formans out there.is this true? must I get the biggest one?or is there a certon one I must get.Thank you dark for the idea bout the gloves. I must definitely get me one of those.[[wow]]! cooking pork chops on it, nice! I am really feeling happy and hopeful about this. is making chicken breasts or, chicken phillits also doable on the grill? or must you use something else for that.there is only 2 things I'm not sure. what you are referring to. we have a thing called a pressure cooker.you get the electric ones, and non electric ones.its basically big iron pot. with a lid that has a rubber on it.is that what you meant with, a slow cooker? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355929#p355929 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @21 that cap I don't really know myself, but they are only found on electric stoves. The gas ones are different, if you feel the burner when its off and cool, you'll feel three or four almost blades radiating from a circular ring whose inside is open. To light it by hand, you would take your match and light it, or your candle lighter or bic lighter and light that, then turn on the burner to about medium and stick the tip in between those blades where the gas comes out, no problem, it lights immediately.@22 we don't drink tea unless its cold here. At least, a lot of people don't, still some people actually make hot tea, but its not the norm. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355889#p355889 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Hob, stove top, I dont' think there is a specific term for it. Actually the one in the new house probably wouldn't have been usable anyway, given that it is one of those one piece things with no defined rings, so even if it was! working I probably wouldn't be using it. Besides As I said, I mostly never used the thing accept for pasta and stir fry. of course In America you strange people don't use electric kettles, which probably makes life more difficult even for simple things like making tea or making without using a machine, though as that has been run through in other topics I'll stop. the latest thing I have that I absolutely love is my electric steamer, which is great for vege, fish all sorts of things like that and really easy to use, just pour hot water into the bottom, stick whatever your steaming into one of the baskets, and then bang the basket on the base and turn it on, walk away for about 25 minutes or so and then just lift the baskets off when its done. Oh and yes Ironcross, Kevlar will stop heat dead. I've sometimes had my hand on the ring while its been on to position a pan, which is quite doable in the Kevlar gloves, as is taking time making sure you've got trays securely when pulling them out of the oven. They're great because they're actual gloves with fingers, so you don't have to do everything while wearing boxing gloves or still worse, those dreadful mits that are more like just a small pouch for your hands. the only thing you need to be slightly careful with is Kevlar isn't water tight, so don't spill hot liquid or steam your hands by accident. Oh and Cae yeah, bacon on the George works really well, sometimes I'll get soem eggs and do my lady and will do bacon and scrambled eggs for brunch, or a round of bacon butties :d. I'd recommend five minutes, or 7 if you want it crimated,s did seem to be the fashion in the states :d. Just make sure you have a good spachela to get it off with, indeed i usually just bang a plate under the lip of the George and scrape the bacon straight off the grill. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355887#p355887 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @19 Kevlar is a pretty awesome thing for use with those knife resistant gloves which are pretty useful, as opening holes in one's fingers is something even sighted people do far too often. I'm curious how you light the stove by hand. I thought the gas element was underneath the top of the range. I've always wondered what that little cap on the burner is. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355886#p355886 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out It's hard to explain how the controls on a stove/oven work, since they differ from stove to stove. My parents have some digital monstrosity, while I just have a few dials on the back. It'd be nice to get them labeled, but most of what I need is easy to remember and not that picky about precision, so I haven't done any labeling, there. (The microwave is marked, though.)I never even thought of bacon on the grill! As said, doing it in the microwave is an invitation to grease city. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355882#p355882 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @18 You guys call your stove top a hob? Interesting. Or am I missing the point. Well ovens generally have two ways of working, normal bake, which uses an element under the food, and broil, which uses one above the food so the heat slams down on the top of it. The stove has 4 burners of different sizes. I've used both gas and electric ovens/stoves. I prefer the gas because its quicker to bring water to a boil, and if the power goes out, you can still cook on the burner, just light it with a match or candle lighter rather than using the electric igniter built into the dial to turn it on.You have oven mits made of Kevlar? holy crayup. Normally they're just made of a sort of thick material with heavy padding on the inside. Actually, kevlar has more of a rep for stopping bullets rather than stopping heat, so I dunno how good it would be for that, but that's interesting all the same. Kevlar is also fairly strong, and the ropes that connect the various parts of a bowflex are made of it. My dad got one back in 05 or something like that, a long while back and it still works. It's a workout machine that can be easily reconfigured to do a number of things. The weights you load onto it really aren't weights at all, each one weighs close to a pound, but contains bands that provide the resistance. The only bad thing about this system is the resistance isn't linear, there's a sort of slop area, then you feel it build up, and then only like the last half or so is the full weight, it comes up from nothing to full over a sort of curve if that makes any sense. This is where actual weights are superior as a 20 pound set will always weigh 20 pounds, unless you take it to the moon of course. But the bowflex isn't just for benching. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355877#p355877 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out @hurstseth405, bills aren't a problem if your sensible. I have standing orders for most bills since most of them missing would be an intensively bad idea but I also keep tabs on my bnk account regularly so I know what is going in and out. while I fully agree with Flacus about the net being useful, I personally do not! do internet banking. The reason is I want little of my own financial information on my computer as possible just in case, heck up until recently I even always used Paypal with a credit card, though annoyingly paypal's charges for that have got prohibitive so I've had to tie paypal into my bank, something I'm not happy with. Still my bank has a telephone banking service I can use, and going into the bank in person still works.Generally I don't agonise about bills or budgit exhaustigvely, usually before making a none essential purchase I'll check if I can afford it. I know some people who literally separate out their income bit by bit but that's something I've never had to do, usually being sensible and keeping a watch on things is enough for me, though now I'm keeping more of a watch than usual since my income has to support two people. As to cooking flybychow, generally I use several devices. the george forman is good for things like steak, burgers, pork chops, bacon etc. I also have a slow cooker, sometimes called a crock pot which is awesome for making stews and chillies and the like. I use the inside of the oven quite a lot, indeed that is what I tend to do with things like fish or pies or such, I just have a good set of oven gloves and appropriate markings on controls, and shoving things in an oven isn't hard. I also have an electronic steamer for cooking vegitables which is a completely awesome item and something I'd recommend to anyone as it's so much easier than trying to use the hob. lastly I do use the microwave, indeed I have a talkig microwave, though I admit this is more a luxury than a necessity. Its actually surprising how much you can do in a mike given we've even discovered an amazing brand of frozen mashed potatoes. Generally cooking is a combination of using these items. I did used to make a couple of things on the hob, that is the top of the oven, but that is more difficult, and I only tended to use it for things like stir fry and occasionally pasta. In our current house the hob is actually broken and to be honest we've not missed it since most things can be done otherwise. So for fish fingers I'd use the oven, just bang them on a tray, set the oven to the right temperature (about 200 degrees c with an electric oven), and time for around 25 minutes, maybe a minute or two more depending upon size and whether they're frozen. The thing I would recommend, apart from marking the oven, would be a good set of chef's gloves. And when I say gloves I mean gloves! as in things with fingers. I have two sets of kevla oven gloves which are utterly heat proof and mean that getting stuff in and out of the oven is no problem. I'd probably do the pies you mention the same way in the oven, though also I might put them in the mike depending upon time. For rice, not having a working hob or wanting to monkey with boiling water, we use a microwave brand which is really good stuff and goes very well when we've put a chilly together. The only two major things cooking wise that are a pain are firstly preparing and washing vege (since you can't see when its clean), and also a lot of things like frying using the hob. otherwise though things are fairly easy to do. hth. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355865#p355865 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out All I'd say about cooking is it's a matter of experience. You have to make mistakes in order to learn. You're going to have to burn some things, undercook some things, and make a mess. It's wasteful, but it's the only way to learn. You'll only learn by doing. For instance, when I make things in a saucepan or wok, I can tell how cooked they are by the feel of them through the spatula or wooden spoon, but in order to get that experience, you have to try putting some stuff in a pan and cooking it. I learned to cook when I had sight, and as I gradually went blind, I adapted. If you're blind to begin with, then it would probably be useful to have a sighted person give you some help to get started. They could give you information about how things are going while you cook, and eventually, you'll have the experience to go it alone. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355859#p355859 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I also make bacon on the grill as all the greace just slides off of it. I put it in the microwave wonce and I heard it litterly swimming in grease. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355853#p355853 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out George formen is a grill that is built in a shell/ box shape Which allows you to grill so many different meals & meats You place the meat or sandwich you want to grill on the grill Then close over the top of the grill as you would a laptop or pizza box lol As the grill has to plates of metal to heat up the food One on the inside top panel & one on the bottom inside panel So basically your food will be in the middle of both the grill panels Bonus its healthy to as all the fat drips off to a tray at the bottom you can clip off & clean out URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355851#p355851 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out hi there, would you folks be so kind as to share with me, how can we cook the basic meals? i would like to expand my ability's and, I'd love to know how to make things such as pork chops, rice, potatoes. or perhaps, getting that raw pies, which is frozen out of the fridge, how do u cook them. I'd appreciate if you would share your ways of doing things, with me. often I'd love to slap a peace of stake on the stove. but I'd not know how. would you kindly explain how you do things? while I am mostly independent, cooking these type of things is something I don't yet know how to do. oh sure I can make basic stuff like mac and cheese. but, I'd love to grab a pie from the fridge and cook it, or perhaps, some fish fingers. any help would be greatly appreciated. I keep on hearing about the George Forman device, forgive me asking obvious things, but please would you care to explain, regardless of how obvious it sounds. many times, my poor sister works late. and my wish is for me to surprise her some day with a nice dinner. in sted of her having to cook when she gets home. sure she's fully sighted, but I do my bit, and I feel that, if I can learn how to cook, it would be just one more skill to my ever growing arsenal.vacuuming doing dishes, cleaning kitchen floors counters, bathrooms, showers, and lews is easy for me, and comes standard with what i am able to do, but cooking is a little beyond me, since she does not wish to show me yet.my apologies if this is slightly off topic, please let me know if I must make a new topic for this?i thought this would fit in since, I am alone many times. and sometimes its not fun to wait long hours fully knowing, there's meat in the fridge.if there's any devices I need, I'll go buy them. but dam, sometimes that chicken peaces seems so nice. and I'd wish I was able to cook them.I do know Google is my friend, but I need the more personal touch from folks like your selves. whose in the same position I am. Any help or advice, will be greatly appreciated.and again, kindly be as detailed as you can, even if it sounds obvious.who knows, perhaps i mite get my chicken after all. smile.things I do have, i phone six S, so reading boxes of things is okay for me. but, that is ware i am stuck. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355838#p355838 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I hate automatic payments and do not use them except on one bill because it literally saves me $5 for it. Reason being is if I get in a spot, and I don't have enough, I am the one who has to prioritize what goes where and when, or I would be in trouble and overdraw my account. I uh... just can't say, not pay my rent, a place to live and a roof over my head is more important than say, internet lol. I've never had it get that tight but yeah. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355836#p355836 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out It will be pretty scary at first but I will learn along the way and I think things might be fine in the long run. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355824#p355824 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Apart from groceries and transport costs, everything else just goes out of my bank account automatically. If you have enough income, and are the sort who's sensible and responsible enough to take care of the essentials before spending whatever's left each month while maintaining a bit of savings for emergencies, you'll be fine. I'm boringly sensible about that kind of thing, so have never had a month where I didn't have enough to cover my bills, but there are people who seem to get by alright in constant debt with no intention of paying any of it. I couldn't live like that, but some can, so I Suppose it all depends on what you're like.As for running a household as a blind person living alone, the internet is probably the best tool you have. When I first left home, it was 1995, and I didn't know anyone who had the internet, and had never even used it at that point. It's great these days being able to manage all your banking, bills, groceries, and general shopping all from the comfort of your armchair. The net has made life so much easier for the disabled. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355821#p355821 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Apart from groceries and transport costs, everything else just goes out of my bank account automatically. If you have enough income, and are the sort who's sensible and responsible enough to take care of the essentials before spending whatever's left each month while maintaining a bit of savings for emergencies, you'll be fine. I'm boringly sensible about that kind of thing, so have never had a month where I didn't have enough to cover my bills, but there are people who seem to get by alright in constant debt with no intention of paying any of it. I couldn't live like that, but some can, so I Suppose it all depends on what you're like. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355821#p355821 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out If you can get bills electronically, or if you can set up automated payments, that simplifies things a bit. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355819#p355819 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Hi.Hmm, moving out for me wasn't quite the change how it might have been for others, since I was 10, I visited a boarding school for the blind, about 2 hours away from my home, in the first year there, I was at my mothers place for every weekend or so, but over the years it gradually changed, I am here since two months by now, will go home in the easter hollydays for a bit, but just for some days.We are living in flats with around 7 others students and a team of staff members watching over us so to speak, but since I started an I T Training last September, I moved into a flat with non 24/7 someone watching over us, the person responsible for the flat is coming twice a week, but for the rest, we clean our rooms, prepare food, do laundry, and all the stuff you need to do to live here, sure, we don't need to pay the bills and such, but it is quite nice and an important step towards independence.Greetings Moritz. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355813#p355813 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out How did you guys handle rent and bills. Wile I do like bills and can keep track of my money I just want to make sure where everything goes. I have also heard that if you have the money pay the bill for the next month ahead of time. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355808#p355808 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Actually flacus my lady and I have the reverse problem you mention at the moment, namely that we moved from 100 miles north of where I grew up to only about twenty miles away. Since its a 40 minute drive away we assumed it would be far enough to retain independence but unfortunately my mum is becoming actually a bit more rather than less clingy as she gets older which is a miner pest but will probably sought itself out when she's got used to the fact that 35 not 15. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355784#p355784 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I'd suggest if you're worried about it, try to find somewhere close enough to your parents that you can have your own place while still having the security of family near by. You'll have that helping hand close by while you adapt. But once you break the link with your home to truly have your own place, there's no going back. All I can say is it's possible to do almost everything for yourself as a blind person living alone, and there'll come a point where the idea of moving back in with your parents becomes unthinkable. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355774#p355774 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out It all comes down to if you can afford it or in the right mind frame to make it happen I moved out when I was 18yrs old & loved the freedom of your on place I will save you time don't waist your time sharing a place if you can A George formen grill & online shopping helps a lot To the guy that wants to eat more healthy Eat fish. Skinless chicken. Qorn & salads Walking. Jogging. Dancing will do the job In your home. Garden or out with friends Don't let anything in life get in your way Keep your head up gents URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355771#p355771 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out Moving out is absolutely necessary if you don't want to be completely dependent upon your parents or someone else the rest of your life, its part of growing up and becomming independent. I moved out and went to university, which was nice in that many things, eG most meals hoovering the room were done for me, though other things such as washing, odd meals and washing up if I had a coffee I had to do myself. After four years the rules got on my nurves and I wanted my own place so moved into a council flat. This was a lovely place and was entirely mine, plus as it was owned by the council my housing bennifit payed rent so I only had to worry about my own expenses. Yes, there were thigns I needed to learn and do myself, but for me having my own place and taking care of it was a point of pride and something I actively wanted! to do, heck i used to host role playing games there so always had to make sure it was decent, plus when I got my guide dog I got a cleaning service for purposes of dealing with dog hair etc. now my lady (who is also blind) and I have a small house together and are doing absolutely fine, indeed in terms of responsibilities its me that does most of the while my lady takes charge of most of the laundry, other tasks we tend to split between us or apportion as needed, indeed we don't tend to have hard and fast rules.the most major problem of moving out actually is not practical but social, since finding and social contact post university is not easy and indeed is something my lady and I still struggle with, though the old sore about "having each other" proves extremely true. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355756#p355756 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out I don't know I have this bad feeling when ever I think of a roommate. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355743#p355743 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Moving out It's quieter and the presence or absence of Twinkies is entirely up to you. ... wait, did Twinkies get discontinued? ... The presence or absence of donuts is entirely up to you. Self motivation is more important if there's no one else to provide external motivation. ... Which again reminds me that I really need to get that dust-brush out from behind the washing machine .The thing that's bugging me is more due to the age of my house and all the things which can get into the ventilation system, including mosquitos, smoke from people burning brush, smoke from people smoking random things upwind of a weakpoint, cats, and basically anything between smoke and cats in size, which makes it bloody amazing how I only run into non-mosquito bugs once or twice a year. (See, this is why I like spiders.) I should find a way to fix all of this, but, pricing of tools/materials aside, I am both crappy at conscientiousness and a might more cowardly than is desirable. So I just spend half the year bathing in Off and preventing wasps from nesting in inappropriate places.I'm also not-quite-a-block away from a gas station with a small produce section and a lunch menu, in case I really want fried chicken and trailmix for some reason. So that's kinda nice. Also I need a new knife so I can cut some flippin' vegetables instead of relying on baking / microwavables / toastables / smoothies / actually, maybe I should get something that works on a George Forman that's healthier than quesadillas? I mean, I put spinach and mushrooms in them, but they're still full of cheese and wrapped in flour, which can make just about anything less healthy.I think I got distracted. Umm, it's kinda like college, but without classes... or opportunities to beat people with swords... or RAs... or anything that has to do with college besides having a place to yourself and any roommates you bring along. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355737#p355737 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Moving out
Re: Moving out For most of my life I was only vision impaired in that my vision was never good enough to get a driver's license, so I was restricted to my feet, a bicycle, or public transportation to get around.When I first moved out it was scarry being away from home for the first time, but I quickly adapted and things were fine.To help with expenses, I decided to try having a room mate share the apartment with me. The first one turned out to be a good friend but as room mates, we were incompatible, so we parted ways.The second room mate turned out to be a leech, he never paid so much as a dime towards expenses leaving me to support both of us while he spent his money on himself. Then he started bringing married women around to sleep with in our apartment, which I didn't condone and didn't want going on in the apartment. He ignored me and kept up with the married women. So I eventually kicked him out for both reasons. The last thing I wanted was for an angry husband to come looking for his wife's lover looking to shoot first and ask questions later.After that I swore off room mates. It may be more expensive living alone but then you don't have to deal with someone else's bull crap.After that living alone suited me just fine and I got along quite well.Then I began losing my vision, it took three years before I was declared legally blind, and another year before I had to start using a long white cane.In that time and afterwards I continued to live alone and have few difficulties with it, and as I find solutions like JAWS, flat bed scanners with OCR, the ID Mate Galaxy bar code scanner, Aira, TiVo with its screen reader, and etc, the difficulties I face get fewer and fewer.Before I lost my vision, I used to say, "I'd rather be dead than blind." but now, after four and a half years of being blind, I find it's just an aspect of my life and only a minor hindrance.Go for it, once you adapt, you'll love it! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355720#p355720 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Moving out
Moving out So I am wondering for those of you who moevd out on your own, how did it feel? Also how did you get along by your self? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=355707#p355707 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
