How about an easier way to prep for a colonoscopy? Couldn’t we just take a couple of pills? The worst part of that whole procedure was having to drink a gallon of that vileness.
Also, something better than a shot of novocaine (or whatever it is that’s used these days) for dental work. The pain of the shot is the worst part of the procedure. And yes, my dentist uses something topical to numb the area. But I can still feel it going in. HATE it. Luckily, dental work requiring it is few and far between.
They’d only have to be moderately short, in some vehicles. I’m close to 5’2", and in one of my vehicles, with the belt on the lowest setting, it tends to creep up onto my neck and I keep having to pull it down.
On the rare occasions when I buy a car, one of the things I need to check is whether the seat belt can be set so it doesn’t come across my neck. If I were even a couple of inches shorter, I’d have had a serious problem finding a work van in which the belts were usable.
The GI doc who did mine in summer 2020 said by the time I was in for my next one, they should have FDA approval on a new two-pill prep regimen. Apparently he’s part of the team that did the R&D on it.
Here’s hoping the approval comes through, and soon.
You may have written this poll for me. I have a Japanese car with crappy seatbelts and an American car with perfectly functional ones. Of course, I’ve had several Japanese cars with fine seatbelts too. My particular Japanese car is actually notable for its crappy seatbelts, which were revised the next model year.
For me, it’s not having to drink all that pre-colonoscopy weapons-grade laxative. They tell us to mix it with Gatorade to mask the taste and stave off dehydration. The worst part is the 12 to 20 hours of diarrhea. After that, the colonoscopy itself is a breeze.
A pill-form colonoscopy prep was approved in late 2020, called SUTAB. My GI doc had me use them for a colonoscopy in 2021. It’s two doses, but each dose is 12 moderately large pills! Still, I had an easier time taking those than the liquid prep.
Googling, it’s from the same company as SUPREP, which I used a couple of years ago. As I remember, it was two bottles, each about 16 ounces, that I was instructed to take with Gatorade. I’m not sure if twelve pills would be easier or harder but the SUPREP wasn’t that bad. (It helps if you’ve followed the instructions to avoid solid food for the day or so prior.)
A way to clear snow with minimal physical exertion and inconvenience to neighbors. I’m thinking of something not unlike a hot water heater on a rolling dolly (and with an external power source), attached to a high-pressure wand like you’d find at the self-service bay at the car wash. Spray the hot water on your snow, then lay down salt so the water doesn’t freeze, Bob’s your uncle.
Having had to juggle ceiling lamp bases while connecting wire nuts - I agree. Even a simple socket in the electrical box that would fit a plug on the fixture would be a great improvement.
I’ve seen smoke detectors that have this, a socket which goes in the box and a plug on the body of the detector. Now for the bad news, the detector manufacturers have different designs of plugs - so it is unlikely we will ever get to a standard.
I could see major consumer stores like Home Depot and Lowes pressuring manufacturers to standardize these common connectors. It would benefit them since it would allow the consumer to easily swap out fixtures whenever they like. As it is now, I’m sure some consumers are hesitant to swap fixtures since they are reluctant to do it when they have to cut the power and hook up wires. If instead it was a matter of twist and replace, I would assume the sales of stuff like light fixtures, ceiling fans, and smoke detectors would go up across the board.
My wife has fallen in love with ceiling fans. So I’ve been installing ceiling fans (with lights), and two other reasons that it’s such a pain: the parts of the fan that need to be attached to the box in the ceiling (and then to the lamp/fan itself) are very flimsy, and if they’re out of round even a little bit, they won’t fit together. So you’re trying to wrestle these parts together while the wires are getting pulled apart and that brings me to the second reason: You’re doing this all while trying to balance in the middle of a king-sized bed.
Not only that, the box in the ceiling may not be installed properly which makes the fan wobble.
Just joking: you’re standing on the bed, using your left hand to balance yourself, right hand to screw the blades onto the motor and as you start to screw, the blades want to spin the opposite way. And when you have one blade installed, the motor is now off-balance and the other blades want to merrily spin away from you! Uh-oh, is that a mattress slat cracking under your weight?
