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So on Saturday there morning we woke up to news of a collapsed building in Ngong, Oloolua area. Bear in mind that this is is a 10 storey building that was about to be completed. I'm not gonna speak about the incompetence of the NCA or the county government of Kajiado's inefficiency to stop the construction although there was word in the street about the unsatisfactory methods the contractor was using.

What makes me mad is that on Tuesday, 3 days later they had just rescued 1 person which was done on Sunday evening. He had already passed away. Three people or should I say three corpses are still buried in the aftermath with little help to uncover them. I'm so sad about the state of this country.

Hey, I kinda don’t even know where to start…

So, I’ve already started testosterone, and now my parents are basically forcing me to get laser hair removal. They’re threatening to cancel my study abroad application if I don’t do it 😭… I ended up giving in, but I’m super anxious about the whole thing.

I’ve never done laser before, so I have a bunch of questions:

How effective is it really? Like, does it actually remove hair long-term or just thin it out?

Any risks of skin irritation, burns, or other freaky stuff?

Are there alternatives I could try instead? Someone recommended ulike as an alternative Honestly, I think my parents just want me to not have “too much hair” rn, they don’t actually care which method I use.

I also plan to talk to them a bit more and see if we can compromise, but I’d love some real advice from people who’ve done it 🙏

Thanks in advance haha, I’m kinda freaking out but I just wanna make sure I don’t screw up my skin.

Had a short power outage not long ago, nothing too wild, maybe 10-12 hours. Still enough to make me think about my setup again.

I’m not in full off-grid mode or anything. Not looking at whole house systems yet. Just trying to keep a few basics alive when the grid drops. Freezer and internet are really the main ones for me. Everything else I can live without for a bit.

Before this I was using a small gas generator. It works, no doubt. But it’s loud, smells, and dragging it out at night just feels like a hassle. Fuel storage is another thing I don’t love dealing with.

This time I ended up using a Jackery 3600 Plus that’s been sitting in storage for a while. Didn't really plan it, just remembered it once the outage started and pulled it out.

Hooked it up to the fridge, router, and a couple small lights. That was basically it. Let it run and didn’t really think about it much after that.

Fridge kept cycling like normal, freezer stayed solid. I kept the door shut most of the time just to be safe. Router stayed up the whole time so I could still check stuff online without switching to mobile data.

What I noticed is it's not really about running everything. It's more about keeping a few steady loads going so things don't slowly turn into a mess while you wait for power to come back.

Afterwards I started thinking most setups are probably overbuilt for short outages. You don't need much if it's just a day or less. Fridge, internet, maybe a light or two. That's about it.

Anyone else here running a similar "keep the basics alive" kind of setup?