LPT REQUEST‼️ 1st year teacher, sick, and in need of relief. Hi! I’m a first year teacher and my immune system is working is little butt off. 2 months in and I’ve had sinus infection, flu, and strep throat. What supplements are recommended? Please provide peer reviewed/ scientific articles providing recommendations. What are your experiences? submitted by /u/EffectiveCattle1865

LPT: Use a Syringe to color match Paints Use a 18g syringe with the needle removed to suction up paint. You can color match by counting how many times you filled and emptied the syringes. It’s very easy to also add more paint little by little, like 1 more millimeter. For larger projects just multiply the measurement and use a bigger measuring cup Also syringes to drip paint all along t…

LPT: Fix for Airing Up Tires Ever have trouble airing up at a gas station with a crappy machine? Was just at a gas station where there were many people trying to air up. I myself was able to air up one tire but not the other. This helpful Mexican dude who didn’t speak English was a friend of the gas station attendant and I sed a layer of a tshirt between the air nozzle and …

LPT: Tricks/tips that make your child happy in a single parenthood I live with my dad since I was 10 years. My parents divorced and mum got married to another man. I loved her so much and I would call her severally. My dad knew this felt sorry for me, and he would drop me to my mom during holidays/birthdays to enjoy my stay with her. This made me happy and I feel proud of my dad. What things did your single pa…

LPT: How to reduce phone usage My productivity is really low due to intense phone usage. I realized that I spend too much time on social media, especially on tiktok. I try to reduce this by keeping the phone away, but it has been difficult. What are some of the tips/tricks that helped you reduce phone usage? submitted by /u/waifuu_baddie

LPT: Easy way to provide positive reinforcement to your partner Create a custom text notification on their phone using your voice saying something they will enjoy hearing and also complements them and assign that notification to your phone number. This serves 2 purposes: It helps them know a text is coming from you without having to look at their phone. This can be important when they don’t want to silence…

LPT Request: How to be less afraid of rats? I recently moved to a place in a big city that has a lot of older, charming buildings on the block. So, as you might expect, there are rats from time to time. Nothing like an infestation, but you may see them starting at dusk through the evening. Unfortunately, it has gotten to the point that I hesitate to walk too far at night, even though the …

LPT REQUEST how do I make my apartment paint parking lines The parking situation at my apartment is terrible. If people don’t suck we can fit 6 cars in our little lot easily. 7 if people actually tried but I have no hope for that. With 6 spots there are enough for everyone who lives here to have 1 spot. They are all ridiculously small studios so I hope there aren’t any with 2 people(2 cars) but I think …

LPT Request: stinky dishwasher Idk where to post this so I hope y’all can help. I just moved into a brand new apartment and my dishes keep smelling like a wet dog after finishing in the dishwasher. I’ve tried the dry boost cycle and also letting them air dry with the washer door open but they still smell. I checked the filter and it was clean, other than standing water. What …

LPT Request: How to have a good night of sleep I’ve never really had a good night of sleep. I’ve slept for varying amounts of time from 2 hours (after which I feel strangely refreshed) to a little over 14 hours (after which I feel strangely tired) No matter what I do, after getting a reasonable (8-10h) of sleep, I wake up and feel like I could just fall asleep again. Any advice? submitte…

LPT request: what is your best tip for keeping a secret? submitted by /u/JBitPro

LPT Need advice about PiP at work (I think it’s unfair) LPT So, I am getting put on a performance improvement plan, but my boss doesn’t know I know yet. In the oddest turn of fate, I stumbled across a google doc while looking for something completely different on our internal company wiki page documenting everyone who is on pips, and there was my name slated to be rolled out in October. I am surprise…

LPT Request: Is it an appropriate time for me to ask for a raise? For context, I started at this company (mostly does construction/plumbing/electric/etc) about 4 months ago. My friends father does own the company, but I more than qualified for the entry level reception position (I’m 24 and have been doing reception type work since I started working at 17). I was hired above minimum wage, but as many people are…

LPT Request: How to shock telemarketers into silence and them taking me off their list? As the title says. I’ve been going with “Hildos dildos. You need a jack? We’re the shack! How can I help you today?” So far it’s worked well, but I want to switch it up a bit. submitted by /u/Prestigious_Place988

LPT request – interrupting colleague I have a colleague who has a bad habit of interrupting people while they are talking. It’s annoying to see her interrupt my other colleagues, boss, and of course annoying when I am trying to say something and get spoken over. What is the best way to politely approach this? We are a new team (only formed properly in the last 4 months) and so dyna…

LPT: Personal secrets you are hiding from your children My dad cheated on my mother while she was going through cancer treatments. My mother asked for a divorce, he said go and take the kids. Every Valentine’s Day I would receive flowers from my dad and get so happy. My mom would smile and nod and get excited with me. I would call him and thank him. He never sent me flowers. It was my mom all the yea…

LPT Request: How to not be hard on myself at a new job? This week, I joined a new company in a senior content manager position. Honestly, I had no idea that the interview was for a management position until I got the offer letter. I was a little taken aback. Just seeing that title got me pretty nervous. I’m in a new country. I’m nervous as hell because content is always so subjective and I feel like…

LPT Request: How to get whiter teeth? I have tried the custom mouthguard based on my own teeth impression with 16% peroxide, and unfortunately, it seems that I am out of luck because my teeth are either naturally yellow in color, or my enamel is gone, making the yellow color permanent because my teeth color did not get brighter at all. I also tried Crest OTC whitestrips twice and bo…

LPT: Customer support does have leeway Happened to me twice now. Had an issue with a company regarding a lost voucher or a booking from my banking account which they said was justified (It kinda was but there was some resentment on my end). Most of the time if you stay friendly, accept the issue but state that you will cancel your membership and move to a competitor, support will fo…

LPT: Best way to reduce snoring Tried sleeping on my side and nose strips but they don’t work that well for me. submitted by /u/zevecka