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firemarshalbill99 karma

I have a rowhome with two sets of stairs of carpeted stairs and a mix of regular carpeting and hardwood. I have a dog.

Without going over 3-4 hundred (but tell me if it's dumb to skip on a 440 one etc), can you give me advice on what to buy so I don't need to think? After each one of your threads I get into review hell on amazon, see my price creep up and end up getting nothing.

firemarshalbill51 karma

Philadelphia is all about being masochistic.

I could get the budget up if it meant something lasting easy over 10 years. Honestly lugging something heavy around doesn't bother me as long as it has hose length so I don't stop every step. Doing the steps with a eureka roller as it is.

Thanks for the help

firemarshalbill28 karma

Don't have tips, but knowing stats about the safety of airline flights helps.

I had a minor fear of flying until I started working at an aerial survey company 10 years ago. We have mostly twin engine small planes. They are a fraction of the size and integrity of the large ones and the turbulence they can go through never puts a dent in them. Seeing and hearing stories from the pilots make me completely comfortable in the large commercial jets.

The stats about car vs airplane flying are really unreal though. For example, you hear flying is safer than cars. But if you want comparisons, for US travel by miles flown/driven, to be as dangerous as cars, a fully loaded 737 would have to crash every single day of the year to equal the danger of driving. That's only for the US.

As it is, the last accident with a fatality in the US was 2013 and it was 3 people.

firemarshalbill9 karma

I'm heading there November, if you do happen to remember this and have advice from your trip, I would love if you could PM me.

firemarshalbill3 karma

There is a poison control system for veterinarians as well, my wife calls them when animals come in with emergency poisonings. One compound may be drastically different between species and is not comparable.