I have not stayed at Airbnb or VRBO, but I stayed at vacation condos managed by local property management companies. There was always a starter pack of shampoo, soap, dish soap, PT, and other things like that. And a note saying where more can be acquired. But TP… that was supplied ad lib. I would not be happy to pay $300 a night for a place that does not provide that. In Hawaiian condos, renters also expect to be provided with beach “toys”: chairs, umbrellas, etc. We don’t care for this stuff, but judging by what the reviews say, people are not happy if none are provided.
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This reminds me of a cute experience we had after our first visit to HI (back on the mainland somewhere). Our boys were investigating our lodging and came across an ironing board, except one excitedly turned to us and said, “Hey look, a boogie board! How far away is the beach?”
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I pack my own toiletries but agree I need kitchen items including a few garbage bags as well as hand soap in bathrooms- last place we rented ( 3 bed 3 bath) had neither. I’m definitely not packing sheets or towels.
The beach rentals we’ve used provided beach towels and chairs and in one a beach wagon and cooler- all very helpful.
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The condos we rent in the Myrtle Beach area that are owned by a real estate/property management company provide almost nothing. (The kitchen is stocked with pots/pans/utensils.) We bring our own sheets, towels, TP, paper towels, beach stuff, detergents, shampoo, hair dryer, etc. But you know all of this upfront. It’s in the rental agreement. If any of the above is there, it was left by the previous renters. We usually leave the remnants of our stuff for the next guest. Edit: You can rent linens from the company, but we never have.
Because of this, I always look to see what the airbnb/VRBO provides, because I normally think of them as a cross between a hotel and the beach condo. I would expect linens, bath towels, and a starter pack of toilet paper. Paper towels would be nice as well as a hair dryer, but the rest would be gravy for me.
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Where’s @momofwildchild? I haven’t seen her here in quite a while.
PM sent. 
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So I went to lunch in a restaurant today, with a [much younger] friend. I got there first and asked to see a menu. The waitress told me to scan the QR code on the little display thingie on the table. I read the directions on the display thingie and it told me to hold it up to my camera. I did, and nothing happened. When my friend [again, much younger!] arrived, she tried it with my phone – an Android – and it didn’t work, but it did work with her iPhone. Does this technology only work with an iPhone?? Am I doomed to never be able to read a menu in a restaurant again?
I just can’t keep up anymore . . . .
OK, weird. It looks like, in my post above, that some of the text went missing. When I go to edit it, it’s all there in the box. When I click “Save Changes,” the text disappears again.
Apparently I really am not getting technology!
Here’s my original post:
So I went to lunch in a restaurant today, with a [much younger] friend. I got there first and asked to see a menu. The waitress told me to scan the QR code on the little display thingie on the table. I read the directions on the display thingie and it told me to hold it up to my camera. I did, and nothing happened. When my friend [again, much younger!] arrived, she tried it with my phone – an Android – and it didn’t work, but it did work with her iPhone. Does this technology only work with an iPhone?? Am I doomed to never be able to read a menu in a restaurant again?
I just can’t keep up anymore . . . .
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@VeryHappy — you double-posted many hours apart. Sadly, some apps are iPhone or Apple device only, some are exclusively for android and non-Mac systems. Depends on the party who makes the app.
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My second post didn’t work, above, either. Maybe because I used brackets??
Some camera apps just pop up a link that you have to click on to go to the url behind the code. It’s easy to miss. Some take you there automagically. There might be some that do nothing.
You can always install a basic qr code app and use that instead of your camera app. Search for “qr code scanner” in google play.
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TECH experts.
I have an i-phone. I specifically do NOT check “message read receipts” on my phone. Someone just texted me that they got a receipt that I’d read their text and did I really want that feature. I DID not check that. I went to my settings and it’s not checked that people are to receive “text read” messages when I read their texts.
Anyone know why it’s doing this when I haven’t checked that option? Any way to turn that off???
@Nrdsb4 This may help. Click on the profile info of the person who texted you from your iMessage screen.
This takes you the specific contact’s info page where there is an option to send read receipts. You may have this turned on.
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This may help. Click on the profile info of the person who texted you from your iMessage screen.
This takes you the specific contact’s info page where there is an option to send read receipts. You may have this turned on. Blockquote
I found that fix on the internet. When I go to the profile of that person, there is no option to send read receipts. No way to turn on or off. Not even there as an option.
So weird. This just started happening.
Seems that other people are seeing the same thing.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252650633
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251883797
Seems like it is an Apple issue — it may get resolved in a few days or with the latest update.
I wouldn’t object to having that feature turned on automatically for DS’ phone. Then I would at least know that he is reading my texts 
I HATE that feature. Sometimes I just don’t have time to type a response at that very moment. My MIL sends me really long text messages with several subjects in them. If I’m at a red light, I’ll read but won’t respond until later. As it is, she gets bent out of shape if you don’t respond quickly enough for her tastes. This would just make it even worse.
I read that the only fix until Apple does an update that addresses it is to turn off IMessage function.
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How/where do you store fruit?
H loves fruits - our Costco bill is pretty much all fruit. We put the berries and grapes in the fridge. I have baskets outside for some of the other fruit - oranges, peaches, nectarines, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, watermelon… I am seeing an uptick in fruit flies around the house - any ideas on how to best avoid these?
Was thinking of getting a mesh cover to put over the baskets - not sure if that is sufficient…
lol we were just talking about fruit flies at work this morning!
My method of control is buying limited fruit that is outside of the refrig fruit. That is a problem when buying from Costco! I also store berries and apples and grapes in the refrig and then just don’t buy more than a few days of stone fruit or bananas at a time. Someone at work says she keeps the fruit out of the main house but stores it in the breezeway between the garage and house.
@abasket - unfortunately, your strategy won’t work in our house :(. As I said before, H loves fruit and believes in having every kind around all the time! I’ve suggested that we do a couple different kinds each week, but no dice.
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