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What's something you did or acquired that made your life way easier? (lemmy.world)

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[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Got a dishwasher after I bought my house and it is incredible.

Also got one of those fancy self-scooping litter boxes which is great.

Got my yard fenced in too after I broke my ankle/leg walking my dog and had to have surgery. Now I can just let the dogs out whenever and not have to worry about them running off or me breaking my bones.

[-] Akrenion@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Which litterbox did you get? A brand would be appreciated.

[-] revdrnegative@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Not my comment, but we have a Litter Robot 3 and we love it. Cats like it as the box is always clean, filter does a good job of keeping the smells down... And its easy to repair..

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I got the PetSafe Scoop Free litter box. It's expensive, as is the refill litter, but it's so good.

[-] apex32@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I looked into litter box robots and decided to try a low-tech solution first. I got an Arm & Hammer sifting litter box for under $20.

Basically, you dump the whole litter box into an equal sized sifter, then lift the sifter and give it a little shake, then dump the waste.

I can completely clean each litter box in 10-15 seconds. It's not fully automatic, but I have no need for a robot anymore.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Next up, doggy door.

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I'm hesitant with those because I have a gang of crafty raccoons hanging around. The 3 little shits cause so many problems and I don't wanna wake up to raccoons in my house.

[-] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 4 months ago

Locking dog doors are available that are opened by a tag on the collar or by your dogs microchip if your dog is chipped. Racoons won't get in unless they steal your dogs' collar.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Fair enough.

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