Thank you! I’m grateful that at least HUPD has been very helpful so far and are working on getting camera footage

Truly thank you for supporting this. One of the hardest feelings right now is receiving the judgement from some that I shouldn’t have been commuting on her. That bike absolutely made it easier to dodge Boston traffic, potholes, and snow/ice piles.

Sorry I should have been more clear. A**Savers are mostly for hard to fender bikes. I was using it because I didn’t want to add fenders to mine 😂 (I was very close to it but spent the money on studded tires instead)

It’s called an a**Saver. It’s a mini fender for bikes that can’t really take them. It helps a little with street spray ass-savers.com

🙏💓💓💓

Thank you for the optimism! Honestly I would 100% take it back from the person who stole it, no questions asked. I just want her back. 😞

The lock 😩 it was an Abus folding lock

🤣 love it. Now if I could have all of Tom’s wisdom 😍

…I share this knowing that some might look down on a perceived overshare, but I share because I know I’m not alone. I know there are are others struggling with the same issues or who have been down this road. Sharing is my way of opening up to connecting with others on the same path 🫶.

*end grumpy old postdoc rant*

Ok it’s not for the lab notebooks but while we’re on reagents: when you receive a new item write the “received on” date on the label. For items that don’t have exact expiration dates provided this is critical info for whether or not you should use that old bottle in the fridge.

Back to catalogue numbers: just writing the name of the reagent isn’t enough. Different manufacturers sometimes have different formulations. Document the supplier, manufacturer, and catalogue number.

What about calcium and magnesium? Whether these are present in your buffers can often be very important. If you just write PBS I can guess it didn’t have Ca2+ or Mg2+, but what if it did?

Many reagents have lot to lot variability, which is why you need to record lot numbers in your notes, not just the catalogue number.

Concentrations for enzymatic solutions in terms of units per mL. Just because the vial always contains 100 mg doesn’t mean the concentration will be the same if you always reconstitute with the same volume because…