We're Here to Help 276: Towel Foul & Brady's Comet
Mar 30, 2026
Brady, a stargazer from a small Iowa town, describes battling neighbor exterior lights that ruin viewing and sleep. He and the hosts explore DIY fixes, motion-sensor swaps, civic persuasion, creative PR stunts like a comet pitch, and community-based tactics to dim the neighborhood for better skies.
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Label Towels By Week To Create Scarcity
- Try labeling and rationing towels by week so kids must consciously choose when to use each one.
- Jake suggested embroidered tags like W1/W2 and fines such as lost screen time if a kid grabs the wrong towel.
Turn Towels Into A Sibling Competition
- Use sibling competition as motivation by tracking demerits and rewarding the winner.
- Gareth proposed a monthly tally called the "towel foul" with the loser serving the winner for an hour as a playful punishment.
Use A Visible Fridge Scoreboard
- Do use visible tracking (laminated board with stars) and clear rules when launching the system.
- Jake advised posting the demerit board on the fridge and explaining concrete infractions and consequences upfront.
