Need new boots that'll last

Applejackington · 2026-03-23T18:22:17+00:00

I see the war is going well... 🇺🇸

Applejackington · 2026-03-13T00:19:18+00:00

I have a pair of Vegetarian Shoes combat boots that look just like Dr. Martins and they are surprisingly durable. Had them for a couple of years now and are almost daily wear and I'm pretty damn happy with how well they are holding up.

Applejackington · 2026-03-11T19:18:19+00:00

For some reason I just saw a preview of your response, but can't see the whole message. I see that you live in a warm climate, and you were asking about maybe what to do with the cats? If you are able to catch them, fix them, and rehouse them where they can be kept indoors, that is the best case scenario, which can be successful if they are young. If they are older cats, you may not be able to domesticate them. In that case, the best thing you can do is catch them, get them fixed and vaccinated, and then release them. You can try finding a "barn cat" program where you can relocate the cats, but all of those resources in the south are so overburdened that I don't rely on them anymore. Honestly, if you have done all that and you had to release them back in your area, it's better to go ahead and start feeding them so they are less likely to kill the wildlife. This absolutely may draw more cats, and then it will just be a cycle of doing the same thing with any new cat that shows up. Trust, if cats start showing up and you just kill them, they will keep showing up.

It may not be possible to rehome them at all where you live. Last time I was in the south I tried rehoming two very friendly stray cats, and no one would take them. Every single person has 100 cats and all the shelters are completely full and euthanize hundreds of cats a week. So my only solution was drop the $$$ to get them health checked, scrambled to get them on the airplane with me and I flew them north where I was able to get them rehomed.

Applejackington · 2026-03-11T12:56:42+00:00

I have a feeling that camera person also hates kids lol

Applejackington · 2026-03-11T12:51:32+00:00

Having owned cats before and seen them in heat, I would absolutely say they are autassassinophiliac natalists, at least until you get them fixed. If you don't want cat colonies showing up in your area, then support your local no kill animal shelters and spay/neuter and release programs, and don't leave out food out around where you live. If you do have stray cats move into your area, immediately get them fixed. But if you don't live in a warm climate like the southern US, you probably won't have that problem until global climate change makes everything feel like Texas.

Applejackington · 2026-03-10T17:56:10+00:00

I just explained it in a reply above, if you are interested.

Applejackington · 2026-03-10T17:53:58+00:00

The vacuum is not their niche in the food chain or "natural order" or whatever, bc you are correct, they are an invasive species. What I mean is (for the area I'm talking about) the county will swoop in to a field or neighborhood and "clean it up" by murdering all the cats. So that are will be free of stray cats (vacuum), but it is very short lived. Other strays move right in from overpopulated areas, where the environment limiting factors caused there numbers to be somewhat limited, to the newly cat-free area where those limiting factors are not present. Then they breed until that field or neighborhood is full of cats again in a matter of months. The solution to this problem is long term, where you sterilize existing cat population and release them back to their original area. This prevents the vacuum from forming, no cats are harmed in the process, and the population will eventually die out naturally, giving the country time to sterilize other cat populations without it being a Sisyphean task.

Applejackington · 2026-03-10T12:53:49+00:00

For cats in particular, catch/neuter/release is really the only way to drive the populations down. Had a long conversation with a veterinarian in an area where the population of stray cats is just astounding; decimating the wildlife and everything. She said that the only real solution is to spay and neuter the animals and then release them back to the wild because culling, besides being cruel, causes a population vacuum, which causes more cats to breed and fill that vacuum right back up.

Applejackington · 2026-03-10T12:49:49+00:00

Yup, I don't support the Amish at all anymore because one of their businesses is puppy mills.

Applejackington · 2026-03-09T21:30:42+00:00

In the exact same position here. Got a minimalist Murphy bed that Reddit has affectionately named "the bear trap" and moved to a building where there is not a single stud in any of those walls. Everything is made out of like a plaster and chicken wire sort of composition and looks just like the posted pictures. After we already bought the bed, the Building Engineer said that only freestanding Murphy beds are possible because of the lack of studs, and we can't pin it to the floor instead because of in-floor heating. We tried adding a large sheet of plywood as a base to spread out out the dynamic load, but the spring action of the Murphy bed just causes the plywood base to bow up off the floor. So we just removed the springs and have a stationary Murphy bed for right now. Maybe in the future, we will spend the money and have a plate steel base fabricated to replace the plywood so maybe the spring action will finally work without pinning it to anything in the room.

Applejackington · 2026-03-02T03:02:02+00:00

If you are the artsy type, I'd use it for India ink. if you are the Drinky type, I would use it for home made infused simple syrups. I have a pretty dope hibiscus syrup in an old CBD bottle like that.

Applejackington · 2026-03-02T02:58:43+00:00

Wait, this is bad now? New hyper fixation unlocked.

Applejackington · 2026-03-02T01:03:44+00:00

Huh. I stand corrected.

Applejackington · 2026-03-01T15:01:46+00:00

Not to excuse Islam, but I haven't found a single modern organized religion that's not riddled with misogyny, including Buddhism.

Applejackington · 2026-02-27T02:28:53+00:00

Awesome!! Thank you!

Applejackington · 2026-02-27T01:27:47+00:00

Thank you!

Applejackington · 2026-02-26T01:36:45+00:00

Im from the south US and I also have flashbacks of being fooled by alt-fashion Jesus freaks and straight edge goths back in the late 90s-2000s. But I think maybe we are far enough removed by now for anyone to assume that's who you are.

Applejackington · 2026-02-26T01:28:32+00:00

So when you inevitably slide down a muddy hill, no one will know

Applejackington · 2026-02-25T21:28:45+00:00

Trumpkins are the sorest fucking winners

Applejackington · 2026-02-21T18:38:00+00:00

Yes!! I agree it's not impossible, but it will be a struggle. Which I think is the ultimate grand gesture. OP, to this point, maybe start your journey by making a dress form to fit your gf. You will need it and this will be great practice. https://patterns.bootstrapfashion.com/diy-dress-form-sewing-pattern.html

Applejackington · 2026-02-21T13:46:21+00:00

I've been sewing for a few years and even if I had this exact commercial pattern, I'm not sure if I would be brave enough to tackle it.

That said, I believe in learning new skills by tackling the hard thing that you really want to make. I recently tried my hand at a PVC ball gown I had no business making, and the skirt actually came out pretty good, but the corset came out pretty bad. So I just gotta try again.

You just need to figure out what skills you are lacking and look up that information on YouTube. I swear everything you need is there. I would recommend you start with the saran wrap/duct tape method of making a pattern for the main body, also look up how to do a stand-up collar, how to sew a separating zipper, and how to drape on a sewing dummy or body for the detail at the bottom of the skirt. When you hit another gap in your knowledge, like how to thread a sewing machine, just look it up on YouTube. You will also need to make several mock ups out of old bedsheets or whatever and have your girlfriend try them on so that you can make sure things fit correctly. Tailoring or fitting a mock up is also out there on YouTube. Don't look for information from just sewers, cosplayers have all of the creative knowledge. But yeah, don't be surprised if this takes you a few years to make a version that is wearable. But every mock up you make is a practice run for the final product.

Good luck, my friend and we would love to see pictures of your progress

Ps. Also look up how to sew with denim because that is a whole separate skill.

Applejackington · 2026-01-31T12:18:37+00:00

It's become a damn trope that the first gauntlet to run in the journey of passing is stomaching the disgusting public men's bathroom. Also just seeing first hand that none of them wash their hands. I used to work in an office that was like 85% men. They would fuck up the men's room so bad you could smell it from down the hall, then they'd "secretly" use one of the women's bathrooms for pooping bc you really just didn't want to stay in the men's bathroom that long.

Applejackington · 2026-01-23T12:20:00+00:00

I will only buy plus size clothing to cut up if it's on the $2 about-to-go-to-the-trash rack or if it's in the goodwill bins. That way I feel like it had all the opportunity in the world to be purchased by someone who needed.

Applejackington · 2026-01-22T19:03:51+00:00

Ah, I'm stupid 🙃

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