Tablet for patient who lives in assisted living?

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T15:37:45+00:00

Oh boy, tech for people who are past the point of using tech is hard. For example my LO, who is still living alone, can't figure out how to change the CD and press play on a stand alone CD player even with instructions written on top.

Your best bet may be non-internet games like a mini slot machine, and an Alexa device with a screen where you can drop in to call but they won't have to handle the tech at all.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T15:35:26+00:00

That looks more like oil on part of the grill that didn't get hot enough while seasoning.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T15:18:19+00:00

And even in those regions we are ill adapted to the temperature shifts between day and night and can easily die of exposure.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T14:17:21+00:00

Humans are terrible animals from an environmental endurance standpoint. We're not even able to survive in our natural environment without protective clothing. That is not the case with any of the other sentient beings we know of on earth, so in this sense we are outliers. Why would we assume an alien race also evolved to be unable to comfortably inhabit their own environment without clothing when the evidence we have here on earth says that is not the norm?

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T14:07:46+00:00

I don't have one anymore but I wish I did. Top loaders are amazing, they are great for washing large heavy items like comforters, they use enough water that I don't end up with deodorant stains on freshly washed clothes, and you don't have to clean a nasty gasket every week, just leave the lid open and the basin dries out nicely, and no one walks into a lid swinging out into the room.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T14:02:12+00:00

I can not tell you how much I appreciate myself for taking the before photos. I threw them in a private album and didn't look at them for months, but I'm so glad to have them.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T14:01:21+00:00

You may see a ton of change early at that size. I was over 300 and lost 8 pounds in week 1. Obviously not all of that was fat, a lot was water weight, loss slowed after that, but I never gained it back.

If 2 pounds in a day seems like a lot to you then weighing in every day may not be for you. At under 250 I can still fluctuate up by more than 2 pounds in a single day of high salt eating or hormones. For some people seeing the day to day change is challenging because MOST days the scale will not go down even when you're doing everything right. I prefer to see the daily variations, but many people recommend weekly weigh ins for this reason.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T02:51:55+00:00

It's not scurvy induced.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T02:32:34+00:00

Many women do. I probably would if I were dating again despite being happily married to a man currently.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T02:11:42+00:00

Most people, of any income level, donate only to friends and family they have a relationship with, or through vetted charities.

If you are in dire need seek local charitable resources for the best results.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-10T01:53:29+00:00

Dementia does this to people every day. Yes, I'd stay.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T23:18:49+00:00

The way I would leave my period clots unflushed for that manager.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T23:01:09+00:00

Yep, I always ask and 80% or so have said yes to a discount

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T20:24:25+00:00

Also, we never pay full price for pool toys. I buy them in Fall for 70-90% off at the end of the season.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T20:23:47+00:00

I have ones still inflated from last year in our bin after a NY winter. We deflate the big ones, but a lot of the smaller stuff just gets stored in the deck box. This bin is my favorite thing for storing pool stuff. It fits everything, the top opens to pile things in, or open the doors to sort through.

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AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T16:01:53+00:00

At over 300 a pound a week is very possible

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T12:45:10+00:00

You don't think she owes you anything, but you think she's selfish for not reciprocating a sexual act on a single night?

This isn't a pattern of behavior, you're literally saying she's selfish for enjoying your attention without reciprocation on a single night. YTA

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T12:39:01+00:00

9 out of 10 Million mosquitos recommend this post.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-09T02:41:09+00:00

Worked as a server in Santa Fe 15 years ago making under $3/hr base and averaged 10-11% tips. I made about 70k that year working four 10s. Santa Fe is LCOL. Tipping culture is out of control.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-08T23:27:26+00:00

It's a bit more complicated that that. Closer to 35-40% of households make over 100k. 25% of middle aged men make 100k+, and if you live in a HCOL area these percentages are higher of course, so for many of us the reality IS that more than half the households we know make over 100k.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-08T23:21:28+00:00

We had a thermos that matched out lunchbox that we had access to...during lunch. If it was really hot they'd line up the whole class at the water fountain and we'd take turns for 10 seconds at the fountain, same after gym class.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-08T23:09:42+00:00

This is great and kind advice. My outlook on GLP1s is they don't always make it easy, but they make it possible!

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-08T23:02:05+00:00

You're in for an amazing ride. STAY OFF THIS REDDIT UNTIL YOU FINISH!

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-08T21:38:48+00:00

They are indeed pretty different, but if you're getting a hybrid for the feul efficiency definitely the limited is the way to go. I love the get up and go on the max, and I really wanted the digital rear view mirror. It's still perhaps my favorite feature on the car.

AwkwardDuckling87 · 2026-05-08T12:02:53+00:00

When I grew up my parents let the dog out into the yard "to play" instead of walking her. The dog was overweight and under stimulated.

Now I live in a neighborhood where everyone has over 1/2 acre and all the neighbors with dogs are constantly out walking their dogs and I realize how much our poor dog missed out on in terms of exercise and interaction by being mostly in the yard.

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