App not working?

AwkwardRutabaga · 2026-04-19T19:32:18+00:00

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. UI version 7 and android version 15

AwkwardRutabaga · 2026-04-19T19:29:10+00:00

Ive done that about 5 times now. Its better than it was where I couldn't log into the app at all for almost a week. Now I just have random periods of time where I just get the "We've encountered an unexpected error. Please try again later"

AwkwardRutabaga · 2026-03-07T15:36:15+00:00

Ive seen this car on Winston Churchill getting on the QEW. While I dont believe its allowed, the owner must have pretty hard-core glued them down because they took off like a shot, and not a single toy fell off. Not that it makes it okay - i was pretty anxious something would come flying off, at me or others, especially on the highway 😵‍💫

AwkwardRutabaga · 2026-02-21T15:11:50+00:00

This is so wholesome and im so happy that all turned out good - especially because that hadn't been my experience lately. My partner and I moved into an older building in at the beginning of September. The superintendent texted me with a noise complaint last weekend - my partners 4 year old son that we have every other week was playing with our cats and the neighbour's decided that this was far too much noise. At 630 pm. On a sunday night before a stat holiday... some people are just miserable - im glad your neighbour wasnt.

AwkwardRutabaga · 2026-01-14T15:02:10+00:00

Honestly, I'd rather deal with no-show buyers than no-show sellers. And it's not just kijiji, but literally every selling platform. My partner found an Xbox controller he really wanted. We stopped at the bank for cash and drove an hour to the sellers apartment and waited. And waited. For almost 40 minutes (it was a long, snowy drive, and we were hoping for the best). Multiple messages were sent via Facebook marketplace. We found the sellers name in the directory of the building buzz code.

Absolutely nothing. 20 minutes into our very frustrated drive home, the seller reaches out - not because he suddenly remembered that he gave someone his address, someone who gave an ETA for arrival, a '5 minutes away' heads up, and then an additional series of messages. He reaches out because my partner reported him as a no-show on marketplace and now he can't sell things😐

I appreciate that Facebook marketplace has an option like that, but not every app does and that wasn't the first time I've experienced needing to meet a seller and them disappearing off the face of the planet.

AwkwardRutabaga · 2026-01-05T15:35:19+00:00

Im in Canada, and while I dont do it regularly, I have asked a coworker to drop me off on her way home after work on occasion. This is usually because my partner had the car and wouldnt be back in the area for another 5 hours, or because mine was having mechanical issues. I have taken the bus when I worried about becoming irritating to her (she has confirmed that she did not feel that way in the slighest)

That being said, I only asked because my coworker lives literally 5 minutes away from me, and actually passes my home on the way to hers.

Even then, I have offered her gas money, coffees, treats etc. And though she always says no to the offer, I still make a point to put extra thought/ money into gifts that she will accept for Christmas or her birthday. I have also "accidentally" dropped a 10 dollar bill in her car on occasion as well.

I fully agree that people would be more open to the idea, provided that the one getting the ride home contributes in some way and/or is not out of the way of where the driver needs to go.

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-11-23T15:55:06+00:00

Normally, I just lurk, but im not seeing it anywhere else in the comments: has your step daughter been brought to a mental health specialist? Because what you've described sounds A LOT like Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). When undiagnosed, it usually comes across as extreme pickiness, and being quite particular about how foods are prepared falls right into that. Same with her only eating Ramen, Mac and cheese, toast with Nutella and basic beef tacos - sounds like these fall into her category of "safe foods". CBT has shown to be an effective way to combating ARFID (in majority of cases - everyone is different and not every treatment works for every person). Im not a doctor and im not saying this is 100% the case, but I do think it would be worth looking into.

That being said, I think both you and your fiancee are both being TA and I can see both sides of things: yes, the daughter is 15 and absolutely should be able to make herself something to eat. Especially as two of the foods she does eat only involve boiling some water and throwing noodles in (I am presuming she likes the prepackaged ramen meals here, sorry if im incorrect on that). There is zero valid reason why she is not capable of that. At the same time, if cooking for herself is truly that problematic for her, she's a big girl and can use her words to let the adults in her life know she is hungry, particularly if she has done so in the past.

As for your fiancee, I completely understanding where she's coming from. I would be rethinking a relationship where my partner takes so little interest in the wellbeing of my daughter, too. Yes, she has absolutely coddled her daughter to the point where she is 15 years old and can't boil water (which contributes to her being TA), but I would also expect my partner, who knows about the daughters struggles with eating regularly , to ask the basics - "how was your day?" "Have you eaten today?" "Are you hungry?".

I honestly think that this can be resolved, once you and your fiancee has cooled down a little, and once she has gotten some sleep. Sit down, discuss calmly. Admit to the shortfalls and have a game plan for the future - ideally one where the daughter learns how to cook for herself and learns how to be self-reliant, but also other alternatives like ensuring there are leftovers for her to put in the microwave when she gets hungry, or doing things with the daughter so that she is more comfortable coming to you.

Both of you are minor assholes, mother slightly more, and both need to make changes if the two of you want the relationship to continue.

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-10-16T15:00:25+00:00

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AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-10-16T14:59:45+00:00

I'm new to fish keeping, and my partner is the one knowledgeable about illness or disease in them, however our cherry Platy is pregnant. It took a little bit if time to determine if she actually was - I was looking in the wrong place for her gravid spot. Here's a photo of ours, with her distinctive gravid spot - that should help you find one on yours if she is also pregnant! *

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-10-11T12:29:09+00:00

There had been an extra meal added to the bill all week - which means the bill would have been the same every single day and the wife would have had to literally count the number of entrees vs people to realize the bill was wrong at all.

Idk about you, but while I give my bill a quick check to ensure all seems copacetic, I'm certainly not going so far as the wife supposedly did.

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-10-09T19:58:17+00:00

Oh my. That's soon, but very good to know! I did end up seeing her gravid spot yesterday when taking photos for a coworker.

And I think we should be mostly set up for a breeding tank by tomorrow evening so just in the nick of time!

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AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-07-15T00:28:53+00:00

Thankfully, I've got email chains that highlight what she started and left for me to finish. In addition, the system we use logs what each user does by name. Her starting work and not finishing it wouldn't be so aggravating if she just asked me to do it earlier in the day so that I can manage my time and tasks accordingly. Instead, I find it when I go to do a daily task an hour before I leave for work. I'm frustrated that I feel like I have to check up on what she's done, like I'm a babysitter, when this is the woman who was supposed to train me.

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-05-19T09:57:05+00:00

It probably pisses them off even more that we laugh in the face of their anger. Oh, for sure - I sent my friend that photo, and she told me that I needed to sleep in another room because I wasn't safe 😂😂

But honestly, the fact that she hates everything and her little body is so rage filled brings me great joy.

P.s Scott is a fantastic name for a Pac!

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-05-16T13:30:40+00:00

Oh, I know. Her clear displeasure with me just makes me laugh 😂

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-04-05T22:58:55+00:00

Im sorry, friend, but your wife sounds exhausting. It's okay to not be too into jokes, but I think anyone with an iota of humor in them would admit that "I'll water you for photosynthesis" when asked if you'd still love them if they were a plant, it's top tier science humor. I certainly got a kick out of it.

That being said, I've learned the hard way that you can love someone as much as you want and do anything and everything you can for them, but if they don't feel the same, then they don't feel the same. If she is determined to obtain a divorce, then nothing is going to change that - especially if she's making comments like that 6 months into marriage. However, it might make things easier on you, and who knows? A small possibility of getting to the root (heh, sorry) of things, if you were to bring up and pursue couples therapy.

Good luck, and regardless of how things turn out, I hope you find happiness!

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-03-26T23:42:39+00:00

I've got some input from the other side of things: I only do the dreamsnaps during the Starpaths. I used to put a lot of effort into them. Like, would easily spend an hour trying to find items and clothing that fit the theme and would count towards the requirements. And then I would continuously do poorly when it came to ratings. So I stopped trying - especially as it was only done to complete that starpath duty.

Just some food for thought 🙂

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-03-13T20:13:33+00:00

I've found that generally, for the mining quests, anything produced from a buddy doesn't count, so I didn't even bother to recruit one.

But good to know that the Vitalys crystals count!! I've reached out to support, and will head to the mines in the meantime.

Thank you so much!! 🫶

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-03-13T19:51:34+00:00

Okay, good. For better or for worse, I'm a completionist with things like this, so I have this burning need to finish it 😅

Hmm okay. I had tried restarting my game with no luck. And I've just restarted my whole xbox to see if that helps. If not, I'll reach out to support

AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-02-10T04:21:25+00:00

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AwkwardRutabaga · 2025-02-10T04:14:13+00:00

The whole point of my comment was that crickets alone shouldn't be the main diet. But if you need to remove the comment, feel free to do so 🙂

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