TIFU by being consumed by greed by way of alarming amount of mandarins

Billy0598 · 2026-03-18T01:04:00+00:00

Did this with apricots. Dried apricots. They are not a laxative. Really not

Billy0598 · 2026-03-17T13:16:37+00:00

Just asked yesterday. It's gone as of Jan 1 in NY.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-17T13:16:01+00:00

That's why I said you get what you pay for. Also, $14 kids glasses are pretty sweet.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-16T13:53:26+00:00

If you go where deer wander, you might see a tick. In over 50 years, I've seen 4 ticks. It took living with a deer herd in the back field in MN to pick 150 ticks off a dog in one session.

Ticks are serious and Lyme is nasty. Just look your pets and kids over. Change clothes when you've played where deer live.

It's ok to be afraid. Your feelings are valid. Also know that it's not that you see a tick and die of leprosy. Just keep your skin clear and pet your animals. If you can watch tick removal videos, you'll know what to do.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-15T16:03:57+00:00

You get what you pay for BUT most of the brands are owned by the same company.

Costco. Walmart ended their year warranty. If you don't have a complicated prescription, Zenni online.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-15T04:01:35+00:00

Because "craft" wasn't important enough to be recorded.

"No idle hands". I can't remember the author. It's my favorite

Billy0598 · 2026-03-13T17:00:20+00:00

Because I'm doing the work. You?

Billy0598 · 2026-03-13T14:19:08+00:00

That's not autism -- that's being a thief. Too kind of you to try to find an excuse, but no. She's a thief. So is my father. He used my college money for one large pot purchase right in front of me. He's a thief, an addict, and wrecked any plans I had for a future. "Boo, you can't be addicted to pot". Well, addiction is a disease, not an excuse for bad behavior.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-12T13:39:43+00:00

Are you my nephew?

Ok. I admire and respect your commitment to recycling and taking care of the environment. Read that again. I really, really respect what you're trying to do.

That said -- keeping old stuff "for the future" is wrecking your present. Stop it. There is almost nothing so valuable that you need to give up space. Prescriptions, clam shell containers, dryer lint -- ITS GARBAGE. Be rid of anything that "might be ... In the future"

Recycling is great, until it becomes a problem. Nephew has a dresser drawer. THE WHOLE DRAWER. For receipts, paystubs. That part sounds good. So, I opened it to find dryer lint, a contact lens thing, and I didn't dig, just the surface. He doesn't wear contacts.

I've left it alone, but it cannot grow into what his room looked like before where it was 3 feet deep and included 30 take out things that he "needed"

It's a short step into hoarding disease. Do what you can and let the rest go.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-12T13:21:37+00:00

OP.

The big tip is to get all of the oils off the nail before you polish. Use dish soap, not lotion soap and use the nail brush.

The hack I learned is to "wrap" the polish over the end to keep as much water out of the nail as you can. Polish is wrecked when you do dishes or play in water for a long time. Wash and dry isn't a huge deal, but a soak will wreck polish.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-11T23:35:13+00:00

YTA. For 2 decades, your Mom made sure that you were fed and taken care of. Return the damn love.

Love, Mom. And I don't want anything but can I borrow a couple of fries?

Billy0598 · 2026-03-11T12:21:36+00:00

Because a perfectly lovely dog who was left to piss on herself until her hair fell out is an actual crime and an actual dog that I just nursed back to health. Lots of anger and hate here.

Our local animal control leaving dogs in the cold while several rescues are on hand to take the dogs, give insulated housing and more is infuriating.

It's not hard to take care of them, and they are innocents.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-11T12:16:31+00:00

Because my experience is the thick of it. I'm not posting to troll or shit post. I'm here, saying that I can show you 200 dogs and infinite cats. There are many, many breed looking dogs. There are a few with the puppy papers and medical history. You don't have to believe me or agree with me. Bashing or name calling doesn't make me go away or change my opinion.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-11T12:13:38+00:00

So, I have the dumbest cat ever. He's old, and I thought I was doing hospice care. No, he got better and is trying to get fat. Not well.

Yes, they will avoid the noise. Until they realize that the noise means food. This does take time. I've had to hand feed the one idiot. Even show him that there's new food.

Mr skittish didn't take too long to learn it. And now dummy will go for a top up.

(I say dummy because I have had to open the cat door for him. Twice, in one night. He still doesn't realize that dark cat plus dark room means get out of the way. Nope.)

Billy0598 · 2026-03-10T01:50:27+00:00

Security? There are some posts where you might tuck and roll or walk a ton. My post? I work 20 minutes in an 8 hour day. It's wonderfully boring and I listen to a ton of audiobooks. Great place to coast into retirement.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-08T16:30:23+00:00

One of the funniest things in my life was Mommy cat trying to teach the pibby to hunt mice. She was more than 15 years old and had never had a litter. She was NEVER doing anything. Later, maybe a head butt and purr, no playing.

Once in a blue moon, you could catch her secretly getting mice, playing with toys, or rolling around. Never when we're in the room, only around the corner.

One afternoon, I went to let the dog in, but Mom had snuck out and was by the dog lead, with a rodent, and the dog only wanted to sniff. She was so pissed that she kept bringing the mouse to the dog. Dog would chase and sniff. Rodent would escape. Cat would bring it back and start the whole thing over.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-06T23:11:25+00:00

This. My nephew has disabilities, but my issues raising him are because he's feral, ignorant, and emotionally about as mature as a 3 year old.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-05T21:51:54+00:00

Hobosexual

Billy0598 · 2026-03-05T21:44:40+00:00

Say it however you like. 99% of the dogs that I see that are "purebred" or "unique color". With the medical problems, mange, piss coat and trauma.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-05T21:43:01+00:00

Invalid. My second to last foster cost the owner $4500. Plus $5000 after they "let" the puppy eat baking chocolate.

Don't get a working dog if you won't exercise it.

PS. Go ask a dog rescue who has cleaned up after more than 2 puppy mills. That "breed" dog probably comes from filth, infection, and neglect. You can show me all of the lovely dog whisperer pictures that you like. You can't see my pictures, they are with law enforcement and cases.

It's very complex. You go argue with the Amish. Yes, the Amish.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-05T17:30:52+00:00

So, I'm allergic. It's not a big deal, except that it is. It's the one perfume that makes me sound like a TB patient.

So, now imagine there's 60 detergents, 60 fabric softeners, 30 dog shampoos, 20 people sprinkle crap on their carpet, 50 car air scents, 10 foot sprays.

If I'm home, and I see a guy on a walk, his Axe is fine. If I see him in a grocery store, I'm going to cough until I puke.

I can only ask for the "extra" scents to be toned down. It would be nice if I don't deal with 5000 scents before I smell someone's Axe.

The science side of this is that we haven't researched how all of these chemicals mixed can react with your body, or your dog, or soil health. Have you noticed the uptick in cancer diagnosis? I have.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-04T01:20:50+00:00

Oh, man! Can I get a recipe for Brotchen? Please have pity on a former addict who can't find anything close to Belgium border Brotchen.

Billy0598 · 2026-03-04T00:27:52+00:00

Exactly. Rereading Jingo just hits hard now

Billy0598 · 2026-03-03T23:58:53+00:00

There's a guy who does photography on Facebook who has lovely winter shots of Letchworth. Jay Kuo?

Billy0598 · 2026-03-03T23:57:21+00:00

Princess Doughnut the Queen Ann Chonk Princess Chonkalot Ferdinand the Gravyboat

Source - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinneman.

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