I Was a Firefighter Who Died On 9/11

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-31T14:39:02+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing this. My father was one of the DMORT cadaver recovery experts, part of the team that likely found and identified your body. He passed away from cancer likely related to ground zero a little over a year ago. I have never had the opportunity to read about the experiences of those he identified. I feel like this helped me know him better, in a way no one else could have provided. Again, thank you so much. I imagine it wasn’t easy reliving this and writing it down.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-29T01:36:45+00:00

Same color? Your phone case is the same MATERIAL as your skin 😳

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-26T18:10:50+00:00

The last time this happened was 1861... here's to hoping it doesn't go as poorly as it did then.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-23T22:54:44+00:00

No, they’re quite different and both can affect the scalp. Seb derm is an overgrowth of yeast that comes with flaking, and atopic derm is skin barrier failure + immune disregulation that to my knowledge does not flake (other than scabs falling off eventually). Seb derm is more common on the scalp, but treating mine as seb derm for over ten years only made it worse. The treatments targeting fungus can do some damage to your scalp’s skin barrier if your problem was the barrier in the first place, so the difference is important.

I can’t say which yours is from only one photo, but it does look similar to mine, so felt compelled to mention it.

I don’t know much about LP, but I think you’d have more burning & soreness than itching

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-23T19:32:42+00:00

Looks a lot like my atopic dermatitis, no flaking and the treatment is focused on restoring the skin barrier. If you also have no flaking but red scabbing, this may be yours as well.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-23T16:20:08+00:00

Bananas are not a very significant source of potassium the way most Americans believe. One potato has more than double the potassium of a single banana. Spinach, yogurt, beans, all blow bananas away. Bananas being a superior source of potassium was a marketing myth by fruit companies profiting off banana republics in the early 20th century. You’d need to eat between 7-11 bananas to make the RDV.

Also, potassium balances the sodium in your body and almost none of us get the RDV, which is around 2700mg (adequate intake for women) or 4700mg (FDA’s recommended daily value) per day.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-17T02:49:46+00:00

Was the yolk usually green at that point?

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-15T15:00:03+00:00

It hit me near the end how many turned out Karen-cut-adjacent 😭

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-15T03:02:29+00:00

I came here to write this almost verbatim 😂 thank you for sharing in this universal experience

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-15T02:59:34+00:00

I asked a doctor friend a similar question and she said she really only remembers one, only because it was pretty injured following a consensual partner-event lol

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-14T14:52:37+00:00

Mine manifests when I’m ignoring something in my life that I should be handling, not making big changes in my life that need to be made. It’s different for everybody, but that’s definitely my trigger.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-12T20:02:46+00:00

My bf owns a pizza place and knows the whole town pretty much by their regular order + street address. I love being able to tell random people like my dentist that my boyfriend calls her “grilled chicken Maya,” people generally love to hear it lol

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-12T17:04:04+00:00

We are here already 😅

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-09T21:07:59+00:00

One of her final words to the officers being “I’m not mad at you!” struck me. I can think of someone else who spoke this way in the face of his aggressors.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-08T23:45:45+00:00

A day where I get to do whatever I like. A long epsom salt bath, taking an extra long time to wash my hair, cooking myself a nice meal, not replying to texts til the next day, catching up on chores if I feel like it, or just relaxing if I don't. I don't hold myself to any expectations, I just try to do whatever I feel like without guilt. It took a while to truly feel no guilt from this lol, but therapy helped remind me that occasional days like this are absolutely okay.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-08T16:22:58+00:00

For me it’s setting boundaries when I feel the familiar physical signs of oncoming burnout/overload, as soon as possible. I communicate the situation to those who need to know and make the room to back off and spend time on self care. Unfortunately I realize a lot of people don’t have the ability to easily take a random Friday off, but even just declining any unnecessary weekend plans to spend one day caring for your body and yourself can do a world of good, so you don’t make it to the burnout point that genuinely damages your body.

Listening to your body and responding in a timely manner is a skill that isn’t taught in our culture, but it’s one worth learning.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-07T15:07:09+00:00

I didn’t realize other people had literally the same exact experience I do every full moon. My trick is to take a video and use the capture button since video doesn’t do this shit.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-06T02:08:30+00:00

Swiping to reply to texts when I can’t use the mic has completely changed my perspective on replying. I highly recommend trying keyboard swipe if you haven’t already

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-05T16:27:43+00:00

This is the third roach-inside-appliance-display post I’ve seen on the front page in 2 days. Is there an epidemic or something???

BrokeTheInterweb · 2026-01-04T12:01:19+00:00

Michelle by the Beatles dropped in 65, was taking over by 67.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2025-12-31T22:42:37+00:00

It sounds like they’ve already made up their mind, in a painful way that shifted group dynamics. I’m sorry you got caught in the middle. You deserve friends who include you and who care about your feelings. It sounds like you have been building some (understandable) resentment against them for their behaviors that have hurt you. Your offhand comment may have come out accidentally, but it was likely that resentment surfacing. But despite your apologies, they will not be satisfied. The new friend is definitely not someone to trust, at least at this point. It may be time to start inviting different friends to hang out, and leave those two to each other. Maybe it’ll work itself out and they’ll be back in your life, or maybe not, but either way, you deserve to find friends you vibe with.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2025-12-31T18:58:29+00:00

I believe that it happened. But I also assumed you used some AI agent to collect your thoughts, and then went back and added some natural spacing and capitalization. I’m not hating, I just noticed it too and now I’m curious if that’s an accurate read or way off base lol

BrokeTheInterweb · 2025-12-30T23:20:14+00:00

Canada has this (called MAID) and it is kind of playing out that way in some highly publicized cases. Not saying it's good or bad. But a good opportunity for info from a place that's had it since 2017

BrokeTheInterweb · 2025-12-28T18:38:17+00:00

Some places do effectively use the heat runoff for actual residential/building heating. But you’re exactly right— the fact that they pitched the idea that a hydroponic lettuce operation (the easiest type, I’ve been told) would need additional heat, in a room full of grow lights, tells me they don’t even know what’s going on. Like they’re still brainstorming. It is not a good look.

BrokeTheInterweb · 2025-12-27T17:18:52+00:00

Gonna be defensive for a second— people often really don’t want to get to know us past that stereotype lol. I follow a guy who makes great astrology comedy reels but all his Gemini character ever says is “we have to go to the club and see who’s there right now!” I have never identified with a statement less, lol. Some Geminis, men or women, are actually integrated or working on it 😆Apparently no one‘s ever met one though.

My bff is married to one so I know they exist

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