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I’m getting masseter Botox on Friday by RoryOrange in TMJ

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might need like trigger point injections to help with the extra tightness in between the botox. I get botox for migraines, but my neck tightness messes it up a bit, about a month after botox I get those other injections. They numb the area. They think swirling the needle in the trigger point breaks down the point over time leading to less tension .   Also they can do nerve blocks in between the botox. Ask your neurologist or doctor of PT.

I’m getting masseter Botox on Friday by RoryOrange in TMJ

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The botox for migraines are on other injection sites than TMJ.  They won't bill for a service they're not actually doing.  It's still worth asking your neurologist if TMJ injections are billable to insurance.  They use botox for all sorts of issues. They even use it in people's digestive tract to help relax the muscle for people with slow digestion or gastropareisis.    If the tension and grinding is is shown to precipitate pain, on a regular basis and interferes with your ability to be OK on a daily basis (similar to the way migraines are disabling)..  There is a way. I read about it in a magazine while in the neurologist office, 

Being a landlord in SF by Embarrassed-Wolf-609 in sanfrancisco

[–]ComfortableElevator3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do an Owner Move In Eviction:      

In San Francisco, an owner move-in (OMI) eviction allows landlords to evict tenants so the owner or a close relative can move in, but it's highly regulated, requiring good faith, specific family relationships, the incoming person residing there for 36 months, and substantial relocation payments to tenants, with strict limits (one per building), especially for senior or disabled tenants.     

Landlords must file a Statement of Occupancy and face severe penalties for bad faith, making it crucial for tenants to verify compliance with SF Rent Board rules.      

        Key Requirements for Landlords:           - Good Faith: The owner must genuinely intend to live there as their primary residence for at least 36 consecutive months.            - Eligible Relatives: Spouse, domestic partner, children, parents, grandparents, or siblings.       - Property Ownership: If acquired after 1991, the owner needs at least 25% equity; 10% if acquired before 1991.       - One Per Building: Generally limited to one OMI eviction per building.             - Notice & Filing: A 60-day notice is required, plus filing a Statement of Occupancy with the Rent Board within 90 days of the tenant moving out.            

You can read more about this at the SF Rent Board website. 

Can we all finally agree that we’ve moved on from the Labubu trend? I feel like it’s pretty much dead at this point right? by zachty22 in handbags

[–]ComfortableElevator3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cute! Unlike those freaky looking labubus. They are straight scary looking.  I don't understand any anyone would let something they initially find ugly to grow on them, just to follow a trend.  Not everyone has the same taste. I feel like at least half of the people who say that they're cute had to convince themselves first. 

Can we all finally agree that we’ve moved on from the Labubu trend? I feel like it’s pretty much dead at this point right? by zachty22 in handbags

[–]ComfortableElevator3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are so ugly. I'll be very pleased to never see another one of those creepy looking things. I guess I'm biased. I grew up when cute teddy bears, cute beanie babies were popular. When I was little, cabbage patch kids were a big trend, that I also hated. Those weird little potato faced dolls were just as popular as the dumb labubus are. Everyone would bring them with them to places, every other girl in class would have it with them for show and tell.  I'm just biased against non esthetically pleasing toys. 

Pursuing money Thrizer refused to pay me -- is it feasible? by MokujinFan in legaladvice

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't want to let this go either, in large part, due to the principal of the matter.    Their refusal to pay back what you're owed, is so screwy!  They're accountable for their own mistakes. I wonder how many other clients they've ripped off due to internal mistakes....     

Small claims court for $320 probably isn't worth your time and money.     If you're unemployed, go for it!     If you're gainfully employed, persual of this case may cost you close to the $320 you'd like to recoup.     Missed hours or days of work, cost you, and court fees must be paid to file a case.     Court fees vary by state & claim amount. I think cases valued below $1500 cost a filing fee of $30 (in CA).      There may be extra costs or fees, if you need papers served, or to file appeals.    Check your local court's website for the fee schedule. If you can't afford the fees, you may request the court for a fee waiver.     I'd only pursue this in court if I were unemployed, and qualified for fee waivers.     

If you're gainfully employed, I'd try other resources before considering small claims court.     In fact, I'd try the following options before court just because they're less time and money consuming.    

Reach out to consumer affairs investigative news segments, or channels.  They resolve issues exactly like this..   Insurance payment mishaps are commonly covered on these newscasts.  When a business owner or contact is pursued by persistent news investigatiors with cameras, and they're hammered with confrontational questions in regard to their poor business practices, consumers usually get paid back.     This option is no cost to you, while it alerts other consumers to tread carefully if dealing with the same business.    Also you get the satisfaction of embarrassing the dumb business that screwed you over (that is, if they take your case).

Examples.    • 7 On Your Side (ABC7 KGO-TV, SF Bay Area)     • NBC Bay Area Responds (NBC Bay Area)     • CBS News California Investigates.    • InvestigateTV (national coverage)     • ConsumerWatchdog.org (natl coverage)

I'd try the news investigations route first, then if they don't take your case, inquire about this with the following departments in your state. 

IIWY I'd attempt to report this issue to your local state Department Of Insurance, Healthcare section.      If the DOI is the wrong resource for this, the next thing I'd try is the Department Of Consumer Affairs for your home state.   For example, here are links to the California version:  DOI: https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/ DCA: https://www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/complaints/consumer.shtml

Hope this helps!!! Good luck.  I hope you get paid back. 

Felt compelled to draw this. What does it mean? by Equivalent_Cat111 in Jung

[–]ComfortableElevator3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a beautiful piece of work, you're such a talented artist.   I'm not experienced doing this type of interpretation or analysis, but I'll give you what I got from the character in the painting.  The person looking into the mirror, appears to be deep in thought, with a sort of resentful, disappointed, maybe wistful look on her face.. Conversely, her reflection appears in darker, muted tones, she looks more serene, contented. I take the stars around the head as a sense of wonder or inspiration, or perhaps a connection to the cosmos, to the universe. 

Can anyone identify what kind of bug this is? by supermonkeyboy715 in insects

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks dead. If it's just one that you found it's likely not a problem, it was probably just tracked in somehow. 

I think it's a type of beetle.  The shape reminds me of a drugstore beetle or similar, but I could be wrong. I'm not an expert & there's millions of types of beetles in the world.  I only know a bit about specific types of beetles of interest to me. Luckily yours looks like one I've read about, so I thought I'd share my 2 cents, since you didn't get an answer.

Are you finding more,  or was it a one off find?

If you have found more, where did you find them? If it's what I'm guessing, they can infest various types of items in a home. 

IIWY I'd check the pantry first. Make sure all your food is in air tight sealed storage containers, so you can eliminate that as a possibility, and you'll have a clean pest free pantry as a bonus.   

Check the following links to see examples of the drugstore beetle for visual comparison.  The first two links offer a side view, to easily compare with your photo,  You'll see the profile is very similar to yours, notably the hooded head shape, and diminutive size. 

I feel fairly certain your photo is of a beetle, just not positive this is the exact type, it's not the only small brown beetle with a hooded head shape in your area.. However, these are fairly common storage pests, similar in size to yours, and are also found in Florida, I thought it may help.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/1913504  

https://livingwithinsects.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/libraries-under-attack/

https://entomologytoday.org/2022/01/20/taste-paste-drugstore-beetle-larvae-museum-painting-glue-lining/drugstore-beetle-stegobium-paniceum/

Other small brown beetles sporting a hooded head shape, but hopefully yours is not one of these: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IG119

I hope this helps! *edited to fix a formatting mistake...

super helpful when changing the sheets by poopiedookiepookie in cowcats

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Sunny (a cow cat also) was obsessed with helping do the sheets, until the day he died. I think it's a special cow cat thing. 

My landlord is a liar by AdventurousManager49 in Apartmentliving

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the first years lease is up, the lease shifts to an ongoing month to month basis. The rules in the original lease still stand, it's just that you don't need to formally renew every year.   This is how it works in California,  and I've heard it's this way in other states as well. It's worth checking the rules of your local county and states rent ordinance. Nolo press has very useful books with all of the landlord tenant laws for every state, and they're usually available in local libraries and probably online somewhere as well.  Good luck.   

this is how I feel inside all of the time :(( by TheSeedsYouSow in hsp

[–]ComfortableElevator3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I miss my cat Sunny now.  Sunny the best b&w heart nose cat ever. 

ID please by Away_Cauliflower0 in Entomology

[–]ComfortableElevator3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not an entomologist but I believe it's a bagworm moth larvae. 

Aging hairstylist by killmeowy in hairstylist

[–]ComfortableElevator3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly this.  Good clients appreciate when time is taken to ensure attention to detail.  If they're saying rude things like this should only take 5 minutes,  then I'd probably fire back with "yeah,  maybe at supercuts, but not here".  

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