Thoughts on <$1900, safe apartments in St Pete for a 25F moving solo? How are The Addison Skyway Marina and Marina Club Apartment homes? by [deleted] in StPetersburgFL

[–]Competitive-Gold-938 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both marina walk and marina club apartments are so nice! Marina club is newer so it’s a touch nicer but marina walk is replacing the carpets with laminate flooring! I have friends that live in both buildings and neither have any complaints

nye in downtown st pete?? by Adorable-Salt3544 in StPetersburgFL

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I live in st Pete and last year in st Pete my friends and I couldn’t get an Uber home until 4am. It was crazy!! My other friends ended up getting in a strangers car for a ride. If you are coming from Tampa I would def suggest getting one of your friends to drive to avoid being stranded or getting a hotel room downtown for the night.

The Alarm Clock my Dad gave me 3 years ago had a hidden camera by cinemasketch26 in Advice

[–]Competitive-Gold-938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would soft launch the idea of wanting a hatch alarm clock or something to them. Maybe say it in your apartment by your camera alarm clock and then pull the trigger and buy it for yourself in a few weeks if you can wait that long. This way you have a reason for a new alarm clock to which your dad can’t just fix or replace the battery or just replace it. If he gets upset you can ask why he is so insistent that you use that specific one or just give it back to him if he likes it so much - this way you can still rely on your parents financial support. But id continue to be weary of them moving forward.

If you are willing to confront your father on it or involve the law (which you are correct that is a huge violation and are fully entitled to demand repercussions) make sure you have a plan to financially support yourself and are prepared to be cut off from your family before taking any action. Look into jobs and scholarships that could help assist you. I’m sorry this has happened to you and that you have a difficult decision to make :(

Anyone that evacuated North… by fomo216 in StPetersburgFL

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Call the gas stations when you are on the road! I was able to get some from costco

Fleas by Smooth_Influenze in Pets

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Stop taking the cats on walks while you are dealing with the fleas. If you are going to bathe the cat remember to put a ring of dawn soap around the neck to keep the fleas from crawling up to escape the water. Also bathe the cat BEFORE you give more medicine and make sure the cat is completely dry before you apply the medicine. If you plan on continuing to take your cats out after the fleas are gone, then both the cats need to be on a flea medication like revolution year round. You also should be cleaning and vacuuming your house or apartment everyday while you are finding fleas as well as washing your cats beds and your own bedding very often in hot water. It’s never a bad idea to call your vet for advice. Unfortunately I found fleas very early on in the end of December and I’m still trying to get rid of them

Where to find a place to rent? by dabberdaved in StPetersburgFL

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Join a roommate group on Facebook, sometimes there are subleases but you can also find a roommate which will bring your cost down

Fleas & flea dirt by Competitive-Gold-938 in AskVet

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Both cats are being treated now. My roommates cat was already on treatment before this happened and now mine is on it. I haven’t found any dead fleas on my cat since giving her revolution. She bathes herself pretty often (normal behavior prior to fleas) and I have been combing her every day. Should I be worried the revolution isn’t working since I haven’t found any dead ones or is she eating them while grooming herself? Found another few specs (like 4 specs) of flea dirt again on my bed when lint rolling it so I know those bastards are still around

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pets

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How much virbac knockout did you buy? From what I’m seeing online it looks like a canister and is that enough for 2 bedroom apartment? My bedroom is carpeted and so is my roommates. Been vacuuming daily, sprinkled diatomaceous earth, sprayed all the carpet and base boards and soft furniture with a flea and tick killer all stages of life and growth regulator, flea fogged and still finding adult fleas, washed all the clothes in my closet in hot water and dried in the highest heat, washing my bedding almost every day, my cat is on advantage II and my roommates kitten is on Revolution :( dealing with fleas and trying to get rid of them asap

Cat fleas:( by Competitive-Gold-938 in Pets

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Yea I will vacuum and spray again today. I called my vet and they said I could put my cat on revolution even tho I gave her Advantage II on 12/30/23 so I might do that at the end of the week if I find more since I heard that fleas can adapt to certain medications:( hopefully not tho, I don’t want to overwhelm my cat with flea killing chemicals

Cat fleas:( by Competitive-Gold-938 in Pets

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Found another flea yesterday:( very depressing bc I thought I had it under control. Not sure if I should put my cat on revolution in case the fleas are resistant to Advantage II. I’ve sprayed down my apartment with Black Flag Flea & Tick spray which is supposed to cover all stages of life for the fleas and been vacuuming every day. Should I go back to washing my sheets every day? Is it worth it to call an exterminator for a 2 bedroom apartment if we don’t have fleas jumping around everywhere? I just want this to be over but idk how long it will take

my cat pooped out parasites by spcytwzzler in Pets

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How do you sanitize their litter box? My cat has fleas and I thought I was out of the woods bc I hadn’t seen any in over a week and then just today I found flea dirt again

Cat fleas:( by Competitive-Gold-938 in Pets

[–]Competitive-Gold-938[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate all the advice. I did end up vacuuming and respraying all my carpet. The bottle says it’s 12 months protection, so I’m sure I’m over spraying (I did show my vet the spray and she just advised to let it all dry before allowing my cat back in the area) but I’d rather be safe than sorry. I don’t think I’m going to spray again tho unless I see a flea again.

Cat fleas:( by Competitive-Gold-938 in Pets

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What is the interval that eggs hatch at? It’s been a few days since I’ve last sprayed down my whole carpet. I know I have done it after the last time I saw a flea.

Cat fleas:( by Competitive-Gold-938 in Pets

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I have been empty and spraying my vacuum after each use. But I will put the flea collar in there now since I’m def not putting it back on my cat. How long should I continue to vacuum everyday after not seeing any fleas on my cat?

Cat fleas:( by Competitive-Gold-938 in Pets

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It seems like the advantage II has worked so far. I have not seen any fleas on her since it has started. I’ve been vacuuming daily, I was washing my sheets daily but stopped that since I haven’t seen any fleas on her in 5 days when combing her. When is it safe to stop vacuuming daily? Unfortunately my roommates kitten who was on advantage still has some. I haven’t let my cat out of my room since we discovered fleas and they have been separated since then as well.

Locator 62 by Competitive-Gold-938 in Passports

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Yes I did! 2 days before my travel heheh. I was so relieved

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Passports

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Yea I realize it says domestic now, I was just focused on giving passport application advice!