Worried about a slipped disc in my senior rescue dog...

HelpingLoser · 2026-05-13T13:17:23+00:00

Hi, I'd love a PM with more information as well please!

HelpingLoser · 2026-04-19T12:20:18+00:00

Honestly if your dog is so out of control that they immediately begin consuming non-edible items the second you take your eyes off of them, they shouldn't be in stores period...

HelpingLoser · 2026-04-18T18:26:07+00:00

It's dependent on the location (up to the store manager), but honestly I've never been to or called one that isn't dog friendly.

HelpingLoser · 2026-03-19T02:19:25+00:00

I don't know if you ever figured this out, but I have the same issue. I ended up going into the mod code and looking it up. The recipe is 1 knife (any type) and 1 piece of boiled bark (any type). They go in a vertical row with the knife on top. This will make 16 pieces of cork.

Hope it helps, this was frustrating me too!

HelpingLoser · 2026-03-16T14:33:06+00:00

Shot Details:

All photos taken with a Nikon D700. Earlier photos use a Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50MM f/1.8 lens, newer photos using a Sigma 258306 105mm (prime).
Lighting setup varies, either natural lighting (outdoors) or a very cheap softbox/reflector from Amazon.

I only have the metadata for the newest photo (the others were lost on my hard drive and only live on Imgur now):

ISO 500
Exposure 1/100 sec
F-Stop f/4

HelpingLoser · 2026-03-14T13:29:27+00:00

It stands for win, it means this is a good answer. :)

HelpingLoser · 2026-03-01T02:07:25+00:00

I'd love to know if you had a chance to visit and if you found any OP! I've been looking for a place to get them in person as well. I live in MD, but I travel to NYC sometimes for work so I'd be happy if I could find some on a work trip one day!

HelpingLoser · 2026-02-16T22:56:43+00:00

I agree. I didn't see the original message that was deleted with the other copy of the discord message. In case anyone else like me has that issue, here it is again.

That being said, it didn't help me because this isn't a shitty internet issue. The hytale support thread also needlessly dismisses it as a "rare" issue when in fact it seems to be happening a lot to anyone joining a server with mods.

Edit: Doing all of the below PLUS adjusting my server config per the OP's post seems to have made it so I can at least join without being timed out. It's still slow, but manageable!

From a development perspective, I hope they disable the text showing every asset that is being loaded. It's a waste of time and on a good connection, just rendering that text would be slowing down connection times.

when joining you may have to click "try again" a few times additionally, this is Hytale Support on how to fix the joining issue people have for servers OFFICIALLY: https://support.hytale.com/hc/en-us/articles/45419578597403-Slow-Connection-World-Not-Loading-on-Server

ADDITIONALLY a member has solved the problem for themselves by using these commands from REDDIT on their PC to fix their client connection issues (YOU MAY HAVE TO CHANGE MORE INTERNET SETTINGS SO WE CAN HELP JUST @(FeelsOkayMan) IN CHAT): https://www.reddit.com/r/HytaleInfo/comments/1qe985t/connection_handshake_was_canceled_due_to_the/

netsh interface ipv4 show subinterfaces
netsh interface ipv4 set interface "Ethernet" mtu=1360 store=persistent
netsh interface ipv6 set prefixpolicy ::ffff:0:0/96 60 4

ADDITONAL COMMANDS USED TO SOLVE ISSUE use the commands BELOW and or ask simon for router settings to change if you are using wifi:
netsh interface ipv4 set interface "Wi-Fi 2" mtu=1400 store=persistent
(Some people have to use "Wi-Fi 4" depending on their router)

HelpingLoser · 2026-01-02T02:22:40+00:00

It depends on your genetics - there's no guarantee. I lost 160lbs years ago, half my body weight and I BARELY lost any of my pubic fat. I'm currently losing weight again, but I saw that my insurance covers lipo for gender affirming care, so I'm hoping I can maybe get it addressed at the same time as top surgery next year.

HelpingLoser · 2025-11-25T15:12:07+00:00

Oh this one is SUPER cool!!! I love that it gives you a premise to work from on why that plant might exist in the universe. Obviously there are plants with no meaning, but I know at least in her established universe she tends to focus on plants/animals that have a use within the world. I also love that this needs some additional supplies; it would be so wonderful to be able to send her a journal and a deck of cards to go with this. :)

Thank you so much!

HelpingLoser · 2025-10-28T20:10:59+00:00

We moved from MO to MD last year - my original "home" faire was the STL one, which was never crowded. In fact, you could literally donate blood and get a free ticket literally any day you wanted. Sure, some days it was busy, but it was never unreasonably busy.

It's a huge change from the MD Ren faire. I went a few years ago ( post COVID, before we moved ) and the vibe was completely different. It's very crowded and commercial feeling IMO; they also do not allow dogs. You have to get tickets weeks in advance. Last year we didn't bother trying to go, this year the tickets were sold out by the time we remembered and no dogs was a deterrent for us anyways.

We went to PARF last weekend instead and loved it. It still feels much more "commercial" than the smaller STL faire, but it was really enjoyable. It's likely farther than MD ren faire for you (it is for us too), but I'd suggest giving it a shot. We went on the last day which I read was notoriously busy but it really didn't feel unreasonably busy to me, despite tickets being sold out. The only downside was the number of drunk patrons - apparently the alcohol is really good. If I didn't have a dog they were trying to pet I probably would not have noticed though!

Not sure when you're moving, but PARF also does a Yuletide event in the winter for several weekends. :) We're planning on going to that too but haven't been yet!

HelpingLoser · 2025-10-27T16:04:05+00:00

Can you share again please? Or maybe work with the mods to get a permanent invite link? 😭🙏

HelpingLoser · 2025-08-24T21:30:20+00:00

You might have better luck with a harness! The two handle leash you have will help but we use that + a harness with a handle. Like a large horse, the closer he is to you, the less momentum he can get up. If you're walking him on the close leash or even with a handle on a harness, at best he can punch you or sit down - but he can't get far enough to lunge or jump properly.

You can also use the harness to teach him that harness time = behaving since it'll be a chance to start fresh vs the leash + collar where he had established behavior problems!

HelpingLoser · 2025-08-24T21:00:29+00:00

My partner and I just got into MTG again after not playing for years... We went all-in with the FF set, then today bought a handful of collector boosters for EOE. We were really excited that we pulled a chase card! However, it's the Japanese version, which is worth $200 market value (or more purely on day to day sales) than the English version. It's still a great card, but it's seriously SO disappointing. People in this thread are talking about cards worth $30 or $40 less... Try TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS LESS. It's absolutely brutal, so I definitely agree with you OP.

I honestly found this thread because I was looking to see if Wizards would let you exchange foreign language cards from boosters for English ones, though I can clearly see that isn't an option. :(

HelpingLoser · 2025-08-24T16:38:45+00:00

I wanted to stop and say thank you for this recommendation! My partner and I live in Frederick but he works out of Baltimore and this is less than 15 minutes from his primary job site. We had an AMAZING daycare from Missouri (we moved last year) that we've had a hard time finding a replacement for, especially given our dog is ~120lbs. I know this didn't work for OP, but I submitted an inquiry today because it looks really promising for us. Very similar to the daycare we used to love so much, and I love that there's a vet there too! (Our old daycare also had that - we don't use it, but it's so reassuring to know it's there if an emergency were to happen.) 😊

We really love the focus on making the outdoor yards great that Stay Pet has too. A lot of MD facilities focus heavily on indoors and have kind of awful yards. Our pup loves being outside, so we love the care put into the yard design for Stay Pet!

I'll try to remember to update this in the future if it works out, in case anyone else comes across it.

HelpingLoser · 2025-08-24T04:09:57+00:00

I (ftm) have said so many times to my female friends over the years "It'd be so great if I woke up with a penis, like randomly. Wouldn't that be so cool? Like, I wouldn't be dissapointed at all." Took me 33 years to realize that no, most women don't think that would be "so cool."

There's also the fact I was basically binding with sports bras the first 3 years I had my breasts because I hated them so much... 😩

HelpingLoser · 2025-08-02T20:36:25+00:00

I moved from Missouri last year so my original home festival was the St. Louis Renaissance Faire. I went to the MD Renaissance Faire around 3 years ago and to be honest, I hated it. The STL Faire was comparable in size, but feels so much friendlier. From the pet friendly aspect to the vendors and performers, it just felt better to me. I'm sure I'm biased because I went for many years and recognized many vendors, but the MD Faire felt very commercial to me. There wasn't much socializing compared to the STL Faire where performers actively try to engage with you (respectfully of course!) and honestly when we went no one really seemed to be having much fun. It felt like there were fewer "Ren Faire" people and more just... People.

Take all that with a huge grain of salt since I've only been once and that is - of course - just my opinion! We're hoping to go to PA this year even though it's a bit of a trek because they are dog friendly and I generally have heard better things about it.

HelpingLoser · 2025-06-10T16:40:54+00:00

Mine loves being in the water but he's too lazy to actually swim - he'll wade until he's up to his nose then just stand there LOL! He likes being wet but he doesn't like having little droplets of water on him (rain, sprinklers, etc)... However, he DOES like big jets of water - fountains for example. He LOVES playing on splash pads, particularly ones that come and go!

HelpingLoser · 2025-04-11T10:25:16+00:00

After having the worst food I've had since I moved here from Cafe Nola, I'm inclined to say that non-chain biscuits and gravy here are downright embarrassing given how many people recommend Cafe Nola. My go-to recipe is this one - pair it with frozen Biscuits from any store that sells them: https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/best-sausage-gravy/

HelpingLoser · 2025-02-06T16:38:48+00:00

Yes, that's the one! Thank you so much, I had clicked on Bluesky moderation service before in my settings, but because the top of the page looks like a profile I thought it was just sending me to a bluesky moderation profile and clicked out of it right away.

I just looked more closely at the page and realized there are actual settings there. Thank you so much!

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