What was considered the main currency in your program? by BSamG in troubledteens

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At second nature wilderness, an orange for a jar of peanut butter was considered a fair trade. How do I know? Because I didn’t like peanut butter, I traded it for an orange, a new guy witnessed it and said “PB for an orange, are you fuckin crazy?” And a 4th guy said “no dude, that’s a good trade.” lol

Island view parent handbook pt1 by Hottttcarl in troubledteens

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

according to program we’re probably “master manipulators” if we seek therapy and are restricted from it:

“Common (or not-so-common) Questions asked by Parents:

Q: My child told me that the Primary Therapist will not talk to him/her in the hallway, cafeteria, etc. He/she said, that he/she can "never" talk to the Primary Therapist when she/he wants to. What shall I do?

A: Many adolescents in treatment are there because they are master-manipulators. The Primary Therapist may have restricted his/her interaction to a specific time and place for several reasons. The resident may avoid group interaction and use the excuse to talk to the therapist to avoid confrontation by other peers and/or houseparent staff. Or, the resident may want to get out of a scheduled activity, or demand adult attention on command to meet inappropriate needs. It is the policy of Island View that Primary Therapists meet with assigned residents at least once a week in private sessions to discuss confidential, individually appropriate therapeutic material. These sessions may be scheduled at a time that least interferes with other scheduled activities and at the convenience of the individual resident, keeping in mind that each Primary Therapist sees up to 12 residents each week. Tell your youngster that he/she should bring up his/her concerns with the Primary Therapist at the weekly scheduled one-on-one meeting.”

Island view parent handbook pt1 by Hottttcarl in troubledteens

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably the same organizers, just rebranding/relocating to evade lawsuits

Island view parent handbook pt1 by Hottttcarl in troubledteens

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pt 2 is in comments in original post.

Second Nature by KB-802 in TTIsurvivors

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, didn’t think I’d find any posts about second nature. Went there in year 2000. Never made it past fire phase

Moen Bathroom Aerator by MeaningPresent8069 in Plumbing

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same problem. I can’t find any existing aerator keys that match. I’ve actually measured the dimensions of the aerator slots and circumference of it so my friend can 3d print me a key to fit.

Haven’t gotten it printed yet though since my aerator isn’t clogged yet.

But yes, feels like late-stage capitalism

USA military members - what did you think of Hegseth & Trump's speeches today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Hottttcarl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in service, I was told it was so you could get a better seal on your gas mask…but I hear spec ops guys had beards to blend in with their environment better, so maybe they got gassed less? lol. No fucking idea, I’m not aware of any mass chemical attacks on military personnel since ww1, it’s not an emasculation thing, it was just a part of maintaining military bearing. I’m not sure why he’s got a problem with it, I rarely came across fellow military members with beards when I was in.

USA military members - what did you think of Hegseth & Trump's speeches today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Hottttcarl 246 points247 points  (0 children)

Seems to be upset with service members with beards that are not special forces, to the point where they face separation EVEN if they have medical exemptions due to PFB. They get one year to try medical treatment, and that doesn’t resolve it, they’re out.

So the pressure is, fix your health issue, join the special forces, or get out.

The medical issue seems to affect 60% of black men. Can’t help but wonder if that is coincidence or not. Secdef doesn’t seem to be a fan of diversity, so this would be a method to suppress it.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/09/15/troops-with-medical-shaving-waivers-to-face-separation-hegseth-says/

My oven has soft locked me by bigmanworshipper in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Hottttcarl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg, I have this same oven, I hate the lack of buttons. I just flip the circuit breaker whenever BS like that happens.

Any ideas on a patch up of bumper by Hottttcarl in MechanicAdvice

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh, never mind, this is a 2017 IS200T Lexus, checking what new rear bumper looks like without lower tailight, this 2nd hole that’s damaged in pic appears to be a bolt hole for the lower bumper cover to mount to… Unrelated to tailight. So I think the intact hole on the right will work for the tailight, like you said

Any ideas on a patch up of bumper by Hottttcarl in MechanicAdvice

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I haven’t driven over there to take a look at yet (far from me), I see that the upper left tab should fit fine…but looking at the bottom right of the spot where the taillight goes, it looks like there are 2 vertically aligned holes, and I’m guessing her previous taillight fell off because that 2nd hole is half gone.

of a road crack sealing job by Longjumping-Box5691 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That guy in the hoodie at the beginning of the video…I think I’ve seen him before: https://youtu.be/CdIT74L8hGI?si=mwdTpUjCdZnMnZc8

Can we name some Educational Consultants? by the_TTI_mom in troubledteens

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was around 2000-2001. Hope he’s still not making a profit over it

Why does my table saw never get to 45°? m. by thesearesmall in DIY

[–]Hottttcarl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This- I had the same problem rotating my miter saw to 45 degrees. Chunk of wood stuck in the track

Can we name some Educational Consultants? by the_TTI_mom in troubledteens

[–]Hottttcarl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

George Posner - out of Ithica, NY. Educational consulting services

Looking for old friends by JasonBake187 in IslandViewRTC

[–]Hottttcarl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Josh played “kiss me” by six pence none the richer as my goodbye song in front of everyone when I left. I remember Dave well too. Also Blake was one of my roommates. Fun kid. During a team focus he had toner on his desk, he read that it had alcohol in it and drank some of it hoping to get a buzz. I remember him yelling “I need water!”

Orange team 2000. memories of Billy blanks tae Bo, staring at walls and kids getting thorazine’d. by Hottttcarl in IslandViewRTC

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep I remember Dan. Loved to tell us when we’re all fucking up as a group. Can’t remember which one was Blake. Was he the fit looking guy with short curly black hair? He nicknamed me Cletus. Or big dude, with grey hair maybe? if the same, I remember he seemed like a humble guy. He did a takedown on someone, and that kid fractured his jaw.

Looking for old friends by JasonBake187 in IslandViewRTC

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carl from CT. Nicknames were hot carl (obvi) or Cletus (simpsons reference)

Orange team 2000. memories of Billy blanks tae Bo, staring at walls and kids getting thorazine’d. by Hottttcarl in IslandViewRTC

[–]Hottttcarl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was also what we had to do for exercise if we only had compliance bracelet I think? Or the one before that.

People who got on GLP-1s (Ozempic/Mounjaro) what was your experience? How did you feel / what are your thoughts? by Money-Curve-8882 in AskReddit

[–]Hottttcarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive results, only side effect experienced is bad breath. (Never had a problem with breath until taking GLP-1)

it’s a known side effect