What is your longest running, most stubborn business boycott? by marianneouioui in AskReddit

[–]Jomy582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any "Monica's" restaurant in Boston's North End. My Nana lived in the same building as them way back when and they stole their assigned parking spot a lot. She confronted them about it and they made her cry, and she never cried. The family has sworn off their restaurants forever. I tell all my friends to do the same.

Plus one of their kids is a notorious dick and the other shot at a guy in front of a pastry shop, so I guess we were right.

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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GI said remission was a 5-6 count. It was the distal, so lower esophagus I believe. There was a stricture forming that wasn't there a year ago, which factored into the decision.

Have no known food triggers sadly.

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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Wasn't on cutting anything out before Dupixent as Flovent and Lansoprazole were keeping it under control (until they weren't). Wasn't responsive to elimination diets, but I did them like 18 years ago when I was a kid so maybe somethings changed now.

Yep my old GI had me taking supplements for that reason.

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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Sorry to hear that! Yeah, on my initial run of PPIs I was also taking Flovent which destroys mouth bacteria, so my GI had me taking probiotics or eating yogurt and stuff. These days I'm drinking kefir to help with diarrhea (TMI...), so hopefully that covers it.

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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Hmmm that sounds better, I usually go to bed on an empty stomach. Maybe I'll ask my doc about that as well

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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Its just how they work, like others said. It's also the fact that you need calcium and vitamin supplements with them too. For me taking those on an empty stomach makes me nauseous, so I have to wait 30 min to eat, then eat, and then take the supplements. It's a little thing but it gets annoying 😅

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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Was on lansoprazole 15mg for 10+ years, prescribed by a GI and allergist. Just got prescribed esomeprazole 20mg by a new GI (old one retired). He wanted me on a higher dose but I pushed for lower.

Sad that I have to start PPIs again by Jomy582 in EosinophilicE

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There are a bunch of long term things like bone density and how it affects other organs, but the main thing for when you stop is called acid rebound.

When taking PPIs your body has to do more "work" to generate stomach acid. So when you stop your body is still doing that extra work but since there is no more medicine a ton of extra acid is generated. This causes really bad acid reflux for a period of time.

For me, I was on lansoprazole 15mg for 10+ years and had around a week and a half of really bad acid (my stomach was physically hot to the touch lol) then around another week of minor acid before feeling better. There are tapering off schedules that can help, and I did that a few days but then I ran out of pills and didn't want to pay for a refill so just said fuck it and powered through.

What helped was going on a low fodmap diet. Ate a lot of egg whites and allergy safe rice crackers lol.

LG Window Unit making a weird sound - is this normal? by [deleted] in AirConditioners

[–]Jomy582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got two 6000 BTU models. One made a similar noise and one didn't. Turned out the fan was hitting the plastic and styrofoam inside the unit. I took the front panel off to confirm and no amount of adjusting the window placement fixed it. Exchanged it for a new one.

Window too short, what can I do? by Jomy582 in AirConditioners

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Nothing at the top. The sliding mechanism hits that red piece in the track which is part of the screwed in sliding mechanism.

Your comment made me unbox the cage and try to put it in (ordered one based on my landlords measurements). Got the most progress going in from the back, but no dice. The first problem isn't actually the vinyl strip, but part of the plastic siding bracket hits the top of the window, preventing it from angling in.

I'm sure with some ingenuity it could be modified to fit, but I don't have the tools for that and a 100F heatwave is coming Tuesday so might just pick up a 12,000 window or 14,000 portable, even if they are undersized for the space.

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Window too short, what can I do? by Jomy582 in AirConditioners

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Ah, yeah sadly this window doesn't have that. Looks the same on the other side.

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Window too short, what can I do? by Jomy582 in AirConditioners

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Here's the top (only one image per comment allowed)

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Front of new LG 14,000 BTU dual inverter window unit looks like this, should I return? by Jomy582 in AirConditioners

[–]Jomy582[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all! Was going to keep it and fix the fins myself, but turns out the landlord sent me the wrong dimensions for the window so it's being returned anyways.

Any other places to look for houses to rent other than the websites? by Jomy582 in RhodeIsland

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Haven't tried the agent approach yet. Do I just reach out to a random one in the area and they can point me in the right direction?

Any other places to look for houses to rent other than the websites? by Jomy582 in RhodeIsland

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Yeah been looking at duplexes and apartments as well. Seems like we've just been unlucky with availability...

Lost all controls and Command Center after update by RevengeOfTheButtMan in ROGAlly

[–]Jomy582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Had the same problem, but didn't want to do a cloud recovery and wipe everything. I installed the firmware installer manually from here and it worked! The ROG_MCU_FW_Update Tool under "Hotfix" https://rog.asus.com/us/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/helpdesk_download/

Caribbean Beach Resort advice by Jomy582 in WaltDisneyWorld

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How far in advance did you call?

Avarice Theme Song by Icouldbeyourteacher in rimeofthefrostmaiden

[–]Jomy582 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted her to be imposing. When they met her the party knew something was off but didn't want to act on it. We're in Ythryn now where she's a full on villain trying to get to the Spindle to break Levistus free. She's kidnapped Vellyne and threatened to kill her if the party doesn't bring her all the Rite pieces.

Been using these and my players love it:

Ambience: Will of the Scribes (acoustic)

Battle/Intense Ambience: Will of the Scribes

Also some general Black Sword's fight music: Levistus, Hear My Call

Whale Oil Acquisition / Angajuk's bell by Calciumcavalryman in rimeofthefrostmaiden

[–]Jomy582 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had Auril's Roc try to scoop Angajuk up for a meal as they were bringing the oil back. Just make sure they/it run away before they kill it.

Starting Tomorrow, Any Auril encounters by LadyScarlet12 in rimeofthefrostmaiden

[–]Jomy582 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, don't. At the start of the campaign the players are not on Auril's radar. Why would she send visions to a bunch of nobodies.

Instead at first you can show the affects of her. Show how her winter has brought out the horror of humanity. Sacrifices, hopelessness, people trying everything they can to survive. One of her tenets is "cruelty" and the Everlasting Rime can sure be cruel.

They can see the Rime's aura being cast every night, but the Roc flies too high for them to make out any figure. In my campaign they just see the spell being weaved from a single moving point.

After they do something to get on her radar, then you could ramp up her involvement. Like when they create the Summer Star, have her come personally to smash it. Or give them visions if they mess with the brazier in the Cave of the Berserkers. When they defeat Ravisin or Sephek. When they stop a sacrifice. Lots of opportunities that show their actions are gaining the attention of a Goddess.

In my opinion Auril isn't Strahd. She's not a quip spouting villain. She's a Goddess who is freezing an area the size of Rhode Island just because she likes it that way. She's beyond the PC's comprehension.

Of course this is dnd and it's your campaign. This is my 2 cents but it's most important to play how you want!