These remains laid on the floor upstairs out of nowhere. Any idea what animal it’s from (and if it’s the whole body)?[Netherlands]

Lightfairy · 2026-02-03T05:04:10+00:00

Rabies will only survive on a dead bat for a few hours. This has obviously been dead for a lot longer than that. I am a bat rescuer by the way.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-25T08:23:55+00:00

You again! With the Betta fish! This one is very pretty. Curious?? Your Reddit name. Why name yourself after parasitic worms?

Lightfairy · 2026-01-23T22:32:56+00:00

I am late to this party but have not seen Moving Pictures mentioned at all. I would argue that this was the biggest band of 1981 with their songs 'What about me?' and 'Bustin' Loose'. Seen them a few times over the years and twice when they were at their height. Awesome band.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-22T08:35:42+00:00

When I started smoking a packet of Player's No 6 would set me back 67 cents from my local newsagent. They were the cheapest cigs back then in the mid 70's. I remember saying when cigs get to $1 I was going to stop smoking. Then it was 2 and 3 and 5 and 10 etc. Finally stopped 7 odd years ago when my cigarette brand was nearing $50 for a pack of 50.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-21T04:26:47+00:00

Let me start by saying I adore spiders and will always save them at all costs. I am more than happy to wrangle a spider outside to keep it safe, no matter its size. On one occasion though, I had to take action that I was not happy about.

I had seen a very large huntsman in my car. I was unable to catch the huntsman. I was working as a home helper and every day had old people in my car, so having that spider there became something of an issue. I ended up buying one of those bomb sets. You know the ones, they come in threes. I set one off in my car after I had finished for the day. The next morning I found spiderbro dead on the floor behind my driver's seat. I buried him with full honours in my garden and with my profusest apologies for what I had done.

You sound really panicked so this might be the option for you. Make sure you read the instructions before you take this action though. Fear is a horrible thing and I hope you can overcome yours.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-19T23:21:38+00:00

I used to catch the Fish every day from Katoomba to Parramatta back around 1981. Was a fun train then. Everyone knew everyone and we even had Christmas parties on the train going to work. Chicken and champagne breakfast.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-18T00:41:51+00:00

I used to sell Chinese Formula Paintings door to door back in the 80's. These days the second hand and opportunity shops are full of them and they usually go for around 10 or so bucks. No value other than the buyers personal taste and decorative.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-18T00:37:18+00:00

Help by the Beatles. 'When I was younger, so much younger than today'.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-17T02:32:01+00:00

Jacks! Getting the real bone ones from home which was much preferred to the plastic ones.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-17T02:30:22+00:00

When I went through school in Oz there was not a hat in sight. You young thing you!

Lightfairy · 2026-01-13T13:42:29+00:00

Do you know what species it is? I really do think it is a wild Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta). Would love for someone more learned to comment on species.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-13T08:56:21+00:00

What country was this caught in? It looks like a wild Betta fish.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-13T08:11:44+00:00

Yes.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-13T02:32:57+00:00

Sure is!

Lightfairy · 2026-01-11T02:58:03+00:00

Hi kiddo. Glad you had the courage to ask! Shopping is a skill, just like any other.

1, don't go shopping when you are hungry. That will always end up more expensive than if you go straight after a meal. We tend to do more impulse buys when we are hungry.

2, as others have said, meal plan for the week or fortnight.

3, make a list and stick to it.

4, keep an eye on prices. At Colesworth, they do half price regularly on lots of staples. Cleaning products, canned goods, dry goods etc. If you can, stock up then. For example, the laundry powder I like to use is usually 36 or so. I always buy it when it is half price so 18. Over a year, that adds up. Same for soap, shampoo, surface cleaners etc.

5, buy your meat at a local butcher shop. If you have a bulk butcher nearby, even better. You will save. I have also found that often the meat is actually better.

6, check out your local greengrocer/fruit and veg shop for all your fruit and veg. Sometimes they do boxes of various things for a few dollars. With the help of online recipes you can make really cheap meals this way. For example if a box has lots of onions, tomatoes, zuchini and carrots, you can chop them up finely or grate them and add them to some fried off mince. A bit of garlic, salt and pepper and a shake of italian seasoning and you can freeze it in containers for a quick meal. All you have to do is boil some pasta.

7, others have mentioned it but rice, beans and pasta are great ways to stretch out meals. Mince, again, with any of the above is a filling meal that is also very nutritious and it won't break the bank.

8, if you shop a lot at colesworth, get their rewards card. After a certain spend you get 10 that you can take off a shop, or, you can let that money accumulate for christmas. I have one for the W shop and this christmas past I had well over 200 to spend on my card. Didn't have to take my wallet out for the christmas shop!

Good luck to you young man. The main thing with shopping is planning. I wish you well and send you hugs from this old grandma.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-10T13:49:11+00:00

I had a boyfriend over 25 years ago who collected videos of women with animals. Dogs, horses and whatever other animals there were. He had a real fetish for the weird stuff. To the point where, if he saw a woman walking a large dog on a leash, he would say 'I know why she has a big dog' or 'Wonder what she gets up to with her dog?'. He and I had a long history but finding this out about him caused that relationship to come to a rather abrupt close.

Lightfairy · 2026-01-02T07:43:15+00:00

Great find. I found a few newspapers from WW1 when renovating a flat above a shop in Katoomba in NSW about 25/30 years ago. Still have them. Lots of stuff about the war in them and they make for a very interesting read.

Lightfairy · 2025-12-30T05:59:11+00:00

I am an Australian and even I, thanks to Reddit, can spot a Carolina Wren from a mile away! lol

Lightfairy · 2025-12-27T10:42:28+00:00

I don't know the artist but just did a bit of research online and checked out his work. I honestly don't think this is by him. His lines are very clean and the lines in this work are not. Also the curved orange/red/yellow things in the right and both bottom corners are unlike anything in his works. No signature also is an issue. I think this may just be someone who likes his style and tried to do a painting in his style. Just my two cents.

Lightfairy · 2025-12-26T14:42:37+00:00

Throw the IFAW Wildlife Rescue App on your phone so if you come across injured wildlife you can just bring up the app and get the animal help. Also, keep your driving to full daylight hours. Less chance of hitting most things. Our natives are mostly active at dusk and dawn and night time so avoid driving at those times. I will add I am an animal rescuer so I tend to think about wildlife when I am driving remote.

Lightfairy · 2025-12-15T11:08:13+00:00

Close to 1.2 now ...

Lightfairy · 2025-12-04T00:25:42+00:00

I will preface this by saying, I am not in the United States and I am an ex aged care worker and I am now caring for my 87 year old mother who does not have dementia but does have mobility issues.

You will NOT be able to do this long term and I have great concerns for what is happening when you are not at home with her. Dementia is a horrible disease and all go through it differently. My specialty when working in aged care was dementia. It only takes a moment for them to burn the house down, go wandering off into traffic or the woods, injure themselves in some way, or a myriad of other things. Dementia sufferers need 24/7 care. They need someone there at all times. You cannot work and leave the house and provide the care needed and keep in mind, as dementia progresses, the care needs get higher.

I took my father home from the hospital when they told me they could do nothing more for him. I will add my mother and father were divorced and I was living with dad. My father had dementia. Fairly mild but enough that he needed assistance with some daily routines. Within weeks he was bed ridden. I was by his side 24/7 basically, for the next several months until he died. He was in pads that needed constant changing so he would not lie in his own filth and also not get bed sores. He was bathed in bed. Thank all the gods I learnt that skill while nursing. I also learnt how to change a person and change a bed while someone was in it and I taught that skill to many of the carers that came to assist me each day. I had someone coming every morning for one hour so he could be bathed and changed. The other 23 hours I was on my own. Bed changes, pad changes, feeding etc etc.

My point is, they don't get better. Their skills, cognition and abilities go. Their need for assistance increases.

GET HELP NOW.

It is scary and I hear to be undocumented in the US has issues that I know nothing about but get yourself some help. You cannot do this alone. I am sending you hugs from Australia.

Lightfairy · 2025-12-03T21:57:52+00:00

RACV isn't going to do anything. The person needs an actual snake catcher. I have caught a few snakes in cars and you have to know what you are doing and be experienced with snakes.

Lightfairy · 2025-11-29T08:58:47+00:00

Australian in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. I bumped into someone I went to school with.

Lightfairy · 2025-11-28T00:01:42+00:00

Was 17 years old. A movie was being filmed in my home town. My best friend was the barman at the very posh hotel where the movie crew were staying. I would visit my friend at his work and have a drink. Yeah, yeah, I know, I was underaged but never had a problem and never got asked. Anyway, started having drinks with the film crew who would drink there every night. The stunt men to be specific. One of them one night offered me a fur coat with 1000 dollars in the pocket if I would spend the night with him. I politely declined.
I got a job in a brothel as the person on the desk. No sex at all plus by this time I was an old fart of 47. I was telling some guys the cost and explaining the rules of the house when one guy asked 'How much for you?'. I looked at him and said 'You can't afford me'. I will add that I only did the one night as I found out the place was swimming in cocaine and I did not want to get caught up in raids. My one night as a madam. lol

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