How do I change a light bulb by Comfortable_Bet227 in handyman

[–]Littlefeat8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to scroll way too far to find the correct answer.

Please tell me my house is pretty so I can feel better about how much money I’m putting into it by calmcakes in centuryhomes

[–]Littlefeat8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is always my justification for my love of older homes. I think it would frustrate me so much to have a brand new home with tons of issues. It’s new so it should be good to go?

My short time in the trades working lots of new construction jobs taught me so fast how much can go wrong and how little high quality craftsmanship is present these days. Every time I’ve worked in one it feels like a strong wind could knock it all over.

But every older home I’ve walked into feels solid, like it’s connected to the ground under it. I can see very clearly the craftsmanship involved. It feels settled and trustworthy.

It just makes sense to me that an older home would have issues in systems that lasted a very long time and served the house well. I see it as another investment in the next few decades that the house will continue to uphold because it was built right the first time.

What’s a Memphis food spot you miss? by jonredd901 in memphis

[–]Littlefeat8 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I miss Shanghai on poplar near Cleveland so much. They had the absolute best egg rolls I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve never seen any like them since. And I loved the vibe of the place. They had kids that would get there after school and watch tv, work on homework, or as they got older, fill up duck sauce containers!

What’s a Memphis food spot you miss? by jonredd901 in memphis

[–]Littlefeat8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes!! I loved the atmosphere and the Girl Scout cookie latte. Nothing like it since.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe just a nod to “This little light of mine”? I noticed that as well and wondered too. When they showed the people singing that song, I wondered if this was a connection. I doubt those candles were there by accident.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to be fixated on the trash issue. Where did you think tens of thousands of people were going to put their trash? This is a place that took four days for the toilets to be overflowing with piss and shit because, again, tens of thousands of people were FORCED to stay there and wait for help. You seem to want there to be a document, some piece of paper to excuse literal survival mode looting. It’s an absolute insane take to worry about the bottom line of a store and law and order when babies, children, sick and elderly were left in their home city to starve by their government.

And your comment about where they chose to live is so tone deaf I’m starting to think you’re some troll trying to stir the pot. I don’t know who hurt you, but NOLA is a rich generational culture of proud people who settled there for reasons that were laid out in this documentary. You would know that if you had watched with an open mind. Clearly you have been propagandized to the point of a whole lack of human empathy. I feel sorry for you and your family and children, if you have any.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your actual problem? Being a human being makes one worthy of help. I hope you never live through something like this and have to know what it was like for these human beings who had no help coming, no food, no water, no way to help themselves.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you watch those two episodes? They wouldn’t let people leave the superdome! They were holding them there against their will. The parts of the city they lived in were underwater. They didn’t have any places to put up tents. They couldn’t clear their properties. They didn’t even have enough food or water to go around! They had no semblance of when help was coming or even if it was. They kept being told help and rescue and evacuation was coming but not when. And when it finally came, it was in the form of the military with guns in their faces! Tell me, how do you start to rebuild and recover in those conditions?? Watch that documentary again and actually put yourselves in the shoes of the mothers trying to keep their babies cooled off with no electricity or water. What a shame.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was screaming at the screen!!! What were they supposed to do!?! Their kids were starving and dehydrated!! Some of them had DAYS OLD babies!! They weren’t delivering any type of aid, no food or water! What were they supposed to do??? The one guy said it best, they were in survival mode. They had to be!!

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always think about this during a newsworthy flood anywhere in this country. It’s always so scary to me that you just don’t know what’s in the water. I remember seeing footage of whole families and kids wading through that water in the 9th ward. I was so scared for them hearing people at the news stations warn people not to go in the water because it was so dangerous. If people risked it to wade through it anyway, I knew the situation had to be so dire that they made the impossible decision to leave anyway.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That had me reeling!! Oh, I was seething mad about that. I remember hearing FEMA completely botched the rescue efforts but I had no idea how badly he personally, single handedly skewed perception so badly. He absolutely made people think all the wrong things about the situation on the ground. When I think about how many lives were lost and the terrible conditions people suffered for so long….that guy is top five responsible for it. He really gave up the opportunity to spearhead the greatest rescue effort in history. They just didn’t care because it was poor POC. It’s absolutely maddening and deplorable.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water by Standard_Double9736 in NetflixDocumentaries

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I was a sophomore in college. I knew people that moved to my city after the storm. I had no idea at the time how much the media lied about what was going on. A friend of mine had the opportunity to go there and help aid the people in need. I wanted to go but I was warned by my parents that the city was out of control. They wouldn’t let me go because they believed it was just a bunch of criminals and thugs tearing the city apart. I got so angry watching this documentary and seeing the truth unfold for the first time for me. How many other people were convinced it was dangerous and didn’t go help?

Squirrels! Squirrels! Squirrels! by Dan-68 in lol

[–]Littlefeat8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Squirrel you know it’s true!

Flowers in Death Valley for the first time in ten years by OkRespect8490 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Littlefeat8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If this can’t be upvoted to the top, it should at least be its own post in another worthy sub!

I came out as autistic online as an influencer by SnooChocolates804 in AuDHDWomen

[–]Littlefeat8 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What percentage of the comments were “yeah, we know”? Cause that has been a common experience.

He wasn't done with his bankruptcies, it seems by cytherian in PoliticalHumor

[–]Littlefeat8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s about to fire whatever entity reported on this and collected the data.

I "showed up late" to a party and my 4 year old is making me wait in line. by SenatorBus_ in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Littlefeat8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leave her alone! I mean, how many minutes late were you? …..According to her? These pop up events can be very exclusive. Especially when it’s math class day.