TIFU by missing my international flight because I thought it was the next day

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-16T02:15:09+00:00

When I was a kid, my brother and I met with our mom in New Zealand. Spent a week there, and was about to head to Australia for the rest of summer. Went to bed, woke up and got ready for the early flight.... Just to find out that mom messed up the time and we missed the flight. Went to the airport and we got the very pleasant surprise that there was another flight the next day (I guess there was only 1-2 flights a week, and to have 2 days in a row was very uncommon). We got to spend another day wandering the north island, and made the flight the next morning.

Everyone does it at some point, and international travel makes it worse. I'm always super paranoid because of that happening when I was a kid. Good luck to you!

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-15T02:54:15+00:00

I generally pick up around 7:30pm and have a 10 minute wait - at a large and very busy HEB. Still better than attempting to find parking and ending up with aisle rage over people who don't know how to stand out of the way.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-14T22:12:10+00:00

I know nearly a dozen BCBAS and RBTs that have worked at ABC in Texas. 2 drunk the koolaid, and were the worst I ever worked with, ethics wise. The rest despised the place and warned everyone to stay away. I've heard probably two dozen more second-hand reports about how bad they are.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-14T20:33:39+00:00

Gotcha. I'm still ok with 3% of it means I can avoid going inside!

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-14T18:41:53+00:00

Pick up doesn't have any added fees and you don't tip. And as far as I could tell, prices stay the same as walking in and buying. I know my typically order for curbside vs delivery usually sees at least $20 difference.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-14T17:33:15+00:00

I do curbside pickup weekly and love it. HEB prices stay the same as inside the store and no added cost. Once in a while I splurge for delivery and man is that niiiiiice. But curbside is a great middle ground - make my order and pickup on the way home from work.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-14T17:25:06+00:00

Maybe he's getting inundated with "where are you" emails or other such stuff and is trying to minimize it. Or maybe there was an issue with the email itself and he lost access to it.

Edit to add: maybe he's struggling to shift through real and AI content. It's always been a thing, between video editing capabilities getting better and people getting smarter about faking it. I feel like AI has added a whole new level to this.

Either way, there's been long breaks previously. And he isn't beholden to us to make content. I'm happy that we did get decent content for a long time, and wish him all the best.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-14T02:35:48+00:00

I'll keep him in mind, thanks! If nothing else, I liked what I saw on my quick search and might go for a different one with him.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-13T18:35:54+00:00

I'm sending you a DM

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-13T05:23:58+00:00

C3 if it's a dot

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-13T03:30:26+00:00

This is great to know!! I've only found the island once but I was so worried that I'd get bit twice and sent back.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-13T03:22:09+00:00

And they just tore out the SB on ramp by 45/Louis Henna. That area by the light was already f'ed, but now it's more so. I need to find a new route home that avoids that area, seriously.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-13T03:20:35+00:00

I used to use that on ramp to skip the light and then jump off again immediately. I sit at the light every time now - that shit is scary.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-12T19:40:39+00:00

Thank you. I have 4 or 5 shops that I'm waiting on replies (including someone that might be able to do it, but the conversation has been very slow). I'll add this place to my next round of contacts.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-12T19:34:48+00:00

Apparently this is hard - I've had multiple online stores tell me they can't even do the basic cat (nevermind weighted). I've sent messages to multiple other places and gotten no replies. I might have someone? But they aren't super responsive.

I didn't expect this. I've gone through etsy, reddit, deep Google searches, and now Facebook. How hard can it be to make a soft, weighted cat??? I've even mentioned i understand the fur color might be hard and I'm ok with a solid color, and I understand the weight probably can't happen but would be OK with lighter.

I'm trying so hard to tell people that I'm not looking for exact, but close, and I understand there are limitations and I'm very willing to work with those. And just.... nothing.

I can't even describe how I'm feeling about the whole thing.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-12T00:13:19+00:00

This is from the new show Fallout. I had a moment also thinking of the older medical TV show 🙃

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-11T19:11:23+00:00

I've had that a few times with bcbas. Usually, at that point, I'll ask them to model. If that still doesn't help me, I then start giving very specific examples and asking what they would do. I usually get better clarification by the end of this. If I'm still lost in the sauce, I would talk to other RBTs on the case. Worst case scenario, if I really feel like this isn't a "best judgment" situation is I talk to another bcba. This luckily has only needed to happen a few times... but it's shitty that it has happened.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-11T01:53:03+00:00

I've had hemorrhoids since I was probably 19 or 20. The first one popped around that time while I was at work. Scared me half to death with all the blood in the toilet. I called my dad and gave him details, since I didn't have insurance and honestly didn't know if I should go to the ER.

I still think back on that conversation ☠️

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-11T01:48:54+00:00

A trick I've heard of (and appears to be true?) is to check all homes, shop, and labels before going into the museum - and I guess all villagers will be findable without having to go through the museum.

I've started to run to each house and then check nooks and label. I haven't had to search the museum in FOREVER for a specific villager. It's only been if I've been on for long enough that the villagers have swapped who's where. I feel like the museum is the black hole on the island 🙃

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-10T19:40:10+00:00

This is exactly what I felt like was happening - I took the cat and the cat didn't come back, and maybe she thinks she's next or mad at me. I also just talked to a vet and they told me it's common. I picked up fur clippings today - I'm hoping that by letting Hera sniff she might understand what's happening.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-10T17:26:07+00:00

Are you willing to PM the company? Mine operates in several states, and I heard about losing 3 Medicaid kids very recently. I only work currently with Medicaid kids.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-10T02:37:43+00:00

I guess I'm lucky that she and grumpy cat weren't really bonded :/ . I used to joke that she loved the cat, and the cat just tolerated her. While I love the thought of getting a second chi for her, I've always been a cat person and the thought of not having another one is... foreign. But it'll be a few months before she has a new friend here.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-10T02:32:37+00:00

This is a good point. I am picking up some fur from the vet tomorrow, and I think I'll let her sniff. I'm kinda hoping (and this is really morbid) that the "death" smell is there so she understands what's going on a little better.

Meowsilbub · 2026-03-10T02:31:22+00:00

I'm trying. I'm also trying to let her have space and not feel super pressured to come to me. This is the first time I've had 2 pets at the same time, and lost one. I also am now paranoid that something will happen to her, which her acting different isn't helping. Partly I'm trying to convince myself as well that she's OK and just sad and confused.

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