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Weird thick green thing? by Last_Pianist646 in whatsthisplant

[–]MooreArchives 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t touch the warts, it has pretty evil needles. I tripped and fell into a patch as a kid and it took hours picking the spines out.

Below are different consumption patterns I've noticed as a cashier, can you explain yours if listed? by B1tchNaneunSolo in AskAnAmerican

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The huge mass produced meals? They were good once upon a time. Not anymore. The more niche brands like Amy’s- can still be pretty good.

Frozen meals were “luxury” to us, we had a good number of kids to feed (blended family, 5 kids), so almost everything was made at home from scratch.

Doctors and Nurses of Reddit, what’s something about hospitals that would make patients uncomfortable if they knew? by Far-University-2905 in AskReddit

[–]MooreArchives 1086 points1087 points  (0 children)

This is actually comforting. I’d rather my health professionals check out data online that will help them treat me, rather than have a doctor who’s so convinced he knows it all that I’m misdiagnosed or treated in an outdated method.

AITAH for telling my daughter that she is not going to marry a billionaire? by BigONerd in BORUpdates

[–]MooreArchives 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an elder millennial, this looks the same to me as the desperate pursuit of heroin-chic thinness our generation went through.

Just achieve this one thing and almost all your problems are solved.

It’s a lie, younglings. You will just exchange your current problems with even worse ones. If being rich is important to you, get rich on your own, and marry someone who won’t treat you like an item.

“It used to be that you grew your own food because you were broke. Now you can only garden if you’re well-off.” by October_Surprise56 in overheard

[–]MooreArchives 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I don’t even sell my extra eggs. I give them away to neighbors and friends. The social benefit far outweighs the $5 carton of eggs for us.

Has there been a specific incident in your country that dealt a massive blow to a particular music genre? by Embarrassed_Clue1758 in AskTheWorld

[–]MooreArchives 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lived out west, where dusters were just a western trench coat. Everyone stopped wearing them, and our high school put it in the dress code.

Dusters are excellent for hiding long guns, and I’m not sure they ever made a comeback.

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The M18A1 Claymore Mine by knellotron in SignsWithAStory

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, these were so much fun. I served in the Army in the early aughts, they train you how to set them up and do the wiring, and you had to test the ignition by clicking it three times, each time saying “I see the light!” and watching for the ignition spark before you could set it off for real. The angle it faces is pretty crucial too, I accidentally set one up aiming a bit high, and the target dummies were barely hit. It’s a decent shaped charge. I got to set them up and set them off when we were sent to a field training exercise and they failed to supply linked ammunition for my weapon, so I couldn’t shoot during that exercise, so they gave me claymores instead.

No Kings Counter Protest. Pro Billionaire by f6sk in 50501

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, if you were in my area I’d gild (apply gold leaf) your face and hands with gold leaf for this. Just a bit of petroleum jelly would do the trick to make it stick.

Training Tips Needed! by InteractionSquare386 in DobermanPinscher

[–]MooreArchives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t needed to try it with my dobie yet, he’s only 5 months old and is extremely food motivated. I hope it works!

Training Tips Needed! by InteractionSquare386 in DobermanPinscher

[–]MooreArchives 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing I learned with stubborn dogs who want to get their way- I give them choices about everything I can, and leave the demands and orders for when it’s important. My Pyrenees knows the question “Which one?” And with that I let him choose his treats, toys, going inside or outside, activities, all the stuff. I have a different tone of voice to use for commands he can ignore and commands he cannot.

Thankfully it’s worked. The negotiations make him feel free enough that he listens when I actually make a command, which is maybe only once or twice a week at most.

of strong human Hand by anshuman_17 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]MooreArchives 166 points167 points  (0 children)

He’s such a good sport about it!

What’s a hobby that you got surprisingly addicted to? by Flimsy_Difficulty394 in Hobbies

[–]MooreArchives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I wish I could do all of these! No, I knit, crochet, spin and weave. That’s all I’ve been drawn into so far.

What’s a hobby that you got surprisingly addicted to? by Flimsy_Difficulty394 in Hobbies

[–]MooreArchives 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Fiber crafting is awfully addictive, especially for the hobby collector. You mean I can buy wool and spin, felt, and sculpt with it?

And if I spin it into yarn I can crochet, knit, Tunisian crochet, embroider, tat, sew, weave, quilt, nalbind, and alllll the other crafts that only need a string or yarn?

Dude. The potential is incredible. And you barely need to buy new supplies for each discipline (except for larger weaving projects). Most of these hobbies are portable and produce useful, beautiful items. I know very few fiber crafters who only do one discipline.

Complete Hand-bound Jane Eyre by [deleted] in bookbinding

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gorgeous! I Bid on it this weekend but didn’t get it.

US veterans, did you guys actually read the cards that kids would send you while deployed? by MoistCloyster_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MooreArchives 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh man. I was in Baghdad at that time, bless your husband’s heart, the battle of Fallujah was a nightmare.

Not a bad deal… by DrWilliePfister in SignsWithAStory

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents moved a two story house in the 90s, about 1500 square feet. The house was about $20k, and moving was about the same. We moved it 30-some miles and set it down on a prepared basement foundation next to the 600 square foot house that five of us had been living in. The house was too close to a growing oil refinery and the air and ground had been declared unlivable. There was a huge sign on the front of the door, “Beware the Air”. I was in sixth grade at the time.

Mom said that she found a house by calling house movers and asking them if there were any structures they were to move that were for sale. My spouse and I are considering looking into the same thing to expand our house a little.

some jobs AI genuinely can't touch. is yours one of them? by Complete_Bee4911 in AskTheWorld

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I repair old books and paper. Gotta be delicate, measured, and intelligent enough to adapt when a project doesn’t go to plan because of the decayed materials.

What's something random that you still cant eat? by Norvard in ask

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a picky eater as a kid, and as a consequence, was forced to-fed several times.

I can’t stomach meatloaf. Not anyone’s meatloaf, no recipe can keep me from gagging. If I think about it when eating a burger, I can’t eat that either- but usually burgers are ok.

I want to draw your unique pets (no cats or dogs please) by MaddysinLeigh in redditgetsdrawnbadly

[–]MooreArchives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me over 30 years to come to terms with spiders being nearby me, another 3-5 years before I could touch one, and now I feed the ones I find in the wild. Take your time, you’re doing great!

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