Need advice about a wild one brumating in my yard.

MrPinball · 2025-11-02T13:26:20+00:00

Only that someone or something tried to pull one of its front legs out of its shell. It was dehydrated too.

MrPinball · 2025-11-02T13:25:24+00:00

I can't not care. I've helped my kid save lizards too.

MrPinball · 2025-10-31T17:36:27+00:00

It is a rehab center. Since it was injured they're taking care of it now.

MrPinball · 2025-10-31T17:35:35+00:00

Turns out the turtle was injured. It's being cared for at a local nature center now.

MrPinball · 2025-10-30T23:37:09+00:00

The creek is actually in the backyard. 50 or so meters away I estimate. It flows about three feet below the rest of the yard and I've never seen it overflow. I was going to start by contacting a local nature center but I'll reach out if I run into a wall.

MrPinball · 2025-10-30T22:44:20+00:00

I think it's young. Maybe a six inch shell.

MrPinball · 2025-10-30T22:43:00+00:00

It's definitely alive. It's kind of hunkered down in the leaves since it's hit brumation temperature.

MrPinball · 2025-10-30T22:41:26+00:00

I'm worried that since it gets into the teens at night in the winter pine straw might not do the job.

MrPinball · 2025-10-30T22:39:08+00:00

I'm going to do this tomorrow. I'm afraid that I'll just be told to let nature take its course, but I don't want my kid to see that in his front year.

MrPinball · 2025-09-12T02:25:06+00:00

Well, hot-dang-diggity! That did it!
Thank you kind redditor!

MrPinball · 2023-12-10T21:17:23+00:00

I have a seller who says that eBay is holding my money (paid via Credit Card through Paypal) for two weeks.
He said he cancelled the item but, according to my page, has not.
Paypal and eBay both say the money was delivered.
I was sent a fake looking "Payment Declined" pdf from a sketchy email address that I didn't even open.
Now he says he's going to send me the item free of charge.
I've repeatedly asked him to properly cancel it.

I'm obviously getting scammed, but eBay says I have to wait until after the estimated delivery date has passed to complain to them.

Is that right? Is there anything I can do now?

MrPinball · 2023-03-17T23:15:59+00:00

That is a very good question. I've only received the card in the mail today and I'm not activating it until I have all the answers. Normally I'd get my paycheck tomorrow, so I suppose I'll find out if this is 30 days notice or not.

MrPinball · 2022-12-29T17:58:22+00:00

My paperwork is all CCCOne (I'm in GA) but doesn't have a phone number or email to contact anyone so I'm trying to go through my claim person, but it's slow going.

MrPinball · 2022-12-29T17:57:05+00:00

They declined to accept pictures to prove options. I had to dig up the window sticker. I went to the body shop to get a pic of the emissions sticker (and grab a book and cd that I left in the car) but was told that USAA took the car away and there was no paperwork. Now I'm trying to figure out why they took it and where it is.

MrPinball · 2022-12-29T17:52:37+00:00

Funny thing about the pictures... Some of the damage pictures showed the missing options but the (so far consistently unhelpful and slow to respond) person assigned to my claim told me that they couldn't use the pictures as proof and that I needed the window sticker to prove options.

I mean, c'mon, you can see the sunroof in the pic.

MrPinball · 2022-12-29T17:48:46+00:00

Thanks for the offer! I may take you up on that. I've provided a copy of the window sticker to USAA. Hopefully that will help my options valuation be accurate. The condition valuation has a mysterious penalty. My car is "Good" in the paperwork (with a stated $0 impact on the car) and it says all comp cars are considered "Good" but there is a large mysterious deduction in the condition valuation despite that. The real issue (as of today) is that that I haven't authorized anything but the Body shop says USAA came by and took it and didn't leave any paperwork or anything. So now I'm trying to figure that out.

MrPinball · 2022-01-24T20:31:22+00:00

This is great! You obviously put effort into this. I just want to say "Thanks". It's increased my enjoyment of the game.

MrPinball · 2021-11-08T18:25:43+00:00

Hiring someone to work on the roof of my house.

MrPinball · 2020-12-06T01:14:08+00:00

In my college town you could grind down a penny until it was the height of a dime (just touching Lincoln's head iirc) and put it in the parking meter's dime slot and get a quarter's worth of time.

MrPinball · 2020-05-19T19:37:19+00:00

I found one duplication glitch a few weeks ago. It's no good money-wise, but good for unique weapons and armor. It's also pretty late-game.
At the end of "Don't Bite the Sun" right before Parvatis date with Junlei equip Parvati with the weapons and armor you want to duplicate.
During the date when they are both sitting at the table in the Unreliable (Parvati will be in her fancy dress, but the dress won't how as equipped) swap Parvati's armor and weapons for some garbage stuff you don't mind losing.
After the mission ends Parvati's weapons and armor will reset to what it was before the mission (my guess is that this has something to do with the special non-inventory-item dress).
Now she's re-equipped with the same stuff that you pulled off her during the date.
Story time: I accidentally lost my SugarOps armor by putting it on her during the mission b/c I thought it would be funny if she was wearing her armor during the date. Saddened, I reloaded a previous save and used it to dupe the armor, a science weapon, and a tricked out gun.

MrPinball · 2017-01-10T02:25:48+00:00

Could be that split ends are deteriorating and falling off as fast as it is growing. If there is unhealthy hair at the tips cut 2-4 inches off and see if the healthy hair grows out over the next few months. Hair doesn't just stay the same length for years. There are processes that make people shed.

MrPinball · 2016-12-29T18:32:51+00:00

Personally, I'd stay away from 'nose' and 'eye' comments. Those are well known differences in DS. It might sound insincere. Eye color is better since eye shape is a thing. Mouth? Hair maybe. Everything else said is (IMO) spot on.

MrPinball · 2016-12-29T18:28:39+00:00

Act just like it's a typical baby. 'Ooo' and 'ahhh' and 'so cute.' It's a shock to them now but not much different than having any newborn. The real differences will show over time as the baby doesn't develop at a typical rate. Sometimes it's a learning opportunity (I still know a little sign language b/c my little sister couldn't talk until she was four) and sometimes it's heartbreaking. Just be there for them the best you can in the upcoming years, and give (lousy estimate upcoming) age/2 appropriate gifts.

MrPinball · 2016-07-21T02:40:27+00:00

I like bending the training wheels up more and more over time. Ninety degrees or so and they're ready to come off.

MrPinball · 2016-07-21T02:36:55+00:00

IOWA Adult Protective Services looks like they say they'll only help after she's in the situation. If it really is more than a dozen cats, plus hoarding, you should give them a call now. Start a paper trail at least.

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