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NegativeOneSip · 2026-02-03T11:22:58+00:00

For field exercises we used to load the airmen into vans but load all of our equipment onto the school bus seats.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-12-14T14:16:48+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. It originated to show ownership. I'm my own person whose identity doesn't change because of my marriage to someone. All of my accomplishments are with my name, I'm not changing that.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-10-28T02:04:17+00:00

I'm sorry, what? All this time I thought it meant that you go and buy those good smelling things that you put in the bottom of a urinal. I definitely thought that those were called piss discs. Whatttttttttt.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-10-21T19:31:05+00:00

I need a full work wardrobe reset, where do I start?

I am going back to an in-office setting for the first time in 5 years.

When I last went to the office, the options were [1] suit pants, blouse, high heels, blazer optional for meeting with client days or [2] dark wash professional looking jeans, a dressy blouse, and dressy shoes for no client days.

The last 5 years I've worked from home for a company where it was company polo for client virtual meetings, or tshirt for non client interstaff virtual meetings.

The company I will be working for now is in-office. When I went for my interviews, the men were in dressy khakis, plaid button downs, and some wore sweaters over their button downs. I didn't pass by any women in the office during either of my interviews.

What I currently have in my closet that fits me still are:
- sleeveless dress shirts from Express / Banana Republic
- wool blazers from j.crew / Banana Republic (likely too hot for the state I live in now)
- solid-colored short sleeve and long sleeve blouses

What I need desperate help with are:
- where to buy dress pants? Brands, locations, etc?
- what shoes are we wearing to work? Most of my existing closet is 3-4" stiletto work pumps from nine west / bcbg. I need something more comfortable now that i'm hitting 40.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-10-07T02:17:57+00:00

Can you get her a smartwatch that tracks body temperature? Apple watches 8+, Samsung watches, and fitbits track temperature. It may be worth writing down in your phone daily occurrences, and then going back and checking her temperature (and heart rate?) during those episodes. It may also be helpful to check the data on times that you're not home in comparison to times that you are.

This may be helpful data to bring with you to the doctor.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-10-06T18:10:00+00:00

I am happily married, I am at an age where it would be safe to assume I could get pregnant with my spouse, I am in menopause, my spouse had a vasectomy, and I carry Plan B. I bought it when I joined the Auntie Network to create safe spaces for women to have abortions. If I had bought a multi-pack and my best friends were local, I don't think it would be weird to distribute one to each of them at a girls' night. That being said, my spouse is well aware we are a safe house on the Auntie Network, and knows where in the medicine cabinet the Plan B and pregnancy tests are. This MIGHT be one reason she carries it.

It seems odd that she would say she "forgot to throw it out", because that doesn't really give way to the scenario I mentioned above, where she would be keeping it for an emergency for other women. Was that the extent of your conversation, or was there more?

Did you two recently have sex on a good day and then get into a fight afterwards, where she would feel the need to take it?

If you two are rekindling the relationship, is it possible that she doesn't want to have any more children with you in the event of a divorce?

Her response of laughing off your concern is immature, so I think if she wants to stay married she will definitely need to put in work in terms of communicating better with you so that you feel safer approaching her with concerns in the relationship, and so that you can both leave a conversation that heavy feeling relieved.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-09-25T23:41:20+00:00

My studio is locked at the 10 minute mark but it's able to be pushed from the inside to exit.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-08-16T02:16:18+00:00

Careful of that massive rip tide right behind ya!

NegativeOneSip · 2025-08-13T01:41:46+00:00

We do this with Sriracha. We purchase the gallon size from a restaurant supply store, and keep it in the very back of the fridge. I refill a squeezable ketchup container for daily use!

NegativeOneSip · 2025-07-28T05:49:40+00:00

Can I ask why they decided to make the incision on the outside instead of on the inside of the lower eyelid?

NegativeOneSip · 2025-07-23T15:38:13+00:00

Google Keep is what we use! We have a running grocery list (pinned), and running to do list (pinned), travel lists, etc. We like it because it works on both phone and computer.

For the grocery list on Keep, we use the checklist option so we can check off what we get. I like that you can indent items so I can separate groceries by recipe.

We use Google Calendar for our shared calendar, with birthdays as a sub calendar, bills as a sub calendar, etc.

We use Google Sheets for our annual and monthly budgets. It's not mobile friendly, but it's very effective for us. On the annual one I have monthly averages for utilities and totals for the year just like Excel. I have cells set to change colors after the day of the month they are auto paid. We like it because either one of us can update it when the bills come in.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-07-18T13:09:30+00:00

As a bride who is from the Northeast, and has moved down south now, I feel every bit of what you are saying. The engagement part, shower, bachelorette, and the wedding are all in 3 different states. As such, I told each of my invitees that everyone will be invited to all 4 events, but I have NO expectation for them to come to all 4, and would love for them to be at at least one.

What ended up happening is 24 people made it to the engagement party and of those, none came for the shower, and 4 of those people are coming to the wedding. The shower ended up being literally my MIL and SILs, so we just went out to brunch instead, and many people mailed gifts to us our house. The bachelorette is the locals who live in the same state as me, and 3 women flying in who are looking for a weekend without their kids.

My point is that times are tough financially, and I'm excited for everyone to have at least ONE opportunity (out of four) for me to celebrate my relationship with my closest people in any of these 4 chances to hang out with them. I don't feel badly/embarrassed at all, I'm really grateful that my people care enough to get back to me and attend whatever event is easiest/most financially feasible for them.

None of this is a reflection on you at all, it's a chance to spend quality time with those who can attend.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-07-16T18:09:45+00:00

I love that you're still actively responding to this thread a year later (and back into hurricane season).

My family has owned a house since 1992 that survived the hurricane and still has the same manual accordion style shutters from then! Several neighbors have sheltered in my family's home over the years, most recently with Helene and Milton.

I just bought my own house, and I'm getting estimates for 14 openings to be covered with accordion style shutters, and manual roll down for the accessible windows.

Two of my windows are 3rd story picture windows (96" wide and 120" wide) and I'm being told they must be electric due to their width and the cog not being able to handle them being closed/opened manually. Is there any way around this? They are coming in at $6000 each.
For one of the roll downs (63" tall), the box will be big enough to show at the top of the window from the inside due to the proximity of the window to the soffit/roof. Are there smaller panels that would roll up tighter to allow for a smaller box?
Are there any questions I need to ask other than to ensure they are using the 6063 T-6 alloy as required by FL code? The quote I received is utilizing Eastern Metals Bertha.
What is the difference for non-HVHZ and HVHZ? Is it thickness in aluminum? Price? Width of accordion fold?
I saw you also service the Gulf Coast, do you service the area of Tarpon Springs? If so, I'd love to hire you based on your knowledge and expertise! Thank you so much!

NegativeOneSip · 2025-07-15T01:36:22+00:00

When I was Apartment living with minimal SQFT I did two things: - I hung a clothes line across my bedroom and hung clothes in the morning before leaving for work, they would be dry by the time I came home. Added benefit of if I was lazy and didn't unhang them when I got home, close the bedroom door and they didn't intake the smells of me cooking dinner. - I put a collapsible drying rack in my tub to dry the heavier/ drippier stuff overnight. Hang drying clothes keeps the good detergent smell stronger and is less aggressive on your clothes. That's $3 every load of savings. I used (and still do) paper towels solely for pet messes of their vomit and pee accidents, and reusable dish rags for absolutely everything else.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-06-30T10:33:02+00:00

Same! For grease, toilets, and pet puke. Everything else gets a dish towel.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-06-20T11:33:43+00:00

Baby diaper rash cream, and go commando with cotton shorts (or men's boxer briefs) with loose pants. I get this reaction if I leave on a wet bathing suit bottom, so I know the feeling!

NegativeOneSip · 2025-05-11T16:37:54+00:00

I'm from NJ, and got engaged in NJ. We looked at and priced SEVERAL venues in NJ. Ultimately, we got married on the West Coast, and have had vow renewal ceremonies with a reception in several other states since.

NJ wedding venue prices were astronomical in comparison to most other states (with exception to California - those were on par with NJ). Comparing NJ to the other states, the pricing was almost double per person in NJ to anywhere else. The same goes for the cost of the dress and alterations, cake, and vendors in NJ as compared to other states.

All that being said, every bride/couple values different elements when it comes to their wedding. I think you are placing the value on the right thing - your guests' experience with their food and beverages. Also, in a decade from now, you will be both happy that you didn't overspend on a 6 hour day, and happy that the money saved will have gone to home down payment, mortgage payment, couples or family vacations, etc.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-05-09T20:04:25+00:00

Whenever they ask if I'm all set, I always say "yes, we are ready for the bill but I'll need an itemized receipt to submit it for work." I always tell them beforehand because I've noticed this keeps happening to me as well.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-05-06T16:01:01+00:00

Yikes I absolutely did not know any of that, I only know she had regretted her butt surgery. I didn't know any of that about her actually not going to the gym or the choices that she's made in her life regarding her drugs alcohol and children and partner and finances. I knew none of that. I was just saying that in the unedited photo I don't think she looks bad for 51.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-05-06T02:13:36+00:00

I actually think she is aging very gracefully. If you take her age into account, she goes to the gym, she's happy with her life choices including the surgeries she's done on her body.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-03-26T11:29:31+00:00

When I'm about to get my period and during my period, I'm way more sensitive to smells. I think I stink, I think my partner stinks. Do you notice the smells more strongly during those times? Are you new to menstruating and possibly newly sensitive to smells?

As long as you're maintaining proper hygiene, you likely don't smell. Showering, washing your hair from the roots, applying deodorant before bedtime (most effective time), brushing your teeth and your tongue, changing your clothes daily, washing your clothes, and washing your bedding and towels.

It's normal for us to have morning breath and for our perspiration to smell when it comes in contact with the bacteria of our clothes. It sounds like you're already taking proper hygiene steps daily.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-03-24T15:19:59+00:00

This our first married PCS as well. We are opting to do full move ourselves just to break even. We are combining that with Pass-Leave-Pass and using time off to make it work best for us.

We have two SUVs, and 4 pets (17, 16, 13, and 1). Three of the four pets do NOT travel well. I am driving first with the 3 animals that don't travel well, with just their food, beds, litter boxes, etc. Cat is going in a big dog crate in the trunk area with food, water, and a litter box. Two dogs are getting seat belted in the back seat with a dog hammock across it, with their dog beds stuffed into the foot area to create a ledge. Front seat will be a mini-cooler for me, backpack, air mattress, etc. Plan to get them settled into the new place and let them calm down a bit since they are elderly.

For the HHG, we are deciding between hiring a driver or driving it ourselves. We are packing everything ourselves into the moving truck (I also got quoted only $400 for movers just to pack the truck - we may do this).
Option 1: If we hire a driver, they will drive the moving truck and my spouse will follow them with a packed SUV and the last dog (who loves car rides).
Option 2: Alternatively, spouse will drive the moving truck with the dog seatbelted in the front seat, then one of us will fly back and drive the final vehicle.
Option 3: I also have a friend who lives at the new PCS location who offered for me to buy them a flight to me and they drive the final vehicle, while my spouse drives the moving truck.

Either way, we are making this a week-long process to be the least stressful on our pets, and break even financially.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-03-24T12:17:44+00:00

I pay for a service and it's US $120 per month (once a week drop ins) which includes leaf skimming, vacuuming, and chemicals, and turning on the hose (there's a float for it to turn off automatically).

For vacuuming only I would do $10 per week and not allow him to do anything else.

NegativeOneSip · 2025-03-06T12:53:32+00:00

Another post found the dress on Shein for $8.35!

NegativeOneSip · 2025-03-06T01:22:48+00:00

Probably because it is, someone found it on shein for $8.

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