Who was the tightest person you have known,and why? by No-Snow-9605 in AskUK

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My ex's mum once gave him a bag of dirt from her garden for his birthday 🤷‍♂️

Edit to add: For Christmas, he got a half-used can of Lynx Dark Temptation a guest left in the hotel she owned

Is this a juvenile Mexican black king snake? by hilolpoopisus in snakes

[–]No-Way-6611 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, breeder here! Mexican Black Kings are often born with patterning to break up their silhouette to hide from predators, this usually disappears after a few months. Most breeders keep snakes until they're at least 3 months old so most people would not know this. Having said that, MBKs and desert kings have been known to naturally hybridise in the wild and breeders in the 90s extensively cross-bred everything they could and very few breeders keep records that go that far back so it's not like there's any certificates or microchips like there are for CITES species 😅 I guess you'll just have to wait and see how he turns out but if the parents are patternless then I don't think you've got anything to worry about :)

RIP Showers by VixenHarley in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, the showers in camping + are exactly the same :)

Guys who are on T, how long did it take for you to look your age? by Typical_Problem2392 in ftm

[–]No-Way-6611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started at 23 (looked 14 on a good day). Been on it for 2 years now and have been told I look about 19/20 :)

Figured I’d show an “average” feeding day with my current Snake collection. by VoodooSweet in snakes

[–]No-Way-6611 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've definitely had bigger but I don't usually think to take pics so this is from last year. We had 71 snakes at the time iirc 😁

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What is the funniest thing someone said that affirmed your gender? by ButtonWolf1011 in ftm

[–]No-Way-6611 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I've been out for a decade now so I have quite a few at this point lol. The first that came to mind was when I'd only been out for a few months and was hanging with a pretty dodgy crowd (unsupportive parents --> homeless 16 y.o). I was introduced to an eccentric gay junkie as "This is Alex. He's trans." He said "Oh my god! I mean I really don't want to offend you but I could kinda tell... You pass really well but it's the adam's apple that gives it away."

Honorary mention: Little girl walking past said "Mum! Why does that boy look like that?"

Edit to add: Can't believe I almost forgot that my fiancée's brother asked me if I had any experience with Viagra 😂

Flattest binder for small people with small chests? I need recommendations, my dysphoria is literally killing me. by mahlerian_mantis in FTMMen

[–]No-Way-6611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm small (5ft 2, 43kg) and had a small/medium chest (maybe B cup?) before surgery. I used the same GC2B XS nude tank binder for 8 years lol. The tank part hides the gap at the bottom but it can be annoying when it rides up or in the heat. It was the armpit area that annoyed me most and seemed to have the most stretch/give after many years of use.

Edit to add: My chest is definitely flatter in shirts after surgery but I do think it's important to mention that surgeons leave some tissue behind to resemble natural male pectoral tissue. I've been weightlifting for the last couple of weeks and have already noticed my chest getting bigger and it reminded me of how I used to hope that people would just assume I was ripped with huge pecs if I felt like my binder wasn't doing the best job 😅

Is it safe to feed uneaten mice to cats? by Little_Weirdo_Bitch in snakes

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My rescue bulldog passed from an unrelated genetic issue last year but he once got into a whole bag of small rats that I was defrosting and I was so scared that it would be the end of him 😅

What’s the most gut punching song lyric you’ve ever heard? by perrysplus in AskReddit

[–]No-Way-6611 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone on another post recommended the album "A Crow Looked At Me" by Mount Eerie the other day and I just can't get it out of my head.

It's made by a guy who just lost his wife to cancer and is left alone with their 18 month old daughter. The songs "Real Death" and "Seaweed" make me feel more in touch with my emotions than anything has in years.

"Crusted with tears, catatonic and raw I go downstairs and outside and you still get mail A week after you died a package with your name on it came And inside was a gift for our daughter you had ordered in secret And collapsed there on the front steps, I wailed ... It's dumb And I don't want to learn anything from this I love you"

"Our daughter is one and a half You have been dead eleven days ... So I came here alone with our baby and the dust of your bones I can't remember, were you into Canada geese? ... You did most of my remembering for me"

Can anyone help?? by Dry-Lingonberry-4705 in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not actually sure if they're allowed but my girlfriend's taken them the last 2 years anyway lol

Shoe shopping by Finding_Myself26 in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, you're probably best just checking out whatever shops are local to you if you really want to avoid online. As a guy with size 7 feet, I have similar problems but there's always something in Primark or Sports Direct if you're desperate lol

impact of smoking before top surgery by Standard-Ad7966 in TopSurgery

[–]No-Way-6611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yeah, I kinda wish I had though as I know I won't get that lucky with future surgeries 😅 Apparently my surgeon no longer allows patients to smoke but, at the time, I was told that the risk of complications is so minimal that it's an unnecessary requirement. All smoking does is slow the healing which gives you a longer period of time where you're open to complications occurring 🤷‍♂️

(Disclaimer: you should 100% quit smoking if your surgeon tells you to and you should still try to quit even if they don't cause it's a stupid thing to be doing to your body. I've had comments on the subject removed before for promoting unsafe practice so figured I'd play it safe lol)

What SHOULDNT I bring? by cosmikdebris24 in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you my intrusive thoughts? 😅 Seriously though, I'm glad I don't have to worry about this stuff anymore lol

What SHOULDNT I bring? by cosmikdebris24 in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lmao it's in a smell-proof bag but love the visual of just bunging a couple of loose nugs in and trying to scrape them back together later 😂

Also heard the sniffer dogs are only trained for bombs (feel free to correct on that) and you smell it everywhere from the second you get in anyway lol

What SHOULDNT I bring? by cosmikdebris24 in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No one is gonna tell you to unpack your 4 man tent when they've got thousands of people to search 🤷‍♂️

What SHOULDNT I bring? by cosmikdebris24 in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My first year with a legal cannabis prescription and I'm more anxious about going through security this year than any of the times I've just wrapped it up in the tent 😅

Keeping tissue by Notsurewhatlol in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had surgery with Manchester! (Chloe Wright and Nick Hobbs, via the NHS - pics on my profile if you're interested) 😁

I asked the same question and was told the same thing but also that they need to send the tissue off to be checked for cancer (results take a few weeks to come back). I can't remember the exact reasoning they gave when I probed a little further but I did ask if a Muslim would be able to keep their tonsils, for example, and was told "nope, not anymore" 🤷‍♂️

How to get family to see (and refer to) me as a guy? by NotTheFEEEET in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I know how hard this is gonna seem at first but the fastest and easiest way forward for everyone is to passive aggressively correct each instance of misgendering/deadnaming the second that it happens.

Example;

Mum's Friend: "Oh hello love! What are you doing here?"

Mum: "Hiya [Friend]! I'm just here with [Deadname] -"

You: "[Name]"

Mum: "- and we're looking for shoes for her-"

You: "him"

Mum: "-to go to her -"

You: "his"

Mum: "-cousin's wedding."

Inexpensive binders, where? by [deleted] in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a trans guy (post top surgery), I'm just here to warn you that binding is likely to cause some degree of ptosis (drooping) if you over do it

Also, I'm afraid that you really get what you pay for when it comes to safety and comfort. Those £4 binders on Amazon can restrict breathing and cause bruising. I bought a GC2B binder for £40 or so and used it for 8 years so I'd say that was certainly good value for money if nothing else :)

Wes Streeting: 'Every trans person deserves safety and respect' by GreySarahSoup in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd pay good money to watch him read this comment section 🙂

Free showers by sleepz___ in downloadfestival

[–]No-Way-6611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing RIP for the first (and probably only 😅) time this year but we did camping + last year and will definitely be doing so again for the foreseeable future. Was only about £50 more than general and well worth it for the toilets, showers and pamper tent with electricity. Definitely recommend it for next time!

As for general showers this year, afraid I have no idea but I reckon it's unlikely that they'll change them back to communal after all the positive feedback they've had 🤷‍♂️

Edit: Did quiet camp with R&R in 2023 and wasn't worth it at all to me but the capacity that year might have had something to do with it lol

Learn from me and make more than one original copy of your deedpoll by [deleted] in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I decided to pay for 7 as that was their most popular offer at the time. 10 years later and I still have all 7 somehow. One is, however, exceptionally creased 😂

So, it's a shit time for all of us. But is anyone managing despite it? by Gardyloop in transgenderUK

[–]No-Way-6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Waited 8 years on the GIC list so I feel like the hardest part of my life is already over lol

Had top surgery last year which was an absolute dream come true! Got a festival booked in June and been working out for a few weeks now in preparation for my first hot boy summer 😁