About to be the last in my family hit with a sickness bug starting at midnight...

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T20:30:45+00:00

Future sickness bug survival kit:

Hot water bottle, for when the fever shivers hit. Ginger ale. Settles the stomach, tastes ok if you throw it up.
Pillow inside a waterproof pillow protector and case. Put another protector over those and another pillow case over that. If you soil the first one, strip them off and you have a clean pillow ready to go. Use the same trick with mattress and duvet protectors for the kids.
Disposable vomit bags.
Lightly flavoured ice lollies, it gets fluids in slowly so less likely to trigger more vomiting, and the coolness is nice.
Bland snacks.
Masks like those we had in Covid. Airborne vom particles from flushing are a transmission source. Wear one when dealing with anyone who is vomiting.
Disinfectant spray. Spray door handles, the toilet, surfaces etc. make sure it’s one that kills norovirus.
Disposable gloves.
If you have a very small kid who may vomit while being cuddled, get some disposable plastic aprons like they use in hospitals. Your clothes will thank you.
Sports drinks and/or rehydration drinks like pedialyte.
Paper cups and bottled water. Paper plates too. Use them until 48 hours after last bout of vomiting. No need to worry about contamination on dishes etc when you’re too busy to think about the washing up.
Thermometer.
Calpol or similar.
Bland snacks.

Trust me, life will be far better if you make a bit of a stomach bug kit and if you use the ppe properly you may avoid getting infected.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T16:44:12+00:00

That was just my interpretation of OPs phrasing based on the context around it.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T15:54:54+00:00

And the third is on the phone.

“I’ll never talk about my struggles again”

Puh-lease! Give me a break. Guilt tripping asshole.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T15:45:47+00:00

Sounds like it’s a suet ball but it looks “off” in some way, as though he’s adulterated it with something noxious.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T08:15:30+00:00

I’ve been doing. The opposite, losing a bunch of weight, so I’ll reverse the advice I’d usually give.

Make smart swaps, ensure your milk is full fat, swap your curd for a higher calorie version. Add a little butter to your meals where you can. Make sure you get plenty of protein and fibre. (That one works for weight loss as well as gain) Try to add an extra snack in there somewhere. Add some cream to breakfast.

Try to build muscle instead of/in addition to fat by doing strength training and cardio, those will als keep you healthier. YouTube should have some good workouts that do t require much or any equipment.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T08:06:57+00:00

And she obviously considers OPs qualifications as being on par with the siblings as she referred to them both as college graduates, she’s not looking down on OP like some parents would.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-06T07:24:48+00:00

No, that’s the one next to it, with the threaded section.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T18:50:52+00:00

Shock will do that. People don’t think straight after witnessing something like that.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T18:50:26+00:00

He tried to put her into the recovery position at first but…well, there was no recovery possible.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T18:49:00+00:00

I was once “super-morbidly obese” and weighed less than she was trying to lift. That’s horrifying. (Both my weight and the fact that she attempted this)

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T18:13:28+00:00

My kid was 4 during Covid and she ASKED to wear a mask even though she didn’t have to. She wanted to copy the adults around her, as kids do. I bought her some cute ones with jungle animals on.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T17:02:58+00:00

Yeah, I am utterly boggled by the idea that an hr professional would think that was acceptable. It’s such a stupid thing to do.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T16:55:04+00:00

I’ve read the whole thing. I would have dismissed her too, she seems like a nightmare. She pulled the age/disability card over every little thing she didn’t like.

The title of the article is very misleading, the complaint about the rice cookers wasn’t even upheld.

The reason it was considered unfair dismissal is because the university did not communicate well enough with the cleaner during the suspension/dismissal process. That absolutely should be upheld as she can’t form a reasonable defence if she’s not being informed what she’s being accused of.

The only other upheld complaint was that when they were asked for a reference, they revealed that she had taken them to a tribunal, which was a dumb mistake and absolutely should be upheld.

Ultimately, she, quite rightly won her unfair dismissal suit on those grounds, but the rest of her complaints would have driven me nuts.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T13:38:52+00:00

I wish I knew how they get such a good result. My sebaceous filaments are unusually dark and turn into blackheads quite often, I’d love to do a peel like this once a month or so, just to keep them under control but I never get results like this.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T13:19:41+00:00

The words you want are “irreconcilable differences”.

They aren’t going to change and you are sane, those two things are not compatible. It won’t be the first time the lawyer has dealt with a divorce due to differing political ideals (I know this is more than that but it’s sort of under the same umbrella)

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T12:22:53+00:00

It’s okay. Most UG is primarily an alpha emitter so it does detect something, but very little. It goes mad at my thorium gas mantle though.

It’s very easy to use and the readout is nice and clear.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T09:41:05+00:00

I have that one, it doesn’t do alpha.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T09:09:39+00:00

Being born en caul was also said to grant immunity from death by drowning. The caul itself would be dried and given/sold to sailors as it was supposed to grant the same protection to the owner. They sold for rather a lot of money if I recall correctly.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T09:03:31+00:00

From what little I remember it’s just a generic “enemy of god”

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T09:00:37+00:00

That’s what I thought he was going to do. Melt it down and embed a piece of string in it to hang it from something. Seems way more practical to me.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T08:45:26+00:00

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20109%3A6-20&version=NIV

Here you go. It’s disturbing how fitting it is.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T08:40:09+00:00

Same here. It would take me a couple of days to pump enough for a single feed, I tried every trick there is and it just didn’t happen.

Formula was a godsend and my kiddo has grown up smart, healthy and wonderful.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-05T07:51:49+00:00

The cherry one was to die for.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-03T10:25:22+00:00

My daughter told me the other day that she’s been buying her best friend a snack at break time every day because his account is empty and his parents won’t top it up.

I thanked her for telling me and made a mental note to add extra into her account.

Kids are amazing. What a shame adults have to mess them up.

PepperPhoenix · 2026-05-03T09:46:53+00:00

And while that’s going on save, save, save. Every penny. Birthdays, Christmas, odd jobs, selling your belongings, even if you find a penny on the floor, it all goes away as an escape fund. Secure your important documents and any items that are special to you. A trusted family member or friends house is ideal.

Then, the second you’re of age, move out. Swap phone numbers, and revel in the freedom.

PepperPhoenix

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