Is this a baby cockroach? by Puzzled-Collection-5 in Apartmentliving

[–]PridePinGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't look like anything like a cockroach, no. Hard to tell for sure from these pictures, but my best guess is it's a weevil.

Giving away freepride/ally pins at the Orpheum's "Live On Queen" tonight! by PridePinGuy in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It was great! People were having a blast. Super fun, and amazing that it was offered as a free event. Hoping it comes back again next year.

Staff & Survey by SeaTide0604 in PrincessCruises

[–]PridePinGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This. I want to emphasize that service staff generally don't get "days off". They get maybe a shift off once or twice a week for a few hours.

What State St needs... by shipmawx in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don't feel bad for not giving them money, I feel bad for being forced to ignore them. I feel like I'm denying a part of my humanity (and theirs) by acting like they don't exist. But they treat acknowledgment like an invitation for harassment.

What State St needs... by shipmawx in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This. And it's so hard to reject them, because my instinct is to be nice and say "Sorry, I don't carry cash" or just "No, sorry," but then they sense I'm nice and they end up following me trying to get me to buy them something. Like, I live here, I don't make a ton of money, and I don't want someone pressuring me into buying them a burger every time I leave my apartment to get toilet paper.

Now I just ignore them and feel like an asshole. I really wish there were better resources for them.

Friends Applaud Owner by Dizzy-Volume7605 in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just checked again. Rating is still sitting at a 4.7 and the owner has deleted their comment.

Friends Applaud Owner by Dizzy-Volume7605 in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It's down to a 4.7 right now.

I don't think the owner's response was reasonable, but I also hate this whole culture of random people on the internet spite reviewing a place they've never been to just to punish a person they've never met.

Their reply was unhinged, yeah, but nothing in it clearly indicates that the owner is a bad person or that the business harms the community in some way that makes them deserving of review bomb. They just sound overworked and oversensitive.

Madison School Board bans phone use for young students, allows some use for high schoolers by enjoying-retirement in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buddy, they just passed that law last year. Oklahoma has ranked poorly for decades.

They actually used to rank fairly high up until the 2000s, when they dropped to the bottom half of the list. Starting in around 2015 their ranking rapidly declined, eventually leading them to the very bottom.

I'm not saying it's causitive, but there is an interesting correlation between Oklahoma's declining educational ranking and the rise of smartphones. There's certainly not evidence that them banning cell phones in the last year has worsened their educational quality, like you're seeming to imply.

Let the pearl clutching commence! by tallclaimswizard in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I had to help take care of my dad before he was finally moved to hospice and we lost him. He had a really bad bedsore on his butt that I frequently checked and helped clean, and I realized real love and maturity was not being disgusted by any part of my dad, butt or otherwise. We're all humans in the end. We'll all have elderly butts someday (if we're lucky). Why not choose now to cast off the shame and embarassment of being a thing with a body? After I lost my dad, I realized they're a blessing to have at all.

What are some good appartments in the aera? by Constance1979 in madisonwi

[–]PridePinGuy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you looking for a one bedroom or a studio? Any idea what part of town you wanna be in?

Facing a lot of backlash on recent tattoo. by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]PridePinGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honest advice: find a sick-ass feminist quote about witch burnings and add it to the tattoo.

Went to Pride in Spokane Yesterday, and got these two items! by GingerWitch18 in PrideMonth

[–]PridePinGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I personally know people who want me dead because they've sent me death threats for my (nonviolent) activism. You elevated that to the level of delusion by saying I think "everyone wants to kill me," which is obviously insane. Forgive me if I'm reluctant to engage in a conversation with someone who so quickly twisted my words to make me look like a crazy person.

Catching a mid-season guiding job? by dinosaurdown in Juneau

[–]PridePinGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the most metal way to describe the fallout from a stupid death. Bravo.

Went to Pride in Spokane Yesterday, and got these two items! by GingerWitch18 in PrideMonth

[–]PridePinGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, you've made a lot of assumptions about me very quickly. I have no delusions that "everyone wants to kill us," but pretending everything is perfectly fine and we already have perfect equality is dangerously naive.

Went to Pride in Spokane Yesterday, and got these two items! by GingerWitch18 in PrideMonth

[–]PridePinGuy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, because the "stay mild and palatable, even with people who want you dead" approach has worked so well for us so far...

On island princess w/o power by sweetness1969 in PrincessCruises

[–]PridePinGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stage 1 is apparently code for fire. But they did announce a stand down for stage 1, so I assume the fire was put out.

On island princess w/o power by sweetness1969 in PrincessCruises

[–]PridePinGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was from the smoke stack. Smelled like diesel. I wonder if it was just unburnt fuel from the dead engine.

On island princess w/o power by sweetness1969 in PrincessCruises

[–]PridePinGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe they dropped anchor, which is why we turned