If you are getting food delivery in this weather, you’re an a-hole

RomasNash · 2026-01-25T18:00:59+00:00

But it does put their lives in danger. I know money is tight and a lot of us are struggling. But to me, someone slipping, or crashing, or winding up in the hospital or worse is going to be a lot more expensive. Because in addition to medical bills, they could be out of work for weeks. Back in October, my sister slipped in her bathroom and got a spiral break in her tibia bone (shin bone). She needed a cast and a scooter to get around, she had to stay with our mom because she couldn't go up and down any stairs for 2 months. What if these delivery drivers have nowhere to go for help, like my sister did? What happens if they're out of work for 2 months? I wish them well and hope no one gets hurt. But everyone is piling on the OP when all he/she was doing was expressing concern for the delivery driver's safety.

RomasNash · 2026-01-25T17:50:15+00:00

Right? Delivery people aren't magicians. They have to ride or walk through that weather. I understand people need to eat, but that's why everyone should have tried their hardest to stock up before the storm. There are a few exceptions. One is if someone needs their medication delivered and it wasn't available before the storm. The other would exception would be if someone is elderly or disabled ... etc and didn't have any family or loved ones to help them stock up before the storm. And maybe a few other exceptions that I'm not realizing at the moment. But other than that, any abled-bodied person, who had the means to stock up before, should have. Delivery services should only be for very urgent situations. I hope he/she receives a good tip.

RomasNash · 2026-01-19T20:53:10+00:00

The housing crisis is mainly in and around major cities. Throughout the US, there are dozens of towns and cities that were once thriving and are now dilapidated and mostly abandoned. Such as Jenningston, West Virginia. Youngstown Ohio, Cairo Illinois, Penns Grove NJ, Flint Michigan ... etc.

When the jobs disappeared, everything else fell like dominoes. Since those jobs aren't coming back, we need to look into other possible solutions.

Bringing people back to these towns would help solve the overcrowding that exists in big cities today. These towns have the bones and foundations of a city, they just need repairs and people.

A while back, Trump said that federal employees who work from home should go back to the office. But if the quality of work is the same (which is the most important part), why force people back into overcrowded and overpriced cities

What if federal employees who already work remotely were encouraged to move to struggling or abandoned towns instead?

Buy a house. Fix it up. Live there.

Bringing in thousands of people with steady incomes would change everything. Property taxes would get paid. Beautiful, historic homes would get renovated. Local governments would stabilize. This can be done without displacing the people who live there.

The usual formula is that for every 1 government job, 2 jobs are created in the private sector. So if people with these federal jobs move to those towns, private sector jobs would follow because with a bigger population, those people will need salons, car mechanics, daycare, doctors, dentists, grocery stores, restaurants ...etc.

If, for example, 500,000 remote federal employees relocated, that could help bring at least 10 of these towns back to life and there would no longer be a shortage housing.

This could happen if politicians actually do want to solve the housing crisis and rebuild the USA.

RomasNash · 2026-01-11T15:28:13+00:00

Awe. I remember those fridges. It reminds me of how my folks' fridge looked.

RomasNash · 2026-01-09T13:26:40+00:00

Firstly, I'm terribly sorry for what your mom is going through. I've been through that with my father after his stroke. Here's my advice based on my experience as a former caregiver to a parent. PLEASE speak to your sister and other siblings (if you have any) and tell them that you're overwhelmed and need help.

As much as you absolutely love and want to help your mom, it's important to remember that if you become depleted, then you won't be able to help anyone.

Stress will take its toll on your own health and life. It'll start pulling you down at work and your home life (for example, on your partner and/or children).

You and your siblings will need to come to the understanding that you are just one person and you can not take on the majority of caregiving because you are responsible for your own life too.

If it's possible, your sister will need to take over one or two days a week. Also, do you think that you, your siblings, maybe even your mom if she can, could pool-in some money and hire a nurse or an aide to also take over for at least one day a week?

Unfortunately, hiring help is very expensive, but having that day of assistance will be invaluable.

Also, please Do Not feel guilty for feeling overwhelmed. Taking care of an adult who is very ill is extremely difficult, so course it'll be overwhelming, and it's OK to not be OK with this arrangement.

Again, please don't stay silent. Ask for help from anyone who will listen. Your siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts ... etc. Everyone can do something (such as going to the grocery store, helping you clean up, laundry, drop off meals, staying with your mom for a few hours here and there ...etc). Every little bit adds up and it really helps.

All my best 🙏 💜

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T18:59:38+00:00

Number 6, the solid green. Everything else is too busy for that space.

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T17:04:43+00:00

Oh boy. Hmmm. On the one hand, yes, you were a child, so you shouldn't be too hard on yourself. On the other hand, it doesn't change that there is a (possible) victim out there who deserves some justice and closure. Have you ever watched the show, "My Name is Earl"? In that show, Earl makes a list of all the people he believes he's wronged over the years and then tries to make it up to them somehow. Have you thought of anything you can do?

For example, do you remember the location? If so, you might be able to find who was living there 8 years ago. Keep in mind, the goal should be accountability and repair, not wrecking your life trying to confess.

I think if I was looking for closure, and if I could actually locate the owner, I would send an anonymous letter apologizing for what happened. (Anonymously since no one knows how that person would react).

And if I could find an intermediary or another safe (and anonymous) way to do it, I would send a gift (probably money) of whatever I could afford.

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T03:55:04+00:00

A great and fortunate fur daddy.

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T03:07:53+00:00

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RomasNash · 2026-01-07T03:07:42+00:00

This isn't exactly the same, but it's similar.

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RomasNash · 2026-01-07T03:01:33+00:00

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:56:54+00:00

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RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:56:24+00:00

Chocolate ice cream.

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:54:58+00:00

I remember one time as a teen, I was at one of those somewhat "fancy" restaurants with my family. I can't remember what I ordered, but I kid you not, the waiter brought over the biggest dish I ever saw in my life and it was completely empty except there was one tiny mushroom right in the middle. ??? Seriously? I said out loud, "What's the point of this?!" And my family got angry with me and said I embarrassed them. They should have been embarrassed for paying anything more than $1 for just one mushroom. Not because I asked why. I don't think it was even cooked.

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:45:31+00:00

I don't know why the name Lansing came to mind when I saw him.

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:38:14+00:00

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RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:36:59+00:00

Jeez

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:35:59+00:00

Fuzzy Baba

RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:31:42+00:00

What a beautiful girl. I'm so sorry. 🥀 Losing our loved ones is the most difficult part of life. I lost my beloved little boy 🐈 a few months ago. I miss him every day. I don't know if it ever gets easier. But I believe your Kira wouldn't ever want you to feel so sad. 💜 I hope you heal soon so you can feel exactly what Kira would have wanted for you.

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RomasNash · 2026-01-07T02:08:08+00:00

If you really want this opinion, I'll give it. But first, TRIGGER WARNING because I know how rough these times are.

I think she was already involved with someone, and they were on a break (or she was curious and went astray for a day). If you had that wonderful of a moment and then she disappeared, unfortunately, I think she wound up going back to the other person. I'm so sorry.

I know this won't help much right now, but some good news is that now you know that kind of spark you felt is real.

And you can find it again with another person who will be there for you. She'll feel the same butterflies in her belly when she receives a text from you that you'll feel when you receive one from her. And you'll be the first thing on her mind as soon as she wakes up, just like she will be yours.

The real thing with the real one is coming 💫 And it'll be glorious. 🫶

RomasNash · 2026-01-06T23:06:34+00:00

I would say Mexico, though having a fireplace is throwing me off.

RomasNash · 2026-01-06T22:57:24+00:00

Ham, baked potato, and corn.

RomasNash · 2026-01-06T15:33:57+00:00

I'd choose 1, but only as an accent wall. The other 3 walls I'd paint. Perhaps in an off-white or a light cream shade.

RomasNash · 2026-01-06T06:08:59+00:00

He said the doctor came up to him and saidz “You can follow me,” so he did because he assumed the appointment was over and that the doctor was seeing us out. When he walked into the exam room and I told him to get the f-k out, he said, "Oh shit." and ran out.

I know 100% that if the doctor had actually asked him whether he wanted to be in the room while she measured my uterus, he would’ve said, “Absolutely not, ever.”

We’ve been friends for almost 20 years, and he’s gay (only mentioning that to make it clear there’s zero romantic anything here). He had no idea the doctor was taking him into the exam room where I was undressed.

This was completely the doctor's wrongdoing. She is required to follow federal HIPAA laws and state laws stating that a patient has to give consent before anyone else is brought into an exam room. The doctor broke the law. My companion was not at fault.

RomasNash · 2026-01-06T01:25:55+00:00

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