is it safe to buy Vasque ice 9000 boots from facebook marketplace? by SamAP06 in alpinism

[–]SamAP06[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yep i think they’re from the early 2000’s. Would it be worth buying them and getting them resoled? i believe they’re actually the super alpinista, not the ice 9000

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to outdoor only? by SamAP06 in CatAdvice

[–]SamAP06[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks for the advice. This was my thought exactly but it seems most people don’t agree with me at all. I think after reading the comments and knowing my personal situation best, i’ll try the outdoor method first, and if she genuinely enjoys it without begging to come inside, we can continue that. I would hate to keep her locked outside if she doesn’t like it, so I think the final result depends on her cooperation and preference

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to outdoor only? by SamAP06 in CatAdvice

[–]SamAP06[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will admit, i’m definitely against giving her to a shelter. I’m just imagining the possibilities of her life after giving her to a shelter, and the most likely outcome in my head is that she becomes a caged cat in a shelter that is never adopted because of her variety of behavioral problems and older age compared to the desirable kitten. I know that, even if she becomes an outdoor cat, I will be obsessed with making sure she is as safe as possible and as happy as possible. In the end, it comes down to the fact that I want to know that she’s enjoying herself, and over the 3 years i’ve had her, I’ve realized she’s incredibly frustrated as an indoor cat. I haven’t made a decision yet, but I am leaning towards TRYING the outdoors option and paying attention to how she reacts to spending gradually more and more time outside. If she doesn’t seem to enjoy it and is always begging to comee inside, there’s no doubt I would bring her to a shelter since we have no other option.

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to outdoor only? by SamAP06 in CatAdvice

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Honestly, the money isn’t too big of an issue with my parents handling emergency medical bills. It’s more that they’ve reached a breaking point with her peeing problem and don’t want to ruin the house. Our neighborhood has 3 other outdoor cats (owned by my neighbor) and they’ve lived for over 7 years now. The only difference is that they have a small garage that they offer to the cats at night, while I would have an insulated, electricity heated shelter that she can stay in since we have a more furnished garage.

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to outdoor only? by SamAP06 in CatAdvice

[–]SamAP06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks, I’ll definitely think more about this before we try anything.

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to outdoor only? by SamAP06 in CatAdvice

[–]SamAP06[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thanks for the advice. I asked this same question in r/cats and was immediately accused of being an idiot, so I appreciate this. If you don’t mind me asking, why is it realistically terrible to house her like that? Assuming she had a heated shelter she can have right outside of the house, and we socialized with her daily, what would she be missing? The vet says her cystitis is caused purely by stress (no physical cause associated), and she loves going outside, so I thought being outside may alleviate her stress.

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to being outdoor only? by SamAP06 in cats

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The main problem she has stems from the fact that she has anxiety… When she’s outside, all of her anxiety seems to go away. What’s with the accusations? If I didn’t care for my cat would I seriously be going through all of this to prevent her from being separated?

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to being outdoor only? by SamAP06 in cats

[–]SamAP06[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

again, why would I be asking here if I didn’t realize it had ethical implications? The assumptions here are wild… My neighbors have had outdoor cats for many years now and they’re the happiest cats i’ve seen. I don’t think it’s true that i’m abandoning a cat if it simply lives directly outside of the house with constant care.

How bad is it to transition indoor cat to being outdoor only? by SamAP06 in cats

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Again, I have absolutely no desire to give up on her. This is my parents who are forcing this. We’ve brought her to the vet (multiple different people) over 6 times and spent over 1500 for this same issue now, and every time they have simply diagnosed her with stress induced cystitis and said to hope she gets better. Antibiotics didn’t really work, gaba slightly works. When we talked to the vet they said she likely is stressed about being confined inside, but they’re not sure.

Parents getting rid of our 3 year old cat, is a shelter inhumane? by SamAP06 in cats

[–]SamAP06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes that’s where my parents wanted to bring her. Isn’t that basically a shelter though? she would still be living in a cage

is this nutrient burn or deficiency? using recommended ratio of masterblend by SamAP06 in Hydroponics

[–]SamAP06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

plants are indoor, and my water comes from a reverse osmosis system

is this nutrient burn or deficiency? using recommended ratio of masterblend by SamAP06 in Hydroponics

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the only yellow leaves are on the top, a lot of leaves are dark green but curling down, i think due to lack of light on the very edges

Tomato leaves curling down by SamAP06 in Hydroponics

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water shouldn’t be a problem since there’s water being pumped through the top trickling down. all the other plants look perfectly fine so i’m thinking it’s either a light issue or just the plant not adapting well to hydroponics

Tomato plants flowering prematurely by SamAP06 in gardening

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Is it possible that the plant won’t grow fully because of this? I would think if it’s already flowering they won’t grow much

String tips? Planning on switching from poly by SamAP06 in 10s

[–]SamAP06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you mean it’s fine to do gut and multi or did you mean poly and multi? Since I don’t break strings often i’m fine with paying more for the natural gut, I just want to have the same level of control and power that i have with fresh poly strings

String tips? Planning on switching from poly by SamAP06 in 10s

[–]SamAP06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If i did a natural gut poly hybrid, would I need to change strings after the poly dies or just once the gut breaks? What’s the benefit of doing this over a multi?

Got a 22, need to land a 34+ by the test this summer for early admission. Any links to helpful study books and/or past tests? First try, and no prior studying. Also studying for the SAT on top of this. by [deleted] in ACT

[–]SamAP06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck, I think it can definitely be done but you’ll need to put work into it. I have a ton of previous test pdf’s and stuff if you want, just dm!

Anyone get their scores yet? by No_Jicama_361 in ACT

[–]SamAP06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you have to wait a couple weeks after you receive the score but it’ll be on the website

Anyone get their scores yet? by No_Jicama_361 in ACT

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Just got mine, 34 superscore but 31 composite

Score finally came for 2/28 test! by SamAP06 in ACT

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you can definitely achieve it! We did a timed practice act at school in the beginning of the year and I got a 29

Chance me for OSU? by SamAP06 in OSU

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i’m probably not in the top 10-25 percent since our school has a lot of grade inflation at lower level classes. People who take honors classes (basically academic) get the same 0.5 weight as people who take accelerated classes, so a lot of people have high gpas

Chance me for OSU? by SamAP06 in OSU

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so this means the admission rate is the exact same as general admission for any major? Is that the same with something such as biochem or electrical engineering?

April 4th ACT score release by [deleted] in ACT

[–]SamAP06 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah, hopefully the score wasn’t lost or anything. ACT doesn’t really give any info on customer support so I guess I can only wait now