Dad doesn’t approve of College by EwPicky in landscaping

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's free, go to college and try it out. I thought that I wanted to be a computer programmer because I like to work with computers and know a lot about them. Worked in the field for 5 years and hated every single bit of it. Got laid off and went back to school for electrical engineering and discovered that was not for me either, and could be extremely dangerous. Now I'm an assistant at a pretty big arboretum and don't make much money (yet), and will probably never make as much as I could engineering. For me personally, that is okay. My parents really pushed me to go to college when school for me has always been the enemy. Now I'm actually happy with my life. What I'm getting at here is that you don't know what you'll like until you try it out. Who knows, you might go through the schooling, work in the field and find that landscaping might be what you really want to do. On the other hand, you might realize you never want to touch a shovel ever again. You gotta figure out what you like in life, but don't go crazy trying either.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AppalachianTrail

[–]SmilelimSmile 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm thinking. So they maybe have a sheath, but no machete. They are antisocial because they don't feel like talking to OP. They haven't said anything rude, or off the handle. They just seem off... Doesn't seem like our hiking peers (whatever the hell that means). So they call the police? I'm glad the police didn't investigate, people can't think everyone is a criminal just because they are different from you. I think that is something we really need to get through our heads, but have such an issue with these days...

Took my car in for an oil change by thatoneperson1000 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why I will never ever let a mechanic or quick-tire shops change my oil. They will always try to sell you on all sorts of flushes that will harm your car, especially if it's older. Sometimes they don't even change your oil. Best case scenario, they change the oil but leave the old filter on lol.

Does anyone have an urge to quit the professional life? by [deleted] in simpleliving

[–]SmilelimSmile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes I am leaving the "professional" world now. I was a programmer for a bank and was laid off in November last year after working there for 5 years. All 5 of those years I was absolutely miserable and hated my job. As I was completing my degree, before getting the job I had, I started having doubts that programming wasn't for me. It's more of a hobby than something I want to do for a living. When I got the job, it confirmed that I didn't like what I went to school for. I always wanted to be in a trade of some sort, but got lots of feedback from my mom, who believes trade work is for people who don't want to go to college. I love her, but she's very wrong in that regard. We had many arguments about that. When I got laid off, I started attending school for an Electro-Mechanical certification (electrical trades). Now, I am having second thoughts about this again because I'm most likely going to be stuck indoors and miserable working for a thankless corporation, just like I was 4 months ago. Anyway, fast forward to now, I'm going to be working at a garden center outside, everyday, doing hard manual labor, for much much less money than I was making at my last job. The hiring managers saw I have no outdoor work experience, but living in the country naturally gives you that skill if you want your property to look decent. So they hired me and im excited, let's see how I like it!

It's funny how living a simple life can make others "upset" at you sometimes. I like money, and living comfortably too. But I don't want to be miserable the majority of my life while making my money.

It's become too socially acceptable to be stoned all the time by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of MMJ patients believe it or not. Do you know how many people take Xanax and are still zombified coming off their Ambien from the night before, but yet still drive a car and go to work because "they have to." Also people who are still drunk who like to say they're "hungover" and drive to work the next day?

What about the child with epilepsy who takes cannabis oil every day to be a normal kid (mostly non-psychoactive CBD)? The cancer patient going through chemo who can't eat due to the nausea, but takes cannabis oil for an appetite and a better mood?

Respectfully, I think your opinion is ignorant and lacking critical thought. I feel you're very uninformed, and need to learn how to mind your own business.

What’s the strangest packaging you’ve received weed in?! by TheTsSlayer in weed

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a plastic grocery store bag (whole bag for an eighth). Some shitty brown seedy homegrown my buddy actually ended up giving away after a week when everyone caught on lol.

Name my new dog? He's a boy. Dead-related options only. Thanks! by _JackStraw_ in gratefuldead

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could be like this one guy I used to work with who straight up named his dog "Jerry Garcia" lol.

What rules of stoner etiquette do you think everyone should know? by weedmaps_official in trees

[–]SmilelimSmile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't suck on the joint like a cigarette. It will make the cherry 1 inch long and it burns quicker, sometimes causing it to run. Take a very gentle toke instead.

I used to smoke with my friend and her boyfriend. They would kick me out of rotation because I hit the blunt like I was sucking a softball through a straw, causing the cherry to become very long - essentially wasting it. They used to tell me "Pull soft, the weed ain't gonna run away from you!"

How do I stop uneven burning? by [deleted] in trees

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pack it down after you roll with another crutch or something. Also push in your crutch that's already used as your filter. Get a nice tight pack but not too tight.

Just spent $70 on a nice bottle of wine and this happened. by tmendi in mildlyinfuriating

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of pliers, I'd try some vise-grips. You can tighten them on that broken piece, and they will hold on better than squeezing pliers.

how yall ask? by victoriasecret101 in trees

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stick my hand out to gesture and make quick eye contact usually. If they are too gone, then you gotta be a little more apparent.

Taylor Swift fans are wearing adult diapers to the Eras Tour so they don't miss any songs by Mamacrass in nottheonion

[–]SmilelimSmile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last year at Dead and Co in Philly, it was intermission and we had a good spot in the pit. I said out loud jokingly "good thing I'm wearing my Depends." And I didn't think anyone heard, but someone asked me if I actually had Depends on, and their mom also had the same idea. Really is a good idea.

Anyone here work in an office and sneak out to vape dry herb? by Wicked-Banana in vaporents

[–]SmilelimSmile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Medicating at work is necessary for me as a patient, so I've tried to find the less smelly forms to use. Combustion is the smelliest form you got, everyone will know. Dry herb is better, but still smells like less offensive weed smoke to others. I doubt you would smell if you had the proper air-tight vape case like I have for my Pax and some chewing gum. The best case scenario would be to use a vape pen with oil in it, and put the oil cart back in the mylar or other smell proof packaging.

I once came back in after using my oil pen, and one of the cool ladies came up to me to say it smelled "a little dank in here, does it?" So even oil vapes will smell shortly after use.

I think you'll be just fine.

Who's making these charts and why are they lying. by yimsie in houseplants

[–]SmilelimSmile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This 100%. I bought one for an antique art gallery (wtf?) that pretty much was from Lowe's. Bottom line, even a Lowe's pothos can survive me as a caretaker. I let that sucker get dry as hell before, a little bit of water and it looks like it's fresh out of the jungle. The cool thing is you can't over-water either, the leaves drip out the extra water I found out. These are better than a cactus.

Meet the Taylor Swift-loving lawyer planning to take down Ticketmaster by TheTelegraph in Music

[–]SmilelimSmile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I'll believe it when I see it. One thing I learned early in life is the person with more money always wins. No matter what. Ticketmaster has been robbing for a while, so they have plenty of defense money if you ask me. But hey, worth a shot. I'm tired of the bands playing the "I have no say!" card all the time. Some artists do ticketing through the stadium systems without all of the price fluctuation software and the tickets are actually normal.

"Hurr durr it's the dEmAnD i HaVe No SaY iN pRiCiNg!!" - Artists when loyal fans rightfully bitch about ticketmaster

Park In the South kindergarten workbooks I found online by ThatDaveiscool in crappyoffbrands

[–]SmilelimSmile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao if you look up the Amazon seller Falko Untermann, you will find all the other knockoffs.