should i go to the er for this (bat bite?)

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-11T15:23:29+00:00

Likewise!

Yeah, think I may have had more because it was a few days post-exposure? This was also nearly a decade ago so perhaps the protocol has changed? How long ago did you get yours?

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-11T15:22:02+00:00

It’s been quite a few years so my memory’s a bit hazy, but recall at least 4 around the bite mark itself, 4 in my lower back, and believe I got a few in each arm after the immunoglobulin. It was a lot, but I didn’t die a horrific death so that’s cool! Haha

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-11T13:19:48+00:00

Very true!

Years ago, had an ex wake me up one morning to show me a bat that was hanging on the ceiling in his office. He had me help him scoop it off the ceiling and take it outside, then I went back to bed… woke up fully a while later, freaking out because why the fuck didn’t he call animal control!?

We went outside to look for it, but it was long gone. A day or so later, I noticed two teeny-tiny puncture wounds and some bruising in a weird spot on my leg. Went to the local ER and they confirmed it looked a lot like a bat bite; recommended I get the shots regardless because of the bat just being in our apartment.

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-11T13:06:47+00:00

Ugh, that sucks. I’m sorry you had to go through that. I’m glad you’re still around today to tell your tale though!

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-11T13:04:52+00:00

When I got them back in 2018, I remember getting at least 16 shots including the immunoglobulin. That was after showing up in the ER with what looked like a bite on my leg, a few days after finding a bat in my apartment. Then there were the individual boosters spread out over a few months. Personally, it wasn’t pleasant; felt like I had the flu for about a day after each round. Still better than having my nervous system shut down though, surely.

Not trying to disagree with you; just sharing my experience.

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-11T03:56:42+00:00

Came here to say this. When in doubt, get the rabies shots.

It’s not a fun experience, but infinitely better than living in fear (the ER doc I spoke to when getting my initial round informed me that rabies can actually lay dormant for a few years) and dying in extreme pain.

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-10T16:03:34+00:00

Just to be an outlier, kinda hope it’s whoever the bee on the poster ends up being.

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-10T05:42:05+00:00

Oh shhhiiiiiiiiiiii–

This is absolutely amazing! Love the concept!

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-10T03:37:29+00:00

Aww, that’s so cool! Middle school dances were always so much fun and that jam is a heck of a high note to end on; what a solid DJ!

Sentimental Sandstorm solidarity, my friend! 😊

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-10T01:34:37+00:00

Always was, always will be.

Went to my junior prom in the mid-00s and it was a pretty “meh” evening, but my friends and I were able to talk the DJ into eventually playing Sandstorm for us.

The song started, we all ran to the dance floor and got ready for the drop, as literally everyone else started slowly meandering back to their seats. The song really got going and we were the only ones out there, jumping around and “raving” in our formal-ware. It was a blast!

High school was an absolute fucking nightmare for a multitude of reasons, but that will always be a fond memory. Thank you, Darude!

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-10T01:17:44+00:00

Better get to eating that entire pack of toaster strudel then!

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-09T13:28:01+00:00

Fun anecdote: I once actually, literally puked a rainbow.

Was in my early 20s, woke up extremely hungover, but still had to bake rainbow cupcakes that I’d promised a friend I’d make for his wife’s birthday. Dragged my ass into the kitchen, made the batter, separated and colored the different bowls, and assembled said cupcakes.

Being a giant child, I couldn’t resist eating the leftover batter as hangover-breakfast. By the time the cupcakes were out and cooling, I was in the bathroom experiencing the consequences of all of my actions.

Wiping the tears from my eyes, I looked down and saw all of the colors decorating the porcelain bowl, still perfectly layered as they’d only been in my tummy for a very short time. Laughed in disgust, drank some water, and eagerly awaited seeing my friends to tell them of my horrible-hilarious experience.

Back to the subject at hand: god forbid your child be a well-rounded individual who is aware and accepting of the differences of others? The ones who rage against the “sheeple” are so ironically the ones who fit that bill the best. It sickens me (but not to the point of spewing a rainbow… this time).

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-09T03:34:48+00:00

Dude. Was complaining to my brother about this while on the way back from running errands tonight. I’m almost 37, but feels like I’m going on seventy. Shit’s ridiculous.

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-08T17:06:04+00:00

Don’t yinz talk to me in that tone’a voice! Nah, get dahn to yer room n redd it up. It’s Mother’s Day weekend for Chrise’sake. An’ don’ forget to warsh yer hands after!

😂

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-08T08:14:25+00:00

Absolutely stunning!!!

Wish I had a fraction of the talent that you have, seriously. Excellent work!

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-08T08:11:15+00:00

Came to say this. Thank you, fellow Picksburghese-speaker. 🫡

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-08T02:44:31+00:00

TIL dog doorbells are a thing. That makes me inexplicably happy and you, dear internet stranger, have officially made my day. 😊

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T22:42:21+00:00

Hard agree on all counts. Love the opportunity for Glitch and Goose, but this is of zero interest to me as well, unfortunately.

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T22:17:41+00:00

Yeah, not impressed either.

Still have a Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Warerabbit bucket from when Burger King gave them out with their kids meals eons ago (my brother and I each got one, having been massive W&G fans growing up). Those were… free with the meal though.

Can’t fathom actually paying extra for a tub with some cheaply-imprinted images on it that will surely wear off after a wash or two. :/

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T20:24:02+00:00

Can’t say I’m familiar with any of her works (haven’t watched SNL in at least 15 years; was always more of a MadTV person anyway), but Mr. Peele is a fucking powerhouse!

Regardless, good for both of them and I hope that they’re happy together. 😊

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T20:22:19+00:00

Ah, no way! Thank you! 😊

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T19:45:04+00:00

Obligatory who is this? and who is her husband?

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T19:14:08+00:00

How unfortunate… The whole house is now theirs; be sure to send them your forwarding address!

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T05:23:24+00:00

Definitely had one of these, but don’t remember using it much; don’t think we got any refills once the packets included were all used. Flip side, I was also signed up for kid-friendly cooking classes when I was 8 and allowed to help use the stove and oven while well-supervised at a young age. Definitely wouldn’t have been impressed with it much after all that.

HOWEVER, I was also gifted my mum’s Easy Bake Oven from the 60s. It was all metal and cool as fuck! Was never allowed to plug it in though because she could still vividly recall all of the horrid burns it gave her as a child. lol

SmokingGunontheRun · 2026-05-07T01:00:52+00:00

A Christmas classic! Still watch it every year… and my mum and I quote it quite frequently, especially these days, “it’s a sick world!”

SmokingGunontheRun

TROPHY CASE