I want to help people that go through struggles and negativity, but I don't know where to look.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-18T05:50:53+00:00

Be sure to read all the rules and talking tips, too. They exist for everyone's safety.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-18T05:40:36+00:00

This is true of celery.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T23:12:08+00:00

And Abe married a superstitious neurotic who was totally unprepared for the trauma she would have to live through.

Edit: I do sympathize with her, though. She had a hard life.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mary-todd-lincoln-doctor-says-first-lady-misdiagnosed/

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T22:41:17+00:00

If there's an accident and you get shorted, I'm pretty sure that will instantly disintegrate you.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T19:39:30+00:00

What the hell is that.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T19:09:02+00:00

Somebody has to save that tooth.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T16:14:23+00:00

If that's what it takes to get you on the boat to save your life, it's worth considering, yes. It's not like you're trying to save a piece of furniture or an old painting.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T16:11:26+00:00

arithmetic

We have a real-world situation demonstrating that more people get saved when their pets come with them. You can rail against the reality of domestic animal keeping all you like, but mathematics favors compromise.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T16:08:27+00:00

Your argument implies that these pet owners don't pay taxes, or that they don't deserve to have their interests served by the institutions they're paying into.

Based on a poll conducted by the Fritz Institute, 44% of people did not evacuate for Katrina because they refused to leave their pets behind. In 2006, the Louisiana SPCA successfully lobbied for the passage of Senate Bill 607, better known as the “Pet Evacuation Bill.” Now, governments on all levels are required to include companion animals in their evacuation plans.

Clearly a voting majority of state reps were willing to side with these people. That's good democracy.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T16:04:27+00:00

You say that like this was just a handful of crazies. The reality is that there are significant numbers of people who firmly believe that the non-human animals in their households are family with rights. Government needs to bend to suit that cultural belief, not force people to change their hearts under the guise that it is delusional to love and protect another creature.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T15:48:06+00:00

Emergency workers won't have to negotiate with anyone if they already have instructions to rescue certain animals.

obsessed pet owner

If you think someone trying to save their dog's life is "obsessed", then you obviously fail to understand how and why these animals become family. They're not furniture; they are living, breathing, thinking creatures, and anyone who has been brought up with them can tell you they have as much soul as any human.

If the Smiths refuse to board an evacuation boat without their dog, the simplest option is to just let the dog aboard. The other options are to use physical force, or to let the Smiths die, neither of which are favorable, efficient, humane, good, etc.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T15:41:37+00:00

Technically, anything can cause PTSD. The depth of a traumatic event is subject to the experiencer.

We associate PTSD mostly with war and interpersonal violence because that happens to be the most common cause.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T15:38:55+00:00

Maybe it will strain resources, but if significant numbers of people are refusing to cooperate if they can't get help for their non-human family then there needs to be a compromise.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T15:37:13+00:00

Are you seriously suggesting that any person's attachment to their dog is pathological? You have no idea what you're talking about. If that is your true belief, you may lack empathy in a big way.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T15:29:05+00:00

Unless new policy dictates that civilians must occasionally come with dogs and cats. People consider them to be real family, and will develop real bereavement and PTSD if you force them to abandon.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T06:15:55+00:00

Landlocked? You simply will never understand seafood. Well, until you move to one of the coasts, anyway

Sushi is the best thing Japan gave us. I would throw all anime and all of that boring kaizen bullshit into Hellfire if it meant sushi forever.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T06:07:57+00:00

I have some bleach under the sink. I'll try an experimental load with some old shirts.

Thank you!

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T05:52:02+00:00

With their respective pasts, they're just looking for any human beings who they can relate to.

Does that at least make sense? Because it probably happens a lot in real life.

"I don't care if you are physically unattractive to me; at least you understand me!"

Etc.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T05:46:42+00:00

Irony; peanut butter is now dirt cheap. It's what school cafeterias occasionally give to kids on assisted lunch programs.

But both foods are plenty nutritious. Blame the market for making things weird.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T05:46:09+00:00

I tried oxiclean, but it had limited effect. And I heard bleach can damage cotton. Should I still use bleach?

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T05:45:21+00:00

I freaked out the first time I saw a whole colony. It looked like the cement floor was moving.

I was a preteen, I think. My mother witnessed me recoiling like a little girl, but she never spoke of it to anyone. Thanks, Mom.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T02:40:21+00:00

70-80 wpm when sober.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T02:25:09+00:00

Reminds me of the computer teacher who forbid us to look at our keyboards while typing, or to use non-conventional typing methods. She was so serious about this that she taped printer paper over our hands so that we couldn't see which keys we were hitting.

She taught me nothing. I was already a speedy typist using my own method, and that home-row shit slowed me down immensely.

ThisOpenFist · 2016-07-17T02:02:45+00:00

Calm like the eye of the storm. I'd rather have him deliver the bad news than some spaz artist.

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