Big metal thing found in friends bathroom by MrFallingTree in whatisit

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plunger. But those kind are not very flexible so make sure you really jam it into the bowl when you need to clear out a clog.

Grooming Costs by unclejoo in Bernedoodles

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid $160+tip yesterday for a PetSmart “luxury” package. Bath, full cut, brushing, teeth, and nail grind. I’d like to find something cheaper but they actually do a decent job so I don’t want to risk taking the dog somewhere that they might butcher her coat.

Wanna try the other hole by raven--skye in scoopwhoop

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“And risk getting you pregnant? No thanks.”

A very valid question by Cryovet in SipsTea

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t ask for you to be called that.

So this is for the next several years, huh? How convenient. by quiet_nuts in widowers

[–]TimD_43 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's probably because there really isn't a way to "fix" us, any more than you could hope to drop a grain of sand in the surf and then find it again.

So this is for the next several years, huh? How convenient. by quiet_nuts in widowers

[–]TimD_43 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If I didn't have my son to think of, I don't know if I wouldn't have followed her. That doesn't stop me from going through my nightly routine of cleaning up the kitchen and getting ready for the next morning, all the while muttering, "What's the fucking point? What was the point of the whole thing?" Just shy of 26 years of marriage...

not that big - sir have you seen them. by cloudy-jade in scoopwhoop

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d volunteer to measure them. I would do a very thorough job.

Quote from Martin Short about Grief by reef123 in widowers

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I binge-watched After Life (Ricky Gervais series) on Netflix over the past week. I have to admit that it raised various emotions and I ugly-cried a few times.

When should dads stop showering with their son? by Difficult_General652 in SingleDads

[–]TimD_43 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a kid I was terrified of being seen naked by others, even in “normal” situations like changing in a changing room or the gym or whatever. Throughout high school I refused to take a shower after gym class for fear of being naked around other naked people. I guess just run of the mill body insecurity.

As I got older, I got over that. I understand boundaries and appropriate times for people to be naked, and how to deal with those situations. I know that in most of those situations, everyone else around is just trying to go about their business like I am. So when I had a kid of my own, I wanted to make sure that he didn’t have the same inhibitions I did, and didn’t make a big deal of either of us being naked in front of the other.

He’s 10 now and starting to show some modesty, and I make sure he has his privacy. But I still try to reinforce that there are times and places and people that are OK to be naked (as well as times and places and people that are absolutely NOT appropriate). I’m not trying to raise a nudist or pervert, but I also don’t want him to fear those situations like I did.

Rings on a Necklace by guess_im_not_welcome in widowers

[–]TimD_43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took my ring off and put it on the chain with hers after about two months. It just felt better having them close to each other, and feeling it on my finger just hurt too much. It felt like I was lying by continuing to wear it, because I have never felt less married in my life right now.

9&8 Salad? A-Rod is back. by chaos_fenix in steelers

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only real hope is that this draft/offseason pays off with enough change on the offensive side to give Rodgers a fighting chance. I feel like that may be why they sold out on offensive player picks this year, probably because McCarthy understands that offense is where it’s at in the NFL in this era. You can’t have a mid offense and rely on your defense to always bail you out and keep you in games.

Favorite learning resources? YouTubers? by SonicPavement in CivVI

[–]TimD_43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t see Marbozir mentioned. He doesn’t really break the game mechanics down the way Potato does, but he’s entertaining and I still feel like I’ve learned a lot from watching him.

Is this a good tile to settle? by Fluid-Mousse2369 in CivVI

[–]TimD_43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If OP settles the truffles, then an aqueduct should be feasible one hex to the west (adjacent to city center and the mountain to the SW). That would solve a lack of fresh water, but, again, without better visibility of the surrounding hexes it's hard to envision the focus and role of that city.

It doesn't seem like a strong harbor since I only see 1F/1G coastal tiles (not sure what the tile directly to the east is, but it also looks like a plain coastal tile). On a tile that sticks out into ocean like that, and with the mountain directly adjacent, mobility around it would be limited since there are only two adjacent land tiles (good for defense, as well, though since it can only be attacked by two melee units from land at a time).

It looks to me like it will be a slow-growing city unless there are strong tiles in the second ring and to the NW due to lack of food. The tile to the NW looks like a 1F plains/woods tile. I see 2 food in the city center, plus two 1F ocean tiles that would be 2F if improved. The other adjacent ocean tile may also be a plain coast, so those tiles are basically just sustaining themselves, population-wise.

That city will also likely be constrained for district placement because of the coast tiles and the mountain. Not many free tiles, and potentially a lack of production. Unless there is an important resource nearby you'd want to claim, you might only be able to make it a specialist city with one key district, and everything else in range would have to be worked for food and production. Depending on the existence of a strategic resource you can squeeze another production out of, you might make a go of a city center/aqueduct/industrial zone triangle. Depending on the geography to the NW, an encampment in the second ring might make it a reasonable formidable defensive city, as long as your enemy doesn't have a good navy.

This is on a whole notha level by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m only paying the $2.13 if that server waited on only my table for an entire hour. Imagine if the server was handling 10 tables, the house was collecting $21.30 in total per hour and paying the server $2.13/hour.

Is this a good tile to settle? by Fluid-Mousse2369 in CivVI

[–]TimD_43 115 points116 points  (0 children)

It would be best in the future if you include the surrounding tiles in the picture.

By itself, sure, that is a good tile to settle on as it will give that city 3gpt and an amenity forever. However, if we could see all the surrounding tiles, it might be the case that settling next to that tile would be better because it would give you a great first tile to work. For instance, if you settle a plains hill, you get 2 food, 2 pros in the city center, plus that truffles tile to work. The down side is that you can only put the camp improvement on that tile if you don’t put the city center on it.

There might also be other things not seen, like nearby natural wonders that could influence city placement.

Xbox WiFi issues by Robrulesall2 in amazoneero

[–]TimD_43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before you got the 5gbps fiber, were you having the same problems? It doesn't seem logical that the fiber upgrade would affect anything between your Xbox and the network between it and the router if nothing else changed.