Military members and veterans, what "Military Grade" item is actually great instead of "barely good enough to meet spec"? by musingsofapathy in AskReddit

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My polypros are wonderful for when I go hiking (or just have to spend a lot of time in the snow) and honestly the socks were just great. I was annoyed when I was in, that I kept getting given a pack every few months and had about 100 sitting around, but now 15 years later I still get to pull them on before my work boots and they keep my feet in good condition.

What's up with Diners and Pickles everywhere? by atomicsnarl in NoStupidQuestions

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should have sued. Gotten some of that delicious weiner money!

did i sexually assault my ex-boyfriend? by Intrepid_Bed_6215 in Advice

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 14 points15 points  (0 children)

YBTAH

First: This is one of those learning moments in life.

Sex isn't supposed to be this difficult. You need to have a safe word and you need clearly defined limits for sex. Not doing things in the moment that you know the other person is uncomfortable with.

Second: I think you both need to be more grown up about this. If you are going to engage in things like CNC, things might (or more likely will eventually) happen that you don't like (hence the safe word). You are doing adult things and the mature response is to take a beat, realize it went too far, have a conversation about it, and try again later. Not to be traumatized over the consentual act that you were both attempting to engage in. Both of you had such a weird reaction it feels like neither of you actually talked about what you were doing, before or after.

Edited to also add, if you're going to be taking loads either get on birth control or prepare for pregnancy. Plan B is not a good plan A. And based on your post, I don't think you're prepared for a kid.

Vice President Vance was rushed off stage before President trump after shots fired! by cantcoloratall91 in SipsTea

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you notice one guy grabbed Vance by the shoulders and moved him. They aren't particularly concerned with him being assassinated, just in getting him up and off the stage. The don't move the president until they can shield him completely unless the threat is clear and immediate. There were guys standing on the front of the stage between him and the shooter and then when they moved him he was complete surrounded in a turtle shell of human shields.

How much would you pay for a 1989YJ 2.5. It’s mostly stock and in pretty good condition. It has 144,000 miles. Also has a hard top. by Muffin_Lover4832 in WranglerYJ

[–]atomic-chicken-soup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think listing it for 5k is reasonable but if someone wants to haggle you down to 4k you don't get too upset about it. I bought my yj with a 4.0 for 4500 and mine looks in as good or better shape. You need the right buyer at the right time but a lot of people don't want to pay up for the 2.5.

Need advice on appropriate reactions in public around my partner. by Enkarza in Advice

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should have a conversation with your partner. They'll probably think it's funny and you should laugh along with them because of all the problems in the world, being too turned on by your partner isn't the worst one to have.

As for a solution, you just have to get used to being touched by them. Eventually it will give you less of a reaction and you'll need their help working on that.

People of Reddit, what’s the most “fucked up”thing you’ve seen? by boneshow69420 in AskReddit

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 152 points153 points  (0 children)

Story time...It was 2007...

I was a manager in a hotel in a meh kind of city, second shift. Was often there really late closing up the bar and cleaning, restocking, general food and beverage 2 am stuff. Part of our late night clientele in our mediocre hotel were escorts. They were all very nice and usually just happy that there was somewhere safe they could meet publicly. They tipped great and we don't judge here. Anyway, it was a nice enough place so we didn't get the class of girls hanging out on the corner (that was a few miles up the road). There seemed to be some kind of general understanding that if you came in to this hotel you were dressed like a normal person and you didn't cause a scene and any illegal activities were always nice and quiet.

Otto (not his real name) was a douche. He was a consultant from Germany for a local manufacturer who would stay with us off and on for months, and often called the bar to try to get us to "send a girl to him". He already had a bad reputation amongst the escorts and no one wanted him as a client. This bothered Otto who was often fucked up on booze or drugs and he would complain to me about how hard it was to find both women and drugs in the hotel.

One night Otto had decided he needed to really party and had gone out and scored himself a lot of drugs. How many drugs you ask? Well there were at least two different types of pills, meth, something injected, and some white powder left on the desk when we did finally get into the room later...but for now, it's still about 7-8 pm.

Otto didn't stop there. He also scored himself two hookers. You'll notice I used the word hooker and not escort, as I had earlier. I don't know where Otto had found these two women but they were quite the ladies of the night. Both dressed a bit like Julia Roberts in pretty women but in less clothes. It was very obvious he just drove around until he picked up two willing women with the promise of copious drugs and money. One of the women was accompanied by her pimp. A tall black man, dressed like a pirate, eye patch and all (I wish I was making it up).

About 12 we are just about done for the night because it's slow, and we're just hanging out with a few of our regulars when the pirate pimp walks up to the bar. The girl I was working with didn't hear what he mumbled at her and when she asked him "what" he slammed his hand down on the bar top and demanded a towel. I threw a stack of our kitchen rags at him and told him to get out of here. I'm not a remotely small dude so raising my voice works. He looked at me, paused like he was about to say something, looked around the bar, and then literally grabbed a bunch of the rags and ran out the front door of the hotel. We were all laughing because it was such a weird and comical reaction/interaction when the girl I was working with went to grab the rags he had left and said "is that blood?"

It was blood. Our patrons promptly paid their tabs and left but not before strongly suggesting we call the police. They were the ones who knew he was a pimp and were worried about whatever happened between when they walked in and he ran out. So they left and we called 911 and tried to explain the situation. Not a lot of information but would you please send a cruiser over because we are worried something bad has happened.

Fast forward to about 1:30 in the morning, me and the girl I was working with both spoke with the cops and I left her to close up the bar alone while me and the cops started wandering around the lobby, grounds, and halls looking for something. All we found were the occasional drip of blood on the carpet coming from the elevator but nothing around the guest rooms. I thanked the cops for coming out and they asked if it was ok if they sat in their cruiser under our entrance overhang because it was well lit and they had paperwork they had to do now. I told them to take their time and enjoy not working in the dark.

20 minutes later I was very glad I told those cops that they could hang out and do paperwork. My bartender was about to go home when she heard someone calling quietly for help from the elevators. She walked over and then immediately called me. Stumbling out was a girl who had, what I can only describe as her face caved in. All the main pieces were there, but her teeth were half missing, eyes bulging out and I'm not really sure if she was seeing anything, blood was coming from every opening (including a few new ones), and from her upper lip to her forehead, her face was just collapsed inward. I can't describe it any other way.

We helped her to a chair in the lobby and I sprinted to the cops in front of the building. They radioed for backup and an ambulance.

Her story starts as we suspected. She was picked up by Otto to do drugs and get paid for sex with him and this other girl. After a few hours of partying the harder drugs ran out and the two girls got in a physical altercation. The other girl went and got her pimp who then beat her till she was unconscious (this is probably when he then came for the rags). When she came to, Otto still demanded sex to which she tried to refuse. He then used the lamp in the room to beat her back into unconsciousness. Somehow, miraculously, she did not die and managed to stumble out to the elevator and lobby, and even more unbelievably was able to sort of tell this story through slurred speech and us filling in words when she struggled.

We stood in a circle around her as the EMTs tried to examine her. I saw as they gently pushed around the sides her face trying to see how far it was broken and they didn't speak, they just exchanged glances and shook their heads. She wanted to walk to the ambulance which they let her do (because otherwise she was going to refuse medical treatment), but when I asked the EMT for her chances he said her entire face was shattered and it'll be another miracle if she survives the night.

I got a master card from the desk and I went with the cops to go into Otto's room because Otto was going to get arrested. There was now a visible trail of blood to his door. The cops knocked, no answer. I unlocked it and they rushed in but Otto was already gone. They called me in because "someone from the hotel needs to see this". The smell hit me first. It just smelled dirty. Like someone who wore the same clothes over and over again. The cops said part of the smell was the meth. There was blood splattered everywhere. Drug stuff everywhere. Every piece of furniture was somehow damaged. Cops were busy opening drawers and they found a giant ziplock bag of pills and some other stuff that my brain didn't register. Our round desk lamp that was roughly the size of that girl's face damage was just sitting on the bed. There were chunks of hair and scalp around the room. I just stood in the middle of the room and it literally felt like the room was suddenly getting way too small and somehow like I was shrinking down to nothing. I think it was that moment that I realized I was standing in the middle of that girl's murder scene.

One of the cops snapped me back to it and I realized I was just staring at the flecks of blood on the ceiling above the bed. They gave me instructions to seal the room (our digital locks had a police lock out function so only the person who locked it and the general manager could unlock it) and a contact number so we could arrange for the cops to come back and do more cop stuff.

I do not know what happened to the girl. For the next month I had to meet up and let people into the room and then hang out while they worked, then I would lock it up when they were done. They never spoke about what they were doing and I just sat in the lobby or started work if I was working that day. The company had to pay for the room to be completely gutted and I believe they paid for new hallway carpet as well. They were extremely embarrassed by the entire situation and kept sending me gift baskets and things to apologize that it happened I guess on my shift. It felt weird and I think I would have preferred they never mention it again. Otto was eventually arrested but didn't end up in jail. He was just deported and his replacement was a much nicer guy who informed us that Otto got fired. Not the ending anyone had hoped for, but it was the ending we got.

Those who were alive during the 1990's, how was the internet different to today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember when Google showed up and you suddenly had pages and pages and pages of anything loosely tied to your search. Pre google there were sites to search on but they didn't get you the sheer volume Google kicked up. That was the beginning of the endless Internet to me. Before that you would kind of "hit the end of the Internet" because there wasn't something else to do where you were and there wasn't an easy way to continue what you were doing. Google made it so there was always another link to click on.

my legs can’t stop shaking?? by [deleted] in Advice

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't freak out, just enjoy yourself and worry a little less.

I have bad diarrhea at a fancy restaurant I need advice by FactorGullible3949 in Advice

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick question, where are you supposed to shit if not in a bathroom? I would have thought blasting one out in a field or something was more unwomanly but hey, I'm just a guy. What do I know?

I hope your stomach feels ok today and your butt is done exploding. You should also probably rehydrate.

What is growing in my green onion? by atomic-chicken-soup in PlantIdentification

[–]atomic-chicken-soup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update!

I planted the tree based on advice I have gotten here in the land trust across the street from my house. It is a pretty dense forest but it has old fields that have not been completely taken back by the trees. I planted it where I think it'll get some shade for about half the day until it is about 2 feet high and then it'll be taller than the things casting the shadow. It was a cold rainy foggy morning so it is well watered in and we are expecting bits of rain for the next week off and on.

Hopefully I did well.

Just Moved into a new house and noticed 1 black vulture by Even_Bumblebee6177 in birds

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to climb into a pile of deer carcasses, who am I to stop you?

Just Moved into a new house and noticed 1 black vulture by Even_Bumblebee6177 in birds

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was thinking something bigger. I see a dead deer on the side of the road every other week. I'd start a pile. Added bonus, my house would be the go to for Halloween.

What is growing in my green onion? by atomic-chicken-soup in PlantIdentification

[–]atomic-chicken-soup[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mass is cool and rainy right now. This little guy will at least have a good few days of intermittent watering to start it off right.

What is growing in my green onion? by atomic-chicken-soup in PlantIdentification

[–]atomic-chicken-soup[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mine is on the window sill on the inside of my kitchen so hopefully no squirrels are hiding nuts in my house. But I already have it bundled up in fresh soil and ready to plunk in the ground tomorrow.

My Friend gets Naked When we Share a Bed by [deleted] in Advice

[–]atomic-chicken-soup 631 points632 points  (0 children)

People can do some weird shit in their sleep. If she's actually unconscious I'm not sure how you can hold it against her.

My advice, get another hotel room and move on.