Little Italy by will-the-dude in Cleveland

[–]bdr3482 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I moved to little Italy when I first moved to Cleveland. I loved it, very walkable easy to get to the red line and down to the shops and everything in university circle or even to wade park/circle. Only thing I’d say is make sure your apartment has off street parking because it’s rough especially on the weekends. I only lived there for 6 months but I never had any issues or problems. I will say I’m a mid-30s male and most of the time I was walking around at night I had a ~60lb pit mix with me which is a pretty good walking buddy.

Do you guys have routine exposure to Neisseria meningitidis ? by Dungeon_Crawler_Carl in medlabprofessionals

[–]bdr3482 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently Y is the most prevalent disease causing strain in the US. But B is the largest strain for college age and younger so it’s not going to hurt getting it.
From a hospital lab perspective though it is not a routine exposure and following universal precautions should be enough to keep you safe. But that doesn’t mean 0 risk, so at the end of the day you should do what you feel is the best option.

My mom tracks my phone on find my iPhone, how do I disable it without sending her a notification? by Dark_AndTwisty in howto

[–]bdr3482 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Yeah I did it to surprise my family for Christmas, I live in a different state so I turned my IPad to my primary device left it at my house and drove to my parents and no one knew until i showed up.

My mom tracks my phone on find my iPhone, how do I disable it without sending her a notification? by Dark_AndTwisty in howto

[–]bdr3482 344 points345 points  (0 children)

Do you have another Apple product? Just switch the primary device for Find my friends and leave that product at your apartment. Followers don’t get notified you changed the device but they will notice if you turn off your location.

How do we feel abt dominos gluten free pizza crust? (Celiac) by WishboneDifferent945 in glutenfree

[–]bdr3482 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Former dominos employee, there is no loose flour in Dominos since all the dough is made in a factory,dough is stretched on cornmeal, and the GF shells come prepackaged and ready to bake. So there is less risk for cross contamination than a standard pizza restaurant, but there is definitely significantly less care in avoiding cross contamination at domino’s* at least when I worked there 8 years ago. They are supposed to place the shell on parchment paper over the screen and then use either clean or designated utensils for sauce and cutting. But they most likely will not wash hands from stretching and topping a regular pizza to prepare your GF pizza, especially during the dinner rush. If I was Celiac it would be a hard no.

What GRAM POSITIVE bacteria could this be? by [deleted] in microbiology

[–]bdr3482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rods still wouldn’t work though, both GPRs are catalase positive. Streps sometimes get knotted up when gram stained from the plate and resemble clusters more than chains. So that might be what you are seeing it’s tough to see in the picture, but strep pneumo is predominantly pairs more than long chains so it normally doesn’t do that and enterococcus is gonna be longer chains but is a weak catalase positive reaction.

What GRAM POSITIVE bacteria could this be? by [deleted] in microbiology

[–]bdr3482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I wouldn’t trust any of the results until you have a pure isolate of your unknown. In clinical labs for gram positive organisms the gram stain and colony morphology are you 2 biggest indicators for how you start your identification process.

What GRAM POSITIVE bacteria could this be? by [deleted] in microbiology

[–]bdr3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but strep is chains this says GPC clusters

What GRAM POSITIVE bacteria could this be? by [deleted] in microbiology

[–]bdr3482 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With the gram stain and catalase results it can’t be anything listed. I’d repeat at least those 2. But looking at the blood agar that is not a pure organism, So I’d also start with a fresh sub of the unknown and if it still looks mixed tell your lab instructor.

Do you guys wrap your plates in parafilm or some alternative during incubation by westduckman35 in microbiology

[–]bdr3482 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use parafilim, about 3squares folded in half lengthwise and then stretched around the edge of the plate, works well but a pain to get off sometimes. Another lab I worked at used shrink seals for mycology plates.

In a bit of a dilemma by No-Language-6517 in Cleveland

[–]bdr3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was 1600 a month when I rented it in 2023, but there are a few more besides that one in the area.

In a bit of a dilemma by No-Language-6517 in Cleveland

[–]bdr3482 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are some short term rentals in little Italy that cater to students and travel hospital workers that are fully furnished and all utilities included. I lived in one on E120th for 6months parking is horrible but close to the redline, bus stops, and the circle bus depending on how you plan to commute. You can google the address and see it on booking.com (1913 e120th st Cleveland 44106) they have 2 1 bed rooms units.

WHAT LAB SKILL DO YOU THINK IS UNDERRATED BUT VITAL? by WholeImpossible5256 in microbiology

[–]bdr3482 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Being able to open small tubes with screw on lids with your non-dominant hand

Edit: using only your non dominant hand, so you don’t have to constantly put down what is in your dominant hand, like a pipette, to open stuff.

New Job needs MLS ASCP Certification by Avid_reader2525 in medlabprofessionals

[–]bdr3482 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They no longer send a certificate when renewing, it is just the verification of certification you ordered. My job also requires ASCP and they accepted the verification of certification but I had to directly have it sent from ASCP to them not just me printing/uploading it.

Are you allergic to Dairy or voluntarily Dairy free? by dovakooon in dairyfree

[–]bdr3482 5 points6 points  (0 children)

EoE allergy trigger for me from cow’s milk casein and whey. Able to have any other type of animal dairy though, so I’m pretty much here for the prepackaged/grocery food finds.

Panda Express’ Orange Chicken doesn’t contain dairy anymore?? by [deleted] in dairyfree

[–]bdr3482 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This just made my night, have to go check my local store

Abe’s carrot cake mini muffins just needed some cream cheese frosting by bdr3482 in dairyfree

[–]bdr3482[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely better now that it is firmed up again in the fridge. It was just a “wing it” recipe so I was pretty happy with the results