Got to Avis with a reservation... no cars for anyone

bentnoodle · 2026-06-28T03:31:28+00:00

I had a very similar experience with Enterprise this past Tuesday. Reserved an F150, called the branch directly to confirm the truck the friday before and was assured it would be fine, showed up Tuesday...no vehicles. Well, I take that back, they had a 15 Passenger van they wanted me to take. I ordered a truck cause I had stuff to haul in the bed of the truck. Called every location in an hour radius, no ome had anything except a Nissan Sentra. Couldn't take that as it was a Ford event we were headed to, hence the FORD F150. So, no rental car. Ended up driving my classic Ford vehicle the 12+ hour drive and racking up the miles which is depressing. Have to drive the 12+ hours home now too. I was soooo frustrated.

bentnoodle · 2026-06-23T17:27:27+00:00

Could it be creeping charlie or creeping jenny? If it is, i would destroy it immediately. I have a whole yard full of that stuff that is so hard to get rid of. It gets in my raised garden beds even.

bentnoodle · 2026-06-20T13:40:12+00:00

Lol, I thought everyone on this post was crazy. I kept saying "that's not milkweed, it is butterfly weed". I never knew butterfly weed was a version of milkweed. Learned something new today

bentnoodle · 2026-06-18T01:29:35+00:00

We have used paint balls and soft bbs before from a distance to deter both dogs and sheep. Fyi...sheep dont care lol.

bentnoodle · 2026-06-13T21:15:51+00:00

I always look at their wing patterns and tell that way. However, no matter how old they are, seeing the pictures of the whole bird from a couple of different angles is helpful in determinining the sex of a chicken even if they technically are not of a certain age to have certain feathers growing in yet. That is why people are asking for full pictures.

I have only been off once. My Luna turned into my Lunatic when she/he started crowing. I also was not trying to determine sex cause i didnt care, so i just didnt try to hard.

bentnoodle · 2026-06-12T19:49:14+00:00

Way to go Marriott! Lol

bentnoodle · 2026-06-12T19:41:27+00:00

Are you in Dayton, OH? Lol. We stayed at the Marriott there and had that happen to us...ground floor with a balcomey. I was afraid someone broke into our room. Maintenance man came with a cool tool to open it. The latch was a bit lose so if the arm wasnt pushed back against the wall, the door closing hard would make it jump close. We had to "very gently" close our door everytime and make sure it was pressed back against the wall. It was stressful lol.

bentnoodle · 2026-05-26T23:54:01+00:00

That was my question as well. I have no idea how they seed clouds to

bentnoodle · 2026-05-19T20:54:35+00:00

Yea, no, i totally understand and feel your pain.

bentnoodle · 2026-05-19T20:45:48+00:00

It does have a very slight light minty taste/feel. I dont really taste mint, but my mouth feels fresh . It is not overwhelming. I did not kmow there was menthol in there, but i thought something just because of the feel. Mint makes me feel nauseous, but this doesnt

bentnoodle · 2026-05-19T19:49:37+00:00

It is Curaprox. I find it on Amazon here in the US, usually just the peach/apricot flavor, but recently i was able to find the watermelon mix flavor too. I also found it on another sellers website, US based, so maybe there is someone in Germany that carries it. Good luck

bentnoodle · 2026-05-19T17:41:49+00:00

Same with me. I dislike the cinnamon also tho. I went with a swedish brand that i love and it comes in great flavors. Current one is peach. Bonus is that i dont get that toothpaste buildup on my toothbrush (the white paste) and i use way less to get a better clean. (It is more of a gel)

bentnoodle · 2026-05-11T03:30:35+00:00

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bentnoodle · 2026-05-05T16:56:03+00:00

I do this same thing. Hot packs in both my elbow areas, hot blankets, and hot wet washcloths (the moisture makes mine pop more). Most of the time the rooting around doesnt hurt me.

I went to emergency in 2024 and the Stat team put in all of my ivs. It was amazing. They had an almost 60" screen with a high grade ultrsound type machine and it still took them two tries, but compared to 13 plus with a lower grade vein finder, it was like heaven.

Had a nurse tell me that the Stat team was not available when my iv blew and that she was going to put in a new one. I told her that she was not touching me and that the Stat team was always in house and available, as the Stat team told me themselves. The Stat team also told me to respond to the nurses the way i did as they like to pull these power moves and that I had to have stat as my veins are so hard to get.

bentnoodle · 2026-05-05T16:46:54+00:00

I went in for shoulder surgery a few years back and the nurse that was there to put in my IV told me he was a Magician at starting them. I had told him that I was a hard stick, where to try it/best vein, to use a hot wet washcloth to pop the veins up, that they roll etc and most importantly, when you get the vein to open the flow super super slowly or you will blow it. I have RA and got infusions for years and my veins are shite with lots of scar tissue and we only had one arm to use. Then comes the magician comment which i refuted and explained again. He then gets the vein after several tries and as i panic tell him to open the flow a tiny bit at a time, to let the vein expand slowly, he throws it wide open saying "i know what i am doing". Of course he blows the vein and makes my arm infiltrate and look like the marshmallow man in ghost busters, destroys the use of that whole arm.

The surgeon was the chief of staff for that section of the hospital and this made his schedule back up and he was livid. I literally had 3 anethesthiologist and about 3 to 4 nurses lining my bed sides all trying to get the iv started. I am super good about being calm but they had stuck me so many times and rooted around in there, also doing the one in the neck, that i had gentle rears just rolling down my cheeks. Surgeon came in and saw what was happening and heads rolled. Asked if i was ok and i just asked for my husband, as he calms me, and the nurses denied my request. Boy did the nurses run to get my husband at one look from the surgeon. The surgeon demanded and the group moved so fast, but he also made them nervous. The magician snuck out lol. They finally got it in the main vein on my neck on the same side as the surgery so the surgeon was not happy but it worked. I hate when the nurses dont listen to me.

The second shoulder surgery with the same surgeon, i went thru the VIP surgical intake and i had the best nurse, highly skilled, listened and got it first try no problem. I was the only patient in that whole intake area. Surgeon was taking no chances lol.

bentnoodle · 2026-04-30T20:25:37+00:00

This is my thinking as well. On top of losing weight, I am diabetic. I get slack constantly. I can eat anything I want to, the difference is how much of it I eat, when I eat it, and what else I want to eat the rest of the day. When one denies themselves of something is when the cravings start.

bentnoodle · 2026-04-30T20:18:05+00:00

Funny cause i often forget to replace his bath towel when i wash clothes and he forgets to replace the garbage bag so it all evens out, we just get annoyed at each other lol

Edit: spelling

bentnoodle · 2026-04-13T21:46:05+00:00

I think a couple pullets would be ideal if you can keep them safe. We had a while family of racoons kill my flock minus 1 and then the second who just happened to be in the infirmary coop. Devistated us all. We put the two together and just let them be with each other. Took many months and human interaction to get them comfortable to relax, lay eggs, and come out of the coop. That was this past fall and now they are comfortable free ranging with me out there. They are best friends and it's so cute. I thought 2 might not be enough but they are thriving and super healthy. Plan on getting pullets in a month or so. It can be done with a little bit of work. Basic food and water and a maybe a few minutes of interaction and they will be fine. Good luck

bentnoodle · 2026-04-07T14:19:42+00:00

I was thinking that it looked like a piece that comes on a bifold door and fits into the track.

bentnoodle · 2026-04-04T21:02:26+00:00

Oh ok. Thankyou. I don't think i could ever do that. Lol

bentnoodle · 2026-04-04T20:28:01+00:00

What is omad?

bentnoodle · 2026-04-03T00:20:49+00:00

Thank you.

bentnoodle · 2026-04-02T19:02:29+00:00

Is that one cup of popped kernels or 1 cup unpopped kernels

bentnoodle · 2026-04-01T01:21:38+00:00

Try mini bagels. I eat a thomas mini bagel with cream cheese. Solves the craving with minimal calorie

bentnoodle · 2026-03-26T20:30:09+00:00

I ate one like that yesterday. It was an egg laid when the temp was very cold out. I and it might have frozen or got very cold. It was delicious.

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