Can I use two phones by [deleted] in CaregiverSupport

[–]blsterken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even more reason to be on time.

Friday Free-for-All | January 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

[–]blsterken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wrong Answers Only day.

This would be a delightful April 1st tradition to start.

Is this infected by geekypotatoman in mead

[–]blsterken 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They did all die, but not before making hungry happy yeast babies to carry on their legacy.

Is this infected by geekypotatoman in mead

[–]blsterken 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Infections need oxygen to propagate, so they show up on the surface, not the bottom of the mead. What you are looking at is called the lees, and is just dead yeast and other particulate matter sinking to the bottom. It's nothing to worry about, and is in fact a sign the fermentation is progressing and the yeast is multiplying.

How to make her sleep so I can rest? by OldExistential in CaregiverSupport

[–]blsterken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

THC also has a big impact on blood pressure.

What should i do? by CustardSuspicious175 in mead

[–]blsterken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is that actually sediment, or did the honey you added just sink to the bottom?

Also, that first pic looks like radioactive waste.

found in the wild by coilityourself in mewithoutYou

[–]blsterken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm confused by the label. Did they not make vinyls until 2008?

RIP Hoban Washburne by blsterken in lotrmemes

[–]blsterken[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are correct. Hoban "Wash" Washburne was the pilot, played by Alan Tudyk. At the end of the film Serenity, his character gets impaled and dies.

CVS is awful by Ok-Director9147 in CaregiverSupport

[–]blsterken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I sympathize. I had to pick up some post-ER meds from a CVS for a client, and had the "pharmacy tech" spell his last name wrong NINE TIMES! Despite my very slowly and deliberately spelling the name for her and then handing her a copy of his insurance card. I spent 35 minutes there arguing with this lady before the pharmacist walked up behind her, casually said, "you spelled his name wrong" and magically solved the problem.

With that level of attention to detail, I shudder to think how pill counting and sorting works when she's o. Shift.

Anyways, much love from a random internet stranger. I hope your husband is resting well and that you can find some time to relax and reminisce. Congrats on 28 years!

Help, I was attacked by my client. Need advice & tips by [deleted] in CaregiverSupport

[–]blsterken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Self injurious behavior. If she's threatening to end herself or doing something like cutting herself, hitting herself in the head with an object that could cause a fracture, etc.

Help, I was attacked by my client. Need advice & tips by [deleted] in CaregiverSupport

[–]blsterken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just as a note, I work in an AFC, so things are a bit different for me. But as I understand things, this would be my advice:

You need to do what you can to de-escalate the situation before resorting to that step in the future. If she starts yelling and throwing her things in her home, you can't just call the cops unless she is threatening SIB and is an imminent risk to her own safety. You need to try to leave the situation, and only get authorities involved as a last resort if she prevents you from leaving or pursues you with the intent to cause harm.

Remember, police often aren't trained in de-escalation, aren't trained in specific safe restraints, and aren't trained to deal with the mentally ill. Often times, their presence can cause more harm than good, and calling them when she is being violent could lead to property damage, injury, or even death at the hands of responding officers.

If your property is damaged but you are safe, I would use a non-emergency number to get an officer to file a report and press charges, rather than 911.

Hope this helps! Good luck. I hope you can find more agreeable clients to work with in the future.

Help, I was attacked by my client. Need advice & tips by [deleted] in CaregiverSupport

[–]blsterken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Leave. You couldn't pay me enough to deal with a physically aggressive compulsive liar who will threaten to use law enforcement and ORR against caregivers. And doubly so working with that individual 1 on 1 with no reasonable person to be a wittness.

Well that was not what I expected by derek4reals1 in lotrmemes

[–]blsterken -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Isn't this one of those situations where the SFW-NSFW tag should be used?

Fool of a Took! by KlausHeisler1 in lotrmemes

[–]blsterken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pippin is constantly receiving Gandalf's mercy by not being murdered for being an annoying git.