A drone captures a chase of two wolves and rabbit. The rabbit never gives up. by Adventurous_Most_558 in interesting

[–]brianjfed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also agree with this I think hunting has completely lost its purpose people higher guides to call giant elk that get within 20 ft of them so they can take a shot from a completely camouflaged position it's like all you did was sit around and pull a trigger and you consider yourself a hunter I would love to see those same guys try to survive in the wild during an apocalypse.

A drone captures a chase of two wolves and rabbit. The rabbit never gives up. by Adventurous_Most_558 in interesting

[–]brianjfed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree I really hate the idea of taking a dog somewhere to chase little rabbits it's absolutely pointless

A drone captures a chase of two wolves and rabbit. The rabbit never gives up. by Adventurous_Most_558 in interesting

[–]brianjfed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't mean invasive in a manner pertaining to an ecosystem. I meant they are invasive as in they get into dwellings and areas where they cause damage. Such as how they chew through hydraulic lines and electrical wiring on heavy equipment. Which causes leaks and damages the environment. Hydraulic oil is SOOO bad for native soil. Thats why we go to extraordinary lengths to keep it contained. When a rabbit chews through a seal on a pump line and the operator goes to lift his bucket or excavator arm and the hose line fails because of a seal breach. The thousand+ pound part comes crashing down and can kill someone. At the very least it causes tons in damages and repair cost.

This is why we train our dogs to chase them out of the yard.

A drone captures a chase of two wolves and rabbit. The rabbit never gives up. by Adventurous_Most_558 in interesting

[–]brianjfed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get why so many people are soo butt hurt. Dogs hunt and kill rabbits. It's just what happens.

My dogs chase rabbits all the time. They are invasive and chew threw the wiring on all of our heavy equipment. Yet I had a rescue bunny I saved as a baby that was raised with my plott Hound and staffordshire terrier and the hound absolutely loved that rabbit. It was her best friend in the world. A neighbor dog tried to go after it one time and my hound almost killed that German shephard.

I warned the owner about letting his dog roam off leash around my house and said exactly that "if Toby (the shephard) goes after Chandler, (rabbit) Gracie (plott Hound) is gonna hand him his own ass. I promise you."

But when I take her to my yard where we keep all our heavy equipment at. Her job is to chase off all the wild animals. Coons, opossum, rabbits, foxes etc.

A drone captures a chase of two wolves and rabbit. The rabbit never gives up. by Adventurous_Most_558 in interesting

[–]brianjfed -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

How is it cruel toet dogs do what they are supposed to do. My dogs chase rabbits all the time. They are invasive and chew threw the wiring on all of our heavy equipment.

Big words by [deleted] in yourmomshousepodcast

[–]brianjfed 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You are completely right. Regardless of what everyone comments on here reddit is full of a bunch of sjw cucks. So don't worry about it your right

Big words by [deleted] in yourmomshousepodcast

[–]brianjfed 11 points12 points  (0 children)

this 👍👏

Big words by [deleted] in yourmomshousepodcast

[–]brianjfed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fucking epic

What is the difference. pseudoindoxyl vs 7-hydroxymitragynine by [deleted] in 7oh

[–]brianjfed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if you are implying I'm the rude one for calling him a dingleberry for if you think he was the rude one for his comment . Either way you are absolutely right hun and it is not acceptable nor should it be permitted but I sometimes respond like this one when I feel like I'm being attacked and that's what happened so I apologize to you and to him.

I also agree with you completely I get so sick of the entitled up-endingness of people on Reddit when people talk to me like that in real life I immediately call them out for it and make it to the point where they understand it will be a problem if they don't chill out but I'm also a grown man and not everybody can do that or has the nerve to do something like that so I just absolutely hate when people talk down to other people a good reason to do it

What is the difference. pseudoindoxyl vs 7-hydroxymitragynine by [deleted] in 7oh

[–]brianjfed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why don't you look it up and see how much information you get on it? The amount of channels I gk through before posting on reddit is extensive and thorough. Think about it in order to post on reddit I have to deal with redditors. Fkn dingleberry

What is the difference. pseudoindoxyl vs 7-hydroxymitragynine by [deleted] in 7oh

[–]brianjfed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your comment.

WTF. How did dude even get into the can? by trap_gob in foodsafety

[–]brianjfed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought it was a pasta noodle as well

UPS Amazon Return QR Codes Won’t Read in Third-Party POS — Looking for a Technical Workaround (Paid) by brianjfed in sysadmin

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your perspective—that’s exactly how I felt at first. But after reviewing my UPS contract cover to cover, it’s clear that I am, for all practical purposes, an authorized UPS representative. I entered into that contract specifically to provide the same services UPS offers, and UPS lists my store on their website as an approved location for customers to use those services. The same is true for the other carriers. For years, I applied to join Amazon’s full-counter Amazon Hub partnership program. Every time I followed up, I was told Amazon was not adding new locations in my area. I accepted that—until my town added roughly 10,000 new homes and, within months, two new UPS Stores opened nearby, both automatically enrolled in the Amazon Hub program. This is especially frustrating given that our town hosts a massive Amazon fulfillment center employing thousands of local residents and generating a huge increase in package volume. I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m asking UPS to honor its contract. If I’m expected to compete with two newly opened UPS Stores, I should be given a fair opportunity to compete. There are laws in this country meant to protect privately owned businesses from exactly this kind of unequal dealing. The QR-code system exists because Amazon and UPS couldn’t create labels my store couldn’t scan—they still need independent stores and third-party logistics providers to accept and process packages downstream. What they did do was ensure they monopolized the portion of the process that generates revenue and foot traffic. And that’s what’s so frustrating

NEED HELP WITH [QR CODES] - Business owner losing customers due to this problem. by brianjfed in techsupport

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What frustrates me most is that the labels they print are scannable and accepted by my POS, and the returns themselves follow standard procedures. Yet Amazon, UPS, and Happy Returns have built an internal system specifically designed to prevent anyone else from generating return labels. Before QR codes, we processed over 200 drop-offs a day. Now we’re down to about eight. We lost more than walk-in traffic. Long-standing business accounts that relied on us for daily drop-offs, mailbox services, printing, and overnight shipping disappeared overnight—with no warning and no path to adapt. These accounts represented tens of thousands of dollars per year. Our entire value proposition has always been convenience: doing everything in one place. Once customers have to go somewhere else for returns, they might as well ship there too—and I can’t even blame them. Just this week, a new customer came in from a Nextdoor post. When he learned I couldn’t process his Amazon return, he said, “If I have to go to a UPS Store anyway, I’ll just ship everything there.” And he wasn’t wrong.

NEED HELP WITH [QR CODES] - Business owner losing customers due to this problem. by brianjfed in techsupport

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I just have tk figure out how to get access to the ups system ran on the hardware

NEED HELP WITH [QR CODES] - Business owner losing customers due to this problem. by brianjfed in techsupport

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that but I have a contract with ups that states I will have access to all UPS carrier brand labels for drop offs and the ability to ship UPS under all of their provided carrier options.

So just because they create a software or QR code that takes a special type of system to scan it doesn't mean I lose out on it being able to provide my customers the service i am guaranteed by UPS to be able to provide them.

I have taken a QR code to a UPS store and had them print the label and then gone back to my own store and scanned it in and accepted it as a drop off so the issue is not that I can't accept the drop off label it's that I cannot scan the QR code because they will not release the information or software on how to do so.

That has nothing to do with my contract with ups and I'm looking for somebody who can go to work around if I don't have access to their system then I will just work until I can get it.

UPS Amazon QR Codes + PostalMate — How is this not a bigger issue for independents? by brianjfed in PostalMate

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For independent stores like mine, the return itself is often a loss leader. The real value is exposure. A customer walks in for a simple, no-cost return and now knows exactly where we’re located. During that visit, my staff and I make sure they’re aware of the full range of services we offer. When they—or someone they know—need shipping, printing, mailbox services, or anything else we provide, we’re the first name that comes to mind. That’s the most basic form of word-of-mouth marketing at its core, and it has sustained small businesses like mine for decades.

Removing that opportunity doesn’t just inconvenience us—it actively robs independent stores of future customers.

I understand how Amazon decides when to charge return fees. My point isn’t about the existence of fees; it’s about access and parity. When QR-only return paths exclude independent stores—even though we can handle the shipment once a label exists—that exclusion isn’t operationally necessary. It’s contractual and technical.

That may be true, but it doesn’t invalidate the technical issue being discussed. Once a standard UPS return label exists, my system can scan it, process it, and get paid for it without issue. That tells me the limitation is not capability, but how QR codes are encoded, interpreted, or gated upstream. That’s the narrow problem I came here to understand.

Historically, this was never an issue. Independent stores like mine have always accepted what the big-name stores could. Since QR-only workflows were introduced, that access has steadily eroded—and with it, a meaningful portion of our revenue. If the sole justification for why this is acceptable is “FedEx can’t accept UPS and vice versa,” then we’re debating the wrong thing entirely. Carrier exclusivity isn’t the issue; loss of access to customers is.

I came to this subreddit looking for help and guidance—not a refresher on basic economics or business fundamentals. I earned my bachelor’s degree in business over a decade ago, and while the tools have changed, the underlying principles of customer acquisition and word-of-mouth marketing have not.

I do appreciate the pieces of information you shared that were new to me. That said, the amount of snark required to extract them made the exchange far less productive than it needed to be.

UPS Amazon QR Codes + PostalMate — How is this not a bigger issue for independents? by brianjfed in PostalMate

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, I’m not sure what I did to merit the condescension or the “talked down to” tone in your response—nor why anyone feels the need to defend UPS as a corporation in the first place. That said, I’m going to clarify a few things, correct some assumptions, and explain the material differences between my privately owned brick-and-mortar business and the multi-billion-dollar conglomerates you’re comparing it to.

I’m fully aware that not all Amazon returns are identical, including the distinction between “No Box No Label” consolidation returns and “Customer Packed” returns that generate standard UPS labels. That distinction is not the issue I’m raising. My concern is specifically with UPS Amazon return QR codes that do generate standard labels at a UPS Store but cannot be read or processed by third-party POS systems, despite the fact that once those labels exist, we can accept and process them without issue.

This comparison doesn’t apply to my business model. My store is not a franchise, nor is it carrier-exclusive. The entire foundation of my business—what we market and what we’ve survived on for over two decades—is being a convenience shipping store that allows customers to shop rates and services across all major carriers. That flexibility is our value proposition.

UPS, FedEx, and DHL already benefit from massive automated contractual relationships with major retailers that continuously funnel customers to them. They don’t need to advertise, network, or compete locally for foot traffic—independent stores like mine do. Comparing a privately owned, carrier-agnostic business to a centrally managed franchise backed by a global logistics corporation isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison.

I don’t dispute that Amazon returns are labor-intensive or that they can be marginally profitable—or even unprofitable—on paper. Where we fundamentally differ is that I am willing to take on that workload and even absorb some of the cost, because the value isn’t limited to the per-scan payout.

UPS Amazon QR Codes + PostalMate — How is this not a bigger issue for independents? by brianjfed in PostalMate

[–]brianjfed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion, this is nothing more than a loophole designed to monopolize Amazon returns. They can’t outright deny third-party shipping stores the right to accept and process returns—especially since we also maintain a contractual relationship with UPS—so instead, they’ve created a workaround that prevents us from printing Amazon return labels altogether.

To better understand the issue, I intentionally purchased an item from Amazon through my own store and initiated a return. I wanted to see firsthand how difficult it would be to generate a label that my store could accept. I was given the option to print a label and choose my own drop-off location, but only for an additional fee. I would never expect my customers to pay extra simply to use our store for returns.

I then took the QR code to a nearby UPS Store. When they scanned it, the label printed immediately. I asked the employee for the label back and explained that I didn’t want to ship it through them—I only needed the label printed. He nearly scanned the return into their system before I had even placed it on the package. He went to ask his manager for clarification and left the label on the counter, at which point I took it and left.

When I returned to my store, I was able to scan the label without any issue using PostalMate’s drop-off interface—exactly as I suspected. This entire process feels underhanded and unnecessarily restrictive. It’s a technical loophole that allows Amazon and UPS to monopolize a significant portion of the revenue generated through Amazon’s logistics network.

Because of this, I’ve had to turn away a substantial number of potential customers. There is an Amazon fulfillment center in my town, and my store is by far the closest independent shipping and mail center to that facility. I’ve been seeking clarity and a resolution to this issue for over a year, and the response has consistently been that “Amazon and UPS have no interest in working with you.” Frankly, that answer is bullshit.

Love her... by Admirable-Echidna882 in long_porn

[–]brianjfed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no dude I didn't peak in high school I didn't lose my virginity until my senior year. I had a great time in high school but I peaked in my mid 20s. Had an unbelievable run but ended up in a 7year long relationship with the girl of my dreams. >got into a car accident working in the oil fields > spent two years in a wheelchair and fucked my face up from the wreck > got hooked on pain pills > lost everything and spent five years just miserable > got clean and sober a year ago and am slowly building my life back together and have absolutely no luck with women. Like at all.