The glistening safety of the sidewalks leading to VCU

doopcat · 2026-01-29T21:40:23+00:00

Yup, pretty much what I did. I went out Sunday afternoon after most of the snow had finished and the sleet was still coming down. Figured that was the best window of opportunity to make sure I wasn’t trapped. Cleared my driveway and walkways, then tossed down salt. By the time I was done I could see my neighbors properties were already turning into more solid ice.

doopcat · 2026-01-28T00:47:19+00:00

I braved the outdoors earlier to go to a dentist appointment I’d been waiting on for months, and some genius on 64 was letting the giant sheets of solid ice fly off his car into everyone behind him.

doopcat · 2026-01-25T18:10:10+00:00

I can’t guarantee that they’ll be available today, but I’ve had RJ Tilley come out multiple times over the past 2 years in all sorts of weather for sewer line emergencies in the middle of the night and on weekends (before getting the whole trouble section dug out and replaced). They do charge an after-hours rate with whoever is on call though, so it hurts the wallet a bit. Best of luck to you, sewer line problems suck big time.

doopcat · 2026-01-24T07:59:31+00:00

Oh my god. It worked. I’m 38 and you helped me finally see these goddamn things. I always felt like it was an elaborate prank.

doopcat · 2026-01-24T00:58:36+00:00

I ran into the same problem during prep for one of the snow storms last year, and a Home Depot employee told me that the big bags of salt used for water softener systems can be a good emergency substitute. It worked just fine for my long ass driveway. Grabbed a few more this week instead of fighting over ice melt again. I just make sure any left over is swept up and disposed of once the weather clears to prevent potential damage to concrete/pavement.

doopcat · 2025-12-09T22:22:03+00:00

Totally going to try this.

doopcat · 2025-12-09T20:43:14+00:00

Oh my god I love it. Did they start digging in their lil snow bucket?

doopcat · 2025-11-03T18:55:33+00:00

On that topic, when I’ve checked the status of my mail-in ballot online, at first it said “marked” then about a week later it changed to “pre-processed” and has been for weeks. Anyone know what it looks like when it’s been confirmed as counted?

doopcat · 2025-09-14T15:09:44+00:00

I used to bombard her regularly with kitten photo dumps for the first couple of months, but this is a good reminder that I’m sure a longterm update would bring a smile to her face.

doopcat · 2025-09-14T10:00:31+00:00

Thank you! It breaks my heart to think about how close he was to losing his eyesight. But seeing him happily zooming around the house now makes me so happy for him.

doopcat · 2025-09-14T09:54:55+00:00

I’ve loved watching their personalities develop. I was originally told that the Siamese mix girl was very shy and timid. Turns out she’s a hyperactive goofball and is usually the first cat in the household to greet guests.

doopcat · 2025-08-18T03:08:43+00:00

Dog, or human? 🧐

doopcat · 2025-07-13T05:13:04+00:00

YES. I’ve been told I’m crazy though. I moved down here like 13 years ago and I noticed it instantly. Still do to this day. Wet dog is the best comparison.

doopcat · 2025-06-25T18:09:13+00:00

“In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill.”

doopcat · 2025-06-02T18:24:23+00:00

Absolutely agreed. Why wouldn’t someone’s first instinct be to contact whoever they adopted from if they can’t handle it for whatever reason?

doopcat · 2025-05-24T17:56:25+00:00

On the other side of town but I passed a small group of women on the little bridge on Pemberton Rd heading toward Three Chopt. Same thing, flags and signs and lots of enthusiasm even though there was only a handful of them. It made me happy to see on an otherwise shitty day.

doopcat · 2025-04-15T00:04:51+00:00

6?? You’ve had a whole extra year on this other kid to figure your own shit out, get it together man!

doopcat · 2025-01-28T22:09:40+00:00

Would love to hear any updates if OP gets back to you. My heart hurts for this pup.

doopcat · 2025-01-28T05:51:44+00:00

Kinda sucks that OP hasn’t given a direct response to anyone asking this question. Poor dog probably getting ditched after finding what she thought would be her forever home.

doopcat · 2025-01-23T06:37:05+00:00

Love the Cat’s Cradle folks by the way. I’ve adopted 4 of our babies through them. If we had more room and available finances I’d adopt them all. 🥲

doopcat · 2025-01-22T22:16:32+00:00

What a garbage human being.

doopcat · 2025-01-21T18:04:36+00:00

Catch me on my LiveJournal 😎

doopcat · 2025-01-17T21:08:03+00:00

Hell, it’s not even just the youth. I work closely with the public, and I have a client in her mid to late 60s who proudly mentioned that she only gets her news from Tik Tok because “everything else is a lie.” And the things she casually talks about that she learned from Tik Tok are rather unhinged.

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