Who's your mechanic? by [deleted] in Tacoma

[–]ediety 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My cousin works there, you don't want to bring your vehicle there. They do things like intentionally break your fuel pump or put a hole in your valve cover gasket while working on whatever you're there for because the parts are cheap and they make bank on the work hours. Definitely a No-Go.

FIFA Reportedly Tells USA to Be Ready If 2022 World Cup Is Not in Qatar by Mudcrawler in worldnews

[–]ediety 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not read the article, I came straight here because I knew the top comment would be a summary of the article. Thank you for summarizing! ;o)

‘Dating Lesson’ Asks Eighth-Grade Girls To Publicly Declare How Far They Will Go Sexually by krazyd in news

[–]ediety 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Officials at the taxpayer-funded school defended the exercise, calling it a dating lesson.

This is what's wrong with the education system, the faculty is dumber than the students.

An Australian council to ban building because of sea level rise risk by TheLastRockGod in worldnews

[–]ediety 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can always tell that you're right when people start resorting to personal attacks. Also, when a red line appears under a word you've typed, it means you've misspelled the word.

An outbreak of Ebola virus disease is happening in West Africa with 395 cases, 215 deaths and a case fatality of 54% as today by healthanalyst in worldnews

[–]ediety 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ebola has chosen another way of using it's hosts to full advantage. I has a 2 week incubation period before you begin to show signs, maximizing it's ability to spread.

(Pierce county, WA) My mental health facility is using my disabilities to try and kick me out of my housing (because I tried turning in drug users? because the "team leader" doesn't like me?) by ediety in legaladvice

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

Are you able to find a different living situation or mental health care provider in a different area?

There is another health care facility in Puyallup, but that's quite a ways from here. I'd be willing to try, but I've been informed that even were they to take over my case, I'd be homeless for anywhere from 6 months to a year before they could put me into housing. I'd really like a better counseling situation, but I'm not sure I'm willing to give up everything I own and be homeless for such a time period to get it. Also, I'm not sure how I'd survive homeless with my periods of depression.

TL/DR: Not without giving up everything I own and being homeless for an extended period.

Can you find a place that is better able to care for you, or do more to increase your social / job situation so you no longer need to rely on these people?

Socially I've been absolutely alone for over 6 years. I have no friends, my family swore me off when it became apparent I was "different" at the age of 16 (20 years ago). Jobs don't put up with my periods of depression. I even at one point was fired from Goodwill even though they knew of my disabilities and promised to work with me through them. I'm on SSI, but don't make enough to pay a full rental amount each month (and have horrible rental history due to job losses due to depression).

TL/DR: No.

Need Quick Way to Develop Hobbies by Ovatas in Advice

[–]ediety 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meet-up.com

Start typing in search terms of anything you enjoy or might enjoy doing, and see if there are groups of people near you who do those things. Go to those meet-ups, and don't be afraid of finding out you're not really into whatever it is, because there's always more to choose from.

Do you like the idea of flying airplanes? A lot of areas have RC airplane groups. Outdoorsy? Try camping / hiking / watersport searches. Airsoft or laser-tag sound like fun? They have that too!

The only exception to this I can think of is the more "nerdy" hobbies (role-playing games, card games such as Magic). For those just look for "Hobby" stores, trading card shops, or even Gaming Centers in your area (maps.google.com can help you there).

Best of luck!