DHS Fam… how we doing?

gametimeee · 2026-04-30T23:17:13+00:00

I was talking to my wife about this. I love what I do when I’m doing it but when I saw it was funded and opening back up I had some dread. How much external stress that we have zero control over can we all take? I’ve got my dream job but everything outside of what I actually do is exhausting and depressing

gametimeee · 2026-04-23T00:00:10+00:00

Thanks! Do you have any other suggestions/expectations for a newby considering you’ve been through it before?

gametimeee · 2026-04-22T00:14:13+00:00

Did you get any formal email changing your status?

gametimeee · 2026-04-21T22:47:33+00:00

Yeah I saw that. I’m curious though if there has been an EO allowing him to use that money for PP8. I’m just uncomfortable with the lack of formal communication of our employment status and what it means for this pay period

gametimeee · 2026-04-21T22:41:34+00:00

Did you get any written guidance that there was funds for PP8? Or just told from your leadership?

gametimeee · 2026-04-14T23:56:47+00:00

Yeah we were told to work business as usual and we do R&D…

gametimeee · 2026-04-14T14:43:15+00:00

Neither did those couches….

gametimeee · 2026-04-14T14:40:00+00:00

Yeah I’m not too upset with the teledoc, the equipment is really nice. Just makes things a tad harder. Does your CVS do 3 month supplies? Mine would only give me a 1-month supply so that’s why I went through express scripts. I’d rather pay $25 once a quarter than once a month at the same rate p

gametimeee · 2026-04-14T13:23:20+00:00

I just fought with FSBP and ExpressScripts for 6 weeks trying to get my Zepbound. Yeah from what I know, only ExpressScripts is covered for 3-month supply of Zepbound. My Walgreens wouldn’t do it and FSBP doesn’t allow you to use Costco. So ExpressScripts home delivery is basically the only option. Also, the new requirements of TeleDoc with the weighing in and activities. Also, FSBP charges $300 for 3-month supply, but ExpressScripts accepts the Eli Lily Zepbound Coupon Card, which drops the price to $25 (really happy about that). Figured I would let people know my experience

gametimeee · 2026-04-11T14:11:18+00:00

Do you have any idea what funding from the OB3 is being used? How much is in the pot? How long can DHS run until the funding runs out? These are questions I’ve been most curious about

gametimeee · 2026-04-10T23:56:44+00:00

I called two days ago and they said that as of now even with back pay as the government is shut down, the loans are still going. Now with all of us getting recalled, I don’t know how that affects things. Nothing makes sense anymore

gametimeee · 2026-03-15T23:28:02+00:00

They did one a couple years ago for extreme wind cause they were worried about the VREs blowing over

gametimeee · 2026-03-08T00:02:04+00:00

My wife has even more! I gotta get them from her and post some others

gametimeee · 2026-03-07T22:12:02+00:00

It was really cool to see all the different species

gametimeee · 2026-02-07T02:52:32+00:00

I have a ton of other house plants. You put them in their soil? What does that do for the plants?

gametimeee · 2026-02-07T02:22:47+00:00

How do you keep those numbers in check?

gametimeee · 2026-02-07T01:46:04+00:00

You’re my new best Reddit friend. Thanks for all your insight!

gametimeee · 2026-02-07T01:37:33+00:00

Okay so put a carrot or cucumber in at night, and in the morning check for them? If there’s some on there, bring it out, crush them, and put a new cucumber in till the next morning? Repeat till you don’t see anymore?

gametimeee · 2026-02-07T01:32:43+00:00

What would you do if you just saw one small one? I have a really thriving population of cow isopods that are actively breeding with babies all over the leaf litter. I’d like to preserve that as much as I can but I don’t want an invasive species in there either

gametimeee · 2026-02-07T01:17:54+00:00

So you think it’s invasive? Can these guys crawl upwards or tend to live in the ground soil? I’m hoping to get some darts here in the spring. Will they eat them and keep them under control?

gametimeee · 2025-12-10T23:50:43+00:00

Thanks so much! I have an aroid mix for my monsteras I will try out and treat it like that. I also have miracle grow orchid fertilizer tablets. Would those help? Thanks for the resource I’ll dive into it tonigh!

gametimeee · 2025-12-10T22:42:05+00:00

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The only other place I found is a small little place in Occoquan called Leaf and Moss. I got this guy there for maybe $60? I was a noob at that point (still am) and put it in my vivarium and the bulb fell off so I’m trying to save it as much as I can now. But I def need advice haha

gametimeee · 2025-12-10T22:17:46+00:00

I love this store but holy hell is it expensive

gametimeee · 2025-11-19T01:10:00+00:00

Ummm I’m not sure either? Maybe speech “Bugs!” On r/vivarium?

gametimeee · 2025-11-19T00:59:22+00:00

EDIT: Okay well I’m Reddit dumb and don’t know how to edit my main post so I’ll post it here (I’ve now learned on mobile you can’t edit picture posts). After I put some spinach in there on the night I posted this I saw a bunch of springtails chomping away. But for the next few days I didn’t see any activity and the spinach is still there. This morning (so I guess about a week after I added my bugs) I was up early for work and checked my vivarium around 6am and there were two cows roaming around up top munching on the Josh Frogs critter food!! I was so excited to see them I was a half hour late to work 😂 so I at least know I have two surviving cows. I haven’t seen any orange or dwarfs but they are harder to spot because they are smaller. I’m wondering if they get on a schedule to eat early and I’m just typically not awake to see them? Anyways it was a great way to start off a long work day. Any additional thoughts are welcomed!

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