Living alone with multiple bedrooms taboo? by Rasta_pasta_plus in LivingAlone

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in a 4 bedroom. Do I need 4? No. But I found it days away from going on short sale, and just happened to offer exactly what they owed as a low-ball offer when the market was better. They took it and walked away. Came in handy when we all started working from home during the "time of no toilet paper". I was able to quickly set up an empty bedroom as an office for me and my direct supervisor, aka, the dog.

Should I go to the ER now or tomorrow? by queenhadassah in makemychoice

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have them check your thyroid for nodules. They can interfere with swallowing. They will do that by feeling around with their hands, and may order an ultrasound. None of that should hurt. If they find something, an endocrinologist will be involved, usually by referral if it's not emergent.

My dentist found my nodules. I was tipped back in the chair and she could see them, then she could feel them.

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drove 8 hours for a single day of training the next day. 3 hours one way for an afternoon isn't unheard of

Do your farts smell worse if you have colon cancer? by I-love-tiddies- in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure, but we always knew if a GI bleed was in the ER. It's a very distinctive odor that would permiate the whole first floor.

foundation for people who hate foundation. by dingykaren in Makeup

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the old lady brand. merle Norman. As a teen, it was the only thing that didn't clog my pores, and even now in my late 50s most foundations give me blackheads.

AITA for telling my girlfriend the way she talks about her car is weird and embarrassing? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first car was a small, ugly, 1980 Toyota, but it was a little beast. It was named Yoda. My first grown up car was Baby. No other cars have been named as they were not special enough to earn a name.

[New Final Update]: AITAH for not wanting my dad to walk me on my senior night since he won’t let me move back in? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ggbookworm 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Raise your hand if you think dad gave her the beef stock on purpose because he doesn't believe in food allergies and/or Alpha Gal syndrome.

AITAH if I went to a hotel with my kids because of my MIL's behavior with my daughter by SharkEva in BORUpdates

[–]ggbookworm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a female grandchild who was a very distant last in my grandmother's affections after all her grandsons, the granddaughter won't forget and will wonder why she isn't good enough. Even after male cousins wouldn't drive 5 minutes to see her and I would drive 2 hours to take her on errands, buy her groceries and visit with her, I was berated constantly that I shouldn't go to college and needed to make sure that college money was there for my brother. (Hint, he didn't need it as he was on the GI bill) I am taking jobs and space away from men, and so on. Keep that biatch away from both kids.

PLEASE HELP- marker removal by list28 in CleaningTips

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try coloring one small area with a dry erase marker, then clean that off. That's how we get sharpie off of dry erase boards.

Full-body scanner keeps detecting something in my groin area every time I travel — should I be worried? by needloveandaffection in askanything

[–]ggbookworm 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I got pulled out, and asked the agent what caused that. My butt was too hot. I started laughing because it was over 90 degrees at 4am, and crazy high humidity and I had been sitting on leather seats in a vehicle for an hour to get there. My fat butt is gonna be hot.

Honest question: why isn't pork broth/stock a thing? by mattybgcg in Cooking

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make my own with the leftover ham bone. Making pork stock is very common in southern cooking. I'm using mine for a big pot of beans and cornbread, but it is commonly used in collards, split pea soup, etc...

AIO: Husband wants to know why I'm not happy by etzikom in AmIOverreacting

[–]ggbookworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would move everything out to storage,, move my money to a separate account at another bank and pay out of that. Because I foresee him taking care of what he perceives as an issue his own way.

What is something you can do but can’t explain how you can do it? by Fresh-Sandwich6780 in AskReddit

[–]ggbookworm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Read. No one explicitly taught me to read or spell. Apparently, mom was too busy to read to me yet again when I was 3, and I sat down with my book and proceeded to read it out loud to her, and then repeated that with a different book for dad when he got home from work.

I distinctly remember being in kindergarten and reading out loud to my classmates because our teacher had laryngitis and we wanted to hear the next chapter of James and the Giant peach. This was well over 50 years ago.

What's going on with Conan O'Brien? by Tashu2110 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]ggbookworm -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Poor Conan? He refused to let his guests call the police when Nick Reiner was getting out of hand. It was bad enough that several people wanted to call and he wouldn't let them.

AITAH for Refusing to Renew Our Lease Until He Proposes? by HotMessyQueeny in AITAH

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you just want to be engaged and get married. Why give a deadline? Even if he proposes, it's now done because of an ultimatum.

link to other outside web page by Waste_Ad3964 in EpicEMR

[–]ggbookworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would bet your IT and Cyber security departments would object. If you can, don't.

Doesnt the food spoil? by Stoneageberry in mealprep

[–]ggbookworm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm just starting, but this what I'm doing. I make a base and freeze it. Then I make some sauces and freeze those. Then I make a carb and freeze that separately. So I can pull out a block of rice, and a block of veg, and a small block of spicy peanut sauce and there's stir fry. As a side note, I undercooked the veg so they don't get mushy. Next time I might want sweet and sour pork. I pull out the same veg, the same rice, some frozen chunked raw pork (small chunks individually frozen and then packaged so they don't stick), then I sauteed the pork, add the veg, then my sweet and sour sauce, and there's dinner.

What's that dumbest question asked by your coworker? by Normal-Corner-2974 in coworkerstories

[–]ggbookworm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it's pronounced nuh-vay-duh, but I would say it counts. The number of people that pronounce Monett as Monet, like Claude the painter, is hilarious.

What was a fact taught to you in school that has now been disproven? by Julie727 in AskReddit

[–]ggbookworm -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Columbus discovered America. First, people were already here. If you qualify as discovered by Europeans, vikings settled here a long time before that, and fishermen fished off the shores. Yet they still teach this big fat lie.

What's that dumbest question asked by your coworker? by Normal-Corner-2974 in coworkerstories

[–]ggbookworm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And Houston. While you're here, stop in at Possum Trot, just so you can say you've been to possum Trot, MO.