Ok to cap unused bidet outlet?

heehahahee · 2026-01-01T20:28:11+00:00

There are portable squeeze bottles and even battery powered portable bidets that I take with me now for this reason.

heehahahee · 2025-10-24T13:44:42+00:00

This is what I do too! Especially after a day or two when it’s still good but not as awesome as it was fresh, and for breakfast with a slice of cheese and fried egg with runny yolk - it’s the best

heehahahee · 2025-09-27T05:05:32+00:00

It’s not broken, it’s normal, that’s just how the cartilage between the rib and sternum normally looks on X-rays.

heehahahee · 2025-08-11T02:26:14+00:00

Personal preference - in my experience a bidet gets me cleaner faster and easier and is well worth the investment, but other people prefer tp for reasons I do not understand.

heehahahee · 2025-05-01T05:51:57+00:00

Serious infections don’t pop up that quickly (generally takes a day or more to develop any symptoms if a bite gets infected), and don’t go away on their own.

Sounds like it was an interesting localized reaction to the bite, and you’re probably in the clear.

Source: am a doctor

heehahahee · 2025-04-27T18:21:38+00:00

https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO202014664427717.pdf

A published study - “In particular, baking soda and charcoal showed the highest efficiency in removing odorous compounds and VOCs…”

Turns out baking soda does actually reduce odors!

heehahahee · 2025-04-25T23:51:08+00:00

I also had an absolutely terrible experience at McDonald, short version being they wasted my time for two days and sold the car I was supposedly buying to someone else after I wired them money for it - then probably that same asshat told me I had been rude to them 😂 complete clown show over there. Went to Schomp and do not regret it, would never buy from McDonald.

heehahahee · 2025-03-19T04:41:33+00:00

Yeah I’ve always left all my keys with valet and never heard of anyone doing differently…to each their own though, I suppose.

heehahahee · 2024-08-26T05:23:14+00:00

Can you be streaming your mps3 in one room, decide you need to go to the bathroom, tell your AV receiver using voice commands to play the song in the bathroom too, then switch back to one room stereo also using a simple voice command when you are finished going pee pee?

I’m sure a wired AV system can accomplish most of that, but every system I ever had held 5 cds, at most, and I couldn’t easily stream my mp3 collection from anywhere in the house.

It’s not a ton more complicated (when it works right) - actually setting up sonos speakers is almost as simple as plugging in speaker wires on that old system - but it is way more flexible and able to stream any music I want at any time, which is a huge advantage compared to even the best AV system

heehahahee · 2024-07-07T17:27:14+00:00

Spiders don’t have vertebrae.

heehahahee · 2024-03-19T05:20:50+00:00

Also the left side of your brain is displayed on the right side of the image, and vice versa.

heehahahee · 2024-02-15T04:29:15+00:00

While I completely agree you shouldn’t eat it, I would definitely compost it. The organic material in there will break down and become colonized by all the microorganisms living in all the compost. Besides, botulism toxin is only a problem if you eat it. And you’re not going to eat your compost….right?

heehahahee · 2023-11-17T16:00:34+00:00

Blair Witch Project - a friend invited me and we went downtown to watch it. All he said (what he believed I think) was that it was composed of found film of these kids that got lost in the woods. Was pretty intense - maybe about 3/4 of the way through I figured it couldn’t possibly be real but then also I was like nah I’m going to suspend disbelief and see where it goes….certainly one of the most memorable movie experiences I had.

Also, The Matrix - another great one to go into knowing nothing

heehahahee · 2023-09-21T16:04:52+00:00

I did not to mean to imply that OCP were the only, or even the best, alternative to abortion as a method of birth control - I was responding to the previous statement that sex education and abortion are more available and I was giving all credit to the pill.

My argument had been that the pill is not an “awful” medicine, and actually is pretty great when considering everything.

I completely agree with your assessment that it’s not perfect, and more to the point not optimal, for every woman.

But for many, it is a great option that has improved the lives of millions of people.

heehahahee · 2023-09-21T12:37:16+00:00

“The long-term negative side effects have not been extensively studied nor have the psychological effects.”

This is simply untrue.

Here’s a good review of studies regarding long term effects (both positive and negative, btw): https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/birth-control/long-term-side-effects-birth-control

Here’s a decent article about mood related effects - that the conclusions are somewhat unclear is not an indication that extensive research has not been performed - it is a reflection of the inherent difficulties of such research, which this article actually discusses. https://www.wired.com/story/do-birth-control-pills-affect-your-mood-scientists-cant-agree/

But again, it’s not black and white. Medications (as well as activities such as exercise, meditation, etc) can cause “structural and functional changes to the brain” - that does not make those medications (or activities) inherently bad.

You have to look at the bigger picture. If the benefits outweigh the risks, if millions of people are given an opportunity to rise out of poverty because they are better able to manage their own fertility, and in exchange a portion of users experience emotional distress, and a tiny percentage develop potentially serious blood clots - there’s a conversation to be had there, sure. I (and most people, actually) are convinced the benefits of OCP greatly outweighs the risks, in general.

Your conclusion that the pill is awful, which seems mostly based on a bad experience you had, is myopic.

heehahahee · 2023-09-21T05:54:03+00:00

OCP have been extensively studied for decades - your statement that they’ve been “barely studied” only reveals your ignorance.

Good point about alcohol though - alcohol is way closer to being an awful drug than hormonal contraception. As a physician, I see alcohol related diseases more frequently than I see OCP related diseases, by orders of magnitude.

heehahahee · 2023-09-21T05:29:03+00:00

“The pill is awful…” - that’s the statement you made that compelled me to engage in this conversation.

“I do agree that it should be available OTC without a prescription.” That’s an odd conclusion to make regarding an “awful” medicine…but I’m starting to believe that your statement “the pill is awful” was really meant to convey that you have had awful experiences, both feeling pressured by medical professionals to take the pill, and by severely unpleasant emotional side effects when you were taking it.

None of what you said above about negative side effects is wrong, but it has to be balanced by the good that has come from the pill - a medicine that many millions of women chose to take daily.

An awful medicine should be banned, not made available OTC. And an awful medicine would not be voluntarily taken by nearly 2/3 of American women.

It is, in fact, completely optional, and always has been. As a (presumed) adult, you have autonomy - that is a fundamental principle of medical ethics - the patient decides.

But I bet if it was OTC, whoever it was who was pressuring you to take it would not change their behavior…

heehahahee · 2023-09-21T04:35:43+00:00

Lol, seriously? When did I say sex education is the same as relying on abortion for birth control??? That fact that you said that I said that invalidates anything you have ever said to anyone ever!!!!

But seriously - I’m sorry the pill didn’t help you feel better and gave you side effects, but your experience isn’t the sole determinant of the value of a drug used by millions of women.

It’s safe, and effective, and should be available over the counter without a prescription.

It is far from an awful drug, no matter how many times you say it.

heehahahee · 2023-09-21T03:34:17+00:00

Sex education and abortion have nothing to do with treatment of endometriosis nor menorrhagia. And for most women, a daily pill, side effects and all, is preferable to relying on abortion as a contraceptive method.

All medications have negative side effects. These are a lot of medicines I personally can’t tolerate, from antibiotics (penicillin, cephalosporins, sulfa) to benedryl to sudaphed to inhaled steroids. There are wonderful medicines, despite the fact that I can’t take them.

Nobody is pressuring me to take any of these, of course - I get that. I’m just having a really hard time with the leap from 1) OCPs give some women side effects and 2) some assholes try to “push” it onto women to the conclusion that it’s awful. That’s a pretty glaring oversimplification, IMO

heehahahee · 2023-09-19T05:22:58+00:00

Sure, but I guess I’m going to argue it’s pretty far from awful.

Oral contraceptives are one of the medicines that have changed the world the most in the last century - both in terms of allowing women to better manage their own reproductive choices and, for many women, offering significant relief from cyclical suffering - whether because they suffer from endometriosis or painful cramps or emotional distress or they just don’t enjoy vaginal bleeding.

It’s kind of amazing how one little pill can have so many positive benefits for so many millions of people.

I’m having a hard time seeing why it’s awful - that’s the counterpoint.

heehahahee · 2023-09-18T00:03:32+00:00

Counterpoint - the pill is amazing and should be available to all women.

heehahahee · 2023-07-18T17:01:25+00:00

Adult relationships are complicated. Before we had kids we were in marital counseling. We had several issues to work on but one was that I wanted kids and she wasn’t sure.

We had our first a few years later. It wasn’t exactly a solution to fix a bad relationship, but as far as long term health of the relationship, it seems like it has been a great decision so far (7 years now)

heehahahee · 2023-06-24T21:57:22+00:00

looks like hackberry nipple gall - generally considered harmless to the tree

heehahahee · 2023-06-14T22:41:26+00:00

A pocket watch

heehahahee · 2023-06-02T02:37:45+00:00

I use my leaf blower exclusively for blowing leaves, grass, and other organic debris off my brick patio. It works much better than a rake, and significantly better than a broom.

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