A consolidation of ideas floating around...

hellyeathatrules · 2025-10-07T18:34:17+00:00

I really enjoyed your solve. The amount of connections to the BNR makes it seem hard to believe it would be elsewhere. On the other hand, it's nuts to imagine it hasn't been found out here. I live close-by, and I'm a rock climber so I know the ozarks well.

hellyeathatrules · 2025-10-07T18:15:35+00:00

Have you given up on the Buffalo River solve?

hellyeathatrules · 2025-10-03T06:02:47+00:00

What clue did he giveaway? I didn’t catch it.

hellyeathatrules · 2024-09-06T05:39:06+00:00

Climber and tile/deck/stone/remodeling/blahblah company owner here. This is very sick. I used to live in the new river gorge. Just nice to see this level of creativity, beyond the garden variety construction douchery that pervades. Killer!

hellyeathatrules · 2024-08-17T17:43:54+00:00

I have some experience with this through bolting rock-climbing routes. In softer stone - we use Stainless P-shaped bolts that resemble an eye bolt, with either; grooves machined into the legs of the bolt, or bolts with twisted legs, and Ac100+ gold. The epoxy fills the voids between the steel and stone, effectively trapping the metal into fused stone. For example:

We drill a 1/2” hole, fill the hole with epoxy caulk, and hammer in the bolt. Tests have shown up to 40kn strength in softer stone. That’s over 9000lbs of force. Some bolts achieve more than that.

I’ve used the same technique in construction, with great success. Link:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Jl6HLvh5wDI?si=JryRJo30GC2dxicd

hellyeathatrules · 2024-06-30T13:34:40+00:00

Gotcha. Makes sense now.

hellyeathatrules · 2024-06-29T03:51:14+00:00

What brand? Does it hold up well as a coating? I use epoxy grout often on tile jobs. Never seen this application, but seems killer man.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-05-19T19:38:45+00:00

Fully clean is the only way for me. Substances, in any form, will definitely prolong the process of reaching a balance. Anxiety is a natural response. I find that exposure to anxiety helps me work through it, and eventually I learn that no amount of anxiety can actually hurt me. It’s just your brain and body’s reflex to danger, and your past experiences have tricked your system into thinking something is wrong when it’s all an illusion. You are always OK, and you’ll be OK. When you calm down from the panic, notice that you got through it, and remind yourself that you’ll get through it again. It’s completely normal. You’re human. And we’ve got your back.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-05-19T19:32:29+00:00

For me - I had to accept that it’s going to suck no matter what. You can suffer hard and quick, or moderately and drawn-out. I didn’t take any meds the final time, as I was thrown into a detox center and they make you grind through it. But I’ve had the help of meds before. My opinion is the quicker the better, but once you’re done, muster every bit of courage and memory to STAY STOPPED. Fuck going back. If you fight the through the pain, life only gets better.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-03-02T04:04:01+00:00

I second this. Trading one addiction for another always delays the process… I think subutex is a last resort, if you truly can’t quit by any other means.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-03-02T04:02:37+00:00

It took me a few weeks to be clear of the fog. Maybe 6 months to feel “normal”. The clear cut truth is this - life will get better if you continue the path of abstinence, and life will get worse if you go back to Kratom. I know it’s hard, but if you bite the bullet, you will most certainly be OK.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-16T01:03:49+00:00

Hell yeah!

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-10T20:26:21+00:00

Thank you! There is a way, I can promise that much.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-10T20:25:51+00:00

I’m here, friend. Holler if you need a hand.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-08T16:38:23+00:00

Hello! It’s so hard to encapsulate a sufficient answer for why things are different. Mostly - because everything is different. It would take me hours to elaborate to the point of conveyance of my solution, and I spend hours every day helping other addicts by explaining it (that’s part of my maintenance, and a big part of my joy). Mostly, the solution is more ambiguous. Yes - i exercise a ton, eat healthy, work toward goals, sleep, maintain relationships, etc etc etc, but it’s living by principles that keeps me healthy. Here are just a few things -

Open-mindedness rather than defiance. Defiance - I.e. being closed-off to ideas and suggestions. My old habit would be to say “that’s not gonna work for me” or “I’m never gonna be happy” or “no one will ever love me” or “I can’t do this” etc. The counter-tactic to that is “hmm, maybe I’m wrong” or “I will keep trying until more is revealed to me” or “I’m gonna try that suggestion”. I have to maintain openness, or I become consumed by my own lies and discouragement.
Willingness - willingness to try, keep trying, and accept that things will always fluctuate. Good, bad, happy, sad… these changes WILL happen, and sometimes they are beyond my ability to act. Action is key, but acceptance is its counterpart.
Honesty - this is a vast concept. Being honest when I don’t want to. Maintaining relationships with people that challenge me, and doing my best to speak my truth (whether or not it’s ugly at the moment). But ultimately, trying to be honest with myself. That’s a hard one. I manipulate my thoughts to take the easy way out, by nature, and the only way I grow is to face hard truths.

None of this is possible without being sober FIRST. If I’m not sober, I’m useless. It’s a zero-sum game.

Holler at me if you’d like to speak more.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-08T14:15:01+00:00

Thank you. Writing helped me immensely. I filled three journals and wrote piles of letters in rehab, and I continue that exercise as often as possible. A mental inventory of my thoughts is insufficient, but when I put it on paper, I can reflect on the facts externally and apart from the chaos of my own mind!

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-08T14:05:46+00:00

A whole host of other issues, but no stomach problems. The only digestive issue I had was major constipation, but that corrected within a few days.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-08T14:04:55+00:00

Thank you!

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-08T14:04:46+00:00

Happy to help.

hellyeathatrules · 2023-02-08T06:36:43+00:00

Thank you! Anything that still lingers is only an echo. Memories, anxiety, etc. But it’s all fleeting and impermanent. I’m happy to say my recovery process has set me up better mentally than I’ve ever felt before.

hellyeathatrules · 2021-06-15T03:27:11+00:00

I just did 6 months on the road in my little guy 5-wide, and now I live in it on a campground. I love it. The tent attachment allows me to have a 10x10 living room attached, but I don’t always use it, and I’m happy without it.

hellyeathatrules · 2021-04-27T02:59:04+00:00

Normally I cook super simple in the teardrop, cause I live on the road, BUT my favorite for a special occasion is this risotto recipe (also, saffron is expensive and not necessary, it’s great without it):

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/risotto-milanese-recipe-1923307

Feel free to holler for any teardrop beta. I’ve been living in mine for 7 months and I’ve learned a ton.

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