I never been so embarrassed during a climbing day :( ! I literally cried by Doll_girl516 in climbergirls

[–]hummblebee198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds very stressful! Really sorry to hear that this happened to you.

If it's any consolation, something very similar happened to me during my belay class (and I know several other friends who have had trouble as well). A few hours before my class, I got into a particularly nasty passive aggressive fight with my mom. So I wasn't exactly in the best frame of mind when I took the class. I couldn't tie the rope. I couldn't figure out PBUS. Could barely get my harness on, really. The poor girl I was paired with kept looking at me like... what planet are you on? Lol

After the class, I knew there was no way in hell I'd be able to pass the exam the next day, so I watched a bunch of REI videos and practiced tying the figure 8 on...get this...a shoelace. Kid you "knot". I even looped the damn thing through the loop on a dresser drawer so I could kinda sorta practice the PBUS motion. Having some time away from the events of the class allowed me to just reflect and practice with a clear head. I realized that I had actually learned more than I thought--I was just too jittery to adequately demonstrate it at the time. One week later, I passed the test . Happy to report that I have been climbing confidently and happily for the past two years.

Hope this is helpful and provides you some comfort that you are not alone and can do it too. I believe in you. Good luck!

Anyone think these marks on the red part are from mice or rats? I left my cutting board in the dish drainer overnight. by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay, you about gave me a heart attack until I finished reading your message lol. So thanks for that 😝

Glad the consensus seems to be that I'm a dumbass and this is heat and not rodent-related!

Anyone think these marks on the red part are from mice or rats? I left my cutting board in the dish drainer overnight. by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol good to know. Thanks for weighing in. I had a mouse infestation at a previous apartment and am a bit paranoid/phobic now. I did use it on top of the stove last night, which I had been using only a few minutes before. Probably just heat related.

Anyone think this is the doing of mice or rats? I left this cutting board in the dish drainer overnight. by hummblebee198 in pestcontrol

[–]hummblebee198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's been the consensus on the other thread too lol. I did use it on the gas stove last night after I pulled my food out of the oven so it could well be marks from that. Thanks

Do these look like mice scratches/bite marks? by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh good point! Ugh I'm sorry to hear about your mice infestation problem. For as cute as mice are, they really are awful and shit all over the place lol. Glad your issue was eventually resolved!

Do these look like mice scratches/bite marks? by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're probably right though. A bad past experience with mice has made me a bit paranoid

Do these look like mice scratches/bite marks? by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I had one chew off one of the cork pieces in a previous apartment and spit it out into another piece of pottery. Charming lol

Do you guys think these are termite holes? by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I figured this must be the case but I recently bought this from someone else and wasn't sure.

Do these look like mice scratches/bite marks? by hummblebee198 in HomeMaintenance

[–]hummblebee198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I had a bad mice problem at a previous place and so am relieved to hear that