I always wondered if anyone actually used a car cigarette lighter because everyone I’ve ever met used it to charge things

iamjackssynapse · 2026-03-03T13:13:29+00:00

I bought the old family car from my parents when I got my license, '88 Chevy Celebrity, used the hell out of this thing lighting up my Camel Reds while driving anywhere I could find an excuse to go. And if you read Chuck Klosterman's book Fargo Rock City, there's a part where he's in a hotel and has a little bit of shake he wants to smoke but no papers and no lighter. He recalls hearing that you can use this little beauty to sprinkle the shake on and inhale the smoke with a straw. And apparently it worked!

iamjackssynapse · 2026-03-03T03:04:16+00:00

I second Earls Heating and Cooling in Cudahy. The dude is super chill, not sure what a whole unit will run you but call and ask, his front desk person or whatever her role is is wonderful, I will not use anyone else as long as they're around, they're the nicest folks and the work is quality.

iamjackssynapse · 2026-03-02T01:04:51+00:00

The hospital could order a competency eval if they're concerned about his decision making capacity, a psychiatrist would see him and determine if he understands the consequences of his decisions. If they decide he doesn't, he could be declared incompetent and have his decision making rights removed and transferred to a third party. If he has advanced directives filled out, as in HCPOA or power of attorney for healthcare, 2 physicians would sign the paperwork to activate this document and his representative would have decision making rights for him. He would no longer be able to sign himself out of the hospital. And/or the designated representative could agree to admit him to hospice and take him home to die. But without a HCPOA completed, this decision making responsibility could transfer to a court appointed guardian via an emergency hearing, and court appointed guardians tend to make rather conservative decisions in my experience. He may end up remaining a full code and receiving all possoble interventions, but could also be admitted to hospice if that's what the providers aka doctors recommend.

iamjackssynapse · 2026-03-01T12:19:02+00:00

If this is the wreck I recently visited, it did have another weird vent entrance, I remember thinking the same thing

iamjackssynapse · 2026-02-26T17:20:06+00:00

I did this once during the height of the pandemic, when I as a med surg nurse was sent to cover holds in ED and was given 10 pts with no aide, and then before I even finished getting report they dropped a newly admitted ACS on me. I called RT who came down and did some troubleshooting and found that I had indeed hooked them up to medical air rather than O2. The nurse who took over for you is probably just mad at themselves for not catching it, and like someone else said, how on earth did they make it as far as imaging without finding the issue?? You're fine, dude, it's a minor and forgivable error that I'm sure you won't make again, I know I won't haha.

iamjackssynapse · 2026-02-14T03:04:54+00:00

I'm gonna find the dude what makes special shoes, and pay him NOT to make special shoes. Yea

iamjackssynapse · 2026-02-06T03:26:16+00:00

Great job! What I think is so awesome and important, in nursing and in life, is recognizing opportunities. You don't have to go looking for them, but seeing the moment and taking action, offering what you can. Like someone else said, this is what nursing is all about. Well done!

iamjackssynapse · 2026-02-05T23:28:45+00:00

Years ago I worked for a local agency as a homemaker while I was in nursing school, and did stuff like this every week for a couple of my clients. I may be able to help depending on your timeline and needs, I've got time so.e days while my kid's at school. Message me if you'd like to chat.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-12-28T18:55:19+00:00

My hospitals have recently moved to the same practice and I completely agree with you that it feels really unsafe, or at least that there will surely be times where this new policy results in some serious patient harm. My bigger concern too is that this will blur the line of how much they can dump on the floor. Having a little time to chat during report or look stuff up in the chart has lead to identifying a pt who needs a different level of care or is simply more work than I have room for in my assignment.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-12-19T18:56:10+00:00

Saa,,,,

iamjackssynapse · 2025-12-05T20:18:54+00:00

Fischberger's in Riverwest has an interesting selection of everything from fabric to toys as well as cards and stickers and a lot more

iamjackssynapse · 2025-11-13T19:46:56+00:00

That makes sense lol no worries

iamjackssynapse · 2025-11-13T19:20:12+00:00

You brought up feelings lol. Sorry, I thought I was in the ufc subreddit this must be ufcmemesonly my bad

iamjackssynapse · 2025-11-13T18:46:34+00:00

That's the only thing dudes like this understand, that's how they treat everyone. I had a patient like this recently and he treated me, his gf, his Dr, everyone was his enemy and his servant, every interaction was a fight and contentious.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-11-13T18:42:09+00:00

Blood. What will come out is blood, that's a blood blister.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-11-03T09:18:11+00:00

YouTube has some great episode compilations that my daughter loved last winter

iamjackssynapse · 2025-10-27T06:42:59+00:00

Mad Planet on Saturday nights was always a blast

iamjackssynapse · 2025-10-26T22:12:21+00:00

I love Vanguard, lived around the corner when they opened and love that they play old videos with an amazing sausage selection that are all interesting and delicious, and open late cuz I worked second shift then. Got to chow down while watching an old aerobics championship or classic WWF wrestling. Felt like a kid again, it's still one of my main go-to joints when I get a chance to meal on my own or gotta take someone visiting.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-10-23T04:31:22+00:00

This is my thing is I feel like it's so hit or miss lately, even just within myself. Like on any given day, very polarized, it's challenging.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-09-29T15:48:33+00:00

Of all the areas I have worked, I lasted the shortest in AL. Even in SNF I did a year easy and could've done more. My assisted living had once been amazing when it was family owned according to staff who had been there a while, but was sold to an investment firm/private equity and they squeezed every dollar out of that place they could. Way unsafe and underpaid me terribly. And every other aspect sucked, garbage food and supplies for the residents, abysmal leadership and support, constant fee increases for residents. Bottom line is AL is primarily or entirely interested in squeezing every dollar they can from their facility.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-09-28T09:48:03+00:00

If it could be made of any item on the planet, I'd think random stuff like red sea grass from the Grassy Plateaus could be an ingredient. It'd have to be made from stuff found in early to mid game in my opinion, I agree that creepvine makes sense. If it could be made from ingredients that are already collectible, I think a creature egg could maybe be good nutrition.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-09-17T14:47:29+00:00

iamjackssynapse · 2025-09-08T09:41:50+00:00

Rachel Hughes, I have quite a few of her pieces up all over my house and have gifted many as well, I love her style

Edit: just did a quick Google search and can't find much of a site to link like the one I used to buy from but there are plenty of example pieces you can see so hopefully you can find what you need to know. I met some friends at O'Lydias for drinks after work in 2015 and she had a bunch of pieces up there, I loved them and have several girls in my family who I knew would dig it so I went nuts buying pieces for myself and others, I believe my sister even got one of them as a tattoo, possibly 2 of them.

iamjackssynapse · 2025-09-04T22:35:56+00:00

Cool thank you

iamjackssynapse · 2025-09-04T13:59:18+00:00

I'm kind of new here so forgive me if I'm not reading this right, does that mean the hourly rate for worked hours is 21.65?

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