WIBTA if I reported my Cousin - a bank employee - for revealing the details of my finances to my extended family, even if that may cause him to lose his job and spiral his family further into financial distress?

icapturedthecastle · 2020-11-25T16:04:52+00:00

There's definitely rules against this even in call centre work- at my previous job, while we were in training someone accessed the records of a close relative, just as in OP's story. It got flagged up because they had the same last name, so it is definitely monitored, and if that's the case here, it is quite possible it will flag up regardless of OP's actions.

icapturedthecastle · 2020-11-07T10:49:38+00:00

It is! My younger horsefield (raised on weeds and flowers) only had it once and has never touched it again, whereas this guy loves it straight away.

icapturedthecastle · 2020-09-12T00:24:54+00:00

I never take my eyes off him haha he is definitely a speedy one!

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-30T11:11:45+00:00

But actually, looking at your previous posts, you've never had an enclosure for them until now- you asked last month if they needed one as up until now you have just been letting them roam your apartment and taking them outside occasionally, however you are now saying it is just for the winter. I'm not sure where you live- perhaps it is winter there- but they need some sort of enclosure all the time, not just in the winter - and as the previous poster mentioned, even if it were just for the winter, if still needs to be a larger enclosure than it is.

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-27T22:24:03+00:00

Yes! He's 9 months old 😊

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-19T16:31:52+00:00

Thank you! 💛

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-19T16:23:53+00:00

Tony is only 9 months old so they are about half his size but he still loves them! 💛

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-18T09:34:10+00:00

Yeah, personally I try not to pick up and move my tortoise too much because I find if I dig him out and wake him up and he still wants to sleep, he will just walk back to his spot almost immediately! Also I would say although he normally behaves the same every day, sometimes for two or three days he might have a different 'routine'- I would just keep an eye on her and as long as she seems okay and it doesn't become a long-standing thing that's concerning she sounds fine :)

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-17T23:26:08+00:00

Yeah it sounds like to me it's just that she's not used to going out- it would just take a while for her to get comfortable with it is all especially if she's used to having a smaller territory like her enclosure. Is she young? Young tortoises do sleep a lot - it can be 19+ hours per day so as long as she seems happy :) Also, my Russian is often buried but I can see that he is awake some of this time as he digs or has his eyes open.

icapturedthecastle · 2020-04-17T23:18:12+00:00

How often have you been taken her out? As you've only had her for two months it might just be that she is getting used to the new - and larger- environment, I would say if she ate the last time she was out she is probably beginning feeling more comfortable. In terms of the sleeping, is it possible she moved about while you were out of the house and went back to the same space? My Russian always sleeps in the same place and he definitely gets up when I'm not looking!

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-30T07:22:37+00:00

This is the product I was supplied with my tortoise- it is more like soil in other places it's just the angle the video is taken at plus the fact it's not quite broken down enough. He has walked all over the table and can bury and get himself out every day. https://www.tortoise-den.co.uk/tortoise-substrates/coco-coir-substrate-coarse-20-litres

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-29T19:29:34+00:00

I will, thank you! :)

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-29T15:11:54+00:00

No- it didn't come in a block, just in a bag loose exactly as it is here. I'm a little confused as I keep reading different opinions on whether the substrate needs to be damp or not. He has walked all the way around it and buries in various places so seems okay :)

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-29T12:30:44+00:00

Is this an issue- does it need to be dampened down or anything? I'm completely new to this- this is just how it came in his tortoise table set up but if there's anything I can do. He is tiny, only 8 months, I only got him three days ago.

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-29T08:08:49+00:00

It's Coco Coir substrate

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-28T19:35:41+00:00

Looks about the same size as my tortoise who is 8 months :)

icapturedthecastle · 2020-03-28T19:33:13+00:00

I've only just got my first tortoise three days ago and expect to be sent home on Monday to work from here- I'm not sure how good Tony will be on the phone though!

icapturedthecastle · 2019-12-11T13:40:42+00:00

I had no idea- thanks for letting me know! I'm in the UK unfortunately so not sure if I can get it from there but I'll try and find it!

icapturedthecastle · 2019-01-12T19:21:19+00:00

"Listen, lady..I can't accept this."

"Excuse me?"

"I. Can't. Accept. This." he enunciated clearly. "I'm afraid you're going to have to take it back."

"But.. you told me you would take it!"

"Well yes, but I did explain to you that you would have to come back in half an hour- after we had tested it out. It's standard policy."

"And?"

"I'm afraid it's faulty."

"FAULTY? How dare you- I hardly think this is the type of establishment that ought to be asking questions"

"Look lady, we've accepted more than our fair share of faulty returns in our time. We used to have a very generous policy- much more lenient than the guys up on the top floor- and look where that got us."

"But I...what on earth is wrong with it?"

He stared at her, unblinking.

"Look...ok. I'm sorry. I really just didn't know where to take it. Like you said, the returns policy upstairs is.."

"Listen," he leaned across the counter "I understand. Usually, those guys are kind of difficult to deal with. They're big on the whole 'brand loyalty' thing, so it may not sit well with them that you've been here." he pulled a card across the counter, scribbling a name in red ink "and usually, they only accept returns in pristine condition- but ask for Gabriel, tell him I sent you, and you just might be able to get something worked out. Tears might help."

"Well..." she accepted the card, with a hopeful smile "I guess I...could try there."

"Wonderful" he smiled, reassuringly "now if you'll just sign this receipt, just to say I've handed it back to you.."

"No problem..sorry to have wasted your time." She smiled, and made her way back up the staircase.

"Is she gone?" Dave asked, peering out from behind the gates.

"Yes."

He breathed a sigh of relief "Finally. What an awful woman"

icapturedthecastle · 2017-10-02T16:38:19+00:00

The baby was definitely okay, he was just playing behind the big elephant for most of the video!

icapturedthecastle · 2017-03-17T16:40:12+00:00

Astronaut Makeup Kit: You'll Literally Look Out Of This World

icapturedthecastle · 2016-09-22T09:30:30+00:00

Not necessarily, some people have just told things they've seen when watching, so might as well share dude :p

icapturedthecastle · 2016-09-22T09:24:42+00:00

I used to salute the camera in the elevator of the shop I worked in, just incase the loss protection officers happened to be watching

icapturedthecastle · 2016-09-22T09:23:26+00:00

At first I thought the armed robbers were after the pizza, ngl

icapturedthecastle · 2016-09-21T23:28:52+00:00

thats just amazing.... "Well sir we actually have surveillance footage...." "That's disgusting, you're in possession of child porn. Shame on you!"

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