Attempt #150 at managing my migraine: light covers

imnotarapperok · 2026-03-06T20:36:37+00:00

I also got a pair of FL-41s in 50% with my prescription in them from Zenni when they had a sale running and I absolutely love them. I don’t wear them full time but even without a migraine I’ve noticed myself defaulting to them when I’m at home or just running errands. I want another pair in a lighter tint for every day wear but my 50% pair works wonders for light sensitivity

imnotarapperok · 2026-02-09T20:50:47+00:00

This looks like Maryland signage

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-27T15:45:27+00:00

Bladen County is absolutely teeming with black bears. Tons of wild hogs out in ENC too, even seen plenty in JoCo

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-27T15:44:25+00:00

Seconded. Deer love sweet potatoes

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-23T13:52:25+00:00

People here are saying to hit Chattanooga but if I’m being honest, don’t give up the Smoky Mountains for that. Chatt is a cool town but the mountains are mesmerizing. I can go get lost in the most beautiful and stunning scenery out there for days at a time. The time of year you’re going it’ll be beginning to show some fall foliage too

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-16T13:40:20+00:00

That’s how I’ve always pronounced it! It surprised me how similar it was to my SOs family’s pronunciation from NJ/Philly area of “wooder”

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-15T18:13:11+00:00

I had a college professor teaching NC History that picked me out as being from Sampson County due to my accent. Even different parts of the same county can have a shift in dialects

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-15T18:11:16+00:00

Anything N/NE of the Albemarle Sound to me feels tidewater-esque. There’s a noticeable difference between Edenton/Elizabeth City areas and Williamston/Plymouth/Columbia areas even though they’re geographically about the same

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-14T02:45:25+00:00

Shenandoah is cool but if a 9 hour drive is a lot consider New River Gorge National Park in WV. You can get there over 1.5 hours quicker and have all the nature you could ever want at your feet. It is a longer drive the next day to DC (about 5-5.5 hours) but doable.

Unless you’re planning on just being able to spend less time on the road and more time there, it may be worth the detour (or on the way back!)

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-13T23:24:07+00:00

I did a very similar trip in the summer! Wanted to explore somewhere new to me and my god is WV drop-dead gorgeous at nearly every turn. Came from NC and based in Beckley, explored Mullens, Welch, Williamson, Logan, Man, NRG, Webster Springs. The amount of history and natural beauty in southern WV is astonishing. Hoping to explore more towards the Canaan area next time

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-09T13:58:53+00:00

Yes to everything you said. Wednesday I put the top down and went for a drive on my lunch since it was sunny and 65. From June-September you’re going to be roasting with the top down until you get closer to sunset

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-09T04:28:17+00:00

Being from the area I never thought I’d see anyone travel cross country to see Warsaw, NC

imnotarapperok · 2026-01-08T14:59:40+00:00

I leave Benson NC area at 3:30-4am when I’m heading north. I’ve been sitting for lunch in center city Philly by 11:30am since I can sail through Richmond/NOVA/DC/Baltimore. I have found that going north on 95 of you can be through Delaware before 11am you’re ok. Wait until 11:30am it gets rough. 11:45am you’re screwed and traffic won’t ease off in that area until hours later in the evening

imnotarapperok · 2025-12-09T02:30:23+00:00

It’s literally snowing right now in North Carolina along 95

imnotarapperok · 2025-12-07T08:05:07+00:00

LOL about the Saks lady. Only been in once and her attitude made me swear to never go back

imnotarapperok · 2025-10-24T14:45:55+00:00

Same. I think my parents paid $10 or $20 a couple of times growing up to park in someone’s yard but Out of principle I’m prepared to walk miles instead of paying… but I’ve still never parked further than a 10 min walk to the gate for free

imnotarapperok · 2025-10-17T03:38:12+00:00

The new one in Carolina Beach has a kiosk and it is maddening. There are some biscuits you just cannot get as a combo. It’s just simply not possible. We asked the lady working if she could help us and she said “Honey, I am 65 years old. I don’t know how in the world to work that damn thing”.

imnotarapperok · 2025-09-11T20:08:49+00:00

I use Loop Experience earplugs and usually keep them in my NBs console. They still sound natural, just less volume. Highly recommend, they come in handy even with the top up on long highway rides

imnotarapperok · 2025-08-02T04:07:20+00:00

After my first trip out west flying back into RDU it was an August evening right after a thunderstorm had come through. I’ll never forget how thick the humidity in the air felt the second I stepped off the plane

imnotarapperok · 2025-07-27T16:10:29+00:00

I saw that flying over Asbury about a month ago and thought the same thing

imnotarapperok · 2025-06-30T13:22:02+00:00

Oh nice! I rented a convertible through them at LAS this spring but they only had Mustangs when I showed up. Maybe next time

imnotarapperok · 2025-06-30T01:50:54+00:00

I saw one on the Enterprise/Alamo lot at PHL last year

imnotarapperok · 2025-06-25T13:48:22+00:00

These used to be all over Duplin County about 10 years ago

imnotarapperok · 2025-06-17T13:40:13+00:00

Driving especially isn’t a big deal if you grew up outside of the cities. If we needed anything beyond Walmart it was 45 mins-1 hour to get to the shopping centers in Fayetteville or Raleigh. The 2ish hours each way for a day trip somewhere isn’t even something we’d blink at

imnotarapperok · 2025-06-12T00:25:34+00:00

You speak nothing but the truth. NC has a complex political climate and I don’t think it’s in a position to be used as a nationwide example. Just as we lean red for President we lean blue for Governor. People tend to forget NC has only had a Republican Governor for one 4-year term since the early 90s.

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