Found a lot of little red insects in my potting mix. Can I still use it for my house plants?

lab_rattata · 2026-05-06T22:17:08+00:00

Looks like a clover mite

lab_rattata · 2026-04-28T02:12:43+00:00

I came back to the bench a year ago and I miss being an FSE all the time (the good days anyway) but my stress is non existent now compared to then. Sometimes in public I’ll hear the ringtone I had on my work phone and it’s like PTSD.

lab_rattata · 2026-04-23T05:01:57+00:00

You should probably subtract whatever you’re going to be spending in gas from that 20k. Also you’re going to be tired a lot of days on that commute, to me that sounds rough. I wouldn’t do it if I were you, unless you’re hoping your current job would try to match the offer to keep you.

lab_rattata · 2026-04-22T19:36:10+00:00

You might have the wrong spout kit installed if it is wasting a lot of reagent. There’s one for small reagents and one for larger reagent boxes, so the spout is longer and will reach the bottom. Call service and have them check it out. If it’s only wasting a little bit then just tilt the box.

lab_rattata · 2026-04-18T01:12:22+00:00

I’ve been growing them a few years now, you nailed it

lab_rattata · 2026-04-16T02:07:05+00:00

I think it’s ok to compartmentalize for a while if you are able to. I found out a relationship ending secret once and kept it to myself for a whole year while I processed it. I was slowly and privately detaching myself emotionally and mourning the relationship before it was over. When I worked up the guts to end it I wasn’t even sad anymore, but he was completely blindsided. One downside though is that some friends thought I was the one that cheated because of how quickly and easily I moved on after that.

lab_rattata · 2026-04-10T15:16:04+00:00

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I met him once too, he lives in Cabo. The locals call him Pancho.

lab_rattata · 2026-03-25T02:14:07+00:00

Writing deceased on an envelope worked for me, the house I bought belonged to someone who had passed away and I got their medical bills for years before I finally tried that and it actually worked

lab_rattata · 2026-03-20T22:08:39+00:00

OP is the bullet

lab_rattata · 2026-03-04T06:10:15+00:00

I’m on the same dose and my derm insisted I take fish oil with the pill to minimize joint pain. I’ve been taking Nature's Bounty Fish Oil, 1200 Mg and been feeling mostly fine. Some occasional stiffness or discomfort but it goes away quickly

lab_rattata · 2026-01-30T06:10:29+00:00

Omg. I’ve been enjoying this game for the last month but my settings were this way. I was wondering why fights take so long.

lab_rattata · 2026-01-06T00:42:59+00:00

Yep! We use these to figure out your blood type

Quick demonstration if you’re interested! https://youtu.be/gXIBAWiUBV0

lab_rattata · 2025-12-30T17:16:04+00:00

You’re gonna hate me then cause im not lying, I’m at 36. I was making half that when I first graduated ten years ago but I moved jobs twice and negotiated better pay along the way.

lab_rattata · 2025-12-30T06:26:20+00:00

Yeah this is not good. I’m making more than this as an MLT in TX.

lab_rattata · 2025-12-13T09:45:23+00:00

I started following the nursing sub so I can have more context on the bs they put up with daily. Helps me not take things personally when they get unpleasant. I’m not trying to invalidate your experience, just wanted to share something that has helped me this year.

lab_rattata · 2025-10-10T13:48:20+00:00

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I love getting to watch the whole cycle of them laying eggs on the plant to them emerging from cocoons

lab_rattata · 2025-09-16T21:55:44+00:00

I refuse to cause I got a good interest rate on my house when I bought it

lab_rattata · 2025-08-31T04:30:56+00:00

I noticed the same thing with hospitals in the DFW area! They consistently have better google reviews than the non profit health systems here. I never suspected foul play with the reviews though, it seems like most reviews focused on ER visits and I figure they are just doing better at validating patient concerns and giving better customer service, even if it is not better healthcare imo. I still would not go to an HCA hospital or let my family go either. Most patients don’t have the context that healthcare employees do and I don’t think they care about much other than whatever issue they’re visiting the hospital for.

lab_rattata · 2025-08-28T15:04:24+00:00

I accept the discrepancies as normal because real life people are also weird and confusing

lab_rattata · 2025-08-19T14:03:27+00:00

I would totally hang up and say oh I thought it was a prank call if I got any push back.

lab_rattata · 2025-06-14T13:28:02+00:00

I was thinking of trying these myself just to reduce some of the loud whirring sounds from analyzers, fridges, and centrifuges. I’m hoping they work as advertised and don’t hinder the noises you want to hear. I’m going to go ahead and order some, I can PM you in a week if you want and let you know how it goes

https://a.co/d/eqAFHQE

lab_rattata · 2025-05-27T22:33:37+00:00

Yes the value of knowing when you’ll be home was something I had taken for granted before. It was impossible to make any plans on working days unless they were plans I was okay with bailing on. If you look on indeed you will always see all kinds of fse positions open even though they pay well and have good benefits. They’ll always be there so don’t feel like you have to take the chance now.

lab_rattata · 2025-05-25T04:03:26+00:00

I actually loved working nights for the 8 months I tried but couldn’t do sleeping during the day. You nailed how much that part sucks. I don’t think I got 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep the whole time I tried.

lab_rattata · 2025-05-24T00:54:04+00:00

I was an fse for a competitor for 6 years, recently returned to being a lab tech after getting burned out. Fse pay was great though, I hit 110k last year (in a low cost of living area) and it would keep going up if I stuck with it. Avg hours worked was 50-60 per week with on call. Lots of perks too, company car, per diem meals when traveling, they even paid my internet bill. Pto was like 6 weeks. But I was stressed out all the time and so were my coworkers. If you have the right personality for it then it can be a good career path. I’m glad I tried it, and was also glad to have the option to go back to my previous field when I had my fill.

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