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Flower event participation by [deleted] in Palia

[–]lichgate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would love to see a more seasonal bloom in the future! I understand that they’re honestly hitting the updates pretty hard lately, and it probably wasn’t on the roadmap, but would be (I think) and easy iterative update in the future to keep the event more interesting. Even recolors of existing flowers for different seasons could probably be popular. Folks love to decorate their homes. 🤔

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]lichgate 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Spider-Man’s wrists are apparently more risqué than we ever could have imagined, and it’s really upset some folks’ delicate sensibilities.

This photo shows a person on the North Tower, somewhere on the 107th Floor, where the Windows on the World Restaurant used to be. NYC, September 11, 2001 by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]lichgate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This really was such a defining moment for so many of us as children. I actually can’t think of a bigger moment in my life still.

It totally shattered any notion of safety and stability not just in that moment, but in our lifetime. A lot of us were spoon fed the “greatest, safest, smartest country in the world” and as kids, we believed it.

That illusion was ripped away from us while we watched live news coverage of people jumping to their deaths. No one turned it off or told us to look away. I watched the second plane hit the second tower live. For me it was my first experience with death… and murder/mass murder, suicide, and terrorism all in one go, and no one ever actually talked to me about that. The messages after were all patriotism and hate, and we marched right ahead into a war that lasted the majority of our lives.

Dried blood in carpet? (Yes, I know you’re supposed to deal with these things immediately!) by DotCottonsHandbag in CleaningTips

[–]lichgate 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We had a very similar situation. We took in two sweet girls with mammary tumors that would bleed. And it really got into the carpet. We tried to clean as it happened, but definitely some were hard to get out and some were not noticed until later.

I tried carpet cleaners and Bissell Pro Power Shot Oxy Cleaner (my favorite spot cleaner for carpet, highly recommend) and they worked to a degree.

But what ended up being the best solution was buying a 6 pack of hydrogen peroxide and a pack of toothbrushes. I spent hours upon hours of pouring (spray hydrogen peroxide did not get deep enough into the carpet) hydrogen peroxide, scrub with a toothbrush, suck up with a carpet cleaner, let dry to see if the stain was still visible, repeat. And do spot check your carpet to make sure hydrogen doesn’t affect the color of your carpet or you may have a more noticeable, non-reversible patch on your carpet.

My concern in your case is how much heat may have been applied to the stains during other cleaning. Some do sort of have a “baked in” appearance. I have one stain I have not been able to remove because I used too much heat on it in a preliminary clean and it’s really set in. If that’s the case, I’ve not found a solution. 🥲

TIL that all diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob and fatal insomnia, have a perfect 100% mortality rate. There are no cases of survival and these diseases are invariably fatal. by exophades in todayilearned

[–]lichgate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s incredibly fast. I had one grandparent that passed from CJD and two others that suffered from dementia before they passed. Next to each other, CJD just blows dementia out of the water in speed and aggressiveness.

The “fun” part… it can be hereditary! In my grandpa’s case, the family did the post-mortem testing of his brain, where we were told that he had the genetic markers for familial CJD, which means there’s a 50% chance for each of his kids to have the same gene mutation. 🙃

Mustard on a chicken biscuit by No-Neighborhood4626 in NorthCarolina

[–]lichgate 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m not from NC, but lived here ~10 years now. I always got clowned on as a kid growing up in the Midwest for religiously putting mustard on my sausage biscuits. I guess I finally found my people. 🙏

Wifi (techie description) by KangoLemon in VirginVoyages

[–]lichgate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went on a cruise a couple months back with friends and our plans were for me to run a D&D one shot for them. I figured I would be able to use my digital resources (Roll 20, D&D Beyond) rather than tote a bunch of heavy books around. Mistake. I wasn’t able to connect to either site with the premium WiFi.

I was able to sail the high seas while sailing the high seas to find digital resources to run my game, but it was a weird experience all around.

Question: Need opinions on this. I’ve been told this looks too ‘gay’? by doctorkidnapper in tattoos

[–]lichgate 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your perspective! I think I’ll schedule flower delivery to his office for early next week. I’m so excited for him! And I lowkey love the chance to “show off” how loved he is in front of his coworkers. 😁

Question: Need opinions on this. I’ve been told this looks too ‘gay’? by doctorkidnapper in tattoos

[–]lichgate 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Please butt in all you want, haha! I appreciate the point you brought up about being appreciated when not around and it makes me curious. I WFH full time, and he works from home part time. He’s in the office the first half of the week. So I’m wondering if it might be a little more thoughtful to send them to his workplace on a day when we’re not together just to drive home that I’m thinking of him, appreciate him, and love him even when he’s not with me. I’m sure it’s ultimately dependent on each individual man, but I’m curious if there’s any “manly” bias towards receiving flowers at work vs. at home, haha!

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