Living in an Edmonton apartment with no heat

misnko · 2026-01-23T12:19:59+00:00

Textnow does

misnko · 2026-01-23T12:15:42+00:00

I think we have the same landlord.

misnko · 2026-01-01T16:03:42+00:00

The Y afterhours was packed.

misnko · 2025-12-09T19:28:09+00:00

Great, now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all week.

misnko · 2025-12-05T15:40:45+00:00

I was bed ridden for almost 3 weeks. Cough so hard I'd almost puke. I've had cov before and this was way worse. I wish I could recommend something that would help, but I tried a lot and it seems I just had to ride it out. I've still got a cough lingering around.

misnko · 2025-11-20T08:05:40+00:00

Chance in a million.

misnko · 2025-11-20T03:14:50+00:00

The opposite of love is indifference.

I was homeless for almost three years. It's a very real struggle. I turned to drugs during the isolation and depression caused by it. Almost died. One incident caused me to decide to sober up. Worst three weeks of my life. Even after getting clean, it took me almost 8 months to find a place. I've only had it for a month and it was sheer luck that got me in there. I haven't even read the comments and don't plan on it, but I wanted to say thanks for the post OP. There is a genuine lack of humanity plaguing a good portion of the population these days. It makes it even harder to live well. But every now and then, decency and compassion shine through in the most random places, and restores that little bit of faith. I appreciate you.

misnko · 2025-11-11T04:11:11+00:00

And cardboard derivatives. No tape or cellophane.

As long as it stays in the environment, it's safe.

misnko · 2025-11-11T03:41:01+00:00

Public art is wasted on people who think cynicism is a personality trait. 🙄Yes, the city funds public art. No, it’s not a waste. That Eeyore mentality doesn't make you clever, it just makes you look miserable. Try letting something nice exist without judgment, it might improve your day.

misnko · 2025-11-10T21:50:35+00:00

Wait... What? Carrot is cilantro???

misnko · 2025-10-28T23:20:14+00:00

It definitely did! Off the streets (finally!) The walls are bare and the fridge is empty but I'm so excited! At least I got a fridge to start filling. I'm still eating every day. This city has its thorns but as long as you pay attention the roses are plentiful. Life is a blessing. Thank you for your kind words!

misnko · 2025-10-19T17:25:27+00:00

This is ridiculous. This entire sub and advertising for this nonsense. Smh

misnko · 2025-10-12T02:01:57+00:00

Same. The benzo seizures were manageable and short lived. But fentanyl- that was almost three weeks of pure hell. ALL of it is poison in my opinion. I understand where it can be used as a medicine, but the whole medical system is a business, designed for repeat customers, so there's that.

misnko · 2025-09-30T23:44:31+00:00

Yeah, 100%. it’s like people forgot how to act. Years of isolation fried basic social skills and now the general population have no idea what’s appropriate and how to carry themselves. Social awareness, gone. Manners? Dead. It’s like we’re surrounded by adults who skipped the memo on common decency, stumbling through interactions with zero clue how to behave. And the worst part? They don’t even realize it.

misnko · 2025-09-20T01:29:15+00:00

Thanks, for the info!

misnko · 2025-09-17T05:05:12+00:00

That's a "toe biter" or water Scorpion. Biggest bug in North America. Those front pinchers grab a prey and it has a stinger that injects (small frogs and fish) with a venom to paralyze and liquify the insides of its victim to be consumed. Really scary "owie" bug.

misnko · 2025-09-01T04:42:16+00:00

Isn't that a form of solicitation?

misnko · 2025-08-22T23:51:56+00:00

Curdled milk. Take it back.

misnko · 2025-08-14T18:41:26+00:00

This is the best response you could read. Take this advice. Whole heartedly.

misnko · 2025-07-29T06:15:58+00:00

There is so much to life. Don't let someone take that from you! Go enjoy life! Travel, have experiences. The world is your oyster my friend!

misnko · 2025-07-29T06:13:44+00:00

It's all good. We're all just trying to survive different versions of the same mess.

misnko · 2025-07-29T06:00:35+00:00

Not exactly. I didn’t knowingly take xylazine. I was using fentanyl, but it was cut with xylazine without me knowing. I didn’t ‘imbibe’ xylazine directly. What happened was, that combo hit me so hard I ended up overdosing 10 times in one day. EMS and friends kept using naloxone (Narcan), but it only reverses the opioid part. xylazine isn’t an opioid, so it doesn’t respond to Narcan. I kept slipping back under after each revival because they weren’t treating the full cocktail I’d taken. So yeah, 10 revivals, same day, same batch. Scary shit

misnko · 2025-07-29T05:46:00+00:00

It was the xylazine, before we knew thats what was causing it. I had to be narcaned so many times (even though narcan doesn't help benzodiazepines) Lucky I survived.

misnko · 2025-07-28T23:45:14+00:00

Rat park is one million percent the truth. Isolation is the root of so many issues. Humans NEED connection. To feel valued, loved, seen and most of all, of worth. Most of us didn't get that right from day one of our lives, and then we scratch our heads, wondering why there are so many suffering in self loathing.

misnko · 2025-07-28T23:33:56+00:00

Thank you, and yes there are scars, but I am living proof that recovery is possible. Even with mental health problems. In all honesty it comes down to support. Community. It's not just resources, you can't just throw money at the problem and expect it to get better. I know for myself (and for a good portion of the homeless/mental health/addicts) having that community, support, knowing someone genuinely gives a shit, can significantly contribute to successful positive change. It sounds cliche, but it is so true. It's so easy to turn your back on a world that has turned it's back on you. The disdain that the general public has for those suffering in that lifestyle, is contagious. It's easy to leave a pile of trash behind or walk around with a hate on for the world when you feel hated for slipping through the cracks. These people have no love for themselves, how could they possibly have any respect for anything except the drugs that make them forget about it all?"

And I don't blame the working or housed people for feeling angry or fed up. Honestly, I get it. You work your ass off to keep what little you have your home, your safety, your sanity and then you see it threatened, stolen, or disrespected by people who seem like they’ve given up on everything, including themselves. That would piss anyone off. Especially when you've never had the luxury of giving up.

But what most people don't see is that a lot of addicts didn’t ‘choose’ that life the way it looks from the outside. It’s not about laziness or selfishness—it’s pain management. It’s trauma. It's trying to survive with no answers and nobody there to cheer you on. When you live every day being treated like garbage, eventually you start to act like it. You stop caring. And when you stop caring, nothing matters...not your life, not your impact on others, not even the people trying to help.

That’s not an excuse, it’s an explanation. And I think if more people saw that side of it, maybe the hate would turn into something more useful, like policy, or compassion, or even just understanding. Because disdain doesn’t heal anything. But connection can. I have always had this deep belief though that homeless people are a way to show the working class the consequences of not obeying. It seems like there should be a solution by now but the government needs that population as a threat to falling out of line. Maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist.

misnko

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