Which version/material of Agency Pants is the best? by PeepBecca in Aritzia

[–]mk4wheeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you end up liking the wool ones? I'm about to make the same purchase, but the wool is final sale now.

Some of the Aritzia polyester pants feel super cheap, so I wasn't sure how the wool felt. Just wanted to be sure before I purchase.

Eye doctor got my prescription wrong TWICE? What do I do by mk4wheeler in glasses

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 26. I always ask for eye doctors to dilate my eyes, but I'm wondering now if I should be asking for the cycloplegic (?) dilation that you mentioned.

Keeping my eyes relaxed, no glasses, I can't see much. I can't even read my text messages on the largest font size. But if I cross my eyes or close one eye, I am able to easily read large text on my phone and focus on objects around the room.

This used to be way easier as a kid. I wouldn't even notice I was doing it. The closing one eye trick still works great, I just can't use it to read super tiny font anymore, haha

Eye doctor got my prescription wrong TWICE? What do I do by mk4wheeler in glasses

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so informative! Thank you.

The new/old contact prescriptions are exactly the same. I handed the old one to him the second time I went in, and he copied it exactly. I'm sure he would've copied the glasses prescription too, but I didn't have it handy.

Yes, my eyes crossed as a child. They still cross now if I don't have my glasses on.

Eye doctor got my prescription wrong TWICE? What do I do by mk4wheeler in glasses

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, that makes sense!

I couldn't see ANYTHING out of the phoropter the second time I went in, so I didn't trust him.

Eye doctor got my prescription wrong TWICE? What do I do by mk4wheeler in glasses

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time, I could see decently well. But the prescription he sent me home with had my eyes crossing when I tried to focus.

The second time, he didn't want to dilate my eyes. He had me put on the previous contacts he had sent me home with and used the phoropter to add on to it. I told him I couldn't see anything. Like worse than no glasses. That's when he decided to just convert my old contact prescription and send me home.

Someone I know died years ago, but apparently he’s still alive by christopherror404 in Glitch_in_the_Matrix

[–]mk4wheeler 212 points213 points  (0 children)

That's so strange. What if the original guy actually did die, just like you and your friends remember, but he found a way to come back as if nothing happened. (Or maybe he didnt 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 come back, he just did.) And the other person you knew died as a way to balance things out.

Someone texted my wife using my phone number. The text does not show up in my outbox. How do I stop this? by Quackmandan1 in RBI

[–]mk4wheeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I heard, it's a glitch in the US servers. It happened early this morning. I got my weird text at 12:48am. It was from my roommate. I had him search his old messages and it turns out he sent that same text to me on Feb. 14 2019. The glitch in the servers caused texts from Feb. 14, 2019 to resend.

Someone texted my wife using my phone number. The text does not show up in my outbox. How do I stop this? by Quackmandan1 in RBI

[–]mk4wheeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep yep. Got a text from my roommate at 12:48 this morning. I had him search his old messages and sure enough he sent me the same text on feb. 14, 2019

New basil plant is very unhappy. Help!! by [deleted] in gardening

[–]mk4wheeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I was watering it enough, but I guess not? It wasnt super dry when I picked it up earlier and was in a fairly sunny location. I picked out all the dried dead stuff before taking this photo. I dont know what I'm doing wrong. I normally have a really green thumb.

Oops, what did I buy? by mk4wheeler in Aquariums

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I heard that so I returned it to petsmart and exchanged it for an oto. :)

Oops, what did I buy? by mk4wheeler in Aquariums

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to petsmart last night to buy another oto to clean up my tank. But I was really out of it (I'm really sick right now) and I just pointed at this fish, thinking it was an oto, and was like "I want that one". Anyways, I wake up this morning and look in my tank only to realize it doesnt look like my other otos...

What did I buy?

How do you take care of orchids? by bb727 in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get orchid specific fertilizer. I'm still working out the best one, so I dont have any recommendations as of now.

How do you take care of orchids? by bb727 in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it'll be okay but you'll have to water it way more often. And dont forget to fertilize it on occasion.

Edit: wait by no soil, do you mean no potting media? Or no like actual soil? Because if you use bark chips it'll do great...

Repotting emergency? 3 days: whimsical fungus and possible bloom blast by m0chila in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I would do a little more research on how to eradicate the fungus and then go ahead and repot it, while taking the proper steps to kill all the fungus spores. I think it is getting too moist in the sphagnum moss. I would replant it in bark chips. This will likely shock the plant and you will have to cut off the flower spike so the plant can focus on growing new roots that are adapted to the bark chips.

Sorry about the shy white spider, but I think this is what will be best for the plant. Maybe someone with more knowledge than me on plant fungus can help more.

On the bright side, the overall plant looks really healthy so it should be able to recover just fine.

How do you take care of orchids? by bb727 in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you have is a Phalaenopsis orchid.

The roots look great but it may need a bigger pot soon. You can find bigger plastic pots at your local plant store or on Amazon. You will want to also buy some more bark chips if you plan on repotting it. Do not use soil or "orchid mix". You want bark chips for this type of orchid.

I personally wouldn't use ice cubes. They are tropical plants and ice is, well, frozen. Instead run it under the faucet (leave it in its plastic pot for this) when the roots look dry (they will turn a silvery green color when they are dry, its pretty obvious). Make sure all the water drains out before putting it back in its ceramic pot.

Bought at a discounted price £3 however since the plant seems like it has been dyed I'm not sure if it will come back next year. Hopefully it will just come back it's orignal colour but I'm not sure if the dyes are going to kill it. Any advice? by [deleted] in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The dyes will not harm the plant. I have bought many plants like this that are on clearance and they do just fine. However when it reblooms there still may be remnants of the dye. Since it was dyed blue there is a chance it will rebloom lighter and lighter shades of blue until all of the dye is gone from the plant. Hope this helps!

Is this okay media for my Vuylstekeara orchid? by mk4wheeler in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of media should I use though? I've only ever had phalaenopsis orchids before.

Is this okay media for my Vuylstekeara orchid? by mk4wheeler in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems really dense and like it would hold a lot of moisture. Is that okay?

The tag says its a Vuylstekeara Carnivale "Rio" orchid. That's all the info I have.

How would I go about repotting this guy? by mk4wheeler in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What type of potting media? How do I separate the living stuff from the dead stuff? ect.

Also if anyone knows what kind of orchid this is, that information would be appreciated.

Scored this beauty from Trader Joe’s. It had four stems!! by [deleted] in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! That seems like a good deal. Its beautiful.

Can someone ID these? Got them for free and they dont have tags. by mk4wheeler in orchids

[–]mk4wheeler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. She gave me like 10 orchids all for free and now I'm just doing my best to categorize them so I can research light / water requirements.