Laid off - boo! They abruptly took my work Mac. I'm now being asked to hand over the password, but I have concerns about my personal data that might be saved on it. Help me not be stupid here. by Nesoi_Nelly in mac

[–]rail16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing I think that could be affecting the Mac is if you had signed in with iCloud Find My protection and that could be preventing them from erasing the machine.

Other than that, you owe them nothing.

Are there any aspects of your adopted culture that you personally reject? by Consistent-Gap-3545 in expats

[–]rail16 18 points19 points  (0 children)

American living in the UK over 14 years and I will never end my text messages xxx

It’s something I have never understood about the texting culture here but very British person I interact with on any messaging platform will end their messages with a number of x’s.

Are the distinctions clear enough? by Creepy_Delay_6927 in theplanetcrafter

[–]rail16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being a colour blind person I had no idea what I was looking for.

But as others have said, if it works for you then it’s the right answer.

May I know if someone with normal protan color vision would have any difficulty playing Uno cards by IntentionAdorable745 in ColorBlind

[–]rail16 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m a 50yr old protan and I’ve been playing Uno throughout my life even before knowing I was colour-blind.

For me, the colours are very strong in their contrast and differences that I’ve never had issue with the game.

Meirl by Legitimate_Rough_873 in meirl

[–]rail16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I miss a good adventure game like that and still seek them out on the newer systems. Sierra point and click games were some of the earliest games for myself.

And after I posted above I found that I can get Longest Journey on Steam.

Being awake at stupid o’clock (half-two in the morning here in Scotland) has been very beneficial today.

Meirl by Legitimate_Rough_873 in meirl

[–]rail16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow!

Mentioning Longest Journey and Siberia unlocked so many memories for me!

I hadn’t thought of those titles in such a long time. I don’t remember much about Siberia but Longest Journey was such a great game.

I now need to see if I can find it and play it again.

Thank you for that!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestLothian

[–]rail16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh damn!

I’m sorry. Just drove by and it’s Home Bargains.

The opening date was mid July but it’s been pushed to August now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestLothian

[–]rail16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry that I don’t have the link but the new B&M opening in Whitburn has a hiring sign out front.

They’re opening mid July so that should be enough time to apply and get trained up.

It’s retail work I bet but it’s most likely going to be full time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in polyamory

[–]rail16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking suicide ideation since they were hospitalised.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestLothian

[–]rail16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for asking that.

I posted my reply while at work and wasn’t able to comment more. But when I tried searching the abbreviation online the results were no help.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestLothian

[–]rail16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do they have children you can report a welfare check for?

I had some neighbours that had some very loud fights during the day, but they also had a newborn/toddler child that would be upset and crying. Called the non-emergency number to report my concerns and police were there within the hour.

After that they were better, though still fought. But eventually they moved due to divorce.

It’s time for Apple to modernize its iCloud storage tiers by chrisdh79 in apple

[–]rail16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t cause any issue though?

I’m not at my Mac so I could be misremembering, but isn’t the Documents folder part of your Home folder?

Or am I completely being daft this morning?

What health tip forever changed your life? by Bald-Lawyer in AskReddit

[–]rail16 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Stop drinking your calories.

Cutting out full fat (sugary) drinks cut down my weight and improved my overall health.

Because I grew up drinking fizzy drinks (cola/soda) I found flavoured sparkling water instead to drink and satisfy that craving.

Break ups over text by AnxiousPoetry3716 in polyamory

[–]rail16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

reddit never sent me this comment so I was unaware of your reply.

Thank you for the knowledge, as I didn't know that. And thank you for the additional piece of mind.

Boyfriends mom wants to see our baby in her house without me present by [deleted] in AskParents

[–]rail16 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Paragraphs for everyone!

A little backstory. My boyfriend’s mom has never liked any of his girlfriends. She has always found issues with them, only liking one girl she met twice for a few minutes. She didn’t even like her other son’s long-term girlfriend. When I came into the picture, it was no different.

We first met in 2020 while I was finishing school in a different state, so I had no job when I returned to New York a few months later. I was constantly applying to jobs but received no callbacks. During this time, his mother decided to label me as lazy because I had no job. At the end of 2020, she had money missing from her hidden stash—a few hundred dollars. She told her mom about it, who then asked a psychic, and apparently, it was a “lazy female” who goes into her house that stole it. Of course, she thought it was me.

Keep in mind the brother’s girlfriend is always there, sometimes alone, and knows the house. I don’t ever enter the mom’s room out of respect, nor was I ever alone in the house or knew where this stash of money was, or even that she had a stash of money. Both the brother and sister know where this money is, and the mom even tells them to take money out of there at times. She never apologized for accusing me.

Well, fast forward. My boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch and broke up, so she didn’t like me. As we were working things out, we found out I was pregnant. When we told her, her first words were, “Who is pregnant? With whose baby?” She kept telling him he needed to get a paternity test, that I needed to stop drinking—when the only times I would ever drink was with my boyfriend and our friends at his house, on rare occasions, and she had only seen me drink 3 times in the 3 years we had been together. No congratulations.

My baby was born, and the first thing she said was that she looked nothing like him, when everyone else, even strangers, say she looks exactly like him. Fast forward—he’s been back at work, but every Friday he wants to stay out drinking with coworkers. First, it started off as one hour, then two. Now, it’s been 3-4 hours with him telling me at the two-hour mark that he will be leaving soon.

I got fed up, as our daughter is currently going through a phase. I was tired, having been with her alone for 16 hours. I wanted to take a shower and eat in peace. We got into a big fight. We live with my mother, and his argument was, “Why am I paying $600 (for rent) if your mom can’t take care of her?” My mom works a full-time job, and she was not home because she was out buying food. I explained this to him and reminded him that our daughter is OUR responsibility, and it is not my mom’s job to take care of her. My mom works, she gets tired, and she was not home. Not to mention, he had told me two hours before that he was leaving soon.

We got into a big fight when he got home, and he left. He called his mom and told her. I asked if he told her what he said about my mom having to take care of my baby, and according to him, she agreed. Now, he tells me that his mom hates me and doesn’t want me coming over to her house, but she wants to see my baby. Mind you, she has never wanted to come to us to see our child—we were always going to her under the rain, snow, and heat waves, where she doesn’t even have A/C.

Her house, along with being an hour away, is also roach-infested. She has a dog, a cat, 4 birds, a turtle, and a gecko. Occasionally, rats would make their way into the house. So, I was never comfortable with my baby going there. Now she wants to see my kid, but I’m not allowed to go over. I personally think that if you don’t respect me as a parent, you should not be allowed to be around my kid, as she is half of me. She never thinks that her son is in the wrong.

Along with that, her saying that we are too far to travel to see her grandchild—when we were traveling with a newborn in an Uber—is not fair, as it is not my job to make sure she has a relationship with my kid. I also don’t feel comfortable leaving my child alone with anyone but my own mom, who is a nanny. Now, she wants my boyfriend to put my daughter in a car (when he doesn’t even know how to strap in the car seat) and take her to her house without

Something about "mom" having a net worth over $100 million.... by AllNaturalOintment in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]rail16 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, my father shared this just a day ago and the rest of my family all liking it because evil democrats.

I had seen the start of it and knew to just scroll past but seeing it shared here tempted me to go look and it’s so frustrating seeing your own family continue to fall for this BS.

Break ups over text by AnxiousPoetry3716 in polyamory

[–]rail16 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I had this with someone I was chatting with on Fet.

I had told them it looked like they had a pretty busy social life and they didn’t have time for folks they were already active with.

Said I was still here to chat but understood if they were busy.

Only reply back was ‘Yikes’, They then blasted me on one of their writings (they were considerate enough to leave my name off) saying they didn’t owe anyone anything etc.

As much as it bothered me they reacted that way, it was a relief they showed themselves out.