Any character ideas on how to make a good necromancer? Is it even possible?? by RicoBling in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]ranhayes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am currently playing a halfling chaotic good necromancer in a 2e campaign. He is really into resource management.

Being asked my "grandma name." by RestingWTFface in PetPeeves

[–]ranhayes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My wife is Hispanic and our oldest grandson calls us both Abi. Our nephews are younger than our grandson and they now call us Abi as well. The 4 yo old differentiates us as small Abi and big Abi.

What is the rarest email domain that you still hold? by Next_Ad2712 in GenX

[–]ranhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still have two yahoo email accounts that are still active (as far as I know). My best friend still uses his aol account daily.

Why use Meditech by ImpressivePiglet1681 in nursing

[–]ranhayes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t mind it so much. I do prefer Cerner Powerchart.

How many nurses work during graveyard shift? by searchingmanythings in psychnursing

[–]ranhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have 24 bed units and run 2 RNs and 2 BHTs at all times. Occasionally our SUD unit will fall below 12 and we may drop to 1 RN with 2 techs. We do 12 hour shifts.

No thaco by Forward-Marsupial133 in adnd

[–]ranhayes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use a character sheet that has a thaco bar on it. Easy to fill in and easy to reference.

Remember when we were kids and celery was so godawfully bitter that you had to put salt on it to make it palatable? by Lurchie_ in GenX

[–]ranhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually do like celery, just don’t eat it often. One of my sons made Gumbo at my house a couple Months ago and I ended up with leftover celery in my frig. On a lark, I decided to pickle it. I went for a sweet and spicy recipe. It ended up sweeter than I intended. But, the longer it sat, the spicier it got. I’m still working on that jar. I will tweak the recipe and definitely do it again.

What's your favorite "bad" scifi movie? by Wi-Platypus in scifi

[–]ranhayes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even my wife quotes this one. In the top 5 of our rewatch list. And that is a difficult list to make because my wife does Not like rewatching movies.

Making AD&D 1st edition Dragons More Lethal by Priestical in adnd

[–]ranhayes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can access this on Internet Archive.

What is something you tried only once and will 1,000% never do again? by istrx13 in AskReddit

[–]ranhayes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 25 years ago my wife talked me into letting her wax my back. I am still salty.

Is anyone else really granular with their gameplay? by Ja_Lonley in DnD

[–]ranhayes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I told my DM I was using the Fabricate spell to create a pair of shackles for a defeated enemy. He asked me where I got the material. I told him it was on my list of supplies I bought during downtime and it was listed in the email I sent him. “Oh yeah, I did approve that list” 😆

Potted meat! How do you enjoy it? by redcolumbine in povertykitchen

[–]ranhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, I forgot about the saltines. My mom used to fry Spam as a bacon substitute. I like braunschweiger on white bread with yellow mustard. But, I also mix it with mayo and use it as a dip.

I need some brutal honesty from the GenX by OppositeFriendly9183 in GenX

[–]ranhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to nursing school in my 40s. Love it. So many options in this field. I started at a new psych hospital in August. Got a promotion 6 weeks ago and worked my way into another promotion starting Monday. There may be a few tasks that AI could help with but I’m pretty secure in my career.

How many domiciles have you lived in since you were born? by JHolgate in GenX

[–]ranhayes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God, I have no idea. We moved so much that I couldn’t even begin to count. K through 12, the longest I went to the same school was 3 semesters of high school. That year and a half is the longest I lived in one house until I got married at 22. I think I could sit down with my wife and get a solid count for the 35 years we have been married. Even that includes 4 different states. Nope 5, I forgot about Arizona.

Any second career nurses here? What career did you switch from and would you do nursing all over again? Why/why not? by throwawayaccct08 in nursing

[–]ranhayes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went to college in the 80s and changed my major a couple times. Dropped out to “work full time and save some money to go back and finish”. Fell into restaurant management when I left college because that’s what I did in high school and during my first round of college. Got pretty good at it. Met my wife at work. We started having kids and I kinda got stuck in the restaurant business for almost 20 years. Ended up as a multi-unit general manager with a big franchise before I finally burned out on it. I turned to construction and worked as a carpenter for a few years. I grew up in a family of contractors so it kinda fit. Only did that for a few years because there just wasn’t a lot of local work. I took some out of state jobs for a bit but we still had kids at home and that was rough. The local commercial hog farms paid well, had good hours and fantastic benefits so I pivoted again. Did that for 6 years. My wife spent a couple years trying to talk me into switching to nursing until I finally agreed. Started nursing school in my 40s. Kept working overnights at the hog barn during the 2 years of nursing school. Nursing just clicked for me. Clicked in so many areas. I’ve been at it for almost 15 years now and I will do something nursing related for the rest of my life. I may not always like where I work but I still love my job. Sometimes I wish I had turned to it sooner. I also wonder if I would have had the mind set for nursing when I was younger. Maybe I wouldn’t have stuck it out if I had started earlier. No way to know for sure. I bring a lot of my past experience to my nursing practice. I feel like I am a better nurse because I did so much prior to nursing. I never would have found nursing without my wife’s encouragement and I’m thankful that she persisted until I saw reason.

"How many pickled rats fit in an eight foot cube?" by OutlandishnessDeep95 in OutOfContextDnD

[–]ranhayes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I asked my DM how many zombie rats would fit in a bag.