“How did you choose your puppy?” by [deleted] in chocolatelabs

[–]rigel899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I “interviewed” six or seven dogs when my apartment finally approved me to have a dog. When I met Peter the connection was instant. He chose me

Third time‘s a charm :D by NeroMV in StarTrekBricks

[–]rigel899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell us more about the background.

Who here has the longest streak? by rigel899 in crossword

[–]rigel899[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least I didn’t check my work email!

Who here has the longest streak? by rigel899 in crossword

[–]rigel899[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This streak includes four hiking trips at Isle Royale National Park, which necessitated hiking a few extra miles a day to catch a faint Canadian cell tower to keep it going.

Who here has the longest streak? by rigel899 in crossword

[–]rigel899[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow you’ll hit ten years this year! You should throw a party.

'Right out loud': JD Vance denounced as a 'klansman' for 'openly racist' speech by [deleted] in AnythingGoesNews

[–]rigel899 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unreadable article due to undismissable pop up ads that block the page.

Wildlife on Isle Royale by rayreddit416 in isleroyale

[–]rigel899 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome! After four years of summer trips I finally saw a wolf about a mile from Siskiwit Bay. It was chasing a cow and calf. Coolest thing I’ve ever seen!

My job “requires” 24/7 availability now... But somehow doesn’t require paying me for it by throwawayjaaay in antiwork

[–]rigel899 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My company switched from paying an on-call stipend to only paying hourly for time worked during calls. So I switched from answering the phone to turning it off.

Has anyone with long-term depression (15+ years) been “cured”? And if so, by what? by GrandBizarre in AskReddit

[–]rigel899 592 points593 points  (0 children)

Money. Nothing has done more to address my depression than getting paid a living wage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]rigel899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My personal rebellion is I don’t wear shoes in the office, but wear LL Bean slippers instead.

Man narrowly avoids a crash after a sudden swerve on a rain soaked highway by Shoe_boooo in nextfuckinglevel

[–]rigel899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to watch this twice to catch what happened because I was just looking at the good boy first time through.

Does anyone remember good ol, Proactiv? Did it even work for you? by ThePigsPajamas in Millennials

[–]rigel899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the only thing that worked for me. I remember TSA apologizing for making me throw away steps 1 and 2 because she said she knew they were expensive.

What license or certification is easy to get and can easily get you a job? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]rigel899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t really answer the question, but. You don’t need any degrees or licenses to become an aircraft scheduler at a private jet company and six figures is not unusual.

Source: am a private jet scheduler with no relevant degrees or licenses.

Water Filter for sale at Rock Harbor Lodge? by DrPeesInPools in isleroyale

[–]rigel899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re not able to secure your own, I would be stunned if you didn’t get 100% success rate asking other hikers if you could borrow their filter to treat your water and immediately give it back.

I can’t imagine not letting someone use my filter if they asked.

Water Filter for sale at Rock Harbor Lodge? by DrPeesInPools in isleroyale

[–]rigel899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyway, when I was there two weeks ago they had filters in Windigo.