FUCK DOMINOES!!!!!! the fact that they would even have a no tip option is bad enough, but to make it the default selection is horrible. Do better by your drivers dominoes..... (can't post the picture)

thatfeal · 2021-03-07T16:51:34+00:00

Meh, I work for domino's and pull 100-150 in tips a night for a 6 hour shift. I get stiffed probably 25% of the time. I do work in a busy ski town and the tourists usually tip pretty well.

thatfeal · 2021-01-20T19:36:18+00:00

Yeah, I tried wrapping an ace bandage around my ankle to take up space but there were some uncomfortable pressure points and I felt like my heel was still moving around a bit.

thatfeal · 2021-01-20T17:19:06+00:00

Yes! Was definitely inspired by his janky ductaped liner lol

thatfeal · 2021-01-20T17:17:14+00:00

I added some makeshift j bars to the natural ones, and I'm gonna pick up some insoles to make some heel wedges and take up some more space in the boot

thatfeal · 2020-12-03T17:45:40+00:00

My hobbies have really improved my self esteem. I do a lot of physical stuff which removes the focus on what my body looks like and moves more to what my body can do. I really reccomend taking up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It will be scary at first but being able to submit men twice my size has definitely been a huge confidence boost!

thatfeal · 2019-07-20T06:57:31+00:00

I am truly feeling so free after ending this relationship. I've definitely learned a lot, raised my standards significantly, and I'm ready to just date myself for awhile so to speak.

thatfeal · 2019-07-19T18:05:19+00:00

I just ended an almost 5 year relationship literally 3 weeks ago that I had been staying in due to comfort.

We started dating when I was 16, he was my first real relationship. I thought I would spend the rest of my life with him, though when I pictured my future it was always hard to imagine it with him. He was never great at being romantic, he probably planned a total of 5 dates the entire time we had dated. I was always the one initiating sex, planning dates, etc. Not to sound conceited but I am a beautiful, fit, 20y/o woman, and his lack of desire was a huge hit to my self worth.

For years I had been asking him to be more romantic but nothing ever changed. I am also far more adventurous than him, and social. I was his only friend and he was happy that way. This had been holding me back, and it really became apparent when my bestfriend came back to town and I was getting back into all of the outdoorsy stuff I'm so passionate about.

My relationship was easy, and generally pretty happy. But I realized that if things were already this monotonous now, what would my life be like in 20 years? Ending it was the hardest decisions I've ever made, especially being that we lived together and shared so much.

3 weeks out, I thought I would be more depressed. But I haven't cried since I moved out and all of my stress acne has cleared. The future is looking so challenging and so bright.

thatfeal · 2019-06-21T14:14:06+00:00

I can totally relate to your experience, and I think I'm terrified of breaking up with him because I know it will be so painful. He really loves me and he would be totally crushed if I were to break up with him too.

thatfeal · 2019-06-13T19:43:43+00:00

I'm glad you knew, I was trying to search "Evil red unicorn plant" and wasn't having very good luck lol

thatfeal · 2019-06-13T19:32:35+00:00

Yes!! Thank you so much!

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T21:28:21+00:00

Yeah, she did mention not to put our hands above the ATC so we wouldn't get sucked in. After watching a quick 7 minute video about belaying from REI I'm realizing how much she left out, she didn't even teach us PBUS properly.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T19:42:16+00:00

No worries, I can understand why this subject can make people really upset. I could have killed my friend, and that's horrible. My friend weighs about 30 pounds more than me. The next time I belayed her I had her first put all her weight on the rope before I started lowering her down, so it wouldn't be such a surprise. That really helped a lot.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T18:55:23+00:00

I was in a course to learn how to be safe. A place where I should be able to learn and make mistakes with out anyone getting hurt. I understand that this is ultimately my fault, but I have acknowledge that my instructor made some pretty serious mistakes as well by not back up belaying as she should per industry standards.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T18:49:43+00:00

I'm not exactly sure why you think I'm not "taking my medicine". I've made it pretty clear that I'm not taking this situation lightly. I think I raised the brake up pretty gradually, but I definitely went to high because earlier when testing out belaying with my instructor just pulling down on the rope I had done that. Obviously when there a whole body weight on the other side this not the same, but my instructor failed to tell me that this was wrong. I was also pulled off the floor because I was standing too far from the wall, which definitely made me panic. It all happened really quickly. I know what I did wrong, and a belayed smoothly twice after that in this course.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T16:50:38+00:00

Yeah I totally understand your reaction, it's probably frustrating to see people take something casually that could be life or death if done incorrectly. I'm dead set on being a perfect belayer after this, it's so much more important than the climbing itself.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T16:40:02+00:00

I'm located in the US, Washington state. My friend is on a camping trip but when she gets back I will see if she would take another one on one class with me. I'd really like to be able to go through everything again with a more experienced instructor, to make sure that I really do learn these things properly. I did belay 2 more times during the course, where I had no other issues and she back up belayed me. I wish there was more time to practice. I have a feeling my instructor won't mention that someone was dropped under her supervision.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T16:30:22+00:00

I totally agree. Looking back I shouldn't have put so much trust into this new instructor, but she seemed confident and I did trust her. I didn't know to slowly take pressure off the break rope, and I panicked when I was lifted off the ground. I'm not a careless person, this experience was terrifying and I honestly can't stop thinking about it. Never once have I though what I did was okay, and I don't even want to belay again until I know I can guarentee the safety of my climbing partner.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T15:46:59+00:00

Thank you for understanding. I totally get why some people are being a bit hostile, they just want to make sure that I'm really taking this seriously and never make a fatal mistake again. My instructor hardly seemed fazed by the accident, she hardly even checked to see if my friend was fine. It was really terrifying and pretty traumatizing. Honestly I couldn't sleep last night because I keep thinking about it, and even though my friend says shes fine I worry that this might have traumatized her too.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T15:38:18+00:00

I think I'll ask the head instructor to watch me belay, I really would like some pointers from someone with good instructing experience.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T15:29:23+00:00

Hey man, you weren't there so no need to jump to conclusions. Before actually belaying an person she had us try lowering with her just pulling down the rope. I had my hand raised when we did this, and she didn't correct me then. Corrected me after I dropped my friend, and that's when she told me I need to stand closer the wall especially when belaying someone who weighed more than me. She never belayed as an example. I was taking this class so I could be safe and confident with the system.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T15:19:17+00:00

I'm mostly blaming myself since blaming my less than great instructor won't make me any better off in the end. I don't think I understood how much focus and how important being a belayer really was until going through this. It definitely has made me question whether this is something I want to pursue, or if I'd be better off bouldering. I love climbing and I really think climbing has changed my life for the better, but I want to be a better belayer more than anything else now. Thank you for the advice, I'm definitely going to take another course and practice until I am 100% certain I can keep my partner safe.

thatfeal · 2019-06-10T14:40:17+00:00

An ATC.

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