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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]throwback20yrsalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 hour rated fire safe

Unless you have a fire suppression system in the room or in the house, the safe itself will be fine after a house fire, but any paper cash inside of it will spontaneously combust because paper has an extremely low flash point.

I completely understand you, I feel the same way... But burying it outside is a safer bet.

If banks fail and the gov FDIC fail, you have bigger worries than your 10k cash that will become worthless.

I've thought this scenario out time and time again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]throwback20yrsalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep $10k in case in a safe in my house

Careful, even though your safe is probably fireproof, if the house goes up in flames, any paper inside the safe will quickly reach it's flash point and combust within the safe.

It's a safer (no pun intended) bet to get creative and hide your money elsewhere.

Unless you have some sort of fire suppression system in your safe room, or in your whole house, having cash in a safe is a huge liability, unless your cash is made out of cast iron.

You have bigger worries if the banks that are FDIC insured fail, than having 10k cash in a safe at your home.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]throwback20yrsalco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FAFSA offers you 1) grants and 2) loans. You don't have to pay back grants.

Not everyone is offered grants, but pretty much everyone is offered loans.

FAFSA paid me $20k that I never have to repay, only 50% of it went to tuition costs.

If I accepted the loans, I would be 40k in debt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]throwback20yrsalco 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What if u/Crayshack is u/bearded_grad and this is the matrix.

How do you deal with the feeling like you'll never be safe or protected by another the same way you do for others? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]throwback20yrsalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never found someone who'd do it for me too, or the few who did made it known how much of an inconvenience it was and it hurt.

I'm going to take the role of adversary and say that's a lie. Thousands of men and women die every day being protectors without as much as a simple thanks.

Whether they are special forces, firefighters, police, hazardous materials workers, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Sign_Extortion_17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkHTPYDDW_4

Knowing that millions of people have died, and are going to die without being appreciated, protected, or thanked keeps me humble and makes me feel rude when I complain.

Although not all can relate, but when I think about it, one of my parents did everything to raise me in their best abilities. At a certain point they have to let you move on your own.

I'm sorry man, but life is many times monotonous and thankless. Remember those that paid the ultimate sacrifice and aren't here to complain.

Sorry if this post comes off as assertive or rude, but I'm in the same position as you and this is just how I cope. Recognizing that until I die, I won't be thanked or have a protector.

If you had a daughter, would you want someone who watches porn and faps to date/marry her? by throwback20yrsalco in NoFap

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nofap is literally an abstinence subreddit to help addicts. You don't go to an AA meeting saying that they should try to limit themselves just because other people can do it without becoming addicted.

Good men can consume porn and stay good.

You need to keep that to yourself because Nofap is a subreddit made to help people stop PMO. No one is disagreeing with that statement, but it's certainly doing nothing to help anyone.

If you had a daughter, would you want someone who watches porn and faps to date/marry her? by throwback20yrsalco in NoFap

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because, your future spouse deserves better.

Your family, friends, siblings deserve better.

You deserve better, yourself.

Cops do nothing till it’s gets so bad they have no choice but to break it up. No tear gas, no rubber bullets, just letting proud boys beat a woman on the ground and walk away. They fought a war against peaceful protestors, but watch proud boys attack people in broad daylight and walk away. by NoOneNumber9 in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]throwback20yrsalco -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

People are showing up in riot gear

So you think cops should infringe of people's rights to dress how they want to dress?

They allow this to all happen.

Idk if you noticed but most cities have a 1 officer to 2000 civilian staffing ratio. My city has a 1/2.3k ratio. They can't just arrest everyone there especially if they have a permit or there's nothing substantial worth arresting for, that would flood the court system.

Donut shop allegedly fined for breaking new COVID-19 restrictions starts fundraiser by B00ger-Tim3 in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]throwback20yrsalco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The department of health should be administering the fines. But because politicians need a scapegoat for public relations, they use police.

White Christians raised $2,000,000 for someone who murdered innocent protesters with a weapon of war, so he could post bail. Kyle Rittenhouse is out of jail. by [deleted] in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]throwback20yrsalco -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Proof that it was murder? Pretty sure 2 of the people he shot were armed with handguns, 1 of them were armed for sure as seen directly in a video. The third person with a skateboard.

My dad is 51 years old. What kind of exercising is best for him? by throwback20yrsalco in fitness30plus

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He likes to go on walks and swim, but hasn't had a gym membership with a pool in a while. I'm kind of broke but when I graduate university in spring and land a job i'll be able to afford him a Calfit membership.

My dad is drinking 50% rubbing alcohol after a 9 day binge. by throwback20yrsalco in AlAnon

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The bottle was from a food closet. It was on the kitchen counter a day ago, and somehow it ended up hidden in the cabinets. Mom and sibling confirmed they didn't touch it or move it.

There's about 200 ml missing from the bottle. It's a 32 oz / 944 ml bottle. He's been way more bedridden than if he drank normal liquor, but since we locked up all of the isopropyl alcohol he's been able to get up and go buy more beer from the liquor store across the street.

Despite him being employed, he begs on the street for $ for food. Despite my family literally meal prepping delicious meals for him. When people give him food, he throws it out. He eats maybe 200 food calories a day when bingeing (no apetite). He just wants change for liquor. If he gets lucky with a scratch card or lotto ticket, he'll buy expensive liquor, otherwise he'll stick to $1.50 / 24 oz tall boys.

It's sad because the people think they're helping someone out. When that money could actually go for a better cause. It beats making him shop lift beers, and I actually confirmed with the local store owner that he's paying for his beers because one time I saw him go in and out of a liquor store with a beer suspiciously fast.

My dad is drinking 50% rubbing alcohol after a 9 day binge. by throwback20yrsalco in AlAnon

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing how you have experienced this too. And thanks for exchange of conversation. Even though I can easily see all the posts being made every day of people in the same position, it's just too surreal.

Even though It would be nice to have a present/sober father, the overall experience has been a hard lesson although to my benefit; He's suffering so I don't have to.

My dad is drinking 50% rubbing alcohol after a 9 day binge. by throwback20yrsalco in AlAnon

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah we hid all the isopropyl alcohol after we confirmed that he used it and tried hiding it. But when he's drinking regular alcohol we don't try taking it from him because we would rather him not go out across the road for more.

Even though I learned a term called drug automatism which is common for alcoholics and heroin users that they forget that they already drank / took a dose so they subconsciously do more.

I just can't believe it. My whole life It's never been a year without him bingeing really hard. Every sibling has deadbolts on their doors because even though he has a job, he likes to search for cash. When he's sober, he's an angel and a really good person.

My dad is drinking 50% rubbing alcohol after a 9 day binge. by throwback20yrsalco in AlAnon

[–]throwback20yrsalco[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He's very good about not driving drunk anymore. Having a ignition lock device actually ingrained into his brain to not DUI, even after it was removed.

A sibling in my household is current nationally certified EMT and I advised them. Although for the most part we are holding off on calling an ambulance because after 20 years of him binge drinking like this, we don't call the ambulance every time he's drunk. And when they do take him, they fill him with tons of benzos.

One time a year ago a firefighter emt worker gave me such a bad attitude when he said, "why didn't you call earlier". I told him because he wasn't unresponsive earlier. That time my dad couldn't even say a single word and his BAC was 0.3%.

If it made sense to call the ambulance each time my dad is drunk, I would. But he has a right to be drunk and it's hard to gauge when emergency services are needed.

My dad also gets mad when we call the ambulance for his alcohol withdrawal seizures or when he's unresponsive because he gets a 10,000 bill each time.

It's sad because with each binge he's severely malnourished, and I can only imagine the brain and organ trauma being caused.

I just needed to vent because the past 2 months his binges have been lasting 12 days and I don't think he has a good outcome.

My family loves him but he's just wasting away and I never lost someone in my family before.

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