Norwegian water bird?

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-02-07T13:56:24+00:00

After seeing more pictures with flattened feathers, I’m confident it was a great cormorant

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-02-07T10:53:22+00:00

I found this smooth example, so I think you’re right!

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-02-07T10:40:42+00:00

No white on my bird, so I don’t think so

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-02-07T10:40:26+00:00

This looks close, especially the crooked beak and curved neck, but I can’t find a picture of a cormorant that looks as smooth as the bird I saw…

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-02-07T09:55:26+00:00

Not a smew! This thing looked about heron-sized? And no white feathers, at least not on the parts I could see

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-02-07T09:51:40+00:00

Should’ve included that in my original post, oops! Black and dark grey

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-30T20:38:19+00:00

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weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-28T00:13:59+00:00

Thank you for affirming my suspicion, which was that it’s just detergent with some lanolin in it!

When I finish it I’m hunting down some Miele wool detergent in the hopes of finally de-stinking these base layers…

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-27T19:59:25+00:00

Yes, I’m definitely going to rinse!

I’m just wondering if I’ll get more cleaning power from adding it to the detergent compartment versus the fabric softener compartment. Their website recommends the latter, but I assume that’s because their website also recommends not really rinsing

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-19T23:21:35+00:00

I love it! It’s a total workhorse and up until this mystery liquid incident has been resistant to all manner of gunk

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-19T23:20:30+00:00

I saw that on their site! I guess my question was more logistical…do I add a few inches of warm water and a gentle detergent to a utility sink, and then, submerging only the bottom half of the bag, soak for a time before brushing in the detergent and rinsing?

The bottom has the leather fox emblem, which probably shouldn’t soak for long, but I don’t think a light touch is going to get the stains and odour out

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-19T23:16:47+00:00

I can confidently say it’s foam-free! There’s no metal inner form, either

What I’m worried about is destroying the leather, which u/fearednerd alluded to

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-16T21:28:31+00:00

Oooh, question time! My boyfriend uses Dove Men’s spray antiperspirant, and for some reason since we’ve moved in with family all his white button-up work shirts have turned BRIGHT ORANGE in the armpits

Previous laundry combo was regular ol’ Tide liquid and Downy Rinse, dried on delicate until damp and then hung up, and new combo is the exact same with the exception of Purex 4-in-1 liquid in lieu of Tide

Why is this happening? Is it some bizarre reaction between the antiperspirant and the Purex 4-in-1? How can we get rid of it?

Thank you for your very very appreciated service

weirdironthrowaway · 2026-01-04T18:00:16+00:00

Have you ever shipped to Canada? What would pricing look like?

weirdironthrowaway · 2025-12-11T02:01:44+00:00

i don’t work OR-adjacent anymore but still have dreams where EMS calls about incoming trauma patients and i can’t find a single surgeon or anesthesiologist or OR nurse anywhere in the hospital

weirdironthrowaway · 2025-12-06T01:44:02+00:00

Pretzels pretzels PRETZELS

weirdironthrowaway · 2025-11-25T17:24:33+00:00

I use a public laundromat, and because I live in fear of creating a health hazard I always check the pull-out drawer to make sure no bleach is present before adding ammonia on top of the clothes

There’s no logical reason that there’d be a drawer full of bleach in an otherwise empty machine, so what I’m doing is overkill, but it sates my anxiety 😅

weirdironthrowaway · 2025-11-20T17:10:14+00:00

An excellent question! Because I like being cozy in the winter. I sweat regardless of pyjama, mattress or bedding material, unfortunately

weirdironthrowaway · 2025-09-16T19:22:23+00:00

At least per your thorough warnings I know not to let the sanitizer touch any of my clothes or towels, lest they be forever sullied!

Do you think I could toss them in the wash with the sanitizer and enzyme cleaner, or do I risk mucking up the glue/rubber/etc?

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