[Maark Abbott]

Up for a few hours last night with blinding stomach cramps. Feel like shite this morning. Must have eaten someone bad.

[Aptorian]

Maark Abbott, on 01 April 2016 - 07:55 AM, said:

Must have eaten someone bad.

I have heard that consuming the flesh of the morally corrupt can cause an upset stomach. You should stick to virgin flesh.

[Puck]

Think I may have developed an allergy to either peanuts or peanut butter in particular. The day before yesterday, all was good. Eating the same constellation of bread and peanut butter had me feeling like crap yesterday. Twice, because I'm stupid like that and had to try again. Never again. Damn, 'cause I love the stuff.

[QuickTidal]

Puck, on 01 April 2016 - 12:31 PM, said:

Think I may have developed an allergy to either peanuts or peanut butter in particular. The day before yesterday, all was good. Eating the same constellation of bread and peanut butter had me feeling like crap yesterday. Twice, because I'm stupid like that and had to try again. Never again. Damn, 'cause I love the stuff.

Not sure where you'd go to do this where you live, but in Canada both my wife and I have gone to get our "sensitivites" tested to see what we might be outright allergic to, but also just stuff that causes smaller adverse reactions in our bodies (stuff that might make you more gassy or bloated, for example, but not full on allergic reaction territory). That could tell you whether you actually have developed an allergy or just a sensitivity in which you could choose to avoid most of the time but still give yourself a treat now and again. One of mine is cheese and I LOVE cheese. So I just dialed back my general cheese consumption and I felt better. But I'd never give up cheese.

[Macros]

RIP to the little big man.

Don't make comedy like he did anymore

[Puck]

QuickTidal, on 01 April 2016 - 12:34 PM, said:

Puck, on 01 April 2016 - 12:31 PM, said:

Think I may have developed an allergy to either peanuts or peanut butter in particular. The day before yesterday, all was good. Eating the same constellation of bread and peanut butter had me feeling like crap yesterday. Twice, because I'm stupid like that and had to try again. Never again. Damn, 'cause I love the stuff.

Not sure where you'd go to do this where you live, but in Canada both my wife and I have gone to get our "sensitivites" tested to see what we might be outright allergic to, but also just stuff that causes smaller adverse reactions in our bodies (stuff that might make you more gassy or bloated, for example, but not full on allergic reaction territory). That could tell you whether you actually have developed an allergy or just a sensitivity in which you could choose to avoid most of the time but still give yourself a treat now and again. One of mine is cheese and I LOVE cheese. So I just dialed back my general cheese consumption and I felt better. But I'd never give up cheese.

For me, it's most likely a cross allergy, so it may actually go away at the end of the season. I'm certainly not going to get tested, because my doc is peculiar about it and I had an allergy test half a year ago, so no tests for a while now. But I'm allergic to pretty much anything that blooms, with cross allergies to some stuff like several kinds of fruit (strawberries, cherries, most red fruit, actually, though some I can eat in moderation, and some not at all - cherries make me look like someone's punched me in the eye for a couple of days - and most are edible in processed forms like jam), and some veggies when fresh. Pepper makes my arms itch, but that's a minor inconvenience and not stopping me, I just try to avoid the stuff that outright makes breathing difficult. But because pretty much all those reactions are cross allergies to my hayfever, they can be seasonal and come out of nowhere. It's happened that I was fine eating something one day, then started reacting to it badly the next day. Fortunately, only cherries so far had me at the brink of having to go to the hospital, everything else was bearable.

I'm just annoyed this time because I really really like peanut butter, but it's also a real treat because the local shops rarely have it Hope it will go away at the end of hayfever season.

Also, if I couldn't eat cheese as much as I want you'd probably hear my enraged scream to the moon.

[QuickTidal]

Puck, on 01 April 2016 - 03:15 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 01 April 2016 - 12:34 PM, said:

Puck, on 01 April 2016 - 12:31 PM, said:

Think I may have developed an allergy to either peanuts or peanut butter in particular. The day before yesterday, all was good. Eating the same constellation of bread and peanut butter had me feeling like crap yesterday. Twice, because I'm stupid like that and had to try again. Never again. Damn, 'cause I love the stuff.

Not sure where you'd go to do this where you live, but in Canada both my wife and I have gone to get our "sensitivites" tested to see what we might be outright allergic to, but also just stuff that causes smaller adverse reactions in our bodies (stuff that might make you more gassy or bloated, for example, but not full on allergic reaction territory). That could tell you whether you actually have developed an allergy or just a sensitivity in which you could choose to avoid most of the time but still give yourself a treat now and again. One of mine is cheese and I LOVE cheese. So I just dialed back my general cheese consumption and I felt better. But I'd never give up cheese.

For me, it's most likely a cross allergy, so it may actually go away at the end of the season. I'm certainly not going to get tested, because my doc is peculiar about it and I had an allergy test half a year ago, so no tests for a while now. But I'm allergic to pretty much anything that blooms, with cross allergies to some stuff like several kinds of fruit (strawberries, cherries, most red fruit, actually, though some I can eat in moderation, and some not at all - cherries make me look like someone's punched me in the eye for a couple of days - and most are edible in processed forms like jam), and some veggies when fresh. Pepper makes my arms itch, but that's a minor inconvenience and not stopping me, I just try to avoid the stuff that outright makes breathing difficult. But because pretty much all those reactions are cross allergies to my hayfever, they can be seasonal and come out of nowhere. It's happened that I was fine eating something one day, then started reacting to it badly the next day. Fortunately, only cherries so far had me at the brink of having to go to the hospital, everything else was bearable.

I'm just annoyed this time because I really really like peanut butter, but it's also a real treat because the local shops rarely have it Hope it will go away at the end of hayfever season.

Also, if I couldn't eat cheese as much as I want you'd probably hear my enraged scream to the moon.

Aww man, that totally sucks. Yeah, the cheese thing often gets in my way. Sigh. Tis life.

[Puck]

The up side is that there's a good possibility all those cross allergies will go away should the hayfever treatment be successful, it's just that the treatment takes at least three years. I've done one year of treatment already and my last allergy test showed less reaction to birch pollen (my arch enemy), so I'm hoping for more improvement.

[QuickTidal]

Hopefully that sorts it out.

[Abyss]

Now you're just daring the Birch trees to amp it up.

Birth trees are bastards.

[QuickTidal]

The state of daycare in my city and province and pretty much the country is is a horrible state. And considering we are currently looking for that for after Mat/Pat leave (we are splitting the leaves between us) the current problms are right in our faces. Never mind the sky high monthly fees ($1800/month is sadly pretty typical of a licensed center these days). There are actually places asking for $150 NON-refundable JUST to be put on their waitlist...which is ridiculous. But the spaces are so minimal that finding a decent space to place your kid for daycare is like chasing phantoms. So even if you have the cash to afford the exorbitant rates, getting in off the wait lists is a chore.

This is an actual conversation Mrs. QT had with a licensed daycare (bearing in mind our child isn't going to be born till August of THIS year, and thus we won't need care till after Mat/Pat leave in around fall 2017, right?)

Mrs. QT: Hi, I was just calling to inquire about daycare space for our future child.

Daycare: Okay, well we have a long wait list.

Mrs. QT: That's fine, I'm just calling for info right now.

Daycare: Well our fees are ______ (pricey, but not break-the-bank).

Mrs. QT: Okaaaaay. But what about your wait list?

Daycare: When are you looking for?

Mrs. QT: Around Fall 2017 (note, she made this call in Feb of this year).

Daycare: Well, it would be better for you if you aimed at getting your child here as a toddler, like around 3 years old (daycare admin says this even though we specifically noted we were investigating for post mat leave (12 months old)

Mrs. QT: ....pause...wait, are you trying to tell me that your wait list is around 4 years long?

Daycare: We have a long wait list. Also, our wait list fee (WAIT LIST FEE!) is $60.

Mrs. QT: Thank you for your time.

What a crappy state of affairs. The only saving grace is that we will be looking to move out of the city into the suburbs when the child is about 2...so we only need in-city daycare for a year...but it's still such a mess. Ugh.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 01 April 2016 - 07:04 PM

[amphibian]

My parents did the under the table babysitting thing for my brother for a long stretch. Maybe that might work for you two.

[Mezla PigDog]

QuickTidal, on 01 April 2016 - 07:02 PM, said:

The state of daycare in my city and province.....

Yup my unborn child is already registered to start in May 2017! Four days a week for £1011 per month which is roughly the same as our monthly mortgage payment and we are already in the suburbs. We had to pay a month up front to get the place. Fortunately it's refundable up to a month before his start date and we didn't have to pay for the few months we were on the waiting list. My preferred lefty news outlet always claims that a mainstream political party is going to run an election campaign on free universal childcare in this country but it's a pipe dream.

[Una]

Here too! My kid is almost 3 and I'm still wait-listed at multiple places. I am one of the fortunate ones though and I thank my lucky stars. My parents help me out. When my mother was begging me for grandchildren, I managed to extract from her a promise that she would babysit. If it weren't for that, I would probably have had to hire a nanny. Not because I'm posh like that, but because there are literally no daycare spots.

Myself, I was put in an unlicensed daycare run out of some lady's home back in the day. It worked out ok because she was good, but I'm loathe to go that route because some of them are sketchy and you hear so many horror stories. Every so often, a child dies. Not worth it.

[amphibian]

My cauliflower ear is growing. This makes sleeping kinda not that fun.

[EmperorMagus]

amphibian, on 02 April 2016 - 01:08 AM, said:

My cauliflower ear is growing. This makes sleeping kinda not that fun.

That sounds funny.
Is it ominous?

[amphibian]

It's not immediately obvious to a passerby, but if I get much more of this, it will be clearly a wrestler's gnarly looking ear.

I work a white collar job, so it might create an impression of "tough guy", which is kinda counterproductive. Blue collar people would be much more ok with it.

[amphibian]

Briar King, on 02 April 2016 - 02:09 AM, said:

Seems lifelong unless the pressure is released by cutting.

It's added to in unpredictable intervals and amounts. The big ones can be drained (I've done it before). But the little ones don't get big enough to drain and whatever is there adds up over time.

It's my right ear only. Left ear has only a spot as big as half a pinky nail, while righty has a spot as big as my thumb's first joint and another spot as big as a full pinky nail.

If it gets real bad, I'll have a plastic surgeon open it up and trim the scar tissue. But I would rather I didn't get to the "needs surgery" stage.

[Andorion]

amphibian, on 02 April 2016 - 01:26 AM, said:

It's not immediately obvious to a passerby, but if I get much more of this, it will be clearly a wrestler's gnarly looking ear.

I work a white collar job, so it might create an impression of "tough guy", which is kinda counterproductive. Blue collar people would be much more ok with it.

Ok what is this, and why does BK want to cut it?

[EmperorMagus]

Andorion, on 02 April 2016 - 03:25 AM, said:

Ok what is this, and why does BK want to cut it?

In Farsi it's called broken ear. I know wanna be wrestlers used to hit their ears with doors to make them look like this.

I guess Amph doesn't like that appearance as a professional.