[Abyss]

Seriously Gust, change your passwords. All of them. ALL.Do it yesterday.

[Gnaw]

Abyss, on 09 April 2016 - 11:30 PM, said:

Seriously Gust, change your passwords. All of them. ALL.Do it yesterday.

And change your pattern for picking new ones. Don't use birthdays, pet names, favorite, relative's names, etc.

[Andorion]

Its barely 8.30 AM on a Sunday. I have done a weeks worth of grocery shopping and laundry. My back hurts

[Mentalist]

My back also hurts. I suspect it's because I spent almost an hour cleaning today, most of it with my head down to almost floor level, as I was using a toothpick to clean gunk out of bathroom fixtures

But the fact that I spent good 5 hours playing pool probably didn't help either.

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 10 April 2016 - 04:32 AM, said:

My back also hurts. I suspect it's because I spent almost an hour cleaning today, most of it with my head down to almost floor level, as I was using a toothpick to clean gunk out of bathroom fixtures

But the fact that I spent good 5 hours playing pool probably didn't help either.

Cleaning is a pain for me as well but mainly because it aggravates my allergies and I sneeze for four hours straight.

And its already 35C here. Its just 10 AM

[Abyss]

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.


...fucking reddit....

[Andorion]

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:02 AM, said:

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.


...fucking reddit....

Oh you saw that? Considering they hunt Caimans, I don't think thrusting my arm into their mouth is going to work

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 05:11 AM, said:

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:02 AM, said:

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.


...fucking reddit....

Oh you saw that? Considering they hunt Caimans, I don't think thrusting my arm into their mouth is going to work

No but ripping off your shirt and wrapping it may give you a few seconds to jab an eye with your free hand.

But the plan is pretty weak because you're down an arm, taking swipes from claws, and all you've managed to is take out an eye and REALLY pissed the cat off....

[Tiste Simeon]

One of my best friends from uni is getting married in May and his stag do was yesterday. We were at one of his friends parents houses whoe own a lot of land including a forest in Oxfordshire, so we built a paintball course and spent the rest of the day paintballing and eating. Great stuff! What's messing with my groove is that in one of the games I tripped, twisted my ankle and knee and my leg has seized up!

And just to add insult to injury, while it happened, I turned it into a roll and came up shooting. I looked so freaking cool doing it but no-one was filming at the time!!

[Andorion]

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:53 AM, said:

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 05:11 AM, said:

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:02 AM, said:

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.


...fucking reddit....

Oh you saw that? Considering they hunt Caimans, I don't think thrusting my arm into their mouth is going to work

No but ripping off your shirt and wrapping it may give you a few seconds to jab an eye with your free hand.

But the plan is pretty weak because you're down an arm, taking swipes from claws, and all you've managed to is take out an eye and REALLY pissed the cat off....

At this point the cat just eats you alive

[Andorion]

Tiste Simeon, on 10 April 2016 - 02:51 PM, said:

One of my best friends from uni is getting married in May and his stag do was yesterday. We were at one of his friends parents houses whoe own a lot of land including a forest in Oxfordshire, so we built a paintball course and spent the rest of the day paintballing and eating. Great stuff! What's messing with my groove is that in one of the games I tripped, twisted my ankle and knee and my leg has seized up!

And just to add insult to injury, while it happened, I turned it into a roll and came up shooting. I looked so freaking cool doing it but no-one was filming at the time!!

So you are now a professional stuntsman?

[Gust Hubb]

Already been changing passwords etc like mad. It is just she had so many accounts and stuff it is hard to find them all. I killed the PayPal, eBay, and associated email.

[Gust Hubb]

And today I get off her lease thank God.

[Tiste Simeon]

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 03:26 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 10 April 2016 - 02:51 PM, said:

One of my best friends from uni is getting married in May and his stag do was yesterday. We were at one of his friends parents houses whoe own a lot of land including a forest in Oxfordshire, so we built a paintball course and spent the rest of the day paintballing and eating. Great stuff! What's messing with my groove is that in one of the games I tripped, twisted my ankle and knee and my leg has seized up!

And just to add insult to injury, while it happened, I turned it into a roll and came up shooting. I looked so freaking cool doing it but no-one was filming at the time!!

So you are now a professional stuntsman?

Not if I have to rest up and take a long bath after every stunt! Sheesh, life is too short for that!

[Aptorian]

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:02 AM, said:

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.

...fucking reddit....

That's a pretty fat Jaguar.

This reminds me of Bernie from Rooster Teeth claiming that he (humans) could fight any large predator. I can't recall if he was just talking about big cats or bears and such as well. I remember listening to those podcasts and being stunned, at how ignorant you have to be, to think you have a serious chance of surviving an encounter with an animal designed to kill large prey.

A 40 kilo German Shepperd can royally fuck you up. A 3-400 kilo Tiger would just straight up destroy a room full of people.

This post has been edited by Apt: 10 April 2016 - 07:37 PM

[Morgoth]

Gust Hubb, on 10 April 2016 - 04:54 PM, said:

And today I get off her lease thank God.

All those accounts, are they tied to a card? You might want to consider getting new credit cards, that way any accounts tied to the old cards will stop functioning.

[Puck]

Gorefest, on 08 April 2016 - 02:19 PM, said:

If it's just a blocked nose, why not make your own nasal spray? Put 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized salt and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 250 of boiling water, mix, let it cool down, then stick it in a nasal spray bottle and try it. That's basically what most nasal sprays are. Raise the salt content to half a teaspoon if it isn't providing enough nasal decongestion. The baking soda isn't technically required, but it makes the spray sting a bit less.

To get back to this to make the issue clear: salt spray does not help much with reducing swelling caused by an allergic reaction (though it's nice when you have a cold or just for general maintenance). I actually tried that for about a month last year because everyone and their pet was screaming in my ear about it, and that was towards the end of the season. In fact, even a spray for educing swelling is not recommended because it does not treat the actual cause AND there's the added issue that many swelling-reducing sprays contain chemical preservatives that are know for 1. causing allergies and heath issues on their own, 2. burning away the nasal mucous membrane (not fun) and 3. creating addictions by making things worse in the long run.

What I wanted was a spray that contained antihistamines and some supervision/advice, because those actually treat the allergic reaction itself. My usual antihistamine pills aren't enough for the few weeks in which the birch blooms. But I've had two doctors not listen to me long enough to care, with one prescibing me something completely different. I am tired of that and angry, too. It's me who cannot sleep at night, after all, not them. I am also tired of trial and error self-medication. Buying all that shit is pretty costly, be it locally produced honey, essence or various kinds of nose spray. And also additional meds that will hopefully keep me awake enough so I can go to work.

One would think I could just ask for stronger pills, but just getting an appointment with the allergist includes a two-month wait.

What I have found out by now is that there are nose prays without preservative agents that can be bought freely, and are - surprisingly - actually cheaper than some with preservatives. The catch is that nobody tells you that at the pharmacy, as they're told to sell you the more expensive, addictive stuff. I had to explicitly ask for a particular brand. And lo and behold, the minimal dose of that is exactly what I wanted to begin with. Still I could've saved so much time and resources had my doc actually listened/known her job.

[Gust Hubb]

Morgoth, on 10 April 2016 - 07:58 PM, said:

Gust Hubb, on 10 April 2016 - 04:54 PM, said:

And today I get off her lease thank God.

All those accounts, are they tied to a card? You might want to consider getting new credit cards, that way any accounts tied to the old cards will stop functioning.

It's weirder than that. It's PayPal credit without a card. It was when she was on an eBay spree and was selling enough to need two accounts. The other credit cards are free of me I am pretty sure.

The lease was that thing where I was her 'roommate' so she could get the place... I fought not to be on it and comprised with doing one Month as long as her mom took my place in a month's time.

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 03:25 PM, said:

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:53 AM, said:

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 05:11 AM, said:

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:02 AM, said:

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.


...fucking reddit....

Oh you saw that? Considering they hunt Caimans, I don't think thrusting my arm into their mouth is going to work

No but ripping off your shirt and wrapping it may give you a few seconds to jab an eye with your free hand.

But the plan is pretty weak because you're down an arm, taking swipes from claws, and all you've managed to is take out an eye and REALLY pissed the cat off....

At this point the cat just eats you alive

Right!
Without tools or random objects or a detailed knowledge of jaguar anatomy, it just seems to me that we're dead.
Wait... Kicking... What if I kicked it in the face a lot... Would that break a lunge? A jaguar could only attack face forward, a human can bring legs into play without making their face vulnerable... Tho on the other hand... Fangs...
Hmmm...

[Abyss]

Apt, on 10 April 2016 - 07:35 PM, said:

Abyss, on 10 April 2016 - 05:02 AM, said:

The dilemma of how one would fight a 200lb jaguar.

...fucking reddit....

That's a pretty fat Jaguar.

This reminds me of Bernie from Rooster Teeth claiming that he (humans) could fight any large predator. I can't recall if he was just talking about big cats or bears and such as well. I remember listening to those podcasts and being stunned, at how ignorant you have to be, to think you have a serious chance of surviving an encounter with an animal designed to kill large prey.

A 40 kilo German Shepperd can royally fuck you up. A 3-400 kilo Tiger would just straight up destroy a room full of people.

Apparently not...the weight range in an adult male jaguar tops it at approx 210lbs/96kg.
An 80 kg adult human could pin a 40 kg dog... Not saying it would be easy, but the dog doesn't have the claws that a predatory cat would... Grip the head and you're halfway to victory.
This is why spears were invented.