I think for cuts there’s general rules for location, depth, and length to qualify as an emergency. Deep punctures/stab wounds should always be treated as emergencies, do not remove the object, but stabilize it so it doesn’t cause more damage. An amount of blood equivalent to a can of soda is life threatening.

I’ve stayed current on first aid certifications for about a decade and grew up with a parent in the medical field. I still suck at knowing when something requires an er visit, quite possibly because family, friends, and neighbors would come over and get stitches on our kitchen counter rather than go to the hospital. The best I can say is, if you are questioning whether something requires a hospital visit, then it probably does. Better to be safe than sorry.

I’m not an expert on this, but I’ve worked with fresh and saltwater aquaria for years and here’s what I can say: food grade plastics should be fine to use, since they are not supposed to break down in water. I 3D print a lot, and PLA is not safe for aquaria because it is made of plant material and biodegrades in water over time, while PETG is generally safe for aquaria – but you have to be careful of what dyes/colors are used, same with ABS and nylon so long as they say ‘food grade’. Fish are pretty tolerant afaik, while invertebrates (especially crustaceans and cnidarians) are typically more sensitive to contaminants. That said, polypropylene (PP), and high density or cross linked polyethylene (HDPE or XLPE) are considered safe so long as they are virgin plastics (not recycled material). The surface and porosity makes a big difference in how long the plastics will last before biofouling – basically, microbes will form a biofilm and eventually other things will start growing on the surface, but periodic cleaning should keep this from building up. Also, keep in mind that each type of plastic has different tolerances to temperature, pH, etc., and the age of the plastic matters.

As an aside, there are micro/nano plastics everywhere. It’s unavoidable at this point. One of the biggest concerns for aquaria is other types of contaminants – other chemicals that are added to plastics (e.g., BPA) and heavy metals used in pumps, heaters, etc. Electronics and their plastic housings eventually fail, surprisingly often and quicker than expected at times, and the stuff that leaches out can cause a lot of harm to the animals, not to mention if a heater cooks the tank or just stops maintaining temp and the animals get too cold.

Aww this is amazing! Did you end up keeping the puppy?

Multiple frittatas or egg-based breakfast casseroles would work well. You could make each one unique so people can pick and choose, like Mexican (chorizo, jalapenos, queso fresco/cotija), southwestern style (chicken/turkey, peppers, Monterey Jack cheese), Italian (various herbs and mozzarella/parmesan/Romano), American (ham/bacon/sausage with cheddar), etc. Any of those would be awesome with diced onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, and just about any kind of cheese. I like putting crispy hash browns on the bottom before pouring the egg mixture over and sprinkling extra cheese on top before cooking. Serve with sour cream or creme fraiche and a bottle of hot sauce for those who like it spicy.

Or you could try the U.S. southern style breakfast with biscuits and gravy (country style, with or without sausage), cheese n grits, hash browns, bacon and sausage, and scrambled eggs. Pancakes/waffles might be tricky with so many people, but I imagine a variety of bagels and cream cheeses and other toppings would be easy to pull off.

My theory is that if YouTube profiles people as likely 18-45 yr old male, then they shove right wing propaganda down your throat even if you don’t align with it in any other way based on subscriptions/search history/etc.

Watching movies. There’s so many movies, both good and bad. Sometimes bad movies are fun too, especially horror.

Others have mentioned video games. I’ve gotten into emulation using Batocera. Can be installed on old hard drives/raspberry pis.

Depending on your space/climate, gardening and/or growing mushrooms.

I’ve been looking more into home improvement and homesteading.

I also just tend to get fixated on random things that interest me and go down rabbit holes.

Jeremy by Pearl Jam is the song that came to mind from this question. The fucking chorus is so bad, I used to like pearl jam and that song made me hate them forever

It’s funny bc bob Dylan wrote amazing songs, but his performance of his own music sucked compared to anyone who covered his music

Not to mention the dangers of bootlegging when you don’t know what you’re doing. Methanol is suuuper toxic, and there were many people accidentally poisoned while making their own alcohols during prohibition. Shoot, just look at how dangerous it is to buy street drugs now with fentanyl everywhere these days. Ideally there should be regulation to protect consumers. Random drug dealers as well as corporations have proven themselves untrustworthy, and most drugs/alcohol have some medicinal/spiritual/sociocultural applications, so outright illegalization results in a net negative.

Thank you, the seeds add an awful texture imo

Local foraging: edible and medicinal flora native to the area, along with which plants to avoid. And perhaps less practical, but I’m partial to local wildlife identification because it’s fun :D

Someone else already mentioned comms, and I just want to add that this is a very valuable thing. Building a network of trustworthy people in your community and teaching them how to program and use radios would be absolutely life saving in emergency/disastrous situations. Maybe it’s the prepper in me, but it’s good to prepare for the worst and hope for the best with the current climate.

I’d say a series of basic survival courses that could be broken down by topic:

• First aid/CPR
• How to start a fire without a lighter
• Building shelter
• Wilderness survival
• Methods for obtaining potable water

Perhaps it’s some sort of ham and cheese sliders on sweet Hawaiian rolls? I’ve made these before and they’re delicious. The Hawaiian rolls give it a sweetness especially if you use a honey ham, and you brush them with a garlic butter and cover with foil to bake, then bake uncovered for the last ~10 min to get a slight browning on top. I suggest you try experimenting with different sauces by adding different herbs to mayo (& mustard if you like) until it fits your liking. Personally, I love to put pickle slices in my ham and cheese sliders – or pickled jalapenos if I’m feeling spicier!

It may not be the exact same thing your mom made, but trust me these are worth trying

My old manager was stopping by the store he used to work at that I still worked at the time. He was a friendly guy who trained me on my first job, and I of course trusted him. He claimed to have a business opportunity for me that would pay loads higher than what I made there, which was barely above federal minimum wage in the early 2010s, and that I was the hardest working person he ever managed and that he was taking a chance on me. We scheduled a time to meet at some cafe to discuss, he spent probably 2 hours hyping up the position, that I would be my own boss and get to employ my friends if they were interested to work for me. In the entire time, he never even mentioned WTF the business was, whether it was selling a good or service, nothing. I had to directly ask him what it was at the end of his spiel, and he said it was selling insurance (Primerica I think?) and that I would have to pay a monthly fee and pay to complete some training first, but that I would make so much money it wouldn’t matter. He asked for the names and numbers of 10 of my friends, to which I said that I’m not giving their info without their permission. Then he pressured me to text my friends to get their permission on the spot, and I stupidly did ask a couple of friends. I was young and dumb, barely out of high school. Luckily I felt that something wasn’t right so I told him it sounds like a plan and would get a hold of my friends later, but that I needed to go home. Of course I called my mom on the way home who told me it was a pyramid scheme, so I texted my old manager to let him know since I figured he was just as unaware as me. He denied it of course, trying to get me to meet up again, saying he didn’t explain it right, etc. I warned everyone that I worked with, and have never seen him again. Fuck MLMs, man.

About 10 years ago, I bought a ridiculously large bag of dried shiitakes online. I’m almost to the end of the bag now lol. Over the years, I learned to skip the step of soaking the shrooms in hot water if they were being added to soups or anything liquidy enough that was also being heated. So just throw them into your bowl of ramen before adding water and cooking, that way you get the extra flavor and save some time and energy

Have you looked into shoe inserts that essentially reduce the size of the shoe interior? My friend has extremely small feet and faces a similar problem of not finding shoes that are small enough, and I think she’s had some luck with the inserts

I’ve only have wild boar jerky before and it was pretty tasty, but you gotta get the meat tested first bc they can carry some serious diseases.

Sorta fun fact from my organizmal bio teacher: the reason you never hear about pork being cooking medium rare is that we are fairly closely related to pigs and so we are susceptible to many of the diseases that can infect pigs.

Thank you! Also the fork is a good idea 🙂

And I shall become Queen

I hope you find a place soon, sending hugs and good vibes your way

I remember this happening too. It was mostly fast food restaurants that were supposedly going to shut down bc “young people would rather sit back on the stimulus check than work minimum wage in shit conditions” while boomers couldn’t stand missing their mcfatty meal at every whim. That’s how the news spun the narrative around 2020-2022 during the height of the anti work movement. I’m sure I could find a source if I visibly gags checked my old reddit account