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2 hours ago, frogger said:
Our school district is trying to close 6 schools but it doesn't matter which schools they close; those parents will freak. It happens every time but we have lost 6000 students since 2010. How can they not close schools? I suppose everyone will just say it should be the other guy's school. 🤷♀️
As a young adult I moved to a district that had been shrinking and was shuttering schools. Those buildings sat vacant for years, many still are. I worked with a non profit that wanted to buy one. It didn't matter which building they looked at the district wouldn't sell. They wouldn't even rent them out. They just sat vacant, being broken into and vandalized costing the district who knows how much money.
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I would take the bear.
Most men might be fine, I have encountered one that had malicious intent. It only takes one time.
In general I don't have problems with random men. I have encountered random men late at night on public transit. Never a problem. In fact they are often fully aware and will call ahead where they are going if they are passing. "Going to the bus stop" "going to the bike share" and they speed up to walk past so that they don't guve the impression of following.
And still, it only took that one man for me to not be willing to take the risk.
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6 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:
We have problems with both. The houseless raid our trash cans for recycling they can turn in for the deposit money.
Aside, we place the recycling The houseless can turn in for money separately. It makes it easier for them and there is less risk of a mess being made while they dig.
We don't have bears, lots of houseless though.
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6 hours ago, Pawz4me said:
I don't know anyone (of any age) who smokes cigarettes. And I live in the heart of tobacco country.
The smokers I know tend to be either older than 65 or younger than 30. I don't know any smoker in-between those ages.
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5 hours ago, mmasc said:
@SHP It’s funny you said that, bc I was thinking about this later and how some people adore color and bold, bright walls and linens and paint, etc and how some are like nope lol. I’m definitely a nope. As a matter of fact, color makes me anxious. Which probably sounds weird. I’m definitely not trying to be hgtv, I’m trying to be calm and relaxed so I can sleep. 😅
As someone who struggles with colors and has colors that will trigger a migraine and make me sick, I get it. I am always up for talking about color as long as the discussion will not lead to me painting walls.
On your calm colors I really like the two with the yellow stars. Maybe because they are a bit darker? I am not really sure. I numbered some of the colors that to me look very very similar. What makes the anxious ones different than the calm ones? I put an X over the colors that are most likely to make me sick to give you and idea of my color triggers.
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5 hours ago, Drama Llama said:
We will need to parallel park it frequently. I think trailers are for people with driveways.
The type of trailer I am talking about would be possible to parallel park. I called it a hitch trailer because that is what I have always called a similar trailer that a family member has to distinguish from their other trailers. I grabbed this image of an open bike trailer that attaches how I am referring to.
These are pretty popular here, lots of people have grills/smokers here attached like this. Great for picnics at the park.
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Is an enclosed hitch trailer not an option? It seems like that would open up more options.
I don't know if enclosed hitch trailers are a thing sold retail, or if it is a custom thing, an adultling made one for a client.
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Here is my take: I am an adult. I have a job. I pay my taxes. Life is too short.
I use a rainbow dragon shower curtain for my curtains. I have regular curtains on the window side for light blocking and to protect my dragon's colors. They are of course different color curtains.
I am finally turning an adultlings old room into a guest room and am looking at a galaxy duvet and a tie dye duvet. I am torn, I want both. The sheets will, of course, be bright colors that match.
I am also anti-white walls, but that is only after being a parent and scrubbing finger and foot prints off of walls and ceilings. Yes, footprints on the ceiling. No, I didn't ask.
My very formal southern aunt is of the view that all morally upstanding white people must follow HGTV trends. Do you have any idea how much fun it is to have her visit?
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49 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said:
I know an YA who does that and it is because he does not want to be healthy.
That is very sad
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I am seeing this in young adults I know as well as in online groups. Smoking cigarettes seems to be becoming more popular. From young adults wanting their wedding pictures to include them smoking, to so many young adults smoking.
With all that is known, I just do not get it.
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1 hour ago, KungFuPanda said:
Have you ever seen those murphy doors that are both bookcases and doors? What if you had doors like that where you could store your cookbooks, but you could still open then and behind the bookcase-doors you could store lesser used items like holiday platters, or a seldom used appliances, or canning stuff that comes out for a short season? I don't KNOW that this even exists or how they could open outwards. Honestly, I'd probably just put my books in front of stuff and complain when I had to move them.
They aren't hard to build so this is my new suggestion. A secret space behind cookbooks.
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I vote putting a cat bed up there. You may need to get a cat if you don't already have one.
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Yes, I have to follow specific dietary restrictions for 4-5 days before hand, but that is because I have health issues that require it.
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Yes. I went down earlier this week. It took everything I had to call my husband and ask him to come home after lunch. I was fine the next day.
Last night my husband was making dinner when it hit. He went to bed early, called off of work today, and had a virtual appointment. I took him to test for RSV, covid, and flu A and B. All negative. He spent the rest of the day in bed. I am not sure he will go to work tomorrow.
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Plot twist: I showed my husband my drawing and mentioned that I couldn't figure out how it is still there. Turns out he has been putting bricks/small rocks in front of the wheels. In my disgust at the item I didn't pay attention. I had been working under the assumption that he heard my plotting and understood that it wasn't a harmless rant, but an actual plot to rid the world of the thing.
The marriage survived. I will be paying closer attention to it and the weather in the future to ensure that it is not obstructed when it is windy.
I will be texting the offspring and making sure they know no one is to mess with the thing, including cleaning and helping keep it safe. This will probably be interpreted as "protect the thing at all costs" because that is how things seem to work here.
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8 hours ago, Indigo Blue said:
I am really curious what the ugly thing looks like….
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Ok so I spent time this evening working on a sketch of the item (the brown thing) and where I have put it in an attempt to catch maximum wind. Yes, I added wheels.
I was not accepted to art school.
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3 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said:
I am really curious what the ugly thing looks like….
👀
I will attempt a sketch later
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Soo someone bought something that goes outside. Its so ugly I tried to get a picture but my camera broke. I grimaced and placed it outside in an area that is windy and blows everything I want to keep off our property, through the neighborhood, out to the highway and a few states away. Yesterday, for example, I spent more time than I care to admit chasing a wanted item down that wasn't directly in that area and still got caught up.
I am beyond frustrated that this thing hasn't moved even an inch and I miss the days before cameras everywhere, I would play the part of the wind and help it along, with a baseball bat, or an ax I reclaimed from a teen bedroom.
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On 4/14/2024 at 1:50 PM, prairiewindmomma said:
Spinner wheels arent great on cobblestone, but they are fantastic for everything else.
Personally, I prefer to travel with a carryon backpack only. No wheels!
This is everyone here. We prefer backpacks. I am not sure we have any suitcases to compare with though.
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1 hour ago, Scarlett said:
No one ever said that. They don’t want him in a trailer on the property and they sure don’t want him in a trailer on the property without running water or sewer.
Him having access to the house is just one more thing that is upsetting to everyone.They never wanted him in the trailer on the property or currently don't want him in the trailer on the property.
I am trying to understand the timeline better, thanks
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Just now, Scarlett said:
Why is it baffling that they don’t want him in their home? They did not agree to it.
It is baffling that they would expect someone to live without running water and sewage.
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1 hour ago, SKL said:
Honestly curious - what do posters believe would work AND be accessible for a young adult who suffers from both entrenched drug addiction and ASD? Even supposing there are theoretically services to target this combination, what is the likelihood of long-term success?
Ok I find this baffling. What do I believe would work? Well, I think we need a time machine to go back in time at least 30 years, then we get there we need a miracle to get funding for quality programs for autistic adults that ensure no waiting lists. Then we need another miracle for funding for treatment programs specifically for autistic adults with addiction.
These need to be followed carefully and there needs to be ongoing studies for what works and what doesn't. We need to fund practical research that helps adults.
Once we have gone back and ensured those things are done we would be able to pull from 30 years of data and would be in a better place to know what helps long-term and what doesn't.
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I am baffled that the other residents are angry that someone living there without running water or sewage would need to access running water and sewage and is doing so.
As above it sounds like he is a tenant and has rights. I would think that access to running water is a right.
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Addiction isn't a choice.
Autism isn't a choice.
Services for addiction for those who don't have means are generally not the best.
Services for adults with autism generally suck.
Finding an addiction treatment that can meet the needs of an autistic is like finding a unicorn.
I gave a lot of suggestions in the previous thread. Complaining and demanding he change without supports will not work. An ultimatum will not work. If they want to help him then they need to all be on the phone calling every local and state resource. They need to help him and make those phone calls, fill out paperwork, help him schedule and get to appointments.
If they have not spent as much time calling places that could provide him help as they have calling people to gossip then they do not care about him and his well being. I will forever stand by that. He needs help. The help he needs is something that will take a lot of work by multiple people to get.
They sound like a bunch of gossiping old women who care about only themselves and think that disabilities are choices. I am so glad that I am not related to them. I hope that when disability strikes them that they are met with more.compassion and tangible help than they are willing to provide.
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Unwritten road rules
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Gratitude is expressed frequently, it is so nice when they tell me I am number one! People really live up to the midwest nice here.
As a pedestrian walking in the urban core and obeying all signals I do find that about a third of drivers give salutation with one finger, another third don't seem to see me, even when making eye contact, and the last third seem to view running pedestrians over as a sport. We don't have deer in the city and they have to put food on the table somehow.
Sadly, even with parallel parking everywhere many drivers simply have no clue what it is or how it works. People are resourceful and when they cannot figure that out they turn to the time honored tradition of just parking in the middle turn lane. This takes less skill AND when you return to your car you get to see all the buses that are on the route, they will even stay still so you can get a good look at the number, and you are given the opportunity to contribute to the cities general revenue fund. So many advantages.
Ahh the zipper merge. This would be great, but I do not wish to die. Did you know that in America if you follow this it can cause other drivers to become enraged? And that the enraged are allowed to carry guns?