THE RANT THREAD!

[B. de Corbin]

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Or maybe vampirehood? It's less the flesh aspect and more the blood aspect. That iron-y taste is what does it. LOL.

In all seriousness, I'll take some of the iron tablets I have for a couple of days, and if it doesn't go away, I'll go to the doctor. It's not really good to take the iron pills for too long because they can make you have too much iron in your blood.

I'm not a doctor, but who cares?

I have been told that a tablespoon of molasses every day (it's nice in coffee) is a good way of getting iron. Molasses is the vitamins and minerals they take out of sugar cane when they refine sugar.

[Heka]

Nah Oktoberfest is on through October at the German Club (and there are a few other German bars that do a mini one).

Schutzenfest is in like, January so we've missed this year's by a mile lol. Though Jan 2015 is just around the corner, I guess.

Schutzenfest is fun. We went this year.

[Medusa]

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Diabetes rant #1221231566.

Did well today. Had breakfast burrito at 10am. Had lunch at 1:30 pm. By 6 pm I found myself shaking so bad I could not even get the test strips out of the tube to test my sugar. It was 85. I just made it to the gas station where I downed a bottle of Coke. I felt like I wanted to throw up on the bus. I was getting that agitated feeling. And I thought briefly of lying down in the parking lot because I didn't want to just faint and look dumb.



Full work shifts are just really hard on me. I feel feeble.

[satanic witch]

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Diabetes rant #1221231566.

Did well today. Had breakfast burrito at 10am. Had lunch at 1:30 pm. By 6 pm I found myself shaking so bad I could not even get the test strips out of the tube to test my sugar. It was 85. I just made it to the gas station where I downed a bottle of Coke. I felt like I wanted to throw up on the bus. I was getting that agitated feeling. And I thought briefly of lying down in the parking lot because I didn't want to just faint and look dumb.



Full work shifts are just really hard on me. I feel feeble.

I understand how u feel , when I was younger my moms diabetes was bad she has type two I think , but she used to be really bad , she had to monitor her blood sugar levels constantly , she tryed to work awhile until I was six but here varying health problems soon became an issue , but now she's lost weight eats healthy if not everyday and she is doing good , she told me that it can be passed down orEasyer to get diabetes if it runs in the family , so needless to say I try to keep myself from getting diabetes by eating right and staying active. But all I can really say is hang in there . And trust me u ain't feeble .

[ChainLightning]

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Pharmaceutical patents and product-hopping.

'Nuff said.

[volcaniclastic]

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What do you feed him on? If he poops before bed and is still going in the middle of the night he may need a diet change. Generally, 2 feeds a day should = 2 poops a day, maybe 3. If you're getting more than that then his food may be not agreeing with him or may be filled with fillers and crap that just goes straight through. Otherwise feeding him a bit earlier in the evening can help, but I know you have issues with getting home late so that may not be an option.

He is currently underfed, so for a 70lbs dog, we are feeding him 5 cups a day. 2 cups morning/evening, and one cup at lunch. That will peter off to about 3.5/4 cups per day after his next vet visit. The vet figures he should be more in the 80-85lbs range. I would say he poops maybe 4 times a day?

It was below zero celcius today, so I kept him inside while I was at work. I was nervous about it, since he usually stays in the yard, but no poops during work hours (I came home at lunch and walked him). I came home after work and walked him quick and fed him, but he didn't poop on his walk. Then I went out. I came home an hour later from the film I was seeing than I thought I was going to (it went longer than I expected), and he had pooped on the floor again. He seems partial to the hallway carpet for some reason. I don't know if he has a hard time holding it in, or what the deal is, but if I don't get a regular lunch break, and if I don't take him for a proper walk before bed (RIGHT BEFORE BED), he poops. It probably happens like twice a week. He's perfect in every other way. But I'm tired of him pooping on the carpet. Why couldn't he poop downstairs, where we have laminate flooring? Or you know, not at all until he's outside?

Edit: I feed him a brand called Blue Buffalo. I don't feed my animals shitty food. My cat for most of his life has been eating $70/bag food, grain free, without fillers. My dog eats a slightly cheaper brand because he goes through 7kg every two weeks, but this is still good, healthy food.

[Medusa]

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I cooked some chorizo con papas. And something tastes 'off'. I think it was the pan.
I'm hungee

[Arella]

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He is currently underfed, so for a 70lbs dog, we are feeding him 5 cups a day. 2 cups morning/evening, and one cup at lunch. That will peter off to about 3.5/4 cups per day after his next vet visit. The vet figures he should be more in the 80-85lbs range. I would say he poops maybe 4 times a day?

It was below zero celcius today, so I kept him inside while I was at work. I was nervous about it, since he usually stays in the yard, but no poops during work hours (I came home at lunch and walked him). I came home after work and walked him quick and fed him, but he didn't poop on his walk. Then I went out. I came home an hour later from the film I was seeing than I thought I was going to (it went longer than I expected), and he had pooped on the floor again. He seems partial to the hallway carpet for some reason. I don't know if he has a hard time holding it in, or what the deal is, but if I don't get a regular lunch break, and if I don't take him for a proper walk before bed (RIGHT BEFORE BED), he poops. It probably happens like twice a week. He's perfect in every other way. But I'm tired of him pooping on the carpet. Why couldn't he poop downstairs, where we have laminate flooring? Or you know, not at all until he's outside?

Edit: I feed him a brand called Blue Buffalo. I don't feed my animals shitty food. My cat for most of his life has been eating $70/bag food, grain free, without fillers. My dog eats a slightly cheaper brand because he goes through 7kg every two weeks, but this is still good, healthy food.

I used to feed my dog Blue Buffalo. It made her poop more. And it made it a little on the runny side. Maybe try a different brand of food? Maybe your dog has a sensitive system like mine.

[MaskedOne]

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anti-virus full scans take forever

[Arella]

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How can someone pepper-spray another person for no good reason and get away with it? I just watched a court case, where basically, this woman (the defendant) sprayed this man (the plaintiff) because he had startled her when she was going to use the gym that was in their apartment complex. The plaintiff had not acted threatening towards the defendant at all, he was just in the gym. She just freaked out over someone else being there (she thought she was alone) and pepper-sprayed him. He was suing her for lost wages and I think hospital bills since he had suffered an asthma attack because of it. The judge ruled in favor of the defendant! The judge felt the defendant had just cause in spraying him, even though he didn't do anything to make her feel she was in danger. What the heck?! Does that mean someone can pepper-spray me while I'm walking down the street, claim they were afraid I might do something, and get away with it? If I had been the plaintiff, I would filed charges with the police against her for assault and battery. I wonder how the judge would have ruled if the genders had been reversed? If it had been the woman who had been sprayed and the man had been the one to spray her? I doubt the judge would have bought the whole "I didn't know if I would be assaulted" defense then.

Sometimes I think judges have too much leeway in how they interpret cases.

[Gleb]

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How can someone pepper-spray another person for no good reason and get away with it? I just watched a court case, where basically, this woman (the defendant) sprayed this man (the plaintiff) because he had startled her when she was going to use the gym that was in their apartment complex. The plaintiff had not acted threatening towards the defendant at all, he was just in the gym. She just freaked out over someone else being there (she thought she was alone) and pepper-sprayed him. He was suing her for lost wages and I think hospital bills since he had suffered an asthma attack because of it. The judge ruled in favor of the defendant! The judge felt the defendant had just cause in spraying him, even though he didn't do anything to make her feel she was in danger. What the heck?! Does that mean someone can pepper-spray me while I'm walking down the street, claim they were afraid I might do something, and get away with it? If I had been the plaintiff, I would filed charges with the police against her for assault and battery. I wonder how the judge would have ruled if the genders had been reversed? If it had been the woman who had been sprayed and the man had been the one to spray her? I doubt the judge would have bought the whole "I didn't know if I would be assaulted" defense then.

Sometimes I think judges have too much leeway in how they interpret cases.

That really sucks. That women totally doesn't seem to have self control. What sucks more, is that she got away with it. I know many people might say: "She freaked out and lost control", but this is not an excuse.

[Arella]

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That really sucks. That women totally doesn't seem to have self control. What sucks more, is that she got away with it. I know many people might say: "She freaked out and lost control", but this is not an excuse.

Exactly, Gleb. I mean, really, he had asthma. He could have died from that.

[loststarshine]

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Its a two sided coin if a person stops a mugger from robbing by assualting him and tells the police that they didnt fear for their life. They can be charged with assualt straight outta a police officers mouth. If you didnt feel threaten you shouldnt of needed to defend yourself.

His word vs hers unless they have witnesses.

[Denarius]

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If you didnt feel threaten you shouldnt of needed to defend yourself.

I'm pretty sure that defense of property is a justifiable use of force, because I've gone to court over that very thing. It might vary state by state though, I only know about my experiences with it.

[loststarshine]

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It could very state to state I remember the school police officer telling us about cases that it happened. Some states if a robbery breaks into your home you shoot him and he lands outside your home you could face charges.

At the same time a purple tire hanging on a fence is a shoot on site tresspassing warning.

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A person grabs a book out of your hand flips you off can be considered as armed robbery. Outta the mouth of a retired police chef. My cousin faced a felony charge for hitting the pizza guy and taking his pizza. Felony charge for a 20 dollar pizza.

A minor at the time was caught looking at a women standing naked infront of a curtainless window. He walked by saw her stopped and looked the women saw him. He must register as a sex offender....

A women I know got in a car drunk ran over her mother walked away no jail time no charges. The womens mother had to go through surgery and rehab. Her daught faced no penalties

All in how they interpert the law and the DAs mood.

A man beats his wife leaves her naked in a ditch he got 30 days in county. Another man brutalizes his wife she spends 6 months in icu another 6 months in the hospital out of icu. He gets three months and he had prior dv charges.





Where the judicial logic is I am missing it. Judicial branch like law enforcement needs some reform.