➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[007Sean]

Yes sir sounds like an excellent reason to have my own crawfish boiler the DH has already agreed to give me my own tanning shop. With my own freezer God knows how much crap will go down inside there the rebuilt property is gonna be a compound at the rate were going

I'd boil crawdads outside too!...fry fish.
Your own 'She Shed' tanning shop...cool!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Sorry! Completely forgot to reply to this!

Anyways, I just topped it off. It wasn’t too low, only needed like a few gallons, but I just filled it up anyway.

Definitely needs to be vacuumed though too so I’ll probably do that tomorrow or maybe in a few days since I just added fresh water.

What I really need to do is to buy them a bigger tank.

Keep an eye out for the Petco tank sales. I think it used to be a dollar per gallon for all tank sizes, but I think that's no longer the case for lather tanks, however they still provide a discount for the larger tanks during the sale. You also might be able to find a good deal for a tank on craigslist.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It is exhausting, and it's hard to keep up with a bunch of little assignments that aren't interesting. In elementary school, I didn't have a very good experience overall. I had a few good teachers, but most of the time I spent staring at the clock, wondering when I could go home. I was in the "gifted and talented" program, but I still struggled with repetitiveness, it felt like the same crap was getting presented over and over again, maybe because I have a short attention span. In 6th grade, I had an awful teacher, and that ultimately lead to me losing all motivation for school, and I missed a LOT of middle school.

When I was younger, I always saw school as something that they had to stretch out to occupy as much time as possible so parents could pick up their kids at a certain time, instead of a legitimate learning environment, but then I wondered how other kids didn't hate it as much as I did, and I envied them.

Then in high school, I did okay for a while after missing a lot of middle school, I got straight A's despite sleeping through a lot of it due to my sleep problem, but I eventually lost motivation after a while. My school counselor thinks that I should just start taking college classes at a community college, but I feel like I'll fail because my sleep problem will pose a barrier when it comes to attending.

I’m so sorry. That sounds awful.

I think attending community college would be a good idea though or maybe even an online school at first so you could go at your own pace and not have to worry about falling asleep or whatever?

And tbh I am sure other people hated it too. People tend to wear a lot of masks

 

[ShrekDawg]

Keep an eye out for the Petco tank sales. I think it used to be a dollar per gallon for all tank sizes, but I think that's no longer the case for lather tanks, however they still provide a discount for the larger tanks during the sale. You also might be able to find a good deal for a tank on craigslist.

Thanks! That’s helpful. I’ve been waiting for the sale but I’m not sure exactly when they do it? I think I missed the last one. And yeah, I don’t think it’s $1 a gallon for the large sizes anymore but even a discount would be great.

I’m gonna check Craigslist too. I’ve seen a few but mostly for reptiles, won’t hold water, etc.

We actually have a pretty big pond shell so I think I am going to set that up. Just need to find a place to put it first. And buy the filters and everything for it.

And we have a lot of other stuff to do right now so I don’t think it’s feasible. :/

Plus with it being almost winter anyway ha

But I think I’m going to keep on top of the water and filter changes, both of which I’ve been bad about, and hopefully they’ll be okay. Or maybe upgrade to at least a little bit larger tank for now.

 

[CarpCharacin]

I’m so sorry. That sounds awful.

I think attending community college would be a good idea though or maybe even an online school at first so you could go at your own pace and not have to worry about falling asleep or whatever?

And tbh I am sure other people hated it too. People tend to wear a lot of masks

I've thought about online classes, but I worry that I wouldn't have the motivation to get the work done, because with actually going somewhere, the motivation needed to go for the day is reduced to the single event of getting up and going on the morning.

I have met some other people recently who have had similar experiences with school, and that made me feel a bit better, less like something was "wrong" with me. I think that kids in school should be grouped based on ability, but that's sometimes easier said than done, usually an arbitrary cutoff is picked for those gifted and talented program (e.g. the top 2% on an ability test) but those tests are more of a ranking system based on how much you deviate from the average on a normal distribution than something that measures absolute performance.

 

[Cynthia12]

If someone did, I'd probably go and hide somewhere, I'm very shy

If I showed up at your house, you would be feeling sleepy and tired within a few days, if not a couple. I am coming down with a cold fast! So, you best hide, because not being able to sleep while well, is better than bey sick. Now, when I'm well. I can stop by and if you need me to come over........Hey, I thought you hiked. Photos you share had me assume that you do. That's a great way to get physically tired. You need to put your phone down at night, the same time, every night. Or, turn the computer off, whichever you use. Lay down! Think of those hikes. Good things only. If you still can't sleep, stay there. Keep thinking good..no negatives. Now there you have it. A Granny's 2 cents. Give it a try. . Put the phone down. Close those eyes.

 

[mixedUPturk]

that’s hilarious!

Suuuure cuz Your not her ud hate me if u were mine

Sorry to hear that Turk hope things are better now!

Thanks, yes sir looks like all is well, there wasnt even a lump, and as we left the school building, before even making it to the truck, shes telln me shes already feeling better tryn to get outa goin to the hospital after she heard me discuss that w the nurse. Really she is always a little clumsy. Not a complete clutz who cant walk n chew gum but she goes to running around chances then are she will bust her tail.

I always 'push' the limits...it's in my DNA, there is a chance that it will work loose, happens in 4 out of 10 cases. Usually this type surgery doesn't last but 2 to 8 years before it has to be redone but it hasn't been a year yet...next month the 25th will be 1 year. The funny part is I just started walking again in mid July.

i cant imagine! You gotta be careful! your gonna loose it if u use it! Im gonna start really pushing u to "retire" back into taxidermy where u can Sit! Almost cool weather season!

I'd boil crawdads outside too!...fry fish.
Your own 'She Shed' tanning shop...cool!

Yea buddy a she shed no woman i know in real life would ever want to enter

Keep an eye out for the Petco tank sales. I think it used to be a dollar per gallon for all tank sizes, but I think that's no longer the case for lather tanks, however they still provide a discount for the larger tanks during the sale. You also might be able to find a good deal for a tank on craigslist.

Yesssss! Im always reminding people i know petsmart does this i didnt know petco too thanks!

 

[Cynthia12]

Oh and, carp....I think you should take that counselor up on taking collage classes.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I've thought about online classes, but I worry that I wouldn't have the motivation to get the work done, because with actually going somewhere, the motivation needed to go for the day is reduced to the single event of getting up and going on the morning.

I have met some other people recently who have had similar experiences with school, and that made me feel a bit better, less like something was "wrong" with me. I think that kids in school should be grouped based on ability, but that's sometimes easier said than done, usually an arbitrary cutoff is picked for those gifted and talented program (e.g. the top 2% on an ability test) but those tests are more of a ranking system based on how much you deviate from the average on a normal distribution than something that measures absolute performance.

That makes total sense! I think that’s definitely a valid concern. But I think either one would be a great option.

The American school system absolutely sucks and it’s all about standardized test scores and getting everyone to do well so the school can get good scores or money rather than actually thinking and learning anything. So it’s not you ha

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh and, carp....I think you should take that counselor up on taking collage classes.

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