What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[Powder]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Oh, I understand, waiting on one too.

Cheap knockoff in my case, so I figured when it comes, it comes. Worth the wait for the price, vs buying the stupidly pricey one from Home Depot and finding out it won't work for me. Still sucks not knowing where it is though. Going on three weeks now.

Cheap knockoff in my case too!

For a grand total of $1.50 it's hardly worth complaining about, but that's never stopped me before.

[IndigoErth]

Grind... mistakes on work scheduling that they make and don't seem to notice.

So, I'm not on Sunday? But I'm supposed to be there for over 14 hours next Saturday? I don't think so. That company isn't even letting us part-timers have that many hours in a week. (*sigh* A year ago I was working close to full time. ) And while 13 paid hours would be nice, I don't want it all in one day!

I'm sure this is a mistake... we close at 9pm on Saturdays, no way am I staying there three hours more alone. lol Just sucks that if it isn't corrected then Sat. is my only day to bring it up, and hope that my manager or lead is even there to talk to.

Originally Posted by Powder

Cheap knockoff in my case too!

For a grand total of $1.50 it's hardly worth complaining about, but that's never stopped me before.

Nice!

[Katie]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

One of my cats has developed a problem with her left eye. It started as just a simple odd change in the pupil edge on one side. Has slowly progressed and become cloudy, and now it seems to be losing vision on that side. Red cloudy film on lens and the pupil edge looks like it ruptured and no longer reacts to light. I looked up feline eye problems and it appears that it might be glaucoma. Going to try to get her to a vet. She's over 11 years old so not really surprised, but I'm worried that there might be something else causing it to come on like this.

Sounds like an eye infection to me. My dog had that in one eye and it cleared right up with an antibiotic cream. She was about 14 when she got that.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I thought it might just be an infection, but after looking up her symptoms and checking various sites and images, it doesn't look like a simple infection. For one thing the edge of the pupil and iris (the colored part) isn't distinct and defined like it should be. It looks as though the iris is fading or "bleeding" into the pupil instead of having a clear border. And the film is covering the eye itself and is red and opaque.

[Utrommaniac]

I have a great idea for Krang's mother in an IDW setting, but for multiple legal reasons, I can't pitch it to the writing team.

[Katie]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

I thought it might just be an infection, but after looking up her symptoms and checking various sites and images, it doesn't look like a simple infection. For one thing the edge of the pupil and iris (the colored part) isn't distinct and defined like it should be. It looks as though the iris is fading or "bleeding" into the pupil instead of having a clear border. And the film is covering the eye itself and is red and opaque.

Yup. That's exactly how my Dog's eye was. It is an infection of the fluid inside the eye. Common in old or sick animals. It is usually indicative of an immune deficiency. My dog was really old when she got hers and was in failing health due to age. She has since passed, but the eye infection was super easy to clear. Just a $14 antibiotic.

[IndigoErth]

Well that's a bit squeamishy. Hope it's exactly that and able to be cleared up ASAP.



Speaking of antibiotics, and it's just a coincidence that I was going to post a grind about them... Getting (okay, already been) tired of the way people abuse fish meds.

There are certain ones easily available online that, outside of label name, are the exact same thing that humans and other animals take sometimes. While I can entirely understand if someone was in bind and could truly not get medical care, the amount of people apparently getting and using them (and most of Amazon's reviews for one I just looked at were from people who took it themselves) makes me worry that they are going to end up getting it banned.

People and many other animals have plenty of doctors, vets, and hospitals out there. Fish vets however are extremely rare. And I doubt a regular vet would ever prescribe it for a fish, esp if they can't trust that it isn't actually for the human.

Not to mention, trying to self diagnose and taking it probably does not help the problem of antibiotic resistance. (Bad enough an aquarium owner just has to research on their own and try to take a good guess.)



Although to add humor on the matter, the medicated flakes I recently bought came with this notice printed on the bottom of the label:

Not for human consumption, expect possibly after zombie apocalypse.

Though if you're desperate enough to eat fish flakes... well you go right ahead.

[TurtleWA]

When Amazon sends a damaged product! Maybe it was USPS poor handling but Amazon is the one who packs with no cushion but just some thin plastic wrap. After this return (which is not simple with no printer) I am taking a long break from ordering anything off Amazon. It's happened one to many times.

[myconius]

Originally Posted by TurtleWA

When Amazon sends a damaged product! Maybe it was USPS poor handling but Amazon is the one who packs with no cushion but just some thin plastic wrap. After this return (which is not simple with no printer) I am taking a long break from ordering anything off Amazon. It's happened one to many times.

amazon is notorious for not packing things well and having items arrive damaged.

the worst is when they ship paperback books in a padded envelope.

they always arrive banged up, sometimes even bent in half.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I've never had that problem. Worst I ever had was an item that turned out to be crap and couldn't get seller to respond for a return.

[Katie]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Well that's a bit squeamishy. Hope it's exactly that and able to be cleared up ASAP.



Speaking of antibiotics, and it's just a coincidence that I was going to post a grind about them... Getting (okay, already been) tired of the way people abuse fish meds.

There are certain ones easily available online that, outside of label name, are the exact same thing that humans and other animals take sometimes. While I can entirely understand if someone was in bind and could truly not get medical care, the amount of people apparently getting and using them (and most of Amazon's reviews for one I just looked at were from people who took it themselves) makes me worry that they are going to end up getting it banned.

People and many other animals have plenty of doctors, vets, and hospitals out there. Fish vets however are extremely rare. And I doubt a regular vet would ever prescribe it for a fish, esp if they can't trust that it isn't actually for the human.

Not to mention, trying to self diagnose and taking it probably does not help the problem of antibiotic resistance. (Bad enough an aquarium owner just has to research on their own and try to take a good guess.)



Although to add humor on the matter, the medicated flakes I recently bought came with this notice printed on the bottom of the label:

Not for human consumption, expect possibly after zombie apocalypse.

Though if you're desperate enough to eat fish flakes... well you go right ahead.

This is why I keep stocked up on all fish meds. I'll keep 6-7 boxes/bottles of antibiotics, anti fungals, anti paracitics, and general cures on hand. Kanaplex, metroplex, tetracycline, benzadole, and the sulphurs.

Never know when you'll need it and not be able to get it.

[Vegita-San]

when you post something hoping to get some kind of support,

and all that happens is people on your ban list saying how great the competitions work is, that you think is stealing your thunder...sigh.


story of my life.

[Prowler]

Anyone else lives in an area with very hot summer heat? My city has been hell lately for nearly two weeks, today being 39 C(102 F) max. This is awful, you almost melt outside.

Apparently it's gonna rain and thunderstorm later... but the intense heat will remain. At this point we will turn into a tropical city a ala Bangkok or Kuala Lampur.

How I envy you people who live in colder climates right now...

[Utrommaniac]

My zone of Texas usually is, but thanks to a whole lot of rain, we've had some fairly cool days.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

My zone of Texas usually is, but thanks to a whole lot of rain, we've had some fairly cool days.

I don't get how people can go to the beach when it's this hot. That's not even nice warm weather. And the UV rays are dangerously high. I'm pretty pale so I needed to put on sunscreen just to go outside for about 30 minutes. Couldn't imagine going to the beach under this goddamn heat.

[Utrommaniac]

I'm no where near a beach, but it tends to be waterparks. Which, except for the horror that is hot concrete, I think I have more fun at.

The last time I was at a beach was in...2011. In Florida. In January.
My brother's and I had planned to not go in the water, but it ended up happening anyway. It was fun for how freezing cold it was.

[Prowler]

The last time I went to the beach was in 2004 or 2005. Not a beach person myself. Being pale combined with not knowing how to swim does that.

[Utrommaniac]

Yeah, I was pretty much taught to swim from the time I was a little baby, so it wasn't a problem for me.

More the fact that yeah. Ocean water in the winter is cold. Not fun in more sensitive regions of the body.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Yeah, I was pretty much taught to swim from the time I was a little baby, so it wasn't a problem for me.

More the fact that yeah. Ocean water in the winter is cold. Not fun in more sensitive regions of the body.

Depends on where on Earth you are (if you can call it winter near Earth's equator).

[Utrommaniac]

It was in January in Florida.