Posts by Joshua Ortiz9

Lately, I’ve been reading up on how C-sections used to be almost synonymous with losing a mother. Like, the first recorded instance where a woman actually survived a C-section happened way back in 1500 over in Switzerland, and get this—it was performed by someone who basically just did pig castration for a living. Even then, having the mom make it through was still such a huge outlier. It’s wild to think that even as late as 1880, about 80% of moms were dying after the procedure, whereas nowadays, that number has plummeted to just 0.04%.

Sophia Newman said:Let me know if I'm totally repeating something already discussed, but I was wondering if anyone else deals with issues from air conditioning?
Basically, the longer I spend in an AC-cooled room, the more likely I am to end up with a sore throat—usually full-on strep throat.
Last time I took a ferry to my vacation spot, I ended up sick with strep, and just recently I hopped on an AC bus and caught it again. I don't even touch the AC in my car, and it’s the same at work, so everything is fine there.
I struggle with throat infections and strep about twice a year, both in the winter and during the summer, though the summer ones only happen when I'm stuck in some chilled-out building. Honestly, at this point, I won't go anywhere unless I'm driving myself because I really don't feel like being sick while I'm trying to enjoy a summer trip.

Maybe you should just get your tonsils out before you start complaining about the AC, lol😬

frozeneagle49 said:Uh... what are the odds I catch it here in Washington, D.C.... and how soon can we get vaccinated against it...

Because some random dog actually tried to bite me just now and (I think) I have this red spot where it happened—it could just be an acne flare-up, honestly, I can't even tell myself what it is...

But man, that stuff is lethal... or at least that's what I've heard...

Somebody please help me out here...

Well, there's definitely a chance you could catch it, and vaccination is more of a passive thing, so basically after getting bitten, you'll need those antibodies to step in and block the virus.

ironsurfer8 said:So, there’s actually this type of grass that’s super sharp—I mean, did none of us ever get sliced up by lawn grass when we were kids?
When the goat gets sweaty, it just makes everything way more sensitive, and then the sweat gets into those tiny little micro-cuts and the whole thing starts stinging like crazy.
You know that intense sting you get when you cut yourself on a piece of paper? It’s basically that exact same feeling.

Hmm, I was actually thinking the same thing, like maybe these tiny little micro-cuts are forming and then the salty sweat just hits them and stings.

I'm honestly hearing about skin allergies to pollen for the first time, but man, that sounds absolutely brutal.

Amanda Reed10 said:Or maybe it’s just all in my head! 😁

I honestly have no clue, I’ve never actually tried lying naked and sweaty on the grass before! 😬

She really should give it a shot 😁 . It's not just me either—anyone who lies down without a shirt after playing some football is basically asking for trouble. Maybe there's some kind of acid in the grass or something? 😕

hehehe maybe, but what kind of bugs are we even talking about here? Honestly, I'm having a hard time believing they're actually glitches.

I’ve been wondering lately why my skin starts stinging like crazy whenever I lie down on the grass with bare skin while I'm all sweaty. Is it possible that the grass is actually causing these tiny little micro-scratches on my skin that make it sting? But if that's the case, why does it only seem to happen when I'm sweaty?

Rebecca Lee6 said:Oh, come on, who's attacking you? I've never been afraid to say it, and it's never been an issue for me. It really just comes down to what you carry inside...

Who’s scared? I never said anyone was afraid to speak up. I’ll always wear that with pride, I’m just saying that once you do, it feels like everyone starts coming at you from every direction.

Rebecca Lee6 said:Hey everyone. Reading through these threads, I notice a lot of people chest-thumping about how much of an American they are. Personally, I see it differently. There’s really no need to constantly shout about your heritage at every single turn. To me, it’s enough to just love your country and take care of your culture, traditions, and language. If you find yourself abroad, just be a great ambassador for our people... act in a way that leaves everyone with a fantastic impression of America. And honestly, one of the most important things is not to push your identity so hard that it makes others feel less valued. That’s what being a good American means to me.👍

P.S. I feel this way about other nations too!

Wait, which posts are we even talking about? And who's actually "puffing their chest out" with all this dramatic acting? On this forum, it feels like you get jumped on from every direction the second you even mention being an American.

Brandon Wright4 said:I just felt obligated to set the record straight here—no hard feelings, obviously.
People with allergies don't actually react to the mites themselves—even though that's what everyone claims—nor is it just the dust. If it were just mites and dust alone, there wouldn't be an issue.
The problem starts when a stupid mite leaves its... well, let's call it waste... behind. That's what triggers the allergy, regardless of the dust (though it's usually found with dust because, well, where else would it be?).
So, people who are "allergic to dust mites" (like me 👎) are actually allergic to their droppings.

👍 That's exactly right. It's the waste that causes all the trouble.

hollowwalker142 said:I think the Democratic Party needs to take a hard look at how much they can push this narrative before it backfires. It’s common sense: if you try to force too much through a system, eventually the whole thing just snaps and everything goes to hell.
What I'm getting at is that using advertising this way is going to trigger a massive backlash from a certain segment of the electorate. They aren't going to see it as clever; they're going to see it as mockery, and they'll vote against the Democratic Party specifically because of it.
We'll see who's left standing when the dust settles.
In my view, you don't win elections by playing the clown, and that applies to both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

👍 The whole pre-election thing basically boils down to just attacking and dragging the other side through the mud. It's pretty pathetic. But honestly, the fact that people are actually buying into this kind of campaign style says a lot about where we are as a society. Voters should really be looking at it like, "Well, I'm not voting for the Republican Party just because Keanu Reeves can't say YouTube." 🙄 It totally reminds me of those voters in Germany who claimed they wouldn't vote for Angela Merkel simply because they weren't a fan of her hairstyle. 🙄

gentlecanyon92 said:And what if studies have already shown otherwise? That plain tap water actually outperforms anything flashy in a bottle?

So, they were just testing standard tap water from people's homes... not some fancy "spring water"?

Yeah, I’ve come across that too. Honestly, tap water is amazing, especially here in the States or over in places like Austria where there’s just an absolute abundance of fresh water. For the most part, it’s actually a step up from anything you’d grab in a bottle.

The only real things you have to watch out for are nitrates from agricultural runoff or maybe traces of pharmaceuticals that find their way into the supply. Other than that, the water quality is monitored so strictly that you can drink it without stressing out at all.